DJ Spen: How to create a successful career in music, crafting mixtapes, writing Girl Your Know Its True, Basement Boys, Jasper Street Company & Doing The Work

Legendary Baltimore producer, songwriter, DJ Spen aka Sean Spencer joins Lex Luca for a fascination conversation covering 4 decades of dance music.

From crafting mix tapes in Baltimore at just 13, co-writing the iconic "Girl You Know It's True", to rocking international stages and earning Grammy nominations, DJ Spen's journey is a testament to passion, evolution & transformation in the music industry.

DJ Spen shares his unique experiences from forming Numarks after delivering a mixtape to his local radio station, to the story behind the international hit Girl You Know It's True & the lessons learned writing the track. We hear about Spen's reset, Basement Boy taking Spen under their wing & Spen forming Jasper Street Company. Learning songwriting and production to making some of the most iconic house music records including

Spen most certainly has an exceptional work ethnic that is inspiring and a wealth of knowledge for us all learn from. Enjoy.

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