He calls himself an iconoclast, and he’s earned it. In this episode, John Acquaviva (co-founder of +8, Definitive Records, Beatport, and an early force behind Final Scratch/Traktor) sits down with Seth and Bill to talk about building scenes, mentoring the next generation, being an artist in the age of peak spectacle, and how to survive the business side of DJ life without selling your soul.

Acquaviva takes us from disco-era marathons in Toronto and Detroit to the tech shifts that changed DJing forever, plus candid thoughts on community, humility, and why “samples sampling samples” can drain the soul out of music. Expect stories about Richie Hawtin, Motor Detroit, Record Time, Jeff Mills, Chile’s early scene, and why kindness (and good math) still matter.

In this episode you’ll find:

• The rise: Toronto/Detroit roots, all-night sets, +8 & Definitive

• Innovation: from Final Scratch to Traktor, and co-founding Beatport

• Art vs. entertainment: surviving “peak spectacle” culture

• Mentorship & community: why your crew is everything

• Money talks: pragmatic advice for young DJs & creatives

• Reinvention: staying relevant without chasing clout

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Hosts: Seth Troxler and Bill Patrick

Executive Producers: Nikita Stanley, Jesse Rogg, Craig Pettigrew and Seth Troxler

Co-executive Producer: Lee Adams

Live Production Director and VFX & Motion Graphics Supervisor: Aaron Kulik

Director of Photography: Lukas Strebel

Set Designer: Veronica Gessa (aka Moki)

Editor: Tyler Christie

Sound Design and Original Composition by Jasper Van Dijk

Music Supervisors: Seth Troxler, Bill Patrick

Music Consultants: Jenna Wilson for Radish and James Cartwright for Bad Sneakers

Music Courtesy of: APM

Camera operator: Joseph Holton

Camera assistant: Jake Smith

Production Sound Mixer: Jo Youle

The temperature was already rising at III Points Miami… then Sean Paul showed up and made it boil over!

From messy hookups to sibling crushes, this is Pill-O-Talk Live at its most chaotic, most hilarious, and most Miami.

Recorded live at III Points Music Festival, this unfiltered episode features:

Sean Paul tackling two of the wildest call-ins we’ve ever had, including an awkward BJ confession and a guy who wants to hit on his best friend’s sister.

Chloé Caillet helping a fan unravel three friendship dilemmas in one night. It starts sweet, ends toxic.

DJ Tennis and It’s Murph offering surprisingly grounded advice on friend drama, boundaries, and surviving festival emotions.

It’s funny, filthy, and somehow still full of heart - only at III Points Miami, only on Pill-O-Talk Live.

GOT A FRIENDSHIP DILEMMA? CALL (866)608-BFFS or EMAIL hello@pill-o-talk.com and let’s talk about it!

Flirting with Friendship and Pill-O-Talk alternate weekly right here in the Flirting with Friendship feed, with new episodes dropping every Tuesday.

Watch and Subscribe on YouTube to never miss a hang (or a slumber party!)
https://youtu.be/0d3S0C7V-6k

Hosts: Seth Troxler and Bill Patrick

Executive Producers: Nikita Stanley, Jesse Rogg, Craig Pettigrew and Seth Troxler

Co-executive Producer: Lee Adams

Live Production Director and VFX & Motion Graphics Supervisor: Aaron Kulik

Director of Photography: Lukas Strebel

Set Designer: Veronica Gessa (aka Moki)

Editor: Brad Barrett

Sound Design and Original Composition by Jasper Van Dijk

Music Supervisors: Seth Troxler, Bill Patrick

Music Consultants: Jenna Wilson for Radish and James Cartwright for Bad Sneakers

Music Courtesy of: APM

Camera operator: Joseph Holton

Camera assistant: Jake Smith

Production Sound Mixer: Jo Youle

Seth Troxler and Bill Patrick take Pill-O-Talk to the streets of Miami for a special live episode recorded at III Points Music Festival and things get beautifully out of control.

With guests Peggy Gou, Phantogram, Jacques Greene, Nosaj Thing, L’Impératrice, and MJ Nebreda, this episode dives deep into the chaos of love, lust, and late-night friendship dilemmas, all set against the basslines of Miami’s wildest weekend.

Expect festival confessions, spontaneous love advice, and unfiltered stories that could only happen in Miami. From friend-zone frustrations and “it’s complicated” situationships to throuple theories and dog-eaten… condoms (?), no topic was off-limits.

🔥 It’s wild. It’s ratchet. It’s totally Miami.

And it’s only Part 1! Stay tuned for Part 2 dropping later this week. The madness continues…

Call 1-866-608-BFFS to leave your own friendship dilemma and maybe get featured on a future episode.

(Explicit content. Listener discretion advised.)

GOT A FRIENDSHIP DILEMMA? CALL (866)608-BFFS or EMAIL hello@pill-o-talk.com and let’s talk about it!

Flirting with Friendship and Pill-O-Talk alternate weekly right here in the Flirting with Friendship feed, with new episodes dropping every Tuesday.

Watch and Subscribe on YouTube to never miss a hang (or a slumber party!).
https://youtu.be/0d3S0C7V-6k

Hosts: Seth Troxler and Bill Patrick

Executive Producers: Nikita Stanley, Jesse Rogg, Craig Pettigrew and Seth Troxler

Co-executive Producer: Lee Adams

Live Production Director and VFX & Motion Graphics Supervisor: Aaron Kulik

Director of Photography: Lukas Strebel

Set Designer: Veronica Gessa (aka Moki)

Editor: Brad Barrett

Sound Design and Original Composition by Jasper Van Dijk

Music Supervisors: Seth Troxler, Bill Patrick

Music Consultants: Jenna Wilson for Radish and James Cartwright for Bad Sneakers

Music Courtesy of: APM

Camera operator: Joseph Holton

Camera assistant: Jake Smith

Production Sound Mixer: Jo Youle