Nick Tello | Ep. 1

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Ever wonder what it's like to thrive in today's wild music industry?
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Maybe you already know what it's like.
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You've done that tour. You've played that set.
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And now maybe you just want an opportunity to hear some relatable stories on
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your way to work. Coming back from work.
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On your way to that pickleball tournament you've been looking forward to since
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last Tuesday because the girl you DMed on Instagram, Sally, is doing that. Good luck, King.
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Anyways, you are also in luck, King. here's where i dive deep with artists producers
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hopefully industry insiders if we're lucky and just in-betweeners very very
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likely primarily done in the in the department of heavy music,
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that's the intro my name is nick tello welcome to the riff lounge podcast take it away fellas.
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What's going on? What is going on?
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Yeah, dude, let's get straight to the business. First of all,
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let me tell you who I am, and maybe that'll make a little bit more sense.
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And so, I'm technically a musician on paper.
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I taught, no, I didn't teach anything. I don't teach. I don't even learn.
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I took piano lessons when I was at the ages of somewhere between 6 and 10 or so.
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After 10 years old, that's when I... put down music for a bit.
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And then I picked up guitar.
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I taught myself guitar at the age of 13.
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That was a lot of fun. I had YouTube at my disposal. I had guitar tabs.
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Also, I think the first song I learned was Iron Man. Song bangs, bro.
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That was cool. After that, this fast forward, I go to high school,
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make a couple of buddies in high school.
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And I don't know high school is weird bro But I luckily found a good group of
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guys And we just started a band It's called Another Years Gone We were a pop
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punk band And I don't think it's on the record anywhere I don't think there's
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a paper trail Anywhere online for that.
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Sorry, I had to refresh that so my screen doesn't go out. Anyways, we played a full set.
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That set was for a high school, like, Palooza-type event.
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And basically, in order to get in to perform, the qualifications are you got
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to go to that school, and you got to be in a band.
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And so we made it. We got chosen to perform there. And so that was that.
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I put—actually, a little bit about that. I didn't play guitar.
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I was the drummer I had the limbs for that,
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And that was a lot of fun I think we played pretty well I got some compliments
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that evening And that was really nice And so we played like a dinner member All time low,
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From first to last And just everything like that So that was really cool Where are we headed?
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What's going on here? So this is the podcast This is technically episode one
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I just wanted to do like a fun intro and just kind of like show you what what's
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going on here guys Now before the podcast started I was doing youtube videos.
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I was doing just regular guitar remixes and some Some remixes some covers if
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you will it all started during covid remember covid I don't know man for me.
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I just wanted to make the most out of covid as tragic as it was A lot a lot
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of us probably picked up some sort of hobby I was like Let me try this Let me
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try this Let me try this Some stuck.
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This one did And COVID's over So I'm very thankful You know If you didn't get a hobby During COVID
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It's never too late I think it's worth It's worth Dabbling into stuff You always
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wanted to explore That's really worth it Because believe it or not And all these
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videos I started with Back in 2021 I'm,
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they were just simple videos. I didn't, I didn't have this setup.
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This came over the years, right?
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Like little over little, I started building this set. I had like a vision and
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then I just started, okay, let me put this right here and just invest some,
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some funds into what I got going on here.
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So, you know, four years in the making, four and a half years and super grateful to where things are.
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Are and where they are headed and i'm
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very excited and so i played
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i was and you can watch all the videos they're on youtube i was playing to like
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hip-hop songs like post malone was my first video and then i was just playing
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guitar riffs to to those songs and i somehow made it okay and from there i just
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started playing more into the the metal stuff and i've always liked metalcore
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and And so that's kind of like where I'm at right now.
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And but yeah, let's talk about the podcast.
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Where are we headed? So I want to connect and just sit down and just talk about
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the grind and what it takes and what's going on. Like, what's the lifestyle like?
