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#045 - Pete Moss & DJ Colette Mar 17, 2020

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Pete Moss and DJ Colette are two of the most revered house music artists today. They frequently collaborate together and recently launched the "Dreams" tour. Colette is from Chicago while Pete Moss hails from Philadelphia. In this episode, we speak about WMC and its legacy, connecting with dancers on the dancefloor and being aware of them, funny DJ booth stories, what is the one album they'd take with them to an island with a turntable, the new season of Curb Your Enthusiasm, and much more.

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#044 - DJ Holographic Mar 10, 2020

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DJ Holographic is an up and coming DJ and Producer hailing from Detroit. She is a one-woman funk machine that blends house, disco, and R&B in her sets. She is a globally active artist with future gigs at Berghain, SONAR Barcelona, and Lightning In A Bottle. In this episode, we speak about her story and how she found dance music through her dad, living in Detroit and mentorship with Mike Banks, her biggest musical influences, what the book Four Agreements means to her and much more.

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#043 - John Tejada Mar 03, 2020

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John Tejada is a revered electronic music producer and composer. He also runs the label Palette Recordings and collaborates with Reggie Watts on their Wajatta project. Additionally, John teaches Music Technology at CalArts. He has released four albums on Kompakt, and a multitude of popular underground dance tracks and singles. In this episode, we speak about his journey into electronic music, his creative process, teaching at CalArts, collaborating with Reggie Watts and much more.

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#042 - Jeff Severinghaus Feb 19, 2020

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Jeff Severinghaus is a Professor and Geoscientist at UCSD- Scripps. He just returned from Antarctica where he uncovered ancient ice core samples which helps scientists better understand future climate change and predict planetary warming. After several years of tests, using an experimental drill of his own design, the team of researchers including Jeff was able to drill 2,000+ feet below the surface where they found two million-year-old ice. This is the first time scientists were able to study an ice core that old. Previously, the oldest complete ice core provided data back to 800,000 years. In this episode, we speak about the study and research, his time in Antarctica, why ancient ice and the bubbles trapped in it are so important to understanding future climate change, and much more.

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#041 - Jamie Tijerina Feb 15, 2020

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Jamie Tijerina is a former LA City Council candidate in District 14. She is also a CA Dem Delegate and a Caltech researcher. Due to bureaucratic hoops, LA stymied and rejected 35% of City Council candidates- more than ever before. In this episode, Jamie shared her story and talked about the process of running for City Council. We also spoke about the systemic issues within local LA politics, the city of Los Angeles, the current national primary race and much more.

#040 - Truncate Jan 20, 2020

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Truncate is a globally active DJ and Producer from Los Angeles. He runs his own label and is best known for his raw techno sounds. Truncate aka David Flores was also Audio Injection and started the Truncate project in 2011. With a rigorous international tour schedule, he has maintained his stake as one of the best techno artists of today. In this episode, we spoke about why he changed his artist name and some of the pros and cons, what is DJ longevity really about, whether releasing music even matters anymore, is it OK to take a break as a musician?, the secret to making his kick drums sound so good, his favorite craft beers, funny strip club stories and much more.

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#039 - Raul Campos Jan 15, 2020

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Raul Campos is a DJ on Los Angeles based KCRW. His style runs the gamut of dance music and other genres. Raul also co-hosts the podcast "Pili, Raul, and La Musica." In this episode, we speak about his musical influences including Danny Tenaglia, Louie Vega and David Mancuso, his journey at KCRW, the city of Los Angeles, some of his favorite 2019 records, and much more.

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#038 - Blond:ish Dec 30, 2019

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Blond:ish is a prolific Canadian DJ and producer. She is also the head of Bye Bye Plastic, a sustainability project that aims to eliminate single-use plastics from the electronic music industry. In this episode, we speak about her earliest footsteps into dance music and DJing, climate and the environment, her sustainability project Bye Bye Plastic, Citizens Climate Lobby and putting a price on pollution, Burning Man, what music she has coming up in the new year and much more. The final episode of 2019, HAPPY 2020 FOLKS!

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#037 - DJ Colette Dec 18, 2019

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DJ Colette is a house music DJ and vocalist from Chicago. She is a resident at the revered Smart Bar and is affiliated with Om. Colette currently resides in Los Angeles and has released 4 full length albums since 2005. In this episode, we speak about her journey from Chicago to LA, living so close to Gramaphone Records, working with Om, traveling around the globe, what she has coming up and much more.

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#036 - Mor Elian Dec 14, 2019

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Mor Elian is a Berlin based DJ and producer with roots in Los Angeles and Tel Aviv. She also runs the revered label Fever AM and is best known for her techno and electro sounds. Over the last few years she’s had her music played by a plethora of prominent dance music artists. In this episode, we spoke about her musical roots and immigrating to Los Angeles during her teens, what it was like growing up in Tel Aviv, her music making process and working in Ableton, how she was finally able to find her sound and much more.

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