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 trance project to his approach to five-hour sets; from authenticity to technology. We recorded this at Music Box Karaoke in Falls Church, VA, and we were joined by special guest ByYourDeep (Max) in the studio.

Casa Nova:

https://www.instagram.com/dfrnte/

https://www.instagram.com/casa.nova.ofc/

https://www.instagram.com/merkabatrance/

Ryan SoHo:

https://www.instagram.com/ryan_soho_/

Performing at Jumpin Jax in Port Tobacco, MD July 4, 2o25

Tommy Junior:

https://www.instagram.com/tommyjunior_ofc/

Performing w/RPG Collective in Brooklyn, NY May 31

ByYourDeep:

https://www.instagram.com/byyourdeep/

MusicBox Karaoke:

https://www.instagram.com/musicboxdmv/

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 and artists. We covered a lot of ground in our time together - from re-defining genres to creating spaces for djs to strengthening and expanding communities. Enjoyed this one - hope you will as well!

Merlinberlin

Bandcamp: https://merlinberlin.bandcamp.com/community

SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/merlin_berlin

IG: https://www.instagram.com/merlinberlinmusic/

RPG Collective

IG: https://www.instagram.com/therpgcollective/

Mixcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/therpgcollective/

(...and, in the background, we had sounds from our good friend, AJAMU)

AJAMU

IG: https://www.instagram.com/groovesforthesoul/

SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/ajamumusic

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 organization to finding happiness in your musical journey. We recorded this at Music Box Karaoke in Falls Church, VA, and we were joined by special guest Elusive Water in the studio.

Sean Blvd IG: @sean.blvd

Sean Blvd SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/seanblvddj

Cas IG: @casmusicus

Cas Traxsource: https://www.traxsource.com/artist/153718/cas

RPG Mixcloud w/Sean Blvd B2B Cas: https://www.mixcloud.com/therpgcollective/

MusicBox Karaoke IG: @musicboxdmv

Elusive Water IG: @elusivewater

D3EP Radio IG: @d3epradio

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 just espresso martinis, the up-and-coming DJs he's bringing to his events, and his own journey as a new DJ.

This episode was recored at the Eaton Hotel, ahead of the Cafe Disco Recs (of which Shep is a co-founder along with Reid Jaxson). That show can be found on mixcloud, linked below.

https://www.mixcloud.com/eatonradio/coffee-club-social-dc-takeover-20250422-214051/

Coffee Club Social IG: https://www.instagram.com/coffeeclubsocial/

Reid Jaxson IG: https://www.instagram.com/thereidjaxson/

Cafe Disco Recs IG: https://www.instagram.com/cafediscorecs/

RPG Collective IG: https://www.instagram.com/therpgcollective/

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, booking DJs for Ghost Bar (the underground rave at Clarendon Ballroom), and, like all of us, cranking out content for social media daily!

E4 was recorded prior to RPG Collective's debut party at Ghost Bar, featuring DJ Kattco and Ryan Soho, both of RPG, as well as guests Miracletek, Neo|Wise, and Chriz Javey.

DJ NKTR

IG: https://www.instagram.com/djnktr/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DJNKTR

RPG

IG: https://www.instagram.com/therpgcollective/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RPGCollective

MixCloud (Featuring Kattco's set from Ghost Bar): https://www.mixcloud.com/therpgcollective/

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 Austin and elsewhere that have shaped his journey so far and continue to influence his path forward. He will be performing April 18-20 at Lucid Dream Festival. Zen Den & Main Stage.

He discusses his musical journey - from Ecstatic Dance to Techno; from Austin to Denver and back to the DC area. He shares some insights into Live Loop Performances and DJ-ing and producing soundscapes.

https://www.instagram.com/timeritual/

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 experiences as well as what he's got on the calendar this spring and summer.

Following our conversation, Miracletek recorded a live set in the studio with us, found here: https://www.mixcloud.com/RyanSOHO/live-with-miracletek-20250407-003753/

Miracletek

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/miracletek/

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/miracletekmusic

RPG

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therpgcollective/

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

In this episode: Tommy Junior and Ryan Soho