Music Talk : Music Industry Interviews, Advice and tips for DJs & Producers

Darude and Graham Farmer use Music Talk 074 to break down why Darude launched Vibing Out, his new label, after years of releasing on other people’s imprints.

Music Talk brings Graham Farmer and Akitek together for a Web3-heavy chat.

Graham Farmer sits down for a label-focused music conversation that starts with ADE and Ibiza.

Music Talk is a live, practical chat between Graham Farmer and Lavonda Rocks about streaming.

Sam drops into Graham Farmer's Twitch stream from the garden shed, and the chat starts off with coffee, meal-deal jokes, and the easy noise of a live room.

Graham Farmer welcomes Barry Ashford for a chat about Dark Pistols, their new album Frontline, and the world around it.

Graham Farmer welcomes Devon James to talk about his debut album Love.

Wait For Me gets the student spotlight, and the drums take over pretty quickly.

Music Talk 056 pairs Graham Farmer with DJ SKT for a live Discord demo session focused on Stashed and Stash Cuts.

Graham Farmer hosts a Twitch-based A&R session with Kody, who joined Spinnin' Records on November 1st and says he has already heard “loads of things in the pipeline.” Kody says Spinnin' covers “all genres” across labels including Spinnin' D, Sink and Swim, Musical Freedom, Future Rave, Sam Feldt’s label, and Alok’s label.

Graham Farmer speaks with R&S Records founder Renaat Vandepapeliere about a label that began in Ghent, Belgium, and built a 40-year reputation around forward-thinking electronic music.

Music Talk 058 features Graham Farmer and Demuir discussing the house album Visions on Prevail Underground, an eight-track vinyl release with more than 15 digital tracks on Bandcamp and Beatport.

Graham Farmer opens Music Talk 077 with René LaVice, then immediately turns the episode into an A&R session for Device and asks for demo feedback.

Graham Farmer brings Carly Foxx back for a Monday label A&R session on Music Talk, and she says she started working for Nervous Records about four months earlier.

Graham Farmer hosts Black 7 Music crew members Brodder, Chris Brooks, Mike, and Dave, and the core question is what makes a demo signable at Black 7 Music.

Graham Farmer hosts a remix judging session for Prime Society Records with GAWP, where 14 or 15 shortlisted entries are narrowed from roughly 40 or 50 original submissions.

Music Talk 068 puts Tough Love in front of a Discord demo stream for Get Twisted Records, with Graham Farmer asking what the label has been signing and what fits their sets.

Jean-Michel Jarre tells Graham Farmer that Oxymore was written in 360 from the start, with sounds placed around the listener instead of across a normal stereo field.

Graham Farmer brings MistaJam into the room for a loose, friendly catch up.

Graham Farmer frames Music Talk 057 around Paul Sawyer's 30-year DJ career, a 30-track February 2023 collection, and a 30-hour radio show featuring Paul Okafor, Chris Disguise, Dave Seaman, and Andy Papa.

Graham Farmer opens Music Talk 065 by bringing in Todd Terry and Steve Mac for a live Twitch conversation about 'Keep On Jumpin'' and the Rhythm Masters remix history.

Graham Farmer hosts a Monday demo session on Music Talk where DJ Rap reviews listener-submitted drum and bass tracks live, giving 'Hulk' reactions to Harvest, Entropy, Hey Mac and Extra Beef.

Kristina Lasic shares her journey from starting DJing as a new mother to getting signed to Crosstown Rebels, highlighting how strategic content creation and networking led to releases and gigs at major events like Hi Ibiza.

Graham Farmer hosts an International Women’s Day special with Joanna Phillips, the label manager at Another Rhythm.

Graham Farmer brings Elijah on for a brisk Twitch chat about Yellow Squares and how he writes online.

Doc Brown joins Graham Farmer for an early Monday stream and they get straight into demo listening.