Open Mic

Open Mic

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Open Mic episodes

  • WolfBytes Open Mic with Orjan Nilsen

    DJ Flame hangs with legend Orjan Nilsen!

    00:00 – Intro

    00:18 – Welcome

    01:24 – Sky Falls Down

    03:45 – 20 Years of Producing

    05:30 – Getting in touch with Armin Van Buuren

    08:24 – Favorite track in all of 20 years

    09:32 – Favorite Performance

    11:00 – Tricks on Planning Sets

    12:25 – Memorable Performances

    16:12 – Vinyl vs Virtual

    17:43 – Years Ahead

    18:42 – Where the inspiration started

    20:57 – Neurosurgeon DJ?

    23:00 – Meeting other veteran DJ’s

    25:00 – Upcoming Plans

    27:10 – Final Performance Idea

    28:30 – Words for young DJ’s

    30:20 – New Music!

    33:20 – Wrapping Up/Outro

    http://wolfbytes.ncsu.edu

    @wolfbytesradio

    In this episode of WolfBytes Open Mic, DJ Flame sits down with multi-platinum UK DJ, producer, and fitness enthusiast Joel Corry! From bedroom DJing at age 14 to mainstage festival sets at Tomorrowland and Ibiza, Joel opens up about his journey through the music industry, overcoming reality TV stigmas, and his upcoming major moves.

    What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
    • Behind the Hits: How his track “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” with Hannah Boleyn came together in just six weeks, plus the story behind sampling his childhood favorite vinyl for his breakout hit “Sorry”.
    • Working with Legends: What it’s like collaborating with David Guetta and why Ed Sheeran tops his dream collab wishlist.
    • Fitness & Touring: How his bodybuilding background and mental discipline keep him grounded through brutal, multi-continent tour schedules.
    • Exclusive Announcement: Details on launching his brand-new record label!

    34 min
  • WolfBytes Open Mic with Jared Lee (March, 2025)

    Burns hangs with JARED LEE!

    00:00. Introduction

    03:20. Length of Creating a Track
    04:56. Cord Changes and Contrasting Darker Energies
    07:20. Artistic Evolution and Writing
    09:30. Response to Back 2 Life
    11:28. Differences in writing for yourself and awareness of writing for someone else
    14:20. Collaboration that Jared gets recognized for the most
    15:36. American Song Contest
    17:20. Sports in Boston and Jared’s favorite sports
    18:56. Miami Music Week and Ultra Music Festival
    23:36. Dream collabs
    26:40. Theme Song for Fantasy Island
    30:36. The rest of the year and releasing more music
    33:05. Theme of authenticity and where it comes from

    http://wolfbytes.ncsu.edu

    @wolfbytesradio

    In this episode of WolfBytes Open Mic, DJ Flame sits down with multi-platinum UK DJ, producer, and fitness enthusiast Joel Corry! From bedroom DJing at age 14 to mainstage festival sets at Tomorrowland and Ibiza, Joel opens up about his journey through the music industry, overcoming reality TV stigmas, and his upcoming major moves.

    What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
    • Behind the Hits: How his track “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” with Hannah Boleyn came together in just six weeks, plus the story behind sampling his childhood favorite vinyl for his breakout hit “Sorry”.
    • Working with Legends: What it’s like collaborating with David Guetta and why Ed Sheeran tops his dream collab wishlist.
    • Fitness & Touring: How his bodybuilding background and mental discipline keep him grounded through brutal, multi-continent tour schedules.
    • Exclusive Announcement: Details on launching his brand-new record label!

    41 min
  • WolfBytes Open Mic with HAYLA! (January, 2025)

    Maddog and Burns hang with HAYLA!

    00:40 - Dusk Album

    02:03 - Career Growth
    03:07 - Audience Connection
    04:35 - Comment sections
    06:14 - Connection through vulnerability
    07:40 - Collaborations with KX5
    08:40 - Where You Are with John Summit
    09:45 - Shiver
    12:15 - The creative journey over three years
    14:09 - Where You Are impact
    15:43 - Without You with Kygo
    16:12 - Whitney Houston influence
    17:12 - I Will Always Love You Remix
    18:12 - Hayla’s hobbies
    20:02 - Cooking
    21:00 - HAYLA’s style and confidence
    23:42 - HAYLA’s identity through clothing
    25:40 - Thrifting style
    26:30 - Most unusual confidence
    28:12 - HAYLA’s future
    30:15 - Christmas Song
    30:56 - Discussion on writing a progressive House Christmas song.
    32:45 - HAYLA Dusk Album Vinyl
    34:15 - Outro

    http://wolfbytes.ncsu.edu

    @wolfbytesradio

    In this episode of WolfBytes Open Mic, DJ Flame sits down with multi-platinum UK DJ, producer, and fitness enthusiast Joel Corry! From bedroom DJing at age 14 to mainstage festival sets at Tomorrowland and Ibiza, Joel opens up about his journey through the music industry, overcoming reality TV stigmas, and his upcoming major moves.

