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The Rebel Radio Show Collection

Could working with Joe Jonas or Selena Gomez be a bad career move?   Well, if you’re an artist whose core sound isn’t pop, it could mean taking a few years to get your career back on track. At least that was the case for our first Rebel Radio guest, Static Revenger aka Latroit.

"I slapped my name on everything. I got pop associations and I sort of bought into all the money I was going to make... I could have had the greatest record you ever heard in the dance underground, but DJs were not going to respond to that. I couldn't get a promo opened from an underground DJ after that."
 
Dennis White, best known as Static Revenger, and more recently as Latroit, has created tracks and remixes for everyone from Madonna to Steve Aoki and Swedish House Mafia and has sold over 3.5 million records including "Happy People," which was named a top-10 song of the decade, by Fatboy Slim.
 
We sat down to talk about his career, the importance of separating your credited name and your musical sound, and why he comes to the defense of DJs like Paris Hilton. 

Check out Static Revenger's Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/staticrevenger

EDM.com wrote about us: http://edm.com/articles/2015-06-16/are-you-a-rebel, http://otherlikes.com/t/post-your-preferred-podcasts-for-2015/240/11

Static Revenger says protect your brand and own your shit!

DJ Nu-Mark began as a mobile DJ here in Los Angeles and has grown to be one of the most innovative DJs in music culture known worldwide. We sat down to talk about his career highs like ”What’s Golden” and his recent reunion with Jurassic 5 at Coachella after a seven year break. 

He also shared with us that he is putting out an album called "TradeMark" with Slim Kid Tre from The Pharcyde and working on his own interview show called Hot Plate where he interviews artists over dinner (dinner with Nu-Mark? Count us in!) 

Of course we asked him about his obsession with children's toys in his stage show and he let us in on a little secret that he's debuting a new group of them soon. Tune in for all the details! 

EDM.COM wrote about us: http://edm.com/articles/2015-06-24/rebel-radio-2-craft-is-key

Check out DJ Numark's Soundcloud Channel: https://soundcloud.com/djnumark

DJ Nu-Mark provides an important lesson on why sticking to your creative craft is key

Every episode comes with snippets of old and new school tracks! Listen to sounds from Mayer Hawthorne, Detroit Swindle, Rae Sremmurd, Grandmaster Flash, + more. See playlist for more!

Rebel Radio caught up with retro soul singer Mayer Hawthorne and producer Jake One, known together as the funk throwback Tuxedo. 

We found out how they balance jumping between different genres of music (Mayer: It literally keeps me sane) and why they wanted to collab after both working solo for so long. Jake says the best part is having “Somebody to tell you when you cross that fine line between keeping it G and Kenny G!” 

They break down indie labels vs. majors, what selling out means to them, and learning from other artists on tour, plus their go to DJ “get out of jail free” songs.

“The music business is extremely unfortunately 99 percent business and one percent music. That is just the sad truth of it, but it’s the truth. Sometimes that is really hard to get around. Having fun is the key to everything."

We also got some tips on stage fright, and Mayer’s wild record collecting habits. Oh, and if you happen to catch Mayer in the mood, he just might bake you one of his famous banana cream pies.

Check out Mayer Hawthorne's Soundcloud Channel: https://soundcloud.com/mayerhawthorne

Check out Jake One - Jake Uno's Soundcloud Channel: https://soundcloud.com/jakeuno

Check out Tuxedo's Soundcloud Channel: https://soundcloud.com/tuxedofunk

Tuxedo: Mayer Hawthorne says get your shit together and don't fly coach!

This week’s guest is Marques Wyatt. In this episode you will find snippets of music from Aerosmith, Loosid, FKA Twigs, Depeche Mode, and Jesse Saunders. 

Not only is Marques the godfather of LA’s deep house scene, his lineage traces directly to the great Frankie Knuckles, who mentored Marques after meeting him in a club in New York in the 1980s. From those auspicious beginnings, Marques went on to pioneer some of Los Angeles's most important clubs, including Brass, Does Your Mama Know, and most recently, Deep, exposing fans to groundbreaking acts such as Brand New Heavies, Louie Vega, and Jamiroquai.

He’s a DJ’s DJ, a house music purist who integrates his love for yoga and his spiritual quest into his effort to move people on the dance floor. In our interview, we discuss the highs and lows of club promotion, the way house music has changed over the years, and meeting Paris Hilton. That’s the second Paris Hilton story on Rebel Radio, by the way!

This dude has seen some major changes over the years, and has made it a mission in life to keep the integrity of the music he loves. At the same time, he has words for the haters: “What does it matter to you at the end of the day? That’s their choice. People can spend their money however they want to spend it.”

Find his Soundcloud channel here: https://soundcloud.com/marques-wyatt 

Check out what EDM.COM has to say here: http://edm.com/articles/2015-07-08/rebel-radio-ep4-marques-wyatt


Marques Wyatt, godfather of deep house and a pioneer of LA's club scene

This week’s guest is AMG, the rapper. In this episode you will find snippets of music from DJ Quik, Eazy-E, Fila Fresh Crew, and New Edition. And our EDM.com Track of the Week is from TroyBoi: Do you ft. Armani White. Check out our EP 5: Playlist to hear all of the songs featured.

