How Flashgea Went From Bottle Service Clubs to Techno Touring | EF EP 145

About this episode

Olivia Mancuso interviews Flashgea about his journey from bottle service clubs to becoming a touring techno DJ, discussing strategies for success in the music industry.

What does it actually take to go from bottle service gigs to touring techno DJ? Flashgea has a very specific answer. Olivia Mancuso sits down with Flashgea, a Bronx-born, Ecuadorian-Trinidadian producer and DJ who discovered rave culture at 20 years old on an illegal boat party during COVID lockdown and never looked back. They cover the story behind Took the Night, his biggest track to date, how a single caption about the genre police triggered a viral moment that brought Hannah Laing, Sarah Landry, and eventually JSTJR into his orbit. Flash breaks down the exact bar deal strategy he used to make free events financially viable, how he grew the Mezcla party series from a Brooklyn rooftop to a 1000-person birthday show, and why he asked for just two stops on JSTJR's tour and ended up with seven. This episode is essential listening for any DJ or independent artist trying to understand how to build leverage before you have it, how to stay mentally grounded in the quiet periods between wins, and why being genuinely interesting outside of your genre matters more than most people admit. Subscribe to Elevated Frequencies for weekly conversations with the artists, DJs, and industry…

People in this episode

Host: Olivia Mancuso

Guest: Flashgea

Topics covered

• DJ career development
• music industry insights
• event planning
• touring strategies
• mental health in music
• building leverage

Keywords

• Flashgea
• techno DJ
• music career
• event strategy
• independent artist
• Brooklyn parties
• viral moments

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Took the Night

Places: Bronx, Ecuador, Trinidad

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