Den Of Truth

This week in the Den, we have the Content Director for Triple J and OG podcaster Ollie Wards . As the Content Director for Triple J, Ollie has played a pivotal role in programming one of Australia’s largest radio platforms and fostering local talent. Ollie is also the creator of the podcast “Unravel True Crime: Snowball” a podcast which documents his journey around the world trying to find the conwoman who exploited his brother. We had a great discussion on everything Triple J and the process of changing the hottest 100 day as well as the development and importance of podcast. 

This week in the Den, we have the Senior editor for Spotify Australia, Peter Stevens. Peter has played a major role in artist development and promotion as the Senior editor for the Spotify playlists. With a focus on domestic artists Peter has helped many artists break into different genres and countries all while staying humble and a student of the craft. We had a great conversation on technology and it’s importance in music, his professional journey, Spotify Australia's role in helping local artist and some great information and tips for artists and anyone who wants to pursue a career within the music industry.

This week in the Den, we have the homie Blessed .Blessed has been involved in the Australian music industry for over 10years morphing and transforming into the artist he’s now. We had a great chat about the early African-Australian jerking wave, mental health within African communities, his early music influences, growth as an artist, early music journey and future projects. 

This week in the Den, we have the Managing Director of AndpeopleAU Andrew McDade. Andpeople have been a staple in youth creativity engagement in Australia partnering with many of our favourite brands including JD Sports. Andrew and myself had a great discussion on the importance of brands in cultural change, the importance of commercialising your art for longevity, the journey of entrepreneurship as well as his background and experiences.

This week in the Den, we have the rising music collective OTG. OTG is a collective of artists including KZ, CV, JAY6, CRZYCAM & RENZI. Hailing from Southwest Sydney OTG have been able to showcase their creativity and business savvy within a small period of time. We had a great discussion about their music influences, growing up in Western Sydney, CS1 & 2, upcoming music as well as the founders and business structure of the collective.

This week in the Den, we have your favourite social activist and the OG guest Moreblessing. In light of the events which have occurred in the last few weeks, Blessing and I caught up to talk about mental health, systematic racism in Australia and some practical strategies people can implement to be an ally.

This week in the Den, we have the multifaceted artist Yasmin Suteja. Yasmin is the founder and director of Sydney-based creative agency Culture Machine. 

We had a great conversation about self awareness, art vs business, the importance of creating value based content as well as artistry pre and post COVID. 

This week in the Den, we have artist B wise. Hailing from South West Sydney, Wise has been a player in the Australian music scene for more than a decade. Wise has continued to break cultural barriers naming his previous album "Area Famous" documenting his journey finding his identity growing up in the Area. We had a great discussion on the influence of major labels in the current music environment, his come up with peers Ziggy & Manu as well as his journey and how he balances business and art. 

This week in the Den, we have artist/event manager Nick Lupi. Nick is one of the founders of the Oneday parties as well as the artist manager for Chillinit and 18yearoldman amongst many things. We had a great discussion on artist development, the rise of Chillinit & 18yearoldman as well as the growing impact of music in Australia.

This week on the Denoftruth, we have friend of the show and artist Delawou. During the episode delawou and myself had an informative conversation about his development as an artist, recent shows with Donell Lewis & Kennyon Brown as well as some special news in regards to new music in 2020.