Nick Lutsko on Viral Music Videos, First Instincts, Genre Jumping

In this episode Mike & Nathan chat with Nick Lutsko - an American  singer-songwriter who routinely changes hats between performing with his  band of creatures – The Gimmix – and creating satirical songs and  original music videos. Regardless of which hat Lutsko is wearing,  weirdness abounds. His videos have amassed more than 100 million views  across platforms. Enjoy this wide-ranging conversation on working  quickly, first instincts, going viral, top of funnel content,  disciplined creativity, puppets, microphones, genre jumping, and more.  

Check out his links here: https://www.nicklutsko.com/music/ 

https://twitter.com/nicklutsko 

https://open.spotify.com/artist/0gEenHtJ9puwA63nbY2TAE  

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Podcast notes: 

* (0:00) Introducing Nick Lutsko 

* (1:00) How do you make music so quickly? 

* (5:20) Going viral on social media  

* (5:54) Working with parody and deadlines 

* (8:50) Candy vs big meal analogy  

* (9:40) Nick's song Software  

* (11:49) Don't wait on the muse 

* (18:13) Layering vocals  

* (19:14) Video choreography 

* (24:40) Puppets! 

* (31:15) Genre jumping  

* (32:45) Vocal style 

* (35:20) Beginner's mindset  

* (43:30) Microphones 

* (48:52) Spirit Halloween trilogy  

* (54:43) Gremlins 

* (55:46) Acting 

* (57:18) How many songs written? 

* (59:00) Sweaty bit in videos 

* (1:02:54) What's next for Nick?  

* (1:07:32) Weirdest thing you've experienced?   

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