Broke Boyz From Fresno
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Broke Boyz From Fresno
From Underground to Main Stage: A 20-Year EDM Journey
DJ Panda aka Adaysush shares his remarkable 20-year journey in the EDM scene, from attending underground warehouse raves at age 13 to opening for The Chainsmokers at Dog Daze Festival. He discusses staying sober throughout his career, the evolution of electronic music culture, and his philosophy that music should help people escape their everyday struggles.
• Started in the underground EDM scene in LA and San Diego at age 13
• Mentored by an older hippie couple who encouraged staying sober at raves
• Witnessed EDM's mainstream peak from 2010-2015 with artists like Calvin Harris
• Helped build Fresno's electronic music foundation through events like Electric Fairy Tale
• Specializes in hard dance music (145-165 BPM) but plays diverse styles
• Opening for The Chainsmokers at upcoming Dog Daze Festival
• Values authentic fan interaction over fame or recognition
• Believes music is universal and doesn't discriminate
• Encourages aspiring DJs to be patient, practice regularly, and seek mentorship
• Reminds festival attendees to stay hydrated, look out for each other, and be responsible
Please take care of each other. Please take care of yourselves. Please stay hydrated. Just take care of one another. Love each other and peace, love, unity and respect.
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Intro Music by Rockstar Turtle- Broke Boyz (999)
Christmas Intro Song by Nico
All right, Ready DJ.
Speaker 2:Ready man, I'm excited.
Speaker 1:Welcome back to another episode of the Broke Boys. I'm Martin and I'm here with my boy, dj, and we also have a special guest who is going to be an opener for the Chainsmokers. Yes, yeah, panda, audacious yes.
Speaker 2:What's up, guys?
Speaker 1:You missed your cue dude. No, you're good, but we're excited for this episode. Again, thank you guys for making it. Thank you for making it.
Speaker 2:Thank you for having me. I appreciate it.
Speaker 1:Thank you for making it. I know you came right after work Business first Business happens, first there's so much that goes on behind the scenes that nobody knows.
Speaker 3:Yeah, absolutely I much that goes on behind the scenes that nobody knows.
Speaker 1:Yeah, yeah, absolutely yeah, um, but before we go ahead and continue with this episode, let's go ahead and let's roll the intro. We them broke boys from the hood. We on them, ish is understood won't catch his lack. And we that good. We always winning, like we should. We flying high, we butterfly up to the sky. No way you catching us. Goodbye, we, the god, we make it out of line. There you go, perfect, perfect. Well, thank you for coming, man. So, uh, I know you do. You, you've been saying that you've been doing dj for over 20 years yes, I've been in the scene for about 20 years now.
Speaker 1:Yeah, so how was it like in the beginning? Tell us a little bit about you. I know you've done other interviews, but for here, for fresno base, and you're going to be performing. I think it would define who you are as more of an individual man uh, for the fresno scene itself.
Speaker 2:We started way back From the first electric fairy tale to Hot Summer Nights. We started the foundation of the movement here, and mainly from just the creativity from LA shows, even from the UK itself. We had so much motivation and so much drive. Huge shout out to Kaylynn for throwing all these big events as well. But it also gave the ambition for everybody else here, such like Devin that's doing dog days and stuff like that huge shout out good job. And it's just to see that ambition. It's beautiful. You know, when we first started we were talking just shows out in the country, just shows that you would never think. The underground, yes, and the underground is slowly coming back as well, but it's a slow, steady climb. Periodically EDM has become so much mainstream now it's so hard, and I'm very grateful for Dog Days because you're going to see something that's completely different. You're going to see something that's completely different. You're going to see a mixture of EDM, a mixture of hip-hop, and we don't see that in the Central Valley. So that's really cool, man, and very excited.
Speaker 3:We need that diversity here. I'm telling you there's a lot of talent here in Fresno and being able to be so diverse here in the Valley is going to bring a lot of outsiders in. Yes and I love the fact that we're able to actually be here to interview you, because it's like you're a huge staple in the game.
Speaker 2:I mean 20 years.
Speaker 3:Yes, brother that's 80% of my life. That's crazy.
Speaker 2:So I started in the underground in LA and San Diego and I was 13. And I was out there and I got introduced by a group of kids. One day I was out on the beach and they invited me. They were like hey, you want to go to a show? I had my boombox and it was attached to so back then it was CD players and everything and I had a little portable speaker attached to it and I must have been blasting like techno party volume one or something.
Speaker 2:That was like mixtape fire at the time.
Speaker 2:You know what I mean and these kids heard me and uh, they're like you're into that and I'm like yeah, man like I, you know, I'm 13, I don't know, and hey, well, there's a show going downtown, so you want to go, and I was like sure, so tell my pops. Thank you, dad, I miss the new friends I'm gonna go hang out there with for a bit. Uh, we ended up going to like a gas station. Now, granted, this is back when pages were still around. Right, they get this code from this guy that they paid him money. It had a code on it. Then we drove downtown to san diego and we went to a warehouse pitch black, you would not know what's going on. They knock on the door now it's like like movie scene, like what you know. They say the code on. They knock on the door Now I'm talking like movie scene, like what. They say the code. As soon as they open the door.
