Josh Baker on Amnesia Residency, Green Velvet B2B & "My Place" | POWERTOOLS PODCAST

Josh Baker sits down for a real one on one about how far things have come since he first touched a pair of decks at 16 and told himself he'd be the biggest DJ in the world. He gets into the back to back with Green Velvet at Day Trip Festival, the growth of his record "Backed Up" which is now at 35 million streams, and the story behind his new single "My Place." He talks about why he stuck with vinyl sets for years before going digital, how that shaped his sound, and why he started his own production education platform to save other producers the time he spent figuring things out alone. He also gets into starting his own label, Baker's Dozen, and why staying independent made more sense than signing with a major. A big part of the conversation is the You & Me residency at Amnesia in Ibiza, the dream since he first went to the island at 18. He talks through booking the lineup with names like Prosper, Max Dean, Jamie Jones and Luciano, plus his own festival Hide & Seek, which started as an after party idea and is now growing into a two day, three night camping event in the English countryside. He also shares his early influences like Apollonia and Raresh, his take on why UK house has taken off in dance music right now, and what's next including New York shows, a Vegas residency, and another back to back with Green Velvet in Chicago. #JoshBaker #Amnesia #Ibiza #HouseMusic #GreenVelvet #DayTripFestival #UKHouse #YouAndMe #HideAndSeekFestival #DJInterview Powertools is America's #1 and longest-running dance show! Grammy-nominated DJ / Producer / Curator Richard Vission along with world-renowned guest DJ's bring you one of the best hours in dance music. Recent guests include Dom Dolla, Kaskade, Diplo, Lee Foss, Chris Lake, Dombresky, John Summit, Mark Knight, Sara Landry, Sofi Tukker, Hugel, Mark Knight, Tiesto, Alok, Mau P, James Hype, MK, BLOND:ISH, A-Trak, AC Slater, Nicole Moudaber, Anna Lunoe, Tchami, Laidback Luke, and Matroda. Follow Powertools on Social: Instagram   / richardvission   Instagram   / wearepowertools   Chapters: 00:00 - 03:56 - Talks first time on DJ Decks. 03:56 - 05:04 - Whats Josh’s favorite part of building his brands? 05:04 - 06:18 - Josh talks about his school “Syntho”. 06:18 - 08:22 - Josh Opens up on playing on vinyl in his early career. 08:22 - 10:18 - Who was inspiring Josh early on? 10:18 - 12:20 - Opens up on the sonic characteristics of his past vs current sounds. 12:20 - 13:30 - Talks “Back It Up” 13:30 - 16:20 - Opens up on starting label “Bakers Dozen” 16:20 - 17:45 - What American artists does Josh listen to? 17:45 - 21:38 - Talks Ibiza residency “You&Me” 21:38 - 22:02 - Whats next for the rest of the year? 22:02 - 24:52 - Throwing his own festival “Hide & Seek” / Wrapping Up