Quest4designs podcast | episode 001 | Pedro M | Spreading the gospel of house by quest4designs published on 2020-11-04T20:36:44Z In this episode, I sit down with the world renown DJ Pedro M [https://www.facebook.com/realpedrom/about/?ref=page_internal] who is a legend in the Tampa club community as he was one of the few people who, through his passion and determination, nearly single handedly brought house music to be played at multiple bars, clubs and events around Tampa. Pedro M not only was one of the few advocates for house music in Tampa, but as you will hear, he was an active evangelist, “Spreading the gospel of house” and working to break down the misconceptions that people had about house music. DISCLAIMER: Trigger warning at ~09:00 for the LGBTQ+ community but Pedro M was well aware of the genesis of house music and where it came from. This conversation is in part an excerpt of many interviews I have conducted for my upcoming documentary [which is presently untitled] about house music and shuffling. I ask that you please support me through donations on Venmo, CashApp, PayPal (find all my links on Teespring https://linktr.ee/quest4designs) and help the creative works that I embark on and to continue to explore creativity in all its forms. Thank you in advance for the support! SHOW NOTES: Timing of topics in the podcast 01:43 Quest’s intro of Pedro 02:35 Pedro discussing how it all began 08:13 “Spreading the gospel of house” 10:25 Pedro M talks about the many misconceptions about house music 12:55 Quest talks about growing up in Denver and listening to house music 15:05 What does it take to become a successful DJ in Tampa? 17:15 Tik Tok cranberry juice skateboard guy [https://www.tiktok.com/@420doggface208/video/6876424179084709126] 17:35 Club culture vs. Festival culture 20:54 “At least wine me and dine me before sticking your tongue down my throat” 22:18 Bars and clubs already showed signs of weakness BEFORE the pandemic hit 25:40 Scared of getting COVID-19 27:14 “College kids just don’t give a shit” 27:50~ Are there too many EDM DJ’s in Tampa? 30:00 “You can lose the attention of a crowd today in 15 seconds” 30:24 “Tampa is not exactly Amsterdam” 31:01 “Nightlife, we are in the industry of selling booze” 33:33 “It’s like falling in love with your favorite PornHub star” 36:02 How Pedro M got stuck in Peru 46:23 Pedro M working on Ableton on his laptop 49:45 "If I was going to do a livestream, I would do it on some archeological ruins from the Incas” 51:00 “50% of DJ-ing is a transfer of energy” 55:19 “To me, the biggest decade in music was the 1980’s” 56:45 The birth of synth pop 1:00:53 CHVRCHES’ house remixes [https://soundcloud.com/chvrches/graffiti-m-22-remix-1] on Soundcloud 1:03:19 Pedro M’s last great set as a DJ Genre House Comment by DjTechMelt Wow!! Awesome job guys!! 🔥🔥 Great interview !!! PedroM one of the best Dj, on Tampa Bay FL. 2020-11-10T02:33:24Z Comment by Mike Moore ˙Empire Booking˙ That track killed me… 2020-11-07T04:01:52Z Comment by Rene good for you & guess what.More house music will come to Orlando and Tampa moving forward. 2020-11-05T23:01:48Z Comment by BRIZEE This is amazing😍 2020-11-04T23:41:44Z