EP. 391 - Derek DiScanio (State Champs)

About this episode

Derek DiScanio of State Champs discusses his journey in music, touring, and personal anecdotes in this episode of Sappenin' Podcast.

All You Are Is History! The king of pop-punks new age, Derek DiScanio , is our guest on Episode 391 of Sappenin' Podcast ! State Champs cap-master vocalist returns for an exclusive audio reveal of his first ever moustache, touring ' Around The World and Back 's tenth anniversary and the bands current free agent status. In this conversation, DiScanio reflects deeply on his facial hair journey and how he's finally accepted by his bandmates, Slam Dunk 2026 surprises, fighting Zebrahead to win the festivals most appearance trophy, forgetting deep-cut lyrics, leaving their longterm record label deal vs being schmoozed by industry bosses, how it effects their future, new music plans, why nobody reports on music contacts anymore, growing out of their emo kids narrative, karaoke set disasters, delivering fans room service, the time they played inside a butchers, handwritten lyric books, the art of a comfy tour bus, awkward internet theories and more! Turn it up and join  Sean  and  Morgan  to find out Sappenin' this week! Follow us on Social Media: Twitter:  @sappeninpod Instagram:  @sappeninpod Special thank you to our Sappenin' Podcast Patreons: Join the…

People in this episode

Hosts: Sean Smith, Morgan

Guest: Derek DiScanio

Topics covered

• pop-punk
• music industry
• touring
• facial hair
• new music
• band dynamics

Keywords

• Derek DiScanio
• State Champs
• pop-punk
• touring
• music industry
• new music
• Sappenin' Podcast

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: State Champs

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