Voice of Electronic Music (VEM)

PFuzz is a classically trained violinist, music producer, and violin instructor who makes classical music inspired and injected bass house music. @1:00 Intro @3:00 How PFuzz decided found inspiration from for her music in classical music @6:00 getting back into making music from taking a break @8:30 The difficult switch from Logic to Ableton and why the switch was made @17:00 Utopia show and Bill Gates predicting the Corona Virus @20:00 Distracting ourselves during the initial quarantine @22:00 Using Reason Studios in Ableton Live as a modular environment @26:00 Getting sounds in your head into your DAW @41:00 The struggle of dynamics vs loudness @52:00 Working with classical musicians and standing out being different @56:30 Dealing with wanting to be social during quarantine (aka Zoom parties) @1:01:00 A potential renaissance in art and music after quarantine? @1:09:00 How PFuzz injects classic violin into dance music @1:18:00 Waiting 3 years for a custom electric violin @1:22:00 Recording the violin with line-in vs microphone and preamp @1:25:00 Squeezing the most out of your music gear before buying new stuff PFuzz's Social Media: Soundcloud: https://tinyurl.com/y5sl5xvu Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/yxkjkqcn Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/yyc82nnj Bandcamp: https://tinyurl.com/y2zdp6rt Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/yy39p6tf Twitter: https://tinyurl.com/yx8gsely Finding great guests, scheduling podcast episodes, recording, editing, and posting episodes is not easy. It's a labor of love but also a lot of work. There are often many difficulties in the process, often new challenges entirely, just to host and produce each episode. If you’d like to help keep episodes coming as well as ensure more guests, as well as more frequency, please consider donating to help fund the Voice of Electronic Music Podcast and our efforts: Direct via Website: https://tinyurl.com/yach54fy If you'd like an easy way to listen to new episodes and be notified of new episodes, follow us here: VEM Youtube: https://tinyurl.com/y37ur338 VEM iTunes: http://tinyurl.com/y2vr7lvq VEM Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/yddjof58 VEM Soundcloud: https://tinyurl.com/y2yfs7o4 VEM Stitcher: http://tinyurl.com/yy6cbaub VEM Podbean: https://scottbrio.podbean.com/ Halcyon, San Francisco: http://www.halcyon-sf.com/main/ #VoiceOfElectronicMusic

Frida Joy is a music producer, DJ, and DEEP MNML TECH record label owner and operator.  @5:25 - Remembering when electronic dance music was still on terrestrial radio @9:40 - Throwing raves and parties in Chicago's music scene @13:50 - Injecting classic 90's dance sounds into your music @17:20 - When to start arranging and structuring your song @24:00 - Learning new DAWs @30:25 - Selecting samples saving time while composing @34:20 - Frida's studio gear & performing live @39:00 - Using swing vs manually adjusting MIDI notes @44:00 - Do you actually need better monitors? @50:00 - Living in a Japanese tea house & urban gardening @56:00 - Healthy distractions from making music @1:02:00 - Tattooing as a hobby & making home-made Sauerkraut and Kimchi @1:09:30 - Pickle-back whiskey shots at Iceberg Cowboys camp at Burning Man @1:14:45 - Silver linings of Corona Virus quarantine @1:22:00 - Frida's gear-lust list @1:30:00 - Starting the Deep MNML Tech record label Frida Joy's Social Media: Soundcloud: https://tinyurl.com/yyv3skba  Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/y4ph4nwv DEEP MNML TECH Social Media: Website: https://tinyurl.com/y2yymkm4 Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/y39hdefy Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/y2ezaeyd Finding great guests, scheduling podcast episodes, recording, editing, and posting episodes is not easy. It's a labor of love but also a lot of work. There are often many difficulties in this process, often new challenges entirely, just to host and produce each episode. If you’d like to help keep episodes coming as well as ensure more guests, as well as more frequency, please consider donating to help fund the Voice of Electronic Music Podcast and my efforts: Direct via Website: https://tinyurl.com/yach54fy If you'd like an easy way to listen to new episodes and be notified of new episodes, follow us here: VEM Youtube: https://tinyurl.com/y37ur338 VEM iTunes: http://tinyurl.com/y2vr7lvq VEM Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/yddjof58 VEM Soundcloud: https://tinyurl.com/y2yfs7o4 VEM Stitcher: http://tinyurl.com/yy6cbaub VEM Podbean: https://scottbrio.podbean.com/ Periscope: https://www.pscp.tv/scottbrio/ Halcyon, San Francisco: http://www.halcyon-sf.com/main/ #FridaJoy #DMTLBL #VoiceOfElectronicMusic

