Back To Back with Willy Joy

Noizu goes Back To Back! Willy talks with him about "Lost", producing for the Lonely Island, MMW, advice from Chris Lake, HOWSLA, hot sauce, band days, piano house, working with your partner, Techne Records & the politics of running a label, clubbing with your dad, life cycles of music scenes, KFC b2b EDM, pandemic hits & more!   Back To Back is sponsored by The Cult Creatives: info@thecultcreativ...

TIBASKO goes Back To Back! Willy talks to them about getting support from their idols, definitions of success, growing up together outside of London, avoiding cheese, advice from Pete Tong, opening for Fatboy Slim, staying cohesive in your work, quitting the day job, touring the US for the first time, cooking, theater kids & more!   Back To Back is sponsored by The Cult Creatives: info@thecultcrea...

Habstrakt goes Back To Back! Willy talks with him about writing his first-ever album "Heritage", French dance music secrets, living in DJ Snake's studio, Never Say Die memories, circuit bending, burnout, music release strategies, riff monsters, writing "Chicken Soup" with Skrillex, growing up in a small village, getting a tattoo license, better art through self-love, legacy & more!    Back To Back...

Nitepunk goes Back To Back! Willy talks with him about his debut album "HUMAN", growing up in Tbilisi, his background in dance, raving in abandoned pools, synesthesia, sampling tastefully, producing k-pop & tv scores on the side, sacrificing for art, touring Europe, sampling tastefully, The Prodigy & much more!   Back To Back is sponsored by The Cult Creatives: info@thecultcreatives.com http://the...

Fox Stevenson goes Back To Back! Willy talks with him about his "Enemy Brain Entertainment Suite" EP, being a "club agnostic", UK vs. US scenes, bullying, pitfalls of a sound blowing up, accidentally being ahead of the curve, predicting the post-EDM future landscape, building a live show, what makes an artist revolutionary & much more!   Back To Back is sponsored by The Cult Creatives: info@thecul...

Space Yacht goes Back To Back again! Willy talks to them about their label and signing songs off Twitch, throwing parties all over the country, uniting URL and IRL communities, becoming a full-fledged merchandise brand, gardening, NYC clubbing as a teenager, brotherhood, cabbage, protecting your projects, working on all sides of the biz & much more!   Back To Back is sponsored by The Cult Creative...

Moon Boots goes Back To Back! Willy talks with him about his new album "Ride Away" (coming out March 17th on Anjunadeep), memories of coming up in Chicago together, nightclub babysitters, early bands & getting signed by Lupe Fiasco, French house, becoming a father, hostile listening, building a live band show, anxiety attacks, psychedelics, classical emo & more!   Back To Back is sponsored by The...

camoufly goes Back To Back in his first (?) on-camera interview! Willy talks with him about his new "In Plain Sight" EP, the mask and why he chooses to stay anonymous, public vs. private life, Daft Punk brain explosions, therapy, DJing birthday parties in Europe, dirty samples, staying independent, changing genres without changing identities, video game soundtracks, mission statements & much more!...

Azzecca goes Back To Back! Willy talks with her about the Chicago club scene, Dirty Disco & creating more welcoming spaces for women in club culture, getting signed by Diplo's Higher Ground records, grassroots events, DJing while cooking dinner, interior design, big Italian families, trusting your gut, why artists should travel & much more!   Back To Back is sponsored by The Cult Creatives: info@t...

Nostalgix returns to Back To Back! Willy gets the update about her growth in the last couple years as she embarked on her first headline tour for her "Supah Fly" EP, played mainstage at EDC, sold out shows across the country, and dealt with increasing pressure, anxiety and uncertainty as a result. This is a unique episode about a compressed period of time, as Willy & Nostalgix discuss how we can a...

Space Rangers aka Diamond Pistols & Sneek go Back To Back! Willy talks with them about unexpectedly ending up in a giant Apple commercial, their new single "Til I Die", rejecting 'grind culture' and the importance of passion projects, musicians vs. comedians, sample clearance politics, composing for film & TV, writing platinum hits or writing total garbage, dancing DJs, trunk shakers & lots more....

Dillon Francis goes Back To Back! Willy talks with him about the new album 'anti everything' from his nemesis and doppelganger DJ Hanzel, the house music explosion in the US, moombahton memories and his origins as a local DJ in LA, continued education in dance music and going back to school, Eastern European heritage, photography, chasing inspiration, being ahead of the social media curve, luck vs...

