Building a Sustainable Career: Long-Term Success in the Industry

Dubbed Palestine’s queen of techno, few artists know how to build a sustainable career in dance music quite like Sama’ Abulhadi. She went from Ramallah’s local hero to global headliner after her now-legendary 2018 Boiler Room set, and has since launched her own label and played Coachella, Glastonbury, Tomorrowland, and Awakenings.

In our podcast finale, she opens up about how she built a sustainable career rooted in authenticity and activism, reflects on the realities of long-term success, and offers advice for others carving out their own path in music.