TJ Doerfel (also known as Sir TJ The Wrathful) is a musician in the band 'The Doerfels' and host of the 'Into The Doerfel-Verse' podcast. In Conversation #98, TJ and I discuss: life on the road with 10 siblings, his experience of grinding away in the music industry, how he came across 'value 4 value music', why he started a podcast to interact with fans and the joys of rediscovering a passion. Have a fantastic day wherever you are in the world & don't forget to boost!Timeline:(0:00) - Intro To TJ(0:36) - Selling the family house to play music(5:54) - TJ's love of music(13:30) - Getting serious & practice(24:01) - Child novelty vs turning pro(31:21) - The 'Music Business' & connections(40:20) - Self promotion vs V4V(46:01) - Can Value 4 Value be mainstream?(50:30) - V4V Music is open(55:39) - Value is subjective(1:00:01) - TJ's problem that v4v solved(1:09:50) - 'Pay to play' grossness(1:23:45) - Getting real feedback(1:29:34) - Interacting with boosts & chapters(1:42:47) - New music: acoustic and live(1:48:39) - Starting again(1:52:38) - Check out The DoerfelverseTJ's Links:Website: https://www.doerfelverse.com/Mastodon: https://noagendasocial.com/@sirtjthewrathfulConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUTwitter/X: https://twitter.com/meremortalspodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@meremortalspodcastValue 4 Value Support:Boostagram: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/supportPaypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meremortalspodcastSupport the show