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Story TIme - Trip To Ottawa Alongside Riggo Suave And Bonfyah Stories

Ever Wonder Why You Love Carnival So Much? Let's Talk The History Of Carnival.

Story Time: Uber Soca Cruise, Market Monday Earn Your Leisure EYL IN Toronto & The New Podcast Info

GHANA STORIES & NEW PODCAST ANNOUNCEMENT!!!

Where We've Been And Where We're Going... New Podcast In January

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We welcome The Soca Boss, DJ JEL to The Up From Here Podcast! We're honoured to have him as our first special guest. Enjoy this well rounded discussion about Soca Music, the Soca Industry & his career. We discuss some of the highlights of his journey, some of his setbacks and his opinion on how to take Soca to the next level. 

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00:00 | Intro
00:54 | Where Did You Get The Name, The Soca Boss?
02:23 | When Did You Fall In Love With Soca?
03:54 | How Did You Start To DJ?
06:28 | Where Has Soca Brought You, What's Your Favourite Place & Furthest Place?
12:48 | Discuss Your Drive To Study Soca.
20:54 | Working With Live Love Soca.
24:20 | Who Is The Soca Mafia?
28:53 | Discussing Je's Love For Food.
31:39 | Working With Foodie Nation TT.
39:31 | Top 5 Thing DJs Should Do.
45:34 | Gary Vee's Influence On DJ Jel.
46:20 | What Are Your Long Term Financial Goals?
48:05 | The Older Generation Vd The Younger Generation
56:20 | What Is Your Favourite Carnival Outside Of Trinidad?
58:31 | Which DJs Jel Thinks Has Next.
1:00:48 | How Do We Get Soca To The Next Level?
1:03:30 | What Will You Do To Help Take Soca Further?
1:04:15 | Tell Us About Your Event Brand Jus'So.
1:05:17 | About Jel's Section In Miami Carnival.
1:06:55 | What Jel Went To School For.
1:08:00 | Highlights Of Jel's Career.
1:10:13 | What Are Your 5-10 Year Goals?
1:19:11 | What Can People Find DJ Jel On Social Media?

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JKD's Baby #3 GENDER REVEAL Episode | BuzzB Leaves For Trinidad Carnival 2024

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Hear all the behind the scenes stories from DJ BuzzB's International DJ Tour Stop at Trinidad Carnival 2024! Enjoy this recap of one of the biggest trips for DJs & Soca in the World and learn from all of BuzzB's experiences in Trinidad. 

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Trinidad Carnival 2024 - CRAZY Behind The Scenes Stories!

Life After Fete... How To Get Out Of Debt After Carnival/Fetes

The History Of Carnival And The Importance Of Podcasts For Our Culture

The Steps To Getting RICH - Canadian Mortgage Broker Subanya Karan

Alison Hinds Official DJ Mazel Talks The Soca Industry, Touring, Getting Fired By Iwer & More

How & Why You Set Goals

How To Make It BIG From A Small Island With International DJ TERO

How To Plan BIG Festival Fetes w/ Director Of Epic Events

Award Winning Producer DJ SPIDER On His Production Process, Bashment Soca, History As A DJ & More

The Short Boss JR Cruiza joins us to share some historic never before heard stories on his journey. We venture down his exciting historic career and share advice to up & coming DJs. We even have an exclusive discussion on his viral post which was one of the biggest viral social media moments in Soca music. Enjoy this podcast full of laughs & lessons!

JR CRUIZA On Viral Worldstar Post, BYFAR Events & More

Legend BARRIE HYPE On The Art Of MCing, Journey In Soca, Working With Major Artists & More (Part 1)

Pt 2 - Barrie Hype On The Business Of Soca, Being Married And The Science Behind Our Entertainers

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Today we are joined by Blackie - The Soca Influencer! We discuss his journey becoming a huge advocate for Soca Music while turning his passion info an Influencer and Content creator enterprise! Enjoy the episode and send it to someone you know will enjoy it too.

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BLACKIE The Soca Influencer On Love For Soca, Dealing With Haters Online & Content Creation (Part 1)

TONY X On Touring Internationally As An MC, The Business Behind The Mic & Journey In New York

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Today we are joined by Bacchanal Boys' very own Prezzi! He discusses his journey navigating through the new space of being a social media influencer. Aside from the slackness on social media that you may know him for, he is a business minded entrepreneur who has many other ventures and goals that will benefit the culture.

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Bacchanal Boys On Success In The Social Influencer Space, Backlash In Comments & Business Ventures.

Brown Gyal Diary Podcast On Breaking Caribbean Generational Curses, Mental Health, Fetes & More

Trinidad Carnival 2025 - SHOCKING Behind The Scenes Stories!

Hookie Weekend Founders On Creating Their Own Carnival In DC, The Challenges & Issues With Artists

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The Private Ryan Interview - World-renowned DJ, CEO of Soca Brainwash & Founder of Battalion Music.

Soca In Japan Interview - How It Started, What It Takes & Where Its Going

LURBZ On Overcoming 2 Near Death Experiences, Becoming a Tour MC & Being Hired For Tomorrowland

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In this episode of The Up From Here Podcast, Buzz links up with Kai in Trinidad fresh off Carnival to talk about his career in the Soca industry, but the future of the Caribbean music business. Kai breaks down his journey as a road manager, what artists actually need to grow, and why branding + digital strategy are the missing pieces. We get into the future of Soca, building creative infrastructure at home, and why the Caribbean has to get online now before the tech wave passes us.

If you’re an artist, manager, creative, or just love the culture — this one is packed with gems and big vision. Tap in and catch the blueprint for where Caribbean entertainment is heading next.

Caribbean Creators Wake Up- AI, Content & The Future of Soca With Kai Owner Of Fete Kings Studio

Welcome to The Up From Here Podcast — Where professionals in their fields tell the real stories behind their brands.

Hosted by Toronto-based Caribbean entrepreneur DJ BuzzB, with 20 years of experience dominating his own lane in the Soca industry. This show goes past the highlight reel into the lessons that build legends. Each episode features top artists, DJs, promoters, and executives sharing the setbacks, risks, mistakes, and breakthroughs that shaped their journeys so you can learn the game and level up moving forward on yours.

Past episodes include DJ Private Ryan, Jel, Barrie Hype, Iwer George and many more major voices in the culture.

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