#2 Bays: Playing Records, Running a Label, and the Key to Throwing a Good Party

Simon Bays is a DJ and promoter and heads up both the 'Alien Communications' and 'Space Dust' record labels. In this episode, we discuss his love of vinyl, his musical inspirations, how he got started in dance music, and more. 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:57 Introduction to dance music, Newcastle and student nights 00:10:08 Underground club bookings, the London club scene, and starting parties at The Cause  00:14:27 The key to throwing a good party, becoming obsessed, and Houghton festival  00:26:20 vinyl, morning routine, and Alien Communications 00:34:09 Djing over producing, social media management, and the sound of Alien Communications 00:41:17 Space Dust, Theo Kottis, working with artists  00:49:54 Inspirations, playing at Subclub, turntables or CDJ’s, and favorite producers  01:02:30 Touring, partying, and Saunagate 01:24:25 Life outside of dance music  BAYS SOCIAL: https://www.instagram.com/bays.ac/ https://www.instagram.com/spacedusttransmissions/ https://www.instagram.com/communicatewithaliens/ Kieran Apter Social: https://www.instagram.com/kieranapter/ https://www.facebook.com/kieranaptermusic https://www.tiktok.com/@kieranapter