Futuristic | On Mars Pod EP 44 | Ikigai Album, Nerd Raps in Compton & Genuine Connections

Today On Mars, we explore the mind of Zach “Futuristic” Beck, an artist, performer and entrepreneur in Tempe, Arizona. We talk about early days, shooting music videos, going viral at a young age, making 60k in a week, making industry connections, managing artists, being sober over a year, importance of family, creating the new album “ikigai”, going back on tour and a lot more.

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Moments On Mars

00:00 Intro

02:09 From the Midwest to AZ

04:50 Family Musical Influences

07:17 Shooting Music Videos w/ Jakob Owens

11:27 Early Features w/ Big Artists

15:01 “I Guess I’ll Smoke” feat. Dizzy Wright & Layzie Bone

18:03 Selling Tickets to Shows

23:43 “The Greatest” Single & Going Viral

27:26 Subscribe :)

28:05 Investing in Music

31:35 Choosing Your Team Wisely

38:23 Importance of Early Features

44:33 Managing Other Artists

54:58 ikigai Defined

56:16 Using One Producer

59:46 Writing ikigai

01:09:19 Sobriety

01:20:25 ikigai Album Tour

01:21:09 Family

01:33:16 Listen to ikigai the Album

01:37:57 No Features

01:40:23 Writing a Book

01:42:15 What’s Next for Futuristic

01:44:30 Outro