Francis Mercier goes Back To Back! Willy talks with him about his evolution as a producer, growing up in Haiti and pursuing a dream with limited resources, bringing global influences together in music & his glow up in the last few years, working with Diplo, Tiesto & BLOND:ISH, running a label & management company, how to sample respectfully, how to build relationships and break into the industry, Ivy League DJing, throwing parties in NYC, world touring & lots more!   Francis Mercier: https://solo.to/francismercier Willy Joy: http://linktr.ee/willyjoy Join our Discord: http://discord.io/backtobackpod     PROTECT REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS: https://abortionfunds.org/funds/ https://www.prochoiceamerica.org/ https://www.sistersong.net/  

345: Francis Mercier

Each week Willy Joy talks to the most interesting & influential people in dance & electronic music and beyond. The music industry is changing at a rapid pace. How did we get here? Where are we heading? And where do we all fit in? Willy tries to answer these questions each week with the help of his DJ friends, music industry guests and his own overactive brain.

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Grabbitz goes Back To Back! Willy talks to him about his new single "Fire" with IMANU, playing Red Rocks, working with Subtronics & Rezz, making music for Valorant and The Walking Dead, Twitch streaming, the rock music industry vs the bass music industry, blending genres, studying grunge singers, going direct to fans, tips for successful collabs, not getting boxed in artistically, classic DJ airline complaints & lots more!   Willy Joy: http://linktr.ee/willyjoy Grabbitz: https://grabbitzmusic.com   PROTECT REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS: https://abortionfunds.org/funds/ https://www.prochoiceamerica.org/ https://www.sistersong.net/  

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LAXX goes Back To Back! Willy talks to him about his legendary Step series and his creative renewal with Step Five, embracing his roots with the LINK project, overcoming anxiety, a deep seated fear of saxophones (unrelated), why being generous is important in music, filmmaking, producer advice, inspiration from Pendulum, Benga & Joyryde and lots more!    LAXX: https://linktr.ee/laxxmusic Willy Joy: http://linktr.ee/willyjoy   PROTECT REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS: https://abortionfunds.org/funds/ https://www.prochoiceamerica.org/ https://www.sistersong.net/  

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Kiesza goes Back To Back! Willy talks with her about her upcoming album "Dancing & Crying Vol. 1" & new single "The Disappearance of Etta Place", recovering from a traumatic brain injury, working with Skrillex, Diplo & Deadmau5, the story of the legendary Hideaway video and the song that launched her career into space, living in a cabin in Norway, strip club therapy, finding dinosaur bones,  tips for songwriting and collaboration, why the real secret to success is just having fun with your friends, and most importantly... dog CPR. Plus a lot more!   Kiesza: https://linktr.ee/Kiesza Willy Joy: http://linktr.ee/willyjoy     PROTECT REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS: https://abortionfunds.org/funds/ https://www.prochoiceamerica.org/ https://www.sistersong.net/  

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Mr. Bill goes Back To Back! Willy talks with him about his new album "Mechanomorphic" (out now on Monstercat!), the origins of the Mr. Bill Podcast and working with Deadmau5, the evolving human-machine relationship in electronic music, AI implications, producer advice, how he got his start making video tutorials and why he continues to teach to this day, Grimes at Coachella, subverting expectations as a music hack, how to fix (?) social media, where does a person's taste come from & lots more!   Willy Joy: http://linktr.ee/willyjoy Mr. Bill: https://mrbillstunes.com   PROTECT REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS: https://abortionfunds.org/funds/ https://www.prochoiceamerica.org/ https://www.sistersong.net/  

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JSTJR returns for his third appearance on Back To Back! Willy talks with him about his new Attitude EP on Dim Mak, suffering from burnout & finding new inspirations, why social media success doesn't always translate to music industry success, being cool vs. being corny, quitting booze, DDR forums, wifespiration, persistance paying off & lots more.    Willy Joy: http://linktr.ee/willyjoy JSTJR: http://jstjr.komi.io   PROTECT REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS: https://abortionfunds.org/funds/ https://www.prochoiceamerica.org/ https://www.sistersong.net/  

345: Francis Mercier

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