Trevor Mcfedries aka DJ Skeet Skeet found himself immersed in the LA party scene after an awkward run at high school football, playing in hardcore bands and not having much luck with the ladies. Not cutting it in college, he moved back with Mom and hit the clubs and afterhours, inspiring the birth of Skeet Skeet. Building a name at the core of the LA scene by hosting events with friends LA Riots, Royal Rumble, Classixx (Young Americans at the time), and playing celebrity hotspots, hipster hangouts, and Vegas mega clubs, the electro boom took Skeet on a ride with a taste for the good life. He then teamed up with Cisco Adler to complete Shwayze, putting out a Billboard top 10 record and two top 40 singles and touring extensively. Getting his production chops up landing several remixes for Katy Perry, The Ting Tings, Little Boots, this dude built up an army of followers via his blog (eatskeet.com), Twitter, and his Scion Radio 17 show called Roach Coach Radio co-hosted by partner in crime, 12th Planet. Skeet has proven he is a trailblazer, creating a path that is truly his own.

Bring on the Media Contender Podcast 02 by our good friend, (thee)Mike B, who has been rocking parties from LA to NYC for many years. Many of the best DJs in the world consider him their favorite. He is known to play very diverse sets and can rock any party he steps into. His recent collaborative project with Nate Day called Camo UFOs delves into his love for old school Jungle/DrumnBass. With several recent high profile remixes for the Count and Sinden, Major Lazer, and Laidback Luke under his belt, this dude is absolutely destroying it right now. We asked him to do our second podcast, simply suggesting a mix that he would feel good about. Seeing as how we just released the Camo UFOs debut mix a few weeks ago and he has done a grip of Electro mixes in the last couple years, he decided to come with a fresh Dancehall and Hip Hop mix that has hot new joints, some classics, dubplates, and a couple specials.

It is time for another edition of the Media Contender Podcast Series. This is number 09 and it comes from DC duo Nadastrom. In 2007 Dave Nada and Matt Nordstrom joined forces to blow up the dancefloor. Individually they have crafted a sound that has made a huge impact on the global dance music scene but when they work together their most massive ideas manifest. We could go on and on about their individual accomplishments which include a Grammy nomination and creation of Moombahton, but its their collaborative work together that we are spotlighting here. Their motivation is simple— to make people dance. In 2008, world-renowned producer and Grammy Nominee Switch (M.I.A., Santigold, Basement Jaxx, Diddy, Christina Aguilara, Lily Allen) signed them to his Dubsided label in 2008 and their debut EP titled Pussy charted internationally, further solidifying their place in the upper echelon of EDM fame. There is no doubt in our mind these two have barely scratched the surface and 2011 will be their biggest year yet.

It’s 2010 and we think it’s about time we started our own Podcast Series—something that displays our diverse tastes in music. We took some time to think about this, writing a list of artists that best embodied what Media Contender stood. When Paul Devro came up, we knew he had to be the first. His sets span across all genres, even those we can’t pronounce. We asked him if he would do us the honor of debuting the series and he kindly obliged, asking, “What do you want me to do?” Our response was quick and easy, “Just do what you do.” Some of our favorite DJ sets have been from him, always hearing something we have never heard.