Can U Put Me On Guestlist?

My next guest here on Can U put me on Guestlist, is the very talented and just an all-round great guy, Bontan!   Bontan has become one of the biggest ever selling acts on Beatport, he won Best Newcomer in the DJ Awards in 2017 and has had releases on the likes of Hot Creations, 20/20 Vision, Elrow Music and Circus Recordings and is also the owner of the record label We Belong.   In this week's chat, we talk about mental health during the lockdown and also on the road, touring, from working solo to working with a team, social media, career goals, starting a label and the challenges he's found along the way and more!   This is the last episode of my Instagram live series, so if you would prefer to watch this chat instead of just listening to it, then you can head over to my IGTV!   Bontan: https://www.instagram.com/bontanbeats/   We Belong: https://www.beatport.com/label/we-belong/77193

This week my guest is DJ and producer Coyu, who is also the owner of one of the most prominent labels in the worldwide electronic music scene, Suara, and the founder of Suara Foundation, a non-profit organization & cat house, helping abandoned cats.   We talk about how he became vegan, staying active and present as an artist during Covid-19, his Hello Demo remix contest, connecting with fans through music, his latest EP Technostalgia, Suara Foundation and more!   This episode was recorded on Instagram live, so I’m sorry for the quality of the sound, if you would prefer to watch this episode rather than just listen to it, then you can do so by heading over to my Instagram TV. Please remember to hit the subscribe button so you don’t miss any new episodes, thank you for watching and I hope you enjoy this episode of can u put me on guestlist with Coyu.   Coyu: https://www.instagram.com/coyumusic   Suara Foundation: https://www.suarafoundation.com/en/

Fortunate to grow up around the rich club culture of NYC and influenced by the sounds around him, Avision now finds himself helping to usher in a new wave of techno for the New York scene. Over the last couple of years, he’s had releases on a range of influential labels like Ellum, Drumcode, Hardgroove, Machine, We Are The Brave, Mindshake, Intec, On Edge Society, and many more. Avision started young on the turntables at age 12, and his preference for a more mature sound lead to his first residency by the time he was 15.  We talk about what he’s been up to during lockdown, tips for producers to get their music heard and how to use this time at home wisely, his beginnings, the importance of staying humble and of course… His love for pizza! Today’s podcast was recorded on Instagram live, so please excuse the sound not being fantastic! If you would like to watch this episode, please head over to my Instagram TV, my username is @katiehayknight. Check out Avision here:  https://www.instagram.com/avision/

Firstly, I’d just like to send you all love and strength during these times. Today’s episode is a bit of a different one. I’ve been finding that the news and social media can be very overwhelming and very sad these days, so I decided to put a positive podcast together! In this short, 15 minute podcast, you’ll hear lots of different positive messages from different people in the dance music industry from all around the globe. Each person has given a short message on one positive thing that they think that themselves, the planet or the music industry will get out of this situation. Please remember to share this with people that you think could really do with a little boost of positivity right now and thank you for listening! Also a huge huuuuge thank you to all of these wonderful people for their message and positive thoughts for the podcast: Junior Sanchez, Alyssa Fassler from The Bullit Agency, Mo'Funk from Pioneer DJ, Farah Syed from Beatport, Max Chapman, Lydia Laws from Lydia Laws PR, Hector, Attilio Pugli

Graham is one of the most well-known, respected and loved DJs and producers in Ibiza. Awarded best Ibiza DJ 2015 by Ibiza Clubbing Guide Awards and best Ibiza DJ 2017 by DJ Awards, Graham is one of the longest-running resident DJs at Pacha Ibiza, where he played for the first time in 1998. He also manages many different labels such as Do Not Sleep, Moxy Muzik, Heavy House Society and his own label Seamless Recordings, amongst others.    In this episode, we talk about the important role of a resident DJ, Pacha Ibiza, label management, moving to Ibiza in 1997 and more!   Follow Graham here: https://www.facebook.com/grahamsaharaofficial/

Spanning a 20 year career, Nick has been the driving force behind building a multitude of club nights and festivals, as well as discovering and pulling new talent through the ranks. After a successful few years as a promoter in Manchester, Nick moved to Ibiza in 2008, which is where his career properly took flight. After starting at the infamous Zoo Project during his first summer on the White Isle, he soon stapled himself as a promoter who turned heads with every party he put on. Fast forward to 2011, Nick began to work at DC10 and the year after in 2012 he started working with Paradise where he still works today as the worldwide booker. Nick is also the co-founder of the well known brand and label Kaluki and is also a passionate ambassador for Music Against Cruelty to Animals. In this episode we talk about how Nick started out in the music industry, DC10, Paradise and their move to Amnesia, the future of Ibiza, career highlights and more!

