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Jade Catta-Pretta is building a career on two continents. She's a Brazilian-American comedian / actor and she's making it happen in both places. Hear her talk about how she manages challenges of managing multiple careers, of being a female comic, of working dirty, but not too dirty. You can even hear her tell me to f*ck off in Portuguese. What could be better? If you liked this one, check out our...

Seems like we're having a lot of techno these days! Sian is a DJ, producer, founder of Octopus Recordings. In other words, he's a busy man. Quiet as kept, he's not content with just making people dance. In our interview he talks about his plans to move beyond the standard club and festival route and build a proper touring act. Join us and find out how he makes it all happen. If you liked this one,...

Nathan Bell is a designer, a gallery artist, and a DJ. He brought some fresh ideas to a stale category when he did a collection for Nike Running earlier this year, applying his sketches and phrases to running shoes, shirts, and jackets. He gives us some insight into his creative process and also into the way that smart brands make culture part of their business. Run to get this episode now and don...

Kenny Larkin is considered a master in techno circles, blending soul and technology to push boundaries and make you dance. He's one of those "your favorite DJ's favorite DJ types" that casual fans aren't familiar with but whose impact can be felt across generations. Kenny let us in on what moves him to keep going and evolving and speaks openly about some of the things he's learned along the way. W...

Ana Kasparian is a host of The Young Turks — the #1 online news channel — and of her own podcast #NOFILTER. We quickly learned that she's a source of wisdom and incredible energy. Ana joined us on stage at The Ace Hotel to kick off our new series: Rebel Radio LIVE at the Ace Hotel (clever title, no?). Joined by friends and fans, we talked about politics, culture, and how she finds the energy to ge...

Chace Infinite is multi-talented: rapper as the face of Self Scientific, manager of A$AP Rocky, marketer, entrepreneur. He takes us through the twists and turns of a career that's taken him around the world, on-stage and backstage, for over two decades. And gives us some insight into how he's approaching his new venture, Harun Coffee. ALSO, if you're in LA on April 14th, join us for Rebel Radio LI...

Silva is an important voice in electronic music, with radio shows on Dash Radio, iHeart, and Wav. She came by the studio to give us some interview tips and tell us how she's built her confidence through experience. Check out her story here. ALSO, if you're in LA on April 4th, join us for Rebel Radio LIVE at the Ace Hotel Downtown Los Angeles. Our guest on-stage will be Ana Kasparian, host of The Y...

Laroussi was making noise in her native Holland. Hit records, awards, all signs pointing to success. But something was missing, so she picked up and moved to the US where she was relatively unknown, and began rebuilding. Her new single, Lost, is currently #4 on the Billboard club charts, and climbing. Laroussi came through our studio with her manager, the homie Adrian Miller, to talk about what it...

Laura Cathcart Robbins writes and tells stories that cut through the bullshit. She's vulnerable and real, revealing things about herself, her insecurities and imperfections, and holding up a mirror for the rest of us. She came by the studio to tell us about her new podcast, The Only One in the Room, which explores what it's like being the "other." If you liked this one, check out our interview wit...

This week we go deep Eddie from Guerilla One and our guest DEFER. From graffiti to eastern philosophy to what it means to have a work ethic in a creative field. Check it out now. If you liked this one, check out our interview with RISK: https://soundcloud.com/rebel_radio/how-to-be-like-risk-live-breathe-eat-sleep-art EDM.com Track of the Week: https://soundcloud.com/hip-hop/88mph-seven-feat-itsonl...

Matt Orlove is an unlikely party promoter. He runs his business like a business, and that's what's enabled him to grow from one party in one city to over 200 parties a year in America's top clubbing markets. He gives us some tips of how he channeled his love of the music into a business that works. Check it out. If you liked this one, check out our interview with Adam12: https://soundcloud.com/reb...

Yumi stops by our studio to brainstorm new business ideas. The singer / model / YouTuber gives us some insights into how she's building a career based on honesty and vulnerability, and how she's overcome — and sometimes still struggles with — confidence and anxiety challenges. She also tells us what it's like being Steve Aoki's niece, as well as being signed to his label Dim Mak. If you liked this...

