4x Platinum and #1 ARIA Australian singer/songwriter, Grace Sewell, known professionally as SAYGRACE, has a voice that’s uniquely soulful and timeless in a way you may not even realize she’s Gen Z until you catch her in an interview like this one. Grace sits down for a fireside chat to share some of her precious music and talk about faith, culture, and her musical family roots. Don’t miss this episode of Life Rhythms, ‘For My Soul,’ and SAYGRACE’s EP Deep Rest, streaming everywhere now!...
Oct 30, 2024
Jimmi Paige is the darker alter ego side of singer/songwriter Paige Lopynski, known globally as “Bonnie” in the successful electronic dance duo Bonnie x Clyde that she’s been touring under for the past 10 years. Jimmi Paige is the alt-pop rock chick that’s been brewing inside Paige all along, and is finally bursting onto the scene with her debut EP A Bit Boy Crazy. This EP is serving nostalgic Nirvana, driving-in-your-convertible-blasting-rock-music, vibes, fused with a heavy dose of heart...
Oct 02, 2024•1 hr 17 min
First-generation Iranian, female, Bass House DJ Nostalgix talks about how she went from a fan in the crowd at a Martin Garrix concert to touring festivals and establishing herself in the predominantly bro culture of Bass House. She also talks about what it’s like to let go of old versions of yourself and stepping into the scary unknown to make room for the full potential of yourself to emerge. Don’t miss this episode of Life Rhythms, ‘Losing Myself Without You,’ and Nostalgix’s single ‘Don’t Kee...
Sep 04, 2024
Bonnie McKee‘s got the real Midas touch! She left her mark on 2010s POP music writing 10 #1 singles that sold over 30 million copies worldwide and defined an era of “escapist pop”. She wrote hits for Katy Perry, Britney Spears, Taio Cruz, Kesha, Cher, Christina Aguilera, among others. And Bonnie’s not just writing hits for others—her own tracks like ‘American Girl’ and ‘Forever 21’ are total bops too. Her journey mentoring under songwriting legend Max Martin, and getting a front row seat to th...
Aug 22, 2024
Kiesza flashed onto the scene, and into the zeitgeist, with her 2014 debut single “Hideaway”, only to lose it all just as fast, in equally dramatic fashion, when she suffered a brain injury from a horrific car crash. The accident started her on a years-long journey of recovery and self discovery, dealing with doubts of ever making it back to music. The music industry all but wrote her off as gone forever, a blessing in disguise, that liberated Kiesza with the opportunity to rebuild herself a...
May 22, 2024•1 hr 38 min
Evan White, aka Vandelux, is a multi-instrumentalist, producer, and vocalist from Vancouver, BC, now residing in San Francisco, CA who joins “Life Rhythms” to discuss his debut album “When The Light Breaks” and how life events like the birth of his daughter have changed his experience of making music. Ryan and Evan play snippets of songs from the album on the show and discuss the behind-the-scene stories of how they came to be and their meaning. | Brought to you by the remixer-hiring platform ...
Apr 17, 2024•Season 6Ep. 52
Canadian DJ and record producer, Caroline Cecil, known professionally as Whipped Cream, left a lifelong pursuit of Olympic-level figure skating to pursue a career in music after a life-changing experience at a music festival. Caroline produces and sings on her records, many released with major labels, and is fearlessly carving out a space for herself in a male-dominated industry. Her ability to dream massively and pursue the highest of heights in the music industry is what inspired me the most...
Apr 03, 2024
If you’ve been to a club in the last 10 years, likely at some point in the night, the DJ played a remix or edit that was produced by Kastra. With a catalog of over 500 productions, Kastra’s creative output is prolific, and his sound and style has shaped dance music all over the world. Now with original music like his single “Think About You” and a record deal with Ultra Records, Kastra’s star is rising to counter the narrative from industry media that see him as “one of the most under rated ho...
Jan 17, 2024
Tat Tong is the A&R Director of RCA Records Greater China and a 3x Grammy/Latin Grammy nominated writer/producer who was responsible for bringing the song “Despacito” to the Chinese market. Having worked in both the American and Chinese music industries, Tat has a unique perspective on the two cultures, and is responsible for signing artists, nurturing their creativity and identifying opportunities for cross-pollination. | Brought to you by the remixer-hiring platform Mixilary.com. T...
Jan 03, 2024
Sela Bruce and Ryan Skyy break down their new single “Praying” and discuss it’s inspiration and development. The two talk about sobriety, spirituality, the music industry and personal topics related to the song and their lives. | Brought to you by the remixer-hiring platform Mixilary.com. The post This Is Me Praying | Sela Bruce appeared first on idobi .
