Andrew Kirk started out in music as the drummer for his church’s band and before he knew it, he was 18 years old and touring around the U.S. with them.
Being barely out of high school and touring the country may sound like he’d made it, but it was only the starting point for him. A few record deals and contracts later, Andrew used Youtube to help relaunch his career as an electronic musician under the name RUNAGROUND.
That found him a lot of success and even provided him the opportunity to write and perform a song for Dalai Lama.
Here’s Andrew to tell his story on this episode of the Big Break.
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Show Notes
2:36 First falling in love with music
3:45 Learning other instruments
5:00 Playing drums in a church band
6:45 Getting his first publishing deal
8:45 Did you consciously make the decision to be a touring artist?
11:23\tWhat did your parents think about you touring so young?
12:20\t“I’m the collection of 1000 second chances”
12:44\tRUNAGROUND and YouTube
14:40\tPutting higher-quality content on YouTube
16:00\tWas getting started on YouTube discouraging?
17:40\tThe importance of collaborating with other artists
22:19\tThe Anti-Gravity EP, and moving to L.A.
25:12\tWhy did you decide to move to L.A.?
27:30\tSetting sights on a successful radio record
29:25\tIt seems like you always new that music was how you wanted to make a living
32:10\tDo you remember any of the serious challenges that you faced?
33:29\tTell us about the time you performed with the Dalai Lama
35:50\tWe Are One
36:54\tWhat motivated your decision to sign with a label?
38:02\tGetting a #1 Radio Single with Chase You Down
40:25\tWhat were some of the challenges with getting that song released?
43:00\tWhat do you have planned for the future?
43:07\tBetter Anyway
44:50\tCreative Freedom
45:57\tWould you say you had a definitive “break” where your career took off?
48:10\tWhat kind of an impact do you think luck had on your progress as an artist?
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