Send us Fan Mail Alex Ridha, the Berlin-based producer who performs as Boys Noize, has had an unusually varied year. He's been opening for Nine Inch Nails on the "Peel It Back" tour (hailed as one of the best live shows of 2025), co-produced the Grammy-winning TRON: Ares soundtrack alongside Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, and still manages to find time for the underground techno shows that built his reputation in the first place. Recorded at Waterloo Records in Austin, this interview covers...

Send us Fan Mail On today's show, I had our most talked about guest, Me Nd Adam. If you saw the first episode, brace yourselves for a more laser focused music duo, Vince & Adam. They're back to talk about the new album and some of the biggest changes in sound as well as what to expect in their upcoming performances. We talked about some of their biggest shows to date, including opening for the Killers at the Moody Center, dive bars, dream music video and song collaborations, and what to e...

Send us Fan Mail At Seismic Dance Event, I was able to sit down with Sam Wolfe, an artist and producer from Atlanta, for a candid discussion about his steady rise up the techno charts and how his music has been influenced by hard work, good karma, and being at the right place, right time. Sam’s personality lends to big beats with big releases that are infectious when he’s playing and can be easily seen and felt on the dance floor. We talk about his manifestation mindset and being grat...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s show, I have Anthony Cardinale aka Avision, a techno and house producer & DJ from New York, who grew up in the club culture with an early start on the turntables at the age of 12. Avision has been one of my favorite artists for years and he’s known for his big beats and high energy tracks. He’s had releases with some of the biggest names in the industry: Carl Cox, Maceo Plex, Victor Calderone and Coyu to name a few. We talk about his supportive family and pro...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s show, I have music duo, Hello Yes, consisting of guitarist Mitch Bell and saxophonist Aaron Leibowitz, birthed during off time on the road with electronic artist Zhu, who they continue to perform and collaborate with. With a new EP out titled, “Lost Signal”, they are constantly evolving and fine tuning their sound, taking influences from tour life and playing all over the world on festival and concert stages alike. We talked about my awkward first meeting b...

Send us Fan Mail On today's "Concert Queen Connect", we have Alanna Strauss, Senior Vice President of Fender, who is unveiling the American Vintage II series of electric guitars and basses at it's FIRST EVER immersive pop-up activation during Austin City Limits Music Festival. The second pop-up activation will be in Tokyo, Japan so this is a very special event happening for ONE DAY only in Austin, TX! For this campaign, they have partnered with country music duo, Brothers Osborne, British vo...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s “Concert Queen Connect”, we have Dave Navarro , best known as a member of rock band, “Jane’s Addiction” and mental health activist, speaking about his “Duel Diagnosis” immersive art exhibition on display at West Chelsea Contemporary till April 17th. This collaboration with Los Angeles-based street artist, PADHiA, is created through the mental health awareness lense, and brings an artistic expression to the often stigmatized mental health arena. ⁣ Dave and I talked ...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s show, learn how Shawn Ullman worked with Dolly Parton’s team to partner with Blockchain Creative Labs, and bring Dolly Parton to her first-ever appearance at SXSW and launch “Dollyverse”, her own NFT collection of her “Run, Rose, Run” album, and a limited series of Dolly-inspired NFT artwork. “What is an NFT album and why should Artists do one?” “How is Dolly Parton performing ON the Blockchain?” “I don’t want to harm the environment with this new technology!!!”&...

Send us Fan Mail We have official SXSW Artist and Performer, Topaz McGarrigle , of Golden Dawn Arkestra on “Concert Queen Connect”, talking about the time performed on 6th street as a kid, the time he rode a white horse into Sahara Lounge, his musical journey through instruments performing with 10+ members in ‘Golden Dawn Arkestra ’ + more! Make sure to check out their instagram and website about upcoming performances and tour date reveals!⁣ Check them out as they headline Auditorium Shores d...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s show, I have the man, the myth, the legend, Josh Donaldson, founder of “When The Music Stops” and former tour manager of the World’s Biggest DJ, and at one point, “Las Vegas’s hand to shake” in the scene. Josh has toured the world, opened some of the biggest Vegas hotels in nightlife, and was the first person to book artists like Drake in Vegas in a prior life. However, what seemed like the most glamorous life filled with money, success, and beautiful women, was fi...