Kyle Tequila

Yeah, it's kind of like one of those things. Another reason why I'm glad it didn't happen before 2020 when I first started doing the pilot is because I didn't have a band. I'd always been in music when I was a kid. That was the thing that I wanted to do. I got my first guitar at 10 and I was I started an original band at 10.

Yeah, it's kind of like one of those things. Another reason why I'm glad it didn't happen before 2020 when I first started doing the pilot is because I didn't have a band. I'd always been in music when I was a kid. That was the thing that I wanted to do. I got my first guitar at 10 and I was I started an original band at 10.

We were called Malice, and it was just, like, really heavy, like, dark alternative, you know? For 10-year-olds? For 10-year-olds, long hair and, like, black fingernails. I was a little goth kid. And I played bands all throughout high school.

We were called Malice, and it was just, like, really heavy, like, dark alternative, you know? For 10-year-olds? For 10-year-olds, long hair and, like, black fingernails. I was a little goth kid. And I played bands all throughout high school.

I was in punk bands, and I was in the Chicago scene that, you know, spawned Fall Out Boy and The Academy Is, and we were playing shows with Fall Out Boy in garages and VFWs and community senators. Like, we had this amazing punk rock scene. Obviously, that turned into, like, this huge nationwide phenomenon. And in the early 2000s, it just went crazy.

I was in punk bands, and I was in the Chicago scene that, you know, spawned Fall Out Boy and The Academy Is, and we were playing shows with Fall Out Boy in garages and VFWs and community senators. Like, we had this amazing punk rock scene. Obviously, that turned into, like, this huge nationwide phenomenon. And in the early 2000s, it just went crazy.

But by the time it all went crazy, I had, my dad was dealing with the heroin addiction and our family was falling apart. And it was like, I don't have the freedom anymore to like go out and be like a rock star and, you know, or pretend to be a rock star and, and like, you know, be completely irresponsible and be broke. And like, I had to get a fucking job.

But by the time it all went crazy, I had, my dad was dealing with the heroin addiction and our family was falling apart. And it was like, I don't have the freedom anymore to like go out and be like a rock star and, you know, or pretend to be a rock star and, and like, you know, be completely irresponsible and be broke. And like, I had to get a fucking job.

And I got into film, which almost is dumb.

And I got into film, which almost is dumb.

There's at least kind of like jobs, you know. And so, yeah, I got into film. And in college, I went to SIU, Southern Illinois University. I met this like group of nerds that had this TV show that aired on the Midwest PBS affiliate. And it was like a docu-series show. Like they would record these little five-minute documentaries. They'd drive all over the country and find these crazy stories.

There's at least kind of like jobs, you know. And so, yeah, I got into film. And in college, I went to SIU, Southern Illinois University. I met this like group of nerds that had this TV show that aired on the Midwest PBS affiliate. And it was like a docu-series show. Like they would record these little five-minute documentaries. They'd drive all over the country and find these crazy stories.

They'd interview them, they'd shoot them, they'd come back, they'd edit it themselves, and then we'd package it into this little show and it would air on PBS. It was an amazing show and it was an amazing experience. And we ended up winning a ton of Emmys and it was a huge eye-opener. Like I could actually do this as a career. And so it gave me a huge confidence boost.

They'd interview them, they'd shoot them, they'd come back, they'd edit it themselves, and then we'd package it into this little show and it would air on PBS. It was an amazing show and it was an amazing experience. And we ended up winning a ton of Emmys and it was a huge eye-opener. Like I could actually do this as a career. And so it gave me a huge confidence boost.

And I met a lot of the people that I ended up working with like in my career through that show. Like a lot of these people moved to LA and before I moved to LA, I actually moved to Atlanta. That's where I started my like real career as an editor. I was editing a bunch of stuff for TNT and TBS and movie trailers and whatnot. But back to the music thing. So music kind of went away.

And I met a lot of the people that I ended up working with like in my career through that show. Like a lot of these people moved to LA and before I moved to LA, I actually moved to Atlanta. That's where I started my like real career as an editor. I was editing a bunch of stuff for TNT and TBS and movie trailers and whatnot. But back to the music thing. So music kind of went away.

The guitar basically was collecting dust on the wall. And then same thing, COVID hits and I'm completely burned out and I hate everyone. And I'm like, I just like, what am I doing with my life? And I started playing guitar again. And it was like this spark just lit. And it was like, oh yeah, I used to fucking love music.

The guitar basically was collecting dust on the wall. And then same thing, COVID hits and I'm completely burned out and I hate everyone. And I'm like, I just like, what am I doing with my life? And I started playing guitar again. And it was like this spark just lit. And it was like, oh yeah, I used to fucking love music.

and so um i just like couldn't i became obsessed and i'm like i need to i need to write songs i need to do something and so i went on craigslist good old craigslist And I found this dude, John, who had like, it was him and a drummer. And they had a bunch of songs that they had written, but it was just instrumentals. And they were like looking for a vocalist singer for like three years.

and so um i just like couldn't i became obsessed and i'm like i need to i need to write songs i need to do something and so i went on craigslist good old craigslist And I found this dude, John, who had like, it was him and a drummer. And they had a bunch of songs that they had written, but it was just instrumentals. And they were like looking for a vocalist singer for like three years.