Maddog and Burns hang with HAYLA!
02:03 - Career Growth
03:07 - Audience Connection
04:35 - Comment sections
06:14 - Connection through vulnerability
07:40 - Collaborations with KX5
08:40 - Where You Are with John Summit
09:45 - Shiver
12:15 - The creative journey over three years
14:09 - Where You Are impact
15:43 - Without You with Kygo
16:12 - Whitney Houston influence
17:12 - I Will Always Love You Remix
18:12 - Hayla’s hobbies
20:02 - Cooking
21:00 - HAYLA’s style and confidence
23:42 - HAYLA’s identity through clothing
25:40 - Thrifting style
26:30 - Most unusual confidence
28:12 - HAYLA’s future
30:15 - Christmas Song
30:56 - Discussion on writing a progressive House Christmas song.
32:45 - HAYLA Dusk Album Vinyl
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@wolfbytesradioWhat happens when you meet Lewis Capaldi in a Dublin bar before he becomes a global superstar? 🎤 In this episode of WolfBytes Open Mic, Brooklyn sits down with Irish producer and DJ Warren to go “under the hood” of his music career, his move to London, and why he’s trying to be “less salesy” on social media.
Warren opens up about his journey from the SoundCloud remix days to hitting over 500,000 monthly listeners on Spotify. We dive deep into his creative process, his obsession with niche fashion brands, and the reality of being a producer in 2026.
In this episode, we discuss:
• 🍻 The story behind meeting Lewis Capaldi at a Dublin wrap party.
• 🇮🇪 Moving from Dublin to London and the “no visa” luck.
• 🎹 Why your first original song often becomes your most-streamed track.
• 🧥 Fashion influences and the Aussie knitwear brand you need to know.
• 💿 Upcoming 2026 releases and the road to a new EP this Fall.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 – Intro: Brooklyn’s Instagram “stalking” 0:45 – Meeting Lewis Capaldi in Dublin 🍺 2:15 – The struggle of being a creative on social media 3:45 – “Doom scrolling” & Gen Z attention spans 5:30 – Music & Fashion: Warren’s favorite designers 7:30 – Why Warren moved from Dublin to London ✈️ 10:50 – Breaking down the first “viral” remix 12:15 – Independent releases vs. working with labels 14:30 – The “Keith Warren” Google mix-up 🎣 17:30 – 2026 Plans: New music and the upcoming EP
ABOUT WOLFBYTES OPEN MIC 🐺 WolfBytes Open Mic is the interview series from 88.1 WolfBytes Radio, your home for EDM in Raleigh, Durham, and Cary, NC. We skip the generic questions and dive into the digital details that matter with the best rising talent in electronic music.