Only Scott
The Only Scott podcast is a podcast created and hosted by Scott McDonald-Bull. Scott is based out of Auckland New Zealand and regularly uploads podcasts with guests discussing their passions and pursuits. New episodes every second Tuesday.
Episodes
Another Champ is here! I had an awesome yarn with Suran 'The Golden Boy' Juanmiry! This guy has so much charisma, confidence, and is an absolute powerhouse of a fighter. We discussed his fighting style, training, trying various martial art styles, his background as a refugee from Iraq, his love of partying, and much more.
Also apologies for the audio for the first 6 minutes, the audio comes right 00:06:08. Y...
I had an awesome chat with Daniel Ruwanga. This guy is the definition of relentless if you have seen his fights! Daniel is a kickboxer who fights out of Strike Force and is based out of Auckland, New Zealand. Daniel has competed at the highest level of NZ Kick Boxing, fighting in two King in the Rings in and getting to the finals of both the welterweight and middleweight divisions and he recently fought in the Kun Kh...
I had an awesome yarn with Tyrel The Taniwha Karaka! Tyrel is an MMA fighter based in Manurewa, Auckland, New Zealand, and trains at Oliver MMA. Tyrel has fought all over the world in MMA, Muay Thai, and BJJ. We had an awesome yarn about how he trains, the NZ combat sports scene, competing all over the world, his crazy upbringing, and much more.
Check out Tyrel’s website & socials
Sportlink: https://www.sportlink.io...
A new subject for the podcast! Let's talk about business, money, and finance, and there isn't anyone better than the man Luke Kemeys. Luke is a business owner of Next Advisory, he's a podcaster at Keep The Change, a financial educator, and a bit of a lad. We had an awesome chat about Kiwis' mentality with finance, how people think about money, the new NZ budget, the benefit (welfare) in NZ, growing...
I had an awesome chat with Alejandro Tellez (Aledagoat), who is a fighter based out of Hamilton, NZ. This young man is a savage, to say the least. He recently returned from Thailand, where he competed in the intense N1 Oceania competition, featuring 1-minute boxing rounds with MMA gloves. He has also fought in notable New Zealand competitions, such as Art of War and King In The Ring. We discussed his fight career, his...
I finally have both members of The Boondocks (Scott Parker bass/vocals and Branden Pritchard drums) on my podcast! This is their 4th appearance... dam I need to do better. Nah nah it is always a good time with these fellas. We covered a lot, including their recent Auckland gig at Big Fan, having a sasquatch in their music video, playing Meatstock festival, playing Shihad's last gig, being on NZ radio, the state o...
Great podcast talking with Holly and Malachi from Beatdown Events. We talked about music festivals, Auckland's local metal scene, upcoming bands, Auckland's all-age scene, Holly and Malachi's favourite music, Woodstock 99 and much more.
Check out Beatdown Events' socials
https://www.instagram.com/beatdownevents/
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I sat down with maybe one of the most productive people I've ever met it's Jackie "The Asian" Cheng! This is a yarn for the books everyone. I had such a blast and Jackie's energy is super contagious. We talked about everything from his martial art journey, training and fighting in Thailand, being in a Savage music video, being a stuntman, being broke and rebuilding from scratch, his work ethic...
I had Hadden (drummer) and Kyle (guitarist) from the metal band Sprawl on. Nu metal is back, y'all. We chatted about nu-metal history, musical influences, the NZ music scene, the apocalypse, social media, going to school during COVID-19, and much more.
Check out Sprawl's music and socials
https://linktr.ee/sprawlbandofficial
https://www.tiktok.com/@sprawl__music
https://www.instagram.com...
The champ is here! I had an awesome yarn with the fighter Michael "The Machine" Isaac. We talked a lot about the fight game, Michael's experience of becoming the king of the ring champion welterweight champion, how Michael got into fighting, staying mentally stoic through fights, training, and much more. Enjoy!
Check out Michael's socials
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Ben and I meet again! This time we talk about Ben’s most recent music he’s been making, his latest songs and influences, progressive metal, wrestling, pursuing your passions and life goals, and much more. Ben is a musician, producer and teacher based in Auckland NZ, and is known for his projects Channeled, Anything But Federal, and his solo music.
Check out Ben’s music and socials
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/b...
I sat down with the young man himself Riley Cochrane. We talked about "real metal", snobbery in the music scene, photography, getting into the local NZ music scene, his projects, and more.
Check out Riley's Stuff
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/rileycochrane_?igsh=ejJoa2RjYmtzb3l1
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@RCNZP
I got to have an awesome yarn with Andres Rios, a videographer and concert photographer based in Auckland, NZ. It was such an enlightening chat we covered Andres’s love of music, film, film techniques, recording bands, moving to NZ from a Chilie, the emotions we feel from music, and much more.
Check out Andre’s Stuff
youtube.com/@fullimmersionconcertvideos
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I sat down with PK (Phoenix Adams) who is an Auckland-based filmmaker, content creator, and podcaster. We talked about PK’s early beginnings of getting into filmmaking, his love of film, balancing his career with his passion, social platforms, and much more. We did have a few technical issues with the cameras in this episode so shoutout to PK for being a good sport about it all!
I had the pleasure of chatting with Ethan (vocalist/guitarist) and Jedd (guitarist) from Auckland-based rock band Offside. We talked about their new single, music production, AI in music, Spotify, and much more. Keep an eye on these fellas! This band is sick and an awesome bunch of dudes.
Offside Linktree
https://linktr.ee/offsidebandnz
My social media:
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@Only...
The Illuminati forced their way onto my podcast to talk some sh#t. I don't even know what to believe. They even stole my clothes and tied me up, it was weird.
They told me they really liked this weird band called Offside and asked me to promote them by linking them below. They didn't give me their personal Linktree as they wanted to keep themselves private. Anyway, the links are in the description....
I had a great chat with Hamish Clark from Stag's Yarrow. Stags Yarrow is an ambient doom metal band based in Auckland, New Zealand. We covered many topics, such as Hamish's songwriting process, music theory, influences, brand building, releasing music, and making the passion a reality.
Check Out Stags Yarrow
My Social Media:
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@OnlyScott
I had an awesome chat with Shaquille Stirling. Shaq trains in kickboxing by day and is a cop by night. We discussed the benefits of martial arts in life, Shaq's journey into martial arts, the martial arts community at City Kick Boxing, what it's like having his brother @navajostirling fight in the UFC, health and wellness, and much more. Watch Now YouTube!
Check out Shaq's Instagram:
https:...
I had the privilege of sitting down with an NZ music legend Corey Friedlander! This guy does it all. He is an award-winning drummer playing with bands like 8 Foot Sativa, In Dread Response City of Souls, and also has his own project Corenz. He also has his own studio called Core Focus Productions where he is a producer. We covered many topics in this episode including Corey’s musical journey, drums and more drums, stu...
I travelled down to Hamilton New Zealand, to interview all the bands for 2 Doug 2 Fest, the second instalment of the Dougfest music festival.
I sat down with the second night of the bands playing including Achilles Complex, Crooked Royals, Static , Barracks, and Pink Plates (round 2).
Check out all of the bands and go support them!
Achilles Complex
- Linktree: https://linktr.ee/achillescomplex
Crooked Roy...
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