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Private Ryan: Building Carnival, Shaping Soca & the Art of the Mix | The Corie Sheppard Podcast

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In this wide-ranging and deeply personal conversation, we sit down with DJ, producer, and cultural architect Private Ryan to unpack his journey from sound system culture and radio to becoming one of the most influential figures in modern Carnival.

We explore how Soca Brainwash evolved from a mixtape concept into a global Carnival brand, why DJ culture matters as much as artists, and how Ryan approaches music curation, production, and crowd psychology at the highest level. From the early days of Detrimental Sound, radio battles, and mixtape culture, to producing genre-defining…

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