The podcast is back and we’re joined by TSHA! We dive into her whirlwind year of touring, her incredibly busy season in Ibiza and talk about how she stays grounded amidst the chaos of a busy schedule. TSHA also opens up about her second album Sad Girl, which is soooo good, a deeply personal album influenced by her teenage years.

Sad Girl is out now on Ninja Tune: https://www.beatport.com/release/sad-girl/4752936?srsltid=AfmBOoq3NZCX3c54UPAN5rsbQ9Ex9EePRu-imL_BvPO7TxdZeDHUXM9z

Semi Delicious label owner, Demi Riquisimo is up next on the podcast! We talk about starting a label to release his own music, finding balance between studio time and traveling, the start of Demi Requisimo and previous aliases, planning ahead, highdeas, Glastonbury, dad jokes and more!

‘I didn’t expect this to happen in my lifetime’, Chief Creative Officer of MDLBEAST, Baloo is next on the podcast, and what an insightful conversation it was. Before private events went public in 2019 in Saudi Arabia, with the establishment of the General Entertainment Authority, Saudi’s music scene had been thriving for the past two decades behind closed doors.    So what was growing up, partying, and for artists, developing your sound and DJing skills without being able to perform publicly at that time? Baloo explains this time and the transition to what is now the fastest-growing music scene in the world, through his eyes and as part of one of the biggest and strongest platforms in music, MDLABEAST.  MDLABEAST is home to XP Music Futures which accelerates the growth of MENA’s music industry with an annual 3-day music conference in Riyadh, Soundstorm music festival which was formed by 200+ artists, 750k+ visitors and 4 days of non-stop music and dancing in 2021, MDLBEAST radio and multiple record labels. “NEXT IS MORE. We are here to amplify the unseen. We are investing in talent, music innovation, world-class production and fresh content. We're bringing together communities to create, make noise and inspire generations.” Find out more about XP Conference and Soundstorm Festival 2023 here: https://mdlbeast.com/

Discovering what the dance music scene is like in other parts of the world is something that fascinates me. And when it’s somewhere as exciting as Japan, it fascinates me even more. And honestly, I don’t think there is a better duo to tell the story than Tokyo based techno duo, Drunken Kong. Recently releasing on Drumcode and playing Ultra Tokyo a couple of months ago, Kyoko and D have been making waves, representing Japan in the techno scene throughout the globe. Digging deep into the story behind the Womb residents, I find out more about what the scene is currently like in Japan, how it has grown and where it is heading.

After playing in over 4 continents, 92 cities and 29 countries in 2023, headlining over 40 festivals globally including Kappa, EXIT, Monegros, Sonus, Extrema, DGTL and Time Warp as well as all major clubs and venues around the world, curating her own nights at Amnesia Ibiza, playing Tomorrowland Main Stage and so much more, two questions come to mind for Indira Paganotto: One, how do you feel after the biggest year of your career so far and two, what's next?

Becoming one of the most in-demand artists in the world in such a short period of time, I sat down with the queen of Psytechno to talk about how she has dealt with her rapid growth to fame, how non-stop hard work, passion and being true to yourself will take you to wherever you want to go, appreciating the small things in life and the love she has for the community that she has created.

A story told from the heart.

Video filmed by Joao Rodriguez.

ADE (my favourite event of the year) has grown into the world’s largest and most influential club-based festival and conference for electronic music, featuring over 2,900 artists taking part in over 1000 events across 200+ venues throughout the city, welcoming around half a million visitors to the city. 

With only a few days left until the 28th edition, I had a quick chat with ADE directors Meindert Kennis and Jan-Willem Van de Ven about this year's hot topics, how the conference has grown since it began in 1996, their personal favourite parts of the conference, tips if it's your first time at ADE and of course... the weather over the next few days in the Dutch capital!

Check out the full ADE 2023 program here: https://www.amsterdam-dance-event.nl/en/

Is going to events an essential part of your role in the music industry? How do you balance your professional and social life when a lot of our jobs consist of going to clubs and festivals? As a PR, how much time do you need to spend with your artists? 

Emma Chambers is the Founder of Acrylic Artists, a global PR company based in the UK that specialises in the promotion of electronic music for artists, labels, clubs and events via online and print media. She worked in the city of London as an Executive and Personal Assistant for private clients and companies, for 8 years before changing her career path after travelling abroad and becoming integrated within the music world, following a passion for underground dance music since her early 20’s.

