5 On 5 Podcast

They said it couldn’t be done but the boys are back. So much to catch up on from the summer and we cover it all. Rebranding, the song of the summer, and how to market yourself in the unpredictable social universe. Lots of real talk and (quality) unsolicited advice from favorite jokers. We’re back with a vengeance baby, fire it up!

This week on the pod the boys get caught up on everything that’s been going on. A phenomenal wedding, a new home for Neek, and the opening of Soho House Portland got the boys busy busy. Fire it up and let’s get caught up.

This week is being treated like a national holiday in the podcast. It’s been years in the making and Dawn Perignon (@dawn_perignon) joins us for an unforgettable chat! Dawn highlights her experiences on Twitch through the pandemic up until now, the potential increase in monetization and the adjustment of djing IRL. We ramble through a quick battle of The Cars vs The Go-Go’s and talk about Dawn’s r...

This week we have the quickest return guest ever, Six Flags Music ambassador and all around badass Jayda Abello (@americansquirm) is back to chop it up with the boys. We talk Record Store Day, the overabundance of vinyl variants, and everything else we didn’t get to cover on her last visit. Jayda is honorary member status on the pod so make sure you drop her a follow and stay up to date with her r...

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After what seems like FOREVER of a hiatus (we were workin work, ok? Lol) the boys are back. Diddy! A new Beyoncé album! New clubs! along with so so so much more make for another off the rails episode. Fire it up!

We don’t throw around the term LEGENDARY just here and there but with a guest like BOT (@bot106) we felt the honor of being amongst one of the greats. From the blog era days co producing in Crookers to his solo career and mixing and mastering for major acts in dance music, we tried to cover it all. Not much more is needed for a description, the honor was all ours. Fire it up!

How much time do we have to talk about how great NICKFRESH (@nickfreshalive) is? The Soul Train historian joined us for a Grammy adjacent battle of Taylor Swift vs Beyoncé and the results were a blast. We don’t want to spoil this episode with a long winded caption about everything we covered but instead we want to give Nick the flowers he deserves. It’s always special when we can have these conver...

This week the boys ramble down to Florida to sit in with national treasure Jayda Abello (@americansquirm). The show leads off with lots of vinyl talk turning back the dial to Jayda’s record collecting history before we dive into an on the spot battle between Jennifer Lopez vs Christina Aquilera. We dive into a rabbit hole of “Six Flags Music” before considering if it’s possible to break the record...

This week on the pod Neek and PHNM sit down with Victoria Rawlins (@rawvictoria) for an in depth chat on her career and unexpected opportunity as host of Dirtybird Radio. We dive deep into a hardfelt battle of CBGB veterans Talking Heads vs Blondie and rip through a lightning round in record time! We dive deeper into the sounds that inspire Victoria and explore what that process is on the producti...

This week on the pod the boys sit down with a mover and shaker behind the scenes and in the booth @brent_tactic for an in depth interview covering his early roots in the dj communities of Kansas City, Seattle, and beyond as well as his transition into working for an agency. We revisit the often shrouded topic of sobriety as Tactic tells listeners what led to him going sober and the positive impact...

This week on the pod the gangs all here as we do our 2023 wrap up and once again dive into the expectations on djing the big NYE countdown. As always thanks for rockin with us into another year! We couldn’t do it without you. Fire it up!

In the realm of music related podcasts, specifically DJ podcasts we view Willy Joy (@willyjoy) as royalty. As the host of @backtobackpod we took the time to dive into the podcast production side of things giving him his flowers and diving deeper into just how demanding it is to podcast and why these stories need to be told. We breeze through a battle of D’Angelo vs Raphael Saadiq and have a blast...

This week the multi talented Full Crate (@fullcrate) joins us as we explore what an incredible 2023 he has had. From releasing his album A Kid From Yerevan to diving deeper into the music that soothes his soul we get to know the singer songwriter better and learn his successful marketing approach and what life is like on the road and touring with a band. We lead off with a battle between Frank Oce...

This week on the pod the boys catch up. Neek gets sick in Hawaii, F1 racing tornadoes through Vegas, and a peculiar photograph sparks one of the funniest debates we’ve had in a while. All that AND most cringe Halloween costumes. Fire it up!

This episode is coming a little later than we'd originally planned. The GoFundMe page is no longer accepting donations as our community knocked it out of the park with helping Nev's family. We still felt it was necessary and important to use our platform to send our condolences to the friends and family of someone we all considered a friend. We'll miss and remember him always. #Neva4ev...

Gina Turner (@djginaturner) really needs no introduction. When she replied to one of our IG posts we knew it would be legendary if we could get her on the show considering how much of an impact she has had in the dj community and in dance music. We’re not going to spoil anything about this episode but immediately after recording we popped into the group chat and everyone agreed it was one of the m...

We’re back baby! We had a blast sitting down with the extremely talented DJ and producer DJ Cable (@djcable) this week for a matchup between Amy Winehouse vs Dua Lipa that left us all fairly one sided. We dive into Cable’s history behind the decks, finding success as a turntablist and producer and we explore the reality of DJs hosting edits and mashups and the impact of the Bandcamp “changing of t...

This week on the pod the boys are joined by LA based DJ Edie (@edwina.nicole) to talk about creating your own lane, party, and sound. Her widely appreciated Wild Wild Life party has garnered her the space to create as an artist while bringing friends along to share in the experience and we firmly believe every DJ could learn from this approach. We lead off with a battle between The Clash vs The Ra...

We’re back! It’s been a couple weeks, everyone’s been busy grinding in the dj circuit but the boys sit down for a catch up and an emergency battle between 2Pac vs Future. DJ Gre (@1djgre) joins us so it’s a full family affair with plenty of laughs. Fire it up!

Everyone loves Thee Mike B (@theemikeb) and after this episode you’ll know why. Mike is an absolute legend in the game from Banana Split Sundays with DJ AM and Steve Aoki to some of our favorite Do Over and so much more. We talk all that along with some other off the wall surprises such as Bob Dylan vs Nas and other topics that aren’t included in this write up. Fire it up!

Cutso Returns!!! We said it first time we had him on the show, Cutso (@cutso) will always have an open seat on the pod whenever he wants to join us. The Dino nugget king returns for a battle between 50 Cent (yes we talk about the Twitter debate) vs Ja Rule that quickly goes off the rails in the lightning round. We talk Cutso’s Trading Post, his new night combining vinyl and local sellers to help b...

We back! We love DJ Miss Ninja (@djmissninja) and we knew from our first quick interview with her at NAAM that we had to have her on for a full episode. We dive into a massive head to head between Cardi B vs Doja Cat that is sure to have listeners torn. Following the battle we immediately get into her fandom for Depeche Mode, her years spent as the vinyl plug, and also discuss why Burning Man is m...

When we tell you the DJ Chuckie (@djchuckie) episode is top 3 all time we really mean it. This episode spans dj talk from all corners past and present, outlining the history of some of Chuckie’s biggest hits and how he exploded onto the US scene in Miami before he even touched down. Chuckie covers the historic imprint of house music for him and the task of creating his own sound, the Dirty Dutch m...

What a freakin episode this week. The boys ramble down to Nashville to catch up with Deejay Diesel (@deejaydiesel) for maybe one of the best inside looks at how nightlife works. We break down the ins and outs of what it’s like djing, his former role as entertainment director at Riot Hospitality Group for 11 years. We dive into our quickest battle in podcast history before taking a closer look at t...