Dynasty Podcasts: Chicagoverse

Dynasty Podcasts Chicagoverse 114 - Chris Minto x Brandon Brown (Prime Fortune) dynastypodcasts.com @dynastypodcasts Chris Minto and Brandon Brown of Chicago culture site Prime Fortune visit Dynasty Podcasts to delve into their goals for curating and connecting with Chicago culture. Minto and Brown delve into the origins Prime Fortune, and how the current Chicago culture renaissance inspired them...

Dynasty Podcasts Chicagoverse 113 - Fatimah Asghar x Sam Bailey (Brown Girls) dynastypodcasts.com @dynastypodcasts Writer Fatimah Asghar and director Sam Bailey visit Dynasty Podcasts to discuss the behind the scenes details of the forthcoming Brown Girls web series. Asghar and Bailey share why the web is the right platform for the show, and discuss the advantages of maintaining creative control o...

Dynasty Podcasts Chicagoverse 112 - Jake Osmun dynastypodcasts.com @dynastypodcasts In an interview recorded during his homecoming gallery show, Chicago-based photographer Jake Osmun returns to Dynasty Podcasts to reflect on his rapidly growing body of work. Osmun speaks at length about his personal and professional relationship with Vic Mensa, and reveals his ambitions to produce more music video...

Dynasty Podcasts Chicagoverse 111 - The Cool Kids dynastypodcasts.com @dynastypodcasts In an interview before doors at the After Dark event The Art Institute of Chicago, Sir Michael Rocks and Chuck Inglish of The Cool Kids make their Dynasty Podcasts debut. As they autograph a stack of posters, the duo reveal that their current reunion was always part of the plan. The artists also compare the musi...

Dynasty Podcasts Chicagoverse 110 - K. Flay dynastypodcasts.com @dynastypodcasts In an interview recorded on her tour bus outside of Lincoln Hall, K. Flay makes her Dynasty Podcasts debut. Originally a native of Wilmette, IL growing up, the artist speaks on having multiple hometowns, and her feelings for different regions that come with that. Flay also shares how her current deal with Interscope i...

Dynasty Podcasts Chicagoverse 109 - Matt Brooks (SoFar Sounds Chicago) dynastypodcasts.com @dynastypodcasts SoFar Sounds Chicago director Matt Brooks makes his Dynasty Podcasts debut to talk about the secret show organization's increased activity in Chicago over the last year. Brooks speaks about bringing a sense of community and connection back to the live music experience, and reveals how he cam...

Dynasty Podcasts Chicagoverse 108 - Tatiana Hazel dynastypodcasts.com @dynastypodcasts Making her Dynasty Podcasts debut, singer/multi-instrumentalist Tatiana Hazel discusses her forthcoming self-produced full length. The artist recalls how posting to YouTube in her teens proved to be a starting point for her music, and reveals how acquiring a drum machine helped develop her writing process. Hazel...

Dynasty Podcasts Chicagoverse 106 - oddCouple dynastypodcasts.com @dynastypodcasts Days before the release of his Liberation full length, Chicago producer and DJ oddCouple returns to Dynasty Podcasts. The artist reflects on his recent overseas trip with his Closed Sessions label mates, and speaks on the incredible year the CS artist roster has had. Recorded backstage at Chance The Rapper's Parade...

Dynasty Podcasts Chicagoverse 107 - Jason M. Peterson (Havas) dynastypodcasts.com @dynastypodcasts In an interview streamed live from the Virgin Hotel in Chicago, Havas Chicago CCO and co-president Jason M. Peterson speaks about his professional creative operations. Peterson sheds light on how he developed and grew his staggering Instagram presence, and speaks to the goals of Havas as an agency an...

Dynasty Podcasts Chicagoverse 105 - Eryn Allen Kane dynastypodcasts.com @dynastypodcasts In an interview recorded backstage at Chance The Rapper's Parade to the Polls event, Eryn Allen Kane makes her Dynasty Podcasts debut. The rising singer reveals how she came back to music, after initially walking away due to a bad development deal. Following a brief stint focusing on acting, Kane spent a summe...

Dynasty Podcasts Chicagoverse 104 - Melanie McClain dynastypodcasts.com @dynastypodcasts Melanie McClain is a tastemaker and digital media specialist, who just joined Budweiser as its Experiential Music Manager. McClain recalls how her previous music and culture work lead her to where she is now, and how she zeroed in on branding as one of her core strengths. McClain also shares her views on movin...

Dynasty Podcasts Chicagoverse 103 - Patrick Welby (These Days x Pro-Ject) dynastypodcasts.com @dynastypodcasts Between his work with experiential agency Pro-Ject, Chicago music and culture site These Days, the After Dark night at The Art Institute of Chicago, and the freeform Aux Cord DJs night, Patrick Welby is a renaissance man around town. Making his third Dynasty Podcasts appearance in 2016, W...