Formerly known as So Dark Its Light in the early days, she re-branded the company 4 years ago to Acrylic Artists, and she has been working in music PR now for 8 years. The agency has seen a steady growth in its client list, always sourced by word of mouth through client recommendations and today has worked with names including EXHALE, Anfisa Letyago, Farrago, Fatboy Slim, Eats Everything, Dubfire, Loveland Festival, Pan-Pot, Anja Schneider, wAFF and a whole lot more.

In this podcast we talk all about the importance of being at events to stay relevant, the most difficult part of PR, pitching to media outlets, having a story to tell as an artist, networking, Emma's love affair with country and gherkins. Yep, a random one but a fun one! (we could have chatted for hours but Emma's postman kept knocking on her door).

Behind every successful artist is a team of hard working, passionate people, that put everything they’ve got into growing their artist’s career. And Leticia is proof of that. From starting to manager ANNA when she was just starting out, to together, as a team, building ANNA’s career to what it is today, Leticia’s passion, persistence, support and talent, took her to leaving agency life and starting her own company, LvR Management, where besides ANNA, she now also manages headline acts, Sama’ Abduhadi and Victor Ruiz. Drawing from her industry knowledge and experience, she also launched LvR Mentoring Program for Artists, where she mentors and guides upcoming DJs how to advance their careers. Leticia’s hard work over the years has positioned her as one of the most respected managers in the game, so it was so insightful to talk to her about her journey so far, challenges she’s come across including reaching burnout, the transition from agent to manager, and what her role consists of to make her artists grow and stay at the top. 

Leticia is launching a FREE course which you can find more info on here:

Set across three days from October 3-5, the Inside The Electronic Music Industry event will unveil the three key pillars to building a successful career in music’s competitive and often over-saturated space. The pillars will be approached in three different classes across the three-day event, giving participants exclusive insight into the content covered during LvR’s extensive mentoring program. 

Day 1: Social Media – Increasing your visibility in the market. 

Day 2: Networking – The secrets of approaching industry contacts. 

Day 3: Creating Opportunities - how to boost your artist career. 

Following the online event, LvR will then cherry-pick forty of the most promising talents from their application process to join the official mentoring programme, which begins at the end of October. 

Subscribe to gain free access to Inside The Electronic Music Industry here: https://bit.ly/InsideTheElectronicMusic-official

Originally from Saudi Arabia but now living in London, the incredibly talented Nooriyah has been making waves over the last few years with her unique style of mixing Middle Eastern and North African music with popular records, Trap music, and old-time classics. Her insane Boileroom was the first Southwest Asian and North African Boileroom lineup in UK history and has had over 1 million views already, she’s also a radio host, pushing Middle Eastern/North African sound on the UK airwaves, she was one of Mixmag's Breakthrough DJs of 2022, and has recently hosted her own stage at Glastonbury with her brand Middle Of Nowhere. She is literally on fire right now, and I’m just so grateful that she’s on the show to talk about how she started out, the music she grew up around, how the music scene is growing in the Middle East and so much more.

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For Elizabeth Cyprian the answer is simple: the success of a brand is dependent upon each department correlating while it creates, nurtures and maintains a distinctive identity. Everything ties back to the ethos and origin. For 10+ years she has been putting this statement to the test. What started as a dancefloor chat led to a career in the event management and dance music industry. For six years she held a variety of positions with The BPM Festival including Talent Buyer, Project Manager, Marketing, PR and Ticketing/Box Office logistics. Ever since ending her time with BPM she’s held her current position with Macorma Artist Management as the Brand Manager for EXHALE by Amelie Lens. Elizabeth has overseen the brand sell out festivals & clubs around Europe including Awakenings Festival (Amsterdam), Printworks (London), EXHALE’s own marquee production in Belgium (Antwerp) and their first month-long residency at DC-10 (Ibiza). What started as Amelie’s passion project has quickly turned into a global community spanning more than 52 countries. With rapid growth and dedication, Elizabeth keeps on with the belief of her own origin: personal success is about holding true to the character of the brand or company you work for, but also to yourself.

