The Take A Break Podcast

Approximately 30 minutes of music from Yissel! Follow her on all social media platforms: @soundsbyyissel

Here are some of the topics that we talk about during the podcast. Plagiarism Playing piano at a young age A "normal" week for Vinny Venditto Vinny's favorite artist that he has worked with Ghost production Tips on how to transition from a club DJ to a songwriter/producer Is a hot dog a sandwich? After we discuss these things, we had him pick 3 songs to discuss. Popular records that get good reactions at his gigs. First we talk about a classic reggae/pop crossover that gets played constantly by DJs around the world. The song we are talking about is "It Wasn't Me" by Shaggy. After that we talk about the smash house hit "Body" by Loud Luxury and how much of a feel good record this is. Finally, we discuss a song that he likes & dislikes, "La Cartera" by Farruko & Bad Bunny. Listen to the podcast to find out why!

To start, I would like to apologize for the sound quality in the interview with DJ Buza. I am not happy with it, but it wasn't a planned interview and we weren't 100% prepared to have a guest in the studio. But, we made it work and had a good interview with out good friend! At first we go in to a discussion about DaBaby and how gangster he is. It's quite entertaining. After that we dive in to how positive you need to be to be successful. Stop the hating!!! Finally, we get in to the actual interview. Here are the questions we asked DJ Buza: Tell us your story How was your transition from Florida to Vegas What struggles have you had being out in Vegas Did you have to adjust and play more West Coast music What are your upcoming projects The topic for DJing 101 this week is Networking, which is an exremely important thing in any industry, but more so in the entertainment industry. We go over the ways that we network and have done so over the years. Also, the proper way for a DJ to network with other DJs and ind

We start off talking about how we don't talk very much and that this podcast gets us out of our comfort zone. After that, Mister Gray asks Raphy some questions about his personal life. Specifically how he is able to have a full time day job, and DJ at night on a regular basis. From there we move in to if his wife is ok with him being a DJ and how she handles it. Finally, Raphy lets us know if he plans on making the switch to being in the music/entertainment industry full time at any point in the near future. Next, Raphy asks Mister Gray some questions about his personal life and how he deals with having a family/kids and being a full time DJ/Producer. Then they discuss how Mister Gray's love for what he does and the love for his family/kids is what keeps him going, even when he doesn't sleep. After that, Raphy asks him what he would be doing if he wasn't DJing/Producing full time. Finally, they discuss college and the pros & cons of going to college. This weeks DJing 101 is preparing for a new venue. We t

Basically we dove in to artists asking for their song(s) to be played while you're DJing. We tell artists and/or managers how to properly go about sending DJs their music and getting it played at the venues that they DJ at. From there, we go in to taking requests as a DJ. We both take requests, but they need to adhere to the vibe and the format of that specific venue on that night. After that, we go in to DJing 101, which will be discussing things about DJing or things that DJs need to or should know. This week, we talk about reading a room, which is an extremely important thing when it comes to DJing. We discuss how each venue will be different and have different people from night to night and week to week. Also, we go in to how we read the rooms that we have played in the past and currently. The next discussion we have is about our favorite club songs at the moment. We talk about 3 different songs from various genres of music, but ultimately get a good reaction in clubs or bars. The songs we chose this week