The Platform Podcast DJ Dex

On episode forty-four of The Platform Podcast, I sat down Carlyle from Dallas, Texas!

Carlyle got into the nightlife industry and immediately knew it was where he wanted to be. Started out as a promoter, he grew a major following without even realizing what he had done. From that point on, he was off to races.

With a major passion for electronic music, Carlyle had to pivot when he got asked to play a nightclub that was mainly hip-hop. He talks about how that helped him grow as a DJ and how he had to battle with branding himself as a DJ who wanted to play artist sets at festivals vs being an open format DJ.

Carlyle has his hands in many business ventures outside of DJing and has started to build a portfolio when it comes to night life and hospitality. He even helped bring MELLODEATH to perform at a venue he plays at frequently for a pop up DJ set in Dallas.

Being in the industry now for almost a decade, he's done everything from promoting to helping with advancing of artists, booking, DJing and of course producing. After stopping for a long time, he realized he had to get back into it if he wanted to be able to book himself out consistently around the US. He talks about the difficulty of putting out music in today's social media driven world as well.

Lastly, he plays "New Heat or Delete" and picks someone to "Put On A Platform."

Enjoy the episode, leave comments with any questions you have for the guests or people you'd love to see on future episodes and be sure to follow Carlyle below!

Follow Carlyle: https://www.instagram.com/carlylesounds/

Check out who Carlyle "Put on a Platform" this week!
Luke Alexander: https://www.instagram.com/lukealexvnder/

As always, thank you for your support. Catch the latest episodes of The Platform Podcast on YouTube, or tune in on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Don't forget to subscribe to The Platform Mix for weekly hour-long DJ mixes, available every Monday on Apple Podcasts, Mixcloud, or SoundCloud. For the best moments from the show, find us on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok @ThePlatformMix. https://linktr.ee/theplatformmix

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On episode forty-three of The Platform Podcast, I sat down with the Cleveland, Ohio resident, Bobby Booshay!

Bobby grew up around music and started DJing in middle school. Now he's playing all over Ohio, Florida, Chicago and more!

Aside from playing music, he also produces and helps out doing the booking, advancing and more for FWD Hospitality Group.

During the episode we got into his journey in the music industry, how being where he is now keeps him motivated to improve, scouting talent to book for the venues and being the guy that has to communicate with the artists.

Enjoy the episode, leave comments with any questions you have for the guests or people you'd love to see on future episodes and be sure to follow Bobby Booshay below!

Follow Bobby Booshay: https://www.instagram.com/bobbybooshay216/

Check out who Bobby Booshay "Put on a Platform" this week!
Alycia: https://www.instagram.com/alyciaacolon/

As always, thank you for your support. Catch the latest episodes of The Platform Podcast on YouTube, or tune in on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Don't forget to subscribe to The Platform Mix for weekly hour-long DJ mixes, available every Monday on Apple Podcasts, Mixcloud, or SoundCloud. For the best moments from the show, find us on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok @ThePlatformMix. https://linktr.ee/theplatformmix

Be sure to follow me, @DJDexMKE, across all social platforms. https://linktr.ee/djdexmke

For access to exclusive downloads of my top tracks of the week, subscribe to my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/djdexmke

On episode forty-two of The Platform Podcast, I sat down with two Nashville DJs that just started a new project, called BRDWY!

Dirty Darren and Rod have both been on the podcast before and returned as they just recently started a new duo creating edits, remixes, mashups and more specifically in the genre of country music.

Country music wasn't played in clubs very often until recently with the YEE-DM takeover. The BRDWY boys talk about the current landscape of country music and why so many country songs NEED a little help to be played in a bar or club and keep the energy of the room.

They went over the thought process behind their new side project including their name and a fun easter egg found in their logo and even talked about how they at first wanted to remain anonymous.

Country music has gotten so big over the past few years, yet still in the DJ world there's such a need for country music edits because most record pools don't add a lot of country songs. We dove into some of the reasons behind that and how we hopefully will see a change in that soon!

I asked the BRDWY boys what their future goals were and closed out the show finding out who they picked to "Put On A Platform" this week.

Enjoy the episode, leave comments with any questions you have for the guests or people you'd love to see on future episodes and be sure to follow BRDWY, Dirty Darren and Rod below!

Follow BRDWY with Rod Youree and Dirty Darren: https://www.instagram.com/brdwymusic/
Follow Dirty Darren: https://www.instagram.com/djdirtydarren/
Follow Rod Youree on IG: https://www.instagram.com/djrodyouree/


Check out who Dirty Darren and Rod Youree "Put on a Platform" this week!
Darren's Picks
Slim McGraw: https://www.instagram.com/djslimmcgraw/
Travisty: https://www.instagram.com/djtravisty/

Rod's Pick
Z: https://www.instagram.com/23penny/
SOHO Gallery: https://www.instagram.com/sohofootwear/

As always, thank you for your support. Catch the latest episodes of The Platform Podcast on YouTube, or tune in on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Don't forget to subscribe to The Platform Mix for weekly hour-long DJ mixes, available every Monday on Apple Podcasts, Mixcloud, or SoundCloud. For the best moments from the show, find us on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok @ThePlatformMix. https://linktr.ee/theplatformmix

Be sure to follow me, @DJDexMKE, across all social platforms. https://linktr.ee/djdexmke

For access to exclusive downloads of my top tracks of the week, subscribe to my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/djdexmke

On episode forty-one of The Platform Podcast, I sat down with another Nashville native, Rod Youree!

