ALL THIS NOISE

In the last All This Noise episode of 2023, our noisy hosts recap the year that was in dance music culture and all kinds of trends and tidbits that stood out, including: asking if dance music is in an uninspired place, the frequent use of the word “rave”, some of their favorite live shows of 2023, and a few music new year’s resolutions.

Hosted by Valerie Lee & Chad Kenney

Produced by Jose Guzman

Original Music by RamonPang

Recorded at ICON Collective Music Production School

https://www.iconcollective.edu/

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We’re bringing the tempo up this week as we welcome CHYL, a DJ / producer on the rise who is making a unique brand of speed house inspired by classic EDM and Formula 1 racing. Hailing from Vancouver by way of China, CHYL left her full-time job on Wall Street to pursue her dreams as a musician. In record time she graduated from ICON Collective and released high-energy music that caught the attention of industry legends like Steve Aoki, who signed several of her tracks to his label Dim Mak.

We chill with CHYL and talk about why Formula 1 racing is an inspiration of hers, how the drivers are hunky European dudes, the culture shock of growing up in China versus Vancouver, how Friends and iCarly were instrumental in her life, working a brutal Wall Street job out of college, discovering her love for dance music through NYC club culture, why Asian parents force their kids to play instruments but are against them becoming musicians, what it's like getting a cake thrown at you by Steve Aoki, turning dance music into a full-fledged career, and an insane story of how she almost got scammed by a manager into being in a Chinese EDM girl group.

Hosted by Valerie Lee & Chad Kenney

Produced by Jose Guzman

Original Music by RamonPang

Recorded at ICON Collective Music Production School

https://www.iconcollective.edu/

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Keeping it rolling this week on All This Noise with another rising electronic music star who is constructing her own musical world called Star City. The one-and-only Nostalgix joins us for a fun conversation about her journey from Iran to Vancouver to Los Angeles and all over the world, and the musical through line that has tied it all together. She’s made a name for herself with high-energy house music and collaborations with the likes of Dr. Fresch, Moksi, Evan Giia, and Rico Nasty among others.

Nostalgix sits down with us to discuss her mindset practices, balancing fitness and routine with her schedule on the road, how she started producing with Family Guy samples, the influence of Martin Garrix and Dr. Fresch’s sound on her journey, opening her first set with the Pirates of the Caribbean theme song, the grind of being a college DJ, winning a competition to play at Paradiso Festival, moving to LA and getting her break at HARD Summer, playing a rave inside a bakery, and the aesthetics of her immersive Star City project.

Hosted by Valerie Lee & Chad Kenney

Produced by Jose Guzman

Original Music by RamonPang

Recorded at ICON Collective Music Production School

https://www.iconcollective.edu/

All This Noise drops every Thursday, wherever you get your podcasts:

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It’s officially Turkey Time this week and we’re bringing you a stuffed episode with A-Trak, one of the most prolific figures in both the dance music and hip-hop worlds. From his teenage years of world-champion DJ battle fame, to co-founding the paradigm-shifting Fool’s Gold Records, to his role in the delightful duo Duck Sauce, A-Trak has been one of the most innovative minds in the intersection of hip-hop and electronic music for over 20 years.

He joins us to jump right into a lively discussion about the excellence of Montreal bagels, the classifications of the pretzel genus, why Montreal has such an amazing music culture, the rich history of Fool’s Gold Day Off, the lore of Shabba Doo the Duck Sauce mascot, why Barbra Streisand was the first viral dance music video, the 15th anniversary of Fool’s Gold and the corresponding show in Los Angeles, how tech companies are trying to "moneyball" music streaming, why albums have gone from the foreground to a background experience in the culture, and so much more!

Hosted by Valerie Lee & Chad Kenney

Produced by Jose Guzman

Original Music by RamonPang

Recorded at ICON Collective Music Production School

https://www.iconcollective.edu/

All This Noise drops every Thursday, wherever you get your podcasts:

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It’s time for another Val / Chad episode on All This Noise, and they’ve got plenty of takes to go around the Thanksgiving podcast table. Their overarching conversation is how fame is changing and the cascading effect it’s having on the Pop Culture and music landscape, including: recaps of the Fred Again shows at the Shrine, does the average person know who he even is?, why the EDM boom in America can be attributed to Downtown LA in the late 2000’s, wondering if your mom knows any of the current music stars, why we have less and less universal headliners, the impact of celebrity-endorsed fast food menu items, Pumpkin Spice vs. Ice Spice confusion, the current deconstruction of artists like Justin Timberlake and Drake, why country music slaps, and the things they are grateful for this year.

Hosted by Valerie Lee & Chad Kenney

Produced by Jose Guzman

Original Music by RamonPang

Recorded at ICON Collective Music Production School

https://www.iconcollective.edu/

All This Noise drops every Thursday, wherever you get your podcasts:

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Back with more noise this week as we welcome VNSSA to the program, a SoCal native and house music devotee who has worked her way from DJing local venues, to playing festival stages across the country, to her first-ever headline tour “Hell Freezes Over” which just wrapped its run. VNSSA has also released tunes on cool labels such as DIRTYBIRD, Higher Ground, and Black Book Records among others.

