For Episode 27, we have Stacey Lee who is the brilliant mind and director behind UNDERPLAYED, a film that explores gender inequality in the EDM industry and underground dance scene. This is Stacey's debut-feature length project and it will premiere at this year's Toronto International Film Festival. UNDERPLAYED features the stories and experiences of some established superstar female DJs, producers, and artists like TOKIMONSTA, Apple Music's Anna Lunoe, and megastar DJ, Alison Wonderland. We also get to hear the voices from some emerging talent in the scene like Sherelle and the hard-working TYGAPAW who we've had on the podcast before. The film follows female pioneers, next-generation artists, and industry leaders who are championing the change and inspiring a more diverse pool of role models for future generations. Stacey made some time in her busy schedule to chat about the inspiration behind the film, exploring humanity within her storytelling and solutions on how to promote and enforce female inclusion within all aspects of the music industry. UNDERPLAYED is streaming now on the TIFF website so make sure to watch after the interview!VIDEO EPISODE ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PneXOG-d0k&t=123sListen to Club Management on ALL streaming platforms: https://linktr.ee/ClubManagementDonate On Patreon: www.patreon.com/clubmanagement1WATCH UNDERPLAYED: https://www.tiff.net/events/underplayed-eventSupport the show

Episode 26 has arrived and for this show we speak to producer and DJ Jeremy Howard also known as @Sinistarr. Hailing from Detroit, Michigan, Sinistarr is known for his consistent and innovative production style. He is praised for his skilled and adventurous ear for defying genres not only within his tracks, but with his DJ sets too. Traversing elements of Footwork, Jungle and Techno, Sinistarr makes music that shatters dance floors with pure bass and infuses a broad range of tempo and vibes from half time to in-your-face dance-floor cuts. Sinistarr’s production career took off fast too. At the age of 22, the producer saw his first release on Peer Pressure Recordings, shortly after he got a call from Drum and Bass legend Fabio to release tracks off his legendary label Creative Source. Jeremy has also debuted tracks with Hospital Records and Metalheadz.On this episode, Shannon and Sinistarr chat about the music he’s been releasing in quarantine, his journey in the Drum ‘N Bass world, and Sinistarr shares his thoughts on the issue of racial disparity and historical smudging in music. The two also chat about his recent releases on Sherelle’s Hoover Sound imprint.Listen to Club Management on ALL streaming platforms: https://linktr.ee/ClubManagementVIDEO EPISODE ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/4ihP7ndDzB8Follow Sinistarr: https://soundcloud.com/sinistarrDonate On Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clubmanagement1Support the show

This episode was in collaboration with Currents FM and was aired during their Common live-stream festival. It featured an hour long mix from DJ Shannon (Youtube link below to watch!) and an in-depth interview with the Jersey Club Queen, @UNIIQU3. UNIIQU3 has been taking the underground dance scene by storm with her Jersey Club production and effortless choreography and music videos. Following the footsteps of iconic Jersey Club legend and creator, DJ Tameil, UNIIQU3 is a part of a second generation of producers that are continuing to carry the legacy of the genre and spread its insatiable beats world wide. Shannon speaks to UNIIQU3 about her early beginnings and the history of Jersey Club. UNIIQU3 talks about her legendary party series PBNJ and some of the challenges she has faced throughout her career. She also gives us an in depth look into her new EP, Digital Diva.FULL SET & Video Interview : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0wbETfjB_Q&t=86sFollow UNIIQU3: https://soundcloud.com/uniiqu3Connect With Currents FM: https://a.currents.fmFollow Shannon: @Shannon1DJ (Insta & Twitter)Follow Club Management - https://linktr.ee/ClubManagementBE APART OF THE PATREON COMMUNITY - www.patreon.com/clubmanagement1Support the show

INTERVIEW BEGINS AT 8:40Episode 24 of Club Management has arrived and this time we welcome producer, nightlife curator and label boss, Dion McKenzie to the show. You might know her as @TYGAPAW, the NYC DJ and producer that’s smashing the societal confines of the patriarchy one beat at a time. She’s a core figure within NYC’s LGBTQ nightlife community as the creator of @FakeAccent, a label and party that is notoriously dedicated to incredible music as well as a home for black, brown and the LGBTQIA+ community to perform and be themselves. Deeply inspired from Dion’s Jamaican roots and her experience living as an immigrant in NYC, Fake Accent gives a platform and home to black, queer and non-binary artists to release music and art. For Dion, Fake Accent was a way for her to create a little taste of home after she left Jamaica in 2002 to attend Parsons in NYC. The move also served as an escape from the painful reminder of Jamaica’s cultural issues with homophobia and misogyny. For Dion, coming to terms and learning to love her own queerness, she found roots in NYC and a space to truly be herself. In this episode, Shannon speaks with TYGAPAW about her musical journey, how to empower yourself through identity and the state of unrest currently with violence and police brutality. She also shares her thoughts on how these societal issues impact the Trans community. In addition, TYGAPAW sheds light on her new project "Ode To Black Trans Lives", a 3 track stellar EP that melds breakbeat rhythms and industrial clashes to shed light on the policing of the Black Trans community.Tracklist ~ "Ode To Black Trans Lives" by TYGAPAW"The Meek Shall Inherit The Earth" by TYGAPAWFollow TYGAPAW - https://fakeaccent.bandcamp.com/album/ode-to-black-trans-livesFollow Shannon - @Shannon1DJ (Instagram and Twitter)Follow Club Management - @club_management (Instagram)BE APART OF THE PATREON COMMUNITY - www.patreon.com/clubmanagement1Support the show

