Please rate and review if you enjoyed the episode!Today Patrick sits down with content creator Coco Mocoe to build the playlist of her life.Coco is an expert on all things trends, marketing, content strategy, and pop culture. She makes videos for her over 1 million followers on TikTok, writes a newsletter on Substack, and has her own show The Middle Row with Coco Mocoe where she sits in a movie theater with different musicians and watches their music video with them. I also have met her in person a couple times at different events and she is one of the genuinely nicest people you’ll ever meet.We talk about growing up in the underdog city of Long Beach, how she became a full time content creator, and of course what artists she thinks will blow up next.Listen to Coco’s playlist on Spotify, Apple Music, or Tidal.The video version of The Guest List with Patrick Hicks is available on Substack and YouTube.You can subscribe to the audio only podcast feed on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, or wherever you get podcasts.The Guest List with Patrick Hicks was created by Patrick Hicks and Ellie Stathopoulos. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit patrickhicks.substack.com/subscribe
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Episode 17 - Melissa Locker
Please rate and review if you enjoyed the episode!Today Patrick sits down with journalist Melissa Locker to build the playlist of her life.Melissa is a writer, editor, and podcaster whose work has appeared in Time, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, The Guardian, and many more publications on a wide variety of topics. But I wanted to have her on because she has just written a fascinating book about the history of Oasis fans. It’s called And After All: A Fan History of Oasis and it tells the story not of the band, but of the people who love them. We talk about growing up in Portland, Oregon in a religious household, her podcast that got stolen by Amazon, where she wrote her Oasis book, and much much more. Listen to Melissa’s playlist on Spotify, Apple Music, or Tidal.The video version of The Guest List with Patrick Hicks is available on Substack and YouTube.You can subscribe to the audio only podcast feed on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, or wherever you get podcasts.The Guest List with Patrick Hicks was created by Patrick Hicks and Ellie Stathopoulos. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit patrickhicks.substack.com/subscribe
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Episode 16 - Jacob Givens
Today Patrick sits down with music content creator Jacob Givens to build the playlist of his life.Do you remember the first time you heard the Smashing Pumpkins? What about Rage Against the Machine or Tori Amos or Radiohead? Jacob Givens does. And he has made an art of capturing the feeling of hearing iconic artists like those in short, often funny, videos on social media. His videos have been viewed by millions and millions of people, including many of the musicians he has paid tribute to. He is also a musician himself playing in the alternative band Temple of the Dads and the host of the podcast Waterproof Records. In this episode we talk about Jacob’s journey to music obsession, how he has introduced his passion for music to his kids, and what band he would love to find a way to make a video about.Listen to Jacob’s playlist on Spotify, Apple Music, or Tidal.The video version of The Guest List with Patrick Hicks is available on Substack and YouTube.You can subscribe to the audio only podcast feed on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, or wherever you get podcasts.Please rate and review if you enjoyed the episode!The Guest List with Patrick Hicks was created by Patrick Hicks and Ellie Stathopoulos. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit patrickhicks.substack.com/subscribe
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Episode 15 - Shane Morris
Today Patrick sits down with machine learning engineer and content creator Shane Morris to build the playlist of his life.Shane is normally on podcasts discussing topics like “Data Engineering in the Federal Sector” since his day job is working as a senior executive advisor in the world of defense and national security. But before all that he was also in the music business, working for MySpace Music in it’s heyday, running a music website called Ear Milk, and managing huge stars like rapper Travis Scott (who Shane called the worst person he ever worked with).Patrick and Shane talk about the best music to code to, getting music recommendations from famous DJs, and what song best represents Shane’s weird love of the condiment Heinz Buffaranch. Listen to Shane’s playlist on Spotify, Apple Music, or Tidal.The video version of The Guest List with Patrick Hicks is available on Substack and YouTube.You can subscribe to the audio only podcast feed on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, or wherever you get podcasts.Please rate and review if you enjoyed the episode!The Guest List with Patrick Hicks was created by Patrick Hicks and Ellie Stathopoulos. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit patrickhicks.substack.com/subscribe
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Episode 14 - Jay Thomas Manuel aka Mini Producer
Today Patrick sits down with music producer and reality show star Jay Thomas Manuel (aka Mini Producer) to build the playlist of his life.Jay was born with a rare bone disease called Osteogenesis Imperfecta Type 3 and his parents were told he likely wouldn’t live past childhood. Not only did he survive he has thrived - working as a hip hop producer, getting married to his wife Pamela who also has Osteogenesis Imperfecta Type 3, and earlier this year starring in his own reality show with Pamela called Jay & Pamela. Patrick and Jay talk about how he first got into hip hop production, what’s on his many “Vibes” playlists, and the songs he used to win over Pamela when they were long distance.Listen to Jay’s playlist on Spotify, Apple Music, or Tidal.The video version of The Guest List with Patrick Hicks is available on Substack and YouTube.You can subscribe to the audio only podcast feed on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, or wherever you get podcasts.Please rate and review if you enjoyed the episode!The Guest List with Patrick Hicks was created by Patrick Hicks and Ellie Stathopoulos. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit patrickhicks.substack.com/subscribe
Music meets memoir in this podcast from storyteller and music historian Patrick Hicks. Each episode guests share the soundtrack of their lives — revealing the stories behind the songs that shaped them. Deep, honest, and full of unexpected connections. patrickhicks.substack.com
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