DJ Kutcorners: Matt Perry aka DJ Kutcorners (IG: @ kutcorners) is an talented dj and producer originally from New Zealand. Matt is usually running back and forth from Vancouver to Los Angeles and everywhere in between. Currently he is running artist relations for the digital dj titan Serato. Matt shares his background into music, his collective Live Evil and we also explore this start and future with Serato. Tons of information and tips for professional djs as well as music enthusiasts. Topics Mentioned: — Musical Background — Collective Project "Live Evil" — Start with Serato — How to push your dj performance a little more — Thinking about the future outside of Dj’ing — Start and History of Serato — Misconceptions of Serato — Scratch Live to Serato DJ Transition
Well known for his for his highly praised club remixes exclusively released on the record pool DJ City, Michael Mayeda is a musician and producer based in Los Angeles California. If this is your first time hearing the name Michael Mayeda, chances are you might have already heard his work. Mayeda has an impressive portfolio of music credits that have appeared on tv networks like NBC, and even to the bigger screen with placements on movies like Seth Rogen’s “Neighbors 2” and Marvel’s “Ant-Man”. Despite Mayeda's successful work in music production, his talents go far beyond that. He is also an acclaimed club dj and turntables. Mayeda has recently put forth another talent of his where he is combining visual content along with his production. In his new video series "KEYBOARD VIBES," he will be performing original chilled trap beats and samples, accompanied with melodic chords and melodies. His recent project, Scratch Wars Ep.1 “Power of the Darkside”, has made a lot of noise as he produced, performed and paid homage to the 80’s classic Star Wars. This is a turntablist performance showcasing creativity and skills that even George Lucas could appreciate. Mayeda continuously stays active in the studio creating new music for future projects and upcoming placement releases, leaving us with nothing but excitement for what the future has in store for him. Keep up with Michael Mayeda... @ Michaelmayeda on Twitter and IG // Search Michael Mayeda on FB, Soundcloud and Youtube “Control is really an illusion. You can't control other people you can only control yourself and I feel like sometimes that's what's most harmful to us creatively. " - Michael Mayeda Topics / Subjects Mentioned - DJ City www.djcity.com - Ableton www.ableton.com/en/ - The Song Machine (The Newyorker Article: John Seabrook) goo.gl/KfhmDK - Up (Disney Film) goo.gl/V23zPH - Phantom Of The Opera (London Recording) goo.gl/0DYo8r - The Math Club www.mathclubmusic.com/ - Kids at Risk childrenatrisk.com Artists Mentioned - DJ Q Bert - DJ Presto One - DJ Kidd Spinn - DJ Eddie Boy - DJ Chris Villa - Sia - Dave Jordan - DJ Cheapshot - BT - Lil Jon - DJ Premier - Pete Rock - Andrew Lloyd Webber
Konflikt is a dj and producer from Miami Florida. When he’s not producing original and remixed music as Discotech alongside DJ Joe Maz, he is dj’ing at some of the most elite night clubs around the country. He has dj’d for some of the biggest celebrity artists from Drake and Usher to John Legend, Katy Perry and Pitbull. In our discussion Konflikt shares his story from dj’ing private AOL parties at his house as a kid, to now traveling the world dj’ing for a living. We speak about how he prepares for a gig, what a typical weekend looks like djing from club to club, city to city and a lot more. You can keep up with DJ Konflikt on all Social Networks as @ MyFavoriteDJ. "If you're willing to take the C in whatever you're doing, that shit's not for you. Figure out what you want to do an A in and go do that." - DJ Konflikt Topics / Subjects Mentioned - The Rich Group - Traveling Tips - Napster to Switzerland - The History and Now of Discotech - Work Prep - Weekly Routines - Goals / The Future - Financial Tips Investments - Advice on how to get your career to the next level Artists Mentioned - Club Killers - DiscoTech - Danny Daze - Joe Maz - Gigamesh - Stonerokk - Gram Funke - DJ Five - DJ Obi 1 - Lil Jon - Dr. Dre - Swizz Beats - Jermaine Dupri - Just Blaze - DJ VICE - Gary V