Speaker 3:It's like just you know those weird like man.
Speaker 2:So they go in, we all go in. I lose them. I instantly just lost them. Of course, they ran out and they had to sell shit. I'm by myself Right, and the EDM world has such a bad misconception because drugs and this and that.
Speaker 1:But, 13,.
Speaker 2:You don't know what's going on. And I go in. You feel like that shit, like what do I do from here? And there's this couple that I give a huge shout out every single time I do a podcast the old hippie couple that were just vibing. They were sitting on the ground vibing. I'm talking like just daisy floral, like just fat pants, it's just old school ravers. And you got to understand the EDM scene derived from the hippie movement. So from the 80s onward, that's where the old technology, you know, and they said, kiddo, you lost, you know. And I'm like, yeah, and they're like here, come sit with us. So I thank them because that night what they told me was like don't do the drugs, don't do any of that shit, listen to the music, enjoy it Vibe. You know, understand that this is a movement and for the past 20 years I've been sober, clean sober. I don't do any drugs, none of that. So I'm a huge, I'm a sober raver. So it's extremely rare to say that, especially in our industry.
Speaker 2:Congrats.
Speaker 3:Thank you. Thank you, Actually, that's so rare.
Speaker 2:It's so hard, peer pressure and a lot of people that are barely getting into this. They feel like they need to do something like that. You know, and they really don't. You know it's there to just enjoy themselves, enjoy the music you pay so much money. Be able to remember it. Be able to enjoy it, remember these memories and moments of time. You know what I mean. So I try to advocate so much, just like, just go you know, enjoy yourself.
Speaker 2:And from then I've seen got into the EDM scene. Huge shout out to the Happy Hardcore movement that I got into, which Happy Hardcore is a hard dance kind of style genre of music and from there hard dance is my love. But as I've progressed and we've seen the EDM movement change and flow and I was explaining to DJ earlier that 2010 to 15 was probably the highlight of EDM when we talk about Calvin Harris and David Guetta and everybody that just made hip-hop inclined with EDM and you heard it at the nightclubs, you heard it everywhere and everybody got down to it and if it wasn't for those artists you know what I mean we would have never known where EDM would have been. You know became so mainstream that it was like holy shit.
Speaker 1:Yeah.
Speaker 2:And from then I've seen it from every festival that I've attended to here in North and SoCal, and from EDC as well. I've seen the just the waves of like how the generational movement has been um, from not just like the music itself, the people, the culture, uh, what they wear, how stage production's been like. I said, every person has started at somewhere, like just out in a field, somewhere. You know, uh, pascal rotella, the owner of insomniac, you know, he started out in tulare. Really, the first EDC was in Tulare.
Speaker 1:Tulare.
Speaker 2:California, and a group of like no more than 25 to 50,000, I believe so. And now look at them. Edc just passed. I think it's the 29th anniversary of last year, it's going to be the 30th anniversary and they're looking over 700,000 people that come from around the world in Las Vegas, Nevada. So every small start, you know what I mean, and it just we love to see that you know.
Speaker 3:I love to see that Absolutely. So I got a huge question, and this is going to be one for the ones that don't know necessarily what the EDM festival etiquette is or, um, just understanding of it what is the leaf? What does it represent?
Speaker 2:so this is fairly new to me too. It's called sprouting.
Speaker 2:So, dj, if you say this is my first show, my first rave ever, yeah you're gonna see just ravers run up to give you a massive hug and they're gonna pop one off and they're gonna put it in your hair and say you've been sprouted. I don't know where it came from. Traditionally, we give out candy the bracelets that we have. A lot of people don't know where candy originates from. If you guys want a history lesson on that, it's really cool. So the 1980s, seventies and eighties, when they used to throw underground raves and events, candy used to be molly and used to be ecstasy, yeah.
Speaker 2:So remember those uh candy bracelets and stuff like that, that people yeah back in the day, so back then it was drugs, so they would lace it together and they would take one or two per hour and just keep that high going. That is candy. Now it's affiliation of like a peace, love, unity, respect that we give to each other and you're like holy shit. You know, I wouldn't, I don't even know that yeah, a lot of ravers out there you guys but now every little trinket that we get in the scene now it's awesome.
Speaker 2:I think it's become a staple now in every uh festival, every show that we go to just little trinkets as memories like, wow, I just met this random person. They gave me a little dinosaur they gave me this little ducky and I, I love them.
Speaker 2:Every time I see a fan or see somebody that I know and they're like here. You know, I go by panda and I go by audacious, but here, panda, and they'll just hook something on to me and I keep every single one. I have a whole bag full of candy trinkets from years on end, brother, so it's beautiful man that's amazing.
Speaker 3:That is amazing. So another thing in regards to festivals right, yeah, what has been one of the largest festivals that you've performed at performed or attended I would say performed yeah, so performed.
