Beat Wala
Beat Wala is a podcast hosted by music journalist Jo Youle that explores the stories behind the beats. Each fortnight, the show sits down with exceptional artists to unravel what fuels their artistic expression and creation. The podcast takes listeners straight to the soul of musicians, offering deep insights into their creative processes.
Episodes
Beat Wala 31: PIV Academy launches
We sit down with Amsterdam based label boss, Jordi Pronk to talk about the launch of the PIV Academy in Ibiza at The Hub ahead of their huge PIV festival in the city next week on 05 JuneStraight off the back of a major move into the A’DAM Tower offices, the PIV Academy follows and will give serious house music producers direct access to the people who shape the PIV sound, like Kellie Allen who als
Beat Wala 30: Nightlife Safety & Protecting the island community
We return with our second NightCappers, this time looking at Nightlife safety on a panel of the islands club culture lynchpins. Recorded live at The Standard Ibiza, this episode of NightCappers brings together voices from across Ibiza’s nightlife scene to ask: how do we make the island’s nights safer without losing the magic?Hosts, Jo Youle & Christian Len are joined by Beatriz Murillo from Am
Beat Wala 29: Sister Bliss on new band - Faithless Soundsystem
Sister Bliss of legendary electronic outfit Faithless joins Jo Youle for a special live conversation recorded at the International Music Summit in Ibiza.From the enduring legacy of Faithless to the evolution of the Faithless Soundsystem shows, Sister Bliss reflects on navigating life and music after the loss of Maxi Jazz, keeping the spirit of the project alive, and what the future now looks like
Beat Wala 28: The Culture of Music in Ibiza
Music is more than sound. It carries identity, memory, community, resistance & even rebellion.It builds bridges across generations, defines places, and reflects the social and cultural realities we inhabit. In Ibiza, music has long been a defining cultural force — shaping the island’s stories, rituals, and global imagination.For a very special episode of Beat Wala, we invited an audience to So
Beat Wala 27: Megatronic on the MENA Music scene
In this special Beat Wala conversation recorded at International Music Summit in Dubai, I sit down with London born DJ/producer, songwriter and Femme fest founder, Megatronic. She has been immersed within the music scene for over 20 years, fortifying her unmatched talent and know-how around the industry. From her roots in techno and electro to her long-running work as a broadcaster and scene conne
Beat Wala 26: Loco Dice talks Purple Jam at ADE
In this episode, Jo Youle sits down with global dance music pioneer Loco Dice to explore the storytelling and return to his hiphop roots with his new album Purple Jam — a project that showcases many new collaborations, community, and plenty of groove.From his early days in the hip-hop underground to unforgettable back-to-back sets with Carl Cox, Marco Carola, and the DC10 family, Dice shares the m
Beat Wala 25: DeLaurentis talks AI & the creation of Musicalism
In this special live edition of Beat Wala recorded at the CultTech Summit in Vienna, host Jo Youle sits down with French electronic artist and producer , DeLaurentis, also known as "The Woman Machine" — to explore how artificial intelligence and human emotion can co-exist in the creative process. DeLaurentis shares her journey from classical piano to crafting her own unique “musicalis
Beat Wala 24: Nightmares on Wax & Nicholas Daley talk Sound System Culture & about the making of Echo 45
Episode 24 is a very special edition of Beat Wala recorded in front of a LIVE audience on the rooftop of The Standard Ibiza overlooking Dalt vila for our first collaboration with Beat Hotel. It was a pleasure to explore the intersection of sound, identity, and creativity in this very special release and mixtape from Nightmares on Wax, Echo45 Sound System. The Tape comes as the latest release from
Beat Wala 23: Goldfish - Cape Town to Ibiza and beyond
In this episode of Beat Wala, Jo Youle catches up with GoldFish – the South African live electronic duo whose fusion of jazz, dance, and deep house has taken them from the beaches of Cape Town to some of the world’s biggest festival stages.We dive into:🌍 How Cape Town shaped their sound and musical identity🎷 Blending live instruments with beats🎶 Stories from their breakout albums and international
Beat Wala 22: Kevin Saunderson on Birthing Techno in Detroit
We sit down in Ibiza with the legendary Kevin Saunderson – one of the founding fathers of Detroit Techno, a member of the Belville Three along with Juan Atkins & Derrick May, as well as a true pioneer of electronic music.From shaping the sound of techno in the ’80s to his iconic work with Inner City and his groundbreaking sets at clubs and festivals worldwide, Kevin shares an inside look at hi
Beat Wala 21: Bailey talks forty years in Drum N Bass.
