Gerry Lange is a musician and music producer based in Brooklyn, NY.
(00:00) Adopted in New York and early obsession with music
(03:08) Discovering guitar and getting forced into singing
(06:17) Rock star dreams, My Chemical Romance, and high school ambitions
(09:25) College, fraternity life, and reconnecting with Danny Rocco
(12:34) Forming Secret Weapons and going viral with "Something New"
(15:42) Signing to Epic Records and being thrust into the industry
(18:51) Early success, health issues, and the Lyme disease diagnosis
(22:00) Losing his voice and dealing with debilitating symptoms on tour
(25:08) Getting dropped from the label and the breakdown of the dream
(28:17) Seeing the music industry for what it was and losing enthusiasm
(31:25) Transitioning to producing and regaining creative joy
(34:34) The evolving role of the modern music producer
(37:42) New music he respects and the importance of taste
(40:51) A vision of sustainable success and creative fulfillment
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