Willy Joy

Back To Back with Willy Joy

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Each week Willy Joy talks to the most interesting & influential people in dance & electronic music and beyond. The music industry is changing at a rapid pace. How did we get here? Where are we heading? And where do we all fit in? Willy tries to answer these questions each week with the help of his DJ friends, music industry guests and his own overactive brain.

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Willy Joy

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A message from Willy 02.06.2020 4:15

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159: Felix Cartal 26.05.2020 1:47:29

Felix Cartal goes Back To Back! Willy talks with him about "Mine" and his new Glass Petals side project, letting artists evolve, inspiration from Justice, working with Kaskade & Steve Aoki, self doubt, advice for producers, staying healthy in quarantine, songs vs. bangers, the myth of "natural talent" & more! JOIN THE B2B DISCORD: https://discord.io/backtobackpod Follow Willy Joy: http://www.willy...

158: Ferry Corsten 19.05.2020 1:06:44

Ferry Corsten goes Back To Back! Willy talks with him about his new ambient LP "As Above So Below", hanging out with Tiesto & Armin Van Buuren as teens, changing his relationship with touring, his UNITY collaborative project, balancing work & family in quarantine, the state of trance in 2020, resurrecting System F & Gouryella & more! JOIN THE B2B DISCORD: https://discord.io/backtobackpod Follow Wi...

157: San Holo 12.05.2020 1:15:36

San Holo goes Back To Back! Willy talks with him about how to 'stay vibrant', being a nomad, not fitting in with mainstream dance music, Soundcloud memories, starting Bitbird, labels passing on "Light", touring with Porter Robinson & Madeon, the existence of god & more! JOIN THE B2B DISCORD: https://discord.io/backtobackpod Follow the Back To Bangers playlist: http://www.smarturl.it/BackToBackPlay...

156: Steve Aoki (3-Year Anniversary Episode!) 05.05.2020 1:10:05

Steve Aoki goes Back To Back for our 3-year anniversary episode(!) Willy talks with him about "Neon Future", his love of hardcore punk, early DJ gigs & struggles, racism, putting passion first, almost releasing Skrillex' first EP, the human brain, racing death, throwing cakes & more! JOIN THE B2B DISCORD: https://discord.io/backtobackpod Follow the Back To Bangers playlist on Spotify: www.smarturl...

155: URBOI (aka Jorge from Boombox Cartel) 28.04.2020 1:32:30

URBOI goes Back To Back! Willy talks with him about forming Boombox Cartel with Americo, living in Mexico, going platinum, getting deported, starting the URBOI project during COVID-19, releasing songs with Musical Freedom, stepping back from touring, ghostwriting & more! JOIN THE B2B DISCORD: htps://discord.io/backtobackpod Follow the Back To Bangers playlist on Spotify: www.smarturl.it/BackToBack...

154: Tynan 21.04.2020 1:29:20

Tynan goes Back To Back! Willy talks with him about how his unique sound is "rooted in chaos", living in Oklahoma, releasing music during COVID-19, working with Marshmello, remixing RL Grime, inspiration from Nine Inch Nails, dealing with labels & more! JOIN THE B2B DISCORD: https://discord.io/backtobackpod Follow the Back To Bangers playlist on Spotify: http://www.smarturl.it/BackToBackPlaylist F...

153: Eptic returns! 14.04.2020 1:25:52

Eptic returns to Back To Back! Willy talks with him about writing songs during COVID19, working with DJ Snake & Dillon Francis, what makes a "classic" album, how music can inspire visual art and more! JOIN THE B2B DISCORD: https://discord.io/backtobackpod Back To Back is presented by Serato: http://www.serato.com Follow the Back To Bangers playlist on Spotify: http://www.smarturl.it/BackToBackPlay...