Bailey has been entrenched in drum & bass and jungle since the earliest chapters of the movement.From his role on pirate station Energy FM to his residency with Metalheadz during its most era-defining Blue Note moments and his 10 year tenure at BBC Radio 1Xtra and RINSE FM, he is one of the pioneers of the scene and has been right in the heart of it for more than four decades. In this special
Beat Wala 20: MC Chickaboo - the world´s 1st D n B and Jungle MC
In this special edition of Beat Wala, recorded live at IMS Ibiza, we sit down with a true trailblazer in electronic music: the world’s first female drum & bass and jungle MC. With raw honesty and vibrant energy, she shares the untold story of carving a path through a male-dominated scene at a time when women on the mic were unheard of. From underground raves to international stages, her voice
Beat Wala 19: Music & Movement : The Neuroscience of Music with Julia Basso.
In this episode of Beat Wala, we speak with leading neuroscientist Dr. Julia Basso as part of AlphaTheta’s documentary: We Become One.Julia shares her research into how the brain processes music, how rhythm and sound influence emotion, and what happens neurologically when people experience music together and dance. We explore how music affects memory, mental health, and why shared musical moments
Beat Wala 18: We Become One with Kikelomo at IMS
In this brand new series of Beat Wala we team up with AlphaTheta, the parent company behind the iconic Pioneer DJ brand, known globally for shaping the landscape of electronic music through cutting-edge technology and innovation. We are back in Ibiza for the next few episodes and today we sit down with one of the most exciting and boundary-pushing DJs to emerge from the underground in recent years
Beat Wala 17: Bushwacka on Life after Layo & Beating Addiction
In this episode of Beat Wala, we dive deep into the sonic journey of Bushwacka!, aka Matthew Benjamin — a true pioneer of the UK underground, previously one half of the legendary duo Layo & Bushwacka!.From his early roots in the acid house explosion of the late ‘80s to becoming a cornerstone of the global tech-house movement in the 2000s, Bushwacka’s path through music is as iconic as it is ev
Beat Wala 16: Kidnap - Something Lost, Something Gained
We head to London to meet Kidnap and talk about the release of his second album, Something Lost, Something Gained.The record chronicles his shift from playing endless shows and constantly touring and releasing music to becoming a dad for the first time and explore feeling all the feels of loss relating to his close knit group of friends. Over the past decade, the UK-based artist made a name for hi
Beat Wala 15: Louisahhh on Mental Health in Music
In our last Episode recorded at ADE we hear from NYC born and raised techno Queen Louisa Pilot about her struggles in the music industry and how she is now working with those suffering with mental health issues and to help create a safer dance floor and world where these conversations can be had. Please Support us become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/c/BeatWala/membership
Beat Wala 14: Archie Hamilton at ADE
Archie Hamilton joins us at the Amsterdam Dance Event to talk us through his remarkable rise through the ranks of the house and techno world and gives us his take on how Ibiza Summer 2024 went down at Paradise, where he played five gigs, headlining the final affair. Archie used lockdown to create a lot of music and talks to us about those moments he felt his career could have taken a nose dive but
Beat Wala 13: Octave One - a Brief History of Detroit Techno
We meet Detroit duo, Octave One, at ADE in the first of three shows recorded at the Andaz Hotel in Amsterdam last month. Brothers Lenny and Lawrence Burden made their techno debut on Derrick May´s Transmat label with I Believe in 1989. It was the start of their 35 year career and was included on the compilation Techno 2: The Next Generation. It marked the start of their LIVE performance and shows
Beat Wala 12: Osunlade - The Path of a Yorubian Priest
After nearly a decade producing mostly mainstream artists in LA, Osunlade headed East, took a two-year spiritual sabbatical and launched Yoruba Records.
Early on, he established two rules: 1) only sign artists willing to be mentored, and 2) only release works you believe in.
In today´s podcast with Jo Youle, he explains how these artists have become his family and he only starts to release record
Beat Wala 11: Henrik Schwarz talks Techno
Henrik Schwarz, an internationally renowned music producer and composer known for his eclectic musical approach to composition and sound design, joins us in Ibiza for Episode 11 at Sunset overlooking Dalt Vila.
