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

#VAVO #YEEDM #ACMAwards #EDCLasVe­gas #Stage­coach­Fes­ti­val #WynnLasVe­gas #Mor­gan­Wal­len­Remix #Sum­merOf­Sound #Elec­tron­ic­Mu­sic #Rock­star­Lifestyle #Music­Duo #Glob­al­Col­lab­o­ra­tion #204RisePodcast #Viral­Mo­ments #MusicIn­dus­try #MusicJour­ney

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

On episode 158, we’re back at Sum­mer of Sound 2024, joined by return­ing guest Quinn Baskin, one of the mas­ter­minds behind the grow­ing suc­cess of Man­i­to­ba’s largest EDM fes­ti­val. Quinn gives us an inside look at how SOS has grown year after year, becom­ing a major high­light in Winnipeg’s event cal­en­dar. From the chal­lenges of man­ag­ing a mas­sive fes­ti­val to explor­ing the pos­si­bil­i­ty of intro­duc­ing hip-hop into the line­up, Quinn shares his vision for the future of the fes­ti­val scene in Winnipeg. 🎤

Quinn also reflects on his per­son­al jour­ney, start­ing from hum­ble begin­nings flip­ping burg­ers to trav­el­ing the world and orga­niz­ing some of the most mem­o­rable music events in Cana­da. 🌍 Hear his thoughts on what it takes to keep fes­ti­vals fresh, excit­ing, and full of love for the fans. Whether you’re into EDM or just pas­sion­ate about live music, this episode is packed with insight, inspi­ra­tion, and some of the best behind-the-scenes sto­ries from Sum­mer of Sound.

#Sum­merOf­Sound #SOS2024 #MusicFes­ti­val­Life #Win­nipegEvent #Fes­ti­val­Or­ga­niz­er #Live­Mu­si­cLovers #QuinnBaskin #Fes­ti­val­Growth #Trav­el­ingTh­e­World #Fes­ti­valJour­ney #EDM­Com­mu­ni­ty #HipHopFes­ti­val #SpreadLove #Fes­ti­valVibes #204RisePodcast

On episode 157 with Daw­son Alexan­der, a young and ambi­tious real estate agent who’s tak­ing the Win­nipeg mar­ket by storm! 🌪️ Dawson’s social media game is strong — he’s gone viral on plat­forms like Tik­Tok and Insta­gram by show­cas­ing lux­u­ry homes in and around Win­nipeg, draw­ing atten­tion from all cor­ners of the internet. 🏡

In this con­ver­sa­tion, Daw­son shares how he broke into the real estate indus­try and devel­oped a unique strat­e­gy to stand out from the com­pe­ti­tion. We dive into his use of social media as a busi­ness tool, his jour­ney toward sell­ing some of the most high-end homes in the city, and the hard work it takes to keep his online con­tent fresh and engaging.

This episode is filled with insights on how social media can fuel your busi­ness growth, the impor­tance of stay­ing ahead in a com­pet­i­tive mar­ket, and a behind-the-scenes look at the real estate indus­try. Whether you’re into real estate, entre­pre­neur­ship, or con­tent cre­ation, this one’s for you!

New episodes Every Tues­day https://​link​tr​.ee/​2​0​4Rise

#204RisePodcast #Daw­sonAlexan­der #Win­nipegRealEstate #Lux­u­ry­Homes #RealEstateAgent #RealEstateTik­Tok #Social­Me­dia­Mar­ket­ing #Real­tor­Life #Entre­pre­neur­Jour­ney #Viral­Con­tent #Con­tent­Cre­ation #Win­nipeg

On episode 156 of the 204Rise Pod­cast, we sit down with inter­na­tion­al­ly renowned DJ and music pro­duc­er Julian Jor­dan at Lake­side Live in Keno­ra, Ontario. Julian shares his ear­ly begin­nings, reveal­ing how his pas­sion for music start­ed at the age of five when he first learned per­cus­sion instru­ments, lead­ing him to pro­duce his first track ​“Yxalag” at just 14. After catch­ing the atten­tion of Spin­nin’ Records and form­ing a close bond with Mar­tin Gar­rix, Julian’s career quick­ly skyrocketed.

