Dee Dot's Major Music Lounge

Danny Nono, the founder of Big Eleanor Records, joins the Major Music Lounge to discuss his transition from Punk Rock to establishing a hip-hop record label. Danny also provides valuable insights into his management approach, particularly in collaborating with different artists. Additionally, he emphasizes the significance of conducting interviews with music creators, highlighting its benefits for networking and introducing new audiences to their work.

In this interview with the Major Music Lounge Podcast, UK producer 16 Sounds Beats discusses his recent collaborations with fellow UK artist Reveal. The conversation goes into the ongoing debate surrounding artificial intelligence in music and his insights into the evolving landscape of online beat sales in 2026. Watch new episodes of the Major Music Lounge on YouTube and listen on all podcasts streaming platforms.

Electronic music artist Alpine Universe joins the Major Music Lounge podcast to discuss his latest release, titled Kordee. He shares insights into his journey from France to Los Angeles, where he pursued a degree in filmmaking. This transition eventually led him to explore music publishing, also working on film and television projects. Additionally, Alpine Universe recounts his achievement of surpassing 130 million streams on Spotify

Infinite and Brick, an uncle and nephew duo who are not only music videographers but also hosts of the All About Me Podcast, joined the Major Music Lounge podcast to discuss their journey from collaborating on music videos years ago to launching their All About Me Podcast. The All About me Podcast covers music culture, wellness, and artist interviews. They also shared their future plans for the remainder of 2026.

Hip-hop artist Soma 79 and music producer Anthony Church join the Major Music Lounge Podcast to discuss their latest collaboration album, titled Zero For The Hour. They go into their creative process behind the album and talk about how a podcast interview on Anthony Church’s Proven Knowledge podcast led to their collaboration and eventual meeting in person

In this episode of the Major Music Lounge, I delve into the recent news of Native Instruments entering insolvency and explore its potential implications for the music production community.

The WWE had Westside Gunn escorted from a $5,000 front row seat he purchased a ticket to attend Monday Night Raw. In this episode I discuss my thoughts on the whole situation.

J-Steve, the producer and founder of Premax Records, joins the Major Music Lounge Podcast with Singer-Songwriter LaBrittney Dashae to discuss their latest single, “Meant To Be.” They also share how J-Steve discovered LaBrittney on Instagram through seeing her singing on one of her posts, which led them to collaborate on music and their creative process as an artist-producer duo.

Producer and artist Pzazz Psyxtine of the hip-hop collective Pothole City joins the Major Music Lounge podcast to discuss his over three-decade journey as a music creator. This journey ultimately led him to Brooklyn, New York, where he uses the classic ASR 10 and FL Studio to produce his instrumentals. He also explains his initial decision to release music on Bandcamp, citing the greater profitability of major music platforms for creators compared to streaming on Spotify or other online platforms.

Herc GTH joins the Major Music Lounge to talk about his latest EP Novi Presents A Surreal Moment In Time and his creative process behind working on this album, how Herc also uses content to help grow his fan base and network and also how he seeks tv/film sync licensing opportunities.

St. Oshun a pop singer and songwriter duo made by C Dub and Porsche Carmon join the Major Music Lounge podcast to discuss their latest single and music video, “Whips & Champagne.” They share their journey from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Hollywood during the 2020 pandemic to pursue music industry opportunities. Additionally, they explain their decision to release singles and provide further insights into their creative process

Baltimore hip-hop artist Luable joins the Major Music Lounge to discuss his latest release, “Luboogie & Tha Dummies.” He shares his artistic growth since his initial appearance on the Major Music Lounge podcast and how networking has facilitated increased performance opportunities in New York.

Amsterdam based R & B & Dancehall artist Sani stops by to talk about his latest single titled Be Mine featuring Kingsway, how the collaboration with Kingsway also led to starting a podcast titled The Amsterdam Connect & we talk about the recent Timbaland AI controversy. Based in Amsterdam, R&B and dancehall artist Sani recently engaged in a conversation about his latest single, “Be Mine,” which features Kingsway. The collaboration with Kingsway also resulted in the establishment of a podcast titled “The Amsterdam Connect.” Additionally, we discussed the recent controversy surrounding Timbaland’s use of artificial intelligence to recreate instrumentals without the consent of the creators.

