Underground Society
Welcome to the Underground Society. The podcast that goes Underground to learn from the Society of Professionals who have built successful careers in the Electronic Dance Music Industry. Justin McGary will be asking the important questions to see how the professionals in the EDM scene got to where they are today and what challenges they had to overcome along their journey.
Episodes
147 episodes
Putting the Yeee in YEEDM | Taylor Kade
Welcome back to another episode of the Underground Society Podcast. Today we have the “founder” of Yeedm, Taylor Kade. And if you are wondering what Yeedm is, it is simply combining the country songs that many people know and love with the E...
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Season 2024
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Episode 20
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1:01:04
Dealing with People Who Just Want to Use You | NOSPHERE
Welcome back to another episode of the Underground Society Podcast. In this episode we talk with Nosphere who had a tweet “explode” with over 600k engagements where he mentions Ghost Production.While Ghost Production is frowned...
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Season 2024
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Episode 19
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59:27
Doing What Genuinely Makes You Happy | Koji Aiken
Welcome back to another episode of the Underground Society Podcast. I’m not surprised that our guest today, Koji Aiken has become as successful as he has. When Koji was growing up, his dad was a professional Juggler and he saw h...
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Season 2024
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Episode 18
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59:05
Battling Homophobia & Hate | Carol
Welcome back to another episode of the Underground Society Podcast. Our guest today, Carol, is the first young artist that I have seen in a while that has put an immense amount of time, money, and effort into the branding ...
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Season 2024
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Episode 17
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1:08:17
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Learn the Rules Before you Break Them | MPort
Welcome back to another episode of the Underground Society Podcast. Our guest today, MPort, can be found on social media using his infamous Slug Filter making funny videos to his new releases that already have so much comedy “MPorted” into t...
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Season 2024
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Episode 16
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1:11:34
Setting the Right Intention | Sara Benyo
Welcome back to another episode of the Underground Society Podcast. Our guest today, Sara Benyo, might be known for her vocal work with artists like Jessica Audifred or Freaky but there is so much more to her than what’s j...
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Season 2024
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Episode 15
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1:00:26
Fetish - An Authentic Feeling
Welcome back to another episode of the Underground Society Podcast. You probably know today’s guest by one of his hit songs “Come Check This” which has received over 18M plays on Spotify alone! It originally went viral on TikTok with its ow...
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Season 2024
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Episode 14
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52:41
Expect to Suck, with Blvnkspvce
Welcome back to another episode of the Underground Society Podcast. Today’s guest, Blvnkspvce, we have been wanting to get on for a while. Being from the same area as Justin, they had a lot of things in common right off th...
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Season 2024
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Episode 13
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53:39
Knowing Your Value When Transitioning into a New Genre, w Wurzy Media
Welcome back to another episode of the Underground Society Podcast. Today’s guest is new to the EDM industry but has extensive experience in touring full time with one of Justin's childhood favorite bands 3 Doors Down, who is known for thei...
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Season 2024
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Episode 12
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1:20:44
Surrendering to God’s Timing | Faithful Frequencies | Ep. 1
Welcome back to another episode of the Underground Society Podcast. Today we are introducing a quarterly (for now) podcast series “Faithful Frequencies” where Justin McGary and Austin Stout openly discuss their faith in Je...
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52:35
Working in Music with a Hearing Disability, with Eva Billie Singer
Welcome back to another episode of the Underground Society Podcast. We have talked about how important it is to wear earplugs but we personally have never talked to anyone who works in the music industry that is Hard of He...
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Season 2024
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Episode 10
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57:16
Fully Embracing a New Brand Direction, with Nimbvs
Welcome back to another episode of the Underground Society Podcast. Let me ask you, have you ever heard a high level artist’s song and before you even saw who it was, you already could tell just based on what the song soun...
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Season 2024
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Episode 9
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1:02:49
The Highs and Lows of G-Rex’s Career
Welcome back to another episode of the Underground Society Podcast. Today we have the pleasure of having an absolute legend on the show, G-Rex, who has been a part of massive songs like Babatunde and Badders with Peekaboo and Skrillex. ...
