Meet the DJ examines the people creating the soundtracks and experiences that make us feel most alive and connected. What drives them to do what they do, what inspires them, frustrates them, turns them on … how did they arrive here, and what do they think is coming next for them and for the world of music, dance, community, technology, and much more.
Eric and Maria are friends and cosmic siblings frequenting the dancefloors in Lisbon, Portugal and around the world.
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Meet the DJ examines the people creating the soundtracks and experiences that make us feel most alive and connected. What drives them to do what they do, what inspires them, frustrates them, turns them on … how did they arrive here, and what do they think is coming next for them and for the world of music, dance, community, technology, and much more.
Eric and Maria are friends and cosmic siblings frequenting the dancefloors in Lisbon, Portugal and around the world.
Marc Mahfoud, also known simply as Mâhfoud, is a vocalist, lyricist, multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer … who can also DJ.
Learn more about and follow him and his band, Sun in X, here:
Insta: www.instagram.com/mahfoudyourfoud
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2lPOIPlOen5YhEB9JQ6DmR
soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/mahfoudmusic
Beatport: www.beatport.com/artist/mhfoud/424323
Bandcamp: https://mahfoud.bandcamp.com
RA: https://ra.co/dj/mahfoud
Sun in X: www.instagram.com/suninx_
SHOW OUTLINE
[0:00] Meet the [labels are limitations]
[7:12] Taking the first, next step, again / Re-living Childhood
[12:12] Co-creation is the highest form of love
[16:00] Musical inspirations
[17:30] The Doors … of perception
[19:30] Jazz = Freedom
[21:30] Arabic psychedelia
[26:35] A first start in music
[30:15] From classical to metal
[31:10] Black Lemon
[33:12] a.k.a. Marc
[35:02] The privilege of being an outcast
[36:02] Rebel with no cause
[38:50] The path to authenticity
[40:10] What makes a successful musician
[42:50] Decorate your timeline!
[45:54] DJ’ing is fun
[47:20] The worst question, then wine
[49:00] Sports, embodiment – radio voices – and diet
[51:15] The Lisbon lifestyle
[52:50] Osho Kundalini meditation
[56:00] Fake gurus and packaged spirituality
[59:15] Spirituality is the only thing that will save us
[1:00:15] Spirulina vortex
[1:01:50] Fight Club for spirituality
[1:04:30] Everyone is an artist / Human transmitters
[1:07:58] Politicians, and everything, as a product
[1:11:11] Funky sunflowers and trailblazing
[1:12:06] Transitioning from pure consumerism
[1:14:25] What makes a great party
[1:16:30] Are you not entertained?
[1:19:55] Rave evolution
[1:21:35] Does Eric even dance (or laugh)?
[1:25:05] (Maria definitely dances)
[1:26:10] Your last cry
[1:28:40] True discovery and pioneers
[1:30:45] Talking to God
[1:32:30] Unlearning
[1:34:10] Past lives
[1:36:50] Creativity as a responsibility, and a resource
[1:39:25] Quick-fire questions
Key References & Links from this episode:
MUSIC
Childhood: https://open.spotify.com/track/0paxaZbm4upQxy5SqYhu26?si=83519f85cf3744cd
Osho Kundalini Meditation: https://open.spotify.com/album/2emgguaNNPIdXcBIuxHu9K
PEOPLE/ARTISTS
Theodore Bajard (founder of Rima Experience): www.instagram.com/theodoreba
The Doors: https://thedoors.com
Jim Morrison: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Morrison
Fairuz: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairuz
Medici: https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosimo_de%27_Medici
Dave Chapelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Chappelle
Osho: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajneesh
Bikram Choudhury: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bikram_Choudhury
Goldcap: https://ra.co/dj/goldcap
Bubu: https://ra.co/dj/bubu
Parallelle: https://ra.co/dj/parallelle
O/Y: www.oy-music.com
Nils Frahm: www.nilsfrahm.com
Nikola Tesla: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikola_Tesla
Marie Curie: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Curie
Spinoza: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baruch_Spinoza
Martin Luther: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther
Greg Habib: www.instagram.com/greghabib
John Cage: www.johncage.org
Philip Glass: https://philipglass.com
VENUES/FESTIVALS
Casa Colab: www.instagram.com/thecasacolab
Papaya Playa Project: www.papayaplayaproject.com
Burning Man: https://burningman.org
Bonjuk Bay: https://bonjukbay.com
Immersion: www.instagram.com/immersioncommunity
TECH
Oud: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oud
OTHER LINKS
DMT: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N,N-Dimethyltryptamine
Pali scarf: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_keffiyeh
Diynamic: www.diynamic.com
The Doors of Perception: www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/3188964
Osho: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajneesh
Kundalini: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kundalini
Wild Wild Country: www.netflix.com/title/80145240
Yogi, Guru, Predator: www.netflix.com/title/80221584
Bikram: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bikram_Choudhury
Maxa camp: www.instagram.com/maxacamp
Curling: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curling
FULL SHOW NOTES
Meet the DJ
Meet the DJ examines the people creating the soundtracks and experiences that make us feel most alive and connected. What drives them to do what they do, what inspires them, frustrates them, turns them on … how did they arrive here, and what do they think is coming next for them and for the world of music, dance, community, technology, and much more.
Eric and Maria are friends and cosmic siblings frequenting the dancefloors in Lisbon, Portugal and around the world.