Rebel Radio

You might know that EDM.com is a co-presenter of Rebel Radio. You might have clicked on this episode because they told you to. This week, co-founder of the site and their label Ethan Baer joins us to put us up on his journey, from discovering electronic music to innovating the music business. He tells us how artists should be thinking about connecting with fans in a business driven by streaming, and how he’s adapted to the changing demands of leadership as he builds his company. If you liked this episode, check out our interview with Dave Weiner: https://soundcloud.com/rebel_radio/how-to-get-on-forbes-cash-kings-list-according-to-dave-weiner EDM.com Track of the Week: https://soundcloud.com/firstedition/double-drop-hey-puppy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interviews like this are why I do this show. It starts with some good hip hop stories, old school, new school, and then we get into some amazing insights about business. Sharath is way smarter that you might expect. He’s self-aware, understands the culture surrounding his business, and has a strong vision of what success means to him. All that and more in this week's episode. If you liked this episode, check out our interview with Sacha Jenkins: https://soundcloud.com/rebel_radio/if-you-are-afraid-to-fail-you-are-never-going-to-win-ever EDM.com Track of the Week: https://soundcloud.com/stillhaze/the-other-side Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jay Shetty took a break from getting millions of video views to come talk to us about making wisdom go viral. He calls himself a former monk who is now spreading love and wisdom through the internet. He’s actually a former rapper who became a monk. As you might expect, the wisdom comes nonstop in this episode. Lots of quotes you’re going to want to write down and put on your wall. Here’s one about overcoming failure: "Every time I fail, I say to myself, 'This is only going to make the story better.'" Get it here… If you liked this episode, check out our interview with Richard Greene: https://soundcloud.com/rebel_radio/richard-greene-how-to-do-what-you-love-part-1 EDM.com Track of the Week: https://soundcloud.com/lavish/tok-sik-peace-of-mind-ft-kannon-and-alef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here’s what I love about Graham Funke and Stone Rokk: They’re great DJs, even if sometimes I don’t like the selection. “I play bad music well,” Graham says. They don’t take themselves too seriously, even when being outspoken and controversial. "I have a bit of a sociopath streak in me,” Stone Rokk tells me. Although they may not want to admit it, they obviously love the game. From painstaking attention to detail in the studio to creative marketing ideas to an upcoming book about their adventures in Hollywood and around the world. The Captains of Industry are a great example of being all in. Listen here to know what the hell I’m talking about. If you liked this episode, check out our interview with DJ Vice: https://soundcloud.com/rebel_radio/dj-vice EDM.com Track of the Week: https://soundcloud.com/deepsounds/wdma-iwalk-alone Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Morse Code has been named the best DJ in America. He’s one half of Pools with (thee) Mike B, making chill house music for a pool party vibe. He teaches aspiring DJs at Point Blank Music School. I take the opportunity to find out what makes a great DJ in 2018. Listen up to what he has to say, then leave us a review on iTunes and a comment on Facebook. If you liked this episode, check out our interview with Thee Mike B: https://soundcloud.com/rebel_radio/ep-9-3-lessons-you-learn-working-with-snoop-dogg-dj-am-and-steve-aoki EDM.com Track of the Week: https://soundcloud.com/your_secret/willim-emotion-ft-anaik Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Daniel and John from LA Riots are pumping out underground hits and remixes for the best labels in dance music: Fool’s Gold, Dim Mak, Insomniac, Spinnin’, Sweat It Out, plus a bunch of the majors. The two have succeeded by flexing their skills across the sound spectrum: house, drum & bass, electro, indie rock. Daniel came by our studio to tell us how he’s managed to roll with the changes from the early 00’s Hollywood club heyday to today’s festival-dominated culture. If you liked this episode, check out our interview with Franki Chan: https://soundcloud.com/rebel_radio/on-why-your-marketing-doesnt-work-and-how-to-be-authentic EDM.com Track of the Week: https://soundcloud.com/thisisechelon/rawd-michael-st-laurent-turn-it-up-lyrique Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s popular to think technology has made DJing easy. DJ Excel says it’s harder than ever. "When I started, you only had to do a portion of what I have to do now. You didn't have to worry about branding. You didn't have to worry about social media. You didn't have to worry about anything else other than making sure you had the records, making sure you were at the club on time.” Excel lets us know how he manages it all, shares a couple mistakes he’s made along the way, and explains why not having a safety net has kept him at his best. If you liked this episode, check out our interview with Vikter Duplaix: https://soundcloud.com/rebel_radio/vikter-duplaix-teaches-you-how-to-be-fearless-baby EDM.com Track of the Week: https://soundcloud.com/hip-hop/donnie-parker-tattoo-ladi-ft-roach-gigz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The