What does it take to turn your love for festivals into a movement that changes lives? In this episode, we sit down with Desa Desautels, a driving force in the EDM scene who’s redefining what it means to be part of festival culture. From her first rave experiences to stepping behind the decks as a DJ, Desa opens up about her journey of passion, community, and purpose.

She shares the story of Festi Bestiez, the harm reduction initiative she founded that’s become a trusted source of safety, drug testing, and support at festivals across the scene. We get into why logistics and care matter, the impact of creating a supportive environment for festival-goers, and the lessons she’s learned along the way.

Desa also reflects on the energy of performing as a DJ, the realities of life inside rave culture, and her vision for the future. This is an inspiring conversation about music, impact, and what it takes to leave a lasting mark on the community you love.

00:00 Getting Involved in the Community
01:10 Early Festival Experiences & Harm Reduction
02:30 Starting Out as a DJ
04:15 Discovering EDM and Festival Culture
07:00 Building Connections and Breaking In
09:00 Becoming a Go-Getter
11:00 Life as a DJ: Memorable Moments
12:00 Inside the Rave and EDM Scene
13:30 The Story Behind Festi Bestiez
15:50 Launching Harm Reduction Services
17:00 How Drug Testing Works at Festivals
19:25 Festi Bestiez' Fast Growth
20:55 Ambitions for the Future
22:00 Festival Logistics & Safety
23:10 Looking Ahead & Final Advice

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#FestivalCulture #RaveCommunity #EDMFamily #EDMCommunity #FestivalLife #HarmReduction #FestiBestiez #RaveSafety #FestivalSeason #RaveFam #FestivalWellness #RaversOfInstagram #FestivalSupport #DJLife #WomenInEDM #FestivalStories #BehindTheDecks #EDMScene #MusicWithPurpose #RaveLife

What does it really take to turn passion into purpose? In this episode, we sit down with Andrew Lampa to unpack his journey of chasing creativity, overcoming setbacks, and building a life fueled by music and community. From his first breaks in the industry to moments of doubt and rock bottom, Andrew opens up about how he found confidence again and the lessons that shaped his path. We explore the challenges of balancing a day job with passion, the surprising overlap between DJing and professional life, and the full-circle moments that reminded him why he started. With raw honesty and inspiration, Andrew reflects on resilience, growth, and the advice he’d give his younger self proof that chasing your dream is never a wasted effort.

00:00 Starting Out and First Breaks
03:03 Building Confidence and Creating Community
06:07 Overcoming Challenges and Personal Growth
12:04 Rock Bottom and Finding Purpose Again
17:28 The Musical Journey: Highs, Lows, and Lessons
22:10 The Balance of Day Job and Passion
27:29 Skill Overlap: DJing and Professional Life
31:43 Full Circle Moments and Creative Inspiration
36:10 Advice to My Younger Self and Closing Thoughts

#AndrewLampa #MusicJourney #DJLife #CreativeJourney #PassionToPurpose #ChasingDreams #Resilience #OvercomingObstacles #LifeOfADJ #MusicCommunity #StayInspired #DreamChasers #PurposeDrivenLife #MusicIsLife #CreativeGrowth #ConfidenceAndCommunity #PursueYourDreams #CreativeLifestyle #DJCulture #MusicianLife

In this episode of the 204Rise podcast we joined by Lumasi! From first tour to life on the road, Lumasi has been carving out a name as one of the most exciting voices in music today. In this episode of the 204 Rise Podcast, he opens up about chasing passion, balancing life as a full-time artist, and the raw reality of building a music career.

Lumasi shares how he battles burnout, stays true to his creative process, and finds strength in community and collaboration. We get into imposter syndrome, the grind behind the scenes, and what it really takes to go all in on your dreams.

Whether you’re a dreamer chasing your own path or simply curious about the realities of making music full-time, this episode is filled with inspiration, raw honesty, and advice you won’t want to miss.

