We had the good fortune of connecting with Speakeasy and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Speakeasy, we’d love to start by asking you about lessons learned. Is there a lesson you can share with us?
Relationships are everything in music. People want to work with quality people. Building strong and meaningful connections with people without having any expectations will get you further than anything else would.

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
I’m the most proud about being able to curate dance music events that break the generic mold. When I perform under my Speakeasy DJ project, my goal is to push high energy sounds and bring new elements to people that might not have been expecting it. With Inertia, it’s never easy to throw shows on a large scale. Having a solid team and partners helps me more than anything in that regard. I am not able to do everything or be everywhere so I needed to learn to trust others.

It was tough starting out, but Inertia is now one of the more known collectives in Los Angeles and we plan to continue to expand and grow.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
I’m a big foodie so we’re hitting a few of the best restaurants in the area – probably Italian. Gotta hit a show or two as well, of course.

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
Many people have made a huge impact in my journey in music. I was inspired originally by watching the Brownies and Lemonade team throw crazy experiences across Los Angeles. Later on, Marvin Street with Mayhem Events gave me my first post-covid chance to throw an event at a large club space, and the rest was history.

Website: https://www.inertia.events

Instagram: https://Instagram.com/speakeasybeats

Image Credits
Matt Nelson
Jose Negrete

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