Back To Back With Willy Joy

Aryay is this week's guest on Back To Back! He and Willy cover their early days in Chicago, how to ride a slow burning career, how to deal with all the little frustrations the music industry throws your way, and more. They end talking about Aryay's beautiful new single "Always Wanted You (feat. Kimbra)" which is out now on OWSLA, and if you haven't seen the video for his previous single "Never Gonna Leave", GO WATCH IT RIGHT AFTER YOU FINISH LISTENING TO THIS EPISODE. Aryay is a talented producer, deep thinker and all around awesome dude. The music industry is lucky to have him and you're about to find out why.

Willy's back after his extremely mellow and not raging birthday, and he's ready to chop it up after the long weekend. Boombox Cartel and Willy have a lot in common. They both used to live in Minneapolis, they used to have the same manager, and they've shared early experiences playing some less-than-perfect shows together.  Americo, one half of the duo, shares an inspirational conversation with Willy. He sheds light on their origins, their early days, how to start new projects on the right foot and why having the right team with you is a major key to success (thanks DJ Khaled for ruining this phrase forever.) The other half of the group, Jorge, is missing from the conversation because he's currently stuck in Mexico, but Back To Back is shouting #FREEJORGE in his honor. Go grab the new "Cartel" EP out now on Mad Decent if you haven't already - it's one of the best releases of the year so far.

Grandtheft is coming off his recent billboard top 40 smash "Easy Go". He and Willy discuss his early years, his collaborations with Diplo, Calvin Harris and more, and how he finally broke through to the mainstream. Also included: how to get the radio to play your song, why you can never predict what will be a hit, and how to be happy about the fact that the music industry doesn't owe you anything. It's also Willy's birthday week so go send him some love!

Welcome to the first episode of Back To Back! On today's show, Willy chats with Diplo. The grammy-award winning producer has a busy brain and a relentless hunger for pushing the boundaries of the music industry. He covers his early years, his competitive spirit, why he feels like he can't slow down, moving beyond EDM and dance music, and what projects are coming up for him in the future.