The Take A Break Podcast

In this episode we talk to a West Palm Beach staple. A man of many hats and talents .. Selecta Steve!! We had some great conversations about his Tacos & Hip Hop pop up restaurant, as well as, DJing in the West Palm Beach area consistently for the past 10+ years. It was a good conversation and I think that he shared some great knowledge with us!!

We recap 2019 and go over some of our favorite songs from the last year. Also, I'm too tired to write any more ... just listen and laugh with us! We always have a great time doing these and we really hope that you're enjoying them as well!! HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

This week it's just Mister Gray & Raphy ranting and raving about all the awesome things that we do!! Oh, and you can hear about how Mister Gray's water is better than any other water. We also talk about the holidays and what we are up to during ...

This week we have our friend DJ Digital Dave from Pittsburgh. We talk about seeing other DJs for inspiration, playing for a professional sports team and a bit of sports in general. We could have talked for a lot longer, but we had to cut it short.

This weeks mix features one of the hosts, Mister Gray. This is 30 minutes of dope trap & future bass tunes.

This week we talk about Carnage's tweet about opening DJs, how our Thanksgivings were and we even dive in to politics for a hot minute. Hopefully you don't hate us. Hahaha

This weeks mix is brought to you by DJ One 1 of West Palm Beach!

This week we have a good friend and fellow DJ, Nick Flash. There are definitely some quite interesting conversations in this one, specifically the one about Nick Flash being a pornography photographer. We also talk about his new magazine, Off Key Mag and how he wants to help people that don't have a platform to get their art out to people, get it out.

This weeks mix is brought to you by our good friend DJ Dread from New York. Enjoy!

This is a badass mix by our good friend DJ Gabe from Miami!

This week we talk with my good friend DJ JayR. We dive in to addiction within the nightlife industry and ways to deal with it, as well as a couple of inspiring stories for people that may struggle with it. Also, Raphy & JayR talk A LOT about wrestling, past and present. We were very happy to have him on, and we hope you guys enjoy this episode!!

This week we are on location at Rank & File in Fort Lauderdale, FL with out good friend Mark Gallo. We discuss being a DJ and then becoming the owner & operator of his own bar. As well as sports and giving props to our friend Selecta Steve!

We get in to college football, fantasy football and being scared of heights. The DJ Battle at the Seminole Coconut Creek Casino and the ups and downs of the competition. And how much energy Dada Life has when he DJs. Oh, and maybe a few other things that will make you laugh.

This week we have a DJ Chanel Claire on as our guest, we talk about her upcoming projects, her new DJ Duo group, we talk about what its like to be a female and have creeps hit on you while working. We also talk about the worst DJ Mister Gray has ever heard, and Raphy shares a childhood story that got him in trouble with the ladies.

We go over our previous week, talk about some of the things that happened during out gigs over the weekend and what we did with our time off. We also go in to Mister Gray had a post on Facebook taken down for not following the rules of Facebook. We laughed, we cried, we stayed happy & positive!!

We talk to DJ Scepter from South Florida. He is a part of the team of DJs for the Miami Heat and a guy that represents Miami & South Florida to the fullest!! We dive in to his past and how he got in to DJing and how he is known as the DJ to break new rap in Fort Lauderdale. He also asks us to some questions to get to know a little bit more about us. I hope you guys enjoy this episode!!

We discuss Fantasy Football, Mister Gray's trip to Las Vegas & The Grand Canyon, Raphy's trip to Atlanta, and some other things that don't really have to do with music. lol

In this episode I (Mister Gray) am out in Las Vegas and get a chance to sit down with one of the most popular song editors for DJs in the world, DJ Deville. We discuss how he got started with making edits/remixes, organization, raves and a bunch of other things. This is one of my favorite episodes because I have been a fan of Deville for 10+ years.

This episode goes in to Mister Gray's issues with 50 Cent & Cardi B. Also, Raphy Prior & Mister Gray discuss football, Hurricane Dorian, how lack of sleep and alcohol can affect your mind state.

Some of the topics discussed in the this weeks podcast with Yissel. How Yissel got in to DJing Putting controllers on top of CDJs or Turntables DJing at one of the best clubs in the world, E11even Going to and DJing at Cannes in France. How a lot of rap/hip hop these days are demeaning to women and playing that type of music at different venues How she has used social media and her marketing background in todays market Talking on the mic Why she doesn't like to DJ on "all female DJ" nights We chose not to do 3 songs because of time constraints, but I think we got a lot of great knowledge from Yissel and some fun in the process! Also, we are featuring a mix of hers, so make sure you listen to that.