Episode 23 is out now with the remarkable Suzi Analogue. Suzi is a rarity within electronic music as a beat maker, songwriter and creator of her label Never Normal Records, which features releases from artists tinkering and crafting sound and vision from every society. Suzi has been taking listeners down a synthesized journey with her music and production, often toying with sounds that pull from Footwork, Hip - Hop & even R&B. She’s blazed down a path of her own, from composing live scores for fashion week like she did for designer Chromat in 2018, performing in different cities all around the world with her synthesizers in tow, and giving back to young artists in Africa through her production classes. Suzi really uses her path, presence and success as a tool for leadership and change. Suzi’s music proudly radiates her individuality and thoughtful approach to make art that speaks, educates and innovates. Shannon chats to Suzi Analogue about everything from the challenges of starting her own record label, taking care of yourself in your 30’s, black liberation, and she dives into the social and political ideas and themes behind her latest release the SU CASA EP.Tracklist ~"FSN8" - Suzi Analogue "Smoke" - Suzi Analogue + Swarvy "PPL PWR" - Suzi Analogue *off the SU CASA EP*Follow @suzianalogueFollow Shannon: @Shannon1DJ (Insta & Twitter)Follow Club Management: @club_management (Instagram)BE APART OF THE PATREON COMMUNITY - www.patreon.com/clubmanagement1Support the show

Episode 22 has arrived and in this show Shannon chats it up with powerhouse DJ and producer Dani Deahl. Dani does it all from organizing her own headlining tours, self releasing her own productions and tearing it up behind the decks at major festivals like Lollapolooza and Spring Awakening. She’s also the vice president of the Recording Academy Chicago chapter and she writes for a multimedia platform called The Verge where she talks about the intersection of music and technology.Shannon and Dani Deahl talk about their love for Chicago and its incredible music scene. Dani also gives us the scoop on some major problems that are happening in the music industry like lack of diversity on festival lineups, dodgy contracts and a little problem called “Metadata” which can have major financial repercussions for artists if left unfixed. Dani also shares some great tips on how to negotiate performance fees and contracts as well as alternative ways for artists to make income in quarantine. Outro Music - "Cha Ching" by Dani DeahlFollow Dani Deahl - @DaniDeahlRead Dani’s Article About Metadata On The Verge - https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/29/18531476/music-industry-song-royalties-metadata-credit-problemsFollow Shannon - @Shannon1DJ (Twitter & Insta)BE APART OF THE PATREON COMMUNITY - www.patreon.com/clubmanagement1Support the show

In episode 21, Shannon begins to bring her experiences with the nightlife and music community back home to NYC. With the pandemic causing a major disruption to nightlife venues and cultural spaces, Shannon has a chat with a few members of the community who are looking to keep the city’s music scene alive. For the first half of the show, we hear from Ric Leichtung and Diana Mora who are spearheading NYC Nightlife United, which is an emergency fund aimed at providing financial relief to venues and cultural spaces that have been deeply devastated by the pandemic. The organization is comprised of various nightlife figures and cultural institutions including Ric and Diana who have both spent years cultivating and creating events and community spaces in NYC. Ric Leichtung is the founder of concert promotion and publication AdHoc and Diana Mora owns Friends and Lovers in Brooklyn. While there has been some relief efforts for businesses and workers through The Cares Act which claims to provide fast and direct economic assistance, the process has been rather slow and complicated. Ric and Diana talk about some of the challenges that nightlife venues in NYC currently face with PPP which is the Payroll Protection Program and the difficulty of receiving business loans to cover some of the major losses experienced during this time.For the second half of the show Shannon chats with Bowen Goh, who runs Mood Ring in Bushwick, Brooklyn alongside his partner Vanessa Li. It’s a little gem tucked away on Myrtle Ave, which has become a vital space for Brooklyn's LGBTQ, creative and music scene. Bowen fills us in on the history behind the venue and the struggles that lie ahead for both Mood Ring and his newly formed sister venue Heaven Or Las Vegas which just opened up this past February.Donate To NYC Nightlife United: https://nycnightlifeunited.comDonate To Mood Ring: Cashapp or Venmo- @/$MoodRingNYC. Consider ordering a gift card too which can be used for goodies at the bar for when they do reopen - https://squareup.com/gift/5ZJ22TS16X077/orderFollow Club Management - @club_management (Insta)Follow Shannon - @Shannon1dj (Insta & Twitter)BE APART OF THE PATREON COMMUNITY - www.patreon.com/clubmanagement1Support the show