We chop it up with VNSSA and discuss her dressing up as Justin Martin’s cat for Halloween, her transition from Norwegian black metal to house music, breaking into the Orange County DJ scene, throwing an important New Year’s Eve Re-Do party, why themed parties can be helpful for the culture, the genuine sisterhood of female artists in the scene, the impact of DIRTYBIRD on dance music, why there shouldn’t be any gatekeeping, and the courage needed to invite people to your first DJ gigs.

Hosted by Valerie Lee & Chad Kenney

Produced by Jose Guzman

Original Music by RamonPang

Recorded at ICON Collective Music Production School

https://www.iconcollective.edu/

All This Noise drops every Thursday, wherever you get your podcasts:

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We’ve got a stellar episode of All This Noise for you this week with our friend Mija, who has been adjacent to both Valerie and Chad’s musical careers in the LA scene for many years now. Mija started out in Arizona as a local DJ and curator of raves, which took her to festival afterparties and led to a chance b2b encounter with Skrillex at Bonnaroo. The rest, as they say, was history, as she joined the OWSLA crew and made a name for herself as one of the most unique producer / DJ’s during an era of peak creativity and coolness for music on the internet.

She sits down with the gang to discuss finally finding the courage to tell her life story on social media, the strength of collectivism vs individualism in dance music, having a hangoutable vibe, cutting your teeth in the local club / rave scene, how getting bumped off an art car at Bonnaroo changed her life, why Scottsdale is the worst, the story of when she brought Skrillex to the most legendary B&L party ever, being in her producer era and working on a new EP, tracking down lost producers on LinkedIn to clear samples, and giving no fucks when you’re your own label head.

Hosted by Valerie Lee & Chad Kenney

Produced by Jose Guzman

Original Music by RamonPang

Recorded at ICON Collective Music Production School

https://www.iconcollective.edu/

All This Noise drops every Thursday, wherever you get your podcasts:

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This week on All This Noise we welcome one of the most vivacious personalities and voices in dance music, the amazing Kaleena Zanders. Hailing from Nor-Cal, Kaleena has been active in the electronic music space for quite some time now, lending her powerful voice to collaborations with artists such as AC Slater, Loud Luxury, Morgan Page, and more recently, Shift K3Y, whose song “VIBRATION” hit #1 on the US dance charts and was featured in this year’s EAFC 24 video game. Kaleena has also had her own solo music featured in campaigns for the Super Bowl, the MLB, America’s Got Talent, and the Women’s US Open among others. She’s currently in her DJ / producer era, however, and she dropped in to discuss literally everything with Val & Chad.

Some of the topics covered with Kaleena include her super power of communication with small woodland creatures, going through phases from musical theater to being in an emo band, breaking into recording dance music after taking a mushroom cookie, how basketball played a part in her growth, making the transition into DJing, having multiple identities in your career, AC Slater’s invaluable mentorship, the unexpected challenges of touring, and her upcoming EP “NIGHTMARES.”

Hosted by Valerie Lee & Chad Kenney

Produced by Jose Guzman

Original Music by RamonPang

Recorded at ICON Collective Music Production School

https://www.iconcollective.edu/

All This Noise drops every Thursday, wherever you get your podcasts:

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We’re back with another Valerie & Chad episode to catch up after a busy summer, and even though these episodes are on the chiller side, our trusted co-hosts got plenty of hot spice for your figurative ear lattes. They cover a range of topics such as Chad discovering deferred payment services, speculate on how people can afford to do so much cool stuff, why phones are killing dance floors everywhere, the fading relevance of the nightclub business model, Valerie’s good vibes from Portola Festival, the fatigue of listening to lazy derivative music works, and celebrating the age of non-white headliners. Plus they answer a few community mailbag questions!

Hosted by Valerie Lee & Chad Kenney

Produced by Jose Guzman

Original Music by RamonPang

Recorded at ICON Collective Music Production School

https://www.iconcollective.edu/

All This Noise drops every Thursday, wherever you get your podcasts:

https://linktr.ee/allthisnoisepod

https://www.instagram.com/allthisnoisepod

https://linktr.ee/browniesandlemonade

This week on All This Noise we welcome one of our international friends, as Singapore-based producer MYRNE stops by to catch up for the first time in the US since pre-pandemic times. He’s released fantastic melodic records on labels ranging from majors to indies and written songs with everyone from the likes of RL Grime to Jai Wolf, who he recently joined as support for his US tour.

MYRNE reminisces about meeting Valerie in Shanghai as a “rising Asian artist” and crashing on Chad’s couch in 2017, the musical origins of his first name, the glory days of SoundCloud collectives, getting discovered by Mad Decent, the creative process collaborating with Jai Wolf, the difficulties of living through lockdown restrictions in Asia, and explaining the double-barrel mindset of the producer / DJ.

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Hosted by Valerie Lee & Chad Kenney

Produced by Jose Guzman

Original Music by RamonPang

Recorded at ICON Collective Music Production School

https://www.iconcollective.edu/

All This Noise drops every Thursday, wherever you get your podcasts:

https://linktr.ee/allthisnoisepod

https://www.instagram.com/allthisnoisepod

https://linktr.ee/browniesandlemonade