Dec 06, 2023
In this segment, Ryan Skyy hits the road driving ride share to get the people’s perspective on Lady Camden’s single “Dirtiest Secrets”. Every People’s Perspective is unplanned. The riders are randomly matched to Ryan via a rideshare app and their commentary is totally off the cuff. This segment is part of Lady Camden’s full Life Rhythms Episode #47, which you can watch anywhere you get your podcasts. | Brought to you by the remixer-hiring platform Mixilary.com. The post People’s Perspe...
Nov 01, 2023
Rex Wheeler, known globally as the drag queen Lady Camden, rose to fame competing on Season 14 of Rupaul’s Drag Race, placing as the runner-up. The multi-hyphenate talent is showing new sides to Lady Camden with the single “Dirtiest Secrets”, while sharing his experience of post-reality show, post-tour life, giving insight into how life has changed and how Lady Camden has served as a vehicle for Rex’s personal growth. | Brought to you by the remixer-hiring platform Mixilary.com. The post Str...
Nov 01, 2023
Known as the “Queen of Electro”, Luciana pioneered the bratty/shouting punk vocal style that’s so popular in dance music. At the age of 30, after five failed record deals, ready to give up on music, Luciana wrote and sang on the first ever Electro record “Yeah Yeah” by Bodyrox which ended up exploding to #2 on the charts in Europe, launching her career. She’s since had 9 Billboard #1 records, collaborated with Tiesto, Hardwell, and Deadmau5 and has written for Kylie Minogue and Britney Spears. S...
Oct 18, 2023
DJ/Producer Hector Fonseca came up in early 2000s NYC with Mark Ronson, Samantha Ronson and Honey Dijon at the intersection of the underground New York, Queer, Latino, fashion, and House music scenes. Over a career spanning 20+ years, Hector has risen towards the top of global queer dance culture, touring the world, headlining festivals, and amassing over twenty #1 Billboard-charting remixes for artists including Lady Gaga, Sia and Rihanna. Now Hector runs his record label Audio4Play, nurtur...
Oct 11, 2023
Singer/Songwriter/Comedian Durand Bernarr is an experience. He made a name for himself touring with Erykah Badu, lending his vocals to Anderson .Paak and Kaytranada, pulling off a legendary NPR Tiny Desk performance and blowing up many of our Instagram and TikTok feeds with hilarious viral videos singing on The TERRELL Show. In this candid chat, Durand sits down to talk about his album Wanderlust, his journey from Ohio to Los Angeles going from “couch ministries” as he calls couch su...
Oct 04, 2023
In this segment, Ryan Skyy hits the road driving ride share to get the public’s perspective on how they relate to The Scarlet Opera’s music and their world of outcasts, misfits and the misrepresented. Every People’s Perspective is unplanned. The riders are randomly matched to Ryan via a rideshare app and their commentary is totally off the cuff. This segment is part of The Scarlet Opera’s full Life Rhythms Episode #43, which you can watch anywhere you get your podcasts. | Brought to you by the ...
Sep 27, 2023•3 min
[Season 5 Premiere] The five members of pop-rock darling The Scarlet Opera sit down for a candid, heartfelt conversation that is equal parts raw, revealing and hilarious. The guys perform an acoustic version of their song “Big City Thing”, hear the people’s perspective, and pull back the curtain on their journey so far with music and life. This is not your typical interview with standard questions. This conversation is a time capsule of the current moment in the band’s rising careers that many s...
Sep 27, 2023
In this segment, Ryan Skyy hits the road driving ride share to get the public’s perspective on Tommie Sunshine’s quote that “the reason people fight wars and do stupid shit all over the world is because they haven’t taken an x. They’ve never had a great night out with a DJ.” Every People’s Perspective is unplanned. The riders are randomly matched to Ryan via a rideshare app and their commentary is totally off the cuff. This segment is part of Tommie Sunshine’s full Life Rhythms Episode #39, whi...
Sep 27, 2023•4 min
In this segment, Ryan Skyy hits the road driving ride share to get the public’s perspective on Kaleena Zanders‘ song “In Your Eyes” and how it relates to reading people. You’ll learn how reading people is all in the eye of the beholder and is a necessary part of navigating the music industry. Every People’s Perspective is unplanned. The riders are randomly matched to Ryan via a rideshare app and their commentary is totally off the cuff. This segment is part of Kaleena’s full Life Rhythms Episode...