00:00 Finding Passion in Music

02:52 Growing Up & Early Dreams

05:40 First Tour & Life on the Road

08:03 The Grind & Balancing Mental Health

10:45 Overcoming Burnout & Taking Care

13:13 Creative Process & Musical Identity

16:08 Impact, Imposter Syndrome & Inspiration

18:13 Making Music Full-Time & Taking Risks

20:01 The Power of Community & Collaboration

21:13 Returning Home & Full Circle Moments

21:51 Upcoming Projects & Exciting Future

22:52 Final Advice for Dreamers & Outro

#Lumasi #204RisePodcast #MusicJourney #IndependentArtist #TourLife #MusicianLife #CreativeProcess #MusicIndustry #FullTimeArtist #ImposterSyndrome #BurnoutRecovery #ArtistGrowth #PassionToCareer #LifeOnTheRoad #BehindTheMusic #UpAndComingArtist #MusicCommunity #CollaborationInMusic #ChasingDreams #MusicInspiration

In this episode, we sit down with Infekt, an EDM artist who turned his pas­sion for music into a full-time career. From his cre­ative begin­nings to the rush of fes­ti­val crowds, Infekt opens up about life behind the decks, the mile­stones that defined his jour­ney, and the moment he left his day job to pur­sue music.

We dive into the real­i­ties of tour­ing, stay­ing healthy on the road, and the con­fi­dence it takes to bat­tle imposter syn­drome. Infekt also shares what it was like to col­lab­o­rate with Marsh­mel­lo, the sto­ry behind his name and brand, and his biggest advice for new artists: always enjoy the process. Packed with ener­gy, inspi­ra­tion, and raw reflec­tions, this con­ver­sa­tion offers a behind-the-scenes look at the mind­set and music of Infekt.

#Infekt #Dub­step #Rid­dim­Dub­step #Bass­Mu­sic #EDM­Pro­duc­er #Sound­De­sign #Fes­ti­valSets #Sum­merOf­Sound #SummerOfSound2025 #Vinyl­Cul­ture #BassS­cene #MusicPro­duc­tion #EDM­Com­mu­ni­ty #Win­nipeg­Mu­sic #204RisePodcast

From late-night ses­sions in the stu­dio to top­ping charts across the globe Joel Corry’s jour­ney is a pow­er­ful les­son in resilience, pas­sion, and unwa­ver­ing per­sis­tence. On the lat­est episode of the 204 Rise Pod­cast, Joel dives deep into the highs and lows of chas­ing a dream for over 20 years. He shares the raw moments of doubt and heart­break that near­ly made him walk away from the music but also the break­through spark that every­thing changed with his mas­sive hit, ​“Head & Heart.”

We dive deep into:

00:00 Embrac­ing Pres­sure & Musi­cal Beginnings

03:39 Chas­ing Dreams, Side Quests & Stay­ing Focused

07:51 Break­throughs: The Sto­ry Behind ​‘Head & Heart’

11:27 Lock­down, Impact & Find­ing Balance

14:07 Highs, Lows & Lessons Learned

17:01 Moti­va­tion, Mind­set & Stay­ing Humble

20:18 Advice for Aspir­ing DJs & The Pow­er of Hard Work

22:07 Fam­i­ly Sup­port & The Big Break­through Moment

24:16 Reflec­tions & First Time in Winnipeg

Whether you’re chas­ing your own dream or just curi­ous about the mind­set behind one of dance music’s biggest names, this con­ver­sa­tion is full of raw hon­esty, inspi­ra­tion, and prac­ti­cal advice for any­one striv­ing to make it.

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#Joel­Cor­ry #HeadAnd­Heart #MusicJour­ney #Dance­Mu­sic #204Rise #Chas­ing­Dreams #BeyondThe­Hit #From­Strug­gle­To­Suc­cess #Pro­duc­er­Life #MusicBreak­through #Chart­Top­per #Pod­castEpisode #Nev­er­Give­Up

On this episode of the 204 Rise Pod­cast, we sat down with vio­lin­ist and career musi­cian Allan Palmer, whose jour­ney start­ed as a young busker on the streets of Win­nipeg. Now per­form­ing across wed­dings, events, and live shows, Allan has made a name for him­self with his soul­ful take on vio­lin music.

We talked about the dif­fer­ences between play­ing for a packed crowd vs. an inti­mate cer­e­mo­ny, the sur­pris­ing cul­ture behind clas­si­cal music and vio­lin cir­cles, and his pas­sion for break­ing the tra­di­tion­al mold to explore new musi­cal direc­tions. Oh, and did we men­tion he mod­els on the side?

Allan also gave us a live in-stu­dio per­for­mance — a moment you don’t want to miss.

