Face The Music
Join EDM Identity's Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief Grant Gilmore and Correspondent Alec Rubman for Face The Music, a show dedicated to all aspects of the dance music scene.
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September 23, 2021 • 27 mins
On this episode of Face The Music, Alec recaps his experience at Porter Robinson's Second Sky Music Festival, including some of his favorite performances and moments from the weekend.
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September 16, 2021 • 35 mins
On this week's episode of Face The Music, Alec previews Second Sky, dives into friend of the program Jared's recap of Elements Festival, and talks about what he's been listening to recently.
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September 9, 2021 • 32 mins
On this week's episode of Face The Music, Alec sits down with Bonsai Collective founder Capshun and Illuzyn founder Avae to discuss what it takes to run a collective, artistic journeys, and so much more.
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September 1, 2021 • 57 mins
On this week's episode of Face The Music, Alec talks to two rising stars in Ero808 and Sasha Rome. First, he talks to Ero808 about the collaborative "Dreamgirl EP" with Colson XL, early influences, and future plans. Then, he talks with Sasha Rome in a throwback to Escapism where the two discuss musical influences and staying focused during the pandemic.
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August 24, 2021 • 65 mins
On this week's episode of Face The Music, Alec celebrates his second anniversary at EDM Identity with fellow contributor and dear friend Olivia Parker. Alec and Olivia reflect on their shared show and festival experiences, talk about what's happened since their last show together in January 2020, and talk about how to make our scene a better place.
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August 18, 2021 • 47 mins
On this week's episode of Face The Music, Alec talks to Austin-based duo Colson XL about their musical journey, Escapism, and more!
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August 9, 2021 • 31 mins
On this week's episode of Face The Music, Alec sits down with California-based DJ and producer Spuke at Escapism Fest in Dallas, TX. The two talk about musical inspiration, learning how to use CDJs, working with people you look up to, and much more.
Alec also talks about the delta variant in Texas, the threat of festival cancellations, and events requiring vaccines.
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August 3, 2021 • 46 mins
**This Episode Contains Discussions of Sexual Assault and Harassment**
On this week's episode of Face The Music, Alec talks to writer, publicist, and artist manager Arielle Lana LeJarde about how we can make dance music more diverse and inclusive by utilizing inclusion riders. We also discuss Arielle's experience as an Asian woman in dance music and how her experiences have shaped her approach to artist management, writing, publicit...
On this week's episode of Face The Music, Alec talks to writer, publicist, and artist manager Arielle Lana LeJarde about how we can make dance music more diverse and inclusive by utilizing inclusion riders. We also discuss Arielle's experience as an Asian woman in dance music and how her experiences have shaped her approach to artist management, writing, publicit...
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July 28, 2021 • 46 mins
On this week's episode of Face The Music, Grant dives into his experience catching Kaskade, deadmau5, and Dombresky at SoFi Stadium in LA while Alec shares his experience at Bonsai Collective's ESCAPISM with Capshun and more.
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July 21, 2021 • 54 mins
This week's episode of Face The Music is a special one as Alec sits down with Ternion Sound for a long conversation on dubstep history, early influences, and yes, the occasional Shrek reference.
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July 8, 2021 • 48 mins
On this week's episode of Face The Music, Grant and Alec discuss their favorite albums of 2021 so far that include releases from artists like Gorgon City, Flux Pavilion, Porter Robinson, and Gilligan Moss among others.
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June 30, 2021 • 53 mins
**WARNING: THIS EPISODE CONTAINS DESCRIPTIONS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AND HARASSMENT**
On this week's episode of Face The Music, Alec talks to Stacey Forrester, co-founder of Good Night Out Vancouver which provides sexual assault and harassment awareness and education resources to nightlife communities. Alec and Stacey dive deep into sexual assault allegations against popular DJs, the history and goals of Good Night Out Vancouver, and wha...
On this week's episode of Face The Music, Alec talks to Stacey Forrester, co-founder of Good Night Out Vancouver which provides sexual assault and harassment awareness and education resources to nightlife communities. Alec and Stacey dive deep into sexual assault allegations against popular DJs, the history and goals of Good Night Out Vancouver, and wha...
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June 16, 2021 • 48 mins
On this week's episode of Face The Music, Grant and Alec are joined by fellow team member Ali Mooney to discuss her experience at the socially-distanced edition of The Untz and more!
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June 8, 2021 • 48 mins
On this week's episode of Face The Music, Alec and Grant discuss Alec's first show back as he saw Sunsquabi and SoDown in Austin this weekend. They also dive into the EDC Las Vegas Lineup and discuss some other events coming up later this year.
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June 2, 2021 • 63 mins
On this week's episode of Face The Music, Grant and Alec are joined by rising house artist Drew Dapps to chat about his recent releases and performances, the state of the scene, musical influences, and plenty more.
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May 26, 2021 • 54 mins
On this week's episode of Face The Music, Grant and Alec talk with EDM Identity team member Jared "JSkolie" Skolnick about his experience at a post-COVID show, the virtual edition of Winter Music Conference, and his new company Backroom Social!
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May 19, 2021 • 50 mins
On this week's episode of Face The Music, Grant and Alec dive deep into the recent 50-Hour livestream hosted by Hatcha that was filled with plenty of bass. They also discuss the flurry of lineups that have been released as well, so listen now for some of their favorites!
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May 12, 2021 • 49 mins
On this week's episode of Face The Music, Grant and Alec celebrate the one-year anniversary of the podcast by reflecting on the past and discussing plans for the future.
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May 5, 2021 • 51 mins
On this week's episode of Face The Music, Grant and Alec chat with New Zealand-based duo Acrillics about their musical journey, life in New Zealand, future plans, and more!
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April 28, 2021 • 66 mins
On this week's episode of Face The Music, Grant and Alec take a deep dive into Secret Sky and Porter Robinson's new album Nurture before discussing the recent news surrounding the postponement of EDC Las Vegas and more.
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