Jon Sidel has been a key figure in LA’s club, restaurant, and music communities since the 80s. Along with his partner, the late Matt Dike — co-founder of Delicious Vinyl and producer of the Beastie Boys album Paul’s Boutique — Sidel helped to create LA’s unique nightlife identity and has continued to shape it for more than three decades. In our interview, he explains how it’s all rock n’ roll to h...

Warning: This episode contains a lot of great music. If you like house music, you owe Louie Vega a debt of gratitude. As a DJ, remixer, producer, label head, and as one half of Masters at Work, Louie has had a big hand in shaping what the world listens to and dances to over the last 30+ years. With a string of Grammy nominations (and a win!), #1 records all over the world, and a long list of top D...

Jean-Michel Jarre is a living legend: selling over 80 million records, most of which were probably never played on radio — performing groundbreaking shows all over the world, from Coachella to China and Saudi Arabia — and inspiring many of your favorite electronic artists. He generously shares some perspectives on art and creativity and gives some insight into how he's built such an enduring and i...

Another episode in our Artwork Rebels series in partnership with Guerilla One and co-host Eddie Donaldson. Few people have has as big an impact on culture as DJ Muggs. His group Cypress Hill not only sold millions of records all over the world, it also played a central role in bringing weed to the forefront of cultural conversation. And it brought rap and rock collaborations further into the mains...

I love the way Asya knows her business is is super focused. Her site, Fusicology, is about helping you find events to go to if you love global soul music. If you don't she's got nothing for you, and that's just fine. Sort of feels like her motto would be: Be excellent at something, and don't do anything else. Check out her story here If you liked this episode, check out our interview with Sharath...

Estevan Oriol is known for capturing the raw essence of street life. He's been documenting street culture for over two decades, co-created the streetwear brand Joker, and has created album covers and music videos for artists including Eminem, Cypress Hill, Blink 182, Snoop Dogg and Xzibit. He joins us in studio for an episode in our Artwork Rebels series in partnership with Guerilla One. Estevan s...

ANIIML is back! This time with more exclamation points! The artist formerly known as ANML, formerly known as Lila Rose, is back in our studio to tell us what she learned over the last year: Mainly to delegate some of the business and legal aspects of her career and focus on what she does best —her live show. We also experiment with a new lightning round format. Send us a comment on Twitter, Facebo...

Another episode in our Artwork Rebels series in partnership with Guerilla One and co-host Eddie Donaldson. Dennis Morris has had a fascinating life, spending quality time behind the camera with some of music’s most important revolutionaries, including Bob Marley and The Sex Pistols. He comes by the studio to tell us how he’s honed his ability to get behind the masks we wear every day. If you liked...

Georgii Speakman is a creative, an entrepreneur, a hustler. She hosts a show on Dash Radio called Outlier, where she interviews innovators and entrepreneurs. She was gracious enough to have me on the show and I got interested in her story after talking with her. So we had her into our studio to tell us how she went from being in business in Australia to an actress in the US to getting involved wit...

Cory Stout is the founder and "captain" of Woodies sunglasses. More than making cool shades, he's found a way to run a business that suits his lifestyle, allowing him to travel whenever he wants (which is most of the time) rather than living in boardrooms and offices. We caught up with Cory just steps from the sands of Venice Beach to hear his lessons on how he's applying the 4 Hour Workweek and w...

Scott Nathan made his bones as a photographer, but after you listen to our interview, you'll agree he should have been a storyteller. From the crazy capers he got himself into over the years, to the lessons he learned along the way, he has some great things to share. He describes himself as "not an asker," but seems to have a gang of rich and powerful people who want to give him stuff. Find out ho...

DJ Revolution was the DJ on the World Famous Wake-Up Show for 12 years. He’s an instructor at Scratch Academy, host of The Cut on YouTube, producer, and was a contestant, and then a judge on BET’s Master of the Mix. He’s one of the most respected DJs around. We dropped by Scratch to cut it up with DJ Rev, learning what drives him to be the best at what he does and how being so driven can be both a...

Beatie Wolfe has something to prove — to herself, perhaps, but to all of us — about the way music moves us and about how the way we experience it matters. She’s not content to make music and release it the way everyone else does; her releases are events, whether live streaming from the world’s most silent room or turning a song into a jacket or a set of cards. We sat down to talk about what drives...