The Racket House Podcast

Will Clarke on quitting, luck, marketing, and why he'd turn down $100 million to keep making music. In this episode of The Racket House Podcast, Jon sits down with Will Clarke, a Grammy-nominated producer, DJ, and podcaster with over 100 million streams. He's played Coachella, EDC, and Red Rocks. He runs his own label, All We Have Is Now. He's also recorded 349 episodes of The Will...

Finch Bergling on playlists, ads, music marketing, and how to actually grow as an independent artist in 2026. In this episode of The Racket House Podcast, Jon sits down with Finch Bergling, a music marketing expert and playlist curator who helps independent artists get heard. Finch runs some of the most active independent playlists on Spotify, manages ad campaigns for artists, and hosts his own po...

Mia Moore & Rufus Blaq on building a label, running a music business as a couple, and what it really takes to win in this industry. In this episode of The Racket House Podcast, Jon sits down with Mia Moore and Rufus Blaq, the husband and wife team behind Silent Success Entertainment, an independent label out of Philadelphia. Rufus is a 30-year industry veteran and songwriter with credits inclu...

Mikul Wing (  @AutografMusic  ) on building 500M+ streams, touring globally, and growing a music career in 2026.In this episode of The Racket House Podcast, Jon sits down with Mikul Wing of Autograf, a global electronic trio with 500M+ streams, major festival performances, and brand deals with Louis Vuitton and Nike. He's also the founder of The KINN in Venice, CA which is a membership commun...

In this episode, Jon sits down with Grahame Farmer of Data Transmission and creator of The Artist Blueprint. Grahame has spent nearly two decades helping DJs, producers, and independent artists build real audiences and sustainable careers. We talk about the biggest mistakes artists make today, why great music alone isn’t enough anymore, and how artists can actually grow a fanbase in the modern mus...

In this episode, Jon sits down with Dr. Sunni Lampasso, a clinical psychologist and executive coach working at the intersection of leadership and electronic dance music. Known as the psychologist beyond the booth, Dr. Lampasso advises touring DJs, producers, label founders, and industry decision-makers on sustainable performance, identity, pressure, and long-term success in high-visibility careers...

In this episode, Jon sits down with Tay Allen, a respected artist manager in the dance and electronic music world and the founder of Native Rec, a NYC-based management company. Tay’s path to management didn’t follow a straight line. After 13 years in healthcare, she started as an intern at Deep Root Records in 2020 and quickly worked her way through A&R, event production, label management, and...

In this episode of The Racket House Podcast , Jon talks with MARO , a Denver-based Filipina-Irish DJ known for reading the dance floor through instinct and feel. Blending tech house, groovy techno, and indie dance, MARO shares how she approaches song selection, crowd energy, and building sets that connect. They discuss her journey into DJing, early career momentum, touring, starting music producti...

Today we welcome Alexander Hume who is a Seattle-based mixing & mastering engineer, educator, and producer. As a Certified Apple Digital Masters (ADM) provider, he’s worked on projects for major labels including Capitol, Columbia, Universal Music Group, mau5trap, and Insomniac. With years of experience in both live and studio settings, Hume is known for elevating artists’ work with technical p...

It's our 20th episode! NotMeghan (colloquially known as Meghan) is a Denver-based DJ and dentist by day, known for her deep and progressive house sets that take listeners on an emotional, melodic journey. Inspired by John Digweed, she approaches every performance as both art and storytelling - the result of decades spent on the dance floor as field research. With deliberate transitions and he...

He's BACK! For the first time ever, we welcome back a guest and it's our favorite music marketer THE Promogod. In this episode we talk about what it takes for artists to be successful in 2025. What a promising artist looks like, what an artist with no hope looks like, and how he thinks about helping the music industry. If you're an independent or emerging artist, this is an episode...

On this episode we welcome Helen Gutierrez, co-founder of Straight Edge Entertainment Group. She shares how she develops artists with authenticity, transparency, and purpose. We talk artist management, social media, career growth, and what it takes to build a lasting music career. If you're an artist trying to grow your career in 2025, this episode is for you. Take notes! And subscribe for mo...

Artist manager, experiential event producer, entrepreneur, husband, dad... Tom has lived a thousand lifetimes and he's still pumping. Tom Astley Williams lives at the intersection of music, culture, and experience. He's a Los Angeles-based entrepreneur, artist manager, DJ, and the founder of L’Affaire Musicale - a creative agency known for building immersive events and bold community-dri...

