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Dexter Jones

Dexter Jones Podcast is a long-form interview series documenting the people, stories, and moments that shaped dance music culture, from the early rave years to the global club movement. Hosted by Dexter Jones, the podcast features in-depth conversations with DJs, producers, promoters, journalists, and industry figures who lived through the rise of rave culture, clubbing, and Ibiza as a worldwide dance music epicentre. Each episode goes beyond nostalgia to explore what really happened behind

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52:39

Paul Glazby on Burnout & Leaving the Dance Music Scene

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2026/03/01

Paul Glazby returns to The Dexter Jones Podcast for Part 2 of this in-depth Hard House interview, diving into UK club culture, Vicious Circle Records, Tidy Trax era dance music, DJ burnout, music industry politics, management failures, and the real reason he stepped away from the UK Hard House scene. In this episode, Paul Glazby opens up about losing 75% of his DJ income, building multiple gym businesses, moving to New Zealand and Australia, starting again at 40 in real estate, and why Hard House

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70:53

Paul Glazby on Hard House's Greatest Era and What's...

Dexter Jones ·

2026/02/22

🎧 Paul Glazby: Hard House’s Greatest Era & Why It’s Coming Back This week on the podcast, I sit down with Paul Glazby, DJ, producer, label owner, and founder of hard house record label Vicious Circle, to unpack the rise, fall, and resurgence of Hard House. From teaching himself to mix in secret… To clearing the dancefloor at Insomniacs before becoming a resident… To build one of the most influential Hard House labels of the early 2000s… This is a deep dive into one of the most important eras

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98:25

JFK on Why he Can't Walk Away From Passion

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2026/02/15

In this episode, I sit down with Jason "JFK" Kinch to unpack 30 years of PaSSion and the era of weekly UK club culture before the corporate superclubs and festivals muddied the waters.Operating alongside Gatecrasher, Cream and Godskitchen. Before huge production budgets and global DJ brands. PaSSion was building something different. From the early days of flyering streets and risking everything financially, to flying in unknown artists like Ferry Corsten and a young Armin van Buuren who was still

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92:38

Paul "Madders" Madan on Sundissential, Addiction and...

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2026/02/08

This episode of the Dexter Jones Podcast tells the real story of Paul Madan AKA "Madders", who is one of the defining figures behind Sundissential and UK club culture.It’s an honest, unfiltered conversation about success, addiction, collapse, and recovery. From the height of clubland to a twenty-year battle with crack cocaine, this episode goes beyond dance music into accountability, survival, and rebuilding a life. This is one of the most important conversations we’ve ever recorded on the Dexter

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67:48

Saytek on Live Techno vs DJing

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2026/02/01

Live performance in electronic music is widely misunderstood.In this episode, Saytek explains what playing live actually means and why it is fundamentally different from DJing. Saytek has never DJed. Every performance is built, arranged, and performed live in real time. Nothing is pre-arranged, nothing is duplicated, and no two sets are ever the same. He has been part of electronic music culture for decades, from early UK rave and squat parties to international touring, Berlin clubs, Ibiza seasons,

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75:26

Stephen Kirkwood on trading turntables for Pizza… and...

Dexter Jones ·

2026/01/25

Today, I sit down with one of the most respected and quietly influential figures in modern trance and electronic music, Stephen Kirkwood. Stephen’s story is not the usual DJ success narrative. This is a deep, honest conversation about creativity, resilience, graft, and finding multiple ways to survive and thrive in an industry that constantly shifts beneath your feet. If you know Stephen for his productions, his releases on major labels, or his appearances at iconic venues like Amnesia Ibiza, this

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84:24

Habs Akram on Carl Cox saying “Best visuals I’ve ever...

Dexter Jones ·

2026/01/18

In this episode of The Dexter Jones Podcast, Dexter Jones sits down with Habs Akram, a pioneering VJ, visual artist, and live visual mixer who has helped shape how electronic music events, clubs, and festivals look for over 35 years.Working alongside some of the biggest names in dance music, including Carl Cox, Habs has played a key role in bringing club visuals, live video mixing, and stage visuals into global electronic music culture, from underground London parties to Ibiza superclubs,

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106:38

Jason Fubar on why the system is broken and dance...

Dexter Jones ·

2026/01/11

The System Is Broken: Why Dance Music Is Harder Than Ever | Jason FUBARIn this episode of The Dexter Jones Podcast, I sit down with Jason FUBAR, a long-time DJ, promoter, and rave scene grafter who has lived every era of dance music culture first-hand. Jason has been part of the scene for over 35 years. From the early rave days in Blackpool to superclubs, festivals, bars, the Royal Navy, Ibiza, Mallorca, and booking future superstars before they were even known, he’s seen the industry evolve from

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106:47

Ian Van Dahl on the Pressure & Reality of Making...

Dexter Jones ·

2026/01/04

Ian Van Dahl on the pressure, politics, and reality of making timeless dance musicFew tracks define an entire generation of club culture quite like Castles in the Sky. For many, it was a soundtrack to first nights out, Ibiza summers, and the emotional peak of late-90s and early-2000s trance. In this episode of The Dexter Jones Podcast, I’m joined by Ian Van Dahl to revisit the story, sound, and legacy behind one of the most influential dance music projects of its era. We explore the rise of

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#54 Life After Ibiza & Manumission | Lisa Good

Dexter Jones ·

2025/12/28

What happens after Ibiza?For many, Ibiza is a moment in time. For others, it becomes a turning point that shapes everything that follows. In this episode of The Dexter Jones Podcast, I’m joined by Lisa Good, a former Manumission Ibiza performer, to explore what life really looks like after the lights come up and the music fades. We begin where it all started. The Manumission years. The madness, the freedom, the surreal experience of living in Ibiza during one of its most iconic cultural eras. But

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#54 The Woman Who Documented Ibiza’s Club History:...

