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  • 204 Rise aims to document the rising talent hidden within the streets of Winnipeg. We want to reveal the talents of the city, whether that be through music, art, or business, in an entertaining, knowledge-based experience! Check us on youtube and instagram to see exclusive video content of some of the great guests we feature!
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Episodes
  • Classical Beginnings to EDM Festival Stages: Inside DJ Blossom’s Rise EP 161
    Nov 19 2024
    On this week’s episode of 204 Rise, DJ Blos­som joins us to share her incred­i­ble jour­ney from her ear­ly days in clas­si­cal music to becom­ing a head­lin­ing EDM artist. She opens up about the chal­lenges of bal­anc­ing art, fame, and self-doubt, along with the cre­ative inspi­ra­tion behind her sig­na­ture pink hair and its impact on her brand. We get into the real­i­ties of nav­i­gat­ing social media as an artist, over­com­ing indus­try stereo­types, and what it tru­ly takes to stand out in the com­pet­i­tive world of music. Tune in as DJ Blos­som dis­cuss­es the unfor­get­table expe­ri­ences of per­form­ing at events like EDC, embrac­ing Win­nipeg win­ters, and the grit required to stay moti­vat­ed in a chal­leng­ing career. Whether you’re pas­sion­ate about music or inter­est­ed in the behind-the-scenes life of an artist, this episode has some­thing for you! Chap­ters: 00:00:00 Jour­ney to Win­nipeg: A Musi­cian’s Tale 00:01:50 Jour­ney to Sum­mer of Sound 00:03:53 Tran­si­tion from Orches­tra to EDM 00:05:55 Evo­lu­tion of Music from Myspace Era to EDM 00:08:02 The Life of an Inde­pen­dent Artist: Bal­anc­ing Music, Design, and More 00:09:57 Find­ing My DJ Name: The Blos­som Story 00:11:39 The Sig­na­ture Pink Hair and Its Mar­ket­ing Impact 00:13:23 Sign­ing with Helix and Join­ing the Drum and Bass World 00:15:27 Over­com­ing Stereo­types and Prov­ing Yourself 00:18:28 Nav­i­gat­ing Social Media for Career Growth 00:19:33 The Ever­last­ing Bur­den of Grow­ing Your Audience 00:21:36 Inside the Viral Par­ty Scene 00:23:34 Adjust­ing to City Life and Pub­lic Transportation 00:25:20 Embrac­ing Win­ter and Growth 00:27:18 Over­com­ing Self-Doubt and Stay­ing Moti­vat­ed in a Chal­leng­ing Career 00:29:25 Over­com­ing Self-Doubt as an Artist 00:31:40 Per­form­ing at EDC: A Dream Come True 00:33:40 Per­form­ing at EDC: A Cul­tur­al Expe­ri­ence in Mex­i­co City 00:35:54 Jet Lag and Tour­ing Challenges 00:37:56 Dis­cussing the Risks of Space Travel 00:39:59 Out­ro and Clos­ing Remarks #204Rise #DJBlos­som #EDM­Mu­sic #Wom­enInEDM #EDM­Life #Elec­tron­ic­Mu­sic­Scene #MusicPod­cast #Cre­ative­Jour­ney #Musi­cLife #EDM­Com­mu­ni­ty #Fes­ti­valVibes #MusicIn­dus­tryIn­sights #DJsOfIn­sta­gram #BehindTheDecks #InspiringArtists #Elec­tron­ic­Dance­Mu­sic #Ris­ingStars #Musi­cian­Life #EDC2024 #ArtistSpot­light #Win­nipeg­Mu­sic #PinkHairI­con
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    30 mins
  • VAVO's Viral Success Across The World - Living The Rockstar Lifestyle & Performing at Stagecoach! | EP 160
    Nov 12 2024

    On Episode 160 of 204 Rise, we catch up with VAVO, the inter­na­tion­al duo who have rede­fined the elec­tron­ic music scene. Com­prised of Cana­di­an-born Jesse Fis­ch­er and Lon­don native Alden Mar­tin, VAVO has tak­en the world by storm with their unique blend of EDM and coun­try music, coin­ing the term YEEDM. In this episode, they reflect on their jour­ney from two dif­fer­ent coun­tries to the glob­al stage, includ­ing per­for­mances at mas­sive events like the 2024 ACM Awards, EDC Las Vegas, Stage­coach Fes­ti­val, Australia’s CMC Rocks and now right here in Win­nipeg for Sum­mer of Sound 2024!