Speaker 2:I did a afters for beyond wonderland, socal, about three years ago. It was beautiful. Alongside with my little brother Rocky, we did a back-to-back at Beyond's afters. It was amazing. There was an affiliation with Insomniac but it was another sister company that was around there. It was awesome and so many people out there, so much love in san bernardino and you know socal. So, bro, it was probably one of the best times. Alongside that, I've dj'd and opened up for so many huge artists here. Uh, like I said, a lot of my friends and djs are affiliated with insomniac and uh, with bass, which is the sister company of Ensembiak, and they normally play a hard dance music and all my buddies out there.
Speaker 2:So, I've either opened up for them, close for them or just been a part of that lifestyle with them, and it's beautiful to see them grow and just to see them just like, wow, like yes, and you, you've traveled right.
Speaker 2:You've gone to different places. Oh yeah, uh, if I can man, I I can tell people like you've done so many or seen so many festivals in in california go out of the go out. You know, I went to freaky deaky in texas edc multiple times. I've done so many other difference out of state, uh, even when I went out of the country for a bit, I went to an underground show in the UK and I was like what the demeanor? The etiquette is completely different than the US and, as of the moment, hard Techno, sarah Laundrie and all these other different artists are coming out and they are killing it. So hard dance music is making a comeback, so it's really interesting to see.
Speaker 3:And when you say hard dance music, making a comeback.
Speaker 2:So it's really interesting to see. And when you say hard dance music, what does that mean? So hard dance music is a symbolism. So with hip-hop and r&b you have a bpm of about 95 to maybe 105 in hip-hop. Uh, general edm music is from 128. If you're looking for like mainstream hard dance music is 145 to 165 bpm. Just hard notes, hard hats, uh, snares, kick notes, everything, and it's just incorporating all that together at 150 bpm. Now, a lot of people it's hard because at that point it just sounds like noise.
Speaker 2:Yeah, so as a dj and as a producer, you have to find that common like how do I intrigue the crowd? How do I get them going off this sound that just constantly, just keeps going? You know what I mean. And that's the challenge as a dj that we face. Like well, it's a challenge, you know. Like hell, yeah, like what can I do? So? Um, there's a big show coming up, uh, this weekend wasteland. Uh, it's one of my home raves. I love it because I get to see all my buddies and stuff. Unfortunately I can't make it, but I have a lot of my friends that are going and it's like home. It's because this is the music I grew up with. I love that. I DJ personally and just to see what they've done in the year, the progression, like I said, it sounds like music, like just like noise to everybody else but to us it's like holy shit. Like you incorporated that with that, you know what I mean yeah and they're just like yeah.
Speaker 2:So it's really cool to see that you know what I mean.
Speaker 3:Heck, yeah absolutely, I love that and it's crazy because me growing up as well, like again 2010, 2015 era, I was listening to a lot of dubstep and edm and it wasn't socially accepted like yeah you were saying skrillex earlier, so I mean, oh my god, monster cat. Back then, bro, I'd be listening to it in my earphones and people were like what are you listening to?
Speaker 1:because outside the earphones like you're just and it's like this is just what I grew up with.
Speaker 3:I remember playing midnight club um dub edition on these other games oh my god.
Speaker 3:And they had electronic radio stations on there and I'm listening to the music and I'm like, dude, this is lit Like. I actually like this. And then it started growing when Skrillex came out again Monster Cat, like all these crazy artists. But it's just insane, because I still have yet to go to a festival. So I mean being at Dog Days, being able to at least like witness right exactly what he's talking about live. Oh my goodness, I can't wait bro and chain smokers.
Speaker 2:Wow and chain smokers um for them to come to central california. Yeah, that's awesome yeah devin, you did amazing. Dude. Like this is gonna be awesome, uh, chain smokers being universal and just world renowned. Like, yeah, they're, they're well known. Even if you don't even listen to edm, you've heard their songs on the radio and everybody knows these certain songs and you're just like, wow, you know. So I'm super excited to share the stage with them and just open up for them. Uh, huge opportunity. And I'm like, yeah, I'm gonna bring it.
Speaker 3:You know, heck, yeah, we're excited brother, we're excited to see it.
Speaker 1:Thank you because personally, I've never done anything like this, never done a festival, I've never been a part of any of this, so I'm excited for it. It's definitely going to be a first thing for me, and then all eyes are going to be on us too, because we got interview live, podcast and I'm excited, I'm excited to show up during the show you said you're going to set up over there.
Speaker 2:Yeah, that way you can be like man, oh yeah.
Speaker 1:I'm excited just to see everybody that's going to be performing. I'm excited to see all you guys, it's that stage persona just comes out.
Speaker 2:You know what I mean. I'm a whole, completely different person when I'm up there. Again, like I was telling DJ, I MC as well. I personally will always love everybody's DJ style. You got to MC, you got to get the crowd going, especially if you're up there by yourself. Playing music is great. You rely on the music. Some people that have seen me already know you guys know that I love getting on the mic and a lot of people are like why do you do that? But to me it's just, that's me. Yeah, you know me. Uh, audacious means bold and daring, and you know why not. You know I don't want to be like everybody else. I want to stand out.
Speaker 2:I want to get the crowd going, I want to get the movement going, you know, and just show them like hey, no this is, uh, I grew up in that era as well of old, old hip hop and singing and like they got out, you know, they stood up, you know, and they showed them what it's all about. You know that kind of style so excited, I guess yeah.