Episode 20 is here. In this show, we explore the dark side of the digital domain and what artists need to consider before sharing some of their music and content on platforms like Instagram, Facebook and Twitch. The pandemic has caused an enormous amount of uncertainty for everyone but for DJ's and musicians who make most of their income from touring and live performance, this pandemic has been completely catastrophic. Mix this in with the burden of the Pandemic Unemployment Assistances' slow application and payment process, and the situation becomes dire. Some people still haven’t even received an ounce of their benefits. How do creatives pay for rent during this time? How do they live? Shannon chats with Phillip Golub, Olympia Kazi and Marc Ribot of The Music Workers Alliance on some of the solutions they have been trying to create and pass down to congress to help DJs and musicians find financial relief and economic justice within the digital music space. Streaming platforms like Spotify and Youtube could be a vital way for musicians to make more income, especially during this time. However with dodgy algorithms and inequities within the way streams are accounted for, artists are having a rough time seeing a fair cut from the music they host on these sites. DeForrest Brown Jr. who produces music under the name Speaker Music, shares his thoughts on the state of the music world. DeForrest breaks down an article he wrote for Medium entitled “How Platform Capitalism Devalued The Music Industry” and many of the themes within his writing are echoing the chilling state of the industry now.He also chats with Shannon about his latest project Of Desire Longing and the ethos behind his clothing label Make Techno Black Again, a brand he designed to reclaim and honor the African American House and Techno pioneers who founded and have created an historic imprint on the genre. Follow MWA: @MusicWorkersAlliance (Instagram)- Sign their petition: https://musicworkersalliance.orgFollow DeForrest Brown, Jr. : @SpeakerMusicFollow Shannon: @Shannon1DJ (Insta & Twitter)BE APART OF THE PATREON COMMUNITY - www.patreon.com/clubmanagement1Support the show

In episode 19, Shannon takes a look into how the music industry in China is having to readjust and pivot post Covid. She also explores the safety precautions clubs are taking now that dance floors are open for partying. With Chengdu rising out of lockdown, owners Choo and Big Loco from Axis Club and Aymen who organizes the International bookings at the legendary .TAG, chat with Shannon about what the new normal looks for them in nightlife and what the future has in store for them post COVID-19.With mass travel ban restrictions in place for countries around the world, musicians, DJ’s and artists have lost their ability to tour internationally, which is a vital revenue stream for both clubs and talent. Luckily, livestreaming has become a great solution for everyone. Now, talent can be broadcasted from their bedroom or even from inside an empty club for fans to stay connected and party. It’s also been a lucrative way for DJ’s and musicians to receive income as fans can donate money to talent during the event. What else can be done with livestreaming technology to create a fun and interactive club experience for folks in lockdown until we can return to the dance floor here in America? Travis Scott’s recent VR tour with gaming platform Fornite was literally “astronomical” as fans could listen to the rapper perform songs in real time while they danced and interacted with other players. Could partying in augmented realities be the near future for dance floors globally?Patrick McGowan who owns TechSound, a sound engineering and live event coordination company in Shanghai, chimes in on what he’s been doing with his team in bringing innovation and technology to nightlife clubs.Follow Shannon - @shannon1DJ (Insta & Twitter)Follow Axis on Insta - @axis.chengduFollow .TAG on Insta - @TagChengduChinaRead .TAG's RA Interview - https://www.residentadvisor.net/features/3700Follow TechSound - https://www.facebook.com/TechsoundSH/BE APART OF THE PATREON COMMUNITY - https://www.patreon.com/clubmanagement1Support the show

Episode 18 has arrived and in this show Shannon does a little soul searching within and calls on the help of friends to share their frustrations, thoughts and fears as we enter a new world post Covid-19.Shannon chats with Sammy, an expat who's stuck in Indiana and awaiting her return to China, after leaving the country to attend a wedding. Now, her stay in the US has become indefinite as she awaits for China's borders to re-open. Shannon also checks in with DJ HU1Z1T from Chengdu, China, who gives us the scoop on safety and protocol measures that have been put in place in China now that things are slowly returning to normal.Shannon has an in-depth chat with Garry, who is also anxiously awaiting to return to China. He runs a small entertainment agency called B.O.O.K that throws showcases around Shanghai for up and coming artists. They discuss all the variables they need to consider before heading back overseas or, if they plan to stay in the states. Follow Garry - @bprc2020 (Instagram)Follow Sammy - @Coco_chicbelle (IG)Follow HUIZIT - @hu1z1t Follow Me Too! @Shannon1DJ (Insta & Twitter)BE APART OF THE PATREON COMMUNITY - https://www.patreon.com/clubmanagement1Support the show