Episode 8: Arsalan Shirazi – Actor, Rapper, Writer and how he’s building a media empire from scratch
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“There are moments where you can’t hide from what you want to do.” – Arsalan Shirazi
Arsalan Shirazi (@entitldartist) is the quintessential multi-hyphenate artist: he’s an actor, writer, rapper, and founder of ENTITLD ARTISTS. It’s a media and entertainment company that develops film, series, and music for millennials with a focus on first-generation stories.
Arsalan’s debut project was the feature film “On Again Off Again” which had two sold- out screenings at the Mosaic Film Festival and has amassed 4 million minutes of viewership in less than a year on Amazon Prime Video. He also wrote, directed, and played the lead role of “Sami,” as well as served as the film’s executive producer
Arsalan also releases alternative hip-hop under the artist name ENTITLD and his latest track “Millennial Woman (Get Loose)” has over 50k streams and 15k monthly listeners on Spotify. It’s been featured on exclusive Sony and Universal releases with artists Snoop Dogg and Raekwon.
In this conversation, we discuss:
* Turning down a $100k law job and taking a risk on his artistic vision
* The amazing journey behind his first debut film “On Again Off Again”
* The joy of creating and the importance of telling diverse stories
* Arsalan’s hip-hop career and why goes by ENTITLD
* Much, much more…
You’re going to love this one. Please enjoy!
Connect with Arsalan
* Website
* Twitter
* Instagram
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