🤯 Struggling with staying sober in social situations? In this episode, we dive into real-life tips and personal insights for navigating nights out, parties, and social pressure, without picking up a drink. 

ℹ️ From planning your exit strategy to building meaningful connections and avoiding tempting situations, this conversation is a must-watch for anyone in recovery or trying to cut back on alcohol. Remember, sobriety doesn’t mean missing out—it means showing up for yourself. 💪

#SobrietyTips #SoberLife #SoberNightOut

Key Takeaways:

How to say no confidently

Why is preparation your best friend

Engaging sober without feeling awkward

The power of skipping events guilt-free

Why sober friends = better nights out

🧠 Recovery is a journey. You’re not alone. Take it one day at a time.

🎧 Watch now and empower your next night out!

Disclaimer:

#AddictionRecovery #MentalHealth #SoberSupport #PartySober #SoberAndProud #RecoveryJourney #SoberNights #SoberCommunity #SoberLiving #SoberWarrior #SoberMindset #AlcoholFreeLife #ChooseSobriety #SoberMotivation #CleanAndSober #LivingSober #SoberSocial #RecoveryIsPossible #ThisIsRecovery #SoberLifestyle #SoberInspiration #OneDayAtATime

In this Ibiza Worker Special of The Dexter Jones Podcast, we sit down with Adam Wilson, a DJ, promoter, and nightlife veteran whose life was permanently shaped by Ibiza during the mid-2000s.

From the chaos and creativity of the Garlands era to wild nights at DC10, West End madness, and working across some of the island’s most intense nightlife environments, this is a first-hand account of what Ibiza worker life really looked like between 2005 and 2007.

We trace Adam’s journey from clubber to DJ, PR, and entrepreneur, including working at Eden Ibiza, running boat parties, and eventually founding the Acid 87 clothing label.

Along the way, we talk sobriety, family life, and how Ibiza can both break you and help you build something meaningful.

This is not a highlight reel.It’s an honest, nostalgic, and grounded look at passion, perseverance, and why the island remains so magnetic long after the season ends.

If you worked a season, lived the West End years, or still feel pulled back to Ibiza, this episode will resonate.

🎧 Take your time with this one.

⚡ Ibiza worker life between 2005–2007

🕺 From clubber to DJ and promoter

🙌 Wild West End stories and Eden nights

👟 Fancy dress culture and lost-and-found Ibiza chaos

🎧 Garlands and the community it created

🏴‍☠️ Boat parties and street-level nightlife graft

👕 Launching Acid 87 and turning party culture into fashion

🧠 Sobriety, balance, and building a family life in Ibiza

🧲 Why Ibiza keeps pulling people back

00:00 Garlands made him do it

🔗 Acid 87 clothing brand:

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This isn’t your typical podcast episode. It’s a brutally honest solo reflection on addiction, mental health, and the hidden cost of the party lifestyle for some people.

Waking up with a fuzzy head and a sore throat leads to a powerful revelation, that what felt like never-ending hangovers were really something deeper: anxiety, depression, and the emotional aftermath of alcoholism. But why do these hangovers last some 🧠

What’s inside:

If you’ve ever questioned your relationship with alcohol or felt stuck in a loop of weekend regret, this one’s for you.

💬 Listen. Reflect. Share. You’re not alone.

In this episode, I share my first experience of clubbing sober – and how it went terribly wrong.

What was meant to be a triumphant return to Ibiza nightlife at the iconic Kevin & Perry Amnesia event we promote turned into a chaotic night filled with overwhelm, stress, and a vital lesson about boundaries in sobriety.

🎤 Expect raw reflections on:

1. Navigating clubs sober for the first time

2. Why jumping back into nightlife too soon can backfire

3. The importance of baby steps in recovery

4. Lessons learned from the frontline of Ibiza nightlife

5. How sobriety has reshaped my relationship with music, clubs, and responsibility 💡

Whether you're in recovery, thinking about it, or just curious about the realities of sober nightlife, this is an essential listen.

In this personal and unscripted episode, I open up about my journey as a recovering alcoholic — from the chaos and blackouts of my drinking days in Ibiza to almost eight years of sobriety.

These issues are especially prominent in the music industry and tie neatly into some of the wild journeys I discuss with my fabulous main podcast guests. I hope this platform can give back and make a little difference.

This isn’t just about me. It’s about the thousands of people out there quietly struggling with alcohol, drugs, or other addictions — and feeling alone.

