Mixcloud Presents: The Inside Track
Mixcloud Presents: The Inside Track
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Along the music creator journey, no two paths are the same. This podcast, hosted by Mixcloud Co-Founder and CEO Nico Perez, unearths the secrets that they don’t tell you when you’re starting out, or even well into your journey. With a wide variety of guests from across music culture, we will be bringing you unique stories, first-hand experiences and lessons learnt from the very best.
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The podcast emphasizes various themes surrounding the music creation process, such as community building in independent radio, live streaming in the modern music landscape, and evolving music discovery, with episodes featuring discussions on Charlie Bones' journey in establishing Do!! You!!! Radio and Francois K's insights on live streaming and community significance.
Along the music creator journey, no two paths are the same. This podcast, hosted by Mixcloud Co-Founder and CEO Nico Perez, unearths the secrets that they don’t tell you when you’re starting out, or even well into your journey. With a wide variety of guests from across music culture, we will be bringing you unique stories, first-hand experiences and lessons learnt from the very best.
In episode four of season two of The Inside Track, Mixcloud Co-Founder & CEO Nico Perez is joined by Robert Henke, otherwise known as Monolake. A digital artist and DJ based in Berlin, Robert is one of the Co-Founders of Ableton, thus having an immeasurably huge impact on DJ culture and music production worldwide.He has been releasing music since the early 1990s under both his own name and the Monolake moniker, and has played a key role in the rise of electronic music in the German capital immediately following the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. His performances, installations and concerts have taken him to places such as the Tate Modern, the MoMA PS1, the Centre Pompidou and more.They cover:The birth of AbletonThe DIY spirit that built Berlin's modern club sceneThe development of music softwareBalancing artistry and technologyThe impact of naivety in early creativityRevisiting past works and artistic growthConstraints in artistic expressionThe impact of AI on music creation
The first-ever vinyl pressing of Monolake's seminal 1999 album 'Interstate' is available via Bandcamp: https://roberthenke.bandcamp.com/album/interstate
Robert plays live at the Barbican, London on 7 November for his 'FIRST LIGHT' project: https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2026/event/robert-henke-first-light
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