Rave Culture Cast

Hey fam! In this episode of Reel Rave Recaps, we’re diving into Insomniac's premiere Halloween festival ESCAPE. My guests Erick Garcia (of House of Plur), Emily Dell (content creator) and Leo Wong (of Lunchbox) give their full festival recaps. We chat about everything from best sets, festival layout, transportation, and best tips & advice for navigating the crowd! But would they return next ye...

Shop lunchbox's anti-theft hydration pack and save $11 off with code KAPOTES - https://www.lunchboxpacks.com/ In this week's episode, we’re going to be tackling a topic that I think a lot of people can relate to: toxic rave friends. My guests Madi Maple (@madimaple) Ade Ramos (@vibewithade) and I will be diving into red flags to look our for in your rave friendships. We’re discussing signs of toxi...

Thank you Keen for sponsoring this video!! Go to my sponsor page: https://trykeen.com/rcc to get a 10 minute reading for just $1.99 - that's $99 in savings! 💸   Welcome back to Rave Culture Cast! This week I’ve got an awesome episode featuring stories from our amazing listeners all about our evolutions as ravers. I'm kicking things off by sharing a quick recap of where I started from my firs...

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Go to our sponsor: https://trykeen.com/rcc to get a 10 minute reading for just $1.99 - that's $99 in savings! 💸 When you hear the words Groove Cruise what do you think of? For me it’s community, over the top parties, legendary artists, and a family like atmosphere that’s created life long fans. I’ve always been fascinated by cruise ship festivals, and unfortunately have not had the privilege of a...

Shop Lunchbox's anti-theft hydration pack (save $11 off with code KAPOTES): https://www.lunchboxpacks.com/ It’s rare to find an artist who’s so multi-faceted, humble, and down to earth, but today’s guest is all of the above! German multi-instrumentalist, vocatlist, and electronic producer AVAION joins me to chat about pursuing his passion in music and carving his own path in the market, how he tak...

Hey fam! In this episode of Reel Rave Recaps, we’re diving into Dino Disneyland aka @lostlandsfestival with a full festival recap from @bebe_howell 🦖🦕 Bebe shares a ton of helpful information on the festival including tips for first timers, what to expect, her pros & cons list and a breakdown of the best sets! Hope y’all enjoy this recap 💗 Watch Bebe's vlogs here - https://www.youtube.com/c...

Shop Lunchbox's anti-theft hydration pack (save $11 off with code KAPOTES): https://www.lunchboxpacks.com/ Imagine Music Festival made it highly anticipated return after a two-year hiatus and quite a controversial history with their reputation online. I got to see a whole new side to live events this year as I attended Imagine as a vendor working on behalf of BeatBox. In today’s episode, I'm divin...

Shop Lunchbox's anti-theft hydration pack (save $11 off with code KAPOTES): https://www.lunchboxpacks.com/ This year Arc Music Festival made it's return as a premiere house & techno event taking place in the birthplace of house music...Chicago! This was the second year of the event as well as my second time attending and there were definitely some improvements across the board! In this episode...

This year at Arc Music Festival I got to sit down with one of dance music's most prominent and well respected figures - Chicago's own Dani Deahl! Dani's career in music spans from DJ + Producer, blogger, public speaker, journalist, and President of the Recording Academy's Chicago chapter, amongst many other incredible contributions to the music industry. Dani and I chat how she navigated a career...

This year at Arc Music Festival I got to sit down with Azzecca, a Chicago-based artist known for her dark and sexy house & techno sound. Azzecca and I chat Arc Music Festival lineup, favorite festival moments, and tracks that make us feel like bad b*tches 😎  Stick around til the end for a round of rapid fire questions!  💙Connect with Azzecca💙 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/...

Shop Lunautics festival & beauty accessories (save 10% off with code EMMAK): https://lunautics.com/  Well fam - we've got our first documentary review on the podcast! This week I'm tackling the disaster that was the Woodstock'99 event. Netflix recently released the documentary "Trainwreck: Woodstock'99" which takes a look at the events that transpired at the music festival which promised...

In this episode, I'm joined by Amy Farina (aka MC Unicorn), the founder of Drop Bass Not Bombs , an organization based in the Netherlands that brings together human rights and dance music by organizing raves for charity. Drop Bass Not Bombs has organized live events, livestreams, and includes a bi-weekly podcast where host Amy interviews various guests in the EDM scene who are trying to make the w...