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I want to connect with key individuals that are
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very important to me in my life and just kind
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of ask them what they do pick their brain as
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much as i can and just get to know them on
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a personal level like maybe outside of music just see what's going on with them
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you know and just see how how they're working with with their lives with the
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music and you know what kind of challenges are they going through inside music
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or outside of music and maybe some of the best things that they've encountered
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in the industry perhaps if they have any lessons for us any like,
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something that they've picked up along the way to make our learning curve a
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little bit shorter. That'd be really cool.
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But yeah, man, I just want to get their perspective of the industry and just
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see where it's headed, see where it's been, what they've seen,
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seeing where it is right now, and just kind of see their projection.
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And just have some really cool stories. Maybe if we could bring up a few stories
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and just kind of have good vibes, man. Just have fun with the conversation.
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This is not going to be too serious, I don't think. I think we're going to laugh quite a bit.
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I only hope and just have some authentic conversations that they probably wouldn't
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have at a different type of podcast or a different type of maybe like an interview,
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like a band interview or something. This is going to be more personal.
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I'm aiming for that. And so I'm sticking with local artists and local people in my hometown.
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I'm in San Antonio, Texas. So we have a lot going on here, guys, in Texas in general.
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So my first guess is he's a
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really important person to a lot of people i
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met him just walking outside really and this was years ago
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and turns out he plays in a band he plays in multiple bands
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actually i don't want to give away much about him
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i don't want to say his name just understand that he's a
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he's a real human being and he wants to be on this podcast it's
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funny because i was talking to him i was talking to him maybe about two weeks
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ago and i was just casually saying oh yeah because we're talking about like
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what's going on in our lives and i'm just like hey yeah i'm starting a podcast
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by the way and he's like stoked about he's like no way he's like he's like can
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i be on it and i'm like absolutely you can.
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It's funny because I was going to ask him like a few weeks after that.
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I was going to, I was going to send him a message.
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So for him to like want to be on here, that just makes this whole thing so,
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so much more easier on my end, at least starting up. So I'm very grateful for
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this, for this gentleman.
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And it's, it's just a good fire, dude. You need that fire to like spark and
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just luckily he sparked it.
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So I'm here. I'm just, I'm just going to be waiting for to set up a date with
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that gentleman. and it's going to be a fun conversation, guys.
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I can't wait for you to check it out.
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We're going to have a lot of takeaways, a lot of inspiration.
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He's inspiring to a lot of people. I just know he plays a number of instruments
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and we'll dive into that.
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I'm sure by the end of it, you're going to want to pick up a guitar or maybe
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like a cowbell from your local guitar center.
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Guaranteed. But that's the vibe, guys. This is a very short episode.
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I don't know how long the next one is going to be. It might be half an hour.
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It might be longer than an hour. Who knows? We're going to kind of feel for it.
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And I'm learning this, man. It's like a sport. It's a sport.
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And I'm just learning how to dribble, guys.
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And I'm learning how to dribble with my left hand now. But eventually,
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I will dribble and run. Right now, I'm just learning how to dribble with my left hand.
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And so it's a process. No Spotify yet.
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But I think there will be in the future. You know, just kind of be patient with
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this. I think as I learn more and more, I think that'll come next.
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Once I have some more free time to upload that and learn that.
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Because I have music on Spotify, and I'll put the links down below.
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It's metalcore music for those who enjoy that corner of the world.
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I have instrumentals. I have covers with a buddy named Elijah, who's really awesome.
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And then I also have another original song with the same guy, Elijah Rodriguez.
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And then I have a cover. I'm sorry, we have another song with my buddy from a few years back.
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And so I think you'll have a lot of fun diving into that. and,
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Yeah, if you're going to the gym or something, just pick up a song that I put
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together, and I think it'll get you through if you're free.
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Or if you want to go to the gym, I think it'll get you through that last pump.
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That's it, guys. I'm still going to do the music, don't get me wrong.
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I like doing it, but I just feel like I have some extra time right now,
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and I don't want to waste that time.
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I want to use it to share some really cool people with the world and just kind
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of sit down with them and just get to know them and for you to get to know them,
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too. So I'm very excited.
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That's it. Today's a short podcast, but it's episode one. They'll be playing more.
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And with that, guys, thank you for joining me here on the Riff Lounge podcast.