Vibe Union Podcast

What makes for a great event? Emkew dives into the memory banks of Rhath and Jason to discuss the gigs that defined each of them as a performer, and what they look for in good shows now. From jumping castles and pirate costumes, to zorb balls and cellos – the guys discover what makes a truly rewarding live experience for performer and audience alike. Stay tuned to the end for a special surprise guest!

Highlights

00:00 Enjoyable Events

06:34 Production Value

15:20 Breaking the Stage Barrier

26:35 What Does A Gig Need?

34:42 The Element of Surprise

Who is Vibe Union?

Forged in the depths of quarantine blues in 2020, Vibe Union brings together musicians from a range of locations and genres to create the music that inspires you.

Join us!

www.instagram.com/vibe.union

www.facebook.com/vibe.union

www.soundcloud.com/vibe-union

www.youtube.com/c/vibeunion

Hosted by Emkew

Intro/Outro music: Vibe Union - Night Life(produced by @Jessy Jackson)

Is the artist lifestyle wearing you down? What does burnout really look like? Join us on this podcast episode! The very wrecked Emkew, Rhath, and Amutha explore how they’ve gotten to looking like marooned travellers, and why it’s not the worst thing in the world to be wrecked. Dive into this conversation about diet, spirituality, work routines, and how to set yourself up for a bright morning.

Highlights

00:00 What’s Wrecking Us?

05:05 Lifestyles of the Poor and the Anonymous (aka Artists)

10:48 Sacrifices, Lifestyle, and Ramadan

18:46 Structure, or Go With The Flow?

25:46 Are You Paying Attention?

28:55 How To Remedy Wrecked-ness

34:49 The Straight Through Crew

42:50 Artists and Suffering

51:26 “Personal Time”

58:44 Recap & Final Thoughts

Who is Vibe Union?

Forged in the depths of quarantine blues in 2020, Vibe Union brings together musicians from a range of locations and genres to create the music that inspires you.

Join us!

www.instagram.com/vibe.union

www.facebook.com/vibe.union

www.soundcloud.com/vibe-union

www.youtube.com/c/vibeunion

Hosted by Emkew

Intro/Outro music: Vibe Union - Night Life (produced by @Jessy Jackson)

You’ve written a novel, we guarantee it. Whether you scribbled down a single line on your phone, or have a stack of sticky notes next to your inkwell, being a writer comes naturally to all people. So why is there such a stigma around what constitutes “good” writing? Amutha, Sixpence, and Saskia sat down during a party to chat about their writing processes, how they’ve evolved as authors and creatives, and the trio unpack a blog about biscuits.

Highlights

00:00 What does Writing Mean to You?

04:48 Bleed It Out

10:20 Amutha Performs Her First Piece

13:42 Memory Loss

21:28 Erase the Theory

27:20 Dissonance Between Art and Artist

32:25 The Biscuit Blog

Who is Vibe Union?

Forged in the depths of quarantine blues in 2020, Vibe Union brings together musicians from a range of locations and genres to create the music that inspires you.

Join us!

www.instagram.com/vibe.union

www.facebook.com/vibe.union

www.soundcloud.com/vibe-union

www.youtube.com/c/vibeunion

Hosted by Amutha

Intro/Outro music: Vibe Union - Night Life(produced by @Jessy Jackson)

What can the streets teach you about writing and life? What's the hottest new spoken word night in Melbourne all about? Lets discuss.

SIGN UP FOR TALKING BLUE

https://www.rhath.com/talkingblue

Tuesdays, 7pm Ronnies Blue Bar

Melbourne's most inclusive and open spoken word showcase

This episodes guests

Jay the Author

https://www.instagram.com/jaytheauthor/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKHgeyPCsJVPDzuvJ4gVvxQ

R.C Waldun

https://www.instagram.com/r.c.waldun/

https://www.youtube.com/c/RCWaldun

Last week’s episode: https://youtu.be/0ozbHLmCBAM

Subscribe Now: https://youtube.com/c/vibeunion?sub_confirmation=1 

The power of yes has continued as a running theme for several episodes now, as it seems to be an unstoppable force. Rhath was put onto these guys the day before recording by the amazing friend of the show, Saskia (Insta @chaupaemisque) and then naturally upon meeting them, hit record and we've found our selves with another powerful episode. Jay & Robin tell us all about their approach to life, their approach to writing and their appreciation of throwing themselves to the chaos of the world. An appreciation that we very much share.

Highlights

01:08 Introducing Jay the Author & R.C Waldun

02:24 Talking Blue breakdown

03:27 Taking poetry to the street

16:43 The importance of community

19:06 Combatting the lone creator ego in all of us

23:17 Jay's spiritual journey 

26:48 The power of yes returns

31:38 Is Melbourne under-represented in main stream media?

37:10 The gatekeepers of Melbourne

39:21 What does the devil look like?

48:30 Poetry reading from Jay the Author, R.C Waldun & Amutha

Who is Vibe Union?

Forged in the depths of quarantine blues in 2020, Vibe Union brings together musicians from a range of locations and genres to create the music that inspires you.

Join us!

www.instagram.com/vibe.union

www.facebook.com/vibe.union

www.soundcloud.com/vibe-union

www.youtube.com/c/vibeunion

Hosted by Rhath

Intro/Outro music: Vibe Union - Night Life (produced by Jessy Jackson)

#MusicIdols #VibeUnion #NewPodcast #melbournespokenword

What’s it like to meet your heroes? What separates your stage persona from who you are in real life? Dilly Dave and Rhath play host to two new VU members in Journeyman and Sixpence, as they prepare for an unusual gig coming up this Saturday. Take a sharp and insightful dive into the emerging artist mindset with these 4 and hear their thoughts on stage presence, overcoming anxiety, and some of the origins of Melbourne hip hop.