I’m sure that everyone listening to this podcast that works in the industry knows or has heard of Neil Evans from promoting some of the best events in Ibiza to managing well-known names in dance music. He’s been going to Ibiza since 1999 and since then has worked on so many different projects in nearly all of the clubs on the island including Space, Amnesia, Privilege, Pacha and Ibiza Rocks and also co-founded Electric Ibiza which is a 360º artist and label management and event promotion company. We talk about his beginning in the industry, what’s missing in Ibiza nowadays, balancing his work as a promoter and a manager, DJ fees, his very exciting projects for 2020 and more!   Check out Electric Ibiza here: https://www.facebook.com/ElectricIbiza/

Today it’s just me again! I thought I’d record a short episode on things to keep in mind when you’re going to be interviewed. I’ve been interviewing artists since 2013 now and during that time I've seen soooo many people feel nervous, worried or anxious about the interview so hopefully these tips from my experience could be helpful for some of you! If you think this could be useful for any other artists you know, please share!

This week's episode is with a well-known figure in the music industry and Ibiza’s clubbing scene, Eóin Smyth. Arriving in Ibiza from Dublin at the age of 20, Eoin’s first job on the island was with Dance Trippin TV and later went on to work with the Carl Cox team at Space where he eventually became head of marketing and operations and really learnt the ins and outs of Ibiza's clubbing scene.   After the end of Carl Cox at Space in 2016 he launched Game Over with business partner Dave Browning. Fast forward to 2019, Game Over has now hosted lots of different events such as One Night Stand, Pure Carl Cox, Wildchild and more at some of the island's most influential venues like DC10, Amnesia, Privilege and Heart.   In this podcast we talk about what brought him to the island, Carl Cox at Space Ibiza, the beginning of Game Over, One Night Stand, the future of the island and more.   Check out what Game Over have going on here: https://www.instagram.com/gameoveribiza/

Hello Demo, the multiplatform that is revolutionizing one of the most important tasks of the music industry: sending, receiving and signing new music.   In this week’s episode, I chat with Javier Crespo and Michael Rossi who are the founders of Hello Demo about all of the incredible features that this new platform has to offer to artists, labels, radio stations and industry professionals.   Nominated for Sonar+D Best Tech Startup of 2018, Hello Demo works with the artist from the beginning of their creative process to when their music is successfully signed by a label. The platform also helps labels discover new talent in a more time-efficient manner, manage deadlines, easily leave feedback and receive more relevant music, all in one place instead of receiving hundreds of emails and downloadable links.   Try Hello Demo for free: https://hd.click/x/cac0     Check out my Hello Demo link:  https://hd.click/katiehayknight

This week’s podcast is with DJ, producer and one of the nicest people you’ll meet in the industry: Latmun. We had a quick chat in his studio about his amazing career so far, his biggest challenges, the struggles of being a young artist, from working solo to working with a team, social media, tips for up and coming artists and more!   Follow Latmun here:  https://www.instagram.com/latmundj/

Today it's just myself on the podcast! I thought it would be interesting to share with you what I've learnt from this incredible podcasting journey so far. It's been so much fun but a lot harder than I thought! So here you have some tips and advice for all of those that are thinking of starting your own podcast. Hope it's useful!

This week my guest is Mo'Funk who is an Artist Relations rep / Advanced Tutor for Pioneer. Born in Sydney, Mo has spent the last few summers in Ibiza where he’s had residencies at Pacha, Cafe Del Mar, Cafe Mambo, Space, along with guest spots at Defected and Glitterbox.   He’s so down to earth, very hard working and incredibly skillful behind the decks, which landed him his position at Pioneer, helping other artists improve their skills and teaching them tips and tricks on Pioneer equipment.   You can tell that he is so passionate about what he does, which is why I loved this chat with him at the Pioneer studio in Ibiza in which we spoke about his role, how he got to where he is, some great stories he’s made along the way, fab tips for up and coming artists and so much more!   Find out more about Mo here: http://www.mofunkthedj.com/

Julius Jooste is a South African born photographer, best known for his work in the entertainment and night-life scene in Ibiza, Spain.   It was at AFDA (The South African School of Motion Picture Medium and Live Performance) that he discovered how to bring his passions for art and technology together in innovative and creative ways. He excelled as a production student and took great care in developing his leadership and management abilities.    In his final year of university, he was headhunted by Africa’s top live-TV and Sports production company to assist in their preparation of the FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010, the opening ceremony at Orlando Stadium reaching a mammoth 3 billion live viewers from across the globe.   In 2013, Julius left for Ibiza in search of balance and spirituality. A series of fortunate events landed him access to some of the world’s biggest and most awarded night clubs for one of Europe’s largest nightlife website, Diginights.com.     in this episode, we chat about Julius’ jo