This episode is brought to you by Body Studio Ibiza: https://www.bodytrainingstudio.be/en/studios/

This week I'm joined by ALISHA, an artist who over the last couple of years has rapidly begun to appear on line ups at some of the best clubs and festivals around the world as well as releasing music on some of electronic music’s biggest labels. ALISHA has recently released Changes on Jamie Jones' Hot Creations, made her debut with Music On, and has a huge summer ahead of her, especially here in Ibiza, playing at some of the island's biggest parties such as Paradise, elrow, Ants and more. We talk all about how ALISHA started out, from juggling her job as a waitress and DJing, to her first gigs, the transition from working solo to taking on management and so much more. This is ALISHA's story from the very beginning, enjoy!

Follow ALISHA here: https://www.instagram.com/djalishauk/?hl=en

Find ALISHA on Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1zUgvtlUR6jXtCUCF0j3fe?si=dAHKVsa8SEGbb_NOvubzug

Alex is the CEO & Co-founder of The Pete Tong DJ Academy, an online e-learning platform that was launched last year and is made up of over 90 lessons that cover every aspect of a career in DJing, taught by some of the biggest names in the game, including Carl Cox, Nicole Moudaber, Jamie Jones and Adam Beyer. During this year’s international music summit in Ibiza, the winner of the academy’s DJ competition was announced, so we chat all about what is was that the mentors were looking for in the chosen winner, which of the lessons are the most important ones to learn, the most common mistakes artists make when starting out and more.

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This week I sit down with rising star Meg Ward and lots of giggles were had! We chat all about how she started out, the challenges that she has come across so far, navigating the highs and lows of the industry as well as bands that are making comebacks, the best festival on earth- Glastonbury and more!

Find Meg here: https://www.instagram.com/meggyward/

After 15 years of creating content from some of the world's biggest electronic music events, recording literally any DJ that comes to your mind right now, Luca Dea has become one of the industry's most renowned content creators. What started off being videos just for himself to keep as memories, has now turned in to being a source for thousands of people to live some of the most special moments in electronic music. We talk all about how he started out, the videos that have worked the most, DJs, dance moves and more!

Find Luca on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/luca_dea_official/?hl=en

Find Luca on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/LucaDEAstaff

Welcome to this International women’s day special in which I highlight and celebrate some of the wonderful things women in music have worked on or taken part in this year, with two of my favourite girls - Lydia Laws, founder of Lydia Lwas PR and Roberta Hickey, founder of the women in dance music platform, Little Pink Book. Besides talking about personal projects and experiences as women in music, we also talk about some of the other initiatives and communities and women that are constantly inspiring us.

Puerto Rico-born DJ and producer, Natalia Roth, is up next on the podcast! From working at the door at Space Miami to becoming one of the club's main residents and now playing all around the world as well as releasing on some of the biggest labels in electronic music, Natalia is an example of hard work and dedication. A beauty of a person, inside and out, we chat all about what the dance music scene was like in Puerto Rico when she was growing up and what it’s like now, her own brand Melódie, her move to Miami, career highlights and so much more! 

From music journalist for platforms such as VICE, Mixmag, Resident Advisor and CBC Music to editor of Dance & Electronic at Spotify, Corinne is one of those people you could listen to for hours, what an exciting career she has had so far! We talk all about how she started out in journalism, what her role as an editor at Spotify consisted of, how hours and hours of listening to music pitched for Spotify playlists has contributed to her own sound as a DJ, advice for anyone looking to pursue a career in curation and so much more! A gem of a person who I'm so happy to have had the honor to chat with on the podcast.

This week we're talking all about music and surfing with the wonderful Tara Brooks! Tara is a DJ and producer from LA and has played at some of the biggest events around the globe- BPM, Burningman, Coachella, SXM Festival, Ultra, and many more as well as releasing on labels such as Bedrock Records, Desert Hearts, Get Physical amongst others. Tara has had an incredibly strong passion for music from such a young age, but a few years ago she found another one of her passions- surfing, which has served her as therapy and healing. In today’s chat we talk about what are we doing to find happiness when things get tough, what are our hobbies or passions to lift us up and clear any pain or trauma, how Tara has found a way to combine her two passions and the importance in finding other hobbies outside of our everyday lives to avoid potential burnout and anxiety.

Connect with Tara here: https://www.instagram.com/tarabrooksmusic/

Becoming an international artist was his biggest dream as a kid. From a small town in Italy called Luca, Marco Faraone has now played all over the world and released on some of the biggest dance music labels out there. We chat all about his career from the beginning up until now, his new chapter as a father, his latest collaboration with Stella Bossi that has gained over 9 million views on social media and the importance of doing what makes you happy in life. 

On this next episode of the podcast, we're traveling to the gorgeous island of Saint Martin to talk about the first and only electronic music festival to be held on the island, SXM Festival, with the founder of the festival, Julian Prince and VP Marketing & Business Development of SXM, Olivia Gottlieb. I was so curious to know how Julian ended up creating a festival on the island, what it has brought to the area, and how it has helped grow the local music scene as well as challenges they’ve come across such as hurricane Irma in 2017 and then obviously a global pandemic a few years later. A really interesting story that unites electronic music lovers from all over the world to dance together whilst bringing so much to the island and the local people. Find out more about this year's edition held from March 8-12 2023 here.

With the festive season just around the corner, I chat with my wonderful friend Laura who is a holistic health consultant all about how we can stay healthy and grounded during a time when there's lots of partying, traveling, drinking and eating involved, as well as end of year rituals to make sure we kick off the new year the best way possible, hangover cures, and so much more. An amazing chat over a cuppa in my kitchen in Ibiza. This episode also features my dog Disco, a breakdown of my Black Friday Amazon shop, facts about garlic and a bedroom furniture move. Yes, a random one :)   Find Laura here: https://www.instagram.com/thesecretinspirer

Well what a lovely chat this was! Bina talks me through how growing up surrounded by the music her Uncle and Nono would play at Bina's home in New York as a child led her to pursue a career in the music industry, and what a career she has had so far! From Marketing coordinator to now being the VP of Marketing at Ultra Records, Bina shares her amazing journey up until now, what her job consists of and what her day-to-day looks like, career highlights, her DJ career and so much more.  Find Bina here: https://www.instagram.com/binafronda/   Fin

Desde que empecé el podcast en 2019 he querido tener a Paco como invitado, y por fin lo hemos conseguido! Este verano he disfrutado muchísimo de sus sesiones, tanto en su nueva fiesta Now Here en Hi Ibiza como cerrando grandes festivales como Monegros, Dreambeach y Untold. Y ahora que ha pasado toda la locura del verano, me senté con él para conocer mucho más sobre su juventud, sus inicios en la música, su llegada a Ibiza en '99 y su época como residente en Amnesia Ibiza, su nueva etapa en Hi y el gran éxito de Now Here, así como muchísimas anécdotas que han pasado durante lo largo de estos años. Un gran artista pero sobre todo una grandísima persona.

Welcome to season 6 of Can U Put Me On Guestlist?! And what better way to kick things off than with fellow podcaster and all round legend, Will Clarke. From podcast disasters, to DJ fees, life on the road, weird fan requests, deathbed meals and more - we cover it all in this episode. 

If you haven’t yet checked out Will’s podcast yet, then you need to: https://open.spotify.com/show/6T1jhsxdfHT33tlmo8kjxH?si=1dd15f29b1414266

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DJ, producer, broadcaster and founder of Sous Music, Anja Schneider, joins me on today's episode! We take a deep dive into Anja's beginnings, first gigs, the music industry, career highlights, her label Sous, the most challenging part of her job and so much more. Oh and her guest list rule is the best one so far on the show!

Hoy hablo con un artista detrás de la camera, un creador de contenido que ha trabajado en los eventos masivos más importantes del mundo como pueden ser Tomorrowland, EDC Las Vegas, Ultra, Amnesia Ibiza, Hi o Ushuaia. Hoy hablo con Fede Lucena de Gateway Team, quien me cuenta sus inicios en la industria, como es su workflow en festivales tan grandes y que es lo que hay que tener en cuenta como content creator, avances tecnológicos, tips para personas que le gustaría seguir una carrera parecida a la suya ¡y mucho más!

Paul is not only the operations and logistics manager for Defected Records and Glitterbox and a production assistant for High Scream who operate all of the production for Hi and Ushuaia, he's also the world's number Swedish / Welsh trance DJ, Croc ambassador, interviewer and Sainsbury's deliveryman. Find out more in this podcast. I don't think I've ever laughed so much during an interview!

