Nothing in life is guaranteed except the way you think. The way you view your journey in the electronic music industry will be the deciding factor of how you view your own success and happiness in it. The only thing that is guaranteed in this life is our thought, our self-perception, our mindset, and our attitude about everything that is put in front of us.
Her voice is unmistakable and her presence is undeniable: Nicole Moudaber is a mood. Techno DJ and producer Nicole Moudaber has a way of keeping crowds entranced the moment she steps to the decks. Her hypnotic grooves and spellbinding mixing are enough to lose you in her magical world. All are welcomed to her dancefloor. She is one of the most hardworking electronic music artists and passionately followed by all who get in the mood with Nicole Moudaber. Her influence stretches beyond the dancefloor. An event promoter, label founder, radio host, philanthropist, and fashion icon. These are a few of the titles you’ll find listed under Modaber’s resume. Moudaber is a techno force and a boss in her own right who has been pushing boundaries in the world of dance music for nearly 15 years.
Hey everyone, continuing off Marco’s post about “The Attitude You Have With Any Task Is The Attitude You Have With Every Task”
Today, I like to combine that context together to explain how the right mental attitude + the right working attitude will allow you to dominate like a Lion in everything you do in life starting today: Right Now. The lion has a natural spirit of leadership and that spirit is essentially their attitude.
The attitude you have with any task is the attitude you have with every task.
That is not a typo, I did write the title again because I want you to read it again, and let it soak into your mind.
Throughout any given day there are many tasks we would rather not do. Many chores, duties, responsibilities we would like to ignore or pass on if given the chance to. And sometimes, when given the chance, that is exactly what we do.
Being the first to do anything can give you an upper hand awarding you with great attention and privilege. You pave the road for others to follow but also think about all the heavy-lifting creating a path requires. âYou always need one deeper breath than the other ones,â says Thomas Benedix. He’s one-half of the Berlin-based techno duo Pan-Pot. Sure, right now the electronic music market is (over)saturated with DJs and music producers, but when Pan-Pot was starting out it was a whole other ballgame with its own set of challenges. Being the first isn’t easy; however, Pan-Pot has had an undying dedication and unwavering drive to music. From the moment they met each other in their early 20s, they knew their passion for music would mean doing whatever it takes to succeed. Now, almost 20 years later, the duo, who consider themselves brothers, have established themselves as a force in techno.
Success reveals everything about a person, especially on the artist journey in the electronic music industry.
âThe road to success and the road to failure are almost exactly the same” â Colin R. Davis
In the Summer of 2013, my team and I launched the first-ever electronic music festival on the island of Guam (called Electric Island Festival aka EIF) nearly 6,100 miles away from our headquarters in Los Angeles. We beat the odds of all the naysayers telling us we couldn’t do it and that our pipe dream was simply that… a dream.
While the world of sports has characteristically been filled with upsets and broken records, March Madness is all about expecting the unexpected. One of this year’s unexpected stories can be found right here, in our home city of Los Angeles now that Southern California and UCLA are in this year’s Elite Eight together for the first time, ever.
Known as the First Lady of Defected Records, Sam Divine has been making crowds dance for the last 20 years. Her love for the dance floor has carried over nicely onto the airwaves where she’s been presenting the label’s radio show for nearly 10 years. How did she go from a fan to one of Defected Records’ most recognizable faces? “You have to take risks, be knocking on doors, and have really really thick skin,” says the self-taught DJ. Sam Divine’s grit is a measure of success. Having unexpected time off the road, she shares how these disruptive times have helped her kick open the door to new habits. She also talks about the changing landscape of women behind DJ decks and the importance of forging your own path as an artist. Read more
Yes, you read that accurately. You should spend more time doing nothing. Sounds counterintuitive right? The pandemic forced the world to slow down, and people all of a sudden had more time on their hands. What resulted? Without overgeneralizing, itâs safe to say there were two kinds of responses. The first, an instinctual rush to fill the void with âbusynessâ because we live in a society that values high-performance. The second was approaching the âextraâ time to reflect on how they go about their everyday. Which situation takes more constraint and mindfulness? Immediately jumping into something else in order to occupy time or sitting in an unusual situation? Read more
What does it take for a music release to hit a chart? Just ask Los-Angeles based Shadow Wulf Records who has seen every single one of their releases land on several of Beatport’s charts. Beginner’s luck you say? Not in this case. Investing in music coupled with their rich experience has helped them land success after success. The techno label comprised of Aaron Jacobs, Drew Blyther, and Crescendoll has more than 35 years of combined experience in the music industry. You could say they know a thing or two about what it takes to run a promising, successful label. They’re not only label owners, but they live, eat and breathe the house and techno culture as artists too. The Shadow Wulf Records family talks about their journey as artists, growing as a label, and why it’s important to develop relationships outside of one’s own pack.
