BARTYDARTY is featured on this week's episode of Nicstalgia. We talk about Adam’s journey to becoming a DJ and producer: going on MySpace at the ripe age of 12, blogging in 5th grade, being influenced by Detroit's electronic and house music, and getting his brother’s hand-me-down trumpet. We touch on the EDM explosion of the end of the 2000s to 2010s, listening to “Clarity” on the prom party bus, the dichotomy between Avicii’s struggle with fame and Steve Aoki’s “I’ll sleep when I’m dead” ethos, and the inescapable “Closer” by The Chainsmokers.

Adam shares about how not having health insurance inspired his first album, his rebrand to BARTYDARTY and the values behind it, staying in touch with your inner child, doing what your younger self would be proud of, embracing a sense of play while also accepting responsibility, and finding other people who share your values.

We explore establishing and integrating IRL and URL identities to reflect who you want to be and remember: you are never too old to make your mark on the world.

💿 About our Guest

BARTYDARTY is an electronic music producer/DJ based out of Detroit. Besides obsessively searching for the next best piano riff, BARTYDARTY is passionate about reading, writing, meditating, exercising, creating and manifesting. BARTYDARTY believes in pursuing the absurd, by setting lifelong goals and embracing the progress all along the way.

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