In 1991, AMG released “Bitch Better Have My Money,” a furious combination of sexual energy, teenage bravado, and soul and hip hop samples that set dance floors on-fire across the country. With no video and no radio support, the song spent 50 consecutive weeks on the Billboard charts. The song’s title, recently appropriated by Rhianna for her own single, has remained part of the urban lexicon for more than two decades.

Then, he lost the plot. He lost the fire. After a solid debut album, he made a follow-up that even he didn’t like, bounced back once in a short-lived partnership with DJ Quik, called The Fixxers, and has since taken his time to rediscover his passion and what really moves him to create.

We talk about all of this, plus that one time when he was a guest at my wedding.

Enjoy. And if you do enjoy, share. Make sure you subscribe at soundcloud.com/rebel_radio, and leave us comments or suggestions for future guests at www.twitter.com/rebelradionet.

See what EDM.COM has to say here: http://edm.com/articles/2015-07-16/rebel-radio-ep5-amg


AMG on how the rap game is all a show (but he had fun doing it!)

DJ Skee has retired from more successful careers than most people have ever had. He's been a DJ, producer, marketer, TV host. Mark Cuban called him the Oprah of music and he's been called the Ryan Seacrest of hip-hop.

These days, he's the founder of Dash Radio, which aims to be the #1 online radio platform in the world. They're off to a good start: Dash hosts Rebel Radio on the Theory of Mind channel, and also features shows from many of our previous guests: Baka Boyz, DJ Hapa, Beat Junkies (Mr. Choc episode), Strange Music (Dave Weiner episode).

We stopped by the Dash Radio studios to catch Skee on his location. No surprise — he's one of the sharpest minds you'll come across. Articulate, thoughtful, and fast. He fires off details and theories; we just try to keep up.

Skee's formula for success:

- Just go for it: take risks

- Absorb information; do your research

- Know when to let go so you can make room for the next thing

Hope you enjoy the interview as much as we did. Check it out here

If you liked this episode, check out our interview with the Bakaboyz: https://soundcloud.com/rebel_radio/1st-draft-baka-boyz-project-091515

EDM.com Track of the Week: Geraniums Brothers - Joyride https://soundcloud.com/hip-hop/geronimus-bothers-joyride

DJ Skee: How to just go for it and not worry about mistakes

Welcome to the first episode of Back To Back! On today's show, Willy chats with Diplo. The grammy-award winning producer has a busy brain and a relentless hunger for pushing the boundaries of the music industry. He covers his early years, his competitive spirit, why he feels like he can't slow down, moving beyond EDM and dance music,&nbsp;and what projects are coming up for him in the future.&nbsp;

Episode 1: Diplo

Paul Devro, founder and creative director of Mad Decent, joins Willy this week to talk about the past, present and future of his visionary record label. Along with co-founder Diplo, Paul has built an unlikely empire out of forward-thinking music, careful curation, and always being two steps ahead of the musical curve. Paul is the ultimate crate-digger and his love for music and discovery is infectious in this special extended conversation! He and Willy also take their shirts off, making this the sexiest (?) episode of the show so far. &nbsp; Don't forget to grab Willy's new single "Can U Bounce" out now on his soundcloud for free download! And if you're in Japan, catch Willy this week in Nagoya on 7/21 and Tokyo on 7/22.

Episode 10: Paul Devro (Mad Decent)

&nbsp; This week KRANE sits down with Willy in LA to talk about his new album "Fallout", his first ever headlining tour, overcoming stage fright, why he doesn't protect his production secrets, collaborating with fans, his background in design and much more! To hear all the music from this week's episode check out our new Spotify playlist! www.smarturl.it/BackToBackPlaylist To check out KRANE's new album &amp; tour dates, visit: www.kranemusic.com

Episode 40: KRANE

Willy sits down with Eric Hamilton, Diplo's longtime assistant and now program director for the Diplo's Revolution channel on Sirius XM. They talk touring with Rusko &amp; Dillon Francis, how to curate a radio show, working for Ed Hardy, performing with Major Lazer &amp; more! Follow the Back To Bangers Spotify playlist: http://www.smarturl.it/BackToBackPlaylist For all Willy Joy music &amp; info: http://www.willyjoy.com Check out Diplo's Revolution on Sirius XM: https://www.siriusxm.com/diplosrevolution

Episode 58: Eric Hamilton (Diplo's Revolution)

David Waxman, GM/head A&amp;R at Ultra Music, goes Back To Back! Willy talks with him about going from touring DJ to managing one of the biggest labels in dance music, being inside the 90s NYC clubbing revolution, discovering &amp; signing stars, 25 years of Ultra, advice for young artists &amp; more! Join our Discord: https://discord.io/backtobackpod Follow Willy Joy: http://twitter.com/willyjoy http://instagram.com/willyjoy Follow David Waxman: https://soundcloud.com/davidwaxman https://ultramusic.com

198: David Waxman (General Manager & Head of A&R, Ultra Music)

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