Speaker 3:So do you have any questions for us?
Speaker 2:I was like, wow, look at this, this is awesome. Man, Just when did you start all this this?
Speaker 1:Awesome man. Just when did you start all this? This is beautiful. A lot of people ask this question. Yeah, like it's, and I love repeating it regardless. It's been three years that I've done this and then I've had all this fan base and I appreciate every single one of you guys on Spotify, youtube, iheartradio, everywhere, everywhere.
Speaker 1:Um, but, to say the least, is is when you have, when you want to pursue something, whether it was something that you were like, maybe I'll get into it, maybe I won't, or you know what I, maybe I will dive into it and just hey, I just dove into it without even knowing, without even like studying, and with, and all this, and and thanks to dj, because there was a point in time where I was just like man should I even continue? And and I'm glad Cause there was a point in time where I was just like man should I even continue? And, and I'm glad that that I made DJ my manager, because he was always there to motivate me, to drive me, to be like no, don't, don't quit, keep going bro. He was just like I'll help you, I'll go on, I'm dead broke.
Speaker 3:I'm like brother, this is all I got in gas. I'm down to come out there and help you with whatever you need, and that's what made us build our bond. What's?
Speaker 3:crazy is, we went to the same high school but we didn't hang out with each other until after high school and the dream of running a podcast originally was just like a group of homies talking about whatever, just having fun with it. And it ended up becoming something so serious, like we have fun with what we do, obviously, and we try and stay humble about what we do and who we meet and things of that sort. But it's just insane because I mean I couldn't have imagined where our lives would be at had we not continued with the podcast. You know, it's insane to see the growth three years deep and just seeing the evolution of ourselves, the the people we've met, the mindsets we've had from before when we first started it now, and then, on top of that, just I mean, where the podcast is leading us to I never would have imagined.
Speaker 1:Right, it's awesome yeah, because there is a at one point like we were both unemployed, like we were both struggling trying to figure things out. Yeah, obviously covid was was a huge factor for everything, oh, my God. I remember working in the fields, oh shit, and we only took like three days off, yeah. And then after that I was like, well, I got to make money, because if not I'm not getting no stimulus checks, I'm not getting nothing.
Speaker 2:Yeah. So I was like no, I got to work my ass off.
Speaker 1:So, and then you see the fires happening during that time.
Speaker 2:Damn. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Speaker 1:And again, like these were just periods of time where I was just like I can't just stop, I have to keep progressing. And we had multiple conversations of like bro, what are we?
Speaker 3:doing yeah, like where is this going to reach us? Like where is it?
Speaker 3:going to go to, and it's crazy because there were so many times you could have gave up. There were so many times you could have gave up. There were so many times we both could have gave up where it was, just like brother, I got a full-time job, I got to go do this, can wait until later, and just never pick it back up that happens and you see the change, like from the beginning I was working in the fields and then I stopped and I tried to figure my life out.
Speaker 1:And then I got into trucking, I got into starting or working at a good job that pays good, and so then after that I was like, okay, cool, I have more time, and it's just like trying to figure out making ends meet. Yeah, and it definitely it. It worked out. And there was always like life shit happening in the background, right, but I never. It never affected this because, at the end of the day, this is what I was passionate about and what I love to do. Yes, so I would hop on here and express myself, and express myself to the fans and awesome to the people here, and that's what really just grasped everything. And same thing with, uh, with my social media page, I always do self-love posts, self uh reflection and just hey, like you're not alone yeah and uh, never are and sometimes they'll grab something, sometimes they won't, but then at the end of the day, like it's, my content.
Speaker 1:I love it, I did it for me and I'm sharing it with everybody, and I think that's what stood out here in Fresno especially is the authenticity, because a lot of people see it as like oh, you're not trying to be like somebody else, you're not trying to be portraying as something else. You are you and that's what. At the end of the day, that's the ultimate goal that I've always had.
Speaker 2:Oh, that's beautiful. Yeah, Just touching back up with DJ, like he said, it's just a blessing, Always staying humble, always super grateful. I can think of all the shows I've played for one or two people. Now I'm playing for I don't know hundreds. It's the beauty of I don't know hundreds and it's and I still I will, even if it blows up or any of my other DJs blow up. I will tell them just remember your roots remember where you come from enjoy this journey, enjoy it.
Speaker 2:You know life's too short. Like you said, you post motivational things, one of the key aspects of why people ask me why I DJ and I said, okay, djing has always been a hobby and it's always been fun. There's a huge public speaker that I love and he did a huge meeting. He had a show for about an hour. He had about 500 people there and this perspective hit me really hard. This is why DJ. He did a show. It was about 500 people.
Speaker 2:They clapped, they applauded him, all left, except for one little lady. She walked up to him and she goes you know what you did? And he was so confused, baffled. She goes you had 500 people here, you took an hour out of everybody's time that they'll never get back, but you did it right. You them, you inspired them for that one hour. All the attention was on you. That's crazy. So when I DJ now I have 30 minutes to an hour, whatever time slot that I have to get you to just lose yourself, to enjoy yourself, whatever you're going through in life, to just lose yourself in the music. The music is so universal and is beautiful. It doesn't discriminate, it doesn't do anything, it's just a sound, vibrations and vibes Beautiful.
