By Tobie Allen
The podcast currently has 21 episodes available.
Eliz Murad was born in France to two Lebanese parents. She grew up with a dual culture which has enriched her imagination since childhood. While Fayrouz, Asmahan, Majda El Roumi echoed from his mother's radio, Eliz discovered Tina Turner and Nirvana. From then on she bought a bass guitar and learned music on her own. Very early on, she wanted to mix the arabic language with music, rock energy and create a bridge between all this music genres and universes that are one in her head. After ten years as Teleferik's lead singer and bass player, Eliz traded her bass for her guitar. She began her solo career as an author, composer and singer.
APOCALYPSNA bio:
While Eliz was starting a new female rock duo project as a singer and bassist. The global corona pandemic cut her off from this project. Frustration and the urge to create drove her to write solo songs. She swapped her bass for her guitar. she then began to play it every day.
APOCALYPSNA is born.
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For Intibint, music is the path to combining her conflicting identities. She is a British Yemeni singer songwriter, producer and illustrator from London and has been called one of the most unique emerging artists by Scenenoise. Growing up listening to Yemeni music at weddings with her mum and a mixture of RnB hip hop, rap and rock music on her own, her rare musical palette seeps through her distinct sound which is not confined by one single genre. Her journey to music has not been a tradition- al one. Coming from a conservative background, she wasn’t able to pursue music for many years, but this has made her the unique artist she is today, releasing her first self produced and composed track less than one year after she started teaching herself to produce music. The pseudonym ‘Intibint’ stands for the phrase ‘you are a girl’ in Arabic, which is usually meant to undermine and disempower women. Intibint uses it to change the narrative of the Arab woman’s position in society through her art both in the east and west. Intibint’s music has been featured by publications including Bustle, Wordplay magazine, Scene Noise, BBC Arabic Xtra and BBC Radio London.
About WAYWTD
Release date: 9th July 2021
‘What Are You Willing To Do’, is made up of 5 songs, two of which were completely written and produced by Intibint. The story of the EP follows Intibint’s journey of falling in love with a non-Yemeni, and how she navigated finding acceptance from her own family who forbid relationships outside of marriage and with non-Yemenis. At the same time, it follows the process of the acceptance of her own culture and religion from the non-Yemeni man she was in love with.
Instagram @ Intibint
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This week I wanted to get a different perspective of an artist at the start of their career. We often talk with those that have had perceived success but this week I wanted to share with you the challenges and successes of someone at the beginning of their journey.
Myself and Mustafa, aka MC Hype speak about about making mix tapes with mix tapes, why marketing is so important as a musician, how he got into producing, the pros and cons of Soundcloud and his experience of Distrokid over Tunecore and CD Baby.
Mustafa Kamel Mohamed started off his entertainment career in the UAE as the most dominant MC since 2013 in the events scene, and now this Dubai-based DJ and Music Producer is known as Beatz By HYPE. He started creating music in 2016 to share with friends on SoundCloud for fun and after exposing himself and winning many beat battle competitions he gained the confidence needed to release his first single in 2020 during COVID-19 Pandemic. His songs are shaped by his experiences of living in Portland, Oregon(USA), and diversity came from him growing up as a 3rd culture kid in Dubai. To describe his vibe, its blend of urban flair with a touch of uplifting nostaglia, but he isn’t scared to turn up the energy to give you that volcanic eruption boost you desire. HYPE is also the founder of WASTA Radio, Dubai’s first podcast which featured music mixes & local artist interviews.
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In the episode we talk about being influenced by Avril Levigne, not giving power over to record labels, and knowing your legal rights as a musician. Lina also talks about how you are business as a musician, the importance of marketing, why Instagram is her preferred social media platform. As well as the importance of having the right team, why numbers don't matter to her, social media hacks that attained growth and how her album Yom came together from her fans writing the lyrics.
Described as 'History Maker' at only 19, Lina is one of the most prominent Palestinian artists in the last decade. She rose to international fame when winning The Voice counting Alicia Keys, Queen, Will Smith, and Little Mix as her supporters.
Instagram @linamakoul
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In this episode I sat down with the label manager of global music distribution power house Believe's MENA office. Edwin Harb and I had a great chat talking about the MENA music industry, how the pandemic has affected the music industry as a whole. We also delved into how Believe helps musicians deliver their music and also what artists need to have in order to maximise their chance of success. I think you'll get a lot of value from this episode.
For any music distribution enquiries can contact Edwin on [email protected] or on Instagram @edwin.harb
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One of the most respected & notorious MC’s of Indian origin, PAV4N is the founding member of the critically acclaimed electronic rap group Foreign Beggars from London and head honcho of both Dented Records and Par Excellence Records.
PAV4N is the first rapper of Indian descent to have a top 10 single in the UK Charts with Badman Riddim and has worked with a plethora of incredible producers including Skrillex, Noisia, Steve Aoki, Knife Party, Dj Vadim, Nucleya, Sez on the Beat.
With 7 Studio albums under his belt and 17 years of live show experience, PAV4N is known for his explosive, high energy performances with genre spanning production from some of the worlds finest artists this is a show not to be missed.
PAV4N has supported the Prodigy on their ‘Run With The Wolves’ UK tour and countless other artists including Amy Winehouse, Snoop Dogg, Sub Focus, Deadmau5, Faith No More, The Chemical Brothers & Many More
Pavan has released on Mau5trap, Ministry of Sound, Ram Records, Critical Recordings, Owsla, Sony Music, Warner Music, Blackout Recordings, Never Say Die Records, Vision Recordings, Monstercat, Dim Mak, Black Butter records to name a few. Having released 100’s of records, many Beatport No1 singles and 100’s of millions of streams, MainStage performance at 100’s of festivals round the world PAV4N is a force for the culture that is not to be reckoned with.