¡Bienvenidos al primer episodio de esta nueva temporada de CUPMOG en español! Arrancamos esta serie con el DJ y productor Sevillano, Rafa Barrios. Con lanzamientos en sellos como Intec, Stereo, Suara y Knee Deep In Sound, Rafa es un artista que en los últimos años no ha dejado de crecer y crecer, llevando su sonido por todo el mundo y actuando en los festivales y clubs más grandes de la escena.   En este podcast hablamos sobre sus comienzos, los momentos más importantes de su carrera hasta el momento, las partes más difíciles de ser DJ, su amor por America, el éxito de su sello Bandidos y mucho más.

We're kicking off season 4 with one of the most respected and hard working women in the industry (as well as someone I've wanted to have on the podcast for such a long time!), Emma Hoser. Emma is a long-time agent and works with the biggest names in underground music such as Adam Beyer, Nicole Moudaber, Alan Fitzpatrick, Jamie Jones, Patrick Topping, Paco Osuna and Sasha - just to name a few! In 2008 Emma began working with Paul Morris, founder of the booking agency AM Only, which would later become Paradigm, and it was there where she began to build the incredible roster of artists she now calls family. Emma then moved to boutique agency Liaison, where she now currently works in New York. In this podcast, we chat about her first steps into the industry, the most challenging part of her job and what she loves the most about it, career highlights (which are huge!), advice on anyone wanting to become an agent and so much more. Enjoy :)

Welcome to the last episode of season 3 of Can U Put Me On Guestlist! I couldn't think of a better way to finish this season than with one of my best friends in the entire world, Michelle. If you've partied in Ibiza or at any of the biggest festivals around the globe, the chances are you've seen Michelle dance. Michelle has danced for Carl Cox, Richie Hawtin, Manumission, Ultra Festival, BPM, Music On, the list goes on, and her talent has taken her all over the globe not just to dance herself but also to manage and coordinate other dancers at events. So with a few drinks (which I so wish could have been in person!), we chat all about the world of dancing, how she got to where she is today, stories she’s made along the way, Ibiza, managing other dancers, the hardest part of being a dancer, working busy schedules and much more.  Our first ever interview together was back in 2013 when we didn't even know each other and since then she has become such a special person to me, so I'm so happy that we did this together and that Michelle is part of the podcast.  Thank you so much for your support this season, I really appreciate it and remember to subscribe to the podcast so you’ll find out as soon as season 4 starts which will be very soon!

Welcome back to the podcast! This week I am joined by Rosanne Janmaat who is the COO of ID&T, a Dutch company that has been running since 1992, organizing some of the biggest events in dance music such as Awakenings, Sensation, Mystryland and many many as well as being the co-founders of Tomorrowland.   Recently they organized a Fieldlab test festival in the Netherlands to investigate how events with an increased visitor capacity can take place safely and responsibly during the pandemic. We talk all about how the test went, how it worked and what Rosanne thinks are the next steps for large events to be able to happen again soon. Rosanne became COO of ID&T at the start of 2021, so we also talk about how she found stepping into such a big role at such a difficult time for the entertainment industry.   Find out more about ID&T here: https://www.id-t.com/

This week I am joined by Ali Shirazinia, aka Dubfire. The Grammy Award-winning producer, artist, DJ, SCI+TEC boss, 1/2 of Deepdish, gastronome, wanderlust and level 2 certified Sake professional is just one of those people that you could chat to for hours and hours about so many different topics so I was so excited to have him on. We talk about the beginning of his career, how the last year has been for him and what has kept him busy, his favourite podcasts, meeting people like Madonna and Anthony Bourdain, his great passion for food and so much more!

