Guest Speaker Ep. 105: Leo The Kind

On Episode 105 of the Guest Speaker series, Mike sits down with the multi-talented singer, rapper, & producer Leo The Kind for a highly entertaining episode! Leo shares how he got his start making beats on his cousin’s PS2 as a kid before his dad invested in a computer and production software for him. He started to make EDM music under the alias Imagin8, which ultimately led to him being signed to Heroic Records and getting a plethora of sync-licensing deals. Leo has had the honor of having co-signs from Grammy nominated producers David “Swag R’Celious” Harris and Keithen “Bassman” Foster. He even shares a story of him selling his PS4 to buy a plane ticket to attend a Sony recording session in LA where he met JoJo and got the attention of Usher and his team. He also shares an amazing story of opening up for JoJo in Boston years later. Since then, Leo The Kind has been one of the most consistent and well-known hit makers in the Boston scene, and has made waves nationally garnering sync deals from Nike, Hulu, Disney+, ESPN, & much more. Leo shares some of his sync game knowledge, and shares advice for independent artists trying to build sustainability with their artistry. Leo & Mike also talk about why GTA San Andreas was the best PS2 game ever, Leo’s favorite car models, what it’s like having a pet frog, and so much more. Follow Leo The Kind on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leothekind/?hl=en Stream "Up All Night" by Leo the Kind on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/2brek60zrFTfxwlUmoC0Fd?si=Jy5ax70YSiOxP36OIDR4Og Stream "Up All Night" by Leo the Kind on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/up-all-night-single/1735502632 Check out our studio, AOA Studios, and book a session or service with us: https://www.aoastudios.org/inquiriesbooking Follow our social media and blogs Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/turntableteachers/?hl=en Tik Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@turntableteachers Blog - https://www.turntableteachers.com/blog Shop - https://www.turntableteachers.com/shop Subscribe to our streaming services Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-turntable-teachers/id1448694925 Google Play - https://playmusic.app.goo.gl/?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&isi=691797987&ius=googleplaymusic&apn=com.google.android.music&link=https://play.google.com/music/m/Icujt6fhi2je7zzfxjkr7glcowe?t%3DThe_Turntable_Teachers%26pcampaignid%3DMKT-na-all-co-pr-mu-pod-16 Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/user-538618877 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4UJh499meoTP5wV2b2jrb0?si=EMaTjq9CR2-_zA6orKQNEQ