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EPISODE · Feb 11, 2026 · 1H 7M

From Brain Injury to Raptors & Blue Jays DJ: Music, Resilience & Reinvention

from The D'Ascenzo Zone · host Mike D'Ascenzo

Flavia Abadia is a trilingual DJ, MC, and recording artist who broke barriers on some of the biggest stages in sports, making history as the first woman to DJ a Toronto Raptors game and going on to rock the Blue Jays’ World Series. Alongside releasing multiple acclaimed albums with millions of streams, she’s performed all around the world.In this episode, we talk about: • How a traumatic brain injury led her to music• The craft and business of DJing and being a recording artist• Creativity in the AI era • The importance of connection, self-care, and perseverance and much more. _____________________________________________________________Follow Flavia AbadiaIG: @ YourGirlFlavYT:  @YourGirlFlav  Website: www.yourgirlflav.comHer Albums on SpotifySalvaje: https://open.spotify.com/album/52tVLJXdNgrc7oR6La0usG?go=1&sp_cid=1cff9a3358abedf886d86ea16fec3802&utm_source=embed_player_p&utm_medium=desktop&nd=1&dlsi=2cfa222200794f9fHacia La Luz: https://open.spotify.com/album/4QrUFd3tchahTQrE3ebuKq?go=1&sp_cid=1cff9a3358abedf886d86ea16fec3802&utm_source=embed_player_p&utm_medium=desktop&nd=1&dlsi=0f193ac48c02454cCrossover: https://open.spotify.com/album/6GTE6GeLvaR9zrGolwdkAz?go=1&sp_cid=1cff9a3358abedf886d86ea16fec3802&utm_source=embed_player_p&utm_medium=desktop&nd=1&dlsi=5a56ca82ae0f4394Trumpets Music Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORXEBtKHBHI&list=RDORXEBtKHBHI&start_radio=1Here are my Musical Comedy Shorts I mentioned in the podcast: • Anxiety Anthem: https://youtube.com/shorts/YP0DwN1SrvY• Procrastination: https://youtube.com/shorts/4ChtuoUGuQQ• Apple Vision Pro: https://youtube.com/shorts/vdpmMiMO0AkThe D'Ascenzo Zone◼︎Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCphk_rom3ggaW9qhFlIDrag?sub_confirmation=1◼︎ If you prefer to listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7FMIr4zzMZMgQhd3SBUYqz?si=vg_AaJS5QdO6cCQffTIFYw◼︎ Check out my children's book: https://www.amazon.ca/Tiffy-Spiffy-Mr-Michael-DAscenzo/dp/B0CKGVFP72 ◼︎Mike's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikedascenz/?hl=en◼︎TDZ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedascenzozone/◼︎Tik Tok: tiktok.com/@thedascenzozoneTDZ Episode 017 - Flavia Abadia#podcast #tdz #music #dj #flavia #artist #musical #raptors #bluejays #djviral #djtiktok #podcast #podcasts #podcasting

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