third in a series of interviews brought to you LIVE from Beijing. Helen Feng sings under the name Nova Heart and has been called the Blondie of China, especially interesting since she isn't blonde. What she is, though, is sharp as hell and full of passion and vision. She has a very punk rock perspective on success and was incredibly open with us about her challenges with depression and suicide. If you liked this episode, check out our Rebel Radio in China interviews with: - Miao Wong: https://soundcloud.com/rebel_radio/miao-wong-its-got-to-be-steady-accurate-and-hard - Nathaniel Davis: https://soundcloud.com/rebel_radio/nathaniel-davis-using-music-to-connect-with-people EDM.com Track of the Week: https://soundcloud.com/xxx/drm-prty-trust-me Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We caught up with Nathaniel Davis in Beijing last month. He's an old friend, and a big part of the indie music scene all across China — from the Concrete & Grass festival to brand activations and bespoke events. He gives us some great insight into what it's like building a business in China, and one that puts passion over profit. If you liked this episode, check out our interview with Kevin Lyman: https://soundcloud.com/rebel_radio/vans-warped-tours-kevin-lyman-it-never-gets-easy EDM.com Track of the Week: https://soundcloud.com/broken-roots/sets/ltu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rebel Radio LIVE in China. This is the first of four interviews with recorded on the road in Beijing. We had the opportunity to catch-up with some of the people building the global cultural footprint of that amazing city. Miao Wong has been labeled Beijing’s queen of techno. As founder of Acupuncture Records, DOT Records, the Art Rebels Party, and the person responsible for bringing Boiler Room to China, she’s earned that title. She gives us some insight into what the underground scene is like in Beijing and some of the unique challenges of building that culture in her city. She also tells us why balance isn’t just a buzzword for her but a matter of life and death. Check it. If you liked this episode, check out our interviews from https://soundcloud.com/rebel_radio/sets/on-location-coachella-2017 EDM.com Track of the Week: https://soundcloud.com/xxx/drm-prty-trust-me Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Photographer Michael Tullberg has witnessed the growth of dance music through the lens of his camera for over two decades. He came by the studio to tell us about his new book, the Raver Stories Project, featuring stories from fans and creators of the rave scene. He tells us some of his own rave stories and how he went from being a photographer on the front lines of dance music to creating his own publishing company. If you liked this episode, check out our interview with Geoff Moore: https://soundcloud.com/rebel_radio/1st-draft-geoff-moore EDM.com Track of the Week: https://soundcloud.com/housemusic/midnight-quickie-bleu-clair-getaway Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thes One — one half of People Under the Stairs — is not going to teach us how to become an underground hip hop legend. But he will teach us how to manage every aspect of our business, how to look beyond genres and conventional thinking, and how to find creativity in boredom. Amazing lessons from a true original in this episode. If you liked this episode, check out our interview with Slimkid Tr3: https://soundcloud.com/rebel_radio/1st-draft-tre-hudson EDM.com Track of the Week: https://soundcloud.com/hip-hop/jnolan-twennyfoseven Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brent Bushnell is taking on big challenges. Bringing VR to the masses. Teaching STEAM to kids (and maybe adults) through entertainment. Now he’s reinventing the theme park for modern times. You might think it’s in his blood, as the son of the founder of BOTH Atari and Chuck E. Cheese. But he’ll tell you what he learned from his dad is to work hard, to make stuff, and to sell stuff. We went to interview him on-site at his DTLA factory where he’s creating the future. He gives us some amazing lessons about company culture, parenting, and finding people’s passion. If you liked this episode, check out our interview with AJ Bertenshaw: https://soundcloud.com/rebel_radio/2-reasons-serato-will-blow-your-mind-again EDM.com Track of the Week: https://soundcloud.com/hip-hop/majeed-primero Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This year Rebel Radio was invited to participate in the LA Podcast Festival. We chose as our guest the founder of the festival, Dave Anthony, who is also a really funny comedian and the host of The Dollop podcast which takes boring facts from American History and turns them into funny stories. In front of a live audience, Dave takes us through the twists and turns of his career and drops some amazing lessons on us, like these: On the key to success: Don’t be an asshole On launching a festival: the amount of work that goes into it is far beyond anything you can imagine. On Donald Trump: He won, by the way. On partnerships: I don't work great with other people On making famous friends: Go make famous friends. That's your assignment. On education: Fuck the people that need an education. ---- If you liked this episode, check out our interview with Brandon Wardell: https://soundcloud.com/rebel_radio/brandon-wardell EDM.com Track of the Week: https://soundcloud.com/ramajeroc/lord-help-me Learn more about

