Kyle Nicolaides led the Led Zeppelin influenced garage punk band Beware of Darkness, before releasing his own rousing indie rock as a solo artist beginning in 2018. He signed to Warner Music / Bright Antenna Records and his debut album was produced by Grammy Winning producer Dave Sardy (Killers, Rage Against the Machine) and he has toured around the world opening for huge acts such as Smashing Pumpkins and The 1975 etc. Recently, Kyle relocated back to his hometown of Santa Barbara, California and is working on a book about depression, hoping to shine a light for others along their own journey’s through anxiety & depression.Episode Highlights //+ Being a vessel for channeling songs+ When coming from ego nothing works, when coming from spirit everything works+ How the tortured artist making better music is actually bullshit+ Intentions of doing something and that being essential regardless of how it looks on paper + Kyle writing a book on depression now+ Kyle’s personal favorite books and takeaways+ Being told to kill himself by team members when he went to then to say he was depressed and nearly suicidal+ The magic of chemistry on teams & how to put together the right team+ Exploring our subconscious relationships with money+ How I experience Kyle’s energy today vs back in the day and how he experiences my energy today vs back in the day