The Bad Posture Podcast by Daniel Witcoff
Bad Posture is a self-development series featuring Grammy-winning musicians, talent managers, filmmakers, start-up founders, and more! Every other Wednesday, music veteran Daniel Witcoff sits down with a variety of creative thinkers to discuss a wide range of topics including (but not limited to): personal growth, artist development, healing from past trauma, the business of the arts, and philosophy.
Episodes
Joining us on this week's episode of Bad Posture are Rohit Reddi and Rahul Chittipeddi of AlbumTradingCards, a group of 4 friends aiming to become the official trading card partner of the music industry. Sports cards have existed for 100+ years, and ATC wants to make that happen for music.
If you're here for the first time, the mission of this show is to help you grow and heal into the most authentic version of yoursel...
Joining us on this week’s episode is Casper Sage (real name Cooper Shelton), a rising artist, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. While barely out of his teens, the 21 year-old student at Nashville's Belmont University carries himself with the emotional depth and philosophical wisdom of a man twice his age, writing with a sense of nostalgia shocking for someone still in the prime of the...
Joining us on this week’s episode is Matt Schonfeld, the Founder, Executive Producer, and Host of the music discovery platform NOT 97, now in the 9th season of its flagship podcast, produced and distributed in partnership with The Orchard & Human Re Sources. Schonfeld manages the rising singer/songwriter and producer Cleo Reed who recently released their debut album “Root Cause.” Outside of music, Schonfeld can be found at the ...
Joining us on this week's episode is Gary 'Biddy' Burbridge, the head of A&R at Guin Records (Curtis Waters, Kevin George), as well as the co-founder of THE HEARD, a management company whose clients have worked on multiple Grammy-winning albums, including Kendrick Lamar's most recent album "Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers."
A Los Angeles native born in Long Beach, Gary spent his entire youth in Baldw...
Joining us on this week’s episode is Dylan Bourne, an artist development specialist from Dallas who broke into the music industry with a combination of creative instincts and good ole' fashioned brute force.
Dylan is the founder and CEO of Bourne Creatives, a diversified entertainment and music company that partners with world-class talent to represent and build their personal brands throughout all stages of careers. BC's cur...
Joining us on this week’s episode is Morgan Jay, an award-winning musician and comedian with appearances on MTV”s Wild ’n’ Out, NBC, and even Comedy Central. A multi-hyphenate artist whose unique blend of music-based crowd-work and original songs have earned him millions of followers across social media, he's at almost 1M followers on Tik-Tok alone. Insane.
When Morgan's not touring the country and performing his craft in front of ...
Joining us on this week's episode of Bad Posture is Donavan Brown, of Troy Carter & Suzy Ryoo's Venice Music.
A creative soul raised in a military family, Donavan often felt alienated and confused by the clash between the military mindset and his own.
In this episode, we talk about how he learned to reclaim his creativity, what breaking the cycle of generational trauma looks like, why there is so much pain in today’s music, and...
On this week's episode of Bad Posture, we welcome my good friend, award-winning engineer Elton "L10MixedIt" Chueng.
Based in Chicago, Elton started as an intern at Classick Studios in 2011, Elton worked his way to becoming one of the most in-demand engineers in Chicago. Since then, Elton has worked with Chance the Rapper, Smino, Da Baby, Kehlani, Clairo, Saba, Xavier Omar, Kota the Friend, No Name, Mick Jenkins, and many more. In 2...
On today’s episode, we feature my friend Giulianna Pino.
A professional gymnast since childhood, Giulianna competed as recently as the 2019 World Championships in Germany, before injuries and shifting interests took her into the entertainment business, where she currently works on operations at FaZe Clan, directly supporting President and COO Zach Kats.
Since its inception in 2010, FaZe Clan has established itself as one of the wor...
For today's episode, I brought on my good friend Justin Clough, a filmmaker who has worked with Halsey, Florida Georgia Line, Morgan Wallen, and many others -- and he's only 28!
I first met Justin during the Summer of 2016 while shooting the music video for "Crossfire, Pt. II (Feat. Talib Kweli)," a follow-up to an immensely popular song by another friend of ours, electronic artist Stephen. It was my first time in Nashville, the sh...
For this week's episode, I spoke with JJ Parker, longtime manager to pop artist Harry Hudson, as well as a creative director who formerly ran a record label for Will Smith. JJ and I first met at a mutual friend's art exhibit and have been connected ever since. One of the most thoughtful people I know, we dive into what it was like growing up with a professional athlete, his multiple chapters in the music industry, somatic ther...
For this week’s episode, I chatted with Wil Lee, the visionary founder behind NFT project The Littles. A shorter episode (~ 45 minutes), I was blown away at the philosophical and poetic nature of Wil’s mind and can’t wait to have him back in the future.
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A serial entrepreneur based in Vancouver, Wil has been successful for a long time. And yet, like ...
Growing up in the rural province of Chaco, Argentina, YON wasn't exactly destined for artistic success. As one of the poorest regions in Argentina, most households are focused on getting their kids educated and employed; they can dream when they're asleep. Growing up with neither resources nor the support of his parents, a young Yon made the decision that he was going to pursue life as an artist, regardless of the outcome. If he en...
In 2012, Andre Benz launched Trap Nation on YouTube in order to create a playlist he and his friends could listen to while playing RuneScape. Just 15 years old at the time, the nascent channel exploded almost overnight, with Andre masterfully scaling it into one of the most successful music networks on YouTube, as well as a formidable record label which was approached for acquisition by every major label on the market.
In Episode #2, we interview MotivateMe.eth the pseudonymous community manager for Cryptoadz by Gremplin. Moti (moh-tee) came for the flip and stayed for the community, helping to launch one of the most successful NFT projects to date, bringing in more than $200M in only a handful of months. He's self-aware, cohesive, and incredibly patient, helping maintain the !vibe for more than 14 hours every day. If you're interested in ho...
Welcome to The Bad Posture Podcast, hosted by Daniel Witcoff.
Every other week, we'll bring you an interview with the artists, entrepreneurs, engineers, and innovators building the metaverse.
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In Episode #1, we interview Daniel Allan, the 24 year-old musician who made headlines by independently raising 50ETH for his Overstimulated project. At the time, that amounted to ~$200,000. Not too shabby.
From learning English as a second ...
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