The Platform Podcast

On episode fifty-five of The Platform Podcast, I sit down with the lead singer of one of the hottest bands in Broadway, Chris Ferrara from The Common Good!

Chris and his band are the residents at Barstool here in Nashville kicking off the party every Friday and Saturday night until 10:30 PM! I get the pleasure of watching and listening to their sets week in and week out and they are true entertainers.

From the beginning Chris had a vision of what he wanted for his band and he stuck to it even after having discouraging conversations with managers and others in the industry. He even went as far as playing his gigs for nothing so he could pay his band first and bet on himself.

Traveling to other cities Chris quickly noticed the standard that Nashville artists have to live up to and because of those expectations you HAVE to show up every night to play your best because you never know who will be watching and listening.

Chris talks about the opportunities he's earned from playing at bars on Broadway like Barstool, including being asked to play in Japan recently.

He gives some advice for new artists coming to Nashville and how he keeps his sets fresh playing a residency at the same venue every week!

To wrap things up, Chris shares who he’d like to "Put On A Platform."

Enjoy the episode! Leave your comments with any questions for Chris or suggestions for future guests. Don’t forget to follow Chris below!

Follow Chris Ferrara: https://www.instagram.com/iamchrisferrara/

Check out who Chris Ferrara "Put on a Platform" this week!

Luke Marshall: https://www.instagram.com/lukemarshallmusic/

CreatiVets: https://www.instagram.com/creativets/

Link Soul: https://www.instagram.com/linksoul/

As always, thank you for your support. Catch the latest episodes of The Platform Podcast on YouTube, or tune in on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Don't forget to subscribe to The Platform Mix for weekly hour-long DJ mixes, available every Monday on Apple Podcasts, Mixcloud, or SoundCloud. For the best moments from the show, find us on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok @ThePlatformMix. https://linktr.ee/theplatformmix

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On episode fifty-four of The Platform Podcast, I sit down with one of the top editors and remixers in the game, Rick Wonder.

In this episode, Rick and I dive into a range of topics, including his creative process for working on tracks, legalizing "revoking Ableton cards," and the importance of testing and revising his edits and remixes multiple times before releasing them on Headliner Music Club (HMC). We also touch on issues like buying fake followers, having tracks ghost-produced, and the experience of getting support from major artists.

To wrap things up, Rick Wonder shares who he’d like to "Put On A Platform."

Enjoy the episode! Leave your comments with any questions for Rick or suggestions for future guests. Don’t forget to follow Rick Wonder below!

Follow Rick Wonder: https://www.instagram.com/rickwonder/

Check out who Rick Wonder "Put on a Platform" this week!

Stanton & Bowery Hospitality: https://www.instagram.com/stantonandbowery/

Barstool Nashville: https://www.instagram.com/barstoolnashville/

As always, thank you for your support. Catch the latest episodes of The Platform Podcast on YouTube, or tune in on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Don't forget to subscribe to The Platform Mix for weekly hour-long DJ mixes, available every Monday on Apple Podcasts, Mixcloud, or SoundCloud. For the best moments from the show, find us on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok @ThePlatformMix. https://linktr.ee/theplatformmix

Be sure to follow me, @DJDexMKE, across all social platforms. https://linktr.ee/djdexmke

For access to exclusive downloads of my top tracks of the week, subscribe to my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/djdexmke

On episode fifty-three of The Platform Podcast, I sat down with Chachi, an open format DJ, producer and owner of 4AM, a talent management agency.

From his start as a teenage to now touring the world, Chachi lives by the line, "It's a marathon, not a sprint."

We covered how he got started in DJing and where his love for music comes from, what advice he'd have not only for himself but for other DJs and producers and how he's managed to stay one of the top open format DJs in the game.

Aside from DJing we talk about his production work and the importance of making music in today's industry.

We dive into how he became the owner of 4AM, a talent agency that now represents 25+ DJs/artists. From developing and helping the artists with their brands to handling bookings and back end tasks 4AM does it all and Chachi preaches the importances of transparency with his artists as well as being there for all of them equally.

Lastly, Chachi says who he wants to "Put On A Platform."

Enjoy the episode, leave comments with any questions you have for the guests or people you'd love to see on future episodes and be sure to follow Chachi below!

Follow Chachi: https://www.instagram.com/chachiofficial/

Check out who Chachi "Put on a Platform" this week!

