Ep. 84: Natalie “Baby” Shooter We catch up with one of the pillars of Beirut’s Nightlife! This is going to be a post-event Podcast - learn more about how this music marathon of female producers/artists and poets came to be for the @hiyalivesessions - I’m also excited to get the lowdown on all things @beirutgroovecollective - what’s happened to her amazing record collection post-Beirut Blast 💥 Tomorrow @ 11am EST 6pm - Beirut time #natalieshooter #bgc #beirutgroovecollective #vinylcommunity...

Moe was born and raised in Lebanon and started playing music in the Beirut music scene in 2010. In 2011, Moe moved to Halifax, Nova Scotia, where he explored the music scene and played with several bands and musical projects. Most notably Ostrea Lake, The Brooklyn Folly, and The Trundlers. For the past 10 years, Moe has been exploring and absorbing sounds from Eastern European Roma music, Lebanese music, jazz manouche, indie folk, post-rock, experimental music, and ambient & atmospheric...

Maya Acra is a content creator, both on her platform and at one of the leading advertising in the MENA region, MENACOM. She is currently based in Jordan since March 2020 (was stuck there, then stayed). She is also an actress, she appeared as the main actress in numerous TVCS like Nescafe, Snips Baked Chips, Bou Khalil, Downy, Puck, Arla Milk, Gandour - and was one of the main actors of the Shahid series Hona El Ared. You can follow her on TikTok & Instagram to keep track of her latest...

The person behind @jarakonline Jarakonline is a platform that aims to bring back the sense of community to our neighborhoods. Each day someone new and interesting spends a day with the neighbors through Insta Takeovers. Ghyda is an architect and an urban planner working as a collage artist and freelance designer. She found in Jarak the human interactions she was longing for, and each day that passes by working on JarakOnline she grows and learns so much! She is very grateful to have the...

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Tim Baltes is a drummer in Kenosha, Wisconsin, perfectly situated between two musical melting pots – Milwaukee and Chicago. Tim has recorded drums for organizations including Disney, 21st Century Fox, GameHouse, Zynga, and Blue Giraffe. Tim also serves on Percussive Arts Society's Drum Set Committee, working to better educate drummers across the globe. He continues to forge a path in music professionally, consulting with companies like Revival Drum Shop and Franklin Drum Company; and he looks...

Jordan Gauthier is the founder and owner of YC Drum Company. Since 2013, Jordan and YC Drum Company have provided drums for many of Canada's largest acts both on stages globally and in studio's across Canada.  Born and raised in Ottawa Ontario, Jordan currently resides in Kitchener-Waterloo Ontario where he has run his operation since 2016.  Tune in Thursday at 11 am via Insta Live IG: @ycdrumcompany #ohftwpodcast #ycdrumcompany ⁣ #instadrums #boutiqueshopping #personalized #photooftheday...

Ep. 77: @maria.amiouni Maria Amiouni is a lover of all things related to holistic health. From meditation to yoga, passing through reiki, and nutrition, she believes in an integrative approach to healing & life. Before becoming a yoga teacher and health coach, Maria used to work in the corporate world but decided to leave 3 years ago to pursue teaching her true passions. She believes her purpose in life is to share her experiences in overcoming challenging times. She also enjoys...

Ep. 76: @aldarvvish مرحبًا يا رفاق ، فقط إخلاء مسؤولية هذه الحلقة ستكون باللغة الإنجليزية وأنا أعلم حقيقة أن معظم المشاهدين سيطلبون منا إجراء المقابلة باللغة العربية. سأبذل قصارى جهدي للتحدث بالعربية الصغيرة المكسورة التي أعرفها ولكن من فضلك كن لطيفًا. We’re talking Arabic hip-hop. German cuisine. Talking that Online bovine 🥩 Digital cyphers and etc. We’re doing it live this Friday 5pm Berlin time. #aldarwish #berlin #arabichiphop #arabrap #syria #beirut #arena #rap...

