Ep 62: The EDM Cinderella - How The Glitch Mob Exploded
The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss: Bestselling Author, Human Guinea Pig
4.6 • 17.4K Ratings
🗓️ 23 February 2015
⏱️ 114 minutes
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Summary
Justin Boreta is a founding member of The Glitch Mob. Their music has been featured in movies like Sin City II, Edge of Tomorrow, Captain America, and Spiderman. In this episode, we discuss The Glitch Mob's path from unknown band to playing sold-out 90,000-person (!) arenas. We delve into war stories, and Justin plays us never-before-heard "drafts" of blockbuster tracks to show creative process. Even if you have zero interest in music, Justin discusses habits and strategies that can be applied to nearly anything. Meditation? Morning routines? We cover it all. The Glitch Mob's last album, Love Death Immortality, debuted on the Billboard charts at #1 Electronic Album, #1 Indie Label, and #4 Overall Digital Album. This is particularly impressive because The Glitch Mob is an artist-owned group. It's a true start-up. This podcast is brought to you by Mizzen + Main. Mizzen + Main makes the only "dress" shirts I now travel with -- fancy enough for important dinners but made from athletic, sweat-wicking material. No more ironing, no more steaming, no more hassle. Click here for the exact shirts I wear most often. Order one of their dress shirts this week and get a Henley shirt (around $60 retail) for free. Just add the two you like here to the cart, then use code "TIM" at checkout. This episode is also brought to you by 99Designs, the world's largest marketplace of graphic designers. Did you know I used 99Designs to rapid prototype the cover for The 4-Hour Body? Here are some of the impressive results. ALL SHOW NOTES AND LINKS: www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast
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| 0:00.0 | Hello ladies and gents, this is Tim Ferris and welcome to another episode. |
| 0:07.0 | God damn optimal minimal. |
| 0:09.7 | Take this out the tube I can run flat out for a half mile before my hands start shaking. |
| 0:14.2 | Can I also put some questions? |
| 0:16.3 | Now I just sit in the perfect time. |
| 0:20.0 | I'm a cybernetic organism living this show a metal endoscopic. |
| 0:23.8 | Me too, Ferris, so... |
| 0:31.0 | That's the usual intro music, but I'd like you to hear a brand new version |
| 0:36.0 | reimagined by none other than Justin Bereda of the Glitch Mob. |
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