🎧 Tap in for sto­ries, tal­ent, and real con­ver­sa­tions with a cre­ative who’s carv­ing his own lane in a clas­si­cal world.

#Allan­Palmer #204Rise #Vio­lin­ist #Win­nipeg­Mu­sic #Live­Mu­sic #Cre­ative­Jour­ney #Musi­cian­Life #Busk­ing­To­BigStage #Cana­di­a­nArtists #Vio­lin­Cul­ture #Clas­si­cal­Mu­si­cReimag­ined #Pod­cast­Cana­da #Musi­cIs­Life #Mod­el­Mu­si­cian #Wed­dingsAnd­Strings #Inde­pen­den­tArtists

Explore the vibrant heart­beat of Win­nipeg cul­ture with Stephen Hua, a key dri­ver behind the city’s nightlife, events, and com­mu­ni­ty-build­ing. As co‑founder of Sum­mer of Sound, he helped bring huge names to local stages. Today, Stephen con­tin­ues shap­ing the Exchange Dis­trict with inno­v­a­tive ven­tures like Com­mon­wealth Kitchen + Bar, a sleek din­ner-club con­cept that cel­e­brates Winnipeg’s culi­nary arts while revi­tal­iz­ing her­itage architecture.

In this con­ver­sa­tion, Stephen walks us through his evo­lu­tion from grass­roots pro­mot­er fac­ing set­backs, to cre­ative entre­pre­neur bal­anc­ing nightlife, hos­pi­tal­i­ty, and cul­tur­al engage­ment. We talk the highs and lows of sus­tain­ing live events under pres­sure, the vision behind cre­at­ing inclu­sive spaces like Com­mon­wealth, and what it tru­ly takes to cham­pi­on Winnipeg’s grow­ing identity.

Whether you’re curi­ous about build­ing com­mu­ni­ty through live events, launch­ing a restau­rant con­cept, or lead­ing change in his­toric neigh­bor­hoods, you’ll find Stephen’s jour­ney inspir­ing, hon­est, and deeply root­ed in the city he loves.

#Win­nipeg­Cul­ture #Down­town­Win­nipeg #ExchangeDis­trict #PegC­i­tyVibes #YWGEvents #Entre­pre­neurLife #Busi­nes­sOwn­er #Event­Pro­duc­er #Cre­ativeEn­tre­pre­neur #Local­Busi­ness­Sup­port #NightlifeCul­ture #Restau­rantLife #Win­nipegEats #Din­ner­Club #Hos­pi­tal­i­tyIn­dus­try #Com­mu­ni­ty­Builder #Cul­tureShifter #Sup­port­Lo­cal #City­Mak­ers #Peo­ple­OfWin­nipeg #204Rise #204RisePodcast #Pod­castIn­ter­view #Cre­ator­Con­ver­sa­tions #BehindThe­Brand

On this episode of the 204 Rise Pod­cast, we sit down with fit­ness coach and entre­pre­neur Janelle Hill, @janellefaithill, who carved her path as a fit­ness influ­encer before it was cool. From ear­ly con­tent cre­ation to build­ing her own coach­ing busi­ness @gymwithjan, Janelle shares her jour­ney of turn­ing pas­sion into purpose.

We talk about what it was like get­ting into the fit­ness indus­try ear­ly on, how she grew her online pres­ence authen­ti­cal­ly, and the rewards (and chal­lenges) of help­ing oth­ers live health­i­er lives. Now part­nered with Meta­bol­ic Fit­ness in Win­nipeg, Janelle coach­es clients both local­ly and vir­tu­al­ly — cre­at­ing last­ing impact beyond the gym.

Whether you’re into fit­ness, entre­pre­neur­ship, or just want to hear a real sto­ry of growth and dri­ve, this one’s for you!

#Fit­nessJour­ney #Wom­enIn­Fit­ness #Fit­ness­Coach #OnlineCoach #Per­son­al­Train­er­Life #Fit­ness­Mo­ti­va­tion #GymWith­Jan #Win­nipeg­Fit­ness #Fit­nessEn­tre­pre­neur #HealthAndWell­ness #Meta­bol­ic­Fit­ness #Influ­encer­To­Coach #Fit­nessLifestyle #204Rise #Pod­castIn­ter­view