Morgan Freed

And if your idea of emo is different, you're wrong and people will argue with you about it until they're blue in the face.

And if your idea of emo is different, you're wrong and people will argue with you about it until they're blue in the face.

people just really care about this i am one of those people that really cares about this it was kind of like the last moment where like there was a real music scene before like we all became permanently online emo was the thing you had to go find physically find the people that you felt you know we're already dealing with people that for the most part are teenagers they feel uncomfortable

people just really care about this i am one of those people that really cares about this it was kind of like the last moment where like there was a real music scene before like we all became permanently online emo was the thing you had to go find physically find the people that you felt you know we're already dealing with people that for the most part are teenagers they feel uncomfortable

They're learning to grow up. We didn't have all the answers at our fingertips. So you had to go out and physically find your people. And I think this music and the adjacent music really helped guide those people in the direction that they kind of choose for the rest of their lives. And that's why I think that we have everybody from 21 to year 42. You don't need to repeat it.

They're learning to grow up. We didn't have all the answers at our fingertips. So you had to go out and physically find your people. And I think this music and the adjacent music really helped guide those people in the direction that they kind of choose for the rest of their lives. And that's why I think that we have everybody from 21 to year 42. You don't need to repeat it.

You know, so it's like, I think that that's why, I think it's the last genre before the internet. I think there's a lot of reasons why it is big. I can't ever put my finger on it, but I do think that it is here to stay. People say like, oh, it's just a phase. Like, I don't know, 25, 30 years doesn't really seem like a phase. A phase is like two to three years. Yeah. Yeah.

You know, so it's like, I think that that's why, I think it's the last genre before the internet. I think there's a lot of reasons why it is big. I can't ever put my finger on it, but I do think that it is here to stay. People say like, oh, it's just a phase. Like, I don't know, 25, 30 years doesn't really seem like a phase. A phase is like two to three years. Yeah. Yeah.

So I'm like, I think it's here.

So I'm like, I think it's here.

We had this party, this idea for this party at the exact right time in Los Angeles. I was 24 when we started this. I'm now 35. And there were a lot of people like myself who had moved here and they were kind of getting their start in the creative industry. And they were the people that were kind of the artsy weirdos in their high schools. And this music is kind of the thing that I think,

We had this party, this idea for this party at the exact right time in Los Angeles. I was 24 when we started this. I'm now 35. And there were a lot of people like myself who had moved here and they were kind of getting their start in the creative industry. And they were the people that were kind of the artsy weirdos in their high schools. And this music is kind of the thing that I think,

everybody turned to when they didn't feel like they fit in in their high school. And then all those people grew up and they were still artsy weirdos.

everybody turned to when they didn't feel like they fit in in their high school. And then all those people grew up and they were still artsy weirdos.

And then they moved to LA and they started working in film and they started working in like, you know, different genres of music, but they all had this moment that tied everybody together, whether you're from Ohio or you're from Utah or you're from Arizona. I think everybody had a similar sort of adolescent experience with this music where it felt like a safe place.

And then they moved to LA and they started working in film and they started working in like, you know, different genres of music, but they all had this moment that tied everybody together, whether you're from Ohio or you're from Utah or you're from Arizona. I think everybody had a similar sort of adolescent experience with this music where it felt like a safe place.

It wasn't just through the songs themselves, it was the whole scene around it, like going to shows and connecting with people and all of it.

It wasn't just through the songs themselves, it was the whole scene around it, like going to shows and connecting with people and all of it.

Dude, I mean, when we got to play Coachella, that was wild. That was crazy. We got to play Coachella in 2022, and they put us on the dance tent, like in the Sahara dance tent at 6 p.m., which is like the best slot. It's a great spot. Yeah. And it was just fucking crazy. And we got to bring all of our heroes with us. So we got to bring like Jacoby from Papa Roach and the guys from 303 and...

Dude, I mean, when we got to play Coachella, that was wild. That was crazy. We got to play Coachella in 2022, and they put us on the dance tent, like in the Sahara dance tent at 6 p.m., which is like the best slot. It's a great spot. Yeah. And it was just fucking crazy. And we got to bring all of our heroes with us. So we got to bring like Jacoby from Papa Roach and the guys from 303 and...