DCxPC Live Presents: Scene Support

DCxPC Live - Live Hardcore, Punk, Ska and Metal on Vinyl + Hudson Valley Shows
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This biweekly podcast, hosted by Scott Pasch, spotlights the unsung heroes who support the bands—from recording engineers and sound techs to photographers, zine creators, and DIY record labels who keep punk, hardcore, metal, and ska alive. Scott owns and operates DCxPC Live, a DIY label specializing in limited-run vinyl releases of live hardcore, punk, ska and metal shows. Scott also brings three decades of experience playing drums hardcore punk bands across the DC, Florida, and New York scenes where he also booked and promoted shows. Join him as he talks with those who support the scene.

  1. MAR 19

    Scene Support Episode 29: Jeremy Hayes - Sound Engineer

    On this episode of Scene Support, Scott Pasch sits down with Baltimore-based recording, mixing, and mastering engineer Jeremy Hayes to talk about the work that goes into making live and studio recordings hit with real energy. Jeremy shares how he went from recording bands in a basement to working on projects for Teenage Mortgage, producing and mixing live sessions for Ottobar TV, and helping capture the kind of performances that make people feel like they’re back in the room. The conversation digs into live recording challenges, room mics, mix philosophy, band approval, vinyl mastering, and why chemistry, trust, and communication matter just as much as gear. Scott and Jeremy also get into punk, live albums, Baltimore music, band dynamics, and the difference between technically good and genuinely exciting. It’s a great deep dive into the craft behind the scenes and the people who help keep DIY music alive. Jeremy Hayes Jeremy Hayes IG Ottobar TV IG Ottobar TV YouTube DCxPC Live DCxPC Live IG DCxPC Live FB DCxPC Live Website Intro Song & Outro Song By Joshua "Danger" Dobbs Executive Producer: Trev Allen from Struggling Artist Record Club

    1h 16m

  2. MAR 4

    Scene Support Episode 28: put.over.photo

    On this episode of DCxPC Live Presents: Scene Support, Scott talks with Aaron Stoquert, the photographer behind Put.Over.Photo. Aaron started out shooting pro wrestling ringside, stepped away from photography for a while, and then made a deliberate return—kicking it off by shooting DCxPC Live’s Rally in the Valley Vol. 1. Since that weekend, he’s become a mainstay at almost every DCxPC Live show (over 30 shows last year), while also traveling to festivals and events outside of New York to document the wider DIY universe. They dig into why live music photography is about translating energy—not just taking “a photo.” Aaron talks about his evolving style (including shutter-drag/ghosting techniques), editing workflow, crowd vs. stage shots, staying safe when the pit gets chaotic, and his growing interest in portraits that don’t feel forced or generic. It’s also a conversation about community: crediting artists, sharing knowledge instead of competing, and the idea that showing up—camera in hand—is the first step to supporting the scene. put.over.photo https://www.instagram.com/put.over.photo/ https://www.putoverphoto.com/ DCxPC Live https://www.instagram.com/dcxpc_live https://www.facebook.com/dcxpcbooking https://dcxpclive.com Intro Song & Outro Song By Joshua "Danger" Dobbs Executive Producer: Trev Allen ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/struggling_artist_record_club/⁠⁠⁠

    1h 24m

  3. FEB 18

    Scene Support Episode 27: O+ Festival and Lara Hope

    In this episode of Scene Support, I sit down with Lara Hope — musician, community builder, and Director of Music Programming for the O+ Festival in Kingston, NY. We dig into the origin story of O+: how a brewery owner, a dentist, and an artist-activist turned a simple idea — trading art for healthcare — into a nationally recognized nonprofit that’s rethinking what it means to truly support artists. Now in its 15th year, O+ has grown from a grassroots festival into a year-round ecosystem providing musicians and visual artists with access to dental care, primary care, acupuncture, chiropractic services, and more — all through a creative exchange model. Lara breaks down: How the submission and curation process works Why healthcare need factors into booking decisions The challenges of booking headliners on a barter model The expansion into a year-round exchange clinic The launch of O+’s new 334 Wall Street space for all-ages shows, workshops, and community events What it really takes (staffing, volunteers, grants, donations) to sustain a mission-driven festival We also talk about ego, community responsibility, DIY ethics, and how working in service of something bigger than yourself can reshape your perspective as an artist. This isn’t just a conversation about a festival. It’s about infrastructure. It’s about care. It’s about how scenes survive when people build systems that support each other beyond the stage. If you care about DIY music, artist sustainability, and community-driven models that actually work — this one’s for you. O+ Festival https://opositivefestival.org/ https://www.instagram.com/opositivefest/ https://linktr.ee/opositivefest DCxPC Live https://www.instagram.com/dcxpc_live https://www.facebook.com/dcxpcbooking https://dcxpclive.com Intro Song & Outro Song By Joshua "Danger" Dobbs Executive Producer: Trev Allen ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/struggling_artist_record_club/⁠⁠⁠

    1h 1m

  4. FEB 4

    Scene Support Episode 26: The Chronogram's Peter Aaron - author, musician, and more!

