Welcome to the Songs with Substance Podcast where I speak to introspective indie artists about their experience staying mentally healthy as they navigate the music industry. In today’s episode I spoke to Josh from Booster Fawn, an alt-rock band based in Montreal. We spoke about Josh’s positive journey to sobriety, as depicted in his latest album ‘Dreams made of Snowflakes’.

TW: Please be advised that this episode touches on subjects like addiction and suicide. Perhaps this is one to skip over if these are sensitive subjects for you.

⏳CHAPTERS⏳
00:00 Intro
01:03 Josh’s musical background
01:50 Why the name Booster Fawn
04:08 How they’re bringing nature back to civilisation
06:36 Being authentic but having a business mindset
07:08 Josh’s positive journey to sobriety
11:09 Songwriting before & after addiction
13:16 Spirituality after addiction
13:54 What helped Josh in his sobriety
16:33 Josh shares his rock bottom
20:57 How to make art without craving validation
24:42 How much ego is healthy for artists
26:44 Josh’s biggest learning curve in music marketing
30:19 Why Josh keeps going even when success feels out of reach
32:11 Success in music for Josh
36:13 What Josh wants his music to communicate to his audience
38:47 What’s next for Josh & where to find him

Hear more from Josh: https://www.instagram.com/boosterfawn/
Hear more from Reine: https://linktr.ee/reinecramer

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