Episodes
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Episode 235: Bringing Da Funk w/DJ B Funk
Mo goes on the road to Athens Ohio to spend some time with fiend of the Show B Funk to talk about a very unique show he’s created called The Trust Me Dance Party. B Funk shares the premise of the show, its origins, the impacts of the pandemic, and the future of The Trust Me Dance Party. How to…
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Episode 234: 2022 Year In Review
2022: Year in Review David did lot’s of gear reviews, Tony was back on the road again, Trip got a new neighbor, and Mo took over the wheel! A lot went on during they year that was 2022. We get the crew together for the first time in a minute to talk about what we covered in 2022, and what are...
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Episode 233: Breaking The Code: When DJ Hardware Gets “Leaked”?
How do you take it to heart when someone asks you to keep a secret? If it’s a close friend, does that matter more than a casual acquaintance? What about trade secrets at your work place? Do you share the secret recipes with your friends and family? If you have the inside on the next big piece of...
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Episode 232: DJ Chris Lutz
This week, we had the pleasure of hosting Dayton's very own DJ Chris Lutz. As a staple here in Ohio, Chris spans the spectrum of events from radio, corporate, weddings, clubs, as well as professional sports teams and colleges! Chris shares his journey from working in fast food, Mixed Martial Arts...
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Episode 231: Back At It...Again
We'reeeeeee Baaaaaaaccccckkkkk! Did you miss us? We missed you all! The team has been busy this spring and summer, which means...life happened these past few months. We had lots of travel, some surprise home improvements, more travel, and someone bought a house. All that and we still managed to...
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Episode 230: Low Ball Blues
As a mobile DJ, we do our best to provide clients the best quality of service at the best price based on our respective markets and the experience we bring to the table. You send out the contract, and then the client offers what friend of the show FireCat451 calls ‘Insult Money’ other wise as a…
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Episode 229: Back to School (?)
In this weeks episode we welcome back friend of the show B Funk. With over 20 years of experience behind the decks, B Funk shares stories of how the pandemic made him quickly adjust from DJing in front of crowds, to making the switch to streaming online, all while working full time and taking…
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Episode 228: Generational Perspective w/Mitch James
Today we speak with Mitch James, Columbus-based DJ who brings the perspective of a young festival performer in the Midwest. He tells us what it's like to be a DJ in this strange, post-covid world, the difference between older and younger DJs, and the struggles he's had in his local community.…
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Episode 227: (Return Of) Trip’s Throwbacks
In today's episode, Trip Turlington shares a few throwback house/pop tracks while sharing memories surrounding those songs and the times they were released. This is a true return to form, as we haven't released a Trip's Throwbacks segment in a few years. He brings us on a journey through...
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Episode 226: Exploring The (Not So) Silent Disco
Mo Dingo officially takes over hosting duties in today's episode, and he hits the ground running by bringing a terrific trio of DJs to Passionate DJ Studios. Dayton's Silent Disco crew joins us on the mic, featuring return guests John Chapel and Kim L, along with podcast virgin Sexbox. Mo, David,...
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Episode 225: Crossroads (The Future of Passionate DJ)
Today's episode has two purposes: making up for missing the 2021 "holiday" recap episode, and making a big announcement regarding the future of Passionate DJ and the podcast. (Spoiler ahead:) Mo Dingo is now the official host of The Passionate DJ Podcast. This comes as a result of expanding...
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Episode 224: The Great DJ Hardware Shortage (& What To Do About It)
Today, we present our most informative and actionable podcast episode of the entire year. Return guest Alex Pyatetsky, CEO of The DJ Hookup, brings insider industry knowledge... to help us understand the supply shortages plaguing us all. If you appreciate those old-school episodes of the…
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Episode 223: Breaking In The Warehouse w/Entel
In today’s episode, we’re primarily talking about Passionate DJ’s latest adventure: throwing live events! In our main segment, we feature an interview with Entel. He was the headliner for our launch event, where he played lovely progressive house and other forms of melodic dance music to a small...
