{"podcast":{"title":"ROAD PODCAST (Reflections Of A DJ)","slug":"road-podcast-reflections-of-a-dj-810244","podcast_index_feed_id":810244,"rss_url":"https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:356776862/sounds.rss","website_url":"https://soundcloud.com/roadpodcast","image_url":"https://i1.sndcdn.com/avatars-HxrwnNakBABGqRzQ-0rOP2w-original.jpg","author":"ROAD PODCAST (Reflections Of A DJ)","episode_count":399,"summary":"Welcome to the R.O.A.D. Podcast. The show gives …","last_synced_at":"2026-06-10T18:18:07.974557+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/road-podcast-reflections-of-a-dj-810244"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 378: DJ ZIMMIE \"Why DJs Need the 'Level Up' Conference?\"","slug":"episode-378-dj-zimmie-why-djs-need-the-level-up-conference","published_at":"2026-03-04T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/road-podcast-reflections-of-a-dj-810244/episode-378-dj-zimmie-why-djs-need-the-level-up-conference","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/road-podcast-reflections-of-a-dj-810244","url":"https://soundcloud.com/roadpodcast/episode-378-dj-zimmie","audio_url":"https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2277118358-roadpodcast-episode-378-dj-zimmie.mp3","summary":"Episode 378: DJ ZIMMIE \"Why DJs Need the 'Level Up' Conference?\" This week on @RoadPodcast, the fellas welcome Pittsburgh native, PioneerDJ/@AlphaThetaGlobal product planning team member, and founder of the @LevelUp4DJs Conference @DJZimmie! The crew discusses how having a camera operator during Club DJ Sets has now become mandatory, how that increases costs, and how it affects how much money a DJ can make (01:55). Crooked shares how @DJNugget saved him one night in Pittsburgh by taking a punch for him (05:01). Zimmie breaks down what “Level Up For DJs” has to offer (13:40) and speaks on a moving moment involving @Shortkut at the #LevelUp4DJs 2025 conference (21:50). The crew also talks about how they manage their presence on social media as DJs (40:40), Crooked speaks on the beauty of collaboration, building community, and social media exhaustion (53:01). The fellas reflect on their experience at NAMM 2026, as well as new @AlphaThetaUSA products being released this year (1:04:33). Optic asks Zimmie when Serato users will be able to have their library on a USB stick (1:18:01). Finally, Zimmie explains how the YouTube series “Pioneers of Hip Hop DJs” came to fruition (1:31:01). Use Discount Code “ROADPODCAST” at checkout for up to $50 off your tickets to #LevelUp4DJs: https://levelup4djs.com/ Try Beatsource for free: btsrc.dj/4jCkT1p Join DJcity for only $10: bit.ly/3EeCjAX","meta_description":"Episode 378: DJ ZIMMIE \"Why DJs Need the 'Level Up' Conference?\" This week on @RoadPodcast, the fellas welcome Pittsburgh native, PioneerDJ/@AlphaThetaGlo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6116,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/road-podcast-reflections-of-a-dj-810244/episodes/episode-378-dj-zimmie-why-djs-need-the-level-up-conference/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/road-podcast-reflections-of-a-dj-810244/episode-378-dj-zimmie-why-djs-need-the-level-up-conference.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}