The FeedBak Podcast

Donte knew he was wanted to be a DJ ever since he used to play with his dad's record player. We talk about:

• His first gigs at Latitude 30 and his DJ name,
• Playing for Kappa Alpha Psi and on campus,
• Getting into the Austin DJ scene and playing downtown,
• Building a crowd to be able to play whatever you want,
• Dealing with promoters and undercutting,
• His circle of DJ and other crews,
• His short time as a rapper part of A&D,
• Being a sober DJ,
• Playing for Sway at SXSW,
• About how he used to get in the crowd with his laptop,
• What he would if he wasn't a DJ

Quote from the show:

"If you come to the club and you wanna hear a specific song but the crowd is not with you. You can't just go where you want to. You gotta build 'em up. They goin' on a ride with you. And when you get where you want to, you can whatever you want. You can turn it into a family reunion." - Donte

Founder of The FeedBak and part-time disappearing act in low-light pictures, Bak gets on the hot seat as co-host Jamie asks him hard hitting questions with J, Angela and Charmai:

• How Angela's and J's first encounter with Bak,
• The origins of the name and growing up in France,
• His first times going out in Austin,
• How people reacted to him,
• How The FeedBak came about: the name, the concept, the launch,
• His pet-peeves and that look
• His love for music and dancing,
• His vision for The FeedBak,
• His relationships and sex life (including how he lost his virginity)
• They try to sum him up in 3 words

Quote from the show:

"My goal was let's have The FeedBak become the hub when it comes to talking about nightlife." - Bak

"At first, it was a social experiment for me. How many people can back me up on this and help me build it without knowing what it was. And the more I did it, the parties, the stickers, the podcast, the blogs, the more I thought this concept was much bigger than what I thought it was going to be and there's nothing else like it". - Bak

DJ 5-Oh went from being a cop to DJing. We talk about:

• Who/what inspired him to go from police officer to DJ,
• His first gigs at Weirdo’s
• How he’s gotten gigs because he’s a cop,
• His gigs at Lux and Spinners,
• Being a video DJ,
• His song request policy (especially “Trap Queen“) and his pet-peeves,
• Introducing new music to people, and sharing music with other DJs,
• We talk calls from the audience

Part 2 of our conversation with DJ Mel as we go over current events and DJ life. Listen to Part 1 right here:

• The closure of the Austin Music Hall
• The fate of the Frank Erwin Center
• Whether he should get more regular gigs and fear of not being on the radar
• His mixtapes
• Krunk-eoke
• His relationship with DJ Jah Mighty
• Why not play at Electronic Daisy Carnival and the panel discussion with Z-Trip
• DJing at a Ken's Donut

Our returning champion DJ Mel comes back on the show and we talk about what he's been up to since the beginning of the year and some. This is Part 1 of our conversation. Stay tuned for Part 2:

• Playing at the NFL Draft 2015
• The Snoop Dogg show at the Game of Thrones Expo during SXSW 2015
• Playing at the University of Texas Basketball games
• Being the White House's official DJ and a touch on politics
• Topo Chico sponsorship
• That time Biz Markie almost left him stranded in Chicago
• That time he got dissed by Bushwick Bill of the Geto Boys
• Rock The Casbah and 80's music
• The Set Off Pool Party courtesy of Transmission Events and Fun Fun Fun Fest

We celebrate the LGBT community with our friends KB and Joe. #LoveWins. This is the gayest podcast but we can certainly do better! We talk about:

• The legalization of same sex marriage nationwide
• Reactions, feedback from this historic SCOTUS decision
• How Austin reacted
• Stupid arguments against gay marriage
• The concept of marriage vs religion
• How the Austin gay scene differs from other cities
• The Austin gay scene: the music, gropers
• The audience (and Jamie) finds out what a Snail Trail is.
• The origins of the stripes of the LGBT flag

We just recap our last out on the town with Jamie and Tina Turn Up and end up talking about:

• Tina's last Sunday Funday adventure
• Guys buying drinks for girls
• How people dry hump
• Stories from strip clubs: dances, food
• Sex stories
• We take calls from listeners including one live from a bar!

Austin is known worldwide for its nightlife but how does it stack up to other cities. Bak and Jamie got comedian Maxwell Smith on the show:

• Going out in other cities including Seattle, Chicago, Houston, New York, Paris and more
• Compare them to Austin
• The best/worst city to go out in
• The good and bad things about the Austin nightlife
• How to improve the local scene
• "What if I had my own club"

Summer time is here which means BOAT SEASON IS HERE! We talk about boat parties with my new co-host Jamie Batiste, BA Snyder, and Zach Turner:

• Our recent boat party experiences
• Nakedness
• Dumb bitches on boats
• Outfits, bikini, and fashion
• Drinking and booze
• Private vs Party Boats
• What to do on a boat
• Alternatives to being on a boat but be around water

Born in a family of talented musicians, Ginger Leigh shares her experience and stories about her career as an artist, performer, and song-writer along with her friend Jeannine Rock aka J-Rock:

• Her upbringing, family, and first gigs
• Her inspiration
• How she is on stage
• Her songwriting process (Jetstream, Mexican Man)
• The Austin music scene
• Her travels
• Meeting her heroes
• Blu At The W