In this inter­view, we explore his growth as an artist, his sign­ing with Hard­well’s Revealed Record­ings, and his more recent ven­tures like his viral Tik­Tok hit ​“Old­skool” and his res­i­den­cy at Omnia in Las Vegas. Julian also gives us insight into his cre­ative process, being named an MTV artist to watch, join­ing a lega­cy that includes giants like Tiës­to and Calvin Har­ris. Tune in for an inspir­ing con­ver­sa­tion on cre­ativ­i­ty, per­se­ver­ance, and passion!

New episodes Every Tues­day https://​link​tr​.ee/​2​0​4Rise

#Julian­Jor­dan #EDM #MusicPro­duc­tion #DJLife #Spin­nin­Records #204Rise #LasVe­g­as­Res­i­den­cy #Old­skool #New­Mu­sic #Mar­tin­Gar­rix #Hard­well #Omnia #MTVArtist­ToWatch #Elec­tron­ic­Mu­sic #Pro­duc­er­Life #MusicJour­ney #Tik­TokVi­ral #MusicIn­spi­ra­tion #204RisePodcast

On episode 154 with inter­na­tion­al DJ and pro­duc­er CMC$ (Yael Nahar) dur­ing the @lakesideliveca event in Keno­ra, Ontario. CMC$ shares his incred­i­ble jour­ney from near­ly quit­ting the music indus­try to achiev­ing viral suc­cess with hits like ​“Wake Up Call.” He dis­cuss­es how his time at the Her­man Brood Acad­e­mie, along­side Mar­tin Gar­rix, shaped his career and how Guc­ci Mane’s influ­ence played a sur­pris­ing role in his music. We also dive into the cre­ative process behind his sig­na­ture future bass and trap sound, the chal­lenges he faced, and what keeps him inspired. Whether you’re an aspir­ing artist or just a fan of great music, this episode offers deep insights into the life and mind of CMC$.

Tune in for an inspir­ing con­ver­sa­tion that reveals the highs and lows of a career in the music indus­try and what it takes to stay at the top.

Chap­ters:
00:00:00 — Lake­side Live Inter­view with CMCS
00:01:38 — The Jour­ney to the Music Indus­try
00:02:33 — Learn­ing to Cre­ate Hip-Hop Beats
00:03:21 — Work­ing with Big­ger Artists and Cool Places
00:04:10 — Join­ing Forces with Bas
00:05:08 — Mem­o­rable Per­for­mance with Mar­tin Gar­rix in Ger­many
00:06:08 — Tran­si­tion to Music Career
00:07:08 — Pro­duc­tion School Cur­ricu­lum
00:07:57 — Per­form­ing in Front of Thou­sands of Peo­ple
00:08:51 — Adjust­ing Music for Dif­fer­ent Audi­ences
00:09:46 — The Chal­lenges of Per­form­ing Live
00:10:35 — The Impact of COVID-19 on the Music Indus­try and Artists
00:11:34 — Fol­low­ing Your Pas­sion for Music
00:12:33 — The Ori­gin of the Name CMCS
00:13:26 — Advice for Artists and DJs
00:14:16 — The strug­gles of social media pro­mo­tion on Tik Tok
00:15:21 — The Jour­ney from Con­tent Cre­ator to Artist
00:16:16 — Fol­low­ing My Heart in Music Pro­duc­tion
00:17:07 — Set­ting the Fire Blaze
00:18:06 — A Moment of Silence

#MusicIn­dus­try #Future­Bass #Trap­Mu­sic #DJLife #CMC$ #204Rise #Keno­raOn­tario #Lakeside­Live #Elec­tron­ic­Mu­sic #Pod­castIn­ter­view #edm #edm­fes­ti­val