Speaker 1:That's beautiful.
Speaker 2:I don't do it for the fame, I don't do it for anything. It's a blessing to have this opportunity, like I said, but it's really just lose yourself. Enjoy and get to hear some music you've never heard before Different mixes, different things that I've done. And for the people that have heard me DJ before, they're like, man, holy shit, fanda brings it, audacious brings it. I'm like wow, and it's just been fun. And you can tell when an artist or a DJ is having fun up on the stage. It's not robotic, they're moving, they're enjoying. I'm a huge fan to get the crowd interaction back, to let them sing back a song to you or to hear your own song being sung back to you. Man, a mix or something that you've done, you're like holy shit, guys. That's an awesome feeling.
Speaker 3:Yes, I could imagine.
Speaker 2:Nerves on nerves. You're so anxiety-ridden but you flip it and you're just like fuck, I got this. You know what I mean. Like man, I love that kind of anxiety, so I'm excited for you to hear me dj. I'm so excited because, again, this is a.
Speaker 3:This is my inner childhood getting ready to be cured, yeah, this upcoming weekend, and I'm just like dude, I don't know what to think about, what to expect. I mean, I've seen edc performances on like youtube. That's one thing, but to be there again, like I was telling you earlier, yeah, I got to see shakewell and um harper perform live in person two weeks ago at um, sacramento. Yeah, and I mean I listened to them in my earphones. I'm like, okay, this is lit, this isn't gonna be. No, being in the venue, the energy, the mosh pits, yeah, the, the vibe, everybody being there for each other, looking out for each other, it's like the entire experience is insane.
Speaker 2:And I can't wait for this one because this is going to be something we're always on air from 4 pm to 1 in the morning.
Speaker 1:Yes, wow. So besides the Chainsmokers, who else are you more excited to be seeing or performing with? Oh my god.
Speaker 2:If there was certain DJs here in the world. I've opened up to some good friends of mine already, but if we could bring the next following day is Crank that.
Speaker 3:Yeah, that's crazy.
Speaker 2:Crank that, bro. You're killing it right now.
Speaker 3:You know how many people saw the flyer and then were like, wait a minute, isn't crank that opening for that one.
Speaker 2:I was like no, no, no, sunday guys show up sunday?
Speaker 3:like so many people hitting me up about that festival I'm just like hey, if you don't make it a dog days you better make it to galactic, because it's gonna be a movie, yes, wow, uh.
Speaker 2:huge shout out to galactic, like they're coming out and just bring that to fresno. Yeah, your first time? I, I believe so as well, right, yeah, they're just coming out and it's on a Sunday. But man the faithful and the people that love Crank that.
Speaker 3:My goodness, my goodness.
Speaker 2:I've seen them plenty of times. We just came back from Wobble Land in San Francisco. Huge shout out, brother, you killed it out there. Man and very humble guy alongside with everybody else that's really popular right now Ray Volpe, sullivan, king, all these different artists, excision and you hear about them and you're just like wow, but when you see them live, man, you're going to be there Sunday, oh man, I already got tickets, that is going to kill it. We just had a another show recently.
Speaker 3:Well, we have them periodically every other month, from the kalen's events and stuff like that. But all these big artists coming to central california, yes, wow, yes, yes. And it's crazy because, again, fresno has never been the center of attention for many things. Yeah, like there's, we're known for things, but for people to come out of town and come here a lot of people who grew up in fresno. They see people from out of town, like from outside of the country, outside of the state.
Speaker 1:I'm never gonna forget the meme that you reposted.
Speaker 2:He was like I know why I'm flying into fresno what is catching your attention to be here in fresno now we have a reason yeah, we have people that come from just from sacramento to san francisco, alway, even just to just to come, because, yeah, the pricing's a little cheaper, just accommodations, but it's worth the drive. These artists are coming from all around the world and different states and they're just like they're bringing it. You know, they see fresno on the map now and just like dog days itself is just going to put fresno even higher yeah, you know what I?
Speaker 2:mean especially the incorporation of two different genres coming together.
Speaker 3:Oh, oh, my God, that hyphy movement and this, like you were saying, dj, like and yeah, and what's crazy is I was watching Nostalgics, I was watching her story and she's in France right now. I was watching like she's going from one country to the next performing on tour and I'm like to think she's doing all this traveling and she's going to be in Fresno.
Speaker 1:I'm like we have a lot of people summer ray, yeah, yeah brother, the latin stage, yes, we're having, uh, tequila testing.
Speaker 2:what else do we have? We have a pool party, a pool party.
Speaker 3:The Hyphy State, brother, that's so.
Speaker 2:BRB. We have a suite going on, man yes.
Speaker 1:It's going to be great man. Yeah, the vibes. I'm excited, I'm excited Brother.
Speaker 3:One of us. It don't fit my head.
Speaker 2:My head's a little too big for that. My head's too big I'll rock it, I'll rock it, I'll rock it um.
Speaker 3:So I mean, in regards to all this, who's an artist you're excited to see perform?