4AM: https://www.instagram.com/4amnyc/

Barstool: https://www.instagram.com/barstoolnashville/

As always, thank you for your support. Catch the latest episodes of The Platform Podcast on YouTube, or tune in on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Don't forget to subscribe to The Platform Mix for weekly hour-long DJ mixes, available every Monday on Apple Podcasts, Mixcloud, or SoundCloud. For the best moments from the show, find us on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok @ThePlatformMix. https://linktr.ee/theplatformmix

Be sure to follow me, @DJDexMKE, across all social platforms. https://linktr.ee/djdexmke

For access to exclusive downloads of my top tracks of the week, subscribe to my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/djdexmke

On episode fifty-two of The Platform Podcast, I sat down with the talented young singer and song writer, Lauren Gottshall!

Originally from just outside of Chicago, Lauren grew up heavily influenced by her mother when it came to her music taste. She started writing songs, singing and performing before she was even ten and recently made the jump to Nashville to turn her dreams into a career.

Lauren and I met last year and I was happy to have her as a guest for the first episode back in a long time. We talked about her creative process when it comes to song writing, how working collaboratively with other artists for the first time brought a whole new perspective to her creatively with her music and how she learned to handle rejections.

Lauren reflects on her first writers round and talks about the importance of them not only to the city of Nashville but to artists and their careers.

Lastly, she says who she wants to "Put On A Platform."

Enjoy the episode, leave comments with any questions you have for the guests or people you'd love to see on future episodes and be sure to follow Lauren below!

Follow Lauren: https://www.instagram.com/lauren_gottshall/

Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/lauren-gottshall/1464204777

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4f24CCVzOHvPVFsApdMgmT?utm_medium=share&utm_source=linktree

Check out who Lauren "Put on a Platform" this week!

Song Suffragettes: https://www.songsuffragettes.com

IG: https://www.instagram.com/songsuffragettes

As always, thank you for your support. Catch the latest episodes of The Platform Podcast on YouTube, or tune in on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Don't forget to subscribe to The Platform Mix for weekly hour-long DJ mixes, available every Monday on Apple Podcasts, Mixcloud, or SoundCloud. For the best moments from the show, find us on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok @ThePlatformMix. https://linktr.ee/theplatformmix

Be sure to follow me, @DJDexMKE, across all social platforms. https://linktr.ee/djdexmke

For access to exclusive downloads of my top tracks of the week, subscribe to my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/djdexmke

On episode fifty-one of The Platform Podcast, I sat down with the DJ duo known as Rops & Charles!

Although they both live in St. Louis now, Rops & Charles met at random after both moving to the US from Latin American countries (Peru and Panama).

They started their duo, Rops & Charles and since then have played in multiple areas including Washington DC, Chicago, Atlanta, Nashville and of course and home in St. Louis.

We got into a wide range of topics including the difficulties of making it as a duo vs being a solo act, how you have to pitch, brand and provide value for yourselves differently and how they go about making connections and obtaining bookings

Lastly, they says who they want to "Put On A Platform."

Enjoy the episode, leave comments with any questions you have for the guests or people you'd love to see on future episodes and be sure to follow Rops & Charles below!

Follow Rops & Charles: https://www.instagram.com/ropsandcharles/

Subscribe To Their Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/RopsandCharles/posts

Listen On SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/ropsandcharles

Check out who Rops & Charles "Put on a Platform" this week!

Purari: https://www.instagram.com/puraridj/

As always, thank you for your support. Catch the latest episodes of The Platform Podcast on YouTube, or tune in on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Don't forget to subscribe to The Platform Mix for weekly hour-long DJ mixes, available every Monday on Apple Podcasts, Mixcloud, or SoundCloud. For the best moments from the show, find us on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok @ThePlatformMix. https://linktr.ee/theplatformmix

Be sure to follow me, @DJDexMKE, across all social platforms. https://linktr.ee/djdexmke

For access to exclusive downloads of my top tracks of the week, subscribe to my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/djdexmke

On episode fifty of The Platform Podcast, I sat down with the up and coming artist, XOLEX!

Lex is a country artist from a small town in Iowa, who made the jump to Nashville to pursuit a career in music. It hasn't been easy and she talks about the things she's learned over her few years here and her stint in Atlanta.

Lex talked about living in Atlanta and not necessarily having a team around her that wanted the best for her and her career, to surrounding herself with a team she loves and are all on the same page with her current vision here in Nashville.

We talked about the roll out of her new EP, "Girls Like Me" and how she planned everything for how she wanted to promote her new music.

With that comes making PLENTY of content and posting that, which isn't easy for everyone to do even if you know it's a necessity. Being a female especially and posting on socials there is sometimes more hate that you have to worry about dealing with.

