Episode 162 fea­tures adren­a­line-fueled cre­ator Mitch Math­ews, aka The Gold­en Cum­mins, a Selkirk native whose pas­sion for cus­tom trucks, like his big gold Dodge Cum­mins, mind­set mas­tery, exer­cise, and big dreams shines through. Mitch opens up about man­i­fest­ing his dream truck, the chal­lenges of cus­tomiza­tion rules, and how refram­ing his mind­set helped him achieve suc­cess. From reflect­ing on achiev­ing major goals to expe­ri­enc­ing the vibrant Mia­mi lifestyle, Mitch’s jour­ney is packed with inspi­ra­tion for any­one chas­ing their own ambi­tions. Don’t miss this high-ener­gy episode!

00:00:00 Vision for the Ulti­mate Truck Trans­for­ma­tion
00:03:33 Choos­ing the Per­fect Dream Truck
00:07:00 Impor­tance of Reflect­ing on Achieve­ments
00:10:17 Pur­su­ing a Life Beyond Aver­age
00:13:39 Hit­ting the First Mile­stone: 1,000 Views at 300 Sub­scribers
00:17:11 Build­ing and Mod­i­fy­ing Trucks for Off-Road­ing
00:20:27 Build­ing an Audi­ence on YouTube
00:23:52 Start­ing a YouTube Jour­ney: From T‑Shirts to Viral Con­tent
00:27:19 Vehi­cle Reg­u­la­tions and Region­al Dif­fer­ences
00:30:36 Inside Adren­a­line Off-Road: Truck Acces­sories Busi­ness Overview
00:33:49 Busi­ness Suc­cess Through Con­tin­u­ous Test­ing
00:37:19 Turn­ing Chal­lenges into Pos­i­tive Out­comes
00:40:27 Over­com­ing Vic­tim Men­tal­i­ty and Emo­tion­al Aware­ness
00:43:44 The Pow­er of Ener­gy and Beliefs
00:48:00 Prov­ing Your Beliefs with Results
00:51:20 Emo­tion­al Con­trol Through Con­tent Strat­e­gy
00:54:21 Bal­anc­ing Enter­tain­ment and Pos­i­tiv­i­ty: Chal­lenges in Con­tent Cre­ation
00:57:45 Inspir­ing the Next Gen­er­a­tion to Fol­low Their Dreams
01:01:09 Embrac­ing Life’s Chal­lenges
01:04:41 Expe­ri­enc­ing the Mia­mi Effect

#Adren­a­line­Mitch #Cus­tomTruck­Life #Man­i­festY­our­Dreams #SelkirkPride #Truck­Cul­ture #Mind­set­Mat­ters #Dream­Chasers #MiamiVibes #Win­nipeg­Pod­casts #204RisePodcast

On this week’s episode of 204 Rise, DJ Blos­som joins us to share her incred­i­ble jour­ney from her ear­ly days in clas­si­cal music to becom­ing a head­lin­ing EDM artist. She opens up about the chal­lenges of bal­anc­ing art, fame, and self-doubt, along with the cre­ative inspi­ra­tion behind her sig­na­ture pink hair and its impact on her brand. We get into the real­i­ties of nav­i­gat­ing social media as an artist, over­com­ing indus­try stereo­types, and what it tru­ly takes to stand out in the com­pet­i­tive world of music. Tune in as DJ Blos­som dis­cuss­es the unfor­get­table expe­ri­ences of per­form­ing at events like EDC, embrac­ing Win­nipeg win­ters, and the grit required to stay moti­vat­ed in a chal­leng­ing career. Whether you’re pas­sion­ate about music or inter­est­ed in the behind-the-scenes life of an artist, this episode has some­thing for you!

