ALL THIS NOISE

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All This Noise, put simply, is a podcast for music people by music people. Hosted by industry veterans Valerie Lee & Chad Kenney, each week they discuss the most pressing topics in today’s electronic music landscape with important figures who are actively shaping the culture. New episodes every Thursday on the Brownies & Lemonade network. read less
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Episodes

023. CHYL - the need for Speed House, Rachel from ’Friends’ is my namesake, and getting caked by Steve Aoki
Dec 7 2023
023. CHYL - the need for Speed House, Rachel from ’Friends’ is my namesake, and getting caked by Steve Aoki
We’re bringing the tempo up this week as we welcome CHYL, a DJ / producer on the rise who is making a unique brand of speed house inspired by classic EDM and Formula 1 racing. Hailing from Vancouver by way of China, CHYL left her full-time job on Wall Street to pursue her dreams as a musician. In record time she graduated from ICON Collective and released high-energy music that caught the attention of industry legends like Steve Aoki, who signed several of her tracks to his label Dim Mak. We chill with CHYL and talk about why Formula 1 racing is an inspiration of hers, how the drivers are hunky European dudes, the culture shock of growing up in China versus Vancouver, how Friends and iCarly were instrumental in her life, working a brutal Wall Street job out of college, discovering her love for dance music through NYC club culture, why Asian parents force their kids to play instruments but are against them becoming musicians, what it's like getting a cake thrown at you by Steve Aoki, turning dance music into a full-fledged career, and an insane story of how she almost got scammed by a manager into being in a Chinese EDM girl group. Hosted by Valerie Lee & Chad Kenney Produced by Jose Guzman Original Music by RamonPang Recorded at ICON Collective Music Production School https://www.iconcollective.edu/ All This Noise drops every Thursday, wherever you get your podcasts: https://linktr.ee/allthisnoisepod https://www.instagram.com/allthisnoisepod https://linktr.ee/browniesandlemonade
022. NOSTALGIX - welcome to Star City, playing a bakery rave, and her Stewie Griffin ”cool whip” flips
Nov 30 2023
022. NOSTALGIX - welcome to Star City, playing a bakery rave, and her Stewie Griffin ”cool whip” flips
Keeping it rolling this week on All This Noise with another rising electronic music star who is constructing her own musical world called Star City. The one-and-only Nostalgix joins us for a fun conversation about her journey from Iran to Vancouver to Los Angeles and all over the world, and the musical through line that has tied it all together. She’s made a name for herself with high-energy house music and collaborations with the likes of Dr. Fresch, Moksi, Evan Giia, and Rico Nasty among others. Nostalgix sits down with us to discuss her mindset practices, balancing fitness and routine with her schedule on the road, how she started producing with Family Guy samples, the influence of Martin Garrix and Dr. Fresch’s sound on her journey, opening her first set with the Pirates of the Caribbean theme song, the grind of being a college DJ, winning a competition to play at Paradiso Festival, moving to LA and getting her break at HARD Summer, playing a rave inside a bakery, and the aesthetics of her immersive Star City project. Hosted by Valerie Lee & Chad Kenney Produced by Jose Guzman Original Music by RamonPang Recorded at ICON Collective Music Production School https://www.iconcollective.edu/ All This Noise drops every Thursday, wherever you get your podcasts: https://linktr.ee/allthisnoisepod https://www.instagram.com/allthisnoisepod https://linktr.ee/browniesandlemonade
021. A-TRAK - celebrating 15 years of Fool’s Gold, why music has become the scented candle of media, and is there even pizza in LA?
Nov 22 2023
021. A-TRAK - celebrating 15 years of Fool’s Gold, why music has become the scented candle of media, and is there even pizza in LA?