Sep 27, 2023•3 min
[Season 4 Finale] Grammy-winning songwriter Kennedi amassed over 2 billion streams writing for artists such as Dua Lipa, Ariana Grande, and Snoop Dog, only to have these accolades feel empty when she realized she was giving her songs and story away to other people to tell. Kennedi has since taken her power back. She’s stepped into her artist project and is telling her own story through her music and in candid conversations like this one. It’s a heroine’s journey through the “monster” of a musi...
Sep 13, 2023
[Season 4 Finale] Grammy-winning songwriter Kennedi amassed over 2 billion streams writing for artists such as Dua Lipa, Ariana Grande, and Snoop Dog, only to have these accolades feel empty when she realized she was giving her songs and story away to other people to tell. Kennedi has since taken her power back. She’s stepped into her artist project and is telling her own story through her music and in candid conversations like this one. It’s a heroine’s journey through the “monster” of a musi...
Sep 13, 2023
Dubstep DJ/Producer Ray Volpe talks about what it was like to go from being bullied in high school to having his viral track “Laserbeam” become the most played ID at EDC Las Vegas, gaming and rage culture, the parallel’s between bass music and alt rock, being straight-edged, and his EP “Volpetron Ascends”. | This episode is brought to you by the remixer-hiring platform Mixilary.com. The post This Song Makes Me Very Angry | Ray Volpe appeared first on idobi ....
Aug 30, 2023
Aviella discusses the inspiration behind her single “Scared to Love Again”, turning betrayal into art, what it’s like to write vulnerably with strangers, her positive outlook on life, navigating her career from 50+ features to stepping into her own artist project, signing with Steve Aoki and more. | This episode is brought to you by the remixer-hiring platform Mixilary. The post I Still See Your Ghost | Aviella appeared first on idobi ....
Aug 23, 2023
In this sweeping 2-part discussion, Tommie talks about his legendary decades-spanning career, how he discovered Calvin Harris, signing Calvin’s first records, raver culture, the black & queer influence on dance music, Andy Warhol, Basquiat, Keith Haring, the power of individuality, and how to live a fulfilling life. | This episode is brought to you by the remixer-hiring platform Mixilary. The post (Part 2) I’m Lookin’ For Those Raver Thrills | Tommie Sunshine appeared first on idobi ....
Aug 17, 2023
In this sweeping 2-part discussion, Tommie talks about his legendary decades-spanning career, how he discovered Calvin Harris, signing Calvin’s first records, raver culture, the black & queer influence on dance music, Andy Warhol, Basquiat, Keith Haring, the power of individuality, and how to live a fulfilling life. | This episode is brought to you by the remixer-hiring platform Mixilary. The post (Part 1) I’m Lookin’ For Those Raver Thrills | Tommie Sunshine appeared first on idobi ....
Aug 16, 2023
PLS&TY shares his thoughts on what makes a successful song and remix, navigating bootlegs, and the meaning of song lyrics from his EP "3 Days, 2 Nights". The post My Bad, I Always Say Too Much | PLS&TY appeared first on idobi .
Aug 09, 2023
Kaleena Zanders talks about the inspiration behind her music, and stepping into her own artist and DJ project as a queer, black female in a male-dominated industry. The post Destiny’s Been Callin’ | Kaleena Zanders appeared first on idobi .
Aug 02, 2023
Sasha Allen is a trans singer/songwriter who goes deep in this episode talking about the inspiration behind his music including his viral song “Bones”. Sasha also talks about societal discourse over the trans community, drag queen story hour, and his time competing on The Voice. | This episode is brought to you by the remixer-hiring platform Mixilary.com. The post (Part 2) When They Find My Bones | Sasha Allen appeared first on idobi ....
Jul 28, 2023
Sasha Allen is a trans singer/songwriter who goes deep in this episode talking about the inspiration behind his music including his viral song “Bones”. Sasha also talks about societal discourse over the trans community, drag queen story hour, and his time competing on The Voice. | This episode is brought to you by the remixer-hiring platform Mixilary.com. The post (Part 1) When They Find My Bones | Sasha Allen appeared first on idobi ....
Jul 26, 2023
Featuring his album "Into Sunsets" Felix Cartal joins Life Rhythms for a deep conversation about topics related to his songs. Topics discussed include the insecurities and challenges creatives face and how to overcome them, how to find passion, what it really takes to pursue an impactful career, understanding why people play games in dating, and the inspiration behind remixing and reimagining his music. The post The Highs & Lows Woke Me Up | Felix Cartal appeared first on idobi ....
Jul 20, 2023
