Yoni Wolf

So he's getting his, he's getting into his LA bag.

And then Yoni Wolf from the group Y, or he is kind of Y in a way.

I think you just had him on recently, too.

Yeah, he's great.

Like, and, and, you know, we, a great help in, uh, finishing the episode.

And we actually, you know, uh, included a lot of interesting, uh, sound and production techniques in this series like we've included things that we've never conceptualized before in terms of how we are scoring this thing and um and it's it's filled with a bunch of it has a soundtrack like it has a bunch of great bands on it that have contributed music uh medicine singers deer hoof yoni wolf deer hoof

great yeah

hell yeah yeah so um they're they're gonna have a you know um they're gonna be heard in this thing as well and so you know we're gonna be doing that more as well in addition to original scores we're gonna be including music from from bands that are um you know letting us use it for soundtrack purposes i love that uh well this i mean so like you know

It can be very, very frustrating.

But I recently had a chat with Yoni Wolf of the band Y that really reminded me of how exciting and fulfilling and healing even it can be if you approach creativity first and foremost for your own benefit.

And Yoni, you might feel like you don't know him, but if you've listened to the show at all, you definitely do because he sings the jingle, you know, On the creative journey, it's easy to get lost.

That's Yoni.

You've heard of express yourself.

This is exaggerate yourself.

Yoni does this so well with his lyrics to such a when i remember to use it in my own work i find it really really works well so pumped for you to hear this yoni is like a creative creative my favorite stand-up comedian james acaster is a fan and collaborated with yoni on some music project um glenn howerton of always sunny in philadelphia is a big fan you can even see a y poster in the background of that show for several seasons mega pop star lord is a fan like he's just inspired so many people and i just feel really lucky to get to chat with them and i hope that you feel as inspired by this episode as i did here it is my chat with yoni wolf on

the creative journey it's easy to get lost but don't worry you'll lift off sometimes you just need a creative pep

Huge thanks to Sophie Miller for being a producer and an editor on this podcast and also reading me some of the research material.

while i was playing video games which sounds ridiculous but um every once she's gotten to this place where she's read me books either while i'm driving or doing different things and it's kind of just like the sweetest nicest um loveliest experience so i had to call her out for that because she'd helped me do a little bit of um reading and research that way um which is very kind for the adhd soul and then also big thanks to connor jones of pinning beautiful for audio edits video edits sound design and animation thanks to yoni wolf of the band y for our theme music and soundtrack and thanks to all of you for listening until we speak again stay pepped up so Thank you.

What does it really take to start a startup? I'm David Rusenko, entrepreneur, investor, and the host of Leap Forward.

In each episode, I go behind the scenes with successful founders and someone who knew them before they were famous.

Thanks to Connor Jones of Pinning Beautiful for audio edits, video edits, sound design, and animation.

Thanks to Yoni Wolf and the band Y for our theme music and soundtrack.

And thanks to all of you for listening.

Until we speak again, stay pepped up.

Thanks to Connor Jones of Pending Beautiful for audio edits, video edits, sound design, and animation.

Thanks to Yoni Wolf of the band Why for our theme music and soundtrack, and thanks to all of you for listening.

Until we speak again, stay pepped up.

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