Highlights

00:00 Introducing Journeyman and Sixpence

06:52 Our Idols

13:16 Productive Praise

15:42 Stage vs Real Life Persona

22:10 Celebrating 10 Years’ Experience

30:20 Final Thoughts

Who is Vibe Union?

Forged in the depths of quarantine blues in 2020, Vibe Union brings together musicians from a range of locations and genres to create the music that inspires you.

Join us!

www.instagram.com/vibe.union

www.facebook.com/vibe.union

www.soundcloud.com/vibe-union

www.youtube.com/c/vibeunion

Hosted by DillyDave and Rhath

Intro/Outro music: Vibe Union - Night Life(produced by @Jessy Jackson)

It’s been an incredible journey for Vibe Union over the past year, with 20 singles released, over 20 podcast episodes broadcast, 10 live shows and performances, and an ever-growing network of talented creatives and friends. How did we get here? What’s on the horizon? Where are we going? Find out in this episode as Emkew, Rhath, and Jason discuss the power of yes, and how VU has grown these past 12 months.

Highlights

00:00 This That and A Bit of The Other

04:35 The Mental Game

09:25 All Vibes Welcome

15:10 How We Got Into Gigging

23:09 The Power of Yes

31:19 Perfectionism Hurts

44:20 What’s Coming Up

Who is Vibe Union?

Forged in the depths of quarantine blues in 2020, Vibe Union brings together musicians from a range of locations and genres to create the music that inspires you.

Join us!

www.instagram.com/vibe.union

www.facebook.com/vibe.union

www.soundcloud.com/vibe-union

www.youtube.com/c/vibeunion

Hosted by Emkew

Intro/Outro music: Vibe Union - Night Life(produced by @Jessy Jackson)

Does posting to social media cause you anxiety? Do you struggle to think about the right content to post? Are you going back and deleting content you don’t like anymore? Join Amutha as she asks the tough questions of Rhath and Jason about having a healthy relationship with content. She drops some hot tips for everyone on the come-up, and the trio share their experiences with bots, genuine interactions, and the type of content that makes them happy.

Highlights

00:00 How Mood Affects Performance

10:15 Instagram Marketing

17:17 Money or Mental Health?

21:20 What’s the Real Problem?

30:08 Being Authentic on Socials

35:35 Three Ways to Use Social Media

Who is Vibe Union?

Forged in the depths of quarantine blues in 2020, Vibe Union brings together musicians from a range of locations and genres to create the music that inspires you.

Join us!

www.instagram.com/vibe.union

www.facebook.com/vibe.union

www.soundcloud.com/vibe-union

www.youtube.com/c/vibeunion

Hosted by Amutha

Intro/Outro music: Vibe Union - Night Life(produced by @Jessy Jackson)

In this week's episode Amutha, Kelsey and Mikado explore female representation in the media and their personal battles with hyper sexualisation. They discuss integrity and understanding the role that it plays in the embodiment of authentic and liberated expression of self.

Highlights: 

00:00 Nude Photography 

03:45 Sexualisation of Women in Art 

09:00 Liberation of the Body

15:45 Period Shame 

19:15 Sexually Charged Lyrics 

26:00 Representations of Women

34:15 Finding Your Alignment

39:10 Mikado - HBIC

Subscribe Now!

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4rYRFTj6yw4X7HGSSy3lC3?si=T86g9sZhRuCzgU91eCNJ8w

Apple Podcasts:

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/vibe-union-podcast/id1535167287 

Who is Vibe Union?

Forged in the depths of quarantine blues in 2020, Vibe Union brings together musicians from a range of locations and genres to create the music that inspires you.

Join us!

www.instagram.com/vibe.union

www.facebook.com/vibe.union

www.soundcloud.com/vibe-union

www.youtube.com/c/vibeunion

Hosted by Amutha

Intro music: Vibe Union - Night Life (produced by Jessy Jackson)

Outro music: (Teaser) Mikado - HBIC More music by Mikado: https://open.spotify.com/album/0d9SLFjB7UJ0JfpyeMOZBh?si=pUMC-jKQSzKcBM1VlAC-Jw

What does the new world of live music look like? DillyDave brings on Rhath and special guest Tumi the Be to talk about the changing landscape of music. From the joy of playing music for your loved ones, to the intricacies of reppin’ your hometown, the trio bring new meaning to the words ‘authentic hip hop’. Tune in for wisdom from one of Melbourne’s sharpest MC’s, Tumi the Be.

Listen to Rhath’s new album Orbits now: https://www.rhath.com/blog/2021/2/19/new-album-out-now

Tumi’s suggestion, 1/6’s art show: https://www.facebook.com/events/859750904819022/

Highlights

00:00 Cold Like The Streets

04:27 Who TF is Jessy Jackson?

09:46 From the Bedroom to the World

19:15 Live Music in the COVID Era

25:06 Going Hard for your Hometown

37:22 Does Rap Have to be Gangster?

47:15 Bringing it Full Circle

52:30 Final Thoughts

Who is Vibe Union?

Forged in the depths of quarantine blues in 2020, Vibe Union brings together musicians from a range of locations and genres to create the music that inspires you.

Join us!

www.instagram.com/vibe.union

www.facebook.com/vibe.union

www.soundcloud.com/vibe-union

www.youtube.com/c/vibeunion

Hosted by DillyDave

Intro/Outro music: Vibe Union - Night Life(produced by @Jessy Jackson)