27 episodes

UTOPIA Talks is a brand new podcast celebrating the world of dance music and tackling issues faced by our generation. Hosted by DJ and broadcaster Jaguar, this is a reactive podcast and a springboard for further conversation. We want to create a more inclusive and equal world in dance music and beyond. Welcome to UTOPIA Talks!

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    • 4.6 • 53 Ratings

UTOPIA Talks is a brand new podcast celebrating the world of dance music and tackling issues faced by our generation. Hosted by DJ and broadcaster Jaguar, this is a reactive podcast and a springboard for further conversation. We want to create a more inclusive and equal world in dance music and beyond. Welcome to UTOPIA Talks!

    Piri - going viral, sustaining a career in music and making OnlyFans content

    Piri - going viral, sustaining a career in music and making OnlyFans content

    Piri represents the new generation of music makers perfectly. As well as having an incredible ability to make catchy tracks spanning a range of genres, she’s also an amazing performer with a great eye for content and how to capture a fanbase. We chat to Piri about her relationship with her bandmate Tommy, her passion for pole dancing and how she used OnlyFans to help launch her music career in the cost of living crisis. Piri speaks very openly about the anxieties that can come with sex work, the financial barriers to working in music and how she’s navigated being an OnlyFans model alongside her music career. We also chat about the Instagram algorithm, dealing with hateful comments and a whole load more!
    @jaguarworldwide
    @kjbaxter_


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    • 1 hr 5 min
    Hannah Laing - producing chart toppers, the Scottish scene & working with Patrick Topping!

    Hannah Laing - producing chart toppers, the Scottish scene & working with Patrick Topping!

    Hannah Laing is without a doubt one of the most exciting DJs in the UK right now and her deep passion for dance music, driven by her family’s love for raving, has taken her to incredible heights - including a top 10 hit in the UK charts this summer and an official remix for Calvin Harris. We discuss Hannah’s journey so far, from being a dental nurse and working in a chicken factory to releasing on Trick (Patrick Topping’s label) and receiving support from the likes of Peggy Gou and Fisher. We also get into the birth of ‘doof doof’, her iconic Sophie Ellis-Bextor remix and her love for Scotland! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
    @jaguarworldwide
    @kjbaxter_

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    • 47 min
    TSHA - tackling live streams, mental health & being nominated for a Grammy!

    TSHA - tackling live streams, mental health & being nominated for a Grammy!

    TSHA joins us to chat about how she went from being a wedding DJ to performing all over the world! We talk about her incredible album - Capricorn Sun - and we discuss her upcoming music, including her collab with Ellie Goulding and her ambitions to start a label. TSHA also opens up about her mental health, dealing with comments online, writing music with her partner and being nominated for a Grammy. TSHA has had countless amazing successes, but she’s also not afraid to discuss the challenges that she has had to overcome. We loved this conversation!
    @jaguarworldwide
    @kjbaxter_

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    • 1 hr 8 min
    Aluna - being in AlunaGeorge & celebrating the Black and LGBTQ+ roots of dance music

    Aluna - being in AlunaGeorge & celebrating the Black and LGBTQ+ roots of dance music

    Aluna is behind some of the most iconic dance tracks of all time, so we’re incredibly excited to share this week’s episode. Ten years on from Body Music, Aluna opens up about her time in AlunaGeorge, how she found her way to dance music and what barriers she has faced as a Black woman. We also chat about her new album, her collective Noir Fever, which centers Black and LGBTQ+ people, and the roots of dance music, which are often erased.
    @jaguarworldwide
    Produced by @kjbaxter_

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    • 1 hr 11 min
    Låpsley - making hits on Garageband, life as an independent artist & challenging beauty standards

    Låpsley - making hits on Garageband, life as an independent artist & challenging beauty standards

    Few people can claim to have a deeper understanding of the music industry than Låpsley, who has worked as an artist, a producer and a songwriter, over a career spanning the last decade. This episode she tells her story, from blowing up on Soundcloud as a teenager, to making three incredible albums and working with artists like KC Lights, Charli XCX and Barry Can’t Swim. She explains her artistic processes, the challenges she has faced in the music industry - a place notorious for poor treatment of young artists - and we discuss challenging beauty standards. There’s so much to this episode! Låpsley's wisdom goes far beyond her years and her career so far has been nothing short of fascinating.
    @jaguarworldwide
    @kjbaxter_

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    • 54 min
    sim0ne - the story behind her Lana Del Rey remix, social media & fighting misogyny

    sim0ne - the story behind her Lana Del Rey remix, social media & fighting misogyny

    Over the last few months sim0ne has exploded onto the scene! This episode, we hear about her journey so far - from working on the cash desk at Fly Open Air and doing seasons in Ibiza to playing at DC10 and creating the perfect viral HÖR set. We also discuss the process behind her Lana Del Rey remix (which has received millions of streams on Soundcloud and an official release from Lana herself!), we talk about how she deals with the haters and how she uses social media. 
    sim0ne is fascinating, fun and incredibly honest - we loved talking to her and we can’t wait to see what comes next!
    @jaguarworldwide
    @kjbaxter_

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    • 1 hr 1 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
53 Ratings

53 Ratings

teload07 ,

Love the show

Absolutely love the show. Really interesting doc!

JoJo - WalkerMusicServices ,

Jaguar - TRAILBLAZING our industry!

Such a special figurehead doing innovative things across the board+exploring as she goes, this pocast is a must!!!

U8Mate ,

Still waiting for season 2 🫣

Nice one Donny 😉

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