#24 - Carter Reeves

Cam Meekins Show

Excited to release the first in studio episode! Carter Reeves is a musician, producer and former front-man of the band, Aer. His new project under the name Surfer Girl is out now on all platforms!

Timestamps:

0:05 - 0:55 Introduction of Carter Reeves
0:55 - 2:00 Rider requests on Cam & Carter’s tour
2:00 - 7:45 Carter’s new Alias + EP “Surfer Girl”
7:45 - 8:50 Cam & Carter’s relationship + come up
8:50 - 9:15 What inspired Carter to embark on this new journey
9:15 - 9:35 Carter explains his old duo he was a part of, “Aer”
9:35 - 10:00 The “frat rap” label in the early 2010s
10:00 - 14:35 Carter & Cam’s musical process
14:35 - 17:30 Coming out of the split of Aer
17:30 - 18:20 “Pop” songs & having the right fanbase
18:20 - 19:05 Talent being only a small portion of industries
19:05 - 19:45 Behind the scenes writers/musicians
19:45 - 21:00 The music industry is not a meritocracy
21:00 - 25:15 Pop music is in a better place now
25:15 - 28:30 The power in being vulnerable
28:30 - 33:00 Success at a young age
33:00 - 36:00 Keeping your wits about you while in the music industry
36:00 - 37:40 The ego, the American dream & how it could hinder you
37:40 - 38:30 The importance of building community
38:30 - 41:05 Finding the balance between nature & modern consumerism
41:05 - 42:35 Mushrooms suits & the passing of your life / consciousness
42:35 - 43:40 Meditation, macrodosing mushrooms, legalizing marijuana
43:40 - 44:44 Industrialization, colonization
44:44 - 49:50 Pentagon disclosing UFOs, de-stigmatizing the “conspiracy theory” term
49:50 - 57:35 Carter’s “path” & where we all should go from here to make the world better
57:35 - 1:01:00 “Over-wokeness” & cancel culture pure-ism in Gen Z
1:01:00 - 1:02:10 Breaking out of the “left vs. right” paradigm & unifying
1:02:10 - 1:05:00 Where Carter’s natural positive vibe came from
1:05:00 - 1:18:43 Aer’s beginning & the journey of the early 2010s

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