Back To Back with Willy Joy

GRiZ goes Back To Back! He talks with Willy about his new album "Ride Waves", growing up in Detroit, feeling like a musical outsider, discovering funk through hip hop sampling, sneaking activist messages into party songs, making his music free, designing his unstoppable live show & more! Back To Back is presented by Serato: www.serato.com Follow the Back To Bangers playlist on Spotify: www.smartur...

Nitti Gritti goes Back To Back! He talks with Willy about living in Haiti as a kid, playing the drums, working with Diplo, remixing Cirque Du Soleil, writing music under pressure, building a team, future live show plans, being a control freak, staying healthy on tour & lots more! Back To Back is presented by Serato: www.serato.com Follow the Back To Bangers playlist: www.smarturl.it/BackToBackPlay...

Will Eastman (U Street Music Hall) goes Back To Back with Willy! They talk owning & operating one of the top nightclubs in the country, balancing that with an artist career, booking talent, self-releasing his recent albums, life lessons through touring, Blisspop Disco Fest & more! Back To Back is presented by Serato: www.serato.com Follow the Back To Bangers playlist on Spotify: www.smarturl.it/Ba...

Adventure Club goes Back To Back with Willy! They talk "Next Life" with Crankdat & Krewella, stresses of tour life & mental health, being Grammy nominated, their partnership & working with your best friend, realizing their signature sound, sold out shows, crying on stage & more! Back To Back is presented by Serato: www.serato.com Follow the Back To Bangers playlist on Spotify: www.smarturl.it/Back...

KSHMR goes Back To Back with Willy! They talk his new music, making a plugin, effective work habits, sample pack drama, experiences with ghost production, inspiration from a young Carnage, writing multiplatinum hits as part of The Cataracs, running Dharma Records, Indian heritage & much more! Back To Back is presented by Serato: www.serato.com Follow the Back To Bangers playlist: www.smarturl.it/B...

Diplo returns to the show for the two year anniversary of Back To Back! He talks with Willy about playing Stagecoach festival & making country, winning a Grammy with Mark Ronson, playing shows in Pakistan, Lagos, Bangladesh and more, his local DJ past, his hectic pace & his FOMO, working in Vegas, the future of Major Lazer, making house music & more! Back To Back is presented by Serato: www.serato...

Party Favor returns to the show to go Back To Back once again! He talks to Willy about creating his new album "Layers", collaborating with A$AP Ferg, Project Pat, Baauer, Graves & more, new side projects, self care, progressing while dealing with fan expectations, making a song from an iPhone voice note, meeting Metallica & much more! Follow the Back To Bangers playlist on Spotify: www.smarturl.it...

Slumberjack goes Back To Back with Willy! They talk about the new Sarawak EP & documentary, growing up in Malaysia, live show vs DJing, paying dues on the road, being famous only in certain places, support from Madeon, politics of collaboration, working with Troyboi, inspiration from nature & travel, writing music in a jungle & more! Follow the Back To Bangers playlist on Spotify: www.smarturl.it/...

Virtual Riot goes Back to Back with Willy this week! They talk about growing up in Germany and attending the University of Pop Music, trying to break records in dominos, inspiration from Flosstradamus, USA culture shock, ethics of sample packs, recording a frying pan (and giving it to Zedd), the psychology of artists & more! Follow the Back To Bangers playlist on Spotify: www.smarturl.it/BackToBac...

A-Trak goes Back To Back with Willy for a super-sized Episode 100! They talk winning the DMC world championships at 15, his brother Dave1 from Chromeo, WMC in the 90s, meeting Daft Punk, forming Duck Sauce with Armand Van Helden, making the Heads Will Roll remix, working with Kanye, founding Fool's Gold & the Day Off events, the Goldie Awards & more! Follow the Back To Bangers playlist on Spotify:...

i_o goes back to back with Willy this week! They talk staying healthy on tour, twitter arguments, finding dance music via deadmau5, hitting reset on his career, working with Mau5trap & Tommy Trash, advice from Jauz, why warehouses are the best venues, playing techno on the mainstage, not being a good opener + more! Follow the Back To Bangers playlist: www.smarturl.it/BackToBackPlaylist Follow Will...

Ray Volpe goes Back to Back with Willy! They talk his new Purpose EP on Never Say Die, discovering dance music through gaming, making music at 12 years old, being bullied & dropping out of high school, singing on his own tracks, support from Excision, writing pop music, loneliness on tour, relationships in the music industry & more! Follow the Back To Bangers playlist on Spotify: www.smarturl.it/B...

Z-Trip goes Back To Back with Willy! They talk playing the Grammys, Holy Ship, Coachella & more, opening for the Rolling Stones, working with Linkin Park & LL Cool J, pioneering early mashup culture, career reinvention, shared roots of hip hop & dance music, the value of not fitting in and being uncomfortable + lots more! Follow the Back To Bangers playlist on Spotify: www.smarturl.it/BackToBackPl...

