Velveteen Shakes & Cameron McCurdy are joined by special guest David Atai! They talk about Tropical Penguins, Nesian Mystik, working with the youth of New Zealand musicians as a Crescendo Trust of Aotearoa mentor, record deals, the YouTube algorithm, & the 2008 Eddie Murphy film Meet Dave.
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#2 Disciple Pati Teaches Mythology & Existentialism
Velveteen Shakes (Keegan Tunks) & Cameron McCurdy are joined by special guest Disciple Pati (Sapati Apa)! They talk about her debut single "The Boy Who Cried Woman", Samoan mythology, Donald Glover, simulation theory, existentialism, and advice for young artists.
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#1 The Legend of Fran Kora
Velveteen Shakes (Keegan Tunks) talks to special guest Francis Kora! They talk about Kora, songwriting, changing band dynamics, isolation, future plans, and advice for young New Zealand musicians.
Keegan Tunks aka Velveteen Shakes has decided to do what every white man does at some point in their lives: Grow a beard; and start a podcast. He roped his friend Cameron McCurdy into producing for him, and his interesting creative friends into being guests. Here's the result: Welcome to the Velveteen Shakescast.
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