We recently connected with Eddie Baron and have shared our conversation below.

Alright, Eddie thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. Can you talk to us about a project that’s meant a lot to you?

Working on my band’s first album. Ditch the Mold was born from the creative process of working on our first album, and it’s transformed into the most meaningful experience of my life. We dove deep into our consciousness to understand who we are, and through creating the album we have found the right words and music to express that to the world. When you work on something so vulnerable for a long time with another soul, you experience life in a way you never thought of before. Over the past 9 months, Dean Pagano and I have been on the journey that has made our band, Ditch the Mold, what it is today.

Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers.

I believe in letting whatever follows flow. My life has taken me in many directions, but I know that I cannot change the way the river flows, so I challenge myself to always go along for the ride. Right now, it feels like it has all led up to Ditch the Mold, my band’s self titled debut album. An album built on accepting one’s fate. I met my band mate, Dean Pagano, through odd circumstances of luck, but it also seems like it could never have been avoided. When we were 3 years old, we last played together and our parents talked about how we looked so alike, and then we never saw each other again until a year ago. Now, we’ve merged as one and discovered the most important music of our lives through Ditch the Mold. Built on the discipline of slow release, we are excited to share our work with the world. Ditch the Mold is a call to action. We are calling on the world to leave the corner of life laid out for us behind, and strive for something greater. There’s power in our unity.

We’d love to hear a story of resilience from your journey.

While working on one of the first songs on our album at Dean’s studio, his ceiling collapsed. That day, we moved Dean’s music equipment and earthly possessions to my apartment, where he has lived for the creation of this album. That night, we finished writing our album’s fourth song, the plan, which is a story of resilience and roofs caving in.

Have any books or other resources had a big impact on you?

Thinking philosophically is one of the most important parts of being a creative person. I love reading and talking philosophy, and it’s become a huge part of who I am. The questions we ask ourselves as part of philosophy are the same ones that our art answers. And there is no greater way to practice living a meaningful, philosophical life, than to create art from your soul and share it with others. While books and videos are very helpful to learn the tenants of philosophy, art and conversations with other philosophically minded individuals have been most impactful to me.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://Ditchthemold.com
• Instagram: Eddiebaron8
• Youtube: Ditchthemold

Image Credits

Minul Haque, Kevin Dineen