Lex gives her thoughts on her creative process when writing songs and how she would handle giving up a song that she wrote for herself and another artist wanted.

I asked Lex if she's pushing her music out to DJs...and she said no! We talk about the possible disconnect between artists and DJs and how they could be missing a huge opportunity to connect with new fans by getting their music out to DJs, especially in a city like Nashville where bars/clubs have DJs almost all day, every day.

Lastly, Lex says who she wants to "Put On A Platform."

Enjoy the episode, leave comments with any questions you have for the guests or people you'd love to see on future episodes and be sure to follow XOLEX below!

Follow XOLEX: https://www.instagram.com/xolexofficial/

Stream XOLEX on Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/xolex/1609465005

Stream XOLEX on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0KY3tpbVniKEJHmU2jHLhx?si=ns7kRGU2S1-2eWnHZSWN-A

Check out who XOLEX "Put on a Platform" this week!

Brandy Neely: https://www.instagram.com/brandyneelly/

The Blend: https://www.instagram.com/theblendnashville/

As always, thank you for your support. Catch the latest episodes of The Platform Podcast on YouTube, or tune in on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Don't forget to subscribe to The Platform Mix for weekly hour-long DJ mixes, available every Monday on Apple Podcasts, Mixcloud, or SoundCloud. For the best moments from the show, find us on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok @ThePlatformMix. https://linktr.ee/theplatformmix

Be sure to follow me, @DJDexMKE, across all social platforms. https://linktr.ee/djdexmke

For access to exclusive downloads of my top tracks of the week, subscribe to my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/djdexmke

On episode forty-nine of The Platform Podcast, I sat down with two Miami residents who together do it all in music, Zillamatic and Gobe.

Zillamatic is a DJ originally from California who moved to Dallas and now resides in Miami. Gobe is an artist who's making a name for himself with new music releases as recent as last Friday!

Together they've worked on music and put a song called HOTL (Heart On The Line) and became good friends. I got to talk to both of them about their careers in music, their experiences and what they have planned for the future.

We talked about DJing in different rooms and how music has become so accessible that it's harder to please the crowd. To the point that if you can get 51% of the crowd to like what you're playing, you're doing alright!

They gave their insight on the creative processes they go through when making new songs and who they make them for.

Lastly, Zillamatic and Gobe say who they want to "Put On A Platform."

Enjoy the episode, leave comments with any questions you have for the guests or people you'd love to see on future episodes and be sure to follow Zillamatic and Gobe below!

Follow Zillamatic: https://www.instagram.com/zillamatic/

Follow Gobe: https://www.instagram.com/gobe954/

Check out who Zillamatic "Put on a Platform" this week!

Komodo Dallas: https://www.instagram.com/komododallas/

Sunset Sessions: https://www.instagram.com/sunset_sessionsdtx/

Check out who Gobe "Put on a Platform" this week!

Poor Stacy: https://www.instagram.com/poorstacy/

As always, thank you for your support. Catch the latest episodes of The Platform Podcast on YouTube, or tune in on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Don't forget to subscribe to The Platform Mix for weekly hour-long DJ mixes, available every Monday on Apple Podcasts, Mixcloud, or SoundCloud. For the best moments from the show, find us on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok @ThePlatformMix. https://linktr.ee/theplatformmix

Be sure to follow me, @DJDexMKE, across all social platforms. https://linktr.ee/djdexmke

For access to exclusive downloads of my top tracks of the week, subscribe to my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/djdexmke

On episode forty-eight of The Platform Podcast, I sat down with the talented hip-hop artist, Flaco 2Tall!

Flaco has been making a name for himself in 2024 and has a lot more he plans to release before the year ends.

As a hip-hop artist trying to make it in a predominantly country city, we talked about the obstacles he has to overcome and how Nashville has actually helped him progress.

There are gatekeepers all over the music industry and getting your foot in the door isn't easy. Flaco describes how a lot of people don't want to see you eat, if they can't eat too.

We talk about music creation and how he goes through the process of making a hit and everything that comes along with it. Aside from just making the music you have to promote it, which involves making content for social media and breaking out of your shell to get on camera and create something different.

Collaborating with other artists in the country industry is very normal, especially here in Nashville. It's not always the case in hip-hop, where most of the time it's frowned upon to have others write songs for you.

Lastly, Flaco says who he wants to "Put On A Platform."

Enjoy the episode, leave comments with any questions you have for the guests or people you'd love to see on future episodes and be sure to follow Flaco below!

