Ep. 119: Lauv

And The Writer Is...with Ross Golan

And The Writer Is

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🗓️ 1 March 2021

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

For more than five years this guest has quietly and steadily become one of pop’s brightest rising stars. He has released all of his music completely independently with 5 billion streams to his name while writing for some of the biggest stars in the world, performing late-night talk shows, playing stadiums opening for Ed Sheeran, and selling out shows in 21 countries as a headliner. He first gained attention in 2015 when his single “The Other” went viral, peaking at number three on Hype Machine and hitting Spotify’s Global Top 100 before eventually being certified Gold. After concentrating on working with other artists, he hit again with 2017’s “I Like Me Better,” which reached #7 at Top 40 and #2 at Hot AC and was certified 4X multi-platinum in the US and platinum in 12 other countries. “I’m so tired…” his duet with Troye Sivan, has also been certified platinum, with over 600 million streams worldwide. His official debut album ~how i'm feeling~ featured 3 new collaborations with Alessia Cara, Sofia Reyes, and BTS. Accepting and celebrating the multiple facets of ourselves and the different personalities we carry with us, is a theme throughout the debut album, even extending to the cover art. And this artist has been open about his struggles with anxiety and depression and has taken action on the issue with his Blue Boy Foundation, which supports programs that help young people feel more comfortable reaching out for help with mental health. In 2019, he launched the “My Blue Thoughts” initiative, a community-building mechanism for fans to anonymously write down or record whatever is on their mind, as a way to engage with people around the world who may be having similar experiences. And The Writer Is… Lauv!

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0:00.0	Hey guys, welcome to And The Writer Is. I'm your host Ross Golan. I've written with hundreds
0:15.7	of artists and writers over the years and my favorite part of each session is the first
0:20.1	hour when we catch up about life, the industry, politics, composition, whatever. So this is
0:26.0	a journey of learning why people write songs, how people write songs, and most importantly,
0:31.7	who the people are, who write the songs. I'm producing this with the great Joe London,
0:36.8	big deal music publishing, and mega house music management. If you want to listen to the
0:41.4	songs we discuss in this podcast, follow us on our socials, find out about special live
0:47.7	events, or buy that merch aka that had I always wear. Go to our website www.andthewriteris.com.
0:57.7	For a little bit of context, we just wanted you to know that a lot of these were recorded
1:02.8	before quarantine. And as we know, a lot has changed in 2020. So again, please stay safe out there
1:10.2	and enjoy the new episodes of And The Writer Is.
1:16.5	Welcome to And The Writer Is. I am your host Ross Golan. Today's guest is the epitome,
1:23.0	the exemplification, the typification of do it yourself pop stars. This Dead Boy King is a
1:31.0	revolutionary in the streaming landscape, having gone multi platinum with over a billion streams,
1:37.9	billion with a B, still young and prolific. This artist's discography is nothing short of
1:44.2	impressive. From the great state of California, this artist will hit you right where your feelings are.
1:50.6	And The Writer Is, my friend Ari left aka Love.
1:57.0	What's up? That was quite the intro. Yeah. Welcome, man. It's good to have you. Yeah.
2:04.8	Good to have you. Good to talk to you again. It's been a minute. It has.
2:09.3	So here's like a weird story. So we obviously did
2:14.4	El Tahanó together featuring Sofia Rez. Yes. And she lives right there.
2:21.6	She lives in like the house right there and like right on the other side of this.
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