Dynasty Podcasts Chicagoverse 102 - Derek Berry (Saved By The Max) dynastypodcasts.com @dynastypodcasts Saved By The Max, the Saved By The Bell-themed pop up diner in Wicker Park, has been one of the breakout success stories of the Chicago dining scene in 2016. Co-founder Derek Berry visits Dynasty Podcasts to reveal how he came up with the concept, and share the steps that followed to make the TV...

Dynasty Podcasts Chicagoverse 101 - Emily Nejad (Bon Vivant Cakes x Celine Neon) dynastypodcasts.com @dynastypodcasts Emily Nejad is a creative in multiple concentrations. One half of the songwriting duo of Celine Neon, Nejad has gained increased attention across the last year for her work as the founder of Bon Vivant Cakes. A longtime friend of Dynasty Podcasts, Nejad speaks about cake making bec...

Dynasty Podcasts Chicagoverse 100 - Claudia Gassel (Debonair Social Club) dynastypodcasts.com @dynastypodcasts On the club's ten year anniversary, Debonair Social Club co-founder Claudia Gassel looks back at the last decade of nightlife in Wicker Park. Gassel shares how she got her start in the nightlife industry, including her time at the late, great Crobar. The marketing and events director also...

Dynasty Podcasts Chicagoverse 099 - Nick Alder x Lauren Ash (Party Noire) dynastypodcasts.com @dynastypodcasts Together, Nick Alder and Lauren Ash are two-thirds of Party Noire, the black joy party taking over Chicago. The collaborators visit Dynasty Podcasts to discuss the origins and ambitions of Party Noire, as well as revealing details on the party's future. The duo also delve into their own i...

Dynasty Podcasts Chicagoverse 098 - Westley Parker (These Days) dynastypodcasts.com @dynastypodcasts Westley Parker is a renaissance man in Chicago. Making his long overdue Dynasty Podcasts debut, the jack of all creative trades delves into his beginnings in Chicago's music scene. Parker also speaks about his myriad of creative endeavors, from his Ovrlord production company to his work with Chicag...

Dynasty Podcasts Chicagoverse 097 - Drew Martz dynastypodcasts.com @dynastypodcasts Emerging Chicago rapper Drew Martz speaks about his debut full length, Sunrise, which is currently in the works. The Columbia student also delves into the making of the title track visual, which was executed over the course of a number of months and a season change. Broadcast on Facebook Live from Cards Against Hum...

Dynasty Podcasts Chicagoverse 096 - Soft Candy dynastypodcasts.com @dynastypodcasts Soft Candy vocalist Alex Brettin visits Dynasty Podcasts to discuss his band's psychedelic sensibilities and his views on performing in Chicago's DIY scene. Broadcast on Facebook Live from Cards Against Humanity in Chicago as part of the #DYNASTYNEXT initiative. Hosted by Jaime Black Produced by Audrey Sutherland x...

Dynasty Podcasts Chicagoverse 095 - New Oceans dynastypodcasts.com @dynastypodcasts Vocalist David Downs and guitarist Rob Miller of Chicago's New Oceans visit Dynasty Podcasts, with Downs speaking on his beginnings with music. The frontman also expands on incorporating a broader range of influences in New Oceans' music, beyond the immediate grunge sensibilities. Broadcast on Facebook Live from Ca...

Dynasty Podcasts Chicagoverse 094 - Emma McKee dynastypodcasts.com @dynastypodcasts Emma McKee's story is wildly unlikely. It's an adventure that includes her being banned from entering Canada, before finding her way to Chicago to create custom one of a kind outerwear for names like Chance The Rapper and DJ Oreo. McKee also speaks on whether she ever sees herself mass producing her work, and her r...

Dynasty Podcasts Chicagoverse 093 - Eva la Feva (Feva Pitch Productions) dynastypodcasts.com @dynastypodcasts Eva la Feva cares deeply about the burlesque community in Chicago, and even moreso about its performers. Talking to Dynasty Podcasts host Jaime Black, Feva reveals how she transitioned from belly dancing to burlesque, and how burlesque is an art form open to interpretation. Feva also speak...

Dynasty Podcasts Chicagoverse 092 - Roy French dynastypodcasts.com @dynastypodcasts Roy French creates "drippy" music, a descriptor that makes far more sense after listening to his prolific output. The artist speaks on creating a constant supply of original music, with at least five projects released in 2016 alone. French also speaks on cultivating a direct connection with fans, foregoin...

Dynasty Podcasts Chicagoverse 091 - Ben Niespodziany (These Days) dynastypodcasts.com @dynastypodcasts Ben Niespodziany, better known as Neon Pajamas online, is an author and journalist who covers Chicago music via the These Days blog, in addition to writing his own original works. In his Dynasty Podcasts debut, Niespodziany recalls discovering Chicago's burgeoning music scene around 2013, while o...

Dynasty Podcasts Chicagoverse 090 - Vincent Martell (VAM Studios) dynastypodcasts.com @dynastypodcasts Vincent Martell is the Founder/Creative Director at VAM Studios, a creative collective and production operation that documents Chicago's artistic communities through written features, video, and more. Martell recounts the lengthy incubation period for the project, and how bringing in contributors...