On this episode of LaunchLeft, artist Kevin Drew of Broken Social Scene and K.D.A.P. joins Rain to talk about his new instrumental album and influences. They talk about his experiences as an artist, collaborating with others, and how social media affects music and artists today. Stay tuned to the end of the episode to hear Dooms Dive, a song from his new album. 

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LaunchLeft is an alliance of left-of-center artists, a label, a podcast, a curation engine. LaunchLeft Podcast hosted by Rain Phoenix is an intentional space for Art and Activism that enlists famed creatives to launch emerging bands. LaunchLeft begins with music, but ultimately aims to launch left-of-center artists in all creative fields.

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IN THIS EPISODE:

• [01:10] Kevin talks about his journey in creating his instrumental album
• [05:00] The magic and importance of collaborating with others 
• [10:00] Social media and its effect and influence on artists
• [15:00] Finding new systems and putting things into place
• [22:00] Kevin talks about how music found him
• [25:00] Hear Kevin’s song from his new album, Dooms Dive

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

• It truly takes a village to work together and learn what does and doesn’t work in the music world.
• Collaboration with others can create amazing things, as long as you are willing to compromise and deal with obstacles to accomplish your goals together. 
• Having more failures than successes isn’t a bad thing. It’s how you learn and grow as an artist and leads to better collaborations. It helps you create what you really want to and helps you not care about the critics.

ARTIST LINKS:

https://kevindrewmusic.com https://www.instagram.com/kevinselectionhttps://www.facebook.com/kevinselectionhttps://kevindrew.bandcamp.com/album/influenceshttps://brokensocialscene.cahttps://www.instagram.com/brokensocialscenehttps://twitter.com/bssmusichttps://www.facebook.com/brokensocialscenehttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy0NJ35DKvV05GD3KEUW83g

ABOUT KEVIN DREW:

As a founding member of the experimental indie pop group Broken Social Scene, as well as a member of the label that puts out its music, Arts & Crafts, Kevin Drew worked with ten or more musicians in a collective that helped usher in the chamber pop movement. He grew up in Toronto and got his creative start attending high school at the prestigious Etobicoke School of the Arts along with two future members of BSS, Emily Haines and Amy Millan. After his interests changed from acting to music, he teamed up with Charles Spearin for a recording project called K.C. Accidental and released two records. The duo gradually blossomed into the more ambitious Broken Social Scene, and in 2007 he recorded his first solo release, Spirit If..., the first in a proposed series of solo records by various members of the mega-group. His second solo record wouldn't appear until seven years later, following the success, and eventual 2011 hiatus, of Broken Social Scene. While recording his solo follow-up, Drew began working with Canadian singer/songwriter Andy Kim of classic pop group the Archies, which reignited his creative flair and inspired him to finish his second offering Darlings, which was released in March 2014.

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