May 3, 2026 · 44 min · 11 segments
VJ Encore shares his journey as a VJ, discussing his start in music, the evolution of his career, and the challenges he faces. He also emphasizes the importance of talent, marketing, and networking in…
Well, I was nothing but hip-hop.
You know, probably, to me, the best generation was, like, from the late 90s, all 2000s, 2010.
I mean, it's still good, but...
And that's why I named myself Encore as well, because I would play songs that nobody would play, like the older songs.
It was a point where people were like, man, that song is old, why are you playing it? You gotta play new stuff.
And I'm like, well, I'm gonna play new if it's not good.
And the old song is better.
You know? And I'm a party person.
Like, I'm a party vibe.
So if I'm partying, I'm like...
When a new song is good, I mean, it's going to be good.
You just hear it, and it's good.
You could drop it, and it'll work.
But when it's iffy, it's like, I don't know.
Sometimes they'll request me songs, and I'll play them in.
And there's been requests where it goes off, and then I got to pick it back up.
Or there's been requests that I never heard, and like, oh, it's going off.
So I add it to my library.
I'm always open.
I rarely say no unless I can't, or they want me to play a certain genre when it's not that type of night.
You got some people on here in the comments.
Rudy, the G.
Yes,
Rudy.
Shouting out Encore.
Well, I was nothing but hip-hop.
You know, probably, to me, the best generation was, like, from the late 90s, all 2000s, 2010.
I mean, it's still good, but...
And that's why I named myself Encore as well, because I would play songs that nobody would play, like the older songs.
It was a point where people were like, man, that song is old, why are you playing it? You gotta play new stuff.
And I'm like, well, I'm gonna play new if it's not good.
And the old song is better.
You know? And I'm a party person.
Like, I'm a party vibe.
So if I'm partying, I'm like...
When a new song is good, I mean, it's going to be good.
You just hear it, and it's good.
You could drop it, and it'll work.
But when it's iffy, it's like, I don't know.
Sometimes they'll request me songs, and I'll play them in.
And there's been requests where it goes off, and then I got to pick it back up.
Or there's been requests that I never heard, and like, oh, it's going off.
So I add it to my library.
I'm always open.
I rarely say no unless I can't, or they want me to play a certain genre when it's not that type of night.
You got some people on here in the comments.
Rudy, the G.
Yes,
Rudy.
Shouting out Encore.
The rest of this transcript — segmented and speaker-labeled, so you land on the exact moment something was said
Search every transcript — by keyword, by phrase, or by meaning, across every show Radar indexes
Trends — what is surging across podcasts, measured against its own baseline
Alerts — when a name you follow appears in a newly indexed episode
No account is needed to search Radar.