Stay ConnectedPaul Rose aka the musician, DJ, and label boss known as Scuba talks to people of significance from the world of electronic music about their experiences, observations, and attempts to cultivate a life for themselves in the murky and sometimes treacherous waters of the music industry.
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Sophie Lloyd is a DJ and producer from the UK. A staple of Defected Records and associated labels and promotions, this year she was invited to dig through the archives of London Records which resulted in standout EP 'London Revisited' - remixes of classics and deep cuts from the storied label.
We discuss all that of course, and also her journey from DJing at house parties, corporate events and eventually clubs and festivals, and getting into the world of production.
This is a good one, get involved!
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Listen to the Not A Diving Club radio show: https://soundcloud.com/scubaofficial/sets/not-a-diving-club
You can now discuss the show on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/MusicNotDiving/
If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! There are two tiers - "Solidarity" for $4 a month, which features the show without ads, regular bonus podcasts, and extra content. And "Musicality" which for a mere $10 a month gets you all the music we release on Hotflush and affiliate labels AND other music too, some of which never comes out anywhere else.
You can also make a one-off donation to the podcast using a card, with Paypal, or your Ethereum wallet! Head over to scubaofficial.io/support.
Plus there's also a private area for Patreon supporters in the Hotflush Discord Server... but anyone can join the conversation in the public channels.
Listen to the music discussed on the show via the Music Not Diving Podcast Spotify playlist
00:00 Intro
04:00 Early years and general scene
19:00 London Records project
39:45 More on production
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Nathan Fake is a producer and live performer from the UK. He has released albums on Border Community, Ninja Tune, via his own channels, and most recently through French label InFiné.
That latest album, Evaporator, is discussed during the conversation, as well as his wider journey through production processes and methods of work. We discover which ancient version of Cubase is still his go-to DAW, and which synths and other studio objects are most often used in his tracks.
We also talk about his live set, which by his own admission is actually pretty good.
This is a good one with a guest we've wanted to have on for ages. Get involved!
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Listen to the Not A Diving Club radio show: https://soundcloud.com/scubaofficial/sets/not-a-diving-club
You can now discuss the show on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/MusicNotDiving/
If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! There are two tiers - "Solidarity" for $4 a month, which features the show without ads, regular bonus podcasts, and extra content. And "Musicality" which for a mere $10 a month gets you all the music we release on Hotflush and affiliate labels AND other music too, some of which never comes out anywhere else.
You can also make a one-off donation to the podcast using a card, with Paypal, or your Ethereum wallet! Head over to scubaofficial.io/support.
Plus there's also a private area for Patreon supporters in the Hotflush Discord Server... but anyone can join the conversation in the public channels.
Listen to the music discussed on the show via the Music Not Diving Podcast Spotify playlist
00:00 Intro
03:45 Fitting into the scene
07:30 Are albums relevant again?
12:40 Studio methods
26:30 Border Community and early career
47:30 Playing live
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Gavilán Rayna Russom is a producer, DJ, and interdisciplinary artist based in New York. A former member of LCD Soundsystem, she has a new album under her Black Meteoric Star alias entitled Wet.
We discuss her time working at DFA and eventually joining and then leaving LCD Soundsystem, her previous time as an analog synth engineer, as well as the new album and the Black Meteoric Star alias more generally.
We also get into the political situation in the US and the way it affects her work, and also her long term journey as a DJ from playing the high school prom all the way to Berghain.
This is a good one, get involved!
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Listen to the Not A Diving Club radio show: https://soundcloud.com/scubaofficial/sets/not-a-diving-club
You can now discuss the show on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/MusicNotDiving/
If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! There are two tiers - "Solidarity" for $4 a month, which features the show without ads, regular bonus podcasts, and extra content. And "Musicality" which for a mere $10 a month gets you all the music we release on Hotflush and affiliate labels AND other music too, some of which never comes out anywhere else.
You can also make a one-off donation to the podcast using a card, with Paypal, or your Ethereum wallet! Head over to scubaofficial.io/support.
Plus there's also a private area for Patreon supporters in the Hotflush Discord Server... but anyone can join the conversation in the public channels.
Listen to the music discussed on the show via the Music Not Diving Podcast Spotify playlist
00:00 Intro
04:00 LCD Soundsystem
21:00 Music and current politics
34:00 Recording methods and the new album
51:00 How to be a DJ
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Jend is a producer and DJ who has built an impressive following on streaming platforms and social media using a very interesting set of strategies adapting from his time in drop shipping. So we are getting deep into the weeds of digital music marketing on this week's podcast, and while it gets a bit technical in places this is a really interesting conversation from the perspective of building an audience completely independently in a way that just wasn't possible before the digital model.