This weeks guest is Andy Stanton. I really loved hearing about Andy’s story because he’s worked so hard to get to where he is today and it just goes to show that lots of hard work really pays off. Andy was the marketing manager for a property firm in London and at the same time loved a good party (as we all do!), and eventually, his passion for branding, communication and dance music led him to create his own event brand called 33 that started 3 years ago in London. After 3 years of hard work, the brand now has its own residency at Itaca in Ibiza and is also held in many different venues in the UK. In this podcast we talk about Andy’s journey, how the residency in Ibiza came about, the challenges he’s come across when throwing parties in London and Ibiza, his biggest achievements yet, advice for people starting their own event brand and more! This was such a positive chat with someone that’s so passionate about what they do so I hope you enjoy this chat and hopefully, it inspires you to follow your dreams, be

John Acquaviva... Where to begin?! John is such an amazing person, down to earth, hard-working and great to be around. I’ve known John for quite a few years now and each year I interview him and always learn something new!     If you haven’t heard directly of John Acquaviva’s works, the chances are - whatever your involvement with electronic music is - that you will be aware of his work and influence within the electronic music community. The Italian-Canadian artist is also known for his involvement with techno titan Richie Hawtin and the forming of the highly influential labels Plus 8 Recordings and Definitive records and his fruitful involvement with Final Scratch and especially Beatport, being a vital founder of both companies.   He is a pioneer of electronic music’s technological evolution and helped sculpt the genre’s game-changing transition from analog to digital and from vinyl to turntables and laptops. In sharing this vision with Richie Hawtin, they spearheaded a project that would act as the iTunes

Rik Woldring has a background as a legal counsel at ING Bank but most recently he was the Managing director of leading global music and entertainment PR agency the Media Nanny, who work with massive artists such as Martin Garrix, David Guetta, Dubfire, Hot Since 82 and a lot more. Within the Media Nanny, he was responsible for the growth and diversification of the client roster into different areas within the music and entertainment world. In April 2019 Rik ice founded a new creative agency called the Brand Father and started to work for global brands to help them find their space in the music, entertainment and gaming industry via brand partnerships, festival and event activations, content creation and consultancy.   In this episode we talk about Rik's journey, the Media Nanny and the brand Fathers, brand partnerships with artists, projects he’s worked on and more!   Find out more about The Brand Father here: https://www.thebrandfather.nl/   Find out more about The Media Nanny here: https://www.themediananny

I learnt so much from this episode with Joost Toast from Ibiza Loves Ears!   Ibiza Loves Ears is a consciousness campaign launched in Ibiza in 2016. And it was created because by celebrating life and being exposed to loud sounds while doing so, we can create a growing problem that affects many of us: music-induced hearing loss (MIHL) & tinnitus. Ibiza Loves Ears believe in the importance of education that will create a global shift in awareness around these problems, caused by music.   With Ibiza as the leading hot spot within the electronic music industry, they found that the island is the perfect place to start raising awareness. Together with their ambassadors, the health & branch organizations and partners, Ibiza Loves Ears creates a community that sparks a movement to change the behavior of music lovers with the goal of creating a future without unnecessary hearing problems for the current and upcoming generation(s).   In this episode we talk about how music-induced hearing loss (MIHL) & tinn

This week's guest is Valentino Barrisoseta. Valentino is the founder of Bridges For Music, a non-profit organization that gathers key players of the music industry to support its responsible development in developing countries, leaving a positive impact in disadvantaged communities and helping to raise global awareness about local issues through music. Some of the artists that have been involved in the project so far are Richie Hawtin, Luciano, Ed Sheeran, Skrillex and many more and The first Bridges For Music Academy has just recently opened in a township called Langa in South Africa, which you’ll hear all about in this episode. We talk about when and why Valentino started Bridges For Music, the artists and brands involved in the project, the music scene in Langa, the annual bike ride to ADE to raise money for Bridges for music and more. Find out more here:  http://www.bridgesformusic.org/webapp/home

Sarah Polonsky is the former editor of DJ Mag North America, VIBE and more and is the editor known for being the voice of dance music. Previously, she saw electronic music magazine, Elektro, come to fruition as the title’s first managing editor. Sarah was also the Senior Editor of leading women's online magazine BettyConfidential.com and produced nationally syndicated radio segments as well as web content for the brand, winning a MIN Award for editorial excellence and Forbes Top 100 Websites for Women. Sarah was also a reporter at Page Six of the New York Post, The National Enquirer and BlackBook Magazine.   Sarah is now expanding her horizons by launching a new media arm for global hospitality group catering to the digital nomad, Selina.   In this episode we talk about how she started off in the dance music industry, being an editor at DJ Mag, highlights of her career, future projects, stories she has covered and so much more!    Follow Sarah on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahpolonsky