High Notes

Haulix.com, in partnership with Heartsupport and the Global Recovery Initiatives Foundation, is proud to present: High Notes, a podcast about addiction and recovery in the music industry.   

Episode 004: Haley Butters, who performs under the name Absinthe Father and runs @thisbandfucks on Twitter, is just shy of celebrating two years of sobriety. Haley chats with us about the challenging reality of cleaning up your life while working in music, specifically the wild world of DIY, and how every day is special.   

The show is hosted by James Shotwell and edited by Landon Defever. The theme song was written and performed by the band You, Me, And Everyone We know. Nick Ferran created the High Notes logo.  

If you or someone you know is struggling with addiction, please seek help. The entire High Notes team is rooting for you, as are our incredible partners. Heartsupport exists to help those struggling with mental health (https://heartsupport.com/), and The Global Recovery Initiatives Foundation works with leading substance use disorder experts to support research that identifies the most urgent needs in the recovery community and raise funds to address them (https://globalrecoveryinitiatives.org/).   

You can learn more about the show by finding @HighNotesPod on Twitter and Instagram.

Haulix.com, in partnership with Heartsupport and the Global Recovery Initiatives Foundation, is proud to present: High Notes, a podcast about addiction and recovery in the music industry.   

Episode 003: Justin Furstenfeld of Blue October has a long history with addiction and recovery. When not writing songs about It, Justin also shares his journey through a one-man show. His appearance on High Notes is filled with stories from his life that you have to hear to believe.   

The show is hosted by James Shotwell and edited by Landon Defever. The theme song was written and performed by the band You, Me, And Everyone We know. The High Notes logo was created by Nick Ferran.  

If you or someone you know is struggling with addiction, please seek help. The entire High Notes team is rooting for you, as are our incredible partners. Heartsupport exists to help those struggling with mental health (https://heartsupport.com/), and The Global Recovery Initiatives Foundation works with leading substance use disorder experts to support research that identifies the most urgent needs in the recovery community and raise funds to address them (https://globalrecoveryinitiatives.org/).   

You can learn more about the show by finding @HighNotesPod on Twitter and Instagram.

Haulix.com, in partnership with Heartsupport and the Global Recovery Initiatives Foundation, is proud to present: High Notes, a podcast about addiction and recovery in the music industry.   

Episode 002: Anthony Green of Circa Survive and Saosin talks about his recent trip to rehab and the role family plays in his recovery. Anthony helped develop our show, and he uses his appearance to explain the importance of sharing our struggles with others.   

High Notes is hosted by James Shotwell and edited by Landon Defever. The theme song was written and performed by the band You, Me, And Everyone We know. Nick Ferran created the High Notes logo.  

If you or someone you know is struggling with addiction, please seek help. The entire High Notes team is rooting for you, as are our incredible partners. Heartsupport exists to help those struggling with mental health (https://heartsupport.com/), and The Global Recovery Initiatives Foundation works with leading substance use disorder experts to support research that identifies the most urgent needs in the recovery community and raise funds to address them (https://globalrecoveryinitiatives.org/).   

You can learn more about the show by finding @HighNotesPod on Twitter and Instagram.

Haulix.com, in partnership with Heartsupport and the Global Recovery Initiatives Foundation, is proud to present: High Notes, a podcast about addiction and recovery in the music industry.

Episode 001: Bert McCracken of The Used recounts his journey to sobriety, and the lessons learned along the way. He tells us how he was in recovery when he joined The Used but relapsed, and how he hit rock bottom working on the album 'Artwork,' which was "a total blackout."

The show is hosted by James Shotwell and edited by Landon Defever. The theme song was written and performed by the band You, Me, And Everyone We know. Nick Ferran created the High Notes logo.

If you or someone you know is struggling with addiction, please seek help. The entire High Notes team is rooting for you, as are our incredible partners. Heartsupport exists to help those struggling with mental health (https://heartsupport.com/), and The Global Recovery Initiatives Foundation works with leading substance use disorder experts to support research that identifies the most urgent needs in the recovery community and raise funds to address them (https://globalrecoveryinitiatives.org/).

You can learn more about the show by finding @HighNotesPod on Twitter and Instagram.

I want to tell you a story about rock and roll. It has all the elements you’ve come to associate with the genre, like sex and drugs, but we’re going to look at it from another perspective. After generations of musicians being encouraged to live out their wildest fantasies while hiding their struggles, we are going to turn the tables and examine some of the problems living a rock and roll lifestyle can create. Specifically, we are going to talk about addiction. Be it cocaine, heroin, meth, or alcohol; drug abuse has been associated with rock music since the beginning. We all know what goes on backstage, or at least, we think we do, but we never really talk about it.

That’s where this podcast comes in.

High Notes is a new series from Haulix.com in partnership with HeartSupport and the Global Recovery Initiative. It’s a podcast about addiction and recovery in music that details the personal experiences of people in the rock and alternative world. Each episode explores how the entertainment industry makes it possible for people to live out their wildest dreams, and how most never stop to consider the cost of those dreams until it’s too late.

The first season of High Notes features eight episodes, and each one is different from the last. You’ll hear about the highest heights people can reach, as well as the lowest lows, and somewhere in the middle — we find hope. We learn what it takes to make positive changes, and why it’s so important.

I’m your host, James Shotwell. The show is produced and edited by Landon Defever, with original music from the band You, Me, And Everyone We Know. Nick Ferran created the art for the series, and Haulix.com covered all production costs. High Notes season one will be available everywhere on Tuesday. July 28.