PRESSED with Malike

Why does a DJ company spend so much time on clothes, creative direction, and the details beyond the music? In the first episode of PRESSED with Malike, Malike and Kevin open the closet and challenge the idea that playing great music is enough.

They get into the difference between taste and curation, the difficulty of delegating a creative vision, the memories and insecurities our closets hold, and what it takes to help every DJ show up as themselves. Along the way: wedding music clichés, the Curate rebrand, and why an unforgettable experience should ignite every sense.

Inside this episode:

• Why closets are more than places to keep clothes

• Sharing your creative vision without losing someone else’s voice

• Taste versus curation—and who the experience is for

• Styling the people behind the Curate sound

• Why great DJing is the starting point

00:00 Welcome to Pressed

01:33 Why closets hold memories

03:18 Kevin’s creative direction

04:29 Learning to delegate creative vision

08:02 The sound of great taste

11:41 Taste versus curation

13:26 The Curate rebrand

16:17 Finding each DJ’s identity

21:50 The team behind the shoot

26:03 Why the whole experience matters

29:42 Igniting every sense

32:27 What comes next

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A Curate conversation.