ALL THIS NOISE

In the last All This Noise episode of 2023, our noisy hosts recap the year that was in dance music culture and all kinds of trends and tidbits that stood out, including: asking if dance music is in an uninspired place, the frequent use of the word “rave”, some of their favorite live shows of 2023, and a few music new year’s resolutions. 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

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

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

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

It’s time for another Val / Chad episode on All This Noise, and they’ve got plenty of takes to go around the Thanksgiving podcast table. Their overarching conversation is how fame is changing and the cascading effect it’s having on the Pop Culture and music landscape, including: recaps of the Fred Again shows at the Shrine, does the average person know who he even is?, why the EDM boom in America can be attributed to Downtown LA in the late 2000’s, wondering if your mom knows any of the current music stars, why we have less and less universal headliners, the impact of celebrity-endorsed fast food menu items, Pumpkin Spice vs. Ice Spice confusion, the current deconstruction of artists like Justin Timberlake and Drake, why country music slaps, and the things they are grateful for this year. 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

Back with more noise this week as we welcome VNSSA to the program, a SoCal native and house music devotee who has worked her way from DJing local venues, to playing festival stages across the country, to her first-ever headline tour “Hell Freezes Over” which just wrapped its run. VNSSA has also released tunes on cool labels such as DIRTYBIRD, Higher Ground, and Black Book Records among others. We chop it up with VNSSA and discuss her dressing up as Justin Martin’s cat for Halloween, her transition from Norwegian black metal to house music, breaking into the Orange County DJ scene, throwing an important New Year’s Eve Re-Do party, why themed parties can be helpful for the culture, the genuine sisterhood of female artists in the scene, the impact of DIRTYBIRD on dance music, why there shouldn’t be any gatekeeping, and the courage needed to invite people to your first DJ gigs. 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

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

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

We’re back with another Valerie & Chad episode to catch up after a busy summer, and even though these episodes are on the chiller side, our trusted co-hosts got plenty of hot spice for your figurative ear lattes. They cover a range of topics such as Chad discovering deferred payment services, speculate on how people can afford to do so much cool stuff, why phones are killing dance floors everywhere, the fading relevance of the nightclub business model, Valerie’s good vibes from Portola Festival, the fatigue of listening to lazy derivative music works, and celebrating the age of non-white headliners. Plus they answer a few community mailbag questions! 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

This week on All This Noise we welcome one of our international friends, as Singapore-based producer MYRNE stops by to catch up for the first time in the US since pre-pandemic times. He’s released fantastic melodic records on labels ranging from majors to indies and written songs with everyone from the likes of RL Grime to Jai Wolf, who he recently joined as support for his US tour. MYRNE reminisces about meeting Valerie in Shanghai as a “rising Asian artist” and crashing on Chad’s couch in 2017, the musical origins of his first name, the glory days of SoundCloud collectives, getting discovered by Mad Decent, the creative process collaborating with Jai Wolf, the difficulties of living through lockdown restrictions in Asia, and explaining the double-barrel mindset of the producer / DJ. 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

The noise keeps coming this week with one of our good homies, all-around chiller and gifted producer, Devault. He’s currently been releasing some of his most inspired music to date, working with the likes of Zhu, DJ Snake, and RL Grime to boot. We break the ice with Devault by recounting his world-changing entry into the scene with Holy Ship!, how his brother’s controller and the game DJ Hero created his love for electronic music, the process of convincing his parents that music was his career calling, the influence of DJ AM, going back to his musical roots to create his best music yet, the art of turning a live show into a transformative theatrical experience, getting some sauce from guys like Zhu & Snake, plus, how he played college lacrosse at Arizona State. (go Sun Devils) 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

We’ve got more noise for you this week with Chet Porter, one of our top 3 Canadians of all time, dropping in to share some insights and some chuckles ahead of the release of his new album "EYES" and his headline show in Los Angeles. Also, if you’re a fan of Owl City, then you’re definitely in good company here. Chet joins us to discuss painful fan interactions on Runyon Canyon, getting signed to a label with his high school Pop-punk band, learning how to produce on his dad’s Acer laptop, the helpful influence of Ryan Hemsworth, being super uncomfortable while playing EDC, the caution young artists should exercise when signing with a label, if albums have the same impact in the culture in 2023, the ridiculous saga of getting banned from Twitter while impersonating a certain president (guess which one), and much much more! 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