Dexter Jones ·

2025/12/21

Before podcasts, before social media, and before everyone had a camera in their pocket, Ibiza’s club culture was documented by a small group of presenters, hosts, and storytellers working quietly behind the scenes. In this episode on Dexter Jones, I sit down with Katie Knight, one of the most influential yet often overlooked voices in dance music media, to explore how Ibiza’s club history was captured during its most important years. KATIE KNIGHT PODCAST : Put Me On The Guest List KIRK FIELD BOOK

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56:21

World Record DJ Set on KILIMANJARO (2018)

Dexter Jones ·

2025/12/14

In 2018, a team from Last Night A DJ Saved My Life made dance music history.@nightmaresonwaxofficial and the LNADJ crew climbed Mount Kilimanjaro and performed what was then the highest-altitude DJ set ever recorded - a world record at the time - all to raise money for children in need. The challenge raised tens of thousands of pounds, funded a new housing unit for a special-needs children’s home in Tanzania, and has now been turned into a full two-hour documentary titled “Ain’t No Mountain High

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60:27

#50 Why MANUMISSION Was The Greatest Party Ever: Lisa...

Dexter Jones ·

2025/12/07

Welcome to another episode of the Dexter Jones Podcast. Today I sit down with one of the most creative characters to ever work in Ibiza nightlife, the legend that is Lisa Good. If you lived, worked or partied in Ibiza during the 90s or early 2000s, you already know her name. If you did not, you are about to hear the real insider story of the island’s most outrageous party era. This episode dives deep into why Manumission is still considered by many to be the greatest party in history. Lisa Good

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80:52

Graham Gold: The DJ who FIRST booked Tiësto, Armin...

Dexter Jones ·

2025/11/30

PART TWO of the Graham Gold story is here... and this is where things get wild.In this episode of The Dexter Jones Podcast, we dive deep into one of the most important chapters in UK dance music history. Graham Gold opens up about the rise of Tiësto, Armin van Buuren, Ferry Corsten, the Peach era, and the explosion of trance and club culture across London, Ibiza, Thailand and beyond. If you’re into dance music history, trance culture, legendary club nights, or you just want real behind-the-scenes

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67:03

#49 Pete Bennett: Life After Big Brother & His Hard...

Dexter Jones ·

2025/11/23

In this powerful and emotional episode, I sit down with Pete Bennett, the unforgettable winner of Big Brother 2006, to explore the raw, unfiltered story of his life after reality TV — from fame and mental health struggles to grief, music, and his explosive comeback as a Hard House DJ and producer. This is Pete as you’ve never heard him before. We dive deep into the highs, the chaos, the trauma, the healing, and the unexpected rise of his new career in electronic music. From being bullied as a kid

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#48 The Sex Pistol of House Music w/ Stevie Hulme

Dexter Jones ·

2025/11/16

🎙️ STEVIE HULME: From Punk Bands to Pacha Ibiza | Subliminal Records, Erick Morillo Era, Dance Music Legacy Stevie Vayne, also known globally as Stevie Hulme, is one of the most fascinating, influential and mysteriously underrated figures in the world of electronic music, punk culture and Ibiza nightlife. From tearing up stages in UK punk-rock’n’roll bands to becoming Director of Multimedia and Music at Pacha Group, Stevie Hulme’s rise is anything but ordinary. He went from grimy rehearsal rooms

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106:38

#47 Amber D on Being a Woman DJ, Ghost Production,...

Dexter Jones ·

2025/11/09

In this powerful and very REAL episode of the One More Tune Podcast, well-known Tidy Girl, DJ & producer Amber D joins Dexter Jones for a brutally honest conversation about sexism in the DJ industry, ghost production, authenticity, mental health, how to deal with online trolls effectively and a whole lot more!Amber opens up about her early days in Ibiza’s Hard House scene, the highs and lows of her career, and how she rebuilt her life after burnout, personal challenges, and industry

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#46 Tony De Vit, Fergie, "THE DAWN" and Dont Ever Stop

Dexter Jones ·

2025/11/02

Hard house history, goosebumps moments, and the truth behind Don’t Ever Stop. In this episode, we sit down with filmmaker Phil (Restless Films) to unpack the emotional, human story at the heart of Tony De Vit’s legacy—Fergie’s mentorship, the birth of “The Dawn,” rare archive footage, the Godskitchen Amnesia night, and why this documentary took 3+ years to make. 🎧 What you’ll hear: • The first time “The Dawn” melted the Q Club — and why that Hoover drop still destroys rooms • How Tony mentored

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104:03

#45 Trace Harris: From Ecstasy to Club Promoter to...

Dexter Jones ·

2025/10/26

🎧 Trace Harris: From Half a Pill to the Ministry — The Rise, Fall & Reinvention of a 90s Club Promoter “I had half a pill in the dark room at Ministry of Sound… and everything changed.” In this explosive, emotional and often unbelievable episode, Ibiza promoter Dexter Jones sits down with Trace Harris — the original Smarty Party founder, percussionist, and author of Walking Through Doors — to relive the journey that took him from bodybuilding to Bagley’s, from the underground of London’s rave

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84:01

#44 Why Dance Music Needs REAL Journalism More Than...

Dexter Jones ·

2025/10/20

In this deep-dive episode of One More Tune, Dexter Jones sits down with Damion Pell, founder and editor of Decoded Magazine, international DJ, journalist, and long-standing voice in the underground electronic scene.From his early rave days in Australia to building one of the world’s leading independent digital magazines, Damion shares an unfiltered look at music journalism, AI in media, cancel culture, and how the dance music landscape has evolved over three decades. Expect raw honesty, industry

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