Niko Zografos is a trance DJ and music producer who's played all over the world including world class nightclubs and music festivals like Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC). He's got a trance music radio show called Phoria Radio and works closely with Trance Family San Francisco.  5:10 Throwing Trance shows at Ruby Skye in the early 2000's 11:00 Advice for beginner DJs 15:00 Gems from the early day's of Trance music 18:00 DAW controllers and hardware 23:00 Promotion and consistency 29:00 Staying focused and inspired in the studio 36:00 Music theory vs writing melodies by ear 44:30 Niko's signature sounds 50:00 Being critical of your own music 59:00 Brain hacks and productivity 1:01:40 Niko's studio setup and VST synthesizers 1:11:00 Playing festivals-- Dream State Mexico and Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) 1:20:00 Being prepared as a DJ 1:25:00 Submitting your music to labels 1:36:30 What makes your music original? 1:42:00 Staying sane during a quarantine & the future of music venues Niko's Social Media: Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/y55368ps Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/y6d4p7g9 Soundcloud: https://tinyurl.com/y3ogjdw5 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/yyu3kr3s Phoria Events & Radio: Website: https://tinyurl.com/y2qjtmvf Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/y2pqjl9a Trance Family SF: Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/yyy4jueb Finding great guests, scheduling podcast episodes, recording, editing, and posting episodes is not easy. It's a labor of love but also a lot of work. There are often many difficulties in this process, often new challenges entirely, just to host and produce each episode. If you’d like to help keep episodes coming as well as ensure more guests, as well as more frequency, please consider donating to help fund the Voice of Electronic Music Podcast and my efforts: Direct via Website: https://tinyurl.com/yach54fy If you'd like an easy way to listen to new episodes and be notified of new episodes, follow us here: VEM Youtube: https://tinyurl.com/y37ur338 VEM iTunes: http://tinyurl.com/y2vr7lvq VEM Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/yddjof58 VEM Soundcloud: https://tinyurl.com/y2yfs7o4 VEM Stitcher: http://tinyurl.com/yy6cbaub VEM Podbean: https://scottbrio.podbean.com/ Periscope: https://www.pscp.tv/scottbrio/ Halcyon, San Francisco: http://www.halcyon-sf.com/main/ #VoiceOfElectronicMusic #ScottBrio #NikoZografos              

SHDWS is a tech house music producer and DJ with releases on Nightbass with support from artists like AC Slater, Malaa, Wax Motif, Jack Beats, Valention Khan, Bijou, Botnek, and others. SHDWS Social Media: Beatport: https://tinyurl.com/y26cx6f7 Soundcloud: https://tinyurl.com/y6zppz2z Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/yxq6z6ox Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/y4l25s4g Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/y3xey4vr Twitter: https://tinyurl.com/y2lk3jxf Nightbass Social Media: Website: https://tinyurl.com/y529mf8j Beatport: https://tinyurl.com/yy3x5dn3 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/y3nqumv9 Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/y3fpm8y6 Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/y459zchf Finding great guests, scheduling podcast episodes, recording, editing, and posting episodes is not easy. This is a labor of love but also a lot of work. There are often many difficulties in this process, often new challenges entirely, just to host and produce each episode. If you’d like to help keep episodes coming as well as ensure more guests, as well as more frequency, please consider donating to help fund the Voice of Electronic Music Podcast and my efforts: Direct via Website: https://tinyurl.com/yach54fy If you'd like an easy way to listen to new episodes and be notified of new episodes, follow us here: VEM Youtube: https://tinyurl.com/y37ur338 VEM iTunes: http://tinyurl.com/y2vr7lvq VEM Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/yddjof58 VEM Soundcloud: https://tinyurl.com/y2yfs7o4 VEM Stitcher: http://tinyurl.com/yy6cbaub VEM Podbean: https://scottbrio.podbean.com/ Periscope: https://www.pscp.tv/scottbrio/ Halcyon, San Francisco: http://www.halcyon-sf.com/main/ #SHDWS #Nightbass #TechHouse

