Bionic Buzz® got interview William Ryan Key formerly of the band Yellowcard. We talked about a lot of things! First about his Star Wars podcast THANK THE MAKER which he does with Adam Russell of Story of the Year and Nick GROGUbarian from Bayside. We find out how the podcast was formed, a fun story of how Ryan sat randomly next to Ashley Eckstein (voice of Ahsoka Tano in Star Wars Animated Series) on a plane and their cool tee shirt designs. Listen to all the amazing episodes at: https://linktr.ee/thankthemakerpod/

We then talked about Ryan’s upcoming Cardio Sport event with Derek Sanders of Mayday Parade. Cardio Sport utilizes innovative compound, sports related, total body movements combined with a one of kind music driven exercise environment to effectively achieve ANY fitness goal. The company is headquartered in Massachusetts, but has programs all over the nation in college recreation centers, health clubs and YMCAs through their licensing program. As of January 1, 2021, they launched their brand new On Demand Workout platform that features all of the best of pop punk and alt rock. For just $14.99 per month, subscribers are given access to Cardio Sport’s workout database. There they can follow along with on demand workouts categorized by sport (soccer, basketball, football, hockey, or multisport), set to songs from pop punk artists including State Champs, Yellowcard, Sense Fail, Sum 41, Mayday Parade, Silverstein, We the Kings, Falling in Reverse, ADTR, ATL and more. Many of the bands will also begin to be featured in the system over the coming months, building an exciting and unique platform for users. Ryan & Derek’s event is Friday, January 29th at 8pm ET.

They will co DJ the event and hang out for a post workout fan chat. Registration is now open for $11 per ticket here. $1 per ticket will be donated to MusiCares. More info and to buy ticket please visit: https://cardiosportondemand.vhx.tv/

Then we talked about some fun Yellowcard stories from 2002 when they were on tour with Homegrown, No Use For Name, Slick Shows & The Eyeliners supporting their Underdog EP.

Lastly we talked about Ryan’s personal patreon. On it he will be releasing one exclusive new song per month, playing monthly live stream sets, monthly Q&A’s. handwritten lyrics and more! Visit: https://www.patreon.com/williamryankey

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