Sweat Equity, Anecdotes from the Dance Floor

In this episode, I chat with my business partner and AEMCON co-founder Andrew Williams about all things house music, how times have changed as DJS, what a career in music looks like and what we're looking forward to the most at the Virtual Electronic Music Summit coming up from June 4-7th. For more information about VEMS go to www.virtualelectronicmusic.com.

In Episode 14, I sit down over a Zoom chat with the prolific Metalheadz artist, Alberta DNB producer and DJ, John Rolodex. We talk about everything from dubplates, food, to the future of music and more.

Chris Lillico is a household name in Calgary from his work in the Drum and Bass community, but he's also just one of those people who are always behind the scenes creating community and making friends. He now lives in Victoria and I got the chance to catch up with him on Zoom to have a chat. Enjoy!

In this episode, lighting and sound technicians Dan Derksen & Michelle Sparksman reveal what it's like to work behind the scenes of big event production. Both Dan and Michelle work for Calgary's premier sound company PK Sound and typically spend their summers touring around at major events. All of that has changed since Covid-19 and I touch base with them via Zoom to see what's going on in their worlds.

Cody Freele is a House DJ, film enthusiast, promoter and, basically a stand up comic from Calgary. In this pre-COVID chat, we cover a lot of ground about his history, current issues in the music industry and all things that interest Cody, which is a lot of stuff! Enjoy.

In this episode, I sit down and chat with Calgary wonder woman, Carissa Gem! Carissa has been a rising star in the Western Canadian bass music scene, but she's been hard at work since she was a teenager. She is currently on the Triple-A talent roster, works for Bass Coast Festival on their street team and is a crew member of Sub Chakra based in Calgary. Enjoy the show.

The man behind Underground Sound, Beats Union and so much more. Originally from Syria now based in Regina, Canada. Noor has so much story to tell. He's a spiritual guy who loves his processes. Enjoy the story!

On this week's episode, I pulled in a group of friends together to have a discussion about the impacts of Covid-19 on their lives and businesses. Jessica Wittman is a Photographer & Digital Marketer, Tim Bedford is a restaurant owner, entrepreneur, and teacher in Vancouver BC and Chris Lillico is a DJ and essential services provider in Victoria. We discuss everything from problems facing us all, possible solutions and outcomes and of course, best practices. It was great to connect with like-minded folks that I have spent so much time on the Dance Floor with to talk about our real-lives. Enjoy!Please note, since we are practicing social distancing, this podcast was recorded on Zoom. So the audio quality is not the same as usual, but there is still a lot of great info here!

The name PK Sound is synonymous in Canada with good quality sound, big bass and huge parties like Shambhala Music Festival and Arlen Cormack is one of the many folks behind the Calgary born, award-winning sound company. We sit down and talk about his upbringing in Canmore, the early days of rave, sound system culture and all the things that have come and gone over the years. Subscribe to the Sweat Equity Podcast Playlist on Spotify to hear tracks from all the SE guests. open.spotify.com/playlist/13XWBNQ…m3TOCpRmsIMUJzkwLearn more about PK Sound

Danger Bay is one of Calgary's finest Italo DJs. In this episode we dig into his early beginnings in Saskatoon, starting things small, moving cities, building festivals and more. Dane is a passionate guy with a hilarious character. Always a great laugh! Subscribe to the Sweat Equity Podcast Playlist on Spotify to hear tracks from all the SE guests. Connect with Danger Bay on Soundcloud Connect with Esette