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He put you on a pedestal. You know, I ran into David on Facebook. At that time, he had a radio station. We were
doing a lot of promotion ourselves and pushing stuff. I sent some stuff to him and from that point forward, we
just became great friends. We met up in Los Vegas and had a great time out there. We talked about a lot of
stuff. And now, he's our executive producer. I’ll tell you what…David has been behind us 100 percent, pushing
us and making things happen for us.

SS: I'm not going to try to press too much on how old some of us are, as we've been talking how much music
has changed over the years…for young artists out there who are mastering their craft and want to get their
stuff out there and to actually make a buck…what kind of advice would you guys give them?

BWG (Michael): I can't really tell how to make a buck, but I can just say just stick with it. Don't give up and have
a good counterpart. You don't need a backup, you just need to be who you are and make sure you’re who you
try to be. Don’t try to be something for someone else.

BWG (Andy): I think I echo Mike’s sentiment. Just be true to yourself. Today there are a multitude of facets of
how you can get your music out there. I think it's a wonderful industry today. It has changed and I'm not saying
it changed for the worse. I like the added ability that you can get your music out. I think it's fantastic, because if
you go back a number of years, it was pretty hardcore. In a lot of ways, you can self-promote a lot better today
with all the avenues you get, all the sites you can put your music onto. It's a lot easier to get produced yourself.
You might not be high-quality to start, but you can get your music out there quicker. That's one of the really
cool things about today's music scene. There's revitalization that's happening right now because of it.

SS: That's the advice my listeners have been giving over the years. The number one thing is…never give up. I
had a cat tell me that if you could do anything else that you're just happy with, do that. If you could become
a doctor or lawyer, you know, do it and do this (music) on the side. But if this is what you need, this is what
keeps you alive, then never give up.

BWG: And when you are talking about passion, a lot of stuff that we've been writing is kind of about things that
are going on in the world today. When you can write something and then you get emails from people saying,
‘You know you just wrote my wife story in 5 minutes,’ it's a really good feeling. When you touch someone with
your words and your music, there’s nothing like it.

SS: Anything you'd like to add?

BWG: I just want to say thanks for the opportunity to speak with you and get us out there. We've got a lot of
great fans out there and that's another thing…always connect with your fans because they're the ones that
make you or break you.

SS: That's the key right? You have to stay in contact with your fans in order to make that happen.

BWG: Exactly, right? Thank you!

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