Ziggy Alberts: Wildly Underprepared

About this episode

Ziggy Alberts shares his journey of self-discovery and the challenges of balancing music and life.

What does it take for you to slow down? Ziggy Alberts started playing live at 17, admittedly underprepared, but fizzing. By 21, he was staring at a studio ceiling noticing the lights had gone dim, but no one had touched the switch. It led him to break down to a friend. After years of “hell-for-leather” world-touring, he'd finally stayed still long enough to feel what he'd been outrunning. Ziggy is a songwriter, surfer, and founder of Common Folk Records, the independent label he built with hi...

People in this episode

Hosts: Lauren L. Hill, Dave Rastovich

Guest: Ziggy Alberts

Topics covered

• music
• songwriting
• surfing
• personal growth
• independent music

Keywords

• Ziggy Alberts
• Common Folk Records
• songwriter
• surfing
• world-touring

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Common Folk Records

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