Helio-Tropes

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Dominique Maldonado Nov 13, 2023

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Dominique Maldonado is a music manager living in Puerto Rico. We get into her Florida roots in the music biz and how she went from throwing shows locally as a promoter to booking some of most buzzing artists at the time like Travis Scott and Chance The Rapper for her Leaders of The New Cool concert series in New York, Atlanta and beyond. She breaks down how she forged meaningful relationships which lead her to managing artists like Q-Tip and becoming an A&R person at major record labels. Come for the conversation, stay for the jewels.

Roger Gengo of Masked Gorilla Nov 06, 2023

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This week we are coming to you from Masked Gorilla Headquarters in Highland Park, Los Angeles with Roger Gengo, founder of Masked Gorilla and Masked Records. We talk about him being an early adopter of SoundCloud as a tool for discovering emerging artists, turning a blog into a record label and festival, as we trace the unglamorous steps in between. From throwing shows in LA to being first to champion would be stars like Lil Peep and Lil Yachty (before almost anyone knew who they were), Roger has been on the frontlines of modern rap's tide shifts. So we pick his A&R brain and get some golf talk in for an extra long episode.

Uncle Paulie Oct 30, 2023

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This week one of Queens finest Uncle Paulie and I take it back to the galaxy from the comfort of our homes in Los Angeles. We talk about his connection to Queens rappers, how he got his name, taking 3rd place at the Malibu Chili Cookoff, Ruff Ryders' Drag-On, Uncle Paulie's Deli and clothing brand inspirations, the famed Cherry Valley TCS sandwich, his comedy night, our new-found affinity for the game of Golf, how Subway took out Blimpie and more.

Dana Meyerson of Biz 3 Publicity Oct 25, 2023

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On this week's episode Dana Meyerson of Biz 3 Publicity joins us to discuss the media landscape past and present. We talk about my first experience at Lego Land, both iconic and awkward magazine covers she's booked over the years, conversational pitching, tastemakers vs gatekeepers, advance album promo cd's, Aphex Twin's fart trend on TikTok, designer shades, AI dogs and more.

Reilly Herrera of Learn To Forget Oct 16, 2023

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Reilly Herrera is a clothing designer, graphic designer, musician and the founder of clothing brand Learn To Forget. We talk about his punk roots growing up in Fullerton, CA, the chaos of COMPLEXCON, his brand's evolution, his band Night Verses' new album, post-sneaker culture, our graffiti past-lives, and much more.

Nick Hook Oct 01, 2023

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The debut episode of Helio-Tropes featuring DJ, producer and artist-spirit-guide Nick Hook. I talk to Nick about summer in New York, rare music gear, legalization of weed in NY, his studio The Space Pit, Spiritual Friendship, RTJ Cu4tro, Gangsta Boo, Teenage Engineering, Jam Master Jays pre-roll joints and more.

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