We brought it back fam! In this week's episode, I brought back your most embarrassing festival stories for a hilarious part 4 😂 You guys really do not hold back with these stories so - spoiler alert - there are some NSFW moments! Put those headphones in, grab a snack, and enjoy. Shop Lunchbox's hydration pack (discount code KAPOTES) - https://www.lunchboxpacks.com/collections/thelineup/products/l...

In this episode of Reel Rave Recaps, we’re diving into @hardfest 2022 with @hannah.raves 😈 HARD is a 3 day festival that features edm, rap, hip hop, trap, house, bass music & more! Hannah joins me to answer some questions about her experience at HARD this year!

Shop Zound earplugs (discount code EMMAK) - https://experiencezound.com/ In this episode, I'm joined by DanceSafe.org's Education Manager Rachel Clark. Rachel and I discuss my recent experience where I witnessed someone becoming unconscious at Electric Forest. We chat about how to handle this type of situation amongst other common medical emergencies at live events like dehydration and lose of ele...

In this new Instagram live series, I'm sitting down with fellow festival goers to discuss their experiences at various music festivals. In this first episode, I'm chatting with @electric_ali and @thecorporateraver about their Tomorrowland 2022 experience. Ali & Alyssa recount their first experience at Tomorrowland in Boom, Belgium and answer questions live on my page! What we cover in this epi...

Shop Lunchbox's hydration pack (discount code KAPOTES) - https://www.lunchboxpacks.com/ Shop Lunchbox's Snack & Sling pack (discount code EMMAK) - https://www.lunchboxpacks.com/  In this week's episode. I’m joined by Elaine Huang, the founder of Neon Owl and Open Door Sessions, a community that bridges the gap between music and philanthropy. Their series of in-person events Open Door Sess...

Shop Lunautics latest collections here (save 10% off with discount code EMMAK) - https://lunautics.com/ Buy Electric Zoo passes - https://bit.ly/3oyZs5T In this episode, I'm sharing a full festival guide to New York's premiere electronic festival...Electric Zoo! I'll be sharing some tips & advice from my past experiences as well as going over everything you need to know about travel, acco...

In this episode, I'm chatting with LA-based DJ/Producer and playlist curator Steve Cardigan. Steve is a content creator who turned his passion for music discovery (he's a hip hop head turned house fan) into a series of successful Spotfiy playlists. This path led him to create a music group called putyouon where he gives rising artists and producers a platform for discovery. Today we...

Shop Zound earplugs (10% off discount code EMMAK) -  https://experiencezound.com/ In this episode, I'm opening up about hitting festival and show burnout and how I'm personally planning to take some time off. I wanted to shed some light on having feelings festival FOMO and why it's important to check in with yourself on your priorities and personal goals. I'm also chatting about why the...

After three years of waiting, I finally attended my first Electric Forest AND had my first real camping festival experience. In this episode, you'll get a full rundown of what this experience is like from camping, to parties, to the festival and music itself, I'll be sharing every single detail of what you can expect at Electric Forest. I'll also be sharing my top sets, favorite festival moments,...

Bye Bye Plastic is on a mission to wipe-out single-use plastic in the music industry. In today's episode, I'm joined by Priya Chandel , the Executive Director of BBP, USA to chat about their mission and sustainability efforts, what kind of imprint live events make on the environment, and what artists, event promoters, industry professionals, and fans can do to change the industry to...

Shop lunchbox packs: https://www.lunchboxpacks.com/ Use discount code KAPOTES on the hydration pack to save $11 | Discount code EMMAK to save $5 off the Snack or Sling pack. In this episode, I'm joined by house music DJ duo and viral TikTok creators PARTY SHIRT. Nick “Ivy” & Xavier "X" have amassed an insane following of over 20.8 million people on TikTok with their series testing out and debu...

Shop Kandi Bar bracelets -  https://amzn.to/3x8pYXN Download the Radiate app -  https://radiate.app.link/EMMAK In this episode, you'll discover everything you need to know about attending and camping at Electric Forest! I'm joined by my friend and fellow content creator Jess Hale (an Electric Forest veteran) to help address your questions and provide tips & advice for first timers li...