The Passionate DJ Podcast

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 fighter, and a lover of dogs!

Sit back, relax, and get to know a little bit more about DJ Chris Lutz.

If you have not had a chance, take...

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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 play a few gigs and do some gear reviews.

David and Mo join forces to get Passionate DJ Nation up to speed on where we have been and what o...

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 Low Ball offer!

During this weeks episode, Mo, DJ Serrato of Phoenix, and DJ Freeman of Greensboro jump online ...

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 care of a family.

B Funk also talks seriously about how he considered leaving DJing all together, a...

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. 

While he was here, Mitch played a set for us that included house music, big-room EDM, and other forms of electronic and dance music. Be sure...

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 storytelling, bringing us to the clubs and raves of the 90s... and talking about the association of music and memory.

We round out the episode wit...

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, and the Silent Disco crew are all buddies, so this is a fun episode full of jabs and nonsense. But we also do a deep dive into what the s...

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 Passionate DJ into many different types of content. Between our online guides, our hardware reviews, industry updates, DJ mixes, live events an...

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 Passionate DJ Podcast, with highly-researched bullet points and teachable moments, you'll love today's show.

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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 outdoor crowd of around 150 people. 

We threw a secret warehouse pop-up party in Downtown Dayton, OH. This was the first event that PDJ ha...

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, producer, and pianist. His full-time job is wedding gigs, but today he shares his more artistic side. We talk about how he jams on his many ...

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 his full DnB set later in the summer.

While he was here, we recorded this interview where we talk about Drum N Bass and the surrounding ge...

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 coming up soon, what we're thinking about, and general catching-up.

We talk about: - Livestreaming and Twitch - Upcoming content and exper...

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

💙 Red Rocks Dubstep & Riddim Drums A unique sound pack capturing the energy of Red Rocks amphitheater: ColoradoSounds.com

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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 talk about:

Being hesitant to get back to business The Pioneer DJM-S7 David and Tony... switching to Serato?? Beatport and Beatsource L...

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 issues surrounding gender diversity in the DJ space.

A big shout-out to The Mighty Mo Dingo for putting today's interview together.

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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 DJ competitons, and get a few killer demonstrations along the way. Later this week, we'll be posting an extended set where Spare Change dem...