    On this episode of DCxPC Live presents Scene Support, Scott Pasch sits down with Peter Aaron, arts editor at Chronogram and frontman of the legendary New York punk-blues band Chrome Cranks. Peter has spent decades doing the work that keeps underground music alive—writing, booking shows, playing in bands, and documenting scenes that would otherwise be forgotten. His writing has appeared in The Village Voice, AllMusic, and All About Jazz, and his books dig deep into punk history, lineage, and influence. Long before bands like Nirvana, the Flaming Lips, and White Zombie became household names, Peter was booking their early shows in small rooms for small crowds. The conversation moves through Peter’s path into punk, hardcore, and experimental music, his time booking shows in the Midwest and Northeast, the evolution of the Hudson Valley scene, and why cross-pollination between genres is what keeps music alive. Scott and Peter also dig into live music as documentation, the importance of physical media, all-ages spaces, and why scenes in smaller towns often matter just as much as major cities. This is a wide-ranging, deeply personal conversation about punk as community, memory, and responsibility—how scenes survive because people show up, take care of each other, and do the work week after week. Peter Aaron https://www.instagram.com/peter_aaron_rocknwrite/ https://www.facebook.com/peter.aaron.353 https://www.facebook.com/p/Peter-Aaron-Musician-and-Author-100063018471273/ https://www.chronogram.com/author/peter-aaron/ DCxPC Live https://www.instagram.com/dcxpc_live https://www.facebook.com/dcxpcbooking https://dcxpclive.com Intro Song & Outro Song By Joshua "Danger" Dobbs Executive Producer: Trev Allen ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/struggling_artist_record_club/⁠⁠⁠

    1h 34m

  5. JAN 21

    Scene Support Episode 25: The Art of David Gregg

    DCxPC Live Presents: Scene Support spotlights the people who keep DIY and underground music alive—not just the bands on stage, but the artists, organizers, and builders behind the scenes. In this episode, Scott sits down with David Gregg, a Baltimore-area artist, guitarist, father, and longtime small business owner whose visual work has quietly shaped the look of the regional punk and hardcore scene for years. Dave talks about designing flyers, album covers, logos, and merch for countless bands and venues, balancing creative work with family life, and why visual identity matters just as much as sound in DIY spaces. The conversation digs into the realities of unpaid or underpaid creative labor, the relationship between punk ethics and design, how scenes evolve visually over time, and what it means to keep showing up week after week to support a community—not for recognition, but because it matters. Along the way, Scott and Dave swap stories about Baltimore shows, touring, recording live music, merch culture, and the unseen labor that holds scenes together. An honest, wide-ranging conversation about art, community, sustainability, and doing the work that keeps underground music moving forward David Gregg https://www.instagram.com/crizdizzle_art/ https://www.instagram.com/sickmovemusic/ DCxPC Live https://www.instagram.com/dcxpc_live https://www.facebook.com/dcxpcbooking https://dcxpclive.com Intro Song & Outro Song By Joshua "Danger" Dobbs Executive Producer: Trev Allen ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/struggling_artist_record_club/⁠⁠⁠

    1h 16m

  6. JAN 7

    Scene Support Episode 24: Caroline Borolla w/ Clarion Call Media

    In this episode of Scene Support, Scott sits down with Caroline Borolla, founder of Clarion Call Media, to unpack what music PR actually looks like in 2025—and why it’s harder, messier, and more human than most people realize. Caroline traces her path from college radio, journalism, and record stores to building a DIY-minded PR company that works with independent bands, labels, and festivals without compromising ethics or authenticity. Together, they talk candidly about the collapse of print media, the rise (and problems) of pay-to-play blogs, navigating album vs. tour press, realistic timelines for releases, and why mid-level bands often struggle more than new or established acts. The conversation digs into expectations versus reality—what publicists can and can’t do, how bands and labels should think about long-term growth instead of instant results, and why story, community, and trust still matter more than algorithms. Caroline also shares practical insights on pitching, release lead times, burnout, boundaries, and why she only works with music she genuinely believes in. An honest, wide-ranging look at independent music promotion from someone who’s been inside the system long enough to know what’s broken—and what still works. Clarion Call https://www.instagram.com/clarioncallmedia/ https://www.clarioncallmedia.com/ DCxPC Live https://www.instagram.com/dcxpc_live https://www.facebook.com/dcxpcbooking https://dcxpclive.com Intro Song & Outro Song By Joshua "Danger" Dobbs Executive Producer: Trev Allen ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/struggling_artist_record_club/⁠⁠⁠