He offers a version of his strategy via his Intellijend platform, which automates many of the processes and makes the whole thing a lot more manageable for the typical expert DAW technician who has never opened Facebook ad manager.
We talk about how he came up with these approaches to music marketing and how to implement them, building them into a product for other artists to use, and also the necessity for music to live in the real world and different ways to achieve this in a similar DIY way.
This is the antidote to moaning about Spotify and telling people to buy CDs... get involved!
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Listen to the Not A Diving Club radio show: https://soundcloud.com/scubaofficial/sets/not-a-diving-club
You can now discuss the show on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/MusicNotDiving/
If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! There are two tiers - "Solidarity" for $4 a month, which features the show without ads, regular bonus podcasts, and extra content. And "Musicality" which for a mere $10 a month gets you all the music we release on Hotflush and affiliate labels AND other music too, some of which never comes out anywhere else.
You can also make a one-off donation to the podcast using a card, with Paypal, or your Ethereum wallet! Head over to scubaofficial.io/support.
Plus there's also a private area for Patreon supporters in the Hotflush Discord Server... but anyone can join the conversation in the public channels.
Listen to the music discussed on the show via the Music Not Diving Podcast Spotify playlist
00:00 Intro
04:30 Jend
09:10 How to market a song
26:10 Cynicism, algorithms, and publishing
40:00 Dance music in the real world
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On the podcast this week...
What you need to do to become a DJ in 2026. I mean a good DJ.
Why you should learn to beat match, preferably on vinyl.
Why you should learn to use Ableton.
Why you should take digital marketing seriously.
Why you should respect the worst aspects of the industry.
This is not an exhaustive study, but it does contain some pretty good pointers.
The Resident DJ article mentioned: https://saxe-coulson.medium.com/the-resident-dj-is-infrastructure-too-b2cc760c6f69
The Manual by The KLF: https://www.scribd.com/document/955029/KLF-the-Manual
Back next week with a guest!
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Listen to the Not A Diving Club radio show: https://soundcloud.com/scubaofficial/sets/not-a-diving-club
You can now discuss the show on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/MusicNotDiving/
If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! There are two tiers - "Solidarity" for $4 a month, which features the show without ads, regular bonus podcasts, and extra content. And "Musicality" which for a mere $10 a month gets you all the music we release on Hotflush and affiliate labels AND other music too, some of which never comes out anywhere else.
You can also make a one-off donation to the podcast using a card, with Paypal, or your Ethereum wallet! Head over to scubaofficial.io/support.
Plus there's also a private area for Patreon supporters in the Hotflush Discord Server... but anyone can join the conversation in the public channels.
Listen to the music discussed on the show via the Music Not Diving Podcast Spotify playlist
00:00 Intro
01:10 DJing on hard mode
04:40 How to be a DJ
06:11 The techniques
10:35 The canon
12:20 The basics of Ableton
13:55 Warm up and closing
17:00 Being the headliner
19:45 Tell your story
23:20 Identity and tribes
25:25 Is all publicity good publicity?
30:50 The KLF and The Odyssey
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On this episode...
Why Distrokid selling to CVC will lead to more AI music.
What Kobalt selling to Primary Wave means for the majors.
Why the industry is counting on the hybrid musicians of the future.
Were the Odyssey casting decisions part of the marketing campaign?
And what Suki Waterhouse could learn from Boy George...!
Read my 2000 word essay on the Burial / dubstep conundrum: https://www.patreon.com/scubaofficial/posts/eyes-back-puzzle-164702147
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NEW MERCH STORE: Support the podcast with a purchase from our new line of awesome merch. Tees, hoodies, water bottles... etc! Cheap worldwide shipping!
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Listen to the Not A Diving Club radio show: https://soundcloud.com/scubaofficial/sets/not-a-diving-club
You can now discuss the show on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/MusicNotDiving/
If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! There are two tiers - "Solidarity" for $4 a month, which features the show without ads, regular bonus podcasts, and extra content. And "Musicality" which for a mere $10 a month gets you all the music we release on Hotflush and affiliate labels AND other music too, some of which never comes out anywhere else.
You can also make a one-off donation to the podcast using a card, with Paypal, or your Ethereum wallet! Head over to scubaofficial.io/support.
Plus there's also a private area for Patreon supporters in the Hotflush Discord Server... but anyone can join the conversation in the public channels.
Listen to the music discussed on the show via the Music Not Diving Podcast Spotify playlist
00:00 Intro
02:59 Releases roundup
07:40 CVC buys Distrokid
15:27 Primary Wave buys Kobalt
21:10 AI copyright regulation
30:57 Suki Waterhouse and Boy George
35:50 Is Christopher Nolan a troll
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Even if it's not just a very effective bit of marketing, John Summit should definitely turn heel.