It’s officially Turkey Time this week and we’re bringing you a stuffed episode with A-Trak, one of the most prolific figures in both the dance music and hip-hop worlds. From his teenage years of world-champion DJ battle fame, to co-founding the paradigm-shifting Fool’s Gold Records, to his role in the delightful duo Duck Sauce, A-Trak has been one of the most innovative minds in the intersection of hip-hop and electronic music for over 20 years. He joins us to jump right into a lively discussion about the excellence of Montreal bagels, the classifications of the pretzel genus, why Montreal has such an amazing music culture, the rich history of Fool’s Gold Day Off, the lore of Shabba Doo the Duck Sauce mascot, why Barbra Streisand was the first viral dance music video, the 15th anniversary of Fool’s Gold and the corresponding show in Los Angeles, how tech companies are trying to "moneyball" music streaming, why albums have gone from the foreground to a background experience in the culture, and so much more! Hosted by Valerie Lee & Chad Kenney Produced by Jose Guzman Original Music by RamonPang Recorded at ICON Collective Music Production School https://www.iconcollective.edu/ All This Noise drops every Thursday, wherever you get your podcasts: https://linktr.ee/allthisnoisepod https://www.instagram.com/allthisnoisepod https://linktr.ee/browniesandlemonade
018. MIJA - going b2b with Skrillex at the greatest B&L party ever, Scottsdale sucks, and Amber is the color of your energy fr fr
Nov 2 2023
018. MIJA - going b2b with Skrillex at the greatest B&L party ever, Scottsdale sucks, and Amber is the color of your energy fr fr
We’ve got a stellar episode of All This Noise for you this week with our friend Mija, who has been adjacent to both Valerie and Chad’s musical careers in the LA scene for many years now. Mija started out in Arizona as a local DJ and curator of raves, which took her to festival afterparties and led to a chance b2b encounter with Skrillex at Bonnaroo. The rest, as they say, was history, as she joined the OWSLA crew and made a name for herself as one of the most unique producer / DJ’s during an era of peak creativity and coolness for music on the internet. She sits down with the gang to discuss finally finding the courage to tell her life story on social media, the strength of collectivism vs individualism in dance music, having a hangoutable vibe, cutting your teeth in the local club / rave scene, how getting bumped off an art car at Bonnaroo changed her life, why Scottsdale is the worst, the story of when she brought Skrillex to the most legendary B&L party ever, being in her producer era and working on a new EP, tracking down lost producers on LinkedIn to clear samples, and giving no fucks when you’re your own label head. Hosted by Valerie Lee & Chad Kenney Produced by Jose Guzman Original Music by RamonPang Recorded at ICON Collective Music Production School https://www.iconcollective.edu/ All This Noise drops every Thursday, wherever you get your podcasts: https://linktr.ee/allthisnoisepod https://www.instagram.com/allthisnoisepod https://linktr.ee/browniesandlemonade
017. KALEENA ZANDERS - from emo band songbird to mainstage DJ, surviving a nervous breakdown, and assembling a squirrel army
Oct 26 2023
017. KALEENA ZANDERS - from emo band songbird to mainstage DJ, surviving a nervous breakdown, and assembling a squirrel army
This week on All This Noise we welcome one of the most vivacious personalities and voices in dance music, the amazing Kaleena Zanders. Hailing from Nor-Cal, Kaleena has been active in the electronic music space for quite some time now, lending her powerful voice to collaborations with artists such as AC Slater, Loud Luxury, Morgan Page, and more recently, Shift K3Y, whose song “VIBRATION” hit #1 on the US dance charts and was featured in this year’s EAFC 24 video game. Kaleena has also had her own solo music featured in campaigns for the Super Bowl, the MLB, America’s Got Talent, and the Women’s US Open among others. She’s currently in her DJ / producer era, however, and she dropped in to discuss literally everything with Val & Chad. Some of the topics covered with Kaleena include her super power of communication with small woodland creatures, going through phases from musical theater to being in an emo band, breaking into recording dance music after taking a mushroom cookie, how basketball played a part in her growth, making the transition into DJing, having multiple identities in your career, AC Slater’s invaluable mentorship, the unexpected challenges of touring, and her upcoming EP “NIGHTMARES.” Hosted by Valerie Lee & Chad Kenney Produced by Jose Guzman Original Music by RamonPang Recorded at ICON Collective Music Production School https://www.iconcollective.edu/ All This Noise drops every Thursday, wherever you get your podcasts: https://linktr.ee/allthisnoisepod https://www.instagram.com/allthisnoisepod https://linktr.ee/browniesandlemonade
009. SAKA - Hong Kong dubstep, leaving Silicon Valley for leftfield bass, and why young people have anime and all the tools
Aug 31 2023
009. SAKA - Hong Kong dubstep, leaving Silicon Valley for leftfield bass, and why young people have anime and all the tools
Don’t look now, but Valerie & Chad are wearing the same shirt in different colors! It's all good though cause most of you are audio only anyways (we’re also on YouTube). They’re back this week with a highly-entertaining and stimulating conversation with Saka, a multicultural dude making some unique dubstep and left-of-center bass music who has recently toured with titans of the scene such as Zeds Dead, Slander, and Subtronics. We waste no time in jumping into a wide-ranging convo (3:15), including why young people are trying too hard these days, growing up as an American expat in Hong Kong, how Porter Robinson introduced a generation of Asian Americans to EDM, the Asian family dichotomy of stability and the quest for one’s dreams, why he left Silicon Valley for the bass music world, how Skrillex’s new music was disruptive, the dilemma of not compromising your art in a mainstream setting, and why kids watching anime in 2023 have it so good. Powered by Yaté Yerba Mate: https://linktr.ee/drinkyate Hosted by Valerie Lee & Chad Kenney Produced by Jose Guzman Original Music by RamonPang Recorded at ICON Collective Music Production School https://www.iconcollective.edu/ All This Noise drops every Thursday, wherever you get your podcasts: https://linktr.ee/allthisnoisepod https://www.instagram.com/allthisnoisepod https://linktr.ee/browniesandlemonade