There is nothing that I love talking about more than the fascinating world of broadcasting, so having Jay on the podcast was just fab! Jay Forster is a DJ and producer at BBC Radio 1 where he produces shows such as Danny Howard, Radio 1 Dance Presents and Wind Down Presents. We chat all about how Jay got into the music industry and how his journey at BBC began, some of his most memorable shows that he's produced, some of the shows that haven't quite gone to plan!, his 11-year running radio show House Central, how he's found producing shows from home during lockdown, Ibiza and more! Find Jay on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/jayforster/ Check out House Central here: https://smarturl.it/housecental

This week I get to know more about the incredibly creative Lisbon-based musician, Luis Clara Gomes aka Moullinex. Although music had always been a big part of his life when growing up, before making music, Luis studied software engineering in the fields of astronomy and neurology so in this episode we talk about how these studies have influenced his music, his label, live band and club night Discotexas, the creative process behind his music videos, his beautiful upcoming album Requiem for Empathy and more! Pre-order Requiem for Empathy here: https://mllnx.co/requiem

Ending season 5 of the podcast is a guest that I have wanted to get on the show for such a long time, and we finally made it happen! Olivier started his career in marketing, working in senior roles at global consumer brands including, O2, Vueling and Lucky Strike. However, his passion for music, and a firm belief that it is a powerful way to connect brands with their audience, saw him place music at the core of the marketing strategy for those brands. From that point his career would connect more and more with the music industry, then creating his own agency, Ibiza Essentials, and later on providing senior consultancy to notable music brands, including Beatport and Brunch Electronik, advising on brand partnerships, sponsorship and international business development. 

Olivier is now the director of music partnerships at leading ticketing and event discovery platform, DICE. In this conversation we take a deep dive into his exciting career so far as well as how DICE is changing the game in ticketing whilst helping build artist’s fanbases and allowing music enthusiasts to discover more of the gigs that they’ll love.

To learns more about DICE, head here: https://dice.fm/

Welcome back to Can U Put Me On Guestlist?! Chelina Manuhutu is this week’s guest and what a fun episode it was to record! When I asked Chelina to come on to the show she said “why don’t we record it at the beach?!”. At first I didn’t know how I felt about taking all my equipment down but we did in the end and wow, it was so amazing! We sat on a rock at Sa Caleta in Ibiza, the sun was shining and we just had a real good catch up and a laugh and chatted about a variety of things, from music to baking, putting people on guestlist and more!   Find Chelina on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chelinamanuhutu/

This week I am joined by the lovely Hannah Wants. Back in December Hannah moved to Ibiza with her gorgeous dog Ivor to reset and work on herself after battling breast cancer for the second time whilst simultaneously going through the difficulties that covid brought to the world. In this podcast we talk about her journey and how she is taking control of her health and wellbeing to overcome such a difficult time in her life, how making music has played a big part in her healing process, all of the amazing music that she has been working on, the relaunch of her label etiquette, her new live stream series, how she has been enjoying the island so far and more! A chat that left me feeling very inspired by Hannah’s positive approach towards life.   Hannah’s latest track Lift Off is out now on Ultra: https://www.beatport.com/release/lift-off-extended-mix/3261478

Mark Lawrence has done so much in the music industry as well as for it. This includes 10 years at PRS as well as being the former CEO of AFEM. Mark is now the director of Black Rock Publishing as well as Sentric Electronic, working side by side with some of the most exciting established and upcoming talent in the industry. Before this interview, I personally didn’t know much about publishing at all, so it was so interesting to find out exactly how publishing works, how a publishing deal comes about and how the last year has affected the world of publishing. Mark is so great to listen to as not only does he share so much great knowledge but also gives a lot of brilliant advice for creatives. Mark is also an Advisory Board Member at In Place of War, which you can find more information about here: https://www.facebook.com/InPlaceOfWar   Black Rock: https://blackrmp.com/   Sentric Electronic: https://sentricelectronic.com/

On this week’s episode of Can U Put Me On Guestlist? I am joined by the lovely Lilly Palmer. Born in Germany but spending a lot of time in Zurich with its great and flourishing underground scene, her devotion for music got stronger and stronger which finally led her to the decision to fully dive into the realm of the underground in 2015. Since then, and now based just outside of Amsterdam, Lilly hasn’t stopped, releasing on labels such as Drumcode, Senso Sounds and Octopus Recordings and performing at some of the biggest clubs and festivals around the world.In this episode, I have a really down to earth chat with Lilly about her career so far and the challenges she has come across along the way, getting creative in the studio, her transition from nutritionist to DJ and so much more. A chat with lots of giggles and fun!Follow Lilly and everything she gets up to here:  https://www.instagram.com/lilly_palmerdj/

