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Paul "Madders" Madan on Sundissential, Addiction and Recovery
This episode of the Dexter Jones Podcast tells the real story of Paul Madan AKA "Madders", who is one of the defining figures behind Sundissential and UK club culture.
It’s an honest, unfiltered conversation about success, addiction, collapse, and recovery. From the height of clubland to a twenty-year battle with crack cocaine, this episode goes beyond dance music into accountability, survival, and rebuilding a life.
This is one of the most important conversations we’ve ever recorded on the Dexter Jones Podcast.
This is not a nostalgia piece.
It’s a raw, human conversation about success, excess, addiction, collapse, recovery, and the long road back to finding meaning again.
From the rise of Sundissential and packed-out clubs to a twenty-year battle with crack cocaine, losing everything, finally finding recovery and his true purpose in life, this episode goes far beyond dance music.
It’s about accountability, survival, and choosing to face life head-on.
This episode is dedicated to everyone around the world living with any version of addiction, and to those in recovery who choose courage, honesty, and hope every single day.
In this episode, we cover:
📖 The real story behind Sundissential and its impact
🤯 The pressure, chaos, and reality behind the scenes
🤧 Addiction, denial, and hitting rock bottom
😢 Losing everything and starting again
▵ Recovery, responsibility, and life today
🥰 What survival actually looks like when the noise stops
---
Chapters 📖
00:00 Intro | The Real Story Begins
04:08 Why He’s Always Been Called “Madders”
06:13 The Rumour That Madders Was Dead
10:14 Addiction Tightens Its Grip
25:53 Promoting the First Events | Early Clubland Days
37:32 How His Mum Invented the Name Sundissential
44:53 Sundissential Grows to 100,000 Members
57:51 Five Thousand People Turn Up to One Club
01:05:00 Sundissential Becomes a Superclub Brand
01:27:56 Club Deaths, Media Pressure, and Everything Falling Apart
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THE WELLBOURNE CLINIC
A huge thank you to Paul and the team at The WellBOURNE Clinic for the vital work they do supporting people affected by addiction and recovery. If you’d like to learn more about their approach and the support they offer, please visit their website:
https://thewellbourneclinic.co.uk/
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By Dexter JonesThis episode of the Dexter Jones Podcast tells the real story of Paul Madan AKA "Madders", who is one of the defining figures behind Sundissential and UK club culture.
It’s an honest, unfiltered conversation about success, addiction, collapse, and recovery. From the height of clubland to a twenty-year battle with crack cocaine, this episode goes beyond dance music into accountability, survival, and rebuilding a life.
This is one of the most important conversations we’ve ever recorded on the Dexter Jones Podcast.
This is not a nostalgia piece.
It’s a raw, human conversation about success, excess, addiction, collapse, recovery, and the long road back to finding meaning again.
From the rise of Sundissential and packed-out clubs to a twenty-year battle with crack cocaine, losing everything, finally finding recovery and his true purpose in life, this episode goes far beyond dance music.
It’s about accountability, survival, and choosing to face life head-on.
This episode is dedicated to everyone around the world living with any version of addiction, and to those in recovery who choose courage, honesty, and hope every single day.
In this episode, we cover:
📖 The real story behind Sundissential and its impact
🤯 The pressure, chaos, and reality behind the scenes
🤧 Addiction, denial, and hitting rock bottom
😢 Losing everything and starting again
▵ Recovery, responsibility, and life today
🥰 What survival actually looks like when the noise stops
---
Chapters 📖
00:00 Intro | The Real Story Begins
04:08 Why He’s Always Been Called “Madders”
06:13 The Rumour That Madders Was Dead
10:14 Addiction Tightens Its Grip
25:53 Promoting the First Events | Early Clubland Days
37:32 How His Mum Invented the Name Sundissential
44:53 Sundissential Grows to 100,000 Members
57:51 Five Thousand People Turn Up to One Club
01:05:00 Sundissential Becomes a Superclub Brand
01:27:56 Club Deaths, Media Pressure, and Everything Falling Apart
---
THE WELLBOURNE CLINIC
A huge thank you to Paul and the team at The WellBOURNE Clinic for the vital work they do supporting people affected by addiction and recovery. If you’d like to learn more about their approach and the support they offer, please visit their website:
https://thewellbourneclinic.co.uk/