If you’ve ever asked yourself, “Do I have a problem?” – chances are, you already know the answer. But here's the truth: you’re not alone.

There’s a community, there’s help, and there is life on the other side — a beautiful, clear-headed life. I’ve created this video not just to share, but to start a conversation.

In this Ibiza Worker Special of The Dexter Jones Podcast, Dexter sits down with Nathan Viva, one of the most recognisable entrepreneurs to come out of San Antonio’s West End.

Nathan’s story is pure Ibiza graft. From selling €1 beers to workers, to owning bars, clubs, a concierge company, a real estate agency, and becoming a published author, this episode charts the full arc of how hustle, timing, and sheer resilience can build an empire on the island.

We go deep into the rise of Viva Workers Bar, promoting nights with Tiësto, Timo Maas, and Roger Sanchez at just 22 years old, and how Nathan navigated the chaos of Ibiza nightlife while building multiple businesses at once.

We also unpack the realities behind running six businesses on the island, helping launch DJ careers, surviving the post-Brexit property shift, and selling €35 million villas to footballers and high-net-worth clients.

This is not a motivational soundbite episode.

If you’ve ever worked a season, dreamed of staying, or wondered how people really build long-term businesses on the island, this one delivers.

🎧 Take your time with this one.

🍺 The rise of Viva Workers Bar

🎧 Promoting Ibiza nights in his early twenties

💸 Running six businesses simultaneously

🎯 Helping develop DJ careers, including Hannah Wants

🧼 Managing Ibiza’s wildest nightlife moments

🏨 Turning venues into clubs

💃 Launching Taboo Ibiza

🛥️ Building a concierge empire

🏠 Selling €35M villas through Ibiza International

🔄 Brexit, property shifts, and long-term survival

00:00 From the bar to the boardroom

📘 The Entrepreneur’s Playbook: https://www.amazon.com/Entrepreneurs-Playbook-Step-Step-Professional/dp/106831771X

🛥️ Ibiza Concierge: https://ibizacc.com/

🏠 Ibiza International: https://www.ibiza-international.com/

💃 Taboo Ibiza: https://www.facebook.com/nathanviva

🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nathanviva

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathan-seal-viva

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In this episode of The Dexter Jones Podcast, we sit down with Marco Loco, a DJ whose journey perfectly captures what the Ibiza grind really looks like.

From playing free gigs in San Antonio to becoming one of the most-played resident DJs at Space Ibiza, Marco shares a raw, emotional, and deeply honest account of persistence, rejection, belief, and timing.

He tells the full story of how he blagged his way into the world’s number one club not once, but twice. How he waited all day just to get five minutes in front of the right person. How he held down up to ten gigs a week across beach bars, boats, and clubs. And how his final Space Ibiza season ended with an emotional set that later saw Carl Cox play the very same closing track hours later.

We also explore life beyond peak club culture. From Shipwrecked boat parties and Salinas Beach sets to chillout albums under his Laylo alias, moving to Thailand, and openly discussing mental health, burnout, and balance after Ibiza.

This is not a shortcut story.

If you’ve ever worked a season, chased a dream on the island, or wondered what happens after the dancefloor, this episode will resonate.

🎧 Take your time with this one.

🎧 Starting out with free gigs in San Antonio

⏳ Waiting all day for a single opportunity

🪩 Convincing Space Ibiza management face-to-face

🌴 Building credibility at Salinas Beach

🔊 Becoming a Space Ibiza regular

🎶 Playing alongside Carl Cox and Café Olé

🤝 A defining moment with Roger Sanchez

🚤 Shipwrecked and beach-bar culture

🌅 Chillout music as Laylo

🧠 Mental health, burnout, and life after Ibiza

00:00:00 Introduction

🎧 Mixcloud (club mixes): https://mixcloud.com/marcolocoibiza

🎶 SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/marcoloco

🌅 Laylo Mixes: https://mixcloud.com/laylomixes

🎼 Laylo Productions: https://soundcloud.com/layloproductions

📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/marcolocomusic

📘 Facebook: https://facebook.com/marcolocomusica

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In this special episode of The Dexter Jones Podcast, I sit down with my partner Nick Ferguson, the driving force behind One More Time Ibiza, now recognised as one of the island’s most consistent weekly parties for Ibiza classics.

We tell the real story of how One More Time began not in a boardroom, but inside a viral Ibiza workers Facebook group, before growing into a full weekly institution at Eden Ibiza.

