2 Oct 2026
WAW POD S6 EP 65 - FINDING YOUR WAY FT MONAVELI
We Are back, and sometimes you don’t realize how far you’ve come until you look back.
This episode of Where Are We Podcast is with Monaveli, and this conversation goes way beyond music.
We sit down with Monaveli to talk about growing up in Brockton, finding her way into the creative world, and the people who helped shape the person she is today. From discovering SoundLab and finding a place where she finally felt like she belonged, to being mentored by artists who saw something in her early on, Monaveli takes us through the moments that helped build her foundation.
But what stands out most is how much of her journey has been about people.
Family. Friends. Mentors. Her team. The people she considers family even though they aren't related by blood.
Monaveli talks about being raised primarily by her mother, having a small but strong support system, and learning that you don't always have to do everything yourself. As her career grew and she signed to a label, she had to learn how to communicate, trust the people around her, and let other people play a role in something she spent so much time building on her own.
We also get into what it means to give back.
After being mentored herself, Monaveli has found ways to work with younger creatives and return to the same spaces that helped her grow. She talks about wanting young people to see somebody who came from their community and realize that a creative career isn't some unrealistic dream.
Then the story gets bigger.
Music has taken Monaveli far beyond Brockton, from Budapest to Iceland, Bristol, and Amsterdam. She shares what it was like building an international tour, performing for audiences who were experiencing her culture and music from a completely different perspective, and watching her team turn something that once felt like a dream into an actual life.
There's a moment in the conversation where she describes looking around Amsterdam and seeing people from home beside her — creating, performing, shooting videos, and getting paid to do what they love.
That's the kind of moment you don't forget.
We also get into family, relationships, discipline, personal growth, food, weed, veganism, cats, and plenty of conversations that somehow go completely off the rails.
But underneath all of it is a conversation about becoming your own person without forgetting the people and places that helped you get there.
MONAVELI
IG - @realmonaveli
Website - monaveli.wixsite.com
Go stream her music everywhere " Monaveli" and show her some love.
OUR SPONSORS
Big shoutout to the businesses supporting Where Are We Podcast this season. Make sure you show them some love.
Lu’s Cafe & Bakery
384 Essex St
Lawrence, MA
A local cafe and bakery serving Vietnamese inspired food, breakfast, lunch, coffee, pastries, and custom cakes.
Elvio’s Pizzeria
60 Whittier Hwy
Moultonborough, NH
A family style pizzeria serving traditional pizza, subs, pasta, wings, and other Italian American favorites.
Del Noventa Filum
15 Union St #414
Lawrence, MA
Custom embroidery and T shirt printing for businesses, brands, teams, events, and anyone looking to put their own design on something.
Thank you to all three for supporting WAW. Go check them out and tell them Where Are We sent you.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro
02:30 Morning Vices
07:00 Food & Discipline
13:00 Finding Your People
17:00 Growing Up
22:00 SoundLab Beginnings
27:00 Latrell & Dutch
32:00 Mentorship
36:00 Giving Back
42:00 Family
48:00 Chosen Family
52:25 S.DOT — Sex, Drugs & Other Things
01:03:00 Outro
❤️ FOLLOW US ON ALL SOCIALS
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/wherearewepod
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/people/Where-Are-We-Podcast
Podcast
#podcast #mentalhealth #interviews #Monaveli #Brockton #BostonMusic #WhereAreWePodcast
❤️ FOLLOW US ON ALL SOCIALS -
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wherearewepod
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/people/Where-Are-We-Podcast
Podcast
#podcast #mentalhealth #interviews