EPISODE · Apr 29, 2026 · 1H 34M
Overnight DJ Success, Grief & The Pressure Men Don't Talk About - Robbie G (Belters Only)
from Made In Chaos with Ryan Curtis · host Ryan Curtis
From a Bedroom in Dublin to the World's Biggest Stages — Robbie G on Success, Grief & What It Really Costs.Robbie G is one half of Belters Only, Ireland's most successful DJ duo, diamond-certified at home, platinum across the world, and now playing stages from New York to Tokyo. But this episode isn't just about the highs.Ryan sits down with Robbie for one of the most honest conversations Made in Chaos has ever had, about going from bedroom producer to global artist overnight, about what it's really like inside the major label machine, about playing the 3Arena months after losing his ma, and about what happens when the thing you love starts to feel like a burden.What we get into:Growing up in a musical family — his grandad was touring America with a showband in the Joe Dolan eraHow remixing Boyz II Men on Bended Knee led to a Universal LA deal at 17The passport story — and how he missed his invite to ManhattanWhy Ireland had no scene when he started — and how that's completely changedDublin's nightclub crisis and the fight to extend licensing lawsGoing from two young fellas with a dream to Polydor Records in London overnightImposter syndrome, the pressure of follow-up hits, and the reality of major label lifeWhy talent alone no longer gets you anywhere in the attention economyBurnout, grief and playing the 3Arena in the same year he lost his maWhy he's only now starting to understand what rest actually meansRyan Curtis is a former Irish MMA fighter who was paralysed from the neck down and told he would never walk again. He rebuilt his life through sheer determination. Made in Chaos exists to platform guests who've faced real adversity and come out the other side with something worth sharing.Follow: @madeinchaospod | @chaoscurtisBrought to you by Irelands Best Tattoo Studio: The Ink Factory
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From a Bedroom in Dublin to the World's Biggest Stages — Robbie G on Success, Grief & What It Really Costs.Robbie G is one half of Belters Only, Ireland's most successful DJ duo, diamond-certified at home, platinum across the world, and now playing stages from New York to Tokyo. But this episode isn't just about the highs.Ryan sits down with Robbie for one of the most honest conversations Made in Chaos has ever had, about going from bedroom producer to global artist overnight, about what it's really like inside the major label machine, about playing the 3Arena months after losing his ma, and about what happens when the thing you love starts to feel like a burden.What we get into:Growing up in a musical family — his grandad was touring America with a showband in the Joe Dolan eraHow remixing Boyz II Men on Bended Knee led to a Universal LA deal at 17The passport story — and how he missed his invite to ManhattanWhy Ireland had no scene when he started — and how that's completely changedDublin's nightclub crisis and the fight to extend licensing lawsGoing from two young fellas with a dream to Polydor Records in London overnightImposter syndrome, the pressure of follow-up hits, and the reality of major label lifeWhy talent alone no longer gets you anywhere in the attention economyBurnout, grief and playing the 3Arena in the same year he lost his maWhy he's only now starting to understand what rest actually meansRyan Curtis is a former Irish MMA fighter who was paralysed from the neck down and told he would never walk again. He rebuilt his life through sheer determination. Made in Chaos exists to platform guests who've faced real adversity and come out the other side with something worth sharing.Follow: @madeinchaospod | @chaoscurtisBrought to you by Irelands Best Tattoo Studio: The Ink Factory
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