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Sunsetters, the time is almost upon us where we will be walking into the sunset to celebrate Sunset Music Festival's big 10th anniversary! For the first time in SMF history, the event will be happening for a full THREE Days (May 27th -May 29th) at Raymond James Stadium North Lot in Tampa, Fla. 
Disco Donnie Presents, Heartbeat International, and Sunset Events band to reunite Sunsetters from all different walks of life to walk into the sunset together for the 2022 edition. The lineup consists of Alesso, Dom Dolla, ILLENIUM, John Summit, Oliver Heldens, Tchami, Walker & Royce, Zeds Dead, Moore Kismet, etc. 
Sunset Music Festival holds a special place in my heart because it is the first music festival I have ever attended. It opened my eyes to a world I never knew existed but was always searching for. Since attending the music festival for several years in the past, I collected pro tips to share with fellow Sunsetters who may be returning or first-timers, and that is what this episode is all about, so kick back, grab a pen, and start taking notes. 

See you all at Sunset Music Festival, and keep close to EDMtilt's socials and website all weekend long for festival coverage.

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Music: Christian Alexander

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In Episode 27, we welcome Celeste Olvera to the show from Los Angeles, California. Celeste has more than five years of promotion experience for music events. She has past internship experiences with Dirtybird Records, RealMusic Events, Splendid Sun Productions, and Daily Beat that broadened her interest in working in the music industry. Upon graduating college in Austin, Texas, Celeste decided to follow her dreams and thus moved to the west coast and became a journalist for Daily Beat. She is also the social media coordinator for Gray Area and Festival Insider.

During the episode, Celeste and I share our love and experiences from Miami Music Week and Ultra Music Festival, discuss the mental health stigma in the music industry, and what sparked her interest in pursuing a career in the music industry.

Celeste also has her business called Lavish Lestie, which expresses her love and passion for the fashion industry and meshes with her love for the dance music community.  

Congratulations, Celeste, for all of the accomplishments you will go so far, and we cannot wait to see you keep climbing that ladder of success. 

Thank you for checking in with us. 

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Music: Christian Alexander

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Meagen Surowiecki lives in New York and is a music journalist who has worked in the industry for eight years. Meagen is an excellent example of someone who truly cares about music no matter the genre and is on a mission to help shed light on young and underground talent with her new project MyPlayground. MyPlayground is a contemporary visionary media company to expand creativity and expose undiscovered talent and art on one unique platform.

In this episode, we talk how to get involved in music journalism, her experiences of being a woman in the music industry and how it impacted her mental health, and what inspired her vision of MyPlayground. Meagen also shares how to keep a good mental state of mind in one of the most challenging industries in the game. 

Thank you, Meagen, for checking in with us and everything you are doing for the dance music community. We cannot wait to see MyPlayground flourish and your continued success in the industry. 

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Music: Christian Alexander

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Jalen Jackson lives in Atlanta, Georgia, and wears several hats in the music industry. For instance, Jalen is a dj, producer, production manager for District Nightclub, and founder, and operating manager of The Metric Agency, a marketing and event production/promotion company based in Atlanta, Georgia. He also has another project called TEMPO, which helps bring the international underground house and techno scene to District. 

In this episode, we talk about mental health, being present, the advantages and disadvantages of working in the music industry, and how to be in your reality. 

Thank you, Jalen, for checking in with us and for everything you are doing for the dance music community in Atlanta and beyond. We cannot wait to see you keep dominating in the music space, and thank you for the real conversations.

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Music: Christian Alexander

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Music journalism in the dance music world evolves every day and year, and thanks to Rachel Narozniak, those developmental and pivotal moments in electronic journalism are coming to life.
On our 24th episode, we welcome Rachel to the podcast. Rachel has been the managing editor for Dancing Astronaut (DA) for the past two years; come July, she will be with DA for five years, brought initially on as contributing writer in 2017 after several years of previous blogging and music journalism with Crust Nation. 
Rachel has more than 2,200 news stories, track posts, album/event/product reviews, interviews, Q&As, and original features to her "DA" byline during her time at DA. Created an independent conceptualization and execution of "Supernovas," an interview-driven series that recurs monthly, and Rachel single-handedly developed and deployed Dancing Astronaut's ORBIT: AMPLIFY sequence. The weekly playlist initiative tasked artists with creating 20-track playlists containing songs from Black artists and other artists of color that inspired the curating artist.
In the episode, we take listeners on Rachel's journalism journey, discuss women and race in the music industry, mental health, and tips and tricks for anyone interested in dipping their feet into dance music journalism. 
Thank you for checking in with us, Rachel, and congratulations on your success; more to come your way. 
Rachel's body of Dancing Astronaut work can be found in full here.

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Music: Christian Alexander

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Episode 23 of Checking in with Adamchak is dedicated to Jacob Mandell (JaQob Mandell), who sadly passed away in March.

Jacob Mandell (JaQob Mandell) was an inspirational, loving, and positive human changing the world one person and interaction at a time. His love for music and art came to the surface passionately. He was always there to lend a helping hand or ear to all who crossed his path. It is hard writing this because it seems like all the excellent people leave the world behind too young. However, I am blessed to have witnessed your beacon of positivity online and in real-life. Thank you for letting me work on music releases and help some of your team and artists out. The world and the music industry owe so much to you. Rest in Peace, legend 3

Resources:

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