152: Spencer Brown 07.04.2020 1:29:24

Spencer Brown goes Back To Back! Willy talks to him about his album "Stream of Consciousness", touring with Avicii, working with Anjunabeats, coming out, building speakers, India tours, songwriting process & more! JOIN THE B2B DISCORD: https://discord.io/backtobackpod Back To Back is presented by Serato: www.serato.com Follow the Back To Bangers playlist on Spotify: www.smarturl.it/BackToBackPlayl...

151: GRAVEDGR 31.03.2020 1:25:45

GRAVEDGR goes Back To Back! Willy chats with him about his "Six Feet Under" album, the storytelling behind the project, staying anonymous, working as an undertaker, meeting Carnage, working with Flosstradamus, overcoming social anxiety with music, touring South America, Star Wars, hardstyle & more! JOIN THE B2B DISCORD: https://discord.gg/PPUGcmg Back To Back is presented by Serato: http://www.ser...

150: Tisoki returns! 24.03.2020 1:09:36

Tisoki returns for the B2B 150th episode blowout! Willy talks with him about his first headline tour, why not living in LA rules, quitting smoking, working with vocalists, b2b sets with local openers, US citizenship & more! JOIN THE B2B DISCORD:  https://discord.gg/PPUGcmg Back To Back is presented by Serato:  http://www.serato.com Follow the Back To Bangers playlist on Spotify:  http://www.smartu...

149: Dylan Matthew 17.03.2020 1:24:25

Dylan Matthew goes Back To Back! Willy talks with him about touring with Slander, being good at singing "incorrectly", working with Kayzo, fighting for singers' rights, unexpected hits, songwriting & more! JOIN THE B2B DISCORD:  https://discord.gg/PPUGcmg Back To Back is presented by Serato:  http://www.serato.com Follow the Back To Bangers playlist on Spotify: www.smarturl.it/BackToBackPlaylist F...

148: The Magician 10.03.2020 1:06:08

The Magician goes Back To Back! Willy talks with him about 10 years of Magic Tapes mixes, the art of pop, co-founding Aeroplane, dealing with major labels, touring with Justice, topping the charts, his Potion record label & more! JOIN THE B2B DISCORD:  https://discord.gg/PPUGcmg Back To Back is presented by Serato: www.serato.com Follow the Back To Bangers playlist on Spotify: www.smarturl.it/Back...

147: Wuki (returns!) 03.03.2020 59:11

Wuki returns to Back To Back! Willy talks with him about being Grammy-nominated, new album plans, tour rituals, inspiration from Chemical Brothers, "flowstate", Warped tour, working with Skrillex, Wukileaks & more! JOIN THE B2B DISCORD:  https://discord.gg/PPUGcmg Back To Back is presented by Serato:  http://www.serato.com Follow the Back To Bangers playlist on Spotify:  http://www.smarturl.it/Bac...

146: Heroes X Villains (HXV) 25.02.2020 1:51:28

HXV goes Back To Back! Willy talks to him about being an originator of trap music in EDM, working with Lil Wayne, TI & more, training as an addiction counselor, advice from Diplo, inspiration from NIN & more! JOIN THE B2B DISCORD:  https://discord.gg/PPUGcmg Back To Back is presented by Serato:  http://www.serato.com Follow the Back To Bangers playlist:  http://www.smarturl.it/BackToBackPlaylist F...

145: Yultron 18.02.2020 1:22:29

Yultron goes Back To Back! Willy talks to him about his Rave Prom tour, making #1 rap records in Korea, early struggles, selling CDs outside of Warped Tour, taking social media breaks, Asians in dance music & more! JOIN THE B2B DISCORD:  https://discord.gg/PPUGcmg Back To Back is presented by Serato:  http://www.serato.com Follow the Back To Bangers playlist on Spotify:  http://www.smarturl.it/Bac...

144: Spock 11.02.2020 1:38:21

Spock goes Back To Back! Willy talks to him about YouTube wormholes, rock star dreams, being Vine famous, working with Pouya & Cody Ko, touring with Getter, healthy habits, dubplate culture, living in a closet & more! JOIN THE B2B DISCORD:  https://discord.gg/PPUGcmg Back To Back is presented by Serato:  http://serato.com Follow the Back To Bangers playlist on Spotify:  http://www.smarturl.it/Back...

