ABOUT THE PODCAST /
Sometimes partying is just partying, but sometimes it's more: a communion, a revelation, an endurance test, a learning experience, a life raft, a lifelong memory. RAVE TO THE GRAVE takes partying – and the history of electronic dance music and club culture – very seriously. RTTG sits down with the world’s most interesting DJs, promoters, nightlife icons and freaks of all ages to hear their wildest party stories, life advice and electronic music history. Along the way, Rave to the Grave is a gateway drug for diving deeper into music, society, race, politics, identity and the ways in which the dancefloor both reflects and transforms culture. It is our hope that the podcast can exist as an archive and a documentation of a vital and resonant global (sub)culture that has often been ignored, dismissed, trivialized and poorly documented.
ABOUT RAVE TO THE GRAVE’S HOST /
Vivian Host (yes, that’s her real name) has spent 20+ years traveling around the world – from L.A's illegal warehouse parties to Rio's favelas to Cape Town's all-night kwaito jams – in pursuit of transcendent nightlife experiences. She is a journalist, DJ, producer, promoter, radio host, curator and lifelong raver, born in Hollywood, residing in Brooklyn. You may know her as the former editor-in-chief of XLR8R and VICE’s THUMP, the host of radio shows like Peak Time and United States of Bass on RBMA Radio or a contributor to magazines and blogs such as Urb, SPIN, Resident Advisor, Knowledge, NPR and beyond. In the rave scene, she is better known as Star Eyes, a DJ and music producer who has rolled with such crews as Trouble & Bass, B.A.S.S. Kru and her own Chaos Clan. Vivian loves fog machines, Sharpies, giant speaker stacks and hearing your crazy stories. Find her on social media here and here.
The Rave to the Grave podcast is recorded and produced in New York City at the historic Newsstand Studios at Rockefeller Center. Vivian is available to travel for speaking engagements (and DJ gigs!).
Contact Vivian for more info.