Steff Steel is a DJ, Producer and Entrepreneur who supports the Public Displays of Dance movement.
Learn more about and follow here:
Insta: www.instagram.com/steffsteel and www.instagram.com/publicdisplaysofdance
soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/publicdisplaysofdance
Resident Radio: www.residentradio.fm
Key References & Links from this episode:
MUSIC
Too Close by Next: https://open.spotify.com/track/5IFCyWplye09HytIP80RCF
PEOPLE/ARTISTS
Theodore Bajard: www.instagram.com/theodoreba
Mia Frye: https://www.centrededansedumarais.fr/en/professeurs/mia-frye/
Christina Aguilera: www.christinaaguilera.com
Destiny’s Child: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1Y8cdNmUJH7yBTd9yOvr5i
Martin Sanchez: www.instagram.com/msanchez
Ludacris: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3ipn9JLAPI5GUEo4y4jcoi
Nelly: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2gBjLmx6zQnFGQJCAQpRgw
Ja Rule: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1J2VVASYAamtQ3Bt8wGgA6
DJ Bob E Luv (Princeton DJ)
Rihanna: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5pKCCKE2ajJHZ9KAiaK11H
Matthew Krabill: www.instagram.com/matthewkrabill
Simon Sinek: https://simonsinek.com
Jamie Wheal: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Wheal
Guy Ritchie: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Ritchie
King Arthur: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Arthur
Ram Dass: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram_Dass
Esther Silex: https://ra.co/dj/esthersilex
Amelie Lens: https://ra.co/dj/amelielens
Louie!
VENUES/FESTIVALS
Retro 2: www.instagram.com/retro_paris2
Garbicz: https://garbiczfestival.com
Berghain: https://www.berghain.berlin
TECH
Napster: www.napster.com
Resident Radio: www.residentradio.fm
soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com
OTHER LINKS
Soul Train: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_Train
Princeton University: www.princeton.edu
The Infinite Game: https://simonsinek.com/books/the-infinite-game
Recapture the Rapture: https://www.recapturetherapture.com/
Guy Ritchie on Joe Rogan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIlWcH68Q2c
SHOW OUTLINE
[0:00] Sizing up a new intro
[0:55] Steff Steel begets Public Displays of Dance
[1:35] Join the movement
[5:12] Dance J
[7:00] What do/did I do?
[8:18] Ideas x Dance
[10:20] Dancefloor as a spiritual place / the new church
[12:05] Learning to dance
[14:50] It all started at a Christina Aguilera concert..
[17:25] Next life as a DJ
[18:39] Finding a teacher
[22:42] The future of dance
[25:35] Embodiment of musical sounds
[27:50] Dance floor makeouts
[33:25] Let your freak flag fly
[34:48] Entry to music production
[37:03] The infinite game
[40:38] Becoming an architect (of your life)
[43:33] Parental approval: a lifelong pursuit/compromise
[45:55] Drugs: an entry level drug to not doing drugs
[47:30] Motherhood incoming
[48:50] Resident Radio start-up
[1:00:03] Soundsystems and food systems
[1:06:00] Raise your frequency (Resident Radio launch timeline)
[1:07:00] Parenting goals
[1:09:53] Life in Pareee