Welcome to Beyond The Artist! Episode five will dive into Arizona State University's favorite swim couple Erica Laning and Evan Carlson, to explore what it is like to have a romantic relationship on the same division one swim team. We discuss how they got to know each other through their love of 90’s grunge, difficult aspects of their relationship, and the meaning behind their tattoos. The interview shows the power sports and music can have when bringing people together. Hope you guys enjoy, and have a 12/10 day! Follow me on instagram @therealmattyw and twitter @tharealmattyw

(0:00) Introduction (0:53) How they met (1:30) The slow start to their relationship (2:45) The importance of understanding each other(4:30) Family life (7:10) Difficulties in relationship they had to work through (10:30) The importance of music in there chemistry (11:20) Beginning stage struggles (12:30)Love for 90’s Grunge (13:40) Showing each other new music (15:10) Evan’s band experience (16:00) Matt’s song of the day: I Could Never by SOBXRBE featuring Drakeo The Ruler (18:50) Erica’s song of the day: Best Of You by the Foo Fighters (20:15) Evan’s song of the day: What’s My Age Again by Blink 182 (22:20) Erica explaining her tattoos (25:00) Evan explaining his tattoos

Welcome to Beyond The Artist! Joining me today is 4 star wide receiver and future Sun Devil Chad Johnson Jr. 247 sports ranks him as the No. 281 overall prospect, No. 62 wide receiver and No. 28 recruit out of California in the 2020 class. On today’s episode we discussed Chad’s love for Drake, his special relationship with Jayden Daniels, and Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson’s music taste. Chad is one of the top recruits from this year's class, and this is a great way to get to know him. Follow my Instagram at Therealmattyw and on Twitter at Tharealmattyw. Subscribe to the podcast and have a 12/10 day. Skirt! Skirt! 

(0:00) Introduction (1:10) Where Chad get’s being outspoken from (1:20) Current season status (1:43) Why Chad prefers Cathedral High School over Venice High School (2:15) Chad’s baseball career (2:55) His love for Tempe (3:45) Jayden Daniels (4:10) Earliest memories of music (4:30) Love for Drake(5:20) Meeting rappers at Rolling Loud (5:47) One on one experience with Drake (7:10) Running into him at Colorado game (8:03) Importance of staying humble (9:24) Which artists Ochocinco likes and dislikes (10:10) Favorite artists (10:55) Kodak Black (12:40) Mom and Dad’s music taste(14:00) Chad’s song of the day: Wu Tang Forever by Drake (15:30) Matt’s song of the day: Down Below by Roddy Rich (18:00) More Drake (19:20) Chad’s current favorite songs (19:20) Conclusion (20:06)

On episode three of Beyond The Artist, Matt Weiner sits down with actress Kristen Renton. You may recognize her from Sons Of Anarchy as Ima Tite, Morgan Hollingsworth on Days Of Our Lives, and most recently as Isabelle in the horror film Marriage Killer. In the interview we talk about how playing Ima Tite in Sons Of Anarchy showed her the positives of the pornography industry, plus her philanthropic efforts with sex industry workers, the impact music has had on her, and New Orleans street performers. You can find Matt on instagram @Threalmattyw and twitter @tharealmattyw. Enjoy! (0:00) Introduction (1:10) New Orleans street performers (2:25) Special insight into the pornography industry and why it needs be judged less harshly(5:00) Kristen’s opinion on going vegan (6:33) The music artists Kristen first listened to (9:00) Why Birthday Song by 2 Chainz should be the only way to sing happy birthday (9:35) The transition of Kristen’s music taste (11:15) Kristen’s song of the episode, Where Is My Mind by Pixies (11:45) Berkely’s song of the episode, Lose Yourself by Eminem (13:20) Best music spot in New Orleans (14:40) Matt’s song of the episode You Love Me You Hate Me on Dedication 3 by Lil Wayne (16:00) Kristen’s relation to hip hop and her open ended personality (18:40) Conclusion (19:40)

In episode two of Beyond The Artist, Matt Weiner sits down with future Arizona State University swimmer Jarod Arroyo. While he was born in the United States, through his father he has very close ties to Puerto Rico and is currently on the Puerto Rican National team. After competing internationally for the past 4-5 years, Jarod is looking to take the next big step and compete for Puerto Rico in the 2020 Summer Olympic games in Tokyo. In this conversation Jarrod and Matt discuss Puerto Rican culture, Eminem, Lil Wayne, and Lin Manuel Miranda. Hope you guys enjoy our conversation and subscribe to the podcast. Have a 12/10 day, skirt skirt. 

(0:00) Introduction (1:00), competing against future teammates (1:50), Relationship with Lin Manuel Miranda (3:17), Puerto Rican celebrity relief efforts (3:41), Daddy Yankee Gasolina, (4:07), Jarod’s favorite Puerto Rican artists (5:15), Eminem (7:10), Rapper NF (8:20), Lil Wayne (10:10), El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico (12:14), Jarod’s song of the day Til I Collapse Eminem Ft Nate Dogg (14:10), Motivation for swimming (15:20), How Jarod started swimming (18:30), Matt’s song of the day IFHY -Tyler The Creator featuring Pharrel Williams (21:00), Jarod’s music relationship with friends (23:25), Music bringing people together (25:00)