The gang is back with a very special guest this week on All This Noise with none other than Jauz, longtime homie and figure in the US dance music world, stopping by. This year he’s been working on multiple albums, a nationwide tour, and raising a human child, all topics included in this entertaining convo. We chop it up with Jauz about the backstory of his San Holo collab during San’s early years, how ICON Collective helped him find his career calling, the insane origin story of his breakthrough record “Feel The Volume,” the story of how he met his future wife at EDC while Excision was playing his song, why the term “Bass House” makes his skin crawl, the difficulty in having a sound that doesn’t adhere to one genre, reimagining his 2018 album “The Wise and The Wicked” as 2 new albums, a missed opportunity to form a Drum and Bass supergroup with Zeds Dead, and so much more! 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

Coming back in hot with back-to-back Valerie & Chad episodes of All This Noise, cause there was just so much to discuss in the world of festivals and dance music over Labor Day weekend. Our inside source Valerie Lee is back from Burning Man with the dried mud and self-reliance to prove it! They dive in deep with the thoughts including why Valerie thinks this was one of her best Burn’s yet, how the experience gets misconstrued by the default world, extended adolescence and the need for adult play, why nostalgia can be troubling, the Fyre Fest-ification of media coverage, Billy McFarland’s Fyre reboot, Electric Zoo’s chaotic weekend, why consumers expect so much from music festivals now, and wondering whether we’re past the apex of festival culture in America. 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

All This Noise is back again this week with another Valerie & Chad only episode, with special guest: Sleep Deprivation! Our fearless hosts jump into respective recaps of their exciting weeks before jumping into an extensive discussion about if we are truly capable of separating artists from their art in 2023. Included in this discussion is the lukewarm nature of EDM beef, why dance music figures are still not seen as serious as those in other genres, which DJ’s laid the groundwork for being a vocal personality, if an artist’s voice has more value than their music these days, the case for John Summit being a solid face for the US scene, lowering our expectations of DJ’s as role models, and the extremely subjective nature of having a “platform.” 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

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

Valerie & Chad are back this week with yet another riveting conversation with a longtime friend of the B&L family, as we welcome Medasin to ATN (3:28). He’s a dynamic producer in the electronic space that has evolved over the years from the SoundCloud beats world, to nationwide EDM festivals and tours, to, most recently, the release of his album “Always In A Hurry” which feels like his maturation as an artist on full display. With no shortage of knowledge or wit, Medasin tells us why being bald is the best, why he departed from the typical EDM producer career route, the paralysis of choice in the industry, the impact that Splice has had on the creation of music, why the 70’s was the best era for music and why we are still trying to replicate it, and the full story of his IG being hijacked by the infamous Ahmet Taslar (1:08:09). 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

Festival season is in full-effect and we've got the tan (or sunscreen protection) to prove it! Valerie tells us about her trip to Tomorrowland in Europe and Chad recaps his weekend at HARD Summer, where this week's guest was performing. No stranger to playing B&L shows, we welcome Wuki to the podcast for the first time. (5:44) He shares some thoughts on the Super Mario Movie, his approach to keeping the fun in his creation process, success in creating short-form content, getting his first break with his band Innerpartysystem, hanging with Sonny before he became Skrillex, and how he was able to officially release "Beats I Can't Release." Pre-save Wuki's newest single "Sunshine (My Girl)" here: https://thrive.fanlink.to/sunshine-wuki 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

This week’s ATN features the singer / songwriter / all-around musical force, Bright Lights, a voice you’ve heard on Porter Robinson’s “Language” and a number of other dance floor jewels, in addition to her songwriting for artists including Britney Spears, Usher, and Justin Bieber. We reminisce on the Myspace music days and how she cold DM’d her way into a major label, starting her own label 333 Recordings, why covers are important in dance music, the religious experience of her first warehouse party, how singers and writers are taken for granted in the music industry, the emotional resonance of Language, why dance music lacked anthems in recent years, and Hardwell’s stellar contributions to her new album. 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

We’re doing something a lil different this week with an episode featuring your hosts of All This Noise, Valerie Lee & Chad Kenney! Val & Chad give themselves a proper introduction (with some USC slander from Chad’s side) and talk about their respective careers in dance music. After formalities, Val & Chad pose the question: is dance music entering a renaissance? They discuss the harsh readjustment to live events coming out of the pandemic, Fred Again’s emotional impact on the world, the symbolic importance of the Skrillex b2b at Coachella, kids ordering a margarita at a club, a booming economy in dance music, their picks for the lamest moments in EDM history, and plenty of positive inspiration for you jaded industry types. 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