Episode Details

In this episode of The Hollywood Makers, Mona sits down with Audio Prophecy, a DJ with over 20 years of experience and a practicing pediatrician based in Boston, for an honest look at what life in DJ and nightlife culture really looks like beyond the highlight reel.Audio Prophecy opens up about how his love for music was born during a childhood of constant movement, from Iran to Istanbul to Los Angeles, and how collecting music became his only constant. From the underground warehouse parties of 80s and 90s LA to playing the Moulin Rouge in Paris, his journey is one driven by genuine love for the craft, not clout.We get into the realities nobody posts on TikTok: empty dance floors, industry politics, rejection, backstabbing, and the relentless work it takes to stay relevant when every five minutes someone younger with more followers is coming up behind you. We also explore how he balances his career as a pediatrician with life as a DJ resident, and why the two worlds fuel each other more than you’d expect.If you’ve ever been curious about what nightlife looks like from the inside, without the Instagram filter, Mona pulls back the curtain in this one. Her ability to move between the personal and the professional gives Audio Prophecy the space to be genuinely candid, and it shows.Watch the full episode on YouTube and listen on all podcast platforms.Subscribe for free to receive new posts.

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