On this week's episode of No Substitutes, we are joined by Chad Alva, he talks about how Arbys is the best fast food, how he got his love for music, winning awards, what a Minnesota family dinner is like, his favorite thing to do growing up, and so much more!

No Substitutes was created by Lumi Ray and Christopher Kapoh-Perez

0:00 No Rules In LA

3:00 The Three Ingredients You Need For The Industry

8:30 What It Was Like Winning Industry Awards 

12:40 Favorite TV Shows

15:30 The Impact Chad Alva Wants To Have On The Industry

18:35 The Minnesota Family Dinner

22:00 What Chad Alva Misses The Most About Minnesota 

23:40 Lumi Ray’s Legendary Story

26:45 Where Chad Alva Got His Musical Taste From

28:40 How Chad Alva Met His First Bandmates 

30:35 The Difference Between Performing On Stage vs The Industry

33:55 What Chad Alva Has Learned About Himself Recently 

38:10 Chad Alva Unpopular Food Opinions 

41:20 Chad Alva’s Deathrow Meal

51:54 What Chad Alva Wants To Do For His Japan Trip

More Chad Alva

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TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lumiray0

Crew:

Show Runner: 

Christopher Kapoh-Perez https://www.instagram.com/kapohperez

Producer: 

Ash Casanova https://www.instagram.com/ashcasanovacomedy/