The Open Decks Podcast

This week, we sat down with Keenan Orr at the Music Box Karaoke Lounge in Falls Church, VA. Keenan has been DJ'ing in the DC area for 2+ decades and has performed at some of the city's top house musi…

This week, Ryan and I sat down to talk with Kristen London. Kristen shared some of her experiences from the dance floor and DJ booth in New York City. A curator for her collective, Dancing in Socks, …

This week, we sat down with Regina, a mainstay at some of DCs best parties - rooftop, mainstage, and everything in between. She's been releasing her own music since September 2024 and continues to se…

This week, we go back to Kampala, Uganda to talk with Richard Odoi. Richard and his team have worked tirelessly to grow the electronic music scene in and around Kampala. They'll celebrate their 5th a…

This week, we talked with Brandon Williams all the way from Honolulu, Hawaii. Brandon made his way to Hawaii to study following his service in the United States Armed Forces.

He shares his experience…

This week Ryan and I had a conversation with our good friend @kelevrakidah of @the_kindred_effect

A lot to learn from this conversation as he shared with us, his insights on his favorite gear and his …

This week, Ryan and I had a conversation with State Secret, who joined us from Aix-en-Provence (France). We initially met Andrew here in the DC area, where he is a member of The Kindred Effect, one o…

This week, Ryan and I sat down to reflect on the first 10 episodes of the Open Decks Podcast and to look ahead to what's next in the series. Ryan also shares his experience as a festival-goer at Proj…

This week, Ryan and I talked to NANGOBI, a new DJ who picked up a controller while working in Uganda. In the past year, she's elevated her skills and performed throught the country. She's also an eve…

Joverine joined Ryan and me this Memorial Day weekend, by way of Waveroom. Joe and I founded District Apple earlier this year as an event series to provide opportunties for DC-area DJs to showcase th…

This week, Ryan and I talked with Casa Nova (Diego), who can regularly be found on the lineup at Flash, the standard bearer for house music in Washington, DC. We discussed everything from his psy tra…

Our series continues with Merlinberlin, who joined us at Emissary-DC (Georgetown) for a conversation about her plans for 2025 - focusing on producing new music and building communities for performers…

This week, Ryan and I talked with Sean Blvd and Cas, two of our favorites here in the DC area. We discussed everything from preparing for festival set to balancing work-life-music, from crate organiz…

This week, we sat down with Shep, founder of Coffee Club Social, out of Baltimore.

We talked about the unique experiences he and his team provide, how coffee cocktails can (and should) be more than ju…

This week, we spoke with Nick (DJ NKTR) on location at Ghost Bar in Arlington, VA. Nick is one of the hardest working dudes in the DMV music scene - producing his own tracks, performing in the area, …

Time Ritual is an improvisational live looping performer. We talked with him about his recent move to Austin, Texas, his early impressions of the electronic music scene there and the experiences in …

This week, we sat down with Miracletek, an up and coming producer and DJ in the DC area. We talked about the state of UKG in the DC and the US more broadly. He shared with us some of his most recent …

Just two guys talking house music, techno, our experiences as DJs and fans of music.

In this episode: Tommy Junior and Ryan Soho