Speaker 2:oh, uh, I was obviously changed. My was san pacho. Okay, pacho's gonna kill it. If you've never heard his uh, house music, his vibe, I've seen him plenty of times. Bro, you kill it. He's so fun, he's so interactive and it's just a very personal kind of like show for him.
Speaker 1:Oh, he's going to put the big head on. He got the big head.
Speaker 2:Sideways to hell.
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Speaker 2:Dj's ready for battle, brother and who's killing you and who's on the main stage, the hyphy stage the hyphy stage.
Speaker 3:S-o-b-r-b. Let me tell you when them boys come out. Yeah, I don't. I don't even know how crazy it's about to get, but I know it's going to get crazy. Word for word, bar for bar, when I hear them songs come on if we're doing an interview while they're playing. If they come on, I'm just saying I'm jumping up, I'm running out, I'm listening to whatever they're playing, I'm singing word for word.
Speaker 1:I'm stuttering like a motherfucker already.
Speaker 3:I'm trying to pursue that. So, yeah, I'm excited to see that.
Speaker 2:Um, the latin stage is gonna go crazy, I'm definitely but do you see like all these these artists are coming back? Yeah, look at, uh, buster rhymes at hard summer.
Speaker 1:Yeah, look at, ludicrous look at all these, like they're coming back like the longest. I think nobody really came yeah for the longest.
Speaker 3:And then I know one thing that we did have. That was bringing some artists, some bigger artists, to fresno was like the fresno Fair, when they had some artists would come and perform here. I forgot who came here last year, but now we've got a real big reason for bigger artists to come back. And that's what Devin was saying last time. We were like, hey, who do you want to see next? And he was just like hey, to Beyonce Get on, Get on please.
Speaker 1:KC was already saying B Get on. Who do you guys Want to see?
Speaker 2:come. Huh. Who do you guys Want to see? Come to Fresno.
Speaker 3:Oh man.
Speaker 2:Fresno. I've heard from a lot Of people from the EDM Side of the world. We would love, we're extremely excited For Crank that, okay, but just have like Excision or some Other big artists. Tieso's been here quite a bit, a few times as well, but just let's get some of these big name artists out here, let's see what we can do.
Speaker 1:See for me, for like the Latin side, because I like Mexican music Peso Pluma.
Speaker 2:Oh man he's killing it.
Speaker 1:He's big up there and it could be anything. And even if you want to even go bigger than him is Bad Bunny yeah yeah, I think for a big artist.
Speaker 3:For me it would have to be somebody like again, I like alternative rap, okay, and then I'm big in rock too, so I'd say like suicide boys would be one I haven't seen them live, but I know I think they bring, they bring the energy, their early days they were really big about like underground stuff, so I think they performed us drummers. Don't quote me on that, I don't know um but Suicide Boys, 50 Cent, like come on If he's playing 21 Questions.
Speaker 2:I know he's a New York dude, but if he came to Fresno, let's be so for real.
Speaker 3:I'm singing my heart out on it, bro. I don't care who heard that. I'm singing my heart out to 21 Questions. I'm going to be singing to your wife, your sister.
Speaker 1:Look at the girls, your grandma I don't care who it is bro.
Speaker 3:Somebody get insane, too, bro. Yeah, I feel it. So yeah, 1,000%, 50 Cent brother.
Speaker 1:Yeah.
Speaker 3:Bring it to Fresno, please, man Insane. But other than that I mean pretty big festival.
Speaker 2:Yeah.
Speaker 3:A lot of people, a lot of energy, a lot of fans. What do you have to say to anyone who's getting into DJing or wanting to get into DJing? That's kind of hesitant ooh, uh.
Speaker 2:I've seen a lot of our rave family and our fans slowly integrate to want to dj. I say, please, I tell them, be patient, take the time, understand and reach out to us. We'd love to help you. We'd love to share that one-on-one with you and show us how and the mechanics to it. All you know what I mean and, uh, don't be afraid to ask questions. You know, failure always brings success and strive, go for it. You've got nothing to lose.
Speaker 2:I was explaining to him like I would love to get into podcasts and stuff like that.
Speaker 1:Do it. I encourage anybody that asks just dive into it.
Speaker 2:Yes.
Speaker 1:And for sure I'm willing to help in any. I've learned my rights and wrongs.
Speaker 2:Don't worry, it's Fresno. I was like damn.
Speaker 2:But definitely just get into it, man, I love it. Continue, you will get discouraged. It's a lot. A lot of people is just pressing buttons. It is a lot more than pressing buttons. It's just understanding your music. Understanding the rhythm keynotes, syncing do not auto sync, yeah. Understand just how the music flows and to do that, keep going to more shows, keep going to more festivals. Understanding that dj to the fans interaction. See your favorite DJs and see how they interact with the crowd. You know, let that inspire you, let that motivate you.
Speaker 2:Keep you going you know what I mean I guess it just can it's life man Just continue doing what you want to do Heck?
Speaker 3:yeah, I think I think, if I was younger watching this podcast interview hearing you say that I'd probably be like you know what, maybe I am going to stay on this little DJ app Funny story. Seventh, no eighth grade year I was the school DJ at Rio Vista.