    What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
    • Behind the Hits: How his track “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” with Hannah Boleyn came together in just six weeks, plus the story behind sampling his childhood favorite vinyl for his breakout hit “Sorry”.
    • Working with Legends: What it’s like collaborating with David Guetta and why Ed Sheeran tops his dream collab wishlist.
    • Fitness & Touring: How his bodybuilding background and mental discipline keep him grounded through brutal, multi-continent tour schedules.
    • Exclusive Announcement: Details on launching his brand-new record label!

    35 min
  • WolfBytes Open Mic - VICETONE (December, 2024)

    DJ Flame hangs with VICETONE! The DJ’s discuss about new ideas, how they made Honey Water, an upcoming New Years Mix, and how two high school friends became VICETONE!

    00:00 Intro

    00:18 Welcome
    01:10 Back at the home studio
    02:41 Making of Honey Water
    06:21 Using older tracks to promote new tracks
    07:41 Mixing, producing and mastering
    08:56 VICETONE Year Mix
    11:40 Behind the artwork
    13:35 Golden Plaques and growth
    15:00 High School friends to DJ’s
    20:40 Ideas come together and progress
    24:00 VICETONE Highlights
    26:55 Instagram Shenanigans
    28:50 New tracks in 2025
    30:50 Closing
    33:30 Outro

    http://wolfbytes.ncsu.edu

    @wolfbytesradio

    In this episode of WolfBytes Open Mic, DJ Flame sits down with multi-platinum UK DJ, producer, and fitness enthusiast Joel Corry! From bedroom DJing at age 14 to mainstage festival sets at Tomorrowland and Ibiza, Joel opens up about his journey through the music industry, overcoming reality TV stigmas, and his upcoming major moves.

    What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
    • Behind the Hits: How his track “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” with Hannah Boleyn came together in just six weeks, plus the story behind sampling his childhood favorite vinyl for his breakout hit “Sorry”.
    • Working with Legends: What it’s like collaborating with David Guetta and why Ed Sheeran tops his dream collab wishlist.
    • Fitness & Touring: How his bodybuilding background and mental discipline keep him grounded through brutal, multi-continent tour schedules.
    • Exclusive Announcement: Details on launching his brand-new record label!

    34 min
  • WolfBytes Open Mic with Meduza! (November, 2024)

    DJ Flame meets with MEDUZA! Listen in to hear about his upcoming tour, making of his top tracks of 2024, highlights and more!

    Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/open-mic/id1239517253

    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6S8fxQRWt1WlPmNWedlPKJ
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wolfbytesradio/
    X: https://x.com/wolfbytesradio
    Online: wolfbytes.ncsu.edu

    00:00: Open Mic Intro

    00:18: Welcome
    00:51: Coming back to the U.S.
    02:00: Making “Another World”
    03:47: Making “Fire”
    06:30: Difference of emotion between “Another World” and “Fire”
    07:50: Escape Halloween 2024
    09:44: Music Evolving
    12:54: 2024 Highlights
    14:08: Touring goals for rest of 2024
    15:05: Creating tracks on tour
    18:10: Hyping audience in different environments
    19:40: Clubs or Festivals?
    22:45: DJ’ing or Producing?
    23:40: Learning from experience
    26:25 Hobbies outside of DJ’ing
    26:58: Relaxing from DJ’ing
    28:40: Fans in Public
    29:55: 2025 Ideas
    32:00: Advice to young DJ’s/Producers
    34:52: Closing
    35:20: Outro

    http://wolfbytes.ncsu.edu

    @wolfbytesradio

    In this episode of WolfBytes Open Mic, DJ Flame sits down with multi-platinum UK DJ, producer, and fitness enthusiast Joel Corry! From bedroom DJing at age 14 to mainstage festival sets at Tomorrowland and Ibiza, Joel opens up about his journey through the music industry, overcoming reality TV stigmas, and his upcoming major moves.

    What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
    • Behind the Hits: How his track “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” with Hannah Boleyn came together in just six weeks, plus the story behind sampling his childhood favorite vinyl for his breakout hit “Sorry”.
    • Working with Legends: What it’s like collaborating with David Guetta and why Ed Sheeran tops his dream collab wishlist.
    • Fitness & Touring: How his bodybuilding background and mental discipline keep him grounded through brutal, multi-continent tour schedules.
    • Exclusive Announcement: Details on launching his brand-new record label!

    36 min
  • WolfBytes Open Mic with Linney (September, 2024)

    Maddog hangs out with Linney and her COUSIN? Our very own DjWhtDaHek! After the family reunion, they talk nature, Southern California, the release party and even nose surgery?

    http://wolfbytes.ncsu.edu

    @wolfbytesradio

    In this episode of WolfBytes Open Mic, DJ Flame sits down with multi-platinum UK DJ, producer, and fitness enthusiast Joel Corry! From bedroom DJing at age 14 to mainstage festival sets at Tomorrowland and Ibiza, Joel opens up about his journey through the music industry, overcoming reality TV stigmas, and his upcoming major moves.

