Electronic Music Life with James Locksmith

In this episode of Electronic Music Life with James Locksmith is with Los Angeles based multi-instrumentalist, composer, songwriter and music producer, Dexter Story. Story’s accomplishments cross over various areas of the music industry since the age of fourteen. He has worked in multiple facets of music, from marketing director for Priority, Def Jam and Bad Boy Records to talent buyer at LA’s leg...

On this episode of Electronic Music Life with James Locksmith is with Blinky Bill AKA Bill Sellanga, a Kenyan musician/producer, rapper and DJ based in Nairobi. BIll was the founder of his former band Just A Band and has been at the forefront of Kenya’s electronic, rap and modern Kenyan music for over a decade. Quite literally one of the main artists from Kenya putting the country on the global mu...

Dean Zepherin AKA Zepherin Saint, label owner, DJ, producer, musician, A&R, remix machine, is the man behind 12 year running world respected label TRIBE Records. Responsible for countless releases from a long list of artists in house, soulful, Afro house and many indigenous sounds in electronic music, TRIBE has served as a platform for new and legendary artists in these fields worldwide. &nbsp...

In this episode of Electronic Music Life with James Locksmith, recorded in early October 2020, is with Eileen Vasquez aka VZLINE, an emerging musician, music producer, poet, DJ, and vocalist, fusing hip hop, jazz, synth pop, new wave and electronic music. James and Eileen met earlier that year right before the pandemic at Femme Fest in Dubai where VZLINE performed and he discovered her obsession w...

In this episode of Electronic Music Life with James Locksmith, is with the DJ duo, label owners, creative A&R team and label of the same name, DAR DISKU. Mazen Almaskati and Vish Mahtre, originally from Bahrain, both now residing in the UK, connected several years ago through their love of digging for jazz, funk, disco and electronic rarities from the SWANA region and sharing music with DJing....

This episode of Electronic Music Life with James Locksmith was recorded in person from the ancient city of Athens, Greece, with one of countries most alternative music voices for over 2 decades. Black Athena aka Kostis Niforakis is a radio presenter, DJ, label owner, curator, agent and artist manager. He's helped the careers of many artists, like Negros Ti Moria,  worked for Jungle Juice Reco...

Formerly in the Pharmaceutical/Biotech industry, he made the leap into music four years ago and hasn't looked back. In just a short 4 years, he is now widely recognised within the GCC, Middle East, North Africa regions and internationally, for his impeccable talent and skills in the studio producing RnB, Hip Hop, Pop, Trap, Neo-Soul, Progressive Rock and Heavy Metal. His Beat Lab video series has...

In this episode of Electronic Music Life with James Locksmith is with a former dancer, turned DJ, originally from Wollongong Australia, who now lives in New York City since 2014. Lauren Murada found her calling in the world of disco working for one of New York’s integral clubs today. An avid lover of vinyl and disco culture, free expression, Lauren moved to New York to find a career in journalism...

Honey Point are one of Sydney’s freshest radio hosts, DJ’s, producers and are a community building creative duo. The music they push in clubland is alternative, diverse, sophisticated, fun and vibrant. Pretty much sums them up. They produce the new warehouse parties of Sydney, club nights, brunches and are presenters with Sydney’s Nomad and FBi Radio. They continue to earn their stripes for Sydney...

In this episode, I’m speaking with beat maker, DJ, sample fiend and electronic musician FREE THE ROBOTS aka Chris Alfaro. Chris is recognised as a pivotal part of the pioneering generation of LA’s beat scene, FREE THE ROBOTS came to life after many bands, producing MCs and DJing, he played an integral part in the early years, which has led to collaborations, running of his venue The Crosby and sha...

UAE based peak performance specialist and coach Arsalan Al Hashimi returns to Electronic Music Life for a one on one as part of introducing monthly transformational practitioners onto the show, between all the brilliant minds in music, to discuss his amazing career and body of work. Arsalan has spent his whole life and career, you could say obsessed with high achieving and has accomplished what ma...

Boddhi Satva is a DJ producer, songwriter from the Central African Republic who now resides in Lisbon, Portugal who has been frequently traveling the world for 20 years as a performing artist and DJ. Identified as the father of Ancestral Soul, a sound that he culminated over time, bringing together his roots and influences from various traditional African elements and pioneering modern electronic...

Alsarah is one of strongest voices in modern international music, a singer, songwriter, an artist and ethnomusicologist, born in Khartoum, Sudan, to human rights activists parents. Now residing in New York since 2004. A pivotal moment in her story, where her journey as an artist began in the early 90’s, her family fled from Sudan to Yemen, fleeing Sudan's 1989 coup to avoid being killed at age 8,...

Natasha Diggs is one of the busiest and hardworking DJs on the planet, a torch bearer of DJ vinyl culture today, keeping the true spirit alive within modern clubland, combining sounds of yesteryear and of the future. Coined today as the 45 Queen, her New York residencies Soul In The Horn and Mobile Mondays are two cultural institutions that are widely known and respected. Having shared the DJ boot...

Ultraviolet virtual festival Dubai emerged after a collective of creative industry leaders based in Dubai came together to introduce a new platform for artists, creatives, instructors, coaches, DJ's, musicians with a line up that spanned across the oceans, from Australia, MENA, USA and Europe. Two full days, 12 hours each with talks, workshops, DJ sets and live performances. Electronic Music Life...

Aaron Schultz aka DJ DRM, founder, co-president and A&R manager for two of New York's longest running boutique labels, Bastard Jazz and label manager for Wonderwheel Recordings. Aaron has been responsible for discovering and introducing new music from the likes of Captain Planet, Lord Echo, The Goods, B. Bravo, Nick Wisdom, Alsarah & The Nubatones and so much more. On today's episode of El...

Jamz Supernova is one of Britain's most sought after next generation DJ’s who tours the world, a radio host for BBC 1XTRA and Selector Radio with the British Council, label owner, A&R manager and curator of her club night FUTURE BOUNCE.  Jamz has been heavily involved in youth culture since her teens and was part of a new DIY generation that emerged from the global financial crisis of 200...

From April 2020, this is episode #2 with special guest Kiko Navarro, an international and prolific DJ, producer, from the Balearic island of Maiorca, Spain. Head honcho of his own label imprint “Afroterraneo” the extension of his deep love and passion for Afro and Soulful house sounds, is the core fabric of his music journey and his roots. Kiko is widely known also for classic, traditional vintage...

Daniel Berman aka Red Rack’em, is an international DJ, producer, broadcaster for over 20 years. Host of online music shows, the long time running “Smugglers Inn” and his new daily show “The Berman Sermon" on Twitch and Instagram. Now developing mentoring relationships with up and coming DJs and producers, creating new boutique club nights that focus more on a lost art of DJing, digging for music,...