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

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