Petravita on Conquering Fear as an Artist, Why He Makes Music, & The Soundtrack of Summer

Petravita, real name Brandon Landis, is a Stockholm-based hip-hop artist, poet, and adventurer. After growing up in Seattle on a steady stream of video games and local hip-hop shows, he found his footing in the music world for the first time while attending university in England, where he began performing music as a duo with his friend and roommate.

After graduating with bachelor’s degree in creative advertising, he would move to Stockholm to work with a number of startups in their marketing and advertising efforts. With life’s everyday callings relatively settled, Petravita is now turning his attention to music once again, on track to release his first full-length project of original music in June 2017.

Vital Stats:

Favorite food: Pad thai

Favorite cloth pattern: Paisley

Hidden talent: Guessing exactly how many jelly beans are in that jar at the carnival

In this episode we discuss:

• How he got into Hip Hop
• George Watsky
• Learning the harmonica
• How he gets out of creative funks
• Improving his gratitude
• Writing, and how it helps him clear his mind
• The History of Rap
• Nerdy Hip Hop
• Trap rap
• Creating intros and jingles
• Where Petravita comes from
• Fallout 3
• Fun Questions
• Why he makes music
• Conquering fear as an artist
• The soundtrack of summer
• Artist’s he’s in as well
• Sol
• Jack Harlow
• Brothers from Another
• Kyle
• Twitter
• Facebook