Ep. 75!!!!!! @edwin.harb We’re doing it up with Edwin Harb (Aka Eddy Ho) “He enjoys the simple pleasures in life like chicken nuggets, music and looking at charts....(k) He’s also trying to make things right for selling pirated CDs in elementary school, I decided to work with artists and help them make a living from their craft. Some of you may know him here and there and possibly there as well. Shout out to @sofarsoundsbeirut @sonymusicme @believemusicarabia So if you wanna learn how to...

Dirty Backseat is an electronic solo project that simulates a rock band format. Founded by the Egyptian Record Producer/Songwriter "Moe Hani" who's also the co-founder of the Egyptian record label/Imprint "SLOVVDK" (Slow Decay Records). Throughout the project's career, DB has been focusing on songwriting & recording songs from home since 2017 blending Moe's major music favorite styles such as Psych rock, Garage rock, post-punk to Synth-pop, Synth-Punk & Electronica. DB's music...

Ep. 72 @marrustattoos Marwa El Charif (aka Marru), Lebanese Canada-based Immigrant, Tattoo artist & Owner at @Inkroom_tattoos_kelowna as @marrustattoos, I have learned from the best and am teaching a best-to-be artist. Also a Musician and Ex lead singer of the band @iklilbeirut. She Left Lebanon at 26, to start over in Canada, went from tattooing in the bedroom to opening a tattoo studio in BC. Marru is a seeker of answers and continuous growth, always searching for ways to push the...

Ep. 71: @tamaraqaddoumi Born and raised as a national in the sleepy desert of Kuwait, Qaddoumi, Endowed with voice, melody, and word, confronts the curious child within and tackles the quest for identity through expressive harmonic vocal layering, galactic synths, expressive drums, and idiosyncratic guitar riffs, embracing the glitching dynamics inherent in electronics. Qaddoumi’s hybrid Palestinian, Lebanese and Scottish upbringing makes up a stream of conscious questions and...

Ep. 70: @life_is_a_beautiful_zyara Home of Cine-Jam is an association for Humanitarian Arts. Its main objective is to inspire and induce social and emotional healing through authentic short films or series. Zyara is the first creation of Home of Cine-Jam. It is an award-winning documentary series that paints poetic portraits of people. Zyara was born in 2014 and since then we have produced 5 seasons (60 episodes) therefore 5 seasons so far. Zyara is an ongoing project committing to produce...

Ep. 69: @rise1969 Sprichst du Deutsch? Ich auch nicht ... aber hey, die Welt ist ein großartiger Ort voller cooler Leute auf der ganzen Welt. Dieser brillante und talentierte Mann mischt und beherrscht derzeit einige wirklich coole Musik in Deutschland. Ich hoffe, alles darüber zu erfahren. Wednesday 5pm Berlin Time 6pm Beirut time 11am Ottawa / MTL time #beirut #berlin #ohftwpodcast #rise1969 #podcast #podcastersofinstagram #musicproduction #mixingengineer #musicproducer #studiolife...

Ep. 68 @mmechandelier You may be thinking “ Is this the guy responsible for the outrageous prices at the airport Café”.....no that’s Cafématik. Anthony Sahyoun is the founder of @knmtklb KINEMATIK - They have released 2 full-length albums: “Ala’” (2017) and “Murur Al-Kiram” (2020) and are expecting to release “Al Jadi” in summer 2021. He makes “Music” I guess...🙄 and reps Rayfoun pretttttty f*****g hard. He’s kinda cool I guess. His bio says he’s a Lebanese composer, programmer, sound...

Ep. 67: @emsallamvdie We’re going live on Insta for an interview (“bil englizeh”) with this amazing artist and certainly one of the most creative people in Jordan. We get the low down all the things that this Rapper / Award-Winning Painter / has been up to...and the latest news regarding his new record #dyslexia Friday Amman Time. On Insta Live #ammanjordan #ohftwpodcast ⁣ #learning #تراك🔥 #teacher #creative #arabichiphop #artistsoninstagram #loveamman #art #contemporaryart #newmusic...

