In this episode, Poncho & Cruz sit down with Kool Kidd Dre to discuss marketing music, artist ego problems, business with friends & many more topics surrounding artists' success within their careers.

"The Encore Podcast is a show dedicated to inspiring, empowering & assisting creatives on the pursuit on their fullest potential."

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro
1:20 - Comeup story
3:43 - Pros & Cons of audio school
5:09 - Beats N’ Sip event origins
11:31 - How the event works
13:09 - Balancing being an artist vs hosting events
13:42 - How events help music career
16:27 - The team with Beats N’ Sip
18:19 - The Stainless family
21:55 - Touring in Taiwan
23:25 - Why Steely started rocking with Kool Kidd
24:26 - Finding like minded creatives to build career with
27:00 - Steely vs Kool Kidd fights
30:28 - Fighting with collaborators about business
31:57 - Finding peace in music industry
33:38 - “yOu WoRk ToO hArD”
35:07 - Touring overseas vs in America
37:15 - Booking shows overseas as an upcoming artist
38:51 - Building community locally
39:40 - North Carolina show tragedy
41:25 - Taking leaps of faith
42:50 - How to get on stages early in career
46:20 - How to prepare for a show
47:05 - What gave Kool Kidd most of his audience
49:20 - Modern day CD hustling
51:10 - Performance tracks vs master tracks while performing
55:10 - Kool Kidd’s proudest accomplishment
56:43 - Poncho Wylin
57:33 - More proud moments
59:49 - Outro & event promotions