7. A-Trak on Staying Creative, Pivoting in Work, Dealing with Fatigue, and More

Alain Macklovitch, aka A-Trak is a Canadian DJ, turntables, record producer, and founder of record label Fools Gold. He started young, winning his first DJ Championship at the age of 15 and collecting 4 more world championships by 18. He is known for using highly technical turntable skills and scratching into his genre-spanning work. His craft caught the attention of Kanye West and A-Trak became Kanye’s original tour DJ. This led him to start Fools Gold where he continues to develop the careers of several artists. One, early on, being Kid Cudi — you remember your favorite Cudi song Day + Night? We have this classic thanks to A-Trak.   One of my favorite things about Alain is he is so multifaceted. I love talking to him about tech and politics. He is an artist, a leader, a mentor, a brother (who he also makes music with,) and his constant evolution with all of these things is exactly why he is where he is today. We will be talking about all of this and more!  Video version of this conversation:  youtube.com/noor  facebook.com/noor  ——  It would mean so much if you could rate + review PODCAST NOOR! I love reading what you have to say, and it is a great way to support.  You can also stay connected with me by subscribing to my newsletter: noortagouri.com/newsletter  If you want to go the extra mile, join my Patreon community: patreon.com/noor  And of course follow along on social media:  instagram.com/noor  tiktok.com/Noor facebook.com/noor  youtube.com/noor  twitter.com/ntagouri  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podcastnoor/message

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Podcast Noor is a show by award-winning storyteller Noor Tagouri (@noor). This series brings together storytellers in all forms, sharing their story for the first time, or the right time. In between investigative series, Noor uses Podcast Noor as an outlet to explore topics she’s curious about, with people whose work she admires. Podcast Noor is produced by Noor’s own At Your Service Media founded in 2019, telling stories as a form of service.