The Process

122 - Cultivating Musical Talent With BANDITS


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Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects and Music!


Today is a very special day! The band "BANDITS" joins us on the podcast today. BANDITS is an alt-punk band from London, Ontario. The band formed in 2019 with Chris Goodman and Josh Moore. Sam Downey and Chris Ma joined the band in 2020, right before the start of the COVID-19 Global Pandemic.

BANDITS first show was played at Days End Festival in April 2019 as a duo. All of the bands members came from Fanshawe College's Music Industry Arts program. Drawing influences from bands such as Modern Baseball, Pup, The Strokes and Foo Fighters, BANDITS comes in strong for a super inspiring and engaging chat!

We chat about their new single "Get A Life", the importance of having an online presence as a band and defining success as upcoming musicians.

On today's episode of "The Process" we discuss:

  • Origin of "BANDITS"
  • Writing relatable music
  • Rock band class
  • Get A Life
  • Having an online presence
  • Navigating tough times as a band
  • Social pressures
  • Growing your band
  • Musical styles & genre conflicts
  • How do you define success?
  • Creative advice
  • All the links, all the time! Industrial Design, Creativity & Inspiration!

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    Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/pg/weareBANDITSband/posts/

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wearebanditsband/

    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4DQtBOXGPYgfXLumznFnJS?si=7zFdaKiEQEC5wcz1-yTnoQ

    BANDITS Line Up //

    Chris Goodman - Guitar / Vocals

    Chris Ma - Lead Guitar

    Sam Downey - Bass

    Josh Moore - Drums

    THE PROCESS Line Up //

    Zak Watson //

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zak-watson-48618517a/

    Behance: https://www.behance.net/zakwatson

    Website: https://www.zakwatson.com/

    Dylan Torraville //

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dylantorraville/

    Website: https://dylantorraville.com

    Portfolio: https://dylanjtorraville.myportfolio.com/

    Behance: https://www.behance.net/dylantorraville

    Send us an email to [email protected] if you have any questions or want to reach out!

    The Process is a podcast created by industrial designers Dylan Torraville and Zak Watson. Dyl and Zak are picking up microphones to chat about their experiences in design school,  personal projects and navigating the creative process. Oh yeah, and there will be some sweet interviews with other designers and friends too.

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