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Episode 222: Making Melodies and Memories
Today's episode features special guest Isicle, who joined us for an in-studio livestream on our Twitch channel. While he was here, he was gracious enough to give us an interview to tell us a little bit about what he does... which is create amazing music on the fly. Isicle is a Dayton-based DJ,...
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Episode 221: A Love Affair With Drum N Bass w/MISTER SHIFTER
Episode 221 is focused on the sounds of Drum N Bass and the surrounding genres, and features our very good friend Mister Shifter. He joined us recently for a DJ performance on Twitch, and we've posted a teaser of that set on our YouTube channel which you should definitely watch! We'll be posting...
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Episode 220: Exploring New Paths wZAANDR
In today's epsiode we present an interview with return guest ZAANDR, who joined us to talk about all the great new stuff he's got going on and to share some encouragement with us Passionate DJs. Before we get into that, Mo and David get into a little bit of behind-the-scenes discussion: what's...
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Episode 219: Beyond The Grid (w/Cryztal Grid)
In today’s episode we catch up with Cody and Gerrad of Cryztal Grid, to find out what they’ve been doing in the last several months. As it turns out…. a lot! Today, we hear all about their other projects: 💙 Chilled Samples A podcast and sound sample source for lo-fi producers: ChilledSamples.com...
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Episode 218: Light at the End of the Tunnel (Crew Show!)
We've got the whole band together for today's episode of The Passionate DJ Podcast. Since we're getting to the point where we can, knock on wood, see the end of the pandemic on the horizon... we all talk about what we've done in the past year, and what we hope to do in the coming summer. We also...
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Episode 217: DJing and Gender Diversity w/Kilma
DJ/Producer, content creator, and thoughtful human Kilma joins us today on The Passionate DJ Podcast. Kilma is an early fan and long-time contributor to the show, and we're thrilled to have her back! She joins us today to speak with us about her experiences as a woman in the music industry, and...
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Episode 216: Spare Change (Competition Turntablist)
In today's episode we're talking with Spare Change, Competition Turntablist. Spare is a 5 x DMC US Finalist (2013 Vice Champ), Scribble Jam Champion, Redbull Thre3style US Finalist, and 2 x Guitar Center Spinoff US Finalist. Today, we'll hear what it's like to participate in scratch battles and…
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Episode 215: Cutting Up w/Ike B
Today we're proud to present one of our hometown heroes, Ike B (da bad boy). Ike has an impressive DJ resumé, and has spent many years on FM radio as a mix show DJ. In today's episode, he shares with us a little bit about his history, what he misses about old-school radio, his love for hip-hop...
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Episode 214: From The House to the Jungle w/Firecat 451
On today's episode we're joined by special guest Firecat 451. He’s a DJ, MC, and Producer, and has an entire repertoire of gigs ranging from headlining act, to direct support, to host and MC. Today he joins us to talk about his love for House, various forms of Drum n Bass, and for DJing in…
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Episode 213: New Year's Special 2021!
Sayonara, 2020! It's a fresh new year, and for Episode 213, we're bringing you our year-in-review, backed by some killer tunage by our own Trip Turlington. We talk about the things Passionate DJ did in the past year, the guests we talked to, and the topics we covered. What kind of topics did we...
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Episode 212: Ten Years Ago (2010)
For Christmas Eve this year, we're releasing our fourth annual "Ten Years Ago" episode. This time around, we're taking a look back to 2010. We talk about what was happening in pop culture and music, what was popular in the world of DJing, the films that were released that year, some notable…
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Episode 211: Lights, Camera, Axcess!
Today's show features the return of DJ Axcess, who joined us in-studio for an interview and live performance. Since 2007, Mike Salone has been entertaining crowds across the United States. Known for his open-format style and creative mixing abilities, Axcess has the skills and experience to rock...
