23 SEP 2021 · On this episode of Face The Music, Alec recaps his experience at Porter Robinson's Second Sky Music Festival, including some of his favorite performances and moments from the weekend. Follow Face The Music: Website - edmidentity.com/facethemusic Facebook - facebook.com/FaceTheMusicEDMID Twitter - twitter.com/FaceTheMusicEDM Instagram - instagram.com/FaceTheMusicEDM

16 SEP 2021 · On this week's episode of Face The Music, Alec previews Second Sky, dives into friend of the program Jared's recap of Elements Festival, and talks about what he's been listening to recently. Follow Face The Music: Website - edmidentity.com/facethemusic Facebook - facebook.com/FaceTheMusicEDMID Twitter - twitter.com/FaceTheMusicEDM Instagram - instagram.com/FaceTheMusicEDM

9 SEP 2021 · On this week's episode of Face The Music, Alec sits down with Bonsai Collective founder Capshun and Illuzyn founder Avae to discuss what it takes to run a collective, artistic journeys, and so much more. Follow Face The Music: Website - edmidentity.com/facethemusic Facebook - facebook.com/FaceTheMusicEDMID Twitter - twitter.com/FaceTheMusicEDM Instagram - instagram.com/FaceTheMusicEDM Follow capshun: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/capshunthis/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/capshun Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/capshun/ Soundcloud- https://soundcloud.com/capshun Follow Avae: Website: https://www.avaemusic.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/avaedreams Twitter: https://twitter.com/avaedreams Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avaedreams/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/avaedreams

1 SEP 2021 · On this week's episode of Face The Music, Alec talks to two rising stars in Ero808 and Sasha Rome. First, he talks to Ero808 about the collaborative "Dreamgirl EP" with Colson XL, early influences, and future plans. Then, he talks with Sasha Rome in a throwback to Escapism where the two discuss musical influences and staying focused during the pandemic. Face The Music would like to extend our best wishes to all those affected by Hurricane Ida, and encourage our listeners to donate to one of the organizations below: American Red Cross: https://www.redcross.org/donate/donation.html/ Louisiana Cajun Navy: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=9TTXPLSMTGU3A Lower Nine: https://lowernine.giv.sh/89b0 Culture Aid NOLA: https://www.cultureaidnola.org/ida Follow Face The Music: Website - edmidentity.com/facethemusic Facebook - facebook.com/FaceTheMusicEDMID Twitter - twitter.com/FaceTheMusicEDM Instagram - instagram.com/FaceTheMusicEDM Follow Ero808: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ero808 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ero.808/ Soundcloud- https://soundcloud.com/ero808 Follow Sasha Rome: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SashaRomeMusic/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/sasharomemusic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sasharomemusic/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/sasharome

24 AUG 2021 · On this week's episode of Face The Music, Alec celebrates his second anniversary at EDM Identity with fellow contributor and dear friend Olivia Parker. Alec and Olivia reflect on their shared show and festival experiences, talk about what's happened since their last show together in January 2020, and talk about how to make our scene a better place. Follow Face The Music: Website - edmidentity.com/facethemusic Facebook - facebook.com/FaceTheMusicEDMID Twitter - twitter.com/FaceTheMusicEDM Instagram - instagram.com/FaceTheMusicEDM Follow Olivia: EDMID Author Profile - https://edmidentity.com/author/oliviap/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/ohh_livi_yuhh Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ohh_livi_yuhh/ Use code "OLIVIA10" for 10% off at https://ravewithmigente.com/

18 AUG 2021 · On this week's episode of Face The Music, Alec talks to Austin-based duo Colson XL about their musical journey, Escapism, and more! Follow Face The Music: Website - edmidentity.com/facethemusic Facebook - facebook.com/FaceTheMusicEDMID Twitter - twitter.com/FaceTheMusicEDM Instagram - instagram.com/FaceTheMusicEDM Follow Colson XL: Website: https://www.colsonxl.com/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/colsonxl/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/colson_xl Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/colsonxl/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/colson_xl

9 AUG 2021 · On this week's episode of Face The Music, Alec sits down with California-based DJ and producer Spuke at Escapism Fest in Dallas, TX. The two talk about musical inspiration, learning how to use CDJs, working with people you look up to, and much more. Alec also talks about the delta variant in Texas, the threat of festival cancellations, and events requiring vaccines. Follow Face The Music: Website - edmidentity.com/facethemusic Facebook - facebook.com/FaceTheMusicEDMID Twitter - twitter.com/FaceTheMusicEDM Instagram - instagram.com/FaceTheMusicEDM Follow Spuke: SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/spuke Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/spukeofficial Twitter - https://twitter.com/spukemusic Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/spukemusic/

3 AUG 2021 · **This Episode Contains Discussions of Sexual Assault and Harassment** On this week's episode of Face The Music, Alec talks to writer, publicist, and artist manager Arielle Lana LeJarde about how we can make dance music more diverse and inclusive by utilizing inclusion riders. We also discuss Arielle's experience as an Asian woman in dance music and how her experiences have shaped her approach to artist management, writing, publicity, and more. Follow Face The Music: Website - edmidentity.com/facethemusic Facebook - facebook.com/FaceTheMusicEDMID Twitter - twitter.com/FaceTheMusicEDM Instagram - instagram.com/FaceTheMusicEDM Follow Arielle: Website - ariellenyc.com Twitter - twitter.com/ariellenyc Instagram - instagram.com/aariellenyc

28 JUL 2021 · On this week's episode of Face The Music, Grant dives into his experience catching Kaskade, deadmau5, and Dombresky at SoFi Stadium in LA while Alec shares his experience at Bonsai Collective's ESCAPISM with Capshun and more. Follow Face The Music: Website - edmidentity.com/facethemusic Facebook - facebook.com/FaceTheMusicEDMID Twitter - twitter.com/FaceTheMusicEDM Instagram - instagram.com/FaceTheMusicEDM

21 JUL 2021 · This week's episode of Face The Music is a special one as Alec sits down with Ternion Sound for a long conversation on dubstep history, early influences, and yes, the occasional Shrek reference. Follow Face The Music: Website - edmidentity.com/facethemusic Facebook - facebook.com/FaceTheMusicEDMID Twitter - twitter.com/FaceTheMusicEDM Instagram - instagram.com/FaceTheMusicEDM Follow Ternion Sound: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ternionsound Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ternionsound Twitter - https://twitter.com/ternionsound Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ternionsound/ Song: Ternion Sound & LOST – Catacombs