Nydia is a fast-rising star in instrumental hip-hop hailing from Phoenix, AZ, who has made waves with their unique blend of hip-hop, ambient and jazz music influences. Nydia is also an outspoken critic of what they perceive to be a lack of representation within the space, cultural appropriation and oftentimes sexism that takes place behind the scenes. In this episode, Nydia and I talk in depth about the limitations  communication through social media, the tone-deafness of the recent compilation album from LoFi Records and so much more. This one you do not want to miss!

Mason Johnston is a very talented up-and-coming producer, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Atlanta, GA. They recently have completed
a remastered version of their 2019 EP, The Other Sound, which will become available very soon. In this discussion, we talk about their creative
process as well as their journey in reconciling their upbringing in classical music with their pop music. I really enjoyed this discussion and hope
you will too!

Imagiro is an English producer, musician and software instrument developer who has become one of the fastest-rising stars in the chillhop and lo-fi music scene. He has worked with talents such as Bad Snacks, Blue Wednesday and Delayde. His software instrument, Imagiro's Piano, has become a staple of indie pop and lo-fi music. We go into depth on how, and why, he created the plugin as well as his thoughts on the music business and production. This is a truly enjoyable episode you don't want to miss!

Magda Halina is a talented Canadian producer and DJ who has been featured at some of Southern California's hottest clubs. Her combination of deep house and dance music productions and mixes have catapulted her to success that has led her to working with talents such as Dear Evergreen, Sam BRNS, Togetherness and others. She is very popular on Twitch and has a following of over 3,000. In this episode, Magda goes over her secrets to her amazing drum programming and mixes, and talks a little about life while she's at it. This is an awesome episode you don't want to miss!

Keeley Bumford, also known by her artist name Dresage, is a highly accomplished and talented record producer, singer-songwriter, composer and advocate for women in the music production and engineering space. A graduate of the Berklee College of Music, she has worked with heavy-hitters such as Jai Wolf, Rachel K. Collier, and Mark Hadley, who she also has a project with called More Giraffes, which has garnered millions of streams in its own right. In this episode, I get some co-hosting help from my good friend, talented musician, producer and physician Antshay! So many topics covered here! You don't want to miss this one!

Bad Snacks is a very popular record producer, multi-instrumentalist and educator who has a popular Youtube channel as well as Twitch stream. Her accolades include three critically acclaimed albums, Neat Tape 1, Neat Tape 2 and Bathtub Bumps. Get some pancakes and coffee, sit back and enjoy as the long-awaited Bad Snacks interview is here and she doesn't hold back in the longest episode to date!

Blue Cloud has been producing for over ten years and is a master sound designer. In this discussion we discuss the principles of creativity, sound design and so much more! You don't want to miss this episode! 

Dear Evergreen is a multi-talented and highly accomplished record producer, singer-songwriter and DJ whose latest EP, "Temporary", was released last Spring. She is also a popular Twitch streamer, coming fresh off the heels of a well-received project that involved her working with Twitch to produce a video to her hit single, "Restart", which was viewed by thousands. I talk with Makayla about her upbringing in music, her mentality on DJ-ing, her approach to mixing, as well as her take on the controversial practice of social-climbing in the music business. 

This is probably our most controversial episode yet! Josiah Soren is a professional session musician, great bass player and producer from Atlanta, GA who released his debut Lo-Fi Jazz album, Mind. Body. Soul. available everywhere under Etymology Records. We take a hard look at the business practices of Spotify, and talk about the ways in which independent musicians are often marginalized in the industry. You aren't going to want to miss this one!

SYNC.EXE is a multi-talented rising star in the Chillhop, Jazz-hop and Lo-Fi scene. He has been featured multiple times on the prestigious Chill Selects compilation albums, has worked with artists such as well-known jazz trumpeter Farnell Newton, who featured on SYNC.EXE's recent single that garnered over one million streams on Spotify. He has worked with artists such as Natasha Ghosh and Jam'addict among many others. Really great discussion on several topics!