Scratching the Record

Jake Wagner, sonic storyteller, closes out season one of this podcast. As a music director and programmer, he set the tone for sports history, soundtracking for Men’s Hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Bejing, and for the Las Vegas Raiders, the Seattle Kraken, the Vegas Golden Knights, and many more. Jake’s taste is impeccable, and his ability to make stadiums of fans feel the highs and lows of a game are unmatched. Not only that, Jake is always on the lookout to bring local and emerging artists up with him.

Alyssa Harris is a singer, performer, and instructor whose live entertainment career has taken her to 45 countries and counting! She opens up about her path to becoming a full-time performer and shares what it’s like performing on cruise ships, how she balances her many talents–including illustration–and what it was like for her to be diagnosed as an adult with ADHD. Alyssa is embracing it all and even shares some advice for aspiring creatives and performers. 

Pabel Martinez began his career in tech, working for giants like Facebook and TikTok before walking away to start his own company, Plurawl, which offers workplace learning and development to major companies wanting to build more inclusive and welcoming cultures. Pabel will share with us his professional journey–the pressures he felt to conform upon entering the workforce, what led him to leave tech for entrepreneurship, and how he’s been able to connect with so many others who since starting his business and his podcast, ¿Quién Tú Eres? Pabel has served as a speaker and educator at companies, including Google, Salesforce, Twitter, Univision, and Spotify.

Flerine Cruz is many things–an accomplished professional in the field of public relations with more than 10 years of experience across the tourism and food industries. She is a graduate student in the Master of Arts in Museum Studies program at John Hopkins University. In this episode, Flerine shares her journey as a first-generation immigrant and college student navigating the workforce and finding purpose in advocating for others.

Morgan Gould's career in nightlife and entertainment includes his current role as Marketing Director for MAC Agency–the group that brings Usher, DJ Pee.Wee aka Anderson.Paak and more to some of the best parties on the Las Vegas strip. Morgan is also an accomplished DJ himself, performing with the moniker Technicolor, a nod to his filmmaking background. He’s been a tour manager and more for JABBAWOCKEEZ, written scripts and treatments for pop stars’ music videos and we are so happy to have him on the podcast.  Morgan will talk us through his philosophy of lifelong learning, the importance of humility and asking for help when you need it, and how you can pull together transferable skills from any work experience to help show yourself and others what you’re capable of. You can follow Morgan online @djtechnicolor and @technicolor_LV.

Kat Boehrer is a professional brand and content manager and content creator based in Brooklyn. I first interviewed Kat several months ago when she was working full-time for a fashion brand. Between then and the launch of this podcast, Kat experienced a shift that so many can relate to–she was laid off. After that happened, we turned our microphones back on for a follow-up interview, which you'll hear towards the end of this episode.   Here's more about Kat: Before living in New York, Kat moved from her home state of Colorado to Las Vegas, NV and Los Angeles, where along the way she worked the ins and outs of nightlife while building her own very entertaining online presence. Her credits include covering music, pop culture, and nightlife for MTV News, Complex, Vice and more.

Scratching the Record host and creator Camille Cannon was recently invited to be a guest on The Banquet Hall Podcast, hosted by Kyler Nathan. They chatted about Camille's background in the media industry, the TEDx talk she gave last year, and the big life change that brought her to San Diego. Camille also shares her own non-linear career path and the personal journey that led her to create the Scratching the Record podcast.

Zoneil Maharaj is a writer and digital strategist whose work has been published by The Guardian, Pop-Up Magazine, Life Is Beautiful Festival and more. He is also the human and heart behind DTLV, an online community celebrating the people and places of Downtown Las Vegas. Zoneil tells us about getting his unconventional start in journalism: making zines with his friends and scrapping a business together from his apartment. Zoneil demonstrates that you don’t have to wait for anyone to give you an opportunity–you can create one for yourself. And as you’ll hear, he’s done just that many times throughout his career.

Kailyn Brown is a culture journalist and DJ based in Los Angeles, California. She is currently a features writer at the Los Angeles Times, and her writing has also appeared in Essence, High Snobiety, Los Angeles magazine, and more. Kailyn shares what it was like leaving her hometown of Las Vegas to pursue journalism in Los Angeles, what held her back at first from DJing and how she got over her fears, and how she's learning to balance work and life.

I’m Camille Cannon–a former entertainment journalist, radio personality, and the founder of SKIRRT.com. I’m starting a new project–this podcast–called Scratching the Record. Let me tell you why.