On this episode we also discuss other notable examples of music industry creative stunts including Chuck D vs Flava Flav, Fifty Cent vs Kanye, Green Day vs The Network, and The KLF vs a million pounds.
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Listen to the Not A Diving Club radio show: https://soundcloud.com/scubaofficial/sets/not-a-diving-club
You can now discuss the show on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/MusicNotDiving/
If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! There are two tiers - "Solidarity" for $4 a month, which features the show without ads, regular bonus podcasts, and extra content. And "Musicality" which for a mere $10 a month gets you all the music we release on Hotflush and affiliate labels AND other music too, some of which never comes out anywhere else.
You can also make a one-off donation to the podcast using a card, with Paypal, or your Ethereum wallet! Head over to scubaofficial.io/support.
Plus there's also a private area for Patreon supporters in the Hotflush Discord Server... but anyone can join the conversation in the public channels.
Listen to the music discussed on the show via the Music Not Diving Podcast Spotify playlist
00:00 Intro
02:41 John Summit vs Pete Tong
10:00 Chuck D vs Flava Flav
15:12 Green Day vs The Network
20:06 Fifty Cent vs Kanye West
23:05 Joaquin Phoenix
25:24 The KLF vs a million pounds
30:12 Conclusions
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No, really it does.
In this episode we discuss a series of articles recommended by friend-of-the-show Darren Hemmings in this substack post.
As the title suggests, we consider the ethics of AI music from two separate angles.
And finally we look at the increasing dominance of standup comedy in the ecosystem of live events.
I will never stand being accused of cynical ragebait!
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Listen to the Not A Diving Club radio show: https://soundcloud.com/scubaofficial/sets/not-a-diving-club
You can now discuss the show on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/MusicNotDiving/
If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! There are two tiers - "Solidarity" for $4 a month, which features the show without ads, regular bonus podcasts, and extra content. And "Musicality" which for a mere $10 a month gets you all the music we release on Hotflush and affiliate labels AND other music too, some of which never comes out anywhere else.
You can also make a one-off donation to the podcast using a card, with Paypal, or your Ethereum wallet! Head over to scubaofficial.io/support.
Plus there's also a private area for Patreon supporters in the Hotflush Discord Server... but anyone can join the conversation in the public channels.
Listen to the music discussed on the show via the Music Not Diving Podcast Spotify playlist
00:00 Intro
03:58 Changes in the business of social media
08:08 dBridge Substack post
16:35 Is algorithmic influence any different to human influence?
19:44 Why musicians hate the press
24:52 Dance music deserves to be destroyed by AI
35:03 The success of standup comedy
41:37 Transgressive comedy vs music
51:48 Conclusions
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What does the new age of oligarchy mean for the future of art and the cultural sector?
And what can we learn from previous era of extreme inequality?
Weighty question on this episode of the podcast...
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Listen to the Not A Diving Club radio show: https://soundcloud.com/scubaofficial/sets/not-a-diving-club
You can now discuss the show on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/MusicNotDiving/
If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! There are two tiers - "Solidarity" for $4 a month, which features the show without ads, regular bonus podcasts, and extra content. And "Musicality" which for a mere $10 a month gets you all the music we release on Hotflush and affiliate labels AND other music too, some of which never comes out anywhere else.
You can also make a one-off donation to the podcast using a card, with Paypal, or your Ethereum wallet! Head over to scubaofficial.io/support.
Plus there's also a private area for Patreon supporters in the Hotflush Discord Server... but anyone can join the conversation in the public channels.
Listen to the music discussed on the show via the Music Not Diving Podcast Spotify playlist
00:00 Intro
02:30 Elon, Tesla, and SpaceX
07:23 The Gilded Age
10:34 Andrew Carnegie
27:27 Busting the Trusts
31:24 Help needed now
36:36 How left wing are you?
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Corporate money is the wellspring of great art... discuss!
Also, the demise of Nina, Juno Download, and eventually Subvert.
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Listen to the Not A Diving Club radio show: https://soundcloud.com/scubaofficial/sets/not-a-diving-club
You can now discuss the show on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/MusicNotDiving/
If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show on Patreon! There are two tiers - "Solidarity" for $4 a month, which features the show without ads, regular bonus podcasts, and extra content. And "Musicality" which for a mere $10 a month gets you all the music we release on Hotflush and affiliate labels AND other music too, some of which never comes out anywhere else.
You can also make a one-off donation to the podcast using a card, with Paypal, or your Ethereum wallet! Head over to scubaofficial.io/support.
Plus there's also a private area for Patreon supporters in the Hotflush Discord Server... but anyone can join the conversation in the public channels.
Listen to the music discussed on the show via the Music Not Diving Podcast Spotify playlist
00:00 Intro
03:18 Money and art
11:04 Downloads are dead
23.33 Conclusions
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