Whatever The F*ck This Is

njoying this random conversation? Subscribe for more!It's been a while! And we are finally back with some news, some crazy stories and some laughter (despite the $5,000 scam you'll find out about.) Margaret joins me to talk about the state of her life, cancel culture, couples getting arrested for mistakenly vandalizing art and of course: news from the Suez Canal (yes, there's more to that....) So break out the chips and soda, the coffee, the tea or whatever the f*ck you enjoy, and let's get onto it. Give it up for episode 17 of Whatever The Fuck This Is with Margaret Laufenberg.

How much does Spotify actually pay per listen? What about other platforms? And how do artists make money (hint: most of it is not from their music) Learn more about making it in the industry that pays SO WEIRDLY.

Social media can be such a powerful tool for music producers and virtually anybody that makes music. Learn more about collaborating with teams to bring forward the best results.

Dealing with perfectionism is something that we all deal with. But women in an industry that is mainly occupied by men have it harder. Kiera goes over some of her own experience with the expectations she has set for herself as a musician.

How TF are you supposed to record, promote and release an entire album during a Pandemic as an up-and-coming artist? Listen to this short clip to find out what Kiera did.

Kiera is a super talented musician, singer, songwriter, producer, and composer. She's a vital part of our day to day life at Muzeamp, working not only as a Mentor for up-and-coming artists but also as a Swiss Knife when it comes to Social Media and engaging with the community.

Kiera Dillon is a super talented musician, singer, songwriter, producer, and composer. She's a vital part of our day to day life at Muzeamp, working not only as a Mentor for up-and-coming artists but also as a Swiss Knife when it comes to Social Media and engaging with the community. Her debut album Perspective received over 10,000 listens in a week, and her new single "Won't Make It Easy" sounds like it's straight out of a female James Bond movie. I included a part of it at the end of the podcast- you should listen to it) A figure for younger girls and a caring friend, Kiera joins me in a conversation about music, the struggles of making it to the top, and the complex process of creativity and collaboration. We dive into music streaming platforms and how modern-day artists ACTUALLY make money (hint: not from the number of plays or listens).

As the podcast matures from a tiny “Ancient Tadpole” egg into a little swimmer, we welcome the first episode of 2021 with Remy Hernandez. He’s a jack of all trades and hits in out of the park in all of them. Amongst many other occupations, he’s a music producer and mentor, an entrepreneur and a passionate representative of Latinx culture. Alongside myself and 3 other people, he’s a co-founder of the music startup Muzeamp.A master of newborn social media channel ClubHouse, he joins me on a wide (WIDE) array of topics, ranging from Social media, Marketing, basic human rights, Good music and Iconic artists and of course, Weed and the war on Mexicans.

One of my favorite and most awaited episodes, with Francisco Fischer. He is a very close friend, an hermano, a fellow copywriter and martial arts enthusiast, as well as an avid gamer(time permitting) and a great cat dad. Joining us live from Brooklyn, New York, Francisco goes over the golden moments of MMA, we talk 2021 predictions and address a subject that a lot of people tend to avoid: the toxic side of the advertising world. I am so grateful to share this awesome conversation with a person who shares many beliefs and life values with me and who never failed to give me a helping hand whenever I needed it. Thank you for being a great human and an even better friend. Peace!

On a very special episode (listen to the first minute to find why) I get to talk Margaret again. She's back for another episode where we dive in to where our businesses have gone, how our lives have changed in 2020, what goals we accomplished and what we expect from 2021. We also explored the new world of VR that we have encountered in this podcast. That's right, we bought the Oculus Quest 2 and wow.. what an experience. Listen to that above! We sprinkle a few anecdotes and stories here and there. Join us for a cozy winter talk from the comfort of our warm apartment situated in the unforgiving cold of Chicago. If you enjoy this podcast, please leave a like or subscribe to my channel. I am not doing this for any clout, but gaining a following base will help me reach a wider audience and hopefully get more important names for all of you guys. Stay safe, stay awesome, and more importantly, stay playing!

This was a clip from WTFTI episode 11. Cryonics truly are a fascinating field and require a lot of research and learning. I am not a scientist, but I like to debate the potential outcomes of technology like that. I play devil's advocate and explore questions that a lot of us might have about freezing human beings and bringing them back to life later on.

On episode 11 of WTFTI, you go on a trip through time with me. I go solo as we take a look at the first 10 episodes of this show. It's been an awesome opportunity to produce these little conversations every week. Thank you to the people who have listened to over 49 hours of my show on Youtube, and even longer on platforms like Spotify, Apple Podcasts and even Jio Saavn, an Indian podcast and Music platform. We went from an English podcast to a bilingual podcast. Trilingual soon. This show doesn't fit any category, it doesn't limit itself to spoken language... take away anything you'd like from that. This show isn't your regular, and I hope to create a category in of its own. Life Conversations! Conversations that people listen to and go "hmm.. maybe I can try this out" or "hmm.. maybe I haven't thought about it this way yet."If you like what we do, please leave a like or subscribe to be the first one to receive the news: Hear hear, Vlad has posted another video! If you have any feedback or comment just leave it in the comment section and I will get to you! Till the next episode, PEACE!

