On this week’s episode of 204 Rise, DJ Blos­som joins us to share her incred­i­ble jour­ney from her ear­ly days in clas­si­cal music to becom­ing a head­lin­ing EDM artist. She opens up about the chal­lenges of bal­anc­ing art, fame, and self-doubt, along with the cre­ative inspi­ra­tion behind her sig­na­ture pink hair and its impact on her brand. We get into the real­i­ties of nav­i­gat­ing social media as an artist, over­com­ing indus­try stereo­types, and what it tru­ly takes to stand out in the com­pet­i­tive world of music. Tune in as DJ Blos­som dis­cuss­es the unfor­get­table expe­ri­ences of per­form­ing at events like EDC, embrac­ing Win­nipeg win­ters, and the grit required to stay moti­vat­ed in a chal­leng­ing career. Whether you’re pas­sion­ate about music or inter­est­ed in the behind-the-scenes life of an artist, this episode has some­thing for you!

Chap­ters:

00:00:00 Jour­ney to Win­nipeg: A Musi­cian’s Tale

00:01:50 Jour­ney to Sum­mer of Sound

00:03:53 Tran­si­tion from Orches­tra to EDM

00:05:55 Evo­lu­tion of Music from Myspace Era to EDM

00:08:02 The Life of an Inde­pen­dent Artist: Bal­anc­ing Music, Design, and More

00:09:57 Find­ing My DJ Name: The Blos­som Story

00:11:39 The Sig­na­ture Pink Hair and Its Mar­ket­ing Impact

00:13:23 Sign­ing with Helix and Join­ing the Drum and Bass World

00:15:27 Over­com­ing Stereo­types and Prov­ing Yourself

00:18:28 Nav­i­gat­ing Social Media for Career Growth

00:19:33 The Ever­last­ing Bur­den of Grow­ing Your Audience

00:21:36 Inside the Viral Par­ty Scene

00:23:34 Adjust­ing to City Life and Pub­lic Transportation

00:25:20 Embrac­ing Win­ter and Growth

00:27:18 Over­com­ing Self-Doubt and Stay­ing Moti­vat­ed in a Chal­leng­ing Career

00:29:25 Over­com­ing Self-Doubt as an Artist

00:31:40 Per­form­ing at EDC: A Dream Come True

00:33:40 Per­form­ing at EDC: A Cul­tur­al Expe­ri­ence in Mex­i­co City

00:35:54 Jet Lag and Tour­ing Challenges

00:37:56 Dis­cussing the Risks of Space Travel

00:39:59 Out­ro and Clos­ing Remarks