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042: Dave Seaman May 24, 2022

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Dave Seaman is a DJ, producer, artist, label boss and, as ex-editor of Mixmag, a genuine dance music historian. Collecting records and entertaining local youth clubs quickly lead to a visit to the 1987 DMC convention where a teenage Dave won a trip to New York that helped launch his career at Mixmag. From there Dave had chart success as one half of Brothers In Rhythm and became an architect of the Progressive House scene via his association with Renaissance and Global Underground. In this chat, you'll hear exactly what happened on that fateful trip to NYC, how he oversaw the birth of acid house and rave culture during his time at Mixmag, how technology has helped further his craft as an artist and how he is always looking for new projects that can continue to deliver the excitement he needs to move forward in this scene.

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041: Mike & Claire Manumission Apr 26, 2022

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Mike & Claire Manumission are a pair of Ibiza legends that have not only presided over some of the wildest parties the island has ever seen, they were also landlords of the notorious Manumission Motel. In our chat you will hear how an already successful UK club night called Manumission was taken to the shores of the White Isle and how a chance meeting lead to a beautiful relationship from which the pair have never looked back. 25 years later Mike & Claire are now back at the forefront of pushing the Ibiza experience to the maximum and we not only get to hear about Claire's upcoming memoir (called "The Motel: High Times in 90s Ibiza"), but we also get the inside track on their triumphant return to Ibiza's clubland.

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040: Purple Disco Machine Oct 26, 2021

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Purple Disco Machine is a DJ, producer and artist who is the biggest thing in house music right now. Currently sitting at Number 2 in the Beatport all-time Top 100 bestselling artists list and recently having released his sophomore album Exotica to rave reviews, Purple Disco Machine is famed for his very 21st Century take on the classic disco sound. In this wide ranging and candid chat we discover how his love for Italo disco grew from the output of East German radio stations, the secrets behind his breakthrough single ‘My House’, the importance of mental health within the electronic music industry and what he wanted to achieve with his new album Exotica.

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039: Guy Williams Sep 21, 2021

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Guy Williams is a man that has done it all in dance music. He's partied and played at legendary nights at Manchester's Hacienda, hosted and promoted events at the iconic Pikes Hotel in Ibiza and has made music his business by setting up and running his own DJ agency and consultancy called Paradise Productions. In our expansive chat, that took place in the super quirky The BoAt Pod studios, we cover off all of the above and also hear some hilarious stories from Guy's travels through the scene and what his thougths for the future of it are.

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038: Andrea Oliva Aug 24, 2021

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Andrea Oliva is an artist and DJ who is a Lord of the underground sound, King of Ants at Ushauaia in Ibiza and now Head of his new musical empire called All I Need that includes a label, a fashion line and an events team. Playing in clubs well before he was legally old enough to gain entry, Andrea learned his craft in Switzerland and worked extremely hard to gain worldwide recognition as someone who is at ease either on a huge festival stage or within an intimate club environment. In this wide-ranging chat, Andrea gives some advice for all up and coming DJs, states his opinion on the health of the scene and talks about his exciting new All I Need project.

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037: Picard Brothers Jul 20, 2021

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Picard Brothers are a French duo that offer the triple house music threat of: DJ, Artist, Producer. Having already put in Grammy Award winning work with Dua Lipa, it was a speculative message to dance music megastar Diplo that first supercharged their career - taking them from Paris to LA to work with the likes of Mark Ronson, the guys learned a huge amount in a short space of time and are now using that production know-how to destroy the dancefloors of the world with tracks such as 'Blessing In This House' and upcoming single 'Best Of Me.' These boys are genuine superstars of the future and it was a pleasure to discuss their journey so far.

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GLASTONBURY SPECIAL: Malcolm Haynes Jun 25, 2021

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Malcolm Haynes is the man widely credited with introducing dance music to the Glastonbury Festival. As an employee of the festival for nearly 30 years, Malcolm programmed the Glastonbury stages that evolved from the original Dance Tent, into the Dance Village, and now into the huge spectacle that is known as Silver Hayes. Malcolm has led an incredible life; growing up in care, running away with the funfair and eventually rocking up at Glastonbury with his own sound system that created an impromptu rave - the man was destined for a career in music promotion. His work at Worthy Farm saw him collaborating with a who's who of the dance music community and, as you will hear in this episode, he is full of many stories about the behind the scenes goings on at the world's biggest festival.

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036: Lovely Laura Jun 15, 2021

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Lovely Laura is a live saxophonist that, after discovering a talent for jamming alongside a live DJ, has gone on to become one of the most recognisable faces of good times house music. Whilst studying Jazz in Leeds, it was a chance meeting with fellow musician Pav that led Laura to her first visit to Ibiza where she became a mainstay at the legendary Manumission and Hed Kandi series of events. Often working alongside her husband DJ Ben Santiago, Laura has created a dynamic duo that never fails to bring the positive energy and the party vibes. Recorded live and direct from her base in Ibiza, we find out how she made it from Dorset to the Balearics, the approach she takes working hand-in-hand with her husband and her hopes for the future of the scene in a post-pandemic world.

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035: Sidney Charles May 18, 2021

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Sidney Charles is a DJ and producer so famed for his own specific style of playing, that it even has its own name – ‘The Sidney Sound.’ With a music journalist mother, Sidney was exposed to a wide range of genres from a young age and it was the sound of hip-hop that first got him into DJ-ing in his hometown of Hamburg. Quickly tiring of a limited playlist, it was Hamburg’s own Mousse T that inspired Sidney to try his hand as a house DJ and he has never looked back since. Whether it’s producing tracks that are deliberately kept rough and raw, or playing to crowds that demand his unique blend of rhythms, Sidney always delivers something fresh and is forever pushing the scene forward – in this conversation you will get to hear how.

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034: MEDUZA Apr 20, 2021

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MEDUZA are an Italian trio that are behind some of the biggest hits in house music right now. Working alongside vocalists such as Becky Hill, the sounds of MEDUZA’s singles “Piece Of Your Heart” and “Lose Control” have been dominating dancefloors all across the world - racking up over a billion streams and a Grammy nomination to boot. We caught up with their main man Matt to discuss just what it’s like when you achieve almost instant fame with your debut single, how hearing your own song on the radio never gets old and the importance of delivering the best time for your fans.

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