Unpacking House Music with James Rubiolo James Rubiolo

In this episode of the Unpacking House Music Podcast I talk to nightlife industry veteran Steve Walker about how he went about running large scale music events and how you can too.  

- How he scaled to events of over 10,000 people  
- How he’d do it from scratch if starting again (and you can too)  
- Nightmare scenarios running club events

BTAY is a house producer blending the line between vocal house and tech house. In this episode we chat about his journey so far in the house music industry, imposter syndrome, how he got his break in Ibiza and how to self release and market his own music without a label.

ADR (UK) is a 21 year old producer that loves to produce acid house. From getting discovered by Annie Mac and played on her Friday Radio 1 show when he was just 18 years old, to hitting the tops of Beatport charts with releases on labels such as Elrow, Cr2, ADR has seen an impressive level of success in his music career. In this chat, we discuss how he got his demo heard by Annie Mac, what he does to get in the zone and harness his creativity, why meditation is important and a whole lot more. Jump in and enjoy!

Unpacking House Music is a podcast for those who are interested with how the house music scene works - from how producers got to where they are, and how the organisers behind the scenes of clubs and festivals actually make it all happen.

Example guests:


DJ/producers

Sound engineers

Festival organisers

Label owners

Recording Studio owners

Nightclub owners

Upper management at companies like the Spanish Palladium Hotel Group


Example topics:


What got you interested in music?

When did you realise this was going to be more than a hobby?

What are some of the mistakes people make when trying to do what you do?

What are you most excited about?

How did you get to where you are today?

What’s the most common question you get asked?

What question do you wish you knew the answer to 5 years ago?

What’s one thing that surprised you about your journey?

Bonus Question: if you can make one prediction for the future of this scene, or one amazing thing you’d like to see, what might that be?