Episode 19: YLTHI Ep. 19 | Dana Willax on Creative Insight, Unlimited Snowboard Pass & Secrets to Master Your Craft

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Today we sat down with D Dub aka kingdomofdana aka my brother aka Dana Willax! Dana is a creative genius, one of the hardest working people that exist, absolute shredder, guitarist, vocalist and bassist in multiple bands, photographer, videographer, wedding guru, my inspiration in everything I do and SO MUCH MORE. Get a look into Dana’s life from growing up as a Willax, skateboarding and snowboarding history and insight into his music career and mindset. This will have you wanting to put 100% of your energy into every single thing you do! And do it with love! YLTHI! - C Dub 11/13/23 #YLTHI Ep. 19
CHAPTERS:
00:00 Intro Dana Willax brother breakdown
01:45 Starting to skateboard
02:30 Old school editing days
03:20 Dana snowboarding background
And getting a ‘Gold Pass’
08:45 Starting a band in Highschool
11:30 College & shifting careers
16:45 Moving out of your home town
19:00 Graduating as an electrician
21:00 Moving to California
25:00 Working for Certapro Painters
29:00 Finding friends in new locations
32:00 Joining “kingdom of giants”
39:00 Recording their first album
40:00 Touring with Volumes
44:50 Life changing decision to leave a dream job and pursue your dreams
50:15 How to find the job or housing of your dreams
51:00 Moving to Southern California
52:30 How Danas life changed the trajectory of my life
56:20 Repurposing other people’s content
57:30 G of the Week presented by ‘Athlete Studio’
01:00:00 Putting 100% of your time into what you love no matter what
01:01:30 Getting into videography
01:07:00 Reaching out to your idols in DM
01:08:00 Applying what you learn to become the best you can
11:11:11 Favorite moments with the Vlog
11:12:45 How’s the $$ in weddings vs. music videos
11:13:20 Put yourself in uncomfortable situations
11:15:45 When to start charging $ for work
01:19:20 How important is gear vs. talent
01:23:00 Honing in your craft
01:24:10 Make sure you LOVE what you do
01:25:30 Creating content for yourself vs. other people
01:27:30 Starting a second band “Chief” and question from Daly
01:31:00 Question from Daly Wear
01:33:40 Candy Grind “Ask C Dub Anything”
01:38:40 Metal music making you snowboard better
01:41:00 Where does all the motivation come from?
01:43:00 Doing everything from love with passion for those who can’t
01:46:40 Feature Question Mike Dawsy
01:49:50 Will we ever get a full winter season out of D Dub?
01:51:00 Avo Apparel??
01:52:00 Final thanks and shoutouts
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