The DJ Pod Cast DJ Podgorny

0:00 -- Introduction
3:20 -- Music updates + announcements from me
5:00 -- Why Jeffrey decided to go solo with the ETHNO project
8:20 -- Jeffrey's approach to production and instrument selection
11:10 -- How new Barefoot studio monitors have helped him get a fuller sound
13:10 -- How Jeff turns ideas into masterpieces
17:35 -- Jeff's first single: Leaf Water
22:45 -- The background and vision for Musicology Vol.1
25:15 -- How Jeffrey views music as a cultural sneak attack
31:45 -- The ETHNO live experience and setup
37:00 -- Jeff's introduction to music production
40:00 -- Why drummers make great producers
42:45 -- Awake Again feat. Celestine Manno, a song by ETHNO
46:50 -- The story behind Thievery Corporation
50:00 -- The evolution of the Thievery Corporation live sound
55:30 -- Jeffrey's perspective on the Denver music scene
1:02:55 -- Jeffrey's advice for aspiring musicians
1:06:30 -- Jeffrey's upcoming gigs
1:08:47 -- Long Look @ Lost Friend by D.J. POD

About Jeffrey & ETHNO:
ETHNO is the latest in sonic explorations from Denver based drummer/producer, Jeffrey James Franca.

Heavily influenced by his love for global rhythm, ETHNO embodies the spirit and soul of Jeffrey's musical diversity. Widely known as the drummer for electronic music pioneers Thievery Corporation, Jeff brings new life, and a modern sound to the timeless experience of terrestrial vibration. You will find a vast array of influence from Africa, Asia, Caribbean and South America in the rhythms and melodies, along with lush textures and thumping bass to massage all your chakras, head to toe.

Listeners will feel the time that he has spent traveling the globe with Thievery Corporation, within the ethereal worldly approach that leaps forth decades to create a genuine future world music sound. ETHNO shows feature a driving mix of danceable global-electro sounds, blended with live percussion to create a unique sonic exploration that has moved crowds across the country.

ETHNO on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0w4PhbSpCICF2NbXn8lOKv?si=rK2Y_r8BQBWFiVBaK7cASQ
Website: https://ethno-global.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ethnoglobal
Instagram: https://instagram.com/ethnoglobal
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ethnoglobal
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/ethnoglobal
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnECbu5G5slgpQElJ-ZhMiw
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Music by D.J. POD on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2zgT7VAzbiKDLZ9zrgsHAU?si=L3uFqn9dTJWw6MsLohPQpA
D.J. POD Cast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6piVvRIVqMREfus5vCOy4H?si=c7f4a037f027484b
D.J. POD Cast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dj-pod-cast/id1450083526

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Shanu on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ShanuMathew93
Shanu on Climate Change: https://www.thebalancenewsletter.com/defining-and-measuring-climate-change
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Nick won't shut up about Jack White yet again + embarrassing stories galore.

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KAMI on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3BhngrEjaGAD0a8OzzFWlC?si=ma2a7F-KRsef1doIMP37NQ

Today, we hang up the jersey of the best 18-month old podcast in Chicago about music that features guests in a live setting with full-length music played and that had copious amounts of copyright infringements, but never got caught because no one listened to it and, even if they did, so what -- we're not making any money and, if anything, we are helping get the word out about your band, but in reality, no one actually cares because, again, no one was listening in the first place, but if you were listening THANK YOU + WE LOVE YOU :-)

Jamie Gamez -- THE man behind Big G's pizza (and the Big G's Pizza Studio on C̶l̶a̶r̶k̶ ̶S̶t̶.̶ Fullerton Ave.) -- joins the show for a second time and shares the amazing project his team has taken up to help assist our medical workers during the Corona Virus.

Big G's on Venmo: @BigGs-Pizza
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