    What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
    • Behind the Hits: How his track “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” with Hannah Boleyn came together in just six weeks, plus the story behind sampling his childhood favorite vinyl for his breakout hit “Sorry”.
    • Working with Legends: What it’s like collaborating with David Guetta and why Ed Sheeran tops his dream collab wishlist.
    • Fitness & Touring: How his bodybuilding background and mental discipline keep him grounded through brutal, multi-continent tour schedules.
    • Exclusive Announcement: Details on launching his brand-new record label!

    45 min
  • WolfBytes Open Mic with KIESZA! (August, 2024)

    DJ Flame goes to the top of the charts and talks with #1 ranked KIESZA!

    http://wolfbytes.ncsu.edu

    @wolfbytesradio

    In this episode of WolfBytes Open Mic, DJ Flame sits down with multi-platinum UK DJ, producer, and fitness enthusiast Joel Corry! From bedroom DJing at age 14 to mainstage festival sets at Tomorrowland and Ibiza, Joel opens up about his journey through the music industry, overcoming reality TV stigmas, and his upcoming major moves.

    What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
    • Behind the Hits: How his track “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” with Hannah Boleyn came together in just six weeks, plus the story behind sampling his childhood favorite vinyl for his breakout hit “Sorry”.
    • Working with Legends: What it’s like collaborating with David Guetta and why Ed Sheeran tops his dream collab wishlist.
    • Fitness & Touring: How his bodybuilding background and mental discipline keep him grounded through brutal, multi-continent tour schedules.
    • Exclusive Announcement: Details on launching his brand-new record label!

    33 min
  • WolfBytes Open Mic with Morgin Madison (July 16th, 2024)

    Midnight Maddog hangs with Morgin Madison on the day that the Odyssey album drops!

    http://wolfbytes.ncsu.edu

    @wolfbytesradio

    In this episode of WolfBytes Open Mic, DJ Flame sits down with multi-platinum UK DJ, producer, and fitness enthusiast Joel Corry! From bedroom DJing at age 14 to mainstage festival sets at Tomorrowland and Ibiza, Joel opens up about his journey through the music industry, overcoming reality TV stigmas, and his upcoming major moves.

    What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
    • Behind the Hits: How his track “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” with Hannah Boleyn came together in just six weeks, plus the story behind sampling his childhood favorite vinyl for his breakout hit “Sorry”.
    • Working with Legends: What it’s like collaborating with David Guetta and why Ed Sheeran tops his dream collab wishlist.
    • Fitness & Touring: How his bodybuilding background and mental discipline keep him grounded through brutal, multi-continent tour schedules.
    • Exclusive Announcement: Details on launching his brand-new record label!

    31 min
  • WolfBytes Open Mic with Taylor Dayne (May 27th, 2024)

    It’s the Classic Dance Weekend and WolfBytes welcomes Grammy nominee and LEGEND TAYLOR DAYNE, but with a twist! Listen as Taylor talks about everything from what inspired her, to porn stars to Cash Cash and New Kids on the Block! Plus exclusive news about the upcoming tour!

    http://wolfbytes.ncsu.edu

    @wolfbytesradio

    In this episode of WolfBytes Open Mic, DJ Flame sits down with multi-platinum UK DJ, producer, and fitness enthusiast Joel Corry! From bedroom DJing at age 14 to mainstage festival sets at Tomorrowland and Ibiza, Joel opens up about his journey through the music industry, overcoming reality TV stigmas, and his upcoming major moves.

    What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
    • Behind the Hits: How his track “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” with Hannah Boleyn came together in just six weeks, plus the story behind sampling his childhood favorite vinyl for his breakout hit “Sorry”.
    • Working with Legends: What it’s like collaborating with David Guetta and why Ed Sheeran tops his dream collab wishlist.
    • Fitness & Touring: How his bodybuilding background and mental discipline keep him grounded through brutal, multi-continent tour schedules.
    • Exclusive Announcement: Details on launching his brand-new record label!

    1 hr
  • WolfBytes Open Mic with Theresa Rex (September 15th, 2023)

    Emily hangs out with Theresa Rex and talks her #1 track with Afrojack, how Theresa got started in music, how to celebrate success, what songs she likes to cover and more!

    http://wolfbytes.ncsu.edu

    @wolfbytesradio

    In this episode of WolfBytes Open Mic, DJ Flame sits down with multi-platinum UK DJ, producer, and fitness enthusiast Joel Corry! From bedroom DJing at age 14 to mainstage festival sets at Tomorrowland and Ibiza, Joel opens up about his journey through the music industry, overcoming reality TV stigmas, and his upcoming major moves.

    What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
    • Behind the Hits: How his track “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” with Hannah Boleyn came together in just six weeks, plus the story behind sampling his childhood favorite vinyl for his breakout hit “Sorry”.
    • Working with Legends: What it’s like collaborating with David Guetta and why Ed Sheeran tops his dream collab wishlist.
    • Fitness & Touring: How his bodybuilding background and mental discipline keep him grounded through brutal, multi-continent tour schedules.
    • Exclusive Announcement: Details on launching his brand-new record label!

    17 min

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