Recently music producer Timbaland has been under fire for using Suno A.I. to recreate a beat that was made by another producer by the name of K Fresh. In this episode I give some thoughts on this controversy and how we got here

French-based producer and artist Naud joins the Major Music Lounge podcast to discuss his latest release, “Un Gars Bian,” and the inspiration behind its creation. The conversation also explores Naud’s journey from using GarageBand to Ableton Live and how his classical piano training paved the way for his full-fledged music creation. Watch new episodes of the Major Music Lounge on YouTube and listen on all podcast streaming platforms

**Napolean Solo: A Hip-Hop Producer’s Insights**Napolean Solo, a renowned hip-hop producer based in Ohio, recently joined the Major Music Lounge to discuss his latest single, “Alf.” The inspiration behind this track, as well as Napolean’s creative process when collaborating with artists, were also shared during the conversation.

Hakeem Prime, an independent artist based in Idaho, joins the Major Music Lounge podcast to engage in a discussion about his latest release, Detour II. He also shares his experience with activism in Parkland, Florida, where he advocated for stricter gun control measures back in 2018 . Additionally, Prime delves into his creative process as an artist who seamlessly blends hip-hop and R&B music. Watch new episodes of the Major Music Lounge on YouTube and listen on all podcast streaming platforms.

In this episode of the Major Music Lounge podcast, Ohio R&B artist Marcus Waine delves into his latest single, “Stan Smith,” which will be featured on his forthcoming album, “Winston.” The conversation also explores how an online debate with a playlist curator transformed into a collaborative opportunity. Additionally, Waine reveals his creative process of developing distinct personas for each of his releases, highlighting the differences between his characters in “Singleton” and “Winston.”

Detroit hip hop/r&b artist Martel Smooth talks about what went into his album Point Of No Return, his shoe line the Destiny Steps collection and more

In this episode of the Major Music Lounge podcast, indie hip-hop artist Twano With The Hits joins the host to discuss his latest album release, “Shackled Birds.” The artist delves into the inspiration behind the album, his creative process, and the collaborative efforts he made with other producers to achieve the desired sound for his music.

Music producer The 6th Trumpet joins the Major Music Lounge Podcast to talk about his journey as a music creator which began at home with his dad being a jazz musician, we also talk about what led the 6th Trumpet to using Maschine as his primary daw for music production & also announcing the new platform Know Me Through My Music and more

Indie hip hop artist Soma79 joins the Major Music Lounge podcast to discuss his latest release One Bill Trill, Why he invests in & how he gets features from major artists for his albums and his journey as a music creator in which he took a 10 year hiatus from creating music.

Lil Eddie a 12 time Grammy Nominated Songwriter/Singer joins to talk about his journey creating music starting in a church choir, his latest album Emotional and collaboration with T-Boz of TLC & his work on Americas Got Talent With Simon Cowell

Mathilde SPZ a singer/songwriter based out of Norway comes on to discuss her latest singles, her perspective on creating music in person with others opposed to sending and receiving instrumentals from producers & more.

Shadow Bear a producer & DJ based out of Jacksonville, Florida comes on to talk about an experience while he was in the army that led him to becoming a music creator, how he discovered iPad music production apps and his work on the We Sample Everything ​⁠ podcast

Ruqone joins Dee Dot to discuss their recent collaboration on the album At A Different Speed 2 and how they worked together creatively, their favorite songs and more

Hip Hop artist, author of the book The 40 Year Old Rapper & entrepreneur Sean Delaney stops by to talk about his start of being a music creator to his clothing line and what made him want to write a book. You can catch new episodes of the Major Music Lounge on YouTube and all podcast streaming platforms

North Carolina based singer/songwriter Giavonna is the guest on this episode of the Major Music Lounge Podcast discussing her latest single Hold Me, how sending a DM to Sequence Clark led to the collaboration and getting into beat making using Bandlab

Anthony Church the host of the Proven Knowledge podcast joins to discuss his 2 latest singles, what he’s learned as a podcaster being the host of the Proven Knowledge podcast and more.

