New Wave Podcast 021: Four:AM by New Wave Radio published on 2020-09-02T18:50:21Z New Wave Podcast 021: FourAM In such a short space of time, there hasn’t been much that Dan Walker has yet to accomplish within the music industry. His love, dedication and eagerness for the scene has seen him involved with many different projects; such as Wire NCL and Release. Dan is certainly a figure that the music industry needs, he has the willingness and drive to provide a platform for other artists to grow, and not as a tool to project himself. Now, with the recent creation of his alias Four:AM he has plans push on as an artist himself, while continuing to shine the light on other up and coming artists in the North East with Wire and potential events following the pandemic. Since taking over the reins at Newcastle based streaming platform Wire, his stock and credibility has significantly grown. The platform encountered difficulties under previous leadership due to noise complaints from neighbours, so when Dan took over he had needed to secure a new space to broadcast. After several discussions with local clubs and spaces, they finally decided to use Hidden Heights, which allowed them to much more dynamic with their streams. This saw the brand grow, showcasing various collectives across the North East. However, with Dan always looking to keep the brand fresh, he plans to abolish the schedule format that was in place previously and become a fortnightly event and hopefully become a bigger staple in the music scene. With the ability to adapt to any crowd, mixing partner and situation Dan has been able to form a style which covers a lot of different genres. He attributes this to playing with different mates who all have different styles. His mixes with fellow North East artist Popka, normally delve into deeper and groovier sounds and mixes with other artist like NORD delve into faster and harder sounds. With his alias Four:AM he wants to be push a faster, eclectic sound but with having the flexibility to adapt to any situation. We recently caught up with Dan to discuss what sources he uses to dig for music, his plans for Wire moving forward, learning curves from booking artists in the past and his view on the scene post lockdown. Four:AM Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/user-481577153 Wire NCL Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/wirenewcastle Genre Four:AM Comment by Shanny here too pls! 2020-09-03T16:40:04Z Comment by Shanny id here pls 2020-09-03T16:39:48Z Comment by moog siickk 2020-09-03T13:11:20Z