Police Voleur is a Lebanese Indie band formed by Scarlett Saad and Kristian Abouanni. Having previously worked on various musical projects together as individual artists, "Police Voleur aka Coos & Robers” came to life as a start of a new songwriting collaboration. We get the latest and greatest from them this Thursday. On Insta live at 6 PM Beirut Time.

Ep. 65: @moestr._ Moe is arguably one of the most dedicated calligraffiti artists in the region. His love for all kinds of scripts, for every traditional schools of calligraphy, is intertwined with his addiction to the craft of tagging, which is the core origin of the graffiti movement. Bending letters, playing with them, giving them flow while respecting some of the sacred rules of calligraphy, that’s what defines his style. Endlessly mixing the past and the future, on the walls as much as...

Farrah is the creator of @b_for_bacchus, a platform, and podcast about wine stories of the Fertile Crescent. She is also Contributing Editor of @thewinezine, a NY-based magazine focused on natural wine. When she's not working on wine stuff, she's co-hosting the @abetterbeirut podcast, volunteering for @afikra, or feeding Penny, her talkative cat. Tune in Friday at 6pm Beirut On Instagram Live #beirut #bforbacchuspodcast #wine #wineporn #goodwines #winelovers🍷 #wineobsessed #wineblogger...

Ep. 63: @manelmallat A French Lebanese Singer/Songwriter/ Founder of “Cats production” has been making waves online after opening up about some pretty heavy news. In December 2019 Manel Mallat was diagnosed with Lupus, after optic neuritis that made her partially lose her right eyesight. A year later, she was diagnosed with sinus cancer followed by 3 surgeries and 30 consecutive radiotherapy sessions. On her last day of radiotherapy, she publicly announced her silent struggle with the...

Ep. 62 @jana4cello Whatchu' know bout Cellists in Beirut!! #doyouevencello bruh!?!? Jana’s been making “money moves” since the tender age of 14 with her 1st solo concerto with the Lebanese Philharmonic Orchestra!!! Fast forward a few World tours - international festivals & Masterclasses later with some big names like Yo-Yo Ma & Lluís Claret - she finds herself on a podcast on Instagram...with me. #ohftwpodcast #janasemaan #redbooth #beirut #cello #classicalmusic #yoyoma...

Ep. 61 GRAVE JONES Throwback Thursday with the man with the plan @gravejonesmusic Very cool to kick back and talk smack with this dude. Dealing and overcoming inner demons is a thing. Sometimes we’re lucky enough to do this with music. #deep Watch me try and convince Rabih to become the next #tictok superstar #beirut #gravejones #newpodcastalert #thankyou #throwback #throwbackthursday #rockband #podcastersofinstagram #positivevibes #lightfm #podcast #podcasting #interview #rocknroll...

Ep. 60 @big_hass This is one of the longest podcasts I’ve done so far with one of the most interesting and loving guys in all of the Arab world. Such a knowledgeable and legit elevator of arts and culture in terms of Arabic hip-hop in the region. We cover it all really from the difficulties of ultra-conservatism and having a hip-hop radio show in the Arab world to teaming up with @fireinthebooth Respect! #ohftwpodcast #bighass #laishhiphop #newpodcast #podcastersofinstagram #yousat...

Ep. 59: @surfblogforgirls Lena Allam aka @surfblogforgirls is one of Lebanon’s most prominent female surfers and an advocate for women taking up the sport in the country. She recently appeared along with a group of female snowboarders and surfers in the short film “Forging Lines” @richpictureproductions that got featured in many film festivals including LOFF @lebanese_outdoors_film_fest and South Africa’s @wavescapesa Photo by 📸 @mac_leb Music by: Cz101 - Batroun Surf #ohftwpodcast...