Speaker 1:There was a they wanted to implement.
Speaker 3:They wanted me to implement DJ mixing at lunch and and anybody who went to rio vista I know you remember this I know that when you say rio vista, I'm like dog dude, let me tell you, um, I was in leadership class and, hey, bro, let me just let me. Oh, my god, I forgot what her name was, but I, I love that lady so much. She really was accepting of anything that she wanted to become and wanted to do.
Speaker 3:She pushed you to do it and we had this lunch cart and we had this whole speaker set up inside of it, had my phone plugged into it, bro, I had a Galaxy S3. I was in there on the DJ mixing app. I was playing what's that song?
Speaker 2:Cinema. I was playing um what's that song? Um cinema. I was playing cinema, benny benassi cinema.
Speaker 3:Yes, and I was remix with skrillex, or was it. Oh okay, I was mixing it myself, bro, and I mean it went well. People liked it. We had a whole crowd of people there.
Speaker 2:Some people didn't like do you want to know some history about that song yeah it took skrillex five years to remix that song and it was the number one hit of that year. Yeah, I finally came out he because he was with first to last sunny moore. Yeah, and all of a sudden a rock star became a fucking dj and he killed it. Yes, yeah, yes, he switched genres but he killed it. You know, and we still remember from sunny moore, but like skrillex, look at him now oh, my dad.
Speaker 2:He fell off for a little bit, he took some personal time and now look at him yeah like in headlining major shows around the world. Yeah, so, and everybody loves to see him back. And man, he did like a six hour dj set, edward red rocks the other day. Six or eight hours, yeah, jesus, oh my god. And people sat there and they listened to him for six to eight hours, bro, that's powerful.
Speaker 3:Imagine a six to eight hour podcast episode brother no.
Speaker 1:I run out of things to say after 30 minutes.
Speaker 2:Never, never. I've got plenty of stories. Yeah, no, so do I.
Speaker 1:Sometimes I just run with it, but like six hours.
Speaker 2:I can't imagine Six hours bro.
Speaker 1:Yeah, yeah, it all has to sound different. Yeah, yeah, that's the other thing too.
Speaker 3:That's crazy Keeping the crowd's attention for six hours.
Speaker 2:And I can tell people when you DJ. So, like you said, if you want to get into DJing, I love to see it as a roller coaster Start off, you know that, high, like you're about to, and then drop, yes, and then finish off really strong at the end, and just you know. Hopefully, devin, please put me somewhere good on the lineup, because whoever's going to go after me, I'm so sorry. I am so sorry because I'm humbled, but very sorry because I'm going to bring it. That's right.
Speaker 2:The DJs that I have and the the djs, the kids that are with me, and I love them. And we go after headliners, yes, respectfully, but we go after them, yes, because we want to be there one day. We know the just, the struggle, the pain, everything just to get there yes but we are hungry yes and it's always like that just stay, stay hungry. So, yes, we are openers, but, trust me, do not doubt us one bit. We will come after you.
Speaker 2:It's a great mentality to have a lot of people, yes, but once we've had a taste, we've all had a taste already, me and the kids and a lot of the Rave family here in Fresno. We've had a taste already. Once you've had that taste, it's, it's that. Oh damn, you know, and you tried. Like I said, it's extremely hard because you've you have to stay humble, you have to be like, okay, be patient, right, but never doubt the locals here in the valley like we can bring it yeah so, although we have some big names coming, trust me, we practice day on, day on.
Speaker 1:You know right and it that's good, we're hungry, I'm excited, I'm excited, yes, I'm excited.
Speaker 3:I'm glad to have you on the podcast, so that way we can at least voice that yeah so that way we can put a spotlight on the local artists that are from here, doing their thing, that are trying to, you know, make a name for themselves or even get the extra exposure and just put on for the city dude please come on the podcast wow let's, let's, let's get the uh the energy going you have so many beautiful talented artists here in the central valley.
Speaker 2:Just watch. Yes, they're gonna come, they're gonna emerge and I want them to come.
Speaker 1:I want them to be encouraged there's nothing I can go to you.
Speaker 2:We can meet somewhere it doesn't matter, yeah uh, don't be discouraged, I think this is beautiful that you guys are doing this that way. It allows them to be like oh, you know, it's hard to, because a lot of people like hey, I don't know panda or audacious outside of the rave scene. I just see him, dj, say hi to everybody and then just leave you know, I usually generally stay, say hi to everybody.
Speaker 2:It hugs. How are you doing? You think I believe in that. You know fan interaction, like I want to make sure you guys are there, I'm gonna see you at every show. Even if I'm not performing anything, I still go out and I stay, still say hi, right, so that way they know who you are.
Speaker 2:You know, um, I usually wear my a hat, audacious big a so I kind of stand out, and that also, too, is you see certain artists like dead mouse or something. They wear a mouse hat. You know who they are how they are but because you know them, you can familiarize them, you know, so that's why I try to wear like something of the same similarity. So, oh there, he is right there yeah you know. So I stand out in a crowd right, and I love that. You know, I also pass out candies. I'll be giving out stickers, everything as well, uh, at the show.