    1h 14m

  7. 12/24/2025

    Scene Support Episode 23: Lisa Root at New Noise Magazine

    In Episode 23 of Scene Support, Scott Pasch sits down with Lisa Root, founder and editor-in-chief of New Noise Magazine, one of the last remaining print publications dedicated to punk, hardcore, metal, and underground music. Lisa traces her path from early work with AMP and other 2000s-era music magazines to launching New Noise in 2013, driven by a belief in documentation, community, and the lasting value of print media. The conversation digs into what it actually takes to keep an independent magazine alive today—balancing print and digital, navigating rising production costs, sustaining distribution worldwide, and resisting the pressure to abandon physical media altogether. Scott and Lisa also connect over shared roots in ’90s punk and hardcore, the importance of archiving scenes before they disappear, and why mixed bills, flexi discs, and liner-note culture still matter. Along the way, Lisa talks about New Noise’s evolving work beyond the magazine, including live sessions, Rough Trade events, podcast collaborations, and her commitment to mentoring new writers and amplifying emerging bands. This episode is a deep, honest look at the unseen labor behind independent music journalism—and a reminder that scenes only survive when people are willing to do the long, unglamorous work to support them. New Noise Magazine https://www.instagram.com/newnoisemagazine/ https://linktr.ee/newnoisemag DCxPC Live https://www.instagram.com/dcxpc_live https://www.facebook.com/dcxpcbooking https://dcxpclive.com Intro Song & Outro Song By Joshua "Danger" Dobbs Executive Producer: Trev Allen ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/struggling_artist_record_club/⁠⁠⁠

    1h 15m

  8. 12/09/2025

    Scene Support Episode 22: Sophia Morekis of Devil’s Advocate

    Episode 22: Devil’s Advocate – Artist Management, DIY Metal, and Learning from the “No’s” with Sophia Morekis In this episode of Scene Support, Scott talks with Sophia Morekis, the force behind Devil’s Advocate, an artist management and consulting company rooted in Savannah’s metal and hardcore community. From ballet kid raised on old-school metal with her dad to media entrepreneurship major in Atlanta, Sophia traces the winding path that led her into booking shows, running cereal-themed fests like Crunch Fest, and eventually managing bands full time. Scott and Sophia dig into what artist management really looks like on the ground: building trust with bands, navigating different personalities and group dynamics, handling tour logistics, coordinating studio time, merch, press, and vinyl releases, and figuring out when to say yes—or no—to new projects. They get into the realities of Savannah’s scene, from sludge and metal roots to all-ages struggles, the economics of bar venues, and the importance of building relationships with bookers, festivals, and other managers across the region. Along the way, Sophia talks about pushing for more femme-forward and inclusive lineups, challenging lazy assumptions about women in heavy music, and normalizing representation without making it a gimmick. She also shares how “Fail Con” in college reshaped her relationship with mistakes, why learning to live with rejection is crucial, and how the most rewarding moments are often the ones where no one even notices the invisible labor behind a seamless show. If you care about the people who keep underground music alive—from the first cold email to the last load-out—this episode is for you. Devil's Advocatehttps://www.instagram.com/thesophiaeve/ https://www.instagram.com/themaxinesband/ https://www.instagram.com/oshinerofficial/ https://www.instagram.com/lordcarrion/ DCxPC Live https://www.instagram.com/dcxpc_live https://www.facebook.com/dcxpcbooking https://dcxpclive.com Intro Song & Outro Song By Joshua "Danger" Dobbs Executive Producer: Trev Allen ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/struggling_artist_record_club/⁠⁠⁠

    1h 19m
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This biweekly podcast, hosted by Scott Pasch, spotlights the unsung heroes who support the bands—from recording engineers and sound techs to photographers, zine creators, and DIY record labels who keep punk, hardcore, metal, and ska alive. Scott owns and operates DCxPC Live, a DIY label specializing in limited-run vinyl releases of live hardcore, punk, ska and metal shows. Scott also brings three decades of experience playing drums hardcore punk bands across the DC, Florida, and New York scenes where he also booked and promoted shows. Join him as he talks with those who support the scene.

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  • Creator
    DCxPC Live - Live Hardcore, Punk, Ska and Metal on Vinyl + Hudson Valley Shows
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    31
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © DCxPC Live - Live Hardcore, Punk, Ska and Metal on Vinyl + Hudson Valley Shows
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