Ep. 23 - Being an Artist Entrepreneur (ft. BNZA & Shay)

In this episode, local Toronto based and Tibetan artist BNZA joins us to talk about the life of an artist and young entrepreneur. We talk about growing up in Parkdale, to finding his voice as an artist and performing his first headline show. His business partner Shay then joins us to talk about opening their first cocktail bar in Toronto called mellowroom, and how navigate trials and tribulations as young entrepreneurs.

IN THE LAB is an introspective podcast interviewing the current and next generation of creatives.

Hosted by biosphere, our goal is to inspire creatives, giving transparency on what it takes to succeed in the creative industries.

Whether its personal struggles, creative fulfillment, and/or striving for something more, we want you to know that you can do it too.

0:00 Intro
1:40 How we met
2:52 Getting connected with the local scene
4:24 Background in music
10:33 Transitioning to full time creative
12:40 Playing first headline show
15:30 To rehearse or not rehearse
18:00 Being a Tibetan artist*
19:04 Toronto underground scene
25:22 Future music projects
28:00 Welcome Shay
30:20 Opening mellowroom
31:50 Connecting the cocktail bar with the music scene*
33:50 Ideation to execution
38:12 Mixology is like making music*
39:08 Unforeseen obstacles*
42:50 Long Term goals
44:08 Advice for new or upcoming entrepreneurs
47:43 Outro

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