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Episode 210: Drive-In Concerts (A Little Slice of Normalcy)
In today's episode, Tony DeSaro tells us all about the recent drive-in concert phenomenon, springing up during an otherwise dismal year for live events. We talk about these socially-distant music experiences from Tony's perspective while working with Prime Social Group. | https://primesocial.com...
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Episode 209: Hands On With The Pioneer CDJ-3000
Today we have the brand new Pioneer DJ CDJ-3000 multi-players in studio. In this episode, David, Tony, Trip, and Mo spend about an hour messing with the decks and talking about their first impressions. UNBOXING VIDEO: https://youtu.be/N54GNtubq7g FULL REVIEW COMING SOON The MPU (micro-processing...
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Episode 208: ZAANDR (Live in Studio)
In today's episode we feature Columbus-based DJ/producer ZAANDR. He showed up in-studio a few weeks ago to perform a live stream, but Passionate DJ was having some unfortunate internet issues at the time. So, we decided to bring his music to you in this week's podcast episode. Today's show will...
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Episode 207: Shacked-Up (w/Fatty Lumpkin)
Today we are speaking with highly-skilled turntablist, hip-hop aficianado, and all-around nice guy Fatty Lumpkin. After coming up around the rave scene and finding an interest in DJing, he eventually honed his skills in hip-hop... becoming a member of the former Skratchmatik crew. Now, he plays...
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Episode 206: Gently Down The Stream
Today is all about the state of DJ software, streaming, podcasting, and services. In today's "industry update" epsiode, we look at all the latest happenings in the digital DJing space (since we last covered this topic in February), and talk about our personal struggles with the idea of DJing via...
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Episode 205: How to Become a DJ
This 9-part video series is a beginner's guide for learning how to become a DJ. It's based on the original written article, and can be used as a video companion. Since its original form in 2013, this guide has helped thousands of beginner DJs to get their start. 📖 Full Guide:...
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Episode 204: Black A.M. Takes The Lead
Today we're joined by Vegas-based DJ/Producer Black A.M. We talk about his journey through music, including his former role lead guitarist for Machine Gun Kelley and touring with NGHTMRE. In the last decade, multi-talented instrumentalist/producer/writer Sinclair Wheeler (born in Indianapolis)…
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Episode 203: Basic Livestreaming Advice for DJs
In Episode 203 we are joined by DJ Brains to talk about some basic tips for making sure your livestreams go smoothly. "Going live" has become rather popular in the DJ community during the year 2020 for obvious reasons, so today we'll discuss how to make sure they look great, sound great, and keep…
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Episode 202: Keepin' It Fresh w/Bit Flip
Today we bring Bit Flip back from Episode 200, because a full proper episode was necessary to contain all the goodness he has to share with us Passionate DJs! Mark Naegel is a multi-genre dance DJ, and the founder of #Freshlist in Cincinnati. As a supporter and proprietor of Midwest dance music...
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Episode 201: Immobile DJs
Today's show features special guests Shawn (DJ Freeman) and Noel (DJ Serrato), here to talk about mobile DJing... or the current lack thereof. Episode 201 is hosted by our beloved Mo Dingo. We talk about the current state of affairs, considering the pandemic and stay-at-home orders, and how this...
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Episode 200
LOOK US UP ON TWITCH! In today's episode, we celebrate 200 episodes of The Passionate DJ Podcast. To properly highlight this milestone, we brought in a giant roster of guests. Unfortunately, due to current stay-at-home orders, we had to do it virtually. We talk about Passionate DJ, and about what...