Riffa is a tech house music producer and DJ from the East Coast. He's exploded into the West Coast music scene over the last few years with his and shares stages with some of electronic music's best DJ's.  He's also acts as A&R for OKNF Collective Record Label.  Riffa's Social Media: Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/y2x8zgbp Soundcloud: https://tinyurl.com/y6ztf624 Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/y2as8f98 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/y39cv5mu "RUMP SHAKERS" Playlist: https://tinyurl.com/y3z6rq3t OKNF Collective Social Media: Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/y3qytwsp Soundcloud: https://tinyurl.com/szcm8wm Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/y5zov2jd Spotify Discography: https://tinyurl.com/y2jupzpp Finding great guests, scheduling podcast episodes, recording, editing, and posting episodes is not easy. This is a labor of love but also a lot of work. There are often many difficulties in this process, often new challenges entirely, just to host and produce each episode. If you’d like to help keep episodes coming as well as ensure more guests, as well as more frequency, please consider donating to help fund the Voice of Electronic Music Podcast and my efforts: Direct via Website: https://tinyurl.com/yach54fy If you'd like an easy way to listen to new episodes and be notified of new episodes, follow us here: VEM Youtube: https://tinyurl.com/y37ur338 VEM iTunes: http://tinyurl.com/y2vr7lvq VEM Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/yddjof58 VEM Soundcloud: https://tinyurl.com/y2yfs7o4 VEM Stitcher: http://tinyurl.com/yy6cbaub VEM Podbean: https://scottbrio.podbean.com/ Periscope: https://www.pscp.tv/scottbrio/ Halcyon, San Francisco: http://www.halcyon-sf.com/main/ #VoiceOfElectronicMusic

Albert is a music producer, and DJ from Berlin, Germany. He's also a co-founder of Seeqnc- a song tagging platform and app that allows musician's to be notified and payed for their songs as they're being played around the world. Imagine getting an extra $25-200 a week or month for your music while being notified on your smartphone? Seeqnc is trying to better the music industry one song at a time. Albert Gruber's Social Media (AlBird):  Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/yye3vuv2 Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/djalbird Mixcloud: https://tinyurl.com/y22moc3f Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/y4decjlt Seeqnc Social Media: Website: https://tinyurl.com/y4n5b8wt Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/y4a6dy77 Linkedin: https://tinyurl.com/y32k9mtr Finding great guests, scheduling podcast episodes, recording, editing, and posting episodes is not easy. This is a labor of love but also a lot of work. There are often many difficulties in this process, often new challenges entirely, just to host and produce each episode. If you’d like to help keep episodes coming as well as ensure more guests, as well as more frequency, please consider donating to help fund the Voice of Electronic Music Podcast and my efforts: Direct via Website: https://tinyurl.com/yach54fy If you'd like an easy way to listen to new episodes and be notified of new episodes, follow us here: VEM Youtube: https://tinyurl.com/y37ur338 VEM iTunes: http://tinyurl.com/y2vr7lvq VEM Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/yddjof58 VEM Soundcloud: https://tinyurl.com/y2yfs7o4 VEM Stitcher: http://tinyurl.com/yy6cbaub VEM Podbean: https://scottbrio.podbean.com/ Periscope: https://www.pscp.tv/scottbrio/ Halcyon, San Francisco: http://www.halcyon-sf.com/main/ #VoiceOfElectronicMusic

N808 is co-owner and A&R for Admid One Records, a tech house and house music record label, as well as a DJ and producer who makes bassy 808 style house music tracks. N808 Social Media: Beatport: https://tinyurl.com/ya9sxkk9 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/y6v2qyux Soundcloud: https://tinyurl.com/ya4szfwl Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/yadh5y4e Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/y7bw7vy7 Admit One Records: Soundcloud: https://tinyurl.com/yavqxhtf Beatport: https://tinyurl.com/yyparsdh Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/y72q8dhn If you like what we're doing at the Voice of Electronic Music Podcast, please consider supporting us: Direct via Website: https://tinyurl.com/yach54fy Patreon: https://tinyurl.com/rxq6vza If you'd like an easy way to listen to new episodes and be notified of new episodes, follow us here: VEM Youtube: https://tinyurl.com/y37ur338 VEM iTunes: http://tinyurl.com/y2vr7lvq VEM Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/yddjof58 VEM Soundcloud: https://tinyurl.com/y2yfs7o4 VEM Stitcher: http://tinyurl.com/yy6cbaub VEM Podbean: https://scottbrio.podbean.com/ Periscope: https://www.pscp.tv/scottbrio/ Halcyon, San Francisco: http://www.halcyon-sf.com/main/ #VoiceOfElectronicMusic

