Rave Culture Cast Emma Kapotes

Today’s guest is one of the most electrifying artists in the electronic music scene, amassing a loyal fan base through his masked project REAPER. His unique take on drum n bass has unified dance music fans from a variety of subgenres & cemented his presence in both the US scene as well as aboard.

We’re excited to dive into how his project has developed, his focus on storytelling through his music and the renaissance of the drum n bass scene in the US.

Connect with REAPER:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/24kY0bUku58QhWv5WFFXaf
https://www.instagram.com/reapernoises/
https://www.tiktok.com/@reapernoises



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Connect with Alex Amaro: https://www.instagram.com/alex_amaro_music/

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Welcome back to Rave Culture Cast! Today I’m super excited to welcome Chris Stewart onto the podcast. Chris is the founder of GRIDLIFE, an event series that merges the worlds of motorsports, car culture and electronic music!
After building a successful career in creative strategy & advertising, Chris was able to use his background to build an innovative live event experience for fans to help grow car curiosity in the United States. I'm excited to dive into this unique world and share GRIDLIFE's story with you in this episode!
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More info on GRIDLIFE Midwest - https://www.gridlifemidwest.com/
Follow Chris: https://www.instagram.com/thechrisstewart/
Follow GRIDLIFE Festival: https://www.instagram.com/gridlifefest/


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MY FIRST SOCAL FESTIVAL IS IN THE BOOKS! I've been waiting for years to finally attend an event at the NOS center and have a ton of thoughts to share with y'all about my experience at Beyond Wonderland.

In this episode, I'll be going over my accommodations, travel, thoughts on the theme and stage designs, favorite sets, overcrowding, the Cali crowd and my pros & cons list! Hope you guys enjoy 🙏



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💙 Affiliate links 💙
Shop Lunchbox's mini backpack & save with code EMMAK - https://www.lunchboxpacks.com/products/mini-pack
Shop Loop's Earplugs & save with code LOOPXRAVECULTURE - https://www.loopearplugs.com/
Book your Groove Cruise 2025 packages & save with code RaveCultureCast - https://www.groovecruise.com/
Project Glow 🎟 - https://bit.ly/3ovt98c
Day Trip LA 🎟 - https://bit.ly/3wTG2jr
Beyond Wonderland Chicago 🎟 - https://bit.ly/47F6CJX



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We're really popping off on this one fam...

Music festival tickets have been rising in costs over the last few years and post pandemic it seems like event producers are still recovering and fans and paying the price. In this episode, I'm taking a deep dive into what is causing festival and event tickets to rise in price and sharing my thoughts on where I'm at with attending shows. I also have a few industry insiders share their brutally honest opinions on what factors come into play with show costs.

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💙 Affiliate links 💙
Shop Loop's Earplugs & save with code LOOPXRAVECULTURE - https://www.loopearplugs.com/
Book your Groove Cruise 2025 packages & save with code RaveCultureCast - https://www.groovecruise.com/
Beyond Wonderland 🎟 - https://bit.ly/41ap3Vl
Project Glow 🎟 - https://bit.ly/3ovt98c
Day Trip LA 🎟 - https://bit.ly/3wTG2jr
Beyond Wonderland Chicago 🎟 - https://bit.ly/47F6CJX


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In this episode, I’m joined by Eric Fuller, the Founder of BLNK CNVS, a prominent event & production company based in South Florida. Eric has had a colorful career in dance music from founding & operating Life in Color (the world’s largest paint party) expanding to work with SFX Entertainment to starting multiple companies in the event production space to co-owning Club Space.

Today we're diving into what it's like launching live event brands, the behind-the-scenes of preparing for Miami Music Week and tips for networking in our industry!



Follow BLNK CNVS: https://www.instagram.com/blnkcnvspresents
BLNK CNVS MMW events: https://www.blnkcnvs.com/mmw24
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:46 Lunautics Ad
1:30 Episode introduction
3:30 Eric Fuller's early career
8:48 The expansion of Life in Color
11:45 SFX Entertainment transition
14:30 Miami's music scene
16:50 Eric's involvement in Space Miami
21:36 Miami Music Week planning
25:42 What inspired BLNK CNVS + relationship building
29:50 Networking during MMW
32:29 How to market events during MMW
37:14 Behind-the-scenes of event production
42:05 Influencer marketing in dance music
45:54 How Eric unwinds after MMW
48:28 The future of BLNK CNVS


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WE'VE GOT SOME BIG UPDATES FOR EDC LAS VEGAS 2024 FAM!



Major stages moving locations, Downtown EDC relocating, a roof for Neon Garden, YEEEEEDC Cowboy Salon and SO much more 👀 In this episode, I'm diving into all of the secrets that were spilled in Insomniac's EDCLV Music Through Music Lineup Reveal livestream! I'll also be sharing my top artist recommendations that I'm excited to see this year.

Can't wait to see you guys under the electric sky this year 🎇

Full Music Through Music Lineup Reveal stream ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cKrdpErlwc


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💙 Affiliate links 💙
➡️ Beyond Wonderland Socal tickets - https://bit.ly/41ap3Vl
➡️ Beyond Wonderland Chicago tickets - https://bit.ly/47F6CJX
➡️ Project Glow tickets - https://bit.ly/3ovt98c
➡️ Day Trip LA tickets - https://bit.ly/3wTG2jr

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
2:28 EDC Las Vegas 2024 Theme
4:55 Festival Updates for 2024
16:00 My must see acts
24:52 Lineup review


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