The FeedBak Podcast

Duece King is a professional MMA fighter and has been working the door at various bars in Austin for years. We talk about:

• Growing up and going out in Seguin, Texas.
• His move to Austin as an MMA fighter in training.
• Working the door at Spill, Lit Lounge and more and things he has to deal on a regular basis
• Perks and pet-peeves
• Great stories from various fights he had

“Fishes swim. Birds fly. I fight. But I’ll never throw the first punch.” – Duece King

Texas natives Jesse Brede from Gravitas Recordings and Cole Bleu from Proper Entertainment have been involved in event promotion, production, and the music industry for years. Jesse became a fixture in the local electronic music scene while Cole was doing his thing as a event promoter/coordinator. We talk about:

• Their background as music lovers and promoters.
• Proper Entertainment and the local electronic music scene.
• How one may get into that scene.
• Production, Gravitas Recordings and the vision that drives it.
• Joining forces to form Temporal Talent,  a talent agency.

Quotes of the show:

“I feel this tribal bass sound. Kinda club and definitely still earth, and tribal based sounds” – Jesse Brede

“The music discovery process is something I thoroughly enjoy. I activaly seek and go listen to different styles because I want to hear that difference.” – Cole Bleu

DJ Nick Nack has been a fixture as one of the best DJs and producers in the Austin scene for many years. As the founder of Crowd Control Records, he has collaborated with a lot of artists and expanded people’s minds with his music. We talk about:

• The early days, as a turntablist and battle DJ.
• His days at KVRX and Hip Hop Mecca.
• His collaborations with K-Otix, Bavu Blakes, Organized Konfusion, Blaze and more.
• Gigacrate and Crowd Control Records.
• His DJ style and production process.

 Quote of the show: “I could be watching a movie and hear this amazing melody. Be like OH MY GOD! PAUSE. Run downstairs. Turn everything on. And maybe I never finish watching the movie.” – DJ Nick Nack

Laurel Goddard has been working in the service industry for years, as a cocktail waitress and now as bottle service. She gives you her side of the story when it comes to dealing with bottle service:

• Her background in the service industry.
• The Summit: the set up, the crowd, the music.
• The bottle service process for her perspective.
• What people say to waitresses.
• Her pet-peeves.

Quote of the show: “I’m in the business of making dreams…” – Laurel

Hailing from Puerto Rico, DJ Manny was always surrounded by creative people. Moving to Austin amplified that tenfold. Now a member of Peligrosa, he is one of the most recognized DJ in Austin. We talk about:

• Coming up in Puerto Rico.
• The local scene when he came to Austin.
• Becoming a DJ/artist and his style.
• Red Fez Tuesdays.
• DJ Dojo and Peligrosa.
• His other projects.

Quote of the show: “When I saw the guys here DJ, I was more the guy dancing like ‘Dude, that track you played! That track was good!‘” – DJ Manny

Micco and Lane are ACL veterans. They just enjoyed the 1st weekend of the festival this year and had a lot to say about it:

• How to prepare for the festival.
• What to expect.
• How to get around.
• The shows.
• The fashion, the food, people watching.
• Issues with technology and going with friends.
• The memorable moments.

Quote of the show: “Every morning. Look at the line up. Remind myself who’s playing at what time. I made a little note thing in my phone. I’d post it on Facebook because I wanted people to know where to find me if they were trying to connect” – Lane

B-Boy Queso and B-Girl Misa (Militia) share their passion for dancing. I got to share my stories too. We talk about:

• How dancing saved their lives.
• Stories from past performances.
• The local bar scene and its effect on dance lovers.
• What may stop people from dancing and enjoying themselves.
• Proper dance etiquette at the club.

“Just get out there and start moving your body. Just don’t think about it” – Misa

The great DJ Mel is back on the podcast and he brought along DJ Jah Mighty. These 2 veteran DJs had so many stories to tell and good advice to give. We talk about:

• Jah Mighty‘s inspiration to become a DJ.
• His involvement with Soul Shakedown then Ring The Alarm.
• The local DJ scene, the DJ crews.
• DJing weddings.

Quote of the show:  “Taking it back to a working relationship. For the most part, Mel carried most of the weight when it came to killing the crowd. My biggest enjoyment was when I was passing the baton and the crowd was kinda nice, moving and dancing.” – DJ Jah Mighty

The great DJ Mel is back on the podcast and he brought along http://www.djdm911.com/ (DJ Jah Mighty). These 2 veteran DJs had so many stories to tell and good advice to give. We talk about:

http://www.djdm911.com/ (Jah Mighty)‘s inspiration to become a DJ.

His involvement with Soul Shakedown then Ring The Alarm.

The local DJ scene, the DJ crews.

DJing weddings.

Quote of the show: “Taking it back to a working relationship. For the most part, Mel carried most of the weight when it came to killing the crowd. My biggest enjoyment was when I was passing the baton and the crowd was kinda nice, moving and dancing.” – DJ Jah Mighty

Jason Steward has been in the service industry for almost 2 decades and has been involved with opening, managing, and owning many bars in Austin including J-Black’s, Kung Fu Saloon, Bungalow and Bar 2211. By the way, we recorded this episode at Bar 2211. We, along with his good friend and regular patron Patrick Brunson, talk about:

• His background, from dishwasher to owning a bar
• The process of opening, managing, and owning a bar: history on how these bars came about.
• His style and a typical day for him, as a manager/owner
• The concept behind Bar 2211 (2211 Webberville Rd)

 Quote of the show: “I will take 100% credit for the Pickle Shot” – Jason Steward