Salva goes back to back with Willy! They talk his analog gear obession, attending Red Bull Music Academy, writing camps for Rihanna, opening for Shakira's world tour, being musically omnivorous, pop vs. underground, making the Mercy remix with RL Grime, dealing with social media, making techno & more! Follow the Back To Bangers playlist on Spotify: www.smarturl.it/BackToBackPlaylist Follow Willy J...

Gorgon City go back to back with Willy! They talk their upcoming Coachella performance, playing Glastonbury & Holy Ship, accidentally making pop songs, albums vs. singles, underground vs. mainstream, studio vs. touring, DJing vs. live performance, their Realm record label, growing up in & around London, working with Anne Marie & much more! Follow the Back To Bangers playlist on Spotify: www.smartu...

Kevin Saunderson goes back to back with Willy! They talk his legacy as one of the originators of techno music, Detroit & NYC in the 80s, working with Juan Atkins & Derrick May, conceptualizing & helping to run Movement Festival, inventing the Reese bass, pioneering the concept of a remix & much more! Follow the Back To Bangers playlist on Spotify: www.smarturl.it/BackToBackPlaylist Follow Willy: w...

Must Die! goes back to back with Willy! They talk about hisnew release "Bliss 2K", his creative renaissance, writing his first album, working with Skrillex, advice from Zomboy, staying healthy on tour, minimalism, the importance of family, making "feminine" dubstep, the state of the scene, playing D&D, working with Never Say Die & more! Follow the Back To Bangers playlist on Spotify: www.smarturl....

Dieselboy goes Back To Back with Willy! They talk about bringing drum 'n bass to the main stage in America, his new Heart of Darkness mix & tour, 20 years of Planet of the Drums, touring with Moby & David Bowie, inspiring Steve Gordon & Kevin Gimble to start Circle Talent Agency, the nature of creativity & more! Follow the Back To Bangers playlist on Spotify: http://www.smarturl.it/BackToBackPlayl...

FULL VIDEO OF THIS EPISODE BROUGHT TO YOU BY SERATO: https://www.youtube.com/user/SeratoHQ Flosstradamus returns to the show in a special episode recorded live at Serato Studios in LA! He and Willy talk the birth of "trap", embracing new music tech, touring with Waka Flocka, DIY stage production, playing the Gathering of the Juggalos, the keys to innovation & more! Follow Willy: www.willyjoy.com F...

Valerie Lee, Global Culture Editor for Mixmag, goes Back To Back with Willy! They talk dance music journalism, hosting the Coachella livestream, winning the IMS Visionary award & working with IMS, creating Snoop Dogg's weed website, China & Mexico dance scenes, Mixmag's On Rotation podcast and much more! Follow Willy Joy: http://www.willyjoy.com Follow Valerie Lee: @valerie___lee https://mixmag.ne...

Eliminate goes back to back with Willy! They talk his upcoming EP on Disciple Records, working with Flux Pavilion, the pros & cons of a 'signature' sound, dealing with social media, the state of dubstep in 2019, perfectionism, getting support from Bassnectar & Skrillex, touring small towns, and lots more! Follow the Back To Bangers playlist on Spotify: http://www.smarturl.it/BackToBackPlaylist Fol...

The Crystal Method goes back to back with Willy! They talk the new album "The Trip Home", becoming a solo act after decades as a duo, working with Tom Morello & Scott Weiland, touring with Tool & Limp Bizkit, recording a platinum album in a garage, the first ever traveling electronic music festival & more! Follow the Back To Bangers playlist on Spotify: http://www.smarturl.it/backtobackplaylist Fo...

Ghastly goes back to back with Willy this week! They talk about when they toured together, Ghastly's debut album, growing up on a farm, living out of a van, fronting a metal band, playing EDC for the first time, working with OWSLA, getting tattoos from fans, plans for his new EP, filmmaking aspirations, and much more! Follow the Back To Bangers playlist on Spotify: http://www.smarturl.it/BackToBac...

Lil Texas goes back to back with Willy for the first episode of 2019! They talk his quest to be the ambassador for American hard dance music, loving ICP & nu metal, playing jazz bass, going to Berklee with Kenny Beats, the secret keys to branding, his journey through addiction, rehab & sobriety and much more! Follow the Back To Bangers playlist on Spotify: http://www.smarturl.it/BackToBackPlaylist...

Part 2 of the LIVE panel discussion with Flosstradamus, Getter, Aryay, Blaise DeAngelo & Willy talking about mental health in the music industry! Icon Collective students join the discussion for a wide-ranging Q&A in today's episode. Follow the Back To Bangers Spotify playlist: http://www.smarturl.it/backtobackplaylist Follow everybody involved in this panel: www.iconcollective.com www.remedystate...