As a producer and performer, he has successfully maintained a balance between electronic music, classical and jazz, and between energetic, highly charged dance sets at huge Techno events an
Beat Wala 10: Groove Armada´s Andy Cato celebrates 25 years of Defected
One half of Groove Armada, Andy Cato, joins us as we celebrate 25 years of House music record label, Defected.
The electronic duo, made up of Tom Findlay and Andy, put out their latest EP, Freejamm on DFTD, a sub label of Defected back in May and in this episode Andy shares how they created the tracks and plan to release more new music very soon with them.
Tom recently made a trip to New York wh
Beat Wala 09 : Danny Tenaglia - Music is the Answer
New York-based DJ and Grammy nominated record producer Danny Tenaglia joined music journalist Jo Youle for an explosive start to Series 02 in front of a live audience on the rooftop of W Hotel Ibiza.
They first met at DC10 more then twenty years ago and Danny spent an hour revealing some of his finest stories, from starting to DJ at the tender age of 15 after his brothers snuck him into a club to
Beat Wala 08 : Róisín Murphy - The Remixes
Róisín Murphy has been performing live for almost 30 years and her music has always stood out in terms of the eclecticism from record to record.
As she has morphed from one half of being Moloko, to striking as a solo artist, her sound has changed dramatically, especially with her latest and sixth studio album, Hit parade, that came out last year.
A brand new remix package of some of those tracks h
Beat Wala 07: Coldcut - Matt Black
Today we are joined by Matt Black, one half of Coldcut, who are renowned as pioneers of pop sampling in the 1980s.
The duo are also considered the first stars of UK electronic dance music due to their innovative style, which features chopped up samples of hip-hop, soul, funk, spoken word and various other types formats as well as video and multimedia....
The British born electronic duo also start
Beat Wala 06: Ben Westbeech
Ben Westbeech has his roots steeped in the Bristolian music scene and is a producer, vocalist, DJ and classically trained cellist and pianist who lives in Ibiza.
As a teenager, he got hooked on knock-off rave tapes and bought his first decks when he was only 12 and went to his first parties at Bagleys in London´s Coal Drops Yard.
He has since worked under many aliases and switched music styles,
Beat Wala 05: Stimming
Martin Stimming joins us to talk about his latest album Elderberry, which is a Live Techno concept LP in our next episode, which he says in parts is “mildly aggressive.”The fifth track on board, called The Seeker, is a moment where things get a little bit harder on the all hardware effort and he says it was created during lockdown at his Hamburg home. The german music producer is well known for us
Beat Wala 04: dOP
Ten years ago we met French electronic duo, dOP at the Pacha Hotel, before their gig at Wisdom of the Glove with Guy Gerber.
In today´s Episode we hear what wisdom they have collected through 30 years of friendship after meeting at school.The pair play and perform 100% their own music and we had an honest heart felt chat at Pikes about their party days, becoming a father (Damian Vandesande) and h
Beat Wala 03: Christian Löffler on "A Life".
Christian Löffler joins us to talk about his new album, "A Life" for our third edition of Beat Wala and explains why his latest record is a departure from his usual love of melancholic music. Löffler delves into unexplored territory by looking into the influence of artificial intelligence in music making and reflects on his personal musical journey in this podcast recorded before his show at Akash
Beat Wala 02: Eduardo Castillo
Our second guest in the Beat Wala series is Tulum based artist Eduardo Castillo.
He seeks out spaces in which self-expression, rediscovery and human connection can prosper, adapting musically to each environment.
His sound encompasses the depth of his studies in the industry and influences stemming from a South American and European upbringing.
He crafted his art through music composition, orch
Beat Wala 01: OVEOUS
Our very first Episode of Beat Wala is Live featuring New York Artist, DJ and producer OVEOUS, who tells us how the death of his brother inspired him to create the uplifting music and words he shares today.His younger brother Carlos Paul, who used to go by the name of Ziiinc Blue suffered from depression and tragically ended his time with us on October 6 2002.OVEOUS says he was an incredible lyric
Introducing...Beat Wala
This is Beat Wala.
Serving up the stories behind the beats - and taking you straight to the soul of exceptional artists, as we sit down every week to unravel what fuels their artistic expression and creation with Music Journalist Jo Youle.
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