I had the pleasure of meeting Sarin during our (DJ Jazzy Jeff) NYE gig at the Northern Bass Festival in Auckland, New Zealand.  Her team provided some essential glue to keep the festival running smoothly but also maintained a very family-like vibe.  We stayed in contact and had some great conversations about gigs, festivals, the entertainment industry in general and more.  She's got 183 job titles and is a total badass.  Get your learn on!

"I worked my after school job. I worked way too many hours and got horrible grades to take every penny I made, all throughout high school to go spend it on records." I honestly can't think of one thing in the world of DJing that Trayze DOESN'T do. He's an extremely well rounded DJ, a producer of remixes and original music, a DJ instructor and a 2x world-finalist battle DJ, amongst other things. We rap about his story, the DJ scene and living through the Covid19 lockdown. Stay home, wash your...

It's weird how good the DJs in Canada are. I remember getting mixes and edits from The Freshest and the Eh! Team and being blown away. Nick Bike started out DJing on 2 computers running Windows Media Player and now sits perfectly alongside Canada's finest. We discuss figuring your DJ career out as you go, making edits that have ended up in most DJs crates and knowing when to (and when not to) retire songs. http://www.DJNickBike.com •Don't forget to check out other episodes including DJ...

Case Bloom's journey to his current position as a staple in the Nashville music scene was a long and windy one. We discuss his tenure in the super dope music market of Philly, building parties that have lasted 12+ years, gentrified foods and of course, the current state of DJing. Case is also the man behind amazing DJ (and non-DJ) bag company Tucker & Bloom (great story). Listen up and if you're in Nashville, do and eat what Mayor Case tells you! www.CaseBloom.net www.Tucker-Bloom.com ...

Emmaculate is an essential member of the newest generation of house music producers and DJs from Chicago. We discuss growing up as a white suburbanite kid in the shadow of the legendary Chicago music scene, dabbling in production and DJing across both hip-hop and house music as well as the moves he made to position himself alongside legends like the Chosen Few DJs. From his early hip-hop group to his position at T's Box Records with Terry Hunter to producing chart-topping house music, we...

The Bay Area is basically a factory that makes dope s**t and it's influence is apparent talking to Goldenchyld. A member of the DJ group The Bangerz (previously The Fingerbangerz), he's battled as part of the San Jose mobile DJ crew scene, he's helped produce hits for The Jabbawockeez with his team and he's expanded his successful solo DJ career to wear the hat of nightlife establishment owner (Avery Lounge). So many gems in this episode from such a well-rounded DJ career! ...

You may know Jim Sharp from his super dope edits or maybe even his Dusty Donuts 45 vinyl label. We cover all that and so much more including coming up in Toronto, making moves these days in London, Jim's days as a rave DJ and even talk a bit about the DJ community and mental health. Get familiar! https://www.instagram.com/jim_sharp_uk/

Music nerd, DJ of all things from Top40 to 45s and master of ceremonies at Red Bull Music 3Style, Flipout does it all. He's been hip-hop since day 1 and his positive attitude have kept him knee deep in the game ever since. Xièxiè!   https://www.instagram.com/flipout/  

Quite possibly the funkiest human I personally know. Versatile on synths, the talk box, cuts, beats, you name it. Get familiar.   TeekoMusic.com  

DJ, B-Girl and generally fashionable curator of cool parties and culture in downtown Las Vegas, Crykit is one of my favorite people on Earth. Get familiar with this ray of sunshine.

If you think his being a US Red Bull Thre3style champion is impressive, you should see him parallel park.  Big Once is nasty on the cut, he bodies clubs and if you don't have his remixes, you should.  Peep it.   www.bigonce.com  

From Philly to LA with a quick stop at the White House, Mr. Sonny James shares tales of being a tour DJ all over the world and breaking bread with James Brown. http://www.mrsonnyjames.com/

Dope DJ, support for Serato and undercover jazz head, Kutcorners is one of the most thoughtful DJs I know.  We had some great talks while I was visiting Vancouver about the DJ community (or lack thereof), hip-hop and what's going on in America.   @KutCorners  

From being a scratch nerd in Oxnard to a club DJ in Vegas and now producing for people like Pitbull and Justin Bieber, DJ Mega Man aka Michael Mayeda has done a few things, to say the least...

In March of 2014 I was on tour and rolled through San Francisco.  The Rock-It Scientists! had me on their "Shut Up and Talk" podcast to promote the DJ Documentary I'm making and shoot the s**t about DJing.

DJ A-Minor and Dr. Mark Katz do some great work at UNC teaching students about Hip-Hop and DJing.  Last year they asked me to stop by, talk about the film and do a Q&A about DJing.  This is the audio from that lecture, use your imagination for the parts that require video.    http://www.TheDJDocumentary.com / @SoundtrackDJDoc  

When I was on tour in Australia and New Zealand with DJ Premier and Pete Rock in 2014, the big homie Recloose asked me to stop by MAINZ (Music and Audio Institute of New Zealand) where he was teaching to talk to his students.  This is the audio from that session.

One half of People Under The Stairs, Thes and I chop it up about the state of hip-hop, fans with slimy hands, hijacking John Legend's piano and more!   www.puts.band    

DJ P is a bad dude. He's a member of the Rock Steady Crew, an all-vinyl genre-bending party rocker and winner of the Master of the Mix show.  Peep the scene...   www.DJPMIX.com  

Jorun and I discuss trading breaks with Jam Master Jay, the Halifax music scene and DJs not getting called out for being wack… (and more!)   https://www.mixcloud.com/Jorun_Bombay/  

Jake tells us about drinking Carlos Rossi with E-40, producing for G-Unit and making funk tracks with Mayer Hawthorne as Tuxedo.  Diversify yo bonds...   Tuxedo / Jake One

I'm a nerd.  I love hip-hop and I’m a grown ass man, but I’m a nerd.  I love researching and reading the stories behind things, watching documentaries, etc.  For this reason, Brian Coleman is the s**t.  Brian has been a music journalist for a long time but I first heard about him from his book Check The Technique.  Through his books Brian has essentially written the liner notes which previously didn’t exist for 60+ hip-hop albums.  If you’re a hip-hop fan, some of these albums are undoubtedly...

San Jose native Cutso talks about coming up in the mobile DJ scene, working with the (Finger) Bangerz to create music for the Jabbawockeez and keeping his remix game tight. www.djcutso.com @Cutso