Oct 23, 202635 min
Watch the Video on Spotify & YouTube "Somehow people don't understand maybe that jazz is Black American music... and that people gave it the name jazz to try to, like, diminish it somehow," says Kenna, a...
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Behind the Decks MPLS
Hosted by Harry Duran · arts · EN
About this Podcast:
Electronic music scenes don’t grow from algorithms—they grow from people, late nights, and local rooms that shape the sound.Each episode of Behind the Decks MPLS features an in-depth interview with a DJ from the Minneapolis–Twin Cities scene, followed by a back-to-back DJ set that captures their style, influences, and energy behind the decks.If you love house and electronic music, DJ culture, local scenes, and discovering the stories behind the music—this show is for you.
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What is Behind the Decks MPLS about?
Electronic music scenes don’t grow from algorithms, they grow from people, late nights, and local rooms that shape the sound. Each episode of Behind the Decks MPLS features an in-depth interview with a DJ from the Minneapolis, Twin Cities scene, followed by a back-to-back DJ set that captures their style, influences, and energy behind the decks.
Who hosts Behind the Decks MPLS?
Behind the Decks MPLS is hosted by Harry Duran. The show has published 15 episodes to date.
What has Behind the Decks MPLS covered recently?
Recent episodes include "13. Jazz Is Black American Music: A Minneapolis DJ on Jazz Radio Roots with Kenna" (23 October 2026, 35 minutes), "12. Dory Kahalé aka Ralph Laurenn - Minneapolis Rave Scene & DJ History: From Vinyl to Techno" (25 September 2026, 54 minutes), and "11. Nigerian House Music, Amapiano, & Minneapolis DJ Scene with Abel Johnson" (4 September 2026, 44 minutes).
How often does Behind the Decks MPLS publish?
Behind the Decks MPLS publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 40 minutes across 15 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Behind the Decks MPLS?
Booking probability for Behind the Decks MPLS is 28%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Behind the Decks MPLS requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Behind the Decks MPLS's contact route on record: verified email.
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About the host
Harry Duran hosts Behind the Decks MPLS, an arts podcast with 15 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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Episode #12
12. Dory Kahalé aka Ralph Laurenn - Minneapolis Rave Scene & DJ History: From Vinyl to Techno
Sep 25, 202654 minWatch the Video on Spotify & YouTube "I've been the nostalgia act since like 2003... now I don't even know what I am—what's a really old cat? A super senior? So I'm a super senior, I guess, now," jokes Dorica Hayley, an...
- Sep 4, 202644 min
Watch the Video on Spotify & YouTube “You can't pay me enough money to walk on a frozen lake. That's where I draw my line,” laughs Abel, Minneapolis DJ and house music mainstay, as he joins Behind the Decks MPLS to...
Aug 11, 202656 minWatch the Video on Spotify & YouTube "The music will set you free, baby. It’s the most important language the human species has ever developed," says James Patrick (JP), founder of SLAM Academy and Minneapolis...
Jul 10, 202633 min📺 Watch the Video on Spotify & YouTube "I just think anybody who really enjoys music should try to do some sort of creative outlet involving music. And if that's DJing, because it's accessible right now, I think that's...
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Jun 19, 202635 min📺 Watch the Video on Spotify & YouTube “Trans joy is resistance,” says Dana Kazuko, founder of Gateway, Minneapolis’ underground, trans-centered nightclub, who joins Behind the Decks MPLS to reveal how discovering...
- Jun 19, 202635 minS0
<p>📺 Watch the Video on Spotify & YouTube</p><p>“Trans joy is resistance,” says Dana Kazuko, founder of Gateway, Minneapolis’ underground, trans-centered nightclub, who joins Behind the Decks MPLS to reveal how...
Jun 5, 202635 minS0<p>📺 Watch the Video on Spotify & YouTube</p><p>"Bring your own perspective, bring your culture into it, bring your background into it, bring your loves and likes into it," says DJ Madre, the Minneapolis DJ and owner...
May 22, 202631 minS0<p>📺 Watch the Video on Spotify & YouTube</p><p>“You gotta support the people that support you and don’t go overboard for people that don’t do shit for you, basically. And buy your friends’ fucking music and play your...
Episode #5
TNA on Finding Your Unique Sound
May 9, 202619 minS0<p>📺 Watch the Video on Spotify & YouTube</p><p>"Take advantage of your circle and the people around you that are already doing it, and don't be afraid to ask for help," says TNA, a rising star in Minneapolis’ house...
Apr 11, 202650 minS0<p>📺 Watch the Video on Spotify & YouTube</p><p>“When you talk to someone that you’ve never met, that is feeling a way—that you’ve created a space for them to have an emotion or a feeling or a connection or whatever...
Mar 28, 202635 minS0<p>📺 Watch the Video on Spotify & YouTube</p><p>“It’s like a charcuterie board of music—variety is the spice of life,” says Dazy Haze, Minneapolis-based DJ, public health professional, and creator who joins Behind the...
Behind the Decks MPLS
2b: Noel Jean B2B Harry Duran
Mar 12, 20261h 31mS0<p>📺 Watch the Video on Spotify & YouTube</p><p>Discover in-depth DJ interviews, music production tips, and mental health discussions with Minneapolis artist Noel Jean in this Behind the Decks podcast episode! This...
- Mar 12, 202643 minS0
<p>📺 Watch the Video on Spotify & YouTube</p><p>“So that really just like that first experience of being up till the break of dawn and, you know, hearing vinyl for the first time, that just triggered me of like, this...
- Feb 20, 202626 minS0
<p>📺 Watch the Video on Spotify & YouTube</p><p>"Love music. If you don't love music, if you're doing it for all the wrong reasons, that sincerity or lack of sincerity is going to show to the audience," says DJ...
Behind the Decks MPLS
DJ Turnstyle B2B Harry Duran
Feb 20, 202653 minS0<p>📺 Watch the Video on Spotify & YouTube</p><p>Discover the vibrant Minneapolis–Twin Cities house and electronic music scene with Behind the Decks MPLS! In this premiere episode, host Harry Duran sits down with DJ...
Behind the Decks MPLS
Welcome to Behind the Decks MPLS
Jan 12, 20261 minS0<p>Music scenes don’t grow from algorithms—they grow from people, late nights, and local rooms that shape the sound.</p><p>Each episode of Behind the Decks features an in-depth interview with a DJ from the...
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James Patrick
award winning photographer, best selling author, entrepreneur coach, podcast host, public speaker, Forum Media Network
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Dana Kazuko
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