Bro Safari is a Producer and DJ currently residing in Austin Texas. He started producing music early in his career with a trio called Evol Intent. Soon later, his talents began to progress and started performing at huge music festivals around the world such as EDC, Ultra, and Lollapalooza. In our discussion @Brosafari shares some production tips, his collaboration process and how he interacts best with his fans. He provides some advice for music producers and also mentions his new pledge for 2016. Currently, he’s staying very active in the studio creating new music for a few upcoming projects that he EXCLUSIVELY mentions in our conversation. Keep up with Bro Safari... Twitter, FB, IG, Soundcloud, Snapchat: @ Brosafari "If you don't have the talent. If you don't put in the work. If you don't bust your ass and really apply yourself, your success will be fleeting" - Bro Safari Topics / Subjects Mentioned - Diva (VST Synth) www.u-he.com/cms/diva - Splice (Music Collaboration Cloud) splice.com/ - Serum (Virtual Riot Soundpack) primeloops.com/virtual-riot.html - The Left Overs (HBO) www.hbo.com/the-leftovers/index.html - Ableton www.ableton.com/en/ - Satellite Records - Rewind Records Artists Mentioned - Evol Intent - Ludachrist - Gigantor aka Computer Club - Treasure Fingers - UFO - Munchi - Flosstradamus - Valentino Kahn - Knife Party - Dillon Francis - Getter - Skrillex - DJ Carnage - Boombox Cartel - What So Not - Kill The Noise - Feed Me - Mayhem - Le Castle Vania Songs Mentioned Snap - Brosafari – Bro-safari-snap Flip - Brosafari – Bro-safari-x-boombox-cartel-flip-free-download Revolt - Evolintent – Revolt
DJ Danny West is a DJ/Promoter that is the “go to” guy in Ft. Worth Texas. Danny currently dj’s and books huge acts at his home away from home Vee Lounge in downtown Ft. Worth. He also spins a weekly mix show on Pitbull’s “Globalization" station on Sirius XM and is also the Texas Ambassador for one of the worlds biggest dj record pools "DJ CITY". Week to week he is booking dj's from all over the world to spin at Vee Lounge and we talk about the difference between a good dj and a great one. We discuss the responsibilities he takes on in the club life, the importance of networking and also gives us the inside of his team and the people around him. Danny, along with his DJ CITY team is currently preparing for their Threestyle DJ Battle collaboration project with Redbull. Keep up with Danny West at @djdannywest on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter "Originality I think is key for your success, in anything you apply in life. Stay Original. Find that opportunity and find that niche where you can run with it." - Danny West Artist/Topics Mentioned: - Solo Lucci - DJCITY.COM - DJ Phil Perez - Vee Lounge - DJ Phenom - DJ Styles Davis - DJ Playboy - DJ Fashen - DJ Vice - DJ Quickie - Four Color Zack - DJ Jazzy Jeff - Solo Lucci - Redbull - Globalization - Ch. 13 Sirius XM
Dusty Oliveira aka ( @eldusty ) is a super talented DJ/Producer from Corpus Christi Texas who is making a lot of noise right now. Dusty currently has a record deal with Universal Records on their After Cluv Label and was recently mentioned by Rolling Stones Magazine as one of their 10 New Artists You Need To Know. In this episode Dusty shares his process on making music, some studio habits that he’s developed and the importance of a solid support team. We discuss inspirations, adversity, gratitude, his sense of work ethic and a lot more throughout the conversation. Dusty is currently performing at various events throughout the US and is also the process of finishing his album for 2016. Keep up with Dusty... Web: ( Eldusty.com ) Facebook: ( facebook.com/eldusty ) Twitter: ( twitter.com/djdus ) Instagram: ( instagram.com/eldusty/ ) "It was inspiring to realize that nothing lasts forever - you gotta really take advantage and really give it 100% every single time.” - Dusty Oliveira ARTIST MENTIONS: - Produce: ( producegoods.com ) - MLKMAN ( twitter.com/mlkmn ) - DIPLO ( twitter.com/diplo ) - HAPPY COLORS ( twitter.com/DJHappyColors ) - STEVE O ( twitter.com/steveovaldez ) - DROJO ( twitter.com/Dro_fe) - A.B. Quintanilla ( twitter.com/ABQuintanilla3 ) - DJ Shadow ( twitter.com/djshadow ) - Cut Chemist ( twitter.com/Cut_Chemist ) TOPIC MENTIONS: - Artwalk - Dia De Los Muertos Festival - Ableton - Universal Records (After Cluv) - Peligrosa
Matt Sonzala (IG/Twitter : @ pushermania ) is a dude who wears many hats. He’s scaled all types of roles throughout the music industry and is a true hustler at heart. From managing artists and promoting shows to now in the works of building his own podcast network. Gig to gig and show to show his hard work got him noticed and recruited to work for companies like Scion and Redbull as well as now working with 2016 Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. Matt shares the tale of how he started promoting shows at the age of 16 in his hometown of Erie, Pennsylvania, and his journey to working with one of Texas’s biggest music events South By South West. Matt is currently living Austin Texas and working on projects with Jane Claire Hervey of the Boss Babes and up and coming producer J.Money of San Antonio. Keep up with Matt ... Homepage: ( pushermania.com ) FB: ( www.facebook.com/matt.sonzala ) Podcast: ( @pushermania ) Twitter / IG: ( @ Pushermania ) “Sometimes the benefits or the payoff doesn’t come directly from just what you do, but being a standup person and getting yourself out there can attract the right attention” - Matt Sonzala ARTIST / TOPIC MENTIONS: - Craig Stewart ( SXSW ) - SXSW ( www.sxsw.com ) - Jim Testa ( Twitter: @jimjbeat ) - Bernie Sanders ( berniesanders.com ) - Bun B / UGK ( www.instagram.com/trillog ) - Chingo Bling ( chingobling.com ) - Dizzee Rascal ( www.dizzeerascal.co.uk ) - Paul Wall ( www.instagram.com/paulwallbaby ) - Chamillionaire ( www.instagram.com/chamillionaire ) - Ghetto Boys ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geto_Boys ) - Devin The Dude ( www.instagram.com/devindude420 ) - LOEG’Z ( www.redbullsoundselect.com/artists/lea…aordinarygz ) - Boss Babes ( www.bossbabes.org ) - J. Money (twitter.com/throwedmind210) Books / Documentaries - Music Is The Weapon - Fela Kuti ( www.hulu.com/fela-kuti-music-is-the-weapon ) - Louder Than Hell ( www.amazon.com/Louder-Than-Hell-…ory/dp/0061958298 )
Eddie Vasquez (IG: @ eddievfoto) is an all around creative talent. Photographer, videographer, designer etc… Eddie also has a media business (discoveriris.com) that he runs along with his brother (IG: @ evee_81) located in Austin Texas. Eddie shares the story of his creative development and journey from Rancho Cucamonga, California to now Austin, Texas. He tells us about his time working with and building big companies like ONNIT and Fleshlight. He mentions his knowledge of psychedelics like Ayahuasca and also shares his experience of Wachuma in Peru. Eddie shares his way of thinking, the importance of his family, and his creative outlook on everything in the world. “If you’re not afraid to do something that you’re not certain of, then you’re not really being creative” - Eddie Vasquez Topic Mentions: - Art of Plating (IG: @ theartofplating) - Joe Rogan (joerogan.net) - Whole Foods (wholefoodsmarket.com) - ONNIT (onnit.com) - Henry Quiara (IG: @ htrainart) - IRIS (IG: @ discoveriris.com) - Napoleon Hill “Think and Grow Rich” (Book)
DJ Chris Fonseca is a professional DJ/Producer and professional personality who's been in the music industry for a minute. Chris shares his story of dj'ing on the road, on the air, in the clubs... and the up's and down's he's encountered along the way.