63. Alec Wenzel with special guest Camilla Vaitaitis (Specific Ocean)

Today's guest is (primarily) my pal, Alec Wenzel. The conversation actually starts off with both Alec and his Specific Ocean bandmate, Camilla Vaitaitis. This episode took three Zoom videos to complete and honestly, it was poor planning on my part. Alec is a dear friend, so I didn't ask him to be on the podcast weeks in advance. I just said, "Dude, wanna do an episode tomorrow?" And that was that. The timing was perfect right then though, because I wanted to discuss his band's new single, Unity Effect. However, that couldn't properly be accomplished without the presence of Specific Ocean co-bandleader, Camilla Vaitaitis on hand. Camilla was kind enough to be free when we called and she jumped on the first 10 minutes of the interview to talk shop. Hopefully she'll give me another chance to interview her individually at a later date. Alec and I chatted until our 40 minute Zoom timer ran out. Then we took a potty break, set up a new meeting, and continued. Tune in to hear our conversation about being a working musician, band goals, growing as an indie act, what it means to be a part of a scene, and of course, church gigs. Shout out to Edge Church, who puts up with the two of us making loud noise for several hours every Sunday morning. If you enjoy the podcast, please let others know, subscribe or write a review. 5 star ratings and reviews on Apple Music as well as subscribing to our YouTube Channel help us out the most!! IF YOU'D LIKE TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST IN A MONETARY WAY, I'M NOW ON PATREON! https://www.patreon.com/andysydow You can support my artist career and this podcast for as little as $3 per month. The price of one cup of coffee helps keep this podcast on its feet. Any and every contribution is greatly appreciated! Guest Links: Specific Ocean Website: https://specificoceanband.bandcamp.com/ Specific Ocean Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/specificoceanmusic/?hl=en Specific Ocean Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/specificoceanband/ Alec Wenzel Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alecwenzelmusic/ Camilla Vaitaitis Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/camillavaitaitis/ Episode Music: Theme 2: "Theme 2" by Andy Sydow Sponsor Music: "Wicked Dreams" by Andy Sydow Guest Music: "Unity Effect" by Specific Ocean Interview Outro Music: “Who I Want To Be” by Andy Sydow Guest Music: "Killjoy" by Specific Ocean Sponsors: A huge thanks to our sponsors, PQ Mastering and Narrator RF. For any sponsorship inquiries, shoot me an email at middleclassrockstar@gmail.com http://pqmastering.com https://narratorrf.com