Welcome back to ‘Can U Put Me On Guestlist?’! I’m very excited to kick off 2021 with one of life’s gems, Farah Syed. After spending half of her life in California, Farah’s career began in Los Angeles working for powerhouse talent agency, WME, where she spent over five years focusing on brand partnerships and commercial endorsements for the agency’s music roster which included working with artists such as Lady Gaga, Pharrell Williams, Taylor Swift, Britney Spears, Rihanna and many more. (Imagine working with names like these at one of your first jobs!) After agency life, Farah then went into artist management. Farah then moved to Berlin and started working with the world's largest electronic music platform for digital downloads, yes you got it, Beatport. Farah has a great overview of the company and has had roles within the Label Management and Marketing/Creative Services teams.  She now oversees PR for the company and is focusing on strategic external partnerships with conferences, philanthropic organizations, initiatives related to diversity and mental health, as well as updating the Beatport community on their news and products. In addition, based on her extensive history working with artists, Farah is involved on the artist side, giving input for the editorial on Beatportal, curating various streams and booking collectives from all over the globe to DJ on their Twitch channel. We chat about where her love for electronic music began, the start of her career, working for Beatport, being a proud member and ambassador of shesaid.so, mental health and more!    Connect with Farah on Instagram: https://instagram.com/__farahs__?igshid=12wi9c0ofz3hr Become a shesaid.so member:  https://www.patreon.com/shesaidso Beatport’s Mental Health focused stream: ReConnect x When The Music Stops - #youarenotalone kAFOODLe Other mental health resources: https://www.beatportal.com/features/tips-for-enhancing-your-mental-health-on-world-mental-health-day-and-beyond/   https://www.beatportal.com/features/10-ideas-for-improving-your-mental-health-in-isolation/   UK https://www.helpmusicians.org.uk/   Global https://checkpointorg.com/global/

After fishing the 21 days of resilience challenge with Laura, I knew I had to get her on the podcast. Laura Williams aka The Secret Inspirer works with different individuals and teams in the entertainment industry to build their resilience and find the fuel we need to cope well with the rollercoaster of life and avoid burnout. With everything that’s happening in the world right now I thought it would be a great time to chat with Laura about all of the small little practices and thoughts that can give us that boost of energy that we need to thrive.I loved doing the 21 days of resilience challenge, it really made me change the way I look and do certain things in life in a very positive way and I really hope that you guys get a lot out of this conversation too!If you’re interested in getting on the guestlist for the next 21 day resilience challenge with The Secret Inspirer or for any other enquiries drop Laura a line at laura@thesecretinpirer.com or DM @thesecretinspirer on Instagram. Check out Laura's website here: https://www.thesecretinspirer.com/

This week I am joined by someone who I love and admire very much, Hector. With more than 20 years of experience in music behind him, Hector has recently started a new project called VL Camp in which attendees will learn and work side by side with different professionals in the music industry. From building a brand to career management, new tools and techniques, production masterclasses and more, Hector has built VL Camp with the aim to share all of his knowledge and experience with others. We talk about the camp itself and the importance of sharing music, knowledge and experiences, how having his full record collection stolen actually turned out to be an amazing story, starting Vatos Locos and how it has grown to what it is today and more! More info on VL Camp here: https://www.vlcamp.com/

Kami Tadayon is an entrepreneur, world-wide party promoter, and founder of the renowned Lost Beach Club in Montañita, the only town where clubs and bars can open at the moment (due to Covid) in Ecuador.For those who do not yet know Lost Beach Club, it is… A-ma-zing. It’s been voted many of times in the top 100 clubs in the world, the party ends when Kami and his guest DJs want to end (which can sometimes be days!), it’s location is, as you will have already guessed, lost in a beautiful surf town, it has a Funktion One sound system, its walls are covered in mind-blowing 3D painting and some of the worlds biggest DJs play there on a regular basis.It was great to listen to all of Kami’s stories on how his journey began in promoting events and all about the mission he is on in life. Check out Lost Beach Club here: https://www.instagram.com/lostbeachclub/?hl=enA clip of Kami’s first event: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FN00nQ3T4qU&t=1689sKami on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lostbeachkami/?hl=en

This week my guest is agent and all-round lovely guy, Dave Blackgrove. Dave is an agent at Paradigm, a worldwide talent agency that provides global representation to a diverse and dynamic roster of artists not only in music but also in television, comedy, theatre and beyond. Representing artists in the electronic music department such as Fisher, CamelPhat, Solardo, Latmun, Detlef, Sonny Fodera, Dom Dolla and Elderbrook, Dave has played a huge part in the growth of many of these artist’s careers as well as their projects. In this episode, we chat about how his role as an agent has been affected by Covid, releasing music during this time, how he got to where he is today, the proudest moments of his career and more!   Paradigm: https://www.paradigmagency.com/

A very inspiring chat full of great stories, brilliant advice and on how Paul made his own transition.

