Heroek talks to music artist Cole Steef about calling himself "Sacramento's mistake of a songwriter," his upcoming album "Velvet," the meaning behind his debut album "COWSWEATER," why he prefers working alone instead of collaborating, starting out as "TheSteefBeef," shelving songs, and more!

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MUSIC USED:
Heroek - Around Midnight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFgTm1_ltnw
Cole Steef - REVOLVING DOOR: https://youtu.be/KpJkTipSoho?si=sjHI7YPRNY96bzFe

CHAPTERS:
0:00 Intro
1:01 DistroKid ad
2:30 Welcome Cole Steef!
2:52 Why Cole is "Sacramento's mistake of a songwriter"
3:25 Cole's genre of music
3:56 Essential Cole Steef songs
4:30 Cole's album "COWSWEATER"
7:00 "REVOLVING DOOR" finding success
8:07 Finding a passion for music
11:20 Cole's advice to new artists
13:26 Publish Press ad
14:11 Starting music as "TheSteefBeef"
15:52 Hitting creative roadblocks
18:30 Cole's upcoming album "Velvet"
22:12 Quest Clothing ad (Heroek merch!)
23:20 Revisiting shelved songs

25:05 Social media and the music industry

28:28 "THE SINKER" being more meaningful over time

31:08 Cole's goal with music

33:00 Preferring solo work to collaborations

35:55 Wanting to play live wherever he can

37:40 Cole's favorite song of his

39:26 Cole's album-making process

43:34 Wrapping up

44:32 End screen

NOTE: Sorry for the technical difficulties towards the end of the episode

*this episode was recorded on June 3, 2024*