CUZ I HAVE TO...when living your dream is the only option - with JULIE SLATER and JASON FRIDAY.

173 - MOA - BASS PLAYER FOR OLIVIA ROGRIGO - SINGER/SONGWRITER FROM SWEDEN


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Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday chat with MOA - bass player for Olivia Rodrigo’s band, she’s also a singer/ songwriter in other bands and writes music for visual media…“I came to LA with two suitcases and one dream from a small town in the Swedish south…it was the scariest but best thing I’ve ever done” - Moa...On the pod, find out how Moa and Jason first met each other…how it felt playing at the Grammys TWICE…Moa’s old band Thrill Warriors (in Sweden) and Dead Heroine (not to be confused with The Dead Heroines) and the band Moa in LA…opening for Jason’s band Rival Tides…Moa was 21 when she moved to the states from a small town in Sweden…she went to the Musician’s Institute in LA…the different venues she has played from the House of Blues to the Greek Theatre in LA…and Madison Square Garden - for the second time coming up on her birthday…her days in a Kiss cover band…Moa’s days at Guitar Center and how that lead her to the world of sync - writing music for tv/film/commercials - and how that gives her a steady paycheck…her time playing with the band Bay Ledges and how that lead to her playing bass for Olivia Rodrigo…how Moa met her husband and how he is going to go on the next Olivia tour with Moa as a guitar tech…how teaching helped her leave her day job to work on music more…the big moments in her career when her family comes to shows - like soon in Germany…and much more.


IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE...five quick questions to get to know MOA even more: Other than touring with Oliva Rodrigo, find out what artist or band (living or dead) Moa would dream to tour with...being from Sweden, what she thinks of IKEA Swedish meatballs...her favorite food spot in LA...her choice in vacation: museums in Europe, Hawaii beach spot...horse back riding in Montana, or a cozy lodge in the Swiss Alps...and what she hopes her songwriting brings to others....


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- jULIE AND jASON

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CUZ I HAVE TO...when living your dream is the only option - with JULIE SLATER and JASON FRIDAY.By Julie Slater and Jason Friday

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