Heating Up with Jatin Khanna

Stephen Kaplan, AKA Kaptain, is a talented EDM producer based in Denver, CO. He's also one of my oldest friends, and has always been a creative inspiration for me. 

He started producing electronic music over ten years ago and has now played at major venues across California and Colorado, as well as a secret Electric Forest After Party Set in 2017 that I had the good fortune of attending. Kaptain has opened for artists like Lettuce, Break Science, The Funk Hunters, Big Wild, and Late Night Radio, and brings a unique brand of live music mixed with funky soulful EDM to his high-energy live shows. \\

In this episode, we discuss the creative process, the mindset of a creative, how to improve at your craft, and how to balance your passions with your day job.  At the end of the episode, I also share a sneak preview of his latest unreleased track, Strawberry! Enjoy :)

Guest Links:

https://www.iamkaptain.com/ 

https://www.instagram.com/iamkaptain/ 

Show References 

Deadmau5 - Ghosts n Stuff 

Ira Glass on the Creative Process 

Eddie Murphy Impersonating Richard Pryor 

Griz - Fall In Love Too Fast

Pretty Lights - Live at Red Rocks

Friends You Should Follow

Vanika Jethwa - Nutrition Coach 

Lauren Lombard - Life & Health Coach 

Napali - Music

My inaugural Just Kidding conversation is with a dear friend, Jesse Cohen,  one of the most insightful and inspiring people I know. My conversations with him are actually what led directly to me starting this podcast!

Jesse is a full-time life coach focusing on helping entrepreneurs and other coaches get their businesses off the ground so they can share their talents and passions with the world. But his path was not simple and straightforward - we met at the solar company where I still work five years ago, and his path took him from Arizona to Texas to Colorado and involved exploring many other pursuits before landing on his true mission. 

Hope you enjoy this conversation! Please share your thoughts via social or email, or leave a voice message via the Anchor app or website! I would love to play some audio clips of listeners on the next show :)

If you share my latest episode on social media, you'll also be entered into a random drawing for an Amazon gift card! Shout out to the first winner, my good friend Jay Kowal

Links

Jesse Cohen Coaching

Jesse's Instagram

IPEC Coaching School

Wim Hof Method

Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend - Michael Che

Nitin's Medium Blog

Who am I? Why am I here? Why is everyone starting a podcast in 2020?

For me, I had no other option. Stand up clubs and open mics are shut down, and so a young blossoming comic and writer has been forced into podcasting in order to share his Millenial-ass thoughts and views with the world. 

Check out the show trailer to learn more about what the hell I think I'm doing here :)