68. Mohini Dey: The Bass Phenom from India on her journey, Willow, touring, branding & entrepreneurship

Episode 68: Mohini Dey.

Today, we’ve got the incredible Mohini Dey on the pod! We’re coming to you from backstage at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Miami, where she just played an amazing set with Willow. Mohini is absolutely one of the greatest bassists in the game right now. She came up in India, built a huge name for herself, and is now living in the U.S., touring the world. We get into her journey, her artist career, her inspiring drive, and something I had no idea about—her entrepreneurial work, which she keeps super low-key (and honestly, that just makes me respect her even more). We also talk playing with Willow, their viral Tiny Desk performance, life on tour, and more. Hope you dig this convo with my friend Mohini Dey. Let’s go!

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(00:00) INTRO

(03:39) CAREER GROWTH

(06:32) WILLOW SMITH

(14:54) TINY DESK, WILLOW SMITH'S BAND

(15:42) SOLO CAREER

(23:11) FAMILY UPBRINGING, DEDICATION, HAPPINESS

(30:58) THE MUSIC SCENE IN INDIA, A. R. RAHMAN

(36:51) LESSONS FROM PLAYING WITH OTHER LEGENDARY MUSICIANS

(39:34) ENTREPRENEURSHIP

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