023. CHYL - the need for Speed House, Rachel from ’Friends’ is my namesake, and getting caked by Steve Aoki

We’re bringing the tempo up this week as we welcome CHYL, a DJ / producer on the rise who is making a unique brand of speed house inspired by classic EDM and Formula 1 racing. Hailing from Vancouver by way of China, CHYL left her full-time job on Wall Street to pursue her dreams as a musician. In record time she graduated from ICON Collective and released high-energy music that caught the attention of industry legends like Steve Aoki, who signed several of her tracks to his label Dim Mak.

We chill with CHYL and talk about why Formula 1 racing is an inspiration of hers, how the drivers are hunky European dudes, the culture shock of growing up in China versus Vancouver, how Friends and iCarly were instrumental in her life, working a brutal Wall Street job out of college, discovering her love for dance music through NYC club culture, why Asian parents force their kids to play instruments but are against them becoming musicians, what it's like getting a cake thrown at you by Steve Aoki, turning dance music into a full-fledged career, and an insane story of how she almost got scammed by a manager into being in a Chinese EDM girl group.

Hosted by Valerie Lee & Chad Kenney

Produced by Jose Guzman

Original Music by RamonPang

Recorded at ICON Collective Music Production School

https://www.iconcollective.edu/

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