Back To Back with Willy Joy

Louis The Child goes Back To Back! Willy talks to them about their new album The Sun Comes Up, their "A Day In The Sun" tour, Chicago, teenage touring, future bass, working with Madeon & The Chainsmokers, the Jack U snare, how doing their research helped the early grind & lots more!   Louis The Child: https://louisthechild.komi.io Willy Joy: http://linktr.ee/willyjoy   PROTECT REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS:...

This week we're revisiting a hilarious conversation with Moshe Kasher recorded back in March 2024!   Moshe Kasher: https://www.instagram.com/moshekasher/ Willy Joy: http://linktr.ee/willyjoy     PROTECT REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS: https://abortionfunds.org/funds/ https://www.prochoiceamerica.org/ https://www.sistersong.net/  

This week we're revisiting this top tier convo with Odd Mob from July 2023!   Odd Mob: https://hoo.be/oddmob Willy Joy: http://linktr.ee/willyjoy   PROTECT REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS: https://abortionfunds.org/funds/ https://www.prochoiceamerica.org/ https://www.sistersong.net/  

Wuki goes Back To Back! Willy talks with him about his new songs "Rave Day" and "Pump The Bass", the runaway success of "Sunshine" and the pressure of following up a hit, playing frat parties vs. playing EDC main stage, house music vs. bass music, four on the floor trends, Beats I Can't Release, mixtapes, TikTok, Charli XCX, the joy of remixing, putting out official releases with the Vengaboys and...

Omicasa, aka DJ Craze & Matsu, go Back To Back! Willy talks with them about their new "We Got U" EP, working with Dirtybird, making house with a hip hop attitude, what DJs don't understand about booking agents, creative constraints, quitting the day job, attic parties, being a kid forever & lots more!   Omicasa:  https://bio.site/omicasa Willy Joy: http://linktr.ee/willyjoy   PROTECT REPRODUCTIVE...

Justin Jay goes Back To Back! Willy talks with him about his upcoming album "You Are The One", being cute, being alone on your birthday, being immune to LA, being on Dirtybird, being inspired by European dance culture, just generally... being.... and lots more!   Justin Jay: https://www.instagram.com/justinjaymusic/ Willy Joy: http://linktr.ee/willyjoy   PROTECT REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS: https://aborti...

 Soltan goes Back To Back! Willy talks with him about his "Serpent King" single and upcoming EP, immigrating from Iran and the roadblocks Iranian artists face, US tour memories, going from URL to IRL, the magic of opening sets, unique inspirations, Persian history, the importance of teaching & lots more!   Soltan: https://linktr.ee/soltansound Willy Joy: http://linktr.ee/willyjoy     PROTECT REPRO...

HOLLY goes Back To Back! Willy talks with him about his new "Angel In The Rave" EP, working with Rezz, touring with DJ Shadow, raving in Portugal, winning the Fool's Gold Goldie Awards, inspiration from The Prodigy, writing music for Blue Man Group, DJ brothers, journaling through production & lots more!   HOLLY: https://linktr.ee/beatsbyholly Willy Joy: http://linktr.ee/willyjoy     PROTECT REPRO...

Syzy goes Back To Back! Willy talks with them about their groundbreaking new album "The Weight Of The World", the current state of bass music, getting the rare Pitchfork dubstep review, industry relationships, pop music song structures, self discovery through art, Porter Robinson inspo, touring with Eptic, bronies & lots more!   Syzy: https://createmusic.fm/twotw https://www.instagram.com/syzymusi...

Saka goes Back To Back! Willy talks with him about his new "Monomyth" EP, Hong Kong raving, shows with Slander, experimental beatmaking, the paradox of the alogrithm, making music for dragons, grind vs. payoff, quitting the day job, fashion design, imposter syndrome, John Mayer, international touring, making bangers and much more!   Saka: https://www.soundslikesaka.com Willy Joy: http://linktr.ee/...

OLAN goes Back To Back! Willy talks with her about her upcoming album "Floating Worlds" (out August 2nd!), touring with Odesza, the middle class of dance music, designing the perfect hybrid live set, post-festival blues, spirituality & existence, why haters exist, self-releasing and the pros & cons of larger labels, the Vegas underground music scene, production breakthroughs & much more!   OLAN: h...

Gettoblaster goes Back To Back! Willy talks with him about his single "The Move" on Dirtybird Records, the origins of the project and tales from his incredible 30+ year career in the rave scene, Chicago house history & working with dance music icons, bringing booty house to the masses, getting originators paid, bridging the old school with the new school, underground vs. mainstream, harm reduction...

