The Four Fourcast — Episode 7 with Ewan McVicar

Our podcast champions electronic music and club culture, supporting grassroots communities in Ireland and beyond.

In this episode, Max Heyraud sits down with Scottish DJ and producer Ewan McVicar, one of the UK’s most exciting breakout artists of the last decade. Ewan’s career skyrocketed in 2021 with the release of Tell Me Something Good on Patrick Topping’s Trick label, which peaked at number 15 on the UK charts, cementing his status as one of the UK’s most sought-after house music exports.

Since then, Ewan’s journey has been a whirlwind. He has remixed artists including Leftfield featuring Fontaines D.C.’s Grian Chatten, The Chemical Brothers, and Groove Armada. He’s also collaborated with Kettama and Big Miz, and shared stages with Altern-8, Special Request, and Bradley Zero, among others.

We spoke to Ewan ahead of his two shows at Dublin’s 3Arena, his biggest shows to date, where he will perform for 14,000 fans.

The Four Fourcast brings the conversations we’ve been having online into a longer, more in-depth format.

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The Four Fourcast — Episode 6 with Free The Night

For Episode 6, Max Heyraud sat down with Boyd Sleator and Holly Lester of Free The Night, the North of Ireland’s nightlife advocacy group and charity, for an essential conversation on the future of culture-led nightlife.

Free The Night campaigns for arts, cultural, and nightlife spaces that aren’t driven by profit, but by freedom, diversity, and community. In this episode, we unpack why these spaces matter so deeply to society, and what’s currently holding nightlife in the North of Ireland back, from excessive red tape and opaque decision-making, to legislation and policy that is increasingly out of step with contemporary culture.

Boyd and Holly speak candidly about grassroots organising, the realities of navigating outdated systems, and why protecting non-commercial cultural spaces is vital for the health of music, arts, and nightlife ecosystems as a whole.

The Four Fourcast brings the conversations we’ve been having online into a longer, more detailed format, championing electronic music, club culture, and the grassroots communities that sustain them across Ireland and beyond.

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The Four Fourcast — Episode 5 with DART & Kyle Starkey

Our podcast champions electronic music and club culture, with a focus on supporting grassroots communities in Ireland and beyond.

For Episode 5, Max Heyraud sits down with two artists who have become central to hard house’s modern resurgence: DART and Kyle Starkey. Across their solo output and collaborative cuts, the pair have helped propel one of the most striking genre comebacks in recent years, a shift felt not only in DJ sets and dancefloor energy, but across wider discourse surrounding fast, functional club music.

Starkey has been responsible for some of the scene’s most recognisable contemporary anthems, including “I Want You To Know” and “Feel My Desire.” DART, meanwhile, continues to leave his mark through peak-time favourites like “Emergency” and “Feel The Pressure.” As collaborators, their chemistry is undeniable: from “Always & Forever,” released on Fatboy Slim’s iconic label, to “Dance & Move” on DART’s own Rapid Trax imprint, the duo have refined a sound that blends nostalgia with new-school momentum. Together, they’ve become key architects in hard house’s global revival, crafting the tracks and ideas driving its renewed influence.

We caught up with both artists ahead of Kyle’s return to Dublin at Index for a special conversation at a pivotal moment in their respective careers.

The Four Fourcast brings the conversations we’ve been having online into a longer, more detailed format.