Full video and shownotes: https://beyondthebasspodcast.com/episodes/drkr

DRKR (Michael Stryer) opens up about the real story behind his evolution — from growing up as an only child in the Bay Area, obsessed with sports, hustle, and big goals, to discovering EDM in college and falling hard for the sense of community, energy, and possibility it gave him. He talks about independence, pressure, learning to outwork his limits, and the early years of grinding through school, jobs, and late nights until music finally started to move.

Then the turning point: after building real momentum as Stryer — major labels, big shows, Lost Lands, Red Rocks, and a growing fanbase — something stopped feeling right. The music that was once authentic started  ...