Chap­ters:

00:00:00 Jour­ney to Win­nipeg: A Musi­cian’s Tale

00:01:50 Jour­ney to Sum­mer of Sound

00:03:53 Tran­si­tion from Orches­tra to EDM

00:05:55 Evo­lu­tion of Music from Myspace Era to EDM

00:08:02 The Life of an Inde­pen­dent Artist: Bal­anc­ing Music, Design, and More

00:09:57 Find­ing My DJ Name: The Blos­som Story

00:11:39 The Sig­na­ture Pink Hair and Its Mar­ket­ing Impact

00:13:23 Sign­ing with Helix and Join­ing the Drum and Bass World

00:15:27 Over­com­ing Stereo­types and Prov­ing Yourself

00:18:28 Nav­i­gat­ing Social Media for Career Growth

00:19:33 The Ever­last­ing Bur­den of Grow­ing Your Audience

00:21:36 Inside the Viral Par­ty Scene

00:23:34 Adjust­ing to City Life and Pub­lic Transportation

00:25:20 Embrac­ing Win­ter and Growth

00:27:18 Over­com­ing Self-Doubt and Stay­ing Moti­vat­ed in a Chal­leng­ing Career

00:29:25 Over­com­ing Self-Doubt as an Artist

00:31:40 Per­form­ing at EDC: A Dream Come True

00:33:40 Per­form­ing at EDC: A Cul­tur­al Expe­ri­ence in Mex­i­co City

00:35:54 Jet Lag and Tour­ing Challenges

00:37:56 Dis­cussing the Risks of Space Travel

00:39:59 Out­ro and Clos­ing Remarks

On Episode 160 of 204 Rise, we catch up with VAVO, the inter­na­tion­al duo who have rede­fined the elec­tron­ic music scene. Com­prised of Cana­di­an-born Jesse Fis­ch­er and Lon­don native Alden Mar­tin, VAVO has tak­en the world by storm with their unique blend of EDM and coun­try music, coin­ing the term YEEDM. In this episode, they reflect on their jour­ney from two dif­fer­ent coun­tries to the glob­al stage, includ­ing per­for­mances at mas­sive events like the 2024 ACM Awards, EDC Las Vegas, Stage­coach Fes­ti­val, Australia’s CMC Rocks and now right here in Win­nipeg for Sum­mer of Sound 2024!

VAVO opens up about the ori­gin of their name, the thrill of going viral with their Mor­gan Wallen remix, and what it’s like to live the rock­star lifestyle, hav­ing a res­i­den­cy in Las Vegas. They also dis­cuss the chal­lenges of col­lab­o­rat­ing across con­ti­nents and how they’ve turned those obsta­cles into strengths, prov­ing that dis­tance is no bar­ri­er to success.

00:00:00 Cre­ative Col­lab­o­ra­tion: From Online to Viral Hit
00:01:26 The Ori­gin Sto­ry of VVO: Nam­ing and Mean­ing
00:02:49 Form­ing a Musi­cal Duo: The Begin­nings of Col­lab­o­ra­tion
00:04:11 Career Jour­ney from Bar­tender to DJ
00:05:37 Cre­ative Process in Music Pro­duc­tion
00:06:54 Music as a Life­long Pas­sion
00:08:17 Viral Suc­cess: The Sto­ry of the Mor­gan Wallen Remix
00:09:39 Reflect­ing on Viral Suc­cess
00:10:58 Nav­i­gat­ing Highs and Lows in the Music Indus­try
00:12:25 Play­ing Stage­coach with Dip­lo and Oth­er Elec­tron­ic Artists
00:13:43 Tak­ing the Leap: Leav­ing Jobs for Full-Time Music Careers
00:15:04 Decid­ing Setlists for Dif­fer­ent Shows
00:16:34 Pre-Show Nerves and Rou­tines
00:18:29 Fan Inter­ac­tions and Mem­o­rable Sto­ries
00:19:50 Cre­ative Process vs. Busi­ness Needs in Music Pro­duc­tion
00:21:21 Nav­i­gat­ing Chang­ing Algo­rithms
00:22:43 Wrap­ping Up & Next Week’s Preview

#VAVO #YEEDM #ACMAwards #EDCLasVe­gas #Stage­coach­Fes­ti­val #WynnLasVe­gas #Mor­gan­Wal­len­Remix #Sum­merOf­Sound #Elec­tron­ic­Mu­sic #Rock­star­Lifestyle #Music­Duo #Glob­al­Col­lab­o­ra­tion #204RisePodcast #Viral­Mo­ments #MusicIn­dus­try #MusicJour­ney