DJ/Producer Hector Fonseca came up in early 2000s NYC with Mark Ronson, Samantha Ronson and Honey Dijon at the intersection of the underground New York, Queer, Latino, fashion, and House music scenes. Over a career spanning 20+ years, Hector has risen towards the top of global queer dance culture, touring the world, headlining festivals, and amassing over twenty #1 Billboard-charting remixes for artists including Lady Gaga, Sia and Rihanna. Now Hector runs his record label Audio4Play, nurturing and giving voice to independent artists while he continues to explore his artistry. In this episode, Hector sits down to reflect on his… Read more »
Singer/Songwriter/Comedian Durand Bernarr is an experience. He made a name for himself touring with Erykah Badu, lending his vocals to Anderson .Paak and Kaytranada, pulling off a legendary NPR Tiny Desk performance and blowing up many of our Instagram and TikTok feeds with hilarious viral videos singing on The TERRELL Show. In this candid chat, Durand sits down to talk about his album Wanderlust, his journey from Ohio to Los Angeles going from “couch ministries” as he calls couch surfing to building a global fanbase, sold out tours, and living life in the full flow of his humanity. | Brought… Read more »
In this segment, Ryan Skyy hits the road driving ride share to get the public’s perspective on how they relate to The Scarlet Opera’s music and their world of outcasts, misfits and the misrepresented. Every People’s Perspective is unplanned. The riders are randomly matched to Ryan via a rideshare app and their commentary is totally off the cuff. This segment is part of The Scarlet Opera’s full Life Rhythms Episode #43, which you can watch anywhere you get your podcasts. | Brought to you by the remixer-hiring platform Mixilary.com.
[Season 5 Premiere] The five members of pop-rock darling The Scarlet Opera sit down for a candid, heartfelt conversation that is equal parts raw, revealing and hilarious. The guys perform an acoustic version of their song “Big City Thing”, hear the people’s perspective, and pull back the curtain on their journey so far with music and life. This is not your typical interview with standard questions. This conversation is a time capsule of the current moment in the band’s rising careers that many say is on a path leading them to become one of the biggest rock bands in the world… Read more »
In this segment, Ryan Skyy hits the road driving ride share to get the public’s perspective on Tommie Sunshine’s quote that “the reason people fight wars and do stupid shit all over the world is because they haven’t taken an x. They’ve never had a great night out with a DJ.” Every People’s Perspective is unplanned. The riders are randomly matched to Ryan via a rideshare app and their commentary is totally off the cuff. This segment is part of Tommie Sunshine’s full Life Rhythms Episode #39, which you can watch anywhere you get your podcasts. | Brought to you… Read more »
In this segment, Ryan Skyy hits the road driving ride share to get the public’s perspective on Kaleena Zanders‘ song “In Your Eyes” and how it relates to reading people. You’ll learn how reading people is all in the eye of the beholder and is a necessary part of navigating the music industry. Every People’s Perspective is unplanned. The riders are randomly matched to Ryan via a rideshare app and their commentary is totally off the cuff. This segment is part of Kaleena’s full Life Rhythms Episode #37, which you can watch anywhere you get your podcasts. | Brought to… Read more »
[Season 4 Finale] Grammy-winning songwriter Kennedi amassed over 2 billion streams writing for artists such as Dua Lipa, Ariana Grande, and Snoop Dog, only to have these accolades feel empty when she realized she was giving her songs and story away to other people to tell. Kennedi has since taken her power back. She’s stepped into her artist project and is telling her own story through her music and in candid conversations like this one. It’s a heroine’s journey through the “monster” of a music industry, sobriety, and being a twenty-something figuring out life, love, and the pursuit of happiness.… Read more »
[Season 4 Finale] Grammy-winning songwriter Kennedi amassed over 2 billion streams writing for artists such as Dua Lipa, Ariana Grande, and Snoop Dog, only to have these accolades feel empty when she realized she was giving her songs and story away to other people to tell. Kennedi has since taken her power back. She’s stepped into her artist project and is telling her own story through her music and in candid conversations like this one. It’s a heroine’s journey through the “monster” of a music industry, sobriety, and being a twenty-something figuring out life, love, and the pursuit of happiness.… Read more »
Dubstep DJ/Producer Ray Volpe talks about what it was like to go from being bullied in high school to having his viral track “Laserbeam” become the most played ID at EDC Las Vegas, gaming and rage culture, the parallel’s between bass music and alt rock, being straight-edged, and his EP “Volpetron Ascends”. | This episode is brought to you by the remixer-hiring platform Mixilary.com.
Aviella discusses the inspiration behind her single “Scared to Love Again”, turning betrayal into art, what it’s like to write vulnerably with strangers, her positive outlook on life, navigating her career from 50+ features to stepping into her own artist project, signing with Steve Aoki and more. | This episode is brought to you by the remixer-hiring platform Mixilary.