Vanessa Van Ness Comes On Hero’s Journey

Hey Heroes! On the latest episode of Hero’s Journey, I talked to music artist Vanessa Van Ness.

Vanessa is a musician, singer, and producer who has been featured on BBC Introducing, and her song “Crumb Giver” is gaining popularity on TikTok.

In the episode, Vanessa and I talked about getting over 200 rejections from music blogs, how to get your song viral on TikTok, living in the same building as Jim Morrison, and more!

Check out the full episode on the Hero’s Journey YouTube channel, or wherever you get your podcasts!

Video options: YouTube, Spotify

Audio options: Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Pandora, Castbox, Overcast, Pocket Casts, iHeart Radio, RadioPublic, Stitcher, Anghami

Heroek’s Year In Music

As December gets started, lots of platforms including Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube are sending out their yearly recaps. I was so overwhelmed with joy looking at mine this morning, so I wanted to share these stats with you. Thank you to all the listeners, readers, and fans who made this possible:

Heroek music on Spotify

• Top 5 artist for 4 fans, top 10 artist for 4 fans

• 166 listeners

• 606 streams

• 21 hours listened

• 25 countries (#1 - US | #2 - Brazil | #3 - UK | #4 - Canada | #5 - Mexico)

• 125 total shares

• 26% increase in followers

• Added to 36 playlists, with songs added 80 times (196% increase)

• Top song: “Say It Ain’t So” with KIETH MONTANA (184 streams, 86 listeners, 18 countries)

Heroek music on Apple Music

• 230 minutes listened

• 195 radio spins

Hero’s Journey on Spotify

• #1 show for 11 fans, top 5 show for 29 fans, top 10 show for 37 fans

• 53% increase in listening time

• 100% increase in followers

• 139% increase in total audience

• 999% increase in total new audience (WHAT?!)

• 24 countries (#1 - US | #2 - Australia | #3 - Canada | #4 - Finland | #5 - Sweden)

• Top episode: SpaceMan Zack Lied To His Parents About College (247% more played than my average episode)

Overall, I’m blown away by the support this year, especially on the podcast. If you supported me in any way this year, thank you.

Heroek Happenings

• TheFatRat liked a video of my “Escaping Gravity” remix!