Haitian-born, New York based DJ and produce, Francis Mercier is next up on the podcast! With over nearly 150 sold out shows last year, including shows that he’s always dreamt of such as Burning Man, Coachella, Tomorrowland and Space Miami as well as 11 releases, Francis is on fire right now and has no sign of slowing down. We chat all about his rapid growth to fame, growing up in Haiti, organising soccer games when he's on tour, how his sound has evolved, challenges he has come across and what’s next for the mastermind behind his record label, Deep Root Records.

This week I am joined by one of my favourite people to interview as he's so down to earth and never fails to give such great answers whilst always putting a massive smile on my face... Today's guest is Dan Pearce AKA Eats Everything! This podcast is full of so many brilliant stories from Dan’s career, alongside conversations about his latest EP 8 Cubed which is out now on his and Andres Campo's label Ei8ht, his Quaranteam series, English breakfasts, b2bs, Ibiza and more. Enjoy! 8 Cubed: https://www.beatport.com/release/8-cubed/3161341 Quaranteam: https://www.mixcloud.com/EatsEverything/playlists/eats-everythings-quaranteam-mix-series/

Welcome to season 3 of Can U Put Me On Guestlist! The podcast is back and I'm so excited to share with you all some really insightful and fun conversations with different people from the dance music industry. To kick off this season I'm joined by Greek DJ, producer and all-round amazing guy, Alex Georgiandis AKA Detlef. Alex has rapidly established himself as one of the leading names in the industry, releasing and remixing with well-respected labels including Hot Creations, Moon Harbour, Relief and Repopulate Mars.

 Besides being so incredibly talented, Alex is one of those people that will always put a smile on your face, he's so much fun to be around and is always great to chat with, so I couldn't think of a better first guest! We talk about music, his label Issues and the challenges of setting up a label, his love for coffee and tequila (obviously), managing stress and more! Follow Detlef here: https://www.instagram.com/detlef_music/ Issues: https://www.beatport.com/label/issues/87805

This week I chat with Karin and Ty who together form Black Girl / White Girl. They were so lovely and so inspiring to talk to! We chat about diversity and inclusion in the dance music industry and how their journey as two women from such different backgrounds and being part of the LGBTQ community has been for them so far, what the music industry needs to do to promote more diversity and inclusion, their mission as Black Girl / White Girl as well as their latest release ELEV8 on Eats Everything and Andres Campo’s label EI8HT and more! Keep your eye out on these two, big things are coming! Check out Black Girl / White Girl here: https://www.facebook.com/officialbgwg/   Hello Demo: https://hello-demo.com/

In today’s podcast, I chat with Uli Wombacher, who is the director of one of Berlin’s most prestigious nightclubs, Watergate.For the first time since the club was forced to close in March due to the lockdown, Watergate are hosting a club night again, but this time it’s virtually! The event, that takes place on Friday 10th July, will be streamed on a new online platform called YMO, which operates as an interactive space that brings the club experience to life in all its facets in a virtual way.    Watergate will be opening it’s 2 rooms plus terrace, with an internationally renowned line up of DJs, live acts and Watergate residents who will be going to play for free, including Pan-Pot, Adana Twins, Who Made Who (LIVE), JAMIIE, Anja Schneider B2B Kristin Velvet, Biesmans (LIVE) and Yulia Niko.    You can join the event alone, and meet new people, or invite your friends and have your own private party of up to 5 people. You can meet for a little get together in the toilets, where voice chat is enabled and there’s even a  ‘Call The Bouncer’ option which allows clubbers to report any inappropriate behavior, racism or discrimination. They really have through of everything!   Join the party here:  https://ywo.water-gate.de/