Follow Flaco 2Tall: https://www.instagram.com/flaco2tall/

Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/flaco-2tall/1728482320

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6B8VT4fcOOggjAR2nsxiS9?si=db-0EgHWQzG7YmVU01L0UQ

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FLACO2TALL

Check out who Flaco "Put on a Platform" this week!

The 93rd Floor: https://www.instagram.com/the93rdfloor

As always, thank you for your support. Catch the latest episodes of The Platform Podcast on YouTube, or tune in on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Don't forget to subscribe to The Platform Mix for weekly hour-long DJ mixes, available every Monday on Apple Podcasts, Mixcloud, or SoundCloud. For the best moments from the show, find us on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok @ThePlatformMix. https://linktr.ee/theplatformmix

Be sure to follow me, @DJDexMKE, across all social platforms. https://linktr.ee/djdexmke

For access to exclusive downloads of my top tracks of the week, subscribe to my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/djdexmke

On episode forty-seven of The Platform Podcast, I sat down with the talented country singer, Alannah McCready!

Alannah shares stories from her early years, growing up with a love for music she got from her mom. After college, a career change paused her journey in music while she moved to New York. She reflects on the moment she realized music was her true passion, sparking her return to the stage.

We dive into the realities of the music industry, discussing the financial challenges of streaming and what Alannah considers a successful track. Alannah also breaks news into her upcoming projects, including her new single "It's Fine," set to release in 2024.

Additionally, we touch on the unique experiences of performing live, from playing for tips to getting creative when taking song requests.

Lastly, Alannah says who she wants to "Put On A Platform."

Enjoy the episode, leave comments with any questions you have for the guests or people you'd love to see on future episodes and be sure to follow Alannah below!

Follow Alannah: https://www.instagram.com/alannahmccreadymusic

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/19fZ2lVAwrWHiELAsDJPWH?si=pqo-i3KESuCVenv5GVEBRQ

Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/alannah-mccready/898847808

Check out who Alannah "Put on a Platform" this week!

Lauren Gottshall: https://www.instagram.com/lauren_gottshall/

As always, thank you for your support. Catch the latest episodes of The Platform Podcast on YouTube, or tune in on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Don't forget to subscribe to The Platform Mix for weekly hour-long DJ mixes, available every Monday on Apple Podcasts, Mixcloud, or SoundCloud. For the best moments from the show, find us on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok @ThePlatformMix. https://linktr.ee/theplatformmix

Be sure to follow me, @DJDexMKE, across all social platforms. https://linktr.ee/djdexmke

For access to exclusive downloads of my top tracks of the week, subscribe to my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/djdexmke

On episode forty-six of The Platform Podcast, I sat down with one of the pioneers in the country music DJ industry, Silver!

Over the last twenty years, Silver has been playing all over the world DJing every major club, festival, stadium and event you can think of. As one of the first DJs to hop on tour with a country artist, Silver began touring with Jason Aldean 15 years ago and hasn’t looked back. Helping pave the way for many more DJs to help take country artists shows to the next level.

Outside of DJing as solo as Silver, he came up with the idea for RoadHouse, which he initially started with DJ Ikon. After Ikon had to step away from the group, Silver talked about how he decided who he wanted to collaborate with next for RoadHouse. Now with Blake Horsemann from The Bachelorette, they bring non-stop energy to every gig they play.

Whether it’s under the name Silver or RoadHouse, he’s never stopped pumping out edits and remixes for every major country artist and song in the world. That leads to us talking about how difficult it is to find country edits on major record pools with country seeming to be the one genre that doesn’t help DJs support their artists much at all.

Lastly, Silver lists who he wants to "Put On A Platform."

Enjoy the episode, leave comments with any questions you have for the guests or people you'd love to see on future episodes and be sure to follow Silver and RoadHouse below!

Follow Silver: https://www.instagram.com/deejaysilver1

Follow RoadHouse: https://www.instagram.com/officialroadhouse/

Check out who Silver "Put on a Platform" this week!

Bodega (Coming to Nashville Soon): https://www.instagram.com/bodegataqueria/

Jason Aldean’s (Coming to Vegas Soon): https://www.instagram.com/jasonaldeans/

As always, thank you for your support. Catch the latest episodes of The Platform Podcast on YouTube, or tune in on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Don't forget to subscribe to The Platform Mix for weekly hour-long DJ mixes, available every Monday on Apple Podcasts, Mixcloud, or SoundCloud. For the best moments from the show, find us on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok @ThePlatformMix. https://linktr.ee/theplatformmix

Be sure to follow me, @DJDexMKE, across all social platforms. https://linktr.ee/djdexmke

For access to exclusive downloads of my top tracks of the week, subscribe to my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/djdexmke