South Carolina hip hop artist Ron Cope talks about his latest release Shots Fired, having a home studio whenever that creative spark hits & more.

Soze GTH a Dallas based hip hop artist joins the podcast to discuss his new single I’m Texan, how working with an manager has helped him as an artist and some of his recent/ upcoming performances.

Recently I attended the Beatstars Creator Day in Dallas At The MediaTech institute. The Beatstars Creators Day had panels on music publishing, uploading and marketing your beats and more. In this episode, I bring some sounds and clips from some of the panels and discuss.

Detroit hip hop artists P.O.E GB & Kenfolk return to the Major Music Lounge to discuss the collaboration with Jae Millz titled J.F.K X D.T.W X L.A.X, Currensy Collaboration , their upcoming project Stoner Island and more.

Priscilla Cruz a Bay Area singer/songwriter stops by to discuss her latest single Like I Always Do, how making music in GarageBand led to using Logic Pro & more.

Music Producer Kaleem Beats joins the Major Music Lounge podcast to talk about his journey as a music producer from North Carolina and some of his influences , Kaleem also discusses how posting instrumentals to youtube led to working with artist OG Mambo which ultimately also led to a collaboration song with Currensy titled Get Down Or Lay Down.

Baltimore hip hop artists D Skillz & Luable join to talk about new singles Godzilla Raps & Stop Bluffin’, D Skillz also talks about making these instrumentals for the 2 singles and his process for choosing his samples and also they discuss upcoming plans for the remainder of 2024.

A lot of times whenever I post instrumentals I get comments like “let’s work” or “let’s build together” from some artists hopingI’ll offer to send free instrumentals. In this episode I discuss how this approach isn’t effective.

Kendall Spencer an indie hip hop artist Based out of Jacksonville, Florida to discuss a life altering event that inspired his latest release Pearls Prayers, investing in yourself as an indie hip hop artist and more.

Christian Hip Hop artists Zak1 & G. MacBeth based out of Cali, stop by to discuss their new album B'Attitudes , how they got together to create this album and more.

I have been seeing an online debate where some indie hip hop artists don’t feel that music producer don’t invest and says that producers should get paid on the backend. In this episode I am simply breaking down the things that were said from a music producer standpoint

Talking to Laury Verdoux owner of Moonlight Press Relations & Music Promotion services discusses how she went to music production school leading her to work for a label and getting into becoming a Music PR manager, how Laury works with many different artists around the world & also what Laury looks for in the artists that she works with.

In this episode I discuss the idea that some artists believe they don’t have to buy beats from producers & being a music podcaster and using podcasts, blogs or any music media to promote your music.

In this episode of the Major Music Lounge I discuss how my work with Icebreaker Radio led me to starting a podcast and also talking about some of the interviews along the way.

Singer & Songwriter The Sizzos, join from Eugene , Oregon to discuss his latest release Lizard Skin, the importance of learning a music instrument for music producers and his creative process. Watch new episode of the Major Music Lounge here on YouTube or if you’re on the go also available on all podcast platforms #musicpodcast #indemusic

Marcus Waine an R&B artist based out of Canton, Ohio joins the show to talk about what motivated him to create the .Singleton album, his creative process and more.

PrinceMac discusses his new album Secular: The World As I See It, the Beats Not Bullets Program For The Youth In Baltimore & his journey as a music creator.

Twano With The Hits an artist on the Baltimore , MD hip hop label DBL records stops by to talk about his album Charm City Magic, what made him want to release a 29 track album and some of the work that he has done with DBL records

Philly Hip Hop Artist King Shampz comes on the Major Music Lounge to discuss his newest album Rise Of The Corleone, things he does to promote and build awareness about his music and more.

Chicago artist/producer duo Ezekiel Tha Prophet & Ruqone join to talk about their new album The North Star, performances in Chicago and more.

Chicago hip hop artist Rudy G joins the show to discuss his new project The Skywriting EP, his process for creating and more.