    VAVO opens up about the ori­gin of their name, the thrill of going viral with their Mor­gan Wallen remix, and what it’s like to live the rock­star lifestyle, hav­ing a res­i­den­cy in Las Vegas. They also dis­cuss the chal­lenges of col­lab­o­rat­ing across con­ti­nents and how they’ve turned those obsta­cles into strengths, prov­ing that dis­tance is no bar­ri­er to success.

    00:00:00 Cre­ative Col­lab­o­ra­tion: From Online to Viral Hit
    00:01:26 The Ori­gin Sto­ry of VVO: Nam­ing and Mean­ing
    00:02:49 Form­ing a Musi­cal Duo: The Begin­nings of Col­lab­o­ra­tion
    00:04:11 Career Jour­ney from Bar­tender to DJ
    00:05:37 Cre­ative Process in Music Pro­duc­tion
    00:06:54 Music as a Life­long Pas­sion
    00:08:17 Viral Suc­cess: The Sto­ry of the Mor­gan Wallen Remix
    00:09:39 Reflect­ing on Viral Suc­cess
    00:10:58 Nav­i­gat­ing Highs and Lows in the Music Indus­try
    00:12:25 Play­ing Stage­coach with Dip­lo and Oth­er Elec­tron­ic Artists
    00:13:43 Tak­ing the Leap: Leav­ing Jobs for Full-Time Music Careers
    00:15:04 Decid­ing Setlists for Dif­fer­ent Shows
    00:16:34 Pre-Show Nerves and Rou­tines
    00:18:29 Fan Inter­ac­tions and Mem­o­rable Sto­ries
    00:19:50 Cre­ative Process vs. Busi­ness Needs in Music Pro­duc­tion
    00:21:21 Nav­i­gat­ing Chang­ing Algo­rithms
    00:22:43 Wrap­ping Up & Next Week’s Preview


    #VAVO #YEEDM #ACMAwards #EDCLasVe­gas #Stage­coach­Fes­ti­val #WynnLasVe­gas #Mor­gan­Wal­len­Remix #Sum­merOf­Sound #Elec­tron­ic­Mu­sic #Rock­star­Lifestyle #Music­Duo #Glob­al­Col­lab­o­ra­tion #204RisePodcast #Viral­Mo­ments #MusicIn­dus­try #MusicJour­ney

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    30 mins
  • FAHJAH - Being a DJ in Bali, Near Death Experience, Going Viral Using Remixes & Headlining SOS Main Stage!
    Oct 15 2024

    204Rise is recon­nect­ing with Fah­jah, on episode 159 of the pod­cast for an adven­tur­ous con­ver­sa­tion about his life since we last spoke. After relo­cat­ing to Bali, Fah­jah has gained glob­al recog­ni­tion, per­form­ing at major fes­ti­vals sim­i­lar to Sum­mer of Sound and oth­er large stages and venues. He opens up about the real­i­ties of liv­ing abroad, how near­ly los­ing his life in extreme con­di­tions reshaped his out­look, and the work behind build­ing a per­son­al brand in the com­pet­i­tive music indus­try. Tune in for some real talk about fol­low­ing your pas­sion, stay­ing authen­tic, and how hard work pays off in the long run. This episode is full of insight and moti­va­tion for any­one chas­ing suc­cess in cre­ative fields!

    #Fah­jah #MusicJour­ney #LifeIn­Bali #Sum­merOf­Sound #Chas­ing­Dreams #Cre­ativeLife #204RisePodcast #StayAu­then­tic #Glob­al­Suc­cess #Fes­ti­val­Head­lin­er #Inspi­ra­tion #BaliLiv­ing #Pod­castLife

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    30 mins

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