Patrick Hoelck is a photographer, filmmaker, music video director, interviewer, podcaster. He combines an eye for beauty with a first-hand experience of street culture, allowing him to tell visual stories that are at the same time raw and romantic. In addition to directing a feature film, Mercy, he has shot dozens of brand campaigns, celebrity portraits, and music videos for DJ Quik, Missy Elliott, Alicia Keys, Beenie Man, and Josh’s former client, WC, among others. He came by our studio to give us a history lesson in hip hop music videos, and tell us how he’s been able to build an enduring career spanning across multiple media. He also tells us how he’s been able to overcome fear and get back to making stuff. Make sure you visit our sponsors Audible.com/REBEL and get a FREE 30-day trial to explore an unmatched selection of audiobooks. Also check Upside.com, use the code REBEL to get a minimum $100 gift card to Amazon.com when you book business travel. If you liked this episode, check out our interview

Around LA, Winston House has become something of an open secret. Even knowing about it, or better yet, having been, instantly makes you look a whole lot more plugged in. If you do spend an evening inside, you come to understand that being there, being part of the community, sharing the experience, is so much more than clicking Like on the photo. Reminds us of the old days before everyone was hip to everything and every moment was gone as soon as it happened. For those who aren’t plugged in, Winston House is actually some dude’s townhouse in Venice where he hosts private concerts from up-and-comers as well as some of the most famous artists in the world. Corey McGuire is that dude. Instead having him to our studio, we went to his house to hear about the vision that is so much bigger than Venice, and yet so much smaller and more intimate than the intended massive media platform would suggest. He also shares some intimate details about the anxiety that comes with being a founder, with trying to do something

We had Adam 12 on the show a couple years because he’s a great DJ. If you don’t know, he used to DJ for Obama, Prince, and lots of other important people, and also holds down some of our favorite nights out. He shared some insights in exploring creativity and blazing your own path. Adam’s back with his co-founder Brian Tarney to tell us about their new music festival: Cloak and Dagger. It’s this weekend in Los Angeles and you should go. We also got some great lessons in creating an experience for people — making them feel safe and also challenging them at the same time. Amazing stories and a lot of great music in this one. Make sure you visit our sponsors Audible.com/REBEL and get a FREE 30-day trial to explore an unmatched selection of audiobooks. Also check Upside.com, use the code REBEL to get a minimum $100 gift card to Amazon.com when you book business travel. If you liked this episode, check out our first interview with DJ Adam 12: https://soundcloud.com/rebel_radio/ep-12-dj-adam-12 EDM.com Track

ANML has a great story to tell. On the cusp of releasing her new EP, Release!, she shares some lessons she’s learned getting to this point. Although it’s still pretty early in her career, she’s already gone through a major pivot, changing both her stage name and her musical style. Pretty major lesson for us all that when plan A isn’t working as well as it could, switch quickly to plan B. That, and learn when to be patient and when to be, well, not patient. If you liked this episode, check out our first interview with Gabriel-Garzon Montano: https://soundcloud.com/rebel_radio/ep-6-gabriel-garzon-montano-on-drake-and-staying-100-authentic EDM.com Track of the Week: https://soundcloud.com/drmprty/drmprty-body-talk-produced-by-malachi-mott Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Glazer is the host of the Rave Curious podcast, where he’s becoming the Mark Maron of techno. He came by the Rebel Radio studios to reminisce with Josh about the old days when they worked together at URB Magazine and co-hosted the Loose Tooth parties with Steve Aoki and Franki Chan. He also schools us on how brands should be thinking about their content and how we all need to get out of our comfort zones every once in a while and ask for something really important. Make sure you visit our sponsors Audible.com/REBEL and get a FREE 30-day trial to explore an unmatched selection of audiobooks. Also check Upside.com, use the code REBEL to get a minimum $100 gift card to Amazon.com when you book business travel. If you liked this episode, check out our first interview with Them Jeans: https://soundcloud.com/rebel_radio/them-jeans-hey-my-brain-is-full-of-cool-ideas-what-about-you EDM.com Track of the Week: https://soundcloud.com/dubstep/trinergy-arti-fix-u Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphon

DJ Spider was on our show last year, telling great stories about the "Whole Foods Parking Lot" video and the Donald Trump pisstake he made into a hat. Spider came back ‘round to tell us what it was like on tour with Blink 182, as well as his run-ins with Bill Murray (awesome), Ray Liotta (scary), and Mariah Carey (weird). He gives us some insights into how he tailors his approach for different crowds, and how he discovered the perfect promo item to throw out into the crowd. If you liked this episode, check out our first interview with DJ Spider: https://soundcloud.com/rebel_radio/dj-spider-how-to-make-djing-great-again EDM.com Track of the Week: https://soundcloud.com/dubstep/sets/ktrl-lunatic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices