Elevated Frequencies
Elevated Frequencies
Olivia Mancuso
How to Break Into a Scene From the Outside ft. Daniel Orpi | EF EP 162
55 minutes Posted Jul 30, 2026 at 12:00 pm.
Introduction
Sponsor – Trackstack
America Through A Visitor's Eyes
Leaving Spain For The UK
Ibiza Instead Of London
The Guys From Liverpool
The Tarot Reader's Warning
Two Days After He Moved
His Mother's Unlived Dream
A Father From Lebanon
Parents Just Want You Safe
Back To Liverpool
Learning English In Two Months
Language As A Career Barrier
Speaking Someone Else's Language
The Duo He Started With
The Gig That Ended It
Everybody Wants To Be A DJ
Tarot, Intuition And Manifestation
Feeling Stuck Back In Spain
Moving To London
Working At Foot Locker
Proving It To Himself
Getting Out Of Your Environment
Resilience Is The Number One Skill
How Much Can You Push Through?
Being Your Own Worst Boss
Why You Need A Hobby
We Don't Really Think Anymore
Bob Proctor Every Morning
Then Things Started To Move
"Ángel de la Guarda"
Positive Thoughts Need Action
His First US Tour
How To Break Into A New Market
Does The Industry Overlook America?
Dance Music Is Your Parents' Music
A Scene With No History Yet
Why He Started His Own Label
Big Labels Vs Your Own Platform
A Label Can Bolster Your Touring
The First Label Show In Miami
No VIP Culture
The Cool Kids Club
Status Is The Worst Thing
Spy Bar
Standout Moments On Tour
Three Hours With Green Velvet
Miami Music Week
You Never See The Rejections
Elrow, Right Before Danny Tenaglia
What A Legend Taught Him
Taking Success For Granted
When Anxiety Overwhelms Gratitude
Success Won't Make You Happier
The Night He Was Jumped
What Actually Happened
He'd Play That Club Again
The One Show Your Parents Attend
Don't Take Life So Seriously
Graffiti At 14
Depression Is The Opposite Of Expression
Wrap-Up
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Show notes

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How do you build a career in dance music with no network, no language, and no safety net?

Host Olivia Mancuso sits down with Daniel Orpi — the Spanish DJ and producer topping Beatport charts and playing rooms like Amnesia, with cosigns from Pete Tong and the Martinez Brothers. Daniel traces the long road from leaving home for a country where he barely spoke the language to building a career on his own terms, and he's honest about what it cost.

He gets into why he started his own label, what happens when the numbers start to matter more than the music, and why he calls resilience the number one skill in this industry. It's a grounded conversation about ambition, mental health, and staying grateful when the thing you wanted finally arrives.

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👉 Video Editor/Audio Engineer: James Fixx

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