Nightlab is a DJ and music producer. He makes tech house and has played music for many years in Vegas and all around the Bay Area. Nightlab's Social Media: Soundcloud: https://tinyurl.com/ydxetnls Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/ycdasux3 Band is in Town: https://tinyurl.com/y8ekqpq9 If you like what we're doing at the Voice of Electronic Music Podcast, please consider supporting us: Direct via Website: https://tinyurl.com/yach54fy Patreon: https://tinyurl.com/rxq6vza If you'd like an easy way to listen to new episodes and be notified of new episodes, follow us here: VEM Youtube: https://tinyurl.com/y37ur338 VEM iTunes: http://tinyurl.com/y2vr7lvq VEM Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/yddjof58 VEM Soundcloud: https://tinyurl.com/y2yfs7o4 VEM Stitcher: http://tinyurl.com/yy6cbaub VEM Podbean: https://scottbrio.podbean.com/ Periscope: https://www.pscp.tv/scottbrio/ Halcyon, San Francisco: http://www.halcyon-sf.com/main/ #VoiceOfElectronicMusic

Homero Espinosa is a music producer and DJ from San Francisco. He's had decades of experience in the industry and runs his own music label, Moulton Music where he releases classic groovy west-coast house tracks with artists like Mark Farina, David Harness, DJ Heather, Doc Martin, Phaze Dee, Allen Craig, and Tony Hewitt. He also has produced songs that have made their way to various other labels, notably: Tango Recordings, Viva! Recordings, Nite Grooves, i! Records, Strictly Rhythm, and Robsoul Recordings. Homero Espinosa Social Media: Website: https://tinyurl.com/ybxb4kzx Beatport: https://tinyurl.com/ybejvwwl Soundcloud: https://tinyurl.com/yc22g42q Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/yabwxxwb Resident Advisor: https://tinyurl.com/ycp3ep6b Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/yc6l8x2f Moulton Music Social Media: Website: https://tinyurl.com/y94z6ov4 Beatport: https://tinyurl.com/y8alfsnn Soundcloud: https://tinyurl.com/ybyas734 Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/yazmg5be Resident Advisor: https://tinyurl.com/y8uuqoll Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/y9o9s29f If you like what we're doing at the Voice of Electronic Music Podcast, please consider supporting us by becoming a patron: Scott Brio on Patreon: https://tinyurl.com/rxq6vza If you'd like an easy way to listen to new episodes and be notified of new episodes, follow us here: VEM Youtube: https://tinyurl.com/y37ur338 VEM iTunes: http://tinyurl.com/y2vr7lvq VEM Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/yddjof58 VEM Soundcloud: https://tinyurl.com/y2yfs7o4 VEM Stitcher: http://tinyurl.com/yy6cbaub VEM Podbean: https://scottbrio.podbean.com/ Periscope: https://www.pscp.tv/scottbrio/ Halcyon, San Francisco: http://www.halcyon-sf.com/main/ #VoiceOfElectronicMusic

IceCreams is a tech house and bass house producer from San Francisco. He's part of the Admit One Records team which releases Beatport charting songs that are often supported by notable DJ's in the industry and heard at festivals and clubs around the world. IceCreams Social Media: Soundcloud: https://tinyurl.com/ybskpo5f Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/y7mvr97p Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/ybuodgv3 Admit One Records: Soundcloud: https://tinyurl.com/yavqxhtf Beatport: https://tinyurl.com/yyparsdh Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/y72q8dhn If you like what we're doing at the Voice of Electronic Music Podcast, please consider supporting us by becoming a patron for mugs, shirts, early access to videos, additional content, and more. Scott Brio on Patreon: https://tinyurl.com/rxq6vza If you'd like an easy way to listen to new episodes and be notified of new episodes, follow us here: VEM Youtube: https://tinyurl.com/y37ur338 VEM iTunes: http://tinyurl.com/y2vr7lvq VEM Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/yddjof58 VEM Soundcloud: https://tinyurl.com/y2yfs7o4 VEM Stitcher: http://tinyurl.com/yy6cbaub VEM Podbean: https://scottbrio.podbean.com/ Periscope: https://www.pscp.tv/scottbrio/ Halcyon, San Francisco: http://www.halcyon-sf.com/main/ #VoiceOfElectronicMusic