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Season 2024
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Episode 8
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53:51
Playing "The Game" vs Staying True to Yourself
Welcome back to another episode of the Underground Society Podcast. Today Justin and TRNDS (Zach) who is an artists on the Underground Society Management roster talk about what it means to "Play the Game" vs what it looks like to remain true to...
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Season 2024
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Episode 7
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1:46:57
Trying to Stay Afloat Financially While Pursuing His Career, with Hamro
Hamro has been absolutely crushing the riddim scene the last few years and when he told me that he has only been producing since he 2020, I was SHOCKED! Playing multiple dates and festivals such as Origins, Forbidden Kingd...
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Season 2024
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Episode 6
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42:55
Winning the EDMMYs Creator of the Year
*Message From Justin*I have been looking up to Emma Kapotes since day one of the podcast because she herself runs one of the best podcasts in the EDM world “Rave Culture Cast”. She says her mission is to help serve as a guide to new mem...
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Season 2024
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Episode 5
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57:24
Ghost Producers, Festival Prices Rising, Fyre Festival II, Boeing “Plug” and Tiesto at the SuperBowl
Today we have another “Team Only” episode with Justin and Halley where they talk about everything from the new Ghost Producer gossip, why the prices of festivals have gone through the roof, William McFarland planning his attempt at throwing ...
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Season 2024
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Episode 4
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32:30
Underground Society Held Hostage
The Underground Society Team has been waiting a while for this one and we couldn’t be more excited to welcome the masked trio “Hostage Situation” to the show. We have all seen masked DJs before (Mashmello, ATLiens, etc.) b...
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Season 2024
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Episode 3
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1:00:07
The Solution to Gatekeeping? “No Travel Agency”
Are you tired of feeling stuck at the gatekeepers' door, trying to break into the industry?It's time to release the power within you and defy the odds. We understand the challenges you face and believe that your talent deserves...
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Season 2024
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Episode 2
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46:09
New Co-Host, EDMMYS, Funko Pop AI & New Year's Resolutions
Happy New Year Society Members! We are back with a brand new episode to kick off our 2024 season. First off, I want to apologize for us taking a little hiatus. We were going through a lot of restructuring with the addition of a new co-host (...
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Season 2024
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Episode 1
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45:27
From Rap / Hip Hop to Electronic Dance Music and the Journey in Between, with Afterthought
Imagine stepping into a whole new groove, a fresh beat, a different energy.It's invigorating, exciting, and possibly a bit daunting. Today we have Afterthought who started his career in the Rap / Hip Hop industry and has succes...
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Season 2023
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Episode 40
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40:49
Pursuing His Dreams No Matter How Much His Parents Didn’t Want Him To, with Automhate
Automhate who is a 21 year old Riddim producer from Italy shares with us his struggle with his relationship with his parents as he began to pursue his career in the Music Industry. This story I feel many people can relate ...
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Season 2023
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Episode 39
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43:31
Overcoming Hashimoto's Disease and Traveling the World, with Luma
Today we share an incredible story of resilience and determination with you. As a dedicated vocalist in the Dance & Electronic Music scene who has worked with Mitis, Spag Heddy, Blanke, and Adventure Club, Luma has faced the daunting cha...
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Season 2023
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Episode 38
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34:51
Developing AI Software that Creates Original Samples, with Bandlez & Soundry AI
We're thrilled for this episode today because we have not only the CEO of Soundry, a revolutionary AI software designed to empower music producers like you. But also DeAndre from Bandlez!How it works is you type in a descriptio...
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Season 2023
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Episode 37
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51:53
Doing Business with Friends - The Good & The Bad, with Steph Land
Working with friends can be a transformative experience, but it's important to know both the good and the bad parts.On the bright side, collaborating with friends brings boundless creativity and a shared passion and as they say...
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Season 2023
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Episode 36
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54:34