Today’s guest is a true multi-hyphenate: DJ, producer, model, and adult entertainment icon - Jako is in the building! Born Jaclyn Dardarian, you may know her from her work as Darcie Dolce, where she took over the modeling and adult world, gracing the cover of Penthouse twice and winning titles like XBIZ Girl-Girl Performer of the Year. But her real love? Nightlife and house music. Since grabbing h...

My guest today is an artist whose music fans describe as therapeutic. Blending Hip-Hop, R&B, Pop, and Folk, Benny Freestyles creates dreamy, uplifting songs with messages of freedom, truth, and love. He not only performs the vocals for his tracks, but he also produces and mixes them as well. He started freestyle rapping with friends as a teenager and never stopped. Since then, Benny has droppe...

DONT BLINK! No really, it's DONT BLINK music! All the way from Bali! They’ve made a significant impact on the Tech-House scene and have a great story to share. Since their formation in 2018, Oskar and Aleks have released over 50 tracks across prominent labels such as their own LOW CEILING, Nervous Records, Repopulate Mars, Spinnin’ and Insomniac. Their debut album THE STATEMENT released in 20...

As the CEO and Founder of ‪@Songstats‬ Oskar has revolutionized how artists and labels access real-time music analytics, providing invaluable insights across platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, and TikTok. Beyond Songstats, he's played a pivotal role in ‪@1001tracklists‬ the world's leading DJ tracklist database (some call it the Wikipedia of dance music), enhancing the way we discover...

I did it. I got THE Jesse Cannon on the podcast. If you don't know him, that's okay. He's only one of the most decorated music marketing veterans in the game. Plus a YouTube and Podcasting expert who also happens to own the largest podcasting studio in NYC. That's a big deal. But real talk - Jesse has worked with The Cure, Animal Collective, Limp Bizkit, The Misfits, NOFX, and...

Our first in-person episode! Rob West is RC3, a Denver-based DJ and producer who also runs 128 Productions, bringing some of the biggest acts in dance music to the Rockies. Rob and I have known each other for years but never had the chance to sit down and really get to know each other. So what better way than by a forced convo on a podcast? Rob has been around the block countless times, from going...

It's our decade episode! Welcome to the 10th episode of The Racket House Podcast where two things are true: we had some serious technical difficulties and we also had on a rising star in the dance and electronic world, our friend  @kaysinmusic  .Real name Nick Sommers, Nick was kind enough to give some of his time out of his busy day to share his story and offer some top-tier advice for those...

Kay Cote is the founder of Amplify EDM and ‪@ampedcast‬ . The Classy raver herself is a community builder connecting the world of dance music in Texas. She does this by throwing music events and hosting her live podcast, AMPEDCast, shot in front of a studio audience. She believes in giving dance artists a platform to not only share their music, but also to share their stories. Kay’s events also se...

I caught up with one of the biggest names in music marketing for independent musicians, The Promo God who is hands down one of the nicest guys in the music industry and full of wisdom that he pumps out on his socials daily. I wanted Promo God on because I discovered him earlier this year and everything he was posting about absolutely hit with me. In fact, I was upset I didn't say it first :p...

On easily the highest-energy episode of The Racket House Podcast to date, I sat down with the Disco demon himself, The  @GoshfatherTV  .Victor, aka The Goshfather, is a San Francisco-based artist who’s shaking up the electronic music scene by blending disco, funk, and tech house into a sound that’s truly his own. Inspired by legends like Daft Punk and Duck Sauce, Goshfather has earned residencies...

This week we welcome a dear friend of mine to the podcast,  @KAYA.musique  ! KAYA (aka Jean-Philippe Kaya) skillfully merges his background in classical piano and film scoring with a passion for DJing and producing electronic music. Hailing from Bordeaux, France, with parents from Cameroon and Congo, and having lived across the US and Canada, KAYA draws from a rich tapestry of influences to craft...

Today I’m very excited because not only do I get to sit down with one of the first friends I made when I moved to LA, but I also get to chat with a social media powerhouse who has somehow cracked the code on going viral (and has nearly 4MM social media followers across platforms to boot). When I first met   Alex Drachnik (Drax), she was a personal trainer, a nutritionist, a production assistant on...