MD PODCAST

DJ/B-Girl/Business owner/sound healer DJ Wen Luv talks about her roots in Los Angeles and Portland, and her journey in hip hop as she transitioned to a b-girl, to a traveling/touring DJ, and her road to healing and becoming a sound healer, her involvement in the mental health community and more! For more info follow @wenluv

Santa Barbara, Ca/Ventura County based recording artist and indie label owner Savv talks about his early beginninngs, his experience in the music industry as an independent artists, his song landing a Netflix movie soundtrack, life challenges, spirituality and more! For more info follow @savvdangerous

Lead singer of alternative rock/acoustic band Now or Never Theresa Luna talks about her earliest influences in music, her personal challenges that shaped her song writing , plans for 2023 and more! For more info follow @nowornever_band

San Jose, Ca native and photographer Laura May Patterson opens up her journey in becoming a photographer to becoming inspired to create a documentary titled “Artists With Mental Illness” and more! She also opens up about the topics of mental health, artists and their inner struggles and more! For more information follow @lampphotographystudiosj @analogdreamslivehere

San Diego, Ca based electronic/techno songwriter/producer Salty Moon Arcade talks about her roots in Texas and her journey in finding herself as a recording artist, beginnings as a bass player, experience in the open mic circuit, inspiration and influences, favorite equipment to perform and make music with, style of production and more . For more info, follow @saltymoonarcade

San Diego, Ca based singer/songwriter John Owen talks about his roots in New Jersey and Arizona before heading to California, talks about his newest singles and upcoming projects for 2023 and forward! For more info follow @whoisjohnowen

San Diego, Ca based punk rock artist/songwriter/event organizer Audio Martyr talks about his roots in Spokane Washington, his experiences in Arizona, Humboldt, and his life on the road as a touring artist, lessons in fatherhood , and being an event planner for Sweet Water Art Ranch and more! For more info, follow @michaelthecoe

Jamul, Ca based fitness trainer, and owner of the Multi purpose venue Sweet Water Art Ranch Bernie Miller talks about his roots in Cleveland , Ohio and North Carolina to his journey as a fitness trainer, and inventor of notable work out machines, and being a founder of a holistic treatment non profit organization called Sage Sanctuaries and more!

Bay Area native Lil Jordan speaks on his experiences in the music industry as a young child, and collaborations with independent artists, experiences on the road , his new music, and his newest chapter in life entering fatherhood and moving to Las Vegas and more! For more info follow @jumpmann831

Los Angeles, Ca based recording artist Tone Melo talks about his roots in Baltimore and Pennsylvania, his experiences in a major label, and his journey to coming to California pursuing the independent artist route , his creative vision for his music videos and more! For more info follow @officialtonemelo

Escondido, Ca based producer and Cal State San Marcos alumni Jorge Flores talks about his roots in Northern California to migrating to Southern Cali, his influences, catalog of instrumental albums, and his latest work with Marlon D for Marlon D’s 12th official solo album “The Orphan” and more! For more info follow @dahomie_beats

Milpitas, Ca based DJ and event organizer DJ Asthmatic talks about the importance of his Filipino roots and being an organizer for the community, and the importance of supporting independent artists, his goals as a DJ in 2022 and more!

Event organizer and spiritual counelor Mei Tang talks about her Chinese roots and her youth in West Covina, her journey that led her to starting her own business GEMIVISION, and her experience in organizing the events for the Vegan Holistic Pop Up Markets in San Diego, Ca and more! For more info follow @PLAYMEITE

Marlon D chops it up with Gardenia Zuniga, a Bay Area based publicist and owner of PR Firm Gardenia Zuniga and Associates, talks about her experience in artist management, organizing film festivals, and representing independent business and independent artists in Redwood City and San Francisco, thoughts on marketing, branding and more! For more info follow @GZPUBLICITY

Queens, NY native Jam Young talks about his roots in New York, his catalog , and his experience as a nationwide traveling/touring independent artist, his thoughts on branding, marketing and many more! For more info, follow @jamyoungmusic

Standup comedian Jocelyn Abad talks about her roots in Los Angeles, Ca, her inspiration for doing stand up comedy, her upcoming gigs, her views on society and how she comes up with her material, and more! For more info follow @LAUGHWITHJOCELYN

R&B Neo Soul artist and filmmaker Omilani talks about her roots in New York and North Carolina, her journey in becoming a hip hop artist as a child , to her transition in her education in New York, the countries she’s travelled because of her art , her new album “Ugat Filipino”and her documentary about finding her Filipino roots and identity and more! For more info follow @AFROFILIPINA

R&B singer and songwriter Sara Shine talks about her roots in Central California and her inspiration to make music. She talks about her catalog of EPS and singles , her transition to Los Angeles, thoughts on branding, marketing and more! For more info follow @SARAHSHINEMUSIC

Hip hop artist/producer DEX talks about his roots in Southern California, his days of youth in Oxnard, Ca and his earliest influences in music, his transition into becoming an MC and a producer , and his musical journey with the legendary 805 hip hop group Epsilon Project, his catalog , thoughts on social relations in America, fatherhood and more!

Tom Ito talks about his roots in the Bay Area and his experience in being a teacher , athletic coach in the LA Unified School district and his transition to Oxnard Unified School district, and his experience as a teacher , athletic coach, administrator, principal in schools like Channel Islands High School , Camarillo High, Rio Mesa High, Fillmore High and more!

Oxnard, Ca based hip hop artist Pok Dog talks about his roots in Chicago, his style of rap and songwriting, and his memories of working with Stonesthrow Records artists such as Madlib, M.E.D. , Roc C and more. Also talks about his newest project with Mark 4ORD “Back From The Topp” . For more info follow @pok_dogg

San Diego, Ca based hip hop duo Direkt Message (DVS1 and Mall Modgie) talks about their roots and earliest influences on music, their catalog including B.I.C.O.E Vol 1 and 2, their thoughts on the music industry, marketing, upcoming projects, shows and more! For more info follow @DIREKTMSG

Oxnard, Ca hip hop artist Mark 4ord talks about his roots in Oxnard, Ca , his transition from filming and editing music videos, to production, to his full fledged journey as a recording artist, his independent label DMT, his catalog, newest projects and upcoming tour schedule, and more! For more info follow @MARK4ORD

Hip hop recording artist Nemesis talks about her roots in Los Angeles and San Bernardino County, her beginnings as a poet and writer, all the way to her transition into forming her hip hop duo Pure Order with God’s Gift , and her past and future project releases , collaborations with Oh No, Prince Po and more! For more info follow @NEMESIS.PUREORDER

Event Organizer/artist/father Jeffy Obvious talks about his roots in Piru, Ca and his beginnings in the graffiti culture and being an artist , all the way to his transition in creating Gutted Cigar, his experience in organizing hip hop shows, artist management/development, and tour planning and more! For more info follow @JEFFYOBVIOUS