This is an honest, behind-the-scenes conversation about independence, resilience, and why nostalgia still matters. From consistently booking DJ legends to surviving Covid, navigating post-Brexit staffing challenges, and resisting the pressure to over-commercialise, Nick and I break down what it actually takes to build and sustain a weekly party in modern Ibiza.

We also talk crowd demographics, multi-generational clubbing, the balance between classics and new music, and why One More Time prioritises atmosphere, connection, and fun over phones and hype.

This is not a promo piece.

If you care about Ibiza culture, classic dance music, or how real club nights are built from the ground up, this episode delivers.

🎧 Take your time with this one.

📱 How One More Time started from a viral Facebook group

🪩 Turning nostalgia into a weekly Eden residency

🦠 Surviving Covid as an independent promoter

🇪🇺 Post-Brexit staffing and Ibiza living conditions

🎧 Booking legends and curating line-ups

👥 Multi-generational dancefloors

⚖️ Dexter vs Nick: dividing roles behind the scenes

🎶 Classic vs new music debates

📵 Why fun matters more than phones

🔮 Looking ahead to Summer 2025

00:00 Intro and bending Nick’s arm to talk

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In this episode of The Dexter Jones Podcast, we sit down with Andi Durrant, a broadcaster, curator, and the man behind one of the most important archives in UK dance music history.

From his teenage years sending letters to Kiss FM, to hosting shows on Galaxy and Capital, Andi was there as UK dance music broke into the mainstream. He hosted future superstars like Calvin Harris, deadmau5, and Swedish House Mafia long before they became household names.

But Andi didn’t just live through the era. He preserved it.

We go deep into the creation of the Dance Music Archive, the painstaking work of digitising lost tapes, DATs, flyers, and forgotten mixes, and why radio still matters in a world dominated by algorithms and streaming platforms.

We also talk Ibiza memories, rare finds like a Frankie Knuckles DAT tape, nostalgia as a cultural force, and why preserving club culture matters more now than ever.

This is not a look back for clicks.

If you care about radio, rave culture, archiving, or the foundations of UK club music, this episode is essential.

🎧 Take your time with this one.

📻 Teenage years breaking into Kiss FM

🎙️ Galaxy, Capital, and dance radio legacy

🌟 Hosting future superstar DJs early in their careers

📚 Creating the Dance Music Archive

🎶 Lost mixes, DAT tapes, and rare recordings

🧠 Why radio still matters in the streaming era

🪩 Ibiza memories and club culture stories

🧾 Flyers, nostalgia, and forgotten scenes

🤖 AI, podcasts, and the future of music preservation

00:00 Intro and early radio days

🗂️ Dance Music Archive: https://www.dancemusicarchive.com

🎧 Distorted: https://www.thisisdistorted.com

▶️ Andi’s 1998 NYD Mix: https://youtu.be/ixvA2-G9ZoA

🌐 Andi Durrant: https://www.andidurrant.com

📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/andidurrant

🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thednaofdance

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In this episode of The Dexter Jones Podcast, I sit down with Tristan Ingram — DJ, producer, promoter, and a true trooper of the Ibiza and UK dance music scene.

Tristan’s story is not an overnight success narrative. It’s a long-game career built on hard work, consistency, and turning up year after year. From his first season in Ibiza as a Club 18–30 rep, to throwing his own parties, managing Judgement Sundays, and producing tracks that landed global recognition and “track of the summer” moments, this is a grounded, honest look at what it really takes to survive in dance music.

We talk about sharing stages with major artists, playing iconic venues including Space Ibiza, Cream, and returning to Amnesia Ibiza during Kevin & Perry week. We also dig into the realities of modern promotion, social media pressure, and how the industry has changed post-Covid.

This episode isn’t hype-driven.

If you care about Ibiza culture, dance music careers, or the behind-the-scenes reality of making it work long-term, this conversation will resonate.

🎧 Take your time with this one.

🎧 Breaking into one of the toughest scenes in the world

🌴 Early Ibiza seasons and Club 18–30 graft

🪩 From bar gigs to major clubs and festivals

🔊 Managing Judgement Sundays

🎶 Producing globally recognised tracks

🧠 Lessons from DJ, promoter, and producer life

📱 Social media and self-promotion today

🔄 Post-Covid changes for clubs and festivals

🔮 Longevity and staying relevant

00:00 Introduction

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