143: Space Yacht 04.02.2020 1:29:05

Space Yacht goes Back To Back! Willy chats with them about 5 years of Tuesday night parties, the science of a good show, touring Asia, working in social media, using trap music to get over a breakup & more! JOIN THE B2B DISCORD:  https://discord.gg/PPUGcmg Back To Back is presented by Serato:  http://www.serato.com Follow the Back To Bangers playlist on Spotify:  http://www.smarturl.it/BackToBackP...

142: Krewella (returns!) 28.01.2020 1:23:23

Krewella returns to the show! They talk with Willy about their new album 'zer0', shooting music videos in India, world music influences, being open on social media & more + we give advice to our future selves! JOIN THE B2B DISCORD: https://discord.gg/PPUGcmg Back To Back is presented by Serato: http://www.serato.com Follow the Back To Bangers playlist on Spotify: http://www.smarturl.it/BackToBackP...

141: Zeds Dead 21.01.2020 1:03:49

Zeds Dead go Back To Back! Willy and they talk 'We Are Deadbeats Vol. 4', being underground famous, partying with Waka Flocka, Mad Decent Block Parties, touring on holidays, Star Wars, Myspace & more! JOIN THE BACK TO BACK DISCORD: https://discord.gg/a4D3v93 Back To Back is presented by Serato: http://www.serato.com Follow the Back To Bangers playlist on Spotify: http://www.smarturl.it/BackToBackP...

140: Medasin (returns!) 14.01.2020 2:03:35

Medasin returns to go Back To Back again! Willy talks with him about his upcoming album RIPPLS, designing live shows & visuals, LA, tour politics, the importance of letting go, tips for successful collaboration & more! Back To Back is supported by Splice: https://on.splice.com/2PsJdGO Back To Back is presented by Serato: www.serato.com Follow the Back To Bangers playlist on Spotify: www.smarturl.i...

139: Mr. Carmack 07.01.2020 1:33:01

Mr. Carmack goes Back To Back! Willy talks with him about his new album 'VIISTA', singing & touring with a live band, working with Mad Decent, having artists for parents, content vs. scarcity, spirituality, soundcloud & more! Back To Back is supported by Splice: https://on.splice.com/2YR8g9G Back To Back is presented by Serato: www.serato.com Follow the Back To Bangers playlist on Spotify: www.sma...

138: Luca Lush 31.12.2019 1:26:44

Luca Lush goes Back To Back! Willy talks with him about artistic evolution, his creative process, label politics, sobriety, touring with Chainsmokers, early raves & growing up in NYC, "inventing" the repost group & more! Back To Back is supported by Splice: https://on.splice.com/2S8XDhh Back To Back is presented by Serato: www.serato.com Follow the Back To Bangers playlist on Spotify: www.smarturl...

137: Snails 24.12.2019 1:39:57

Snails goes Back To Back! Willy talks to him about his World Of Slime EP & tour, finding his unique sound, working with Skrillex, Diplo, Kill The Noise, NGHTMRE & more, his Slugz record label, growing up in a tiny town, working as a graphic designer, that time Willy was accidentally a dick... And more! Back To Back is supported by Splice: https://on.splice.com/2PQuWTd Back To Back is presented by...

136: Tiga 17.12.2019 1:44:27

Tiga goes Back To Back! Willy talks with him about his Last Party on Earth podcast, 20+ years of Turbo Records, working with Pusha T on "Bugatti", throwing the 1st rave in Montreal, the importance of fun, his love of collaboration & much more! Back To Back is presented by Serato: www.serato.com Follow the Back To Bangers playlist: www.smarturl.it/BackToBackPlaylist Follow Willy Joy: www.willyjoy.c...