Since moving to Nashville Rod has become one of my good friends and someone who is always open to helping others, especially in the music industry. He's been DJing for a long time and got to tell about his life experiences and what he learned so far!

From starting out when he was 20 and Nashville wasn't anything close to what it is now, to playing on tour with Rascal Flatts, festivals like Watershed at the famous Gorge Amphitheatre and Faster Horses in Michigan as well as being the in game DJ for the Tennessee Titans for five seasons, Rod Youree has made a name for himself in the DJ world.

We talked about how he got into music, and how working so hard made him ready for all the opportunities he earned. He even created opportunities for others when he was out on tour and had to make mixes for venues he couldn't be at...👀

Enjoy the episode, leave comments with any questions you have for the guests or people you'd love to see on future episodes and be sure to follow Rate below!

Follow Rod Youree on IG: https://www.instagram.com/djrodyouree/
Follow BRDWY with Rod Youree and Dirty Darren: https://www.instagram.com/brdwymusic/

Check out who Rod Youree "Put on a Platform" this week!
Coach: https://www.instagram.com/myycoach/

As always, thank you for your support. Catch the latest episodes of The Platform Podcast on YouTube, or tune in on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Don't forget to subscribe to The Platform Mix for weekly hour-long DJ mixes, available every Monday on Apple Podcasts, Mixcloud, or SoundCloud. For the best moments from the show, find us on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok @ThePlatformMix. https://linktr.ee/theplatformmix

Be sure to follow me, @DJDexMKE, across all social platforms. https://linktr.ee/djdexmke

For access to exclusive downloads of my top tracks of the week, subscribe to my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/djdexmke

On episode forty of The Platform Podcast, I sat down with a Nashville native Rate Wonder!

I've been following Rate Wonder for years now after listening to him play over COVID on Twitch and years later we ended up living in the same city. He's been DJing for 15+ years, has toured with major artists, started his own parties and became a Twitch Partner too!

During the episode we talk about how he started the Boom Bap party (https://www.theboombaplive.com), a monthly event centered around hip-hop music that some of the best DJs in the world have played.

Over COVID Rate Wonder started streaming on Twitch and since then became a Twitch Partner and gained over 10,000 followers, a massive accomplishment. Now he keeps a consistent schedule playing to thousands of fans in the Twitch community every Monday, Wednesday and Friday night.

Rate Wonder use to tour with country music star, Thomas Rhett so we covered his life on tour, playing sold out shows and how it differed from the usual parties he played.

Enjoy the episode, leave comments with any questions you have for the guests or people you'd love to see on future episodes and be sure to follow Rate below!

Follow Rate on IG: https://www.instagram.com/ratewonder/
Follow Rate on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/ratewonder
Follow Rate on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ratewonder
Follow Boom Bap: https://www.instagram.com/theboombaplive/

Check out who Rate "Put on a Platform" this week!
Case Bloom: https://www.instagram.com/casebloom/
Tucker-Bloom: https://www.instagram.com/tuckerbloom
Website: https://www.tucker-bloom.com

As always, thank you for your support. Catch the latest episodes of The Platform Podcast on YouTube, or tune in on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Don't forget to subscribe to The Platform Mix for weekly hour-long DJ mixes, available every Monday on Apple Podcasts, Mixcloud, or SoundCloud. For the best moments from the show, find us on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok @ThePlatformMix. https://linktr.ee/theplatformmix

Be sure to follow me, @DJDexMKE, across all social platforms. https://linktr.ee/djdexmke

For access to exclusive downloads of my top tracks of the week, subscribe to my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/djdexmke

On episode thirty-nine of The Platform Podcast, I sat down with Nolan Pugh, a Georgia native and Nashville resident!

Nolan fulfills various roles in the media industry, mainly as a production coordinator and talent manager for music videos and TV shows! Despite being relatively new to the industry, he has achieved remarkable success in just two years.

Shortly after moving to Nashville he got an opportunity to work for Apple TV+ and since then is credited working with artists like Hardy, Lainey Wilson, Kenny Chesney, Miranda Lambert, Sam Hunt, Kane Brown, Teddy Swims and has even collaborated with Tyler Childers on the set of his hit song, "In Your Love," which was nominated for "Best Music Video" at the Grammy's in 2023.

We talked about how he got into the industry, how he's found success, the challenges he's faced and how he thinks the industry will change in the coming years.

Enjoy the episode! Leave your questions and future guest suggestions in the comments below and don't forget to follow the guests!