Speaker 3:So I'm excited for that too, um and I'm really glad that you you said that you know the fan interaction is everything, because it reminds all your fans that you're human too.
Speaker 1:Oh yes, definitely there's so many famous Listen.
Speaker 3:I've met famous people when I was younger and they say like you don't want to meet your heroes because it's like.
Speaker 1:Definitely don't.
Speaker 3:Because it'll crush your dreams sometimes. I met a famous YouTuber. I was growing up and he was in the car scene. And bro was not humble, he was not like we're just trying to create a simple conversation with him and he's shutting my 14 year old homie down my job's 16 at the time um, and it was like like bro, he's a kid, yeah, I've met a celebrity a couple times.
Speaker 1:I'm not gonna name his name because he comes out here pretty frequently for, uh, certain events. He does shows, shows, he does his own little cover band and, where I manage, they told me, hey, you're going to be with him the whole time, whatever he needs, escorting him and all that. And I was like, okay, I got you guys, because I used to be a bouncer.
Speaker 1:So they were like he's going to be good and I was like, okay, so I was there waiting for him and then just dick yeah, straight dick and he's just like doing his vocal practices and it's just like, okay, waiting for him and he has to be on stage at a certain time. It takes like another hour to do. His whole thing. Comes out, comes out with the dou, the douchebag vibes. He's just like, hey, can you hold my microphone while I get something for my thing? I was like, yeah, all right. And then he was like hey, snapped at me, come over here, I need my microphone, I hate.
Speaker 3:I'm going to be honest with you.
Speaker 1:I hate when and the thing is is like, I can't, like I want to, and I want to say something but I'm like bite your tongue like bite your tongue.
Speaker 3:And I know you, brother, I know that had your insides just on fire, bro, oh my.
Speaker 1:Just the simple, just snapping the finger at me Just like. Yeah.
Speaker 2:Yeah, I know.
Speaker 1:But yeah, I know, but I I've always expressed that to a lot of people that ask um, I won't name him, he doesn't deserve his name to be on here. Um, but yeah, it just. It sucks when you meet people that are like that because it's just like bro, like we're all human yes, you're not you're not higher than anybody. You're not higher than god.
Speaker 2:Yeah, yeah, yeah I'm so grateful that the edm scene isn't like that. Um, because even the mainstream djs know how it feels to start from the bottom and as everybody, but like they're so interactive with their fans, they even go out in when they're doing festivals. They'll just go out and just people don't recognize them because you just hear the music, you know yeah but to actually follow them on instagram or follow them on social media. And then you're like, holy shit, you're standing right next to me, like oh my god yeah, you know, the biggest hug.
Speaker 2:They'll sign everything and they didn't. They'll, like their social battery will run out. They're like, okay, understandable, like then they'll take off. You know what I mean. But a lot of my buddies, a lot of the djs here, they will go out and say hi, you know what I mean. And a lot of our local artists have built such a huge name for themselves already that everybody knows who they are.
Speaker 1:And they're just like holy shit.
Speaker 2:And it's so weird and it's interesting when it's like, oh my God, like Panda or Audacious, like there you are and I get so many big hugs and everything and how you been, and blah, blah, blah and I love that. Thank you guys so much. I can't wait to perform for you guys and just get that wow factor again. Be bold, be daring. It's a beautiful vibe. Trust me, You're going to love the rave scene here. So much love, Like I said, our family here. We take care of one another. We're always there for one another. We see each other. Every show, every event raves, everything. No drama, no nothing, just so peaceful.
Speaker 2:Like I said, it's an escape and we just go with the vibes. There's politics and everything. We have so many different little rave groups here in town. At the end of the day, we're all trying to do the same thing. We're all bigger picture, get to a certain level. You know where we're, just like, all right, we did it.
Speaker 2:You know what I mean, but like, at the end of the day, it's all love, right, and it's music. And music, like I said, does not discriminate, doesn't do anything, which is there to vibe, which is there to have a good time and enjoy life, you know yeah so love you guys yeah, that was a great.
Speaker 1:That was a great great way to end it. Um, thank you, and we're excited to see you perform at Dog Days.
Speaker 2:Thank you, it's going to be great.
Speaker 1:The whole vibe is just incredible. Big shout-out to Devin, big shout-out to Kesey.
Speaker 3:Yes.
Speaker 1:Because this is going to be a huge event and you can't miss it. Don't miss it. Make sure you guys buy your guys' tickets and check out Panda and his whole set $50.
Speaker 3:What guys buy your guys's?
Speaker 1:tickets and check out panda and his whole set dollars.
Speaker 3:What are you doing?
Speaker 1:50 dollars for one of the biggest festivals.
Speaker 3:What are you doing?
Speaker 2:yes, you see it, come on, come on say one last thing please take care of each other. Please take care of yourselves. Please stay hydrated. Um, if you're with your rave family, make sure they're okay. Um, we know what's going to happen. Obviously we're ravers. Please be responsible. Please get an uber, please get someone to drive you there or back. Just take care of one another. Love each other and peace, love, unity and respect next one. Thank you guys for having me.
Speaker 1:Thank you for being here, peace.