NGHTMRE joins the three-peat club in his return to Back To Back! Willy talks with him about his new streaming docuseries "Sampled" (featuring Marc Rebillet, Tinashe & more, available now on Paramount+), his concept album DRMVRSE, how to stay happy when you're busy, inspiration from Anthony Bourdain & Action Bronson, playing Lollapalooza in Chile, the hero's journey, world-building, Unsound, arena...

ET FINGER (Bro Safari & UFO!) go Back To Back! Willy talks with them about creating their new project and their long history of collaboration, finding creative confidence, staying in tune with the underground, tracing the generations of US drum 'n bass, putting Bro Safari on the shelf, DJing on Costa Rican sound systems at 16, skateboarding, ambient, IDM, starting a record label and much more!   J...

This is the last week of Back To Back airing classic episodes! Today, enjoy one of our all-time favorite episodes with Madeon, originally recorded in March 2022! New episodes return next week.   Join our Discord: http://discord.io/backtobackpod Willy Joy: http://linktr.ee/willyjoy Madeon: https://madeon.net     PROTECT REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS: https://abortionfunds.org/funds/ https://www.prochoiceamer...

For the next two weeks, Back To Back is airing classic episodes! This week, enjoy our five year anniversary smash with the one and only Alison Wonderland recorded in May 2022!   Join our Discord: http://discord.io/backtobackpod Willy Joy: http://linktr.ee/willyjoy Alison Wonderland: https://alisonwonderland.com     PROTECT REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS: https://abortionfunds.org/funds/ https://www.prochoice...

See you in 2023! We love y'all.

Will Clarke goes Back To Back! Willy talks with him about creating The Will Clarke Podcast, his label All We Have Is Now, having therapist parents & working at rehabs, mental health in the music industry, DJing in Ibiza at 16, luck vs. hard work, working with Dirtybird, playing rugby, the club as religion, embracing change, chasing good shows, musical evolution & much more!   Join our Discord: htt...

Kumarion goes Back To Back! Willy talks with him about hitting the road hard in 2022, his '23 album plans, having a surprise hit with "Want It", the new generation of US D&B producers, inspiration from his Moroccan heritage, crowds & panic attacks, the magic of Noisia, trying to quit smoking, working at music venues, working with Deadbeats, UKF, Wakaan & much more!   Join our Discord: http://disco...

Ship Wrek go Back To Back! Willy talks with them about their new "Metaphysical" EP, leaving solo projects behind to work together, working the college circuit, getting your music heard, getting a song signed 24 hours after you wrote it, flow state, caffeine inspiration, the real impact of Skrillex, working with Chainsmokers & Dillon Francis, ghost production, touring as a teenager & sneaking into...

Paul Van Dyk goes Back To Back! Willy talks to him about his upcoming project "The Record" and the Off The Record tour, growing up behind the iron curtain, new wave, Berlin techno, the 'trance' label and avoiding pigeonholes, being nominated for the first ever Dance/Electronic Grammys, running his record label, his relationship to fame, recovering from a coma, creating one of the most iconic dance...

The Glitch Mob returns to Back To Back! Willy talks with them about their new album "CTRL ALT REALITY", the rave revival, the EDM production arms race and retiring their "Blade" stage, D&B history, the intersection of technology & music, reconnecting with the underground, their childhoods in New Orleans & Boston, lightbulb moments, writing chaotic music in calm places, following the fun, inspirati...

MORTEN goes Back To Back! Willy talks to him about creating the Future Rave movement with David Guetta, going back to his roots, bringing underground sounds to the mainstream, Ibiza stories, DJing at 13, inspiration from Sullivan King, being famous in Denmark, playing the King's wedding, being bad at vacation and much more!   Back To Back is sponsored by The Cult Creatives: info@thecultcreatives.c...

Wreckno goes Back To Back! Willy talks with them about the Fantasy Tour, pop star inspiration, having their first hit during covid, working with GRiZ, queer representation in EDM, the neverending party, dads who listen to Skrillex, living in Detroit, fear of deadlines, finding yourself on stage & more!    Back To Back is sponsored by The Cult Creatives: info@thecultcreatives.com http://thecultcrea...

Blossom goes Back To Back! Willy talks with her about quitting the day job, falling in love with D&B, the Twitch grind, the color pink, being extremely online, artistic pragmatism, the rising cost of touring, working with Night Bass & AC Slater, indie sleaze, the history of sampling, business breakups, new EP plans & more!   Back To Back is sponsored by The Cult Creatives: info@thecultcreatives.co...