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In this week's show I sat down with UAE based hip hop artist - Swerte.
Swerte was Born in Indonesia and claims Swiss / Indonesian heritage.
He found success early on forming a breakout rap group called The Southsiderz in Indonesia during the late 90’s.
Swerte founded and established The Recipe in Dubai in 2008, as a collective of mc’s. The group quickly became one of the most recognizable faces for hiphop in the region and now cosidered a pioneer in the regions Hip Hop Scene.
With a constant stream of music released over the years through their own label, The Recipe has opened for artists such as Snoop Dogg, Skepta, Macklemore, Rick Ross, 50 Cent, De La Soul, Cypress Hill, Mobb Deep, Fat Joe, Akon, Stormzy and many more.
In this episode we talk about his love of music, how Swerte made sometimes the wrong choices but bounced back to be the artist he is today, the power of social media and how being an english rapper in an predominantly Arab speaking region brings some challenges.
Swerte Social Media : Instagram / Facebook / Twitter
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Punam has many strings to her bow: Born and brought up in the UK, she is a BBC Journalist, TV & Radio Presenter, Singer/Songwriter, Voice-Over Artist, International MC, Film Producer, Metaphysician, and soon to be Author. For eight years she hosted, wrote and co-produced Dubai One TV’s longest running lifestyle / travel show called OUT & ABOUT, where she interviewed the likes of Kim Kardashian & Lewis Hamilton, tried her hand at some of the world's most extreme sports, and filmed exclusive resorts in the UAE and across the world such as the Maldives and Hong Kong. Pounam has now created a brand new travel and wellbeing show called SOUL TRAVELLER which airs on SKY TV in the UK and on YouTube. She is also a TV & Media Trainer. Book your free masterclass with her HERE.
In this episode with Pounm we chatted about an you How important is it for artists to know how to respond or behave when being interviewed, What are the main problems you have encountered interviewing people, what are the main things for artists to consider when being interviewed and tips.
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Bashar Murad is a Palestinian singer/songwriter, and filmmaker producing globally influenced pop music rooted in Palestinian spirit. His music challenges stereotypes and highlights social issues facing Palestinian youth that are seldom addressed in Palestine, including living under the occupation, gender equality, and LGBTQ+ rights.
2018 was a busy year, as Bashar released several tracks which garnered regional and global attention including, “Shillet Hamal” (Bunch of Bums), Ilkul 3am Bitjawaz (Everyone’s Getting Married) and the United Nations commissioned song and music video for “Ana Zalameh” (I Am A Man). By 2019 he was touring, playing his Arabic pop gumbo across the Middle East, Europe and Canada. He also directed the video “Emta Njawzak Yamma” for Palestinian Rap Group, DAM (Cooking Vinyl), and released “Klefi / Samed”, a collaboration with Icelandic Industrial Punk band Hatari.
He has been featured in articles from CBC, The Guardian, the Globe and Mail and the BBC, with the press describing him as “The Palestinian singer blurring gender lines” and a “slightly built, mild-mannered Arabic provocateur”
Bashar is currently working on an EP titled “Maskhara”, which is set for release in 2020 though PopArabia
In this episode we chatted with Bashar about being a Palestinian artist and the difficulties that creates, his creative process, how he executes his social media strategies and his tips on making a music video.
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Reim El Houni trained in the BBC and worked her way up the ladder primarily working on the production of corporate films, TV commercials, webcasts and events. She moved to Dubai in 2007 where she was catapulted back into the broadcast world, producing & directing the first English language locally produced TV show for broadcaster Dubai One. She became an Executive Producer and Head of Events at the channel, responsible for developing a range of lifestyle programming and for live TV coverage of key events in the Dubai calendar.
Reim launched her own production company Ti22 Films in January 2011 servicing both corporates & broadcasters. Ti22 Films has won 11 New York Festival Awards & an additional 13 finalist awards and in 2014 was awarded its first Cannes Corporate Media and TV Award. Reim has worked with some of the globes largest multinationals such as Amazon, Reebok, Swarovski, LG Electronics, to name a few, and broadcasters such as National Geographic, Discovery Channel, BBC and many more.
As Reim believes the future of the media industry is in online content, in 2014 Reim founded dubai ON demand, an online presenter led lifestyle channel featuring a host of well known Dubai personalities, where the world of branded content and influencer marketing collide. dubai ON demand has evolved into a video based personal branding membership community for business owners, thought leaders and content creators. In 2019, a third video brand was born, Fusion Digital Content to support organisations to develop social media and digital video content and 2021 will see the birth of Dynamite, a brand specialised in video animations and design.
Reim has served on the Jury of the New York Festival Television & Film Awards for 7 years and is regularly called to speak at events. She also supports organisations as a media consultant and video strategist and runs both in-house and public workshops to support entities with their video strategy. With the pandemic, Reim identified a need for business owners to start creating their own videos to become visible and launched her DIY Video Academy, offering online courses to empower business professionals to start using video and gain the confidence to embrace their niche on camera.
In this episode we chatted with Reim about how important videos are nowadays for the musicians and what you need to be able to create DIY videos. We also delved into what were the best types of videos and the formats that musicians should create.
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The podcast currently has 21 episodes available.