On this week’s episode of 204 Rise, DJ Blos­som joins us to share her incred­i­ble jour­ney from her ear­ly days in clas­si­cal music to becom­ing a head­lin­ing EDM artist. She opens up about the chal­lenges of bal­anc­ing art, fame, and self-doubt, along with the cre­ative inspi­ra­tion behind her sig­na­ture pink hair and its impact on her brand. We get into the real­i­ties of nav­i­gat­ing social media as an artist, over­com­ing indus­try stereo­types, and what it tru­ly takes to stand out in the com­pet­i­tive world of music. Tune in as DJ Blos­som dis­cuss­es the unfor­get­table expe­ri­ences of per­form­ing at events like EDC, embrac­ing Win­nipeg win­ters, and the grit required to stay moti­vat­ed in a chal­leng­ing career. Whether you’re pas­sion­ate about music or inter­est­ed in the behind-the-scenes life of an artist, this episode has some­thing for you!

Chap­ters:

00:00:00 Jour­ney to Win­nipeg: A Musi­cian’s Tale

00:01:50 Jour­ney to Sum­mer of Sound

00:03:53 Tran­si­tion from Orches­tra to EDM

00:05:55 Evo­lu­tion of Music from Myspace Era to EDM

00:08:02 The Life of an Inde­pen­dent Artist: Bal­anc­ing Music, Design, and More

00:09:57 Find­ing My DJ Name: The Blos­som Story

00:11:39 The Sig­na­ture Pink Hair and Its Mar­ket­ing Impact

00:13:23 Sign­ing with Helix and Join­ing the Drum and Bass World

00:15:27 Over­com­ing Stereo­types and Prov­ing Yourself

00:18:28 Nav­i­gat­ing Social Media for Career Growth

00:19:33 The Ever­last­ing Bur­den of Grow­ing Your Audience

00:21:36 Inside the Viral Par­ty Scene

00:23:34 Adjust­ing to City Life and Pub­lic Transportation

00:25:20 Embrac­ing Win­ter and Growth

00:27:18 Over­com­ing Self-Doubt and Stay­ing Moti­vat­ed in a Chal­leng­ing Career

00:29:25 Over­com­ing Self-Doubt as an Artist

00:31:40 Per­form­ing at EDC: A Dream Come True

00:33:40 Per­form­ing at EDC: A Cul­tur­al Expe­ri­ence in Mex­i­co City

00:35:54 Jet Lag and Tour­ing Challenges

00:37:56 Dis­cussing the Risks of Space Travel

00:39:59 Out­ro and Clos­ing Remarks

On Episode 160 of 204 Rise, we catch up with VAVO, the inter­na­tion­al duo who have rede­fined the elec­tron­ic music scene. Com­prised of Cana­di­an-born Jesse Fis­ch­er and Lon­don native Alden Mar­tin, VAVO has tak­en the world by storm with their unique blend of EDM and coun­try music, coin­ing the term YEEDM. In this episode, they reflect on their jour­ney from two dif­fer­ent coun­tries to the glob­al stage, includ­ing per­for­mances at mas­sive events like the 2024 ACM Awards, EDC Las Vegas, Stage­coach Fes­ti­val, Australia’s CMC Rocks and now right here in Win­nipeg for Sum­mer of Sound 2024!

VAVO opens up about the ori­gin of their name, the thrill of going viral with their Mor­gan Wallen remix, and what it’s like to live the rock­star lifestyle, hav­ing a res­i­den­cy in Las Vegas. They also dis­cuss the chal­lenges of col­lab­o­rat­ing across con­ti­nents and how they’ve turned those obsta­cles into strengths, prov­ing that dis­tance is no bar­ri­er to success.

00:00:00 Cre­ative Col­lab­o­ra­tion: From Online to Viral Hit
00:01:26 The Ori­gin Sto­ry of VVO: Nam­ing and Mean­ing
00:02:49 Form­ing a Musi­cal Duo: The Begin­nings of Col­lab­o­ra­tion
00:04:11 Career Jour­ney from Bar­tender to DJ
00:05:37 Cre­ative Process in Music Pro­duc­tion
00:06:54 Music as a Life­long Pas­sion
00:08:17 Viral Suc­cess: The Sto­ry of the Mor­gan Wallen Remix
00:09:39 Reflect­ing on Viral Suc­cess
00:10:58 Nav­i­gat­ing Highs and Lows in the Music Indus­try
00:12:25 Play­ing Stage­coach with Dip­lo and Oth­er Elec­tron­ic Artists
00:13:43 Tak­ing the Leap: Leav­ing Jobs for Full-Time Music Careers
00:15:04 Decid­ing Setlists for Dif­fer­ent Shows
00:16:34 Pre-Show Nerves and Rou­tines
00:18:29 Fan Inter­ac­tions and Mem­o­rable Sto­ries
00:19:50 Cre­ative Process vs. Busi­ness Needs in Music Pro­duc­tion
00:21:21 Nav­i­gat­ing Chang­ing Algo­rithms
00:22:43 Wrap­ping Up & Next Week’s Preview

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204Rise is recon­nect­ing with Fah­jah, on episode 159 of the pod­cast for an adven­tur­ous con­ver­sa­tion about his life since we last spoke. After relo­cat­ing to Bali, Fah­jah has gained glob­al recog­ni­tion, per­form­ing at major fes­ti­vals sim­i­lar to Sum­mer of Sound and oth­er large stages and venues. He opens up about the real­i­ties of liv­ing abroad, how near­ly los­ing his life in extreme con­di­tions reshaped his out­look, and the work behind build­ing a per­son­al brand in the com­pet­i­tive music indus­try. Tune in for some real talk about fol­low­ing your pas­sion, stay­ing authen­tic, and how hard work pays off in the long run. This episode is full of insight and moti­va­tion for any­one chas­ing suc­cess in cre­ative fields!

#Fah­jah #MusicJour­ney #LifeIn­Bali #Sum­merOf­Sound #Chas­ing­Dreams #Cre­ativeLife #204RisePodcast #StayAu­then­tic #Glob­al­Suc­cess #Fes­ti­val­Head­lin­er #Inspi­ra­tion #BaliLiv­ing #Pod­castLife