Bienvenido al primer episodio en Español de WTFTI.It's a true privilege to speak and understand more than 1 language. To share experiences, stories, memories and others with people of different languages, that's what this show is all about. Es un privilegio poder entender y hablar idiomas diferentes. Compartir experiencias, historias y memorias con la gente, eso es lo que hacemos aqui. Rami es un Coach Ontologico, con mucha experiencia en los caminares de la vida. En la conversacion mas larga que tuve en este podcast, nos encontramos en conversaciones sobre como uno se puede mejorar o cambiar. Que es un coach? Vale la pena tenerlo? Para que sirve que me transforma? Como hago para salir de esa relacion tan mala? Rami te tiene la respuesta, y tambien mas preguntas!

Marc Feliu (Felium) is a childhood friend of mine. We both developed a tennis career path as kids, played in the same team and club for categories Under 14 and Under 16 and traveled around the continent playing. Right now, I (and Margaret) have joined Marc in his new project: Muzeamp, a startup aiming to mentor musicians and producers in their music process and marketing game. He is also a DJ, music producer, Division 3 College Tennis player and avid learner. It was a pleasure to have him on the podcast. Like and Subscribe if you like today's episode!

One of my favorite conversations so far, one where I explored with letting my imagination go. We had less of a script and more of a genuine conversation. Thank you for joining us again on another episode of this crazy podcast! Stay tuned for more and if you truly like what we do, leave a like and subscribe!

Chad and Claire are a recently married couple traveling the United States (all 50 states!) in their tiny van. Good friends of ours that share very similar values to ours and bring a totally new point of view to life.They join us in Episode 6 of Whatever the Fuck This Is, recorded from Wayne Park, Ohio, somewhere in the beautiful autumn woods. Longest podcast so far, we got to talk about so many different aspects of life, relationships, interracial couples, culture, growing up and dreaming about a better life. Grab a cup of coffee, sit tight and enjoy this loose fireside chat.

Muhsin Corbbrey is a lifetime martial artist with over 55 pro fights across four different combat sports: MMA, Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Boxing. A multiple world, national, state and regional boxing & mma champion. A Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Judo, and the only person to earn the title of Kru from 8 time Muay Thai World Champion Manu Ntoh. He has competed in some of the biggest events in the world including World Extreme Cagefighting(WEC), Glory World Series, EliteXC, Titan FC, Combate Extremo and Martial Combat, fighting the likes of Nick Diaz and Ran Weathers.He was also recently inducted into the Georgia Fighters MMA Hall of Fame. …and it doesn’t stop here! He has 3 undergraduate degrees, a Masters degree and currently pursuing his Doctorate in Psychology. He is the owner and head coach of Champions Training Center, a mixed-martial arts gym in Savannah, voted best gym in the the south numerous times. He is a dedicated husband and father.It was an honor having you on, coach!

Welcome to episode 4! No HD audio and no video of us because of tech malfunctions. Sh*t happens sometimes.This episode starts out laidback with Marg and I chatting about weekend mornings, Scooby's side hustle, plants, education and more. It's pretty loose and non-aspirational. Just trying to have some fun and learn while sharing the moment with you guys at home. So get your coffee, tea, beer or whatever you want, and join us for another hour of craziness.

In this third episode of the podcast, I had the chance to sit down and catch up with Maria Matskevich. She played tennis for the first part of her life, pursued her studies at Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne, graduated and is now working as a content marketer. She is also the founder of The Freedom of Movement project, through which she hopes to raise awareness about a world where borders aren't as hard to cross and we can move around the world at will. We talked about borders, immigration, utopias, dystopias and the future of our conscience. This is a good one, so tune in.

In the second episode of WTFTI, my girlfriend and I sit down once more to talk about the struggles of finding a job, dealing with bad recruiters (and praising good ones) and about dealing with a system that turned us into lab rats and docile sheep.

Welcome to Whatever The F*ck This Is. Is it a podcast? A rant? A show? I don't know. What I do know is that I am here to learn about life, about other people and to have a good time. Tune into this one for conversations on immigration, human rights, relationships and making friends in a new city (Chicago). My girlfriend Margaret joins me for this crazy hour-long ride that I am proud to call Episode 1. I don't know where this is going, but I know it's going. Other than that, enjoy and please like/subscribe if you want to support this.