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Episode 199: Mighty Mo's Workout Playlist
In today's episode, Mo Dingo shares with us some of his favorite workout tracks, and his reasons behind choosing them. Mo is particularly qualified to talk about this, since it's a perfect intersection of worlds. Not only is Mo a fitness coach and health nut, but he's also a DJ. Mo has spent a…
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Episode 198: Bad DJ Gigs III
That's right, it's that time again... Our "Bad DJ Gig Stories" series is BACK for a third installment, featuring several previous guests of The Passionate DJ Podcast, as well as submissions from our Facebook group. Since the world is basically on lockdown right now, we thought it was a good time…
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Episode 197: Springing Forward
On today's episode we talk about the latest news and happenings in the DJ industry in the past month or two, starting with COVID-19 and its potential effect on the festival scene. We move on from that after about 10 minutes, and talk about things that you aren't already tired of. It may seem…
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Episode 196: New Music, New Mountains w/Cryztal Grid
On today's episode, we are visited by Cody and Gerrad of the band Cryztal Grid. This is the first time they've been on the show since moving across the country. We wanted to catch up with the fellas, and hear what they've been up to in the past year. The Cryztal Grid project has relocated, but is...
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Episode 195: Re-Thinking Our Home Studios
There are so many changes in my life I don't know if it's wrong or if it's right And I want you, want you by my side Everything is gonna be alright! In today's episode, we talk about all the changes we've been making to our home studio setups. All four Passionate DJ co-hosts have been changing up...
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Episode 194: Community Queries
In Episode 194, we focus on The Passionate DJ Community – an official Facebook Group for fans of Passionate DJ and other music lovers. David scrolls through the past few months of posts, picking out a few questions and giving responses from the microphone. Here are some of the questions that are...
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Episode 193: NAMM 2020 (Recap for DJs)
Now that NAMM 2020 is over, and your social media feeds have calmed down a bit... this episode of The Passionate DJ Podcast summarizes all of the DJ-related hardware releases that happened this month. Here's what was released or announced in the month of January: ➡️ Denon DJ SC6000 & SC6000M…
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Episode 192: The Lost Episode
Today we’re presenting an episode that was recorded about a year ago, but never got published. Sometimes, we record “bank episodes” (shows we save for later). But, due to our summer break in 2019, this one just ended up sitting. Rather than let it go to waste, we’re playing it for you now! This…
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Episode 191: New Year's Special 2020!
Happy New Year, Passionate DJs! In today's episode we look at the year in review. What kind of topics did we cover? What were the most popular episodes? What were some of our favorite moments? And why did the podcast disappear for a few months in the middle? We play clips from previous shows...
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Episode 190: Holiday Record Exchange
⚠️ This episode contains gangsta rap with loads of swearing. You have been warned! We're back with another Holiday episode! In one of our favorite shows of the year, all four Passionate DJ hosts exchange records with each other for Christmas. We then share our spoils with you by playing samples...
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Episode 189: Best DJ Controllers for 2020 (The Controller Compendium)
Today we're talking about DJ controllers, and deciding which is the best DJ controller to buy as we head into a new year. There are so many options these days... how do you know which to choose? Since 2014, The Controller Compendium has helped thousands of DJs compare the top DJ controllers so…
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Episode 188: Ten Years Ago (2009)
DJ CONTROLLER GIVEAWAY (Win a Reloop MIXON 4!): https://passionatedj.com/giveaway As the third entry in our "Ten Years Ago" series, today's episode will focus on the music and happenings of 2009. From the death of the King of Pop, the creation of Glee, and the launch of Farmville... we leave no...
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Episode 187: Going Up & Up w/MASIN
Today's episode features Matt Masin, a DJ from Long Island who has been doing serious work as a club and festival DJ for the past year and a half. Matt joined us for a two-part interview about Up & Up Festival, for which he was playing direct support under headliner Elephante. The Up & Up's...
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Episode 186: Prime Time
In today's episode, David and Trip crawl over the Denon Prime setup... consisting of the SC5000 and X1800 Prime. This rig has made waves in the industry (being pushed along by Denon's #ChangeYourRider advertising campaign)... and now that Trip owns them free and clear, we take the time to explore...
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