WHIPPED CREAM goes Back To Back again! Willy talks with her about her new "is this real?" EP & tour plans, her obsession with beatmaking, meditation & using music to get through hard times, A&R dreams, producing music in your 70s, the nature of existence & a whole lot more!   WHIPPED CREAM: https://whippedcreammusic.com/ Willy Joy: http://linktr.ee/willyjoy   PROTECT REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS: https://a...

Whethan goes Back To Back! Willy talks to him about his upcoming Life Of A Wallflower Vol. 2 album and tour, working with Flowdan, Tom Morello, Flux Pavilion & Louis The Child, going on vacation with Skrillex, finding success as a kid and ditching high school to tour with the Chainsmokers, the birth of future bass, the Soundcloud era, the Vine era, the importance of collaboration, why house music...

Zingara goes Back To Back! Willy talks with her about her new album "The Code of Dreamz", the blessing and the curse of TikTok success, putting emotion into music production, dream analysis, oversharing vs. overthinking, touring with LSDREAM, ghosts, magic & lots more!   Zingara: https://linktr.ee/zingaramusic Willy Joy: http://linktr.ee/willyjoy   PROTECT REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS: https://abortionfund...

No Mana goes Back To Back! Willy talks with him about his new album "I Contain Flashing Images", his love of pixel art and graphic design, playing his first show at an outdoor festival with deadmau5 and a goat, memories of i_o, how to scale a project without losing control, how studio gear affects creative choices, discussing how genre boundaries are starting to blur, ghost production, silly vs. s...

Lizzy Jane goes Back To Back! Willy talks with her about her "IGNITE" EP, podcasting and the current EDM media landscape, fans vs. followers, virality vs. longevity, touring at 15, child acting, foley sound, inspiration from Flume & RL Grime, the grind of the resident DJ & much more!   Willy Joy: http://linktr.ee/willyjoy Lizzy Jane: https://www.thisislizzyjane.net   PROTECT REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS: h...

Grabbitz goes Back To Back! Willy talks to him about his new single "Fire" with IMANU, playing Red Rocks, working with Subtronics & Rezz, making music for Valorant and The Walking Dead, Twitch streaming, the rock music industry vs the bass music industry, blending genres, studying grunge singers, going direct to fans, tips for successful collabs, not getting boxed in artistically, classic DJ airli...

LAXX goes Back To Back! Willy talks to him about his legendary Step series and his creative renewal with Step Five, embracing his roots with the LINK project, overcoming anxiety, a deep seated fear of saxophones (unrelated), why being generous is important in music, filmmaking, producer advice, inspiration from Pendulum, Benga & Joyryde and lots more!    LAXX: https://linktr.ee/laxxmusic Willy Joy...

Kiesza goes Back To Back! Willy talks with her about her upcoming album "Dancing & Crying Vol. 1" & new single "The Disappearance of Etta Place", recovering from a traumatic brain injury, working with Skrillex, Diplo & Deadmau5, the story of the legendary Hideaway video and the song that launched her career into space, living in a cabin in Norway, strip club therapy, finding dinosaur bones,  tips...

Mr. Bill goes Back To Back! Willy talks with him about his new album "Mechanomorphic" (out now on Monstercat!), the origins of the Mr. Bill Podcast and working with Deadmau5, the evolving human-machine relationship in electronic music, AI implications, producer advice, how he got his start making video tutorials and why he continues to teach to this day, Grimes at Coachella, subverting expectation...

JSTJR returns for his third appearance on Back To Back! Willy talks with him about his new Attitude EP on Dim Mak, suffering from burnout & finding new inspirations, why social media success doesn't always translate to music industry success, being cool vs. being corny, quitting booze, DDR forums, wifespiration, persistance paying off & lots more.    Willy Joy: http://linktr.ee/willyjoy JSTJR: htt...

REAPER goes Back To Back! Willy talks with him about the US D&B Renaissance, writing his "Challenger" album, the dangers of DJs jumping off tables, why making music is like cooking, the trials and tribulations of a mask-wearing performer, touring Europe, liking Nickelback unironically, nostalgia for the ringtone era, coming back from a major leg injury and much more!   Willy Joy: https://linktr.ee...

Kito goes Back To Back! Willy talks with her about her IS U IS U project with Chrome Sparks, Club Kito parties, Mad Decent memories, having her early demos championed by Skream, being sampled by Skrillex, Big Boi & T.I. and more, Western Australia's D&B fever, late night freakouts, rating Hudson Mohawke as a roommate, releasing a song with Grimes' AI, session work vs. solo work as a producer & lot...

Kelli-Leigh goes Back To Back! Willy talks with her about highlighting the great vocalists of dance music in her podcast You Know My Voice, her new single "Unconditional", touring with Adele, singing on #1 records without being credited, running her own label, protecting the middle class of electronic music, also: is the album format dead? could Prince have been a time traveler? plus many more imp...