For a while I thought I had the plan figured out.

Our new bass player in Red Reign was actually supposed to be my guy for a project I wanted to build before life took a hard left turn. I was ready back then. Excited. Already moving.

So why am I sitting here now feeling stuck?

This episode started as a story about timing and bands, but turned into a much bigger question:

Do I actually want this life anymore... or am I just trying to convince myself I do?

I've been pushing through podcasts, practice routines, content, learning, and rebuilding everything from scratch. But when staying engaged starts feeling harder than showing up, maybe it's worth asking the question nobody wants to ask.

The upcoming Red Reign shows might end up being more than just gigs.

They might be the test.

🎙 The Chronicles of Shred
Inside the grind: building a modern music career in real time.

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I didn’t fully understand what this journey was going to demand when I started.

Somewhere along the way, discipline turned into pressure.
Motivation disappeared.
The algorithm got weird.
And I realized making music is only HALF the battle now.

In this episode, I talk about:
⚡ burnout vs consistency
⚡ building a modern music career in real time
⚡ why flexibility matters more than rigid schedules
⚡ the “second skill set” creators need today
⚡ how identity is built through repetition
⚡ learning to stop waiting for permission

This isn’t a victory lap.
It’s a checkpoint.

20 episodes in… I finally understand some things differently.

Welcome to The Chronicles of Shred. 🎸

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Episode 19 of The Chronicles of Shred is about rethinking the way I’ve been approaching all of this.

Lately I realized I’ve been turning progress into pressure.

Rigid schedules. Moving goalposts. Perfectionism. Massive to-do lists. Feeling like every missed task means the whole day is blown. Somewhere along the way, the structure that was supposed to help me started working against me.

Then something unexpected happened.

A listener reached out after the podcast and asked me to play guitar on a track. The message caught me off guard, it wasn’t really my style, and I almost ignored it completely. Instead, I stayed flexible, gave it a shot, and it ended up becoming my first paid session work.

That experience helped me realize I need a different approach moving forward.

This episode is about:
⚡ goals without crushing deadlines
⚡ flexibility vs rigid structure
⚡ perfectionism and pressure
⚡ overwhelm and mental bandwidth
⚡ adapting your workflow in real time
⚡ staying connected to creativity and joy
⚡ learning to stop hiding the reps

I’m not lowering the standard.
I’m removing the punishment.

This isn’t a finished product. It’s a process.

Welcome to The Chronicles of Shred.

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Today almost broke me.

I couldn’t sing.
Songs I’ve sung a thousand times… gone.
No pitch, no control, nothing.

And for the first time, I actually thought:

“What if I just can’t do this?”

The weird part?
I just came off a packed weekend — content, concerts, work… and instead of feeling inspired, I felt nothing.

No fire. No drive. Just… flat.

So this episode isn’t a lesson.
It’s not polished.
It’s just where I’m at right now.

Maybe I didn’t lose it.
Maybe I just burned myself out trying to force it.

I don’t have the answer yet…
but I didn’t quit today either.

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🎙️ The Chronicles of Shred
Real-time journey of rebuilding a music career from scratch. No filters. No shortcuts.

If you’ve ever hit a wall chasing something you care about… this one’s for you.

Most of us were told the same thing…
“Just focus on the music.”

If it’s good enough, people will find it.

But that’s not the world we’re in anymore.

There is more music being released every day than anyone could ever keep up with… and that changes the game completely.

In this episode of The Chronicles of Shred, I’m realizing something in real time:

Making music isn’t the whole job.

Getting people to actually hear it…
that’s a completely different skillset.

And if you ignore it… you might be making great music that nobody ever hears.

This is the shift from just being a musician…
to becoming the artist, the label, and the strategy behind it all.

Episode 16 of The Chronicles of Shred.

I’ve been pushing hard. Practicing, creating, posting, reaching out… trying to stack everything into every single day.

And I think I’ve been doing too much.

Not in a “working hard” way… in a “spinning my wheels and burning out” way.

In this episode, I break down what went wrong, why trying to do everything at once actually slowed my progress, and the shift I’m making to fix it.

Less chaos. More structure. Same mission.

This is the real-time rebuild.

🎸 Follow the journey as I build a music career from scratch:

Episode 15 of The Chronicles of Shred.

This week I had a realization that surprised me.

I went to see a band playing a great venue… tight, professional, doing everything right. They talked about having 75 shows booked this year—and instead of feeling inspired, I felt exhausted just hearing it.

Then an opportunity came up to join a band. Good guys. Solid situation. But what they needed and where I’m headed didn’t line up.

And that forced me to confront something bigger…

Am I building something I actually want?
Or am I just drifting back into what’s familiar?

This episode is about identity, direction, and making sure I don’t rebuild the same life I already chose to leave.

Episode 14: No Permission Required

For a long time, I was waiting.

Waiting to be included.

Waiting to be chosen.

Waiting for the right people to say yes.

And I started noticing a pattern…

So this episode is about that realization—and what happens when you decide to stop asking.

No permission required.

🎵 First single: "Pouring Rain"

Target release: May 1

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The Chronicles of Shred is a real-time journey of rebuilding a music career from scratch—documenting the process, the lessons, and everything in between.

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n Episode 12, I made a joke.

I said once you hit 12 episodes, you’re not a guy trying to start a podcast anymore… you are a PODCASTER.

I made that up in the moment. It struck me funny.

But the next day, something felt different.

That one shift changed how I approached everything — singing, guitar, content… all of it.

And then my birthday weekend happened.

Guitar shopping, overthinking, too many options… and somehow I walked out with the right one.

This episode is about what happens when you stop trying to become something…
and start acting like you already are.

🎙️ The Chronicles of Shred — building a modern music career in real time.

Episode 12 feels like a milestone.

Most podcasts never make it this far.

In this episode of The Chronicles of Shred, I talk about momentum, why so many podcasts disappear after the first few episodes, and a story I once heard about backsliding that perfectly explains how progress in almost anything works like climbing a hill.

The moment you stop moving forward… you start sliding back.

Sometimes the biggest wins are the days you simply show up and keep going.

This podcast documents my real-time journey building a modern music career, creating content, and figuring it out as I go.

New episodes every week.