Darren Moore: “If you have an aspiration, follow it.”

Episode 010 // Darren Moore on the heartdea13r Podcast with chr1stoph3r g0ndaSummary:

- Darren Moore on Ikons of Rock, songwriting for the Tampa Bay Rays, starting and running companies, and DIY hustle in the music business.👀 What you’ll hear

• Reframe tribute performance after Ozzy’s passing and why respect now shapes the portrayal
• Engineer crowd connection with humour, banter, and interactive bits that turn rooms into communities
• Build companies to fund art, then return to music with clearer logistics and financial discipline
• Create a stadium anthem that helped energise the Tampa Bay Rays and earned an AL ring
• Separate art from admin by physically splitting spaces to protect flow and deep work
• Handle industry drama with contracts, calm responses, and a focus on long-term reputation

🕰️ Chapters

00:00:00 Welcome, Ozzy Osbourne tribute, and changing the portrayal 00:05:02 Laughter, audience engagement, and leadership on stage 00:09:29 Band ritual and tequila vocal care tip 00:12:31 From university exit to synth boom and Seventh Heaven 00:23:00 Telecom to oil & gas: building, scaling, and selling companies 00:30:34 Tampa Bay Rays anthem: “Feel the Heat Rays” story and AL ring 00:34:18 Returning to music with Harlequin after winding down businesses 00:44:07 Advice to young artists: take swings, ignore naysayers, risk looking foolish 00:48:34 Manifestation, belief, and doing the work 01:00:06 Leaving Harlequin, starting Snake Oil → Ikons of Rock 01:10:55 Moving to the U.S., Vegas residency, Icons of Rock Cruise 01:16:39 Final advice to his daughter: practise, be true, embrace embarrassment