24. Khaled - What happens when you follow your dream and get cancer midway?

This week on The Labrador Energy Podcast I had the chance to speak with Khalid!

Khaled is a software engineer and musician of Palestinian origin who lives, works and plays in New York.

Khaled was in Berlin for a trip and we had the chance to learn about his story - how he got to New York, how he discovered his passion and love for music and how he decided to follow this passion!

We also find out how we dealt with the life chancing new of being diagnosed with non hutchinson lymphoma aka Lymph-node Cancer.

We talk about passion, music, cancer, networking and motivation.

Check out the latest episode of The Labrador Energy Podcast!

Also check out Khaled’s page and band at https://www.machdharma.com

Also on Spotify @machdharma!

Topics covered!

• Palestinian born in Saudi
• Amsterdam - Spark of Inspiration - Music 2:40
• Recording an Album in New York and Cancer
• How’s the cancer?
• Living in Saudi
• How do you move to the US? 5:49
• Getting your green card not he same day as 9/11 - 5:18///
• Getting a scholarship 6:00
• Arabic - French 7:33
• Living in New York
• Working and Doing Music Crazy Hours 8:00
• Music and Dad 10:40
• Becoming a Software Engineer - 11:23
• Practice and Community in Music 13:40
• Jumping from mics to mics 16:20
• Carrying your Guitar Around 17:35
• The Joy of Flow 18:30. ++++
• Things picking up 19:20
• Setting up A tour 21:00
• Buskin 25:00
• A Press Kit. 26:30
• MacDharma 27:00
• Lymph-node Cancer 28:34
• Costa Rica Rafting 32:34 - Cancer at Stage 4??
• Gratitude 33:30
• Getting Traction in Music 35:00
• Getting Rejected from Berghain 42:30