dazegxd Interview - The Backlight Podcast Ep. 36

this week i sat down with dazegxd to talk modded playstations, questionable tweets, the biggest mistakes new DJs make and his recent album Exhibition Mode. follow daze @dazegxd or @dazegxd1k on all platforms. you can find daze @dazegxd or ‪@dazegxd1k‬ on all platforms, or follow him directly here: instagram ▶   / dazegxd   twitter ▶   / dazegxd1k   tiktok ▶ https://www.tiktok.com/@dazegxd1k?lan... soundcloud ▶   / dazegxd   spotify ▶ https://open.spotify.com/artist/59e7Y... and you can follow BACKLIGHT here: https://solo.to/backlight and you can follow noah, the interviewer, here: https://solo.to/noahsellers intro sound/graphics supplied by our amazing graphic designer bryce, you can find his work here: https://bryceterry.com/ and here are each of the artists daze mentioned in the interview! tim reaper:   / tim-reaper   nia archives:   / nia-archives   froe:   / notfroe   sidia:   / sidia   d0llywood1:   / sanriorose   general malice: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6s6Yc... gum.mp3: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3ENnU... swami sound:   / masutaswami   disctr4k:   / disctr4k   age:   / aged   lyustra:   / lyustra   optic core:   / optic_core   cutspace:   / cutspace   timestamps for each question: 0:00 intro 0:13 best gaming console to mod? 0:46 creative endeavors you want to tackle? 1:09 what does a game scored by your music look like? 1:36 questionable tweets with daze 3:35 the saga of that one guy on instagram 4:29 common misconceptions about nyc? 4:56 have you been intimidated by how much history there is behind dance music? 6:30 when is the right time to get a manager? 7:26 advice for getting a manager/signing to a label? 7:52 biggest lessons learned from vKiSS? 8:26 do you wish you could go back and change your older work? 9:41 pros and cons of the rise of streaming services? 11:47 daze reflects on dSX.fm 12:23 do you freestyle your DJ sets? 12:52 how to gain confidence as a DJ? 13:22 how self critical are you when DJing? 14:41 DJing horror stories? 15:20 biggest mistakes new DJs make? 16:29 favorite and least favorite city you've done a show at? 18:10 biggest mistakes show organizers make? 19:43 thoughts on early 2000's aesthetics coming back into fashion? 21:10 underrated early 2000's design elements? 21:39 what is killer7? 22:06 best small artists we should listen to? (links in desc) 22:45 artists you want to collaborate with? 23:19 things you want to accomplish this year? 23:39 outro