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AUDIO ENGINEER I PRODUCER I GRAMMY WINNER I DJ I CREATOR & HOST OF THE MUSIC IS OUR HERO! PODCAST🎙️🏆 Podcast. In 2025, she launched the MUSIC IS OUR HERO!
Drea Young is a Grammy-winning producer, engineer, DJ, and creative force behind Nice Rack LLC and the MUSIC IS OUR HERO! With a career spanning recording studios, live events, and independent music ventures, Young has dedicated herself to elevating artists, producing groundbreaking music, and energizing audiences with her unique blend of technical mastery and creative vision. A graduate of the Art Institute of Philadelphia with a degree in graphic design, Young launched her career at Electric Factory Concerts, creating promotional campaigns for iconic artists including Grateful Dead, Gorillaz, Britney Spears, Eminem, and Dave Matthews Band. She later honed her craft at Full Sail University in recording arts and moved to Manhattan to work at Area 51 NYC, where mentorship under industry legends like Brian McKenna and Tony Drootin propelled her to lead engineer. By 2010, Young earned her first Grammy LP credit with Esperanza Spalding (“Best New Artist”), followed by a second Grammy for Adams: Doctor Atomic (“Best Opera Recording”) and a Latin Grammy nomination for Yeahwon Shin. She has collaborated with music icons including Beyoncé, Bjork, Justin Timberlake, Avishai Cohen, and Lucie Arnaz, as well as engineering and producing luminaries such as Joe Ferla, Steve Epstein, and Rob Fusari. In 2015, Young founded Nice Rack LLC, an independent entertainment company that has signed emerging artists, produced dozens of tracks, and hosted successful concerts in Philadelphia. Partnering with drummer and producer Keith Moffett in 2016, they launched savage_machine productions (s_mp), creating music for games, apps, artists, and video projects. Stepping into the spotlight in 2017 under her DJ moniker da_BooBoo, Young transformed her deep studio expertise into electrifying live performances. Over time, she began DJ’ing weekly for karaoke, dance parties, and Philly Drag Mafia, while growing her branded events, including BooBoo’s Babes and The Monday Night Meetup. Podcast, a platform celebrating creativity and amplifying industry stories. Partnering with Drowning Fish Studio, Young continues to build Philadelphia’s indie music scene while producing authentic records and content that inspire audiences.
SEASON 4 EPISODE 13 IS LIVE NOW! 👀 https://linktr.ee/musicisourhero ✌🏼❤️🎶
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09/10/2026
The soundtrack to The Guest List: A One-Year Celebration of the MUSIC IS OUR HERO! Podcast will come from the local Philly and Tri-State Area music community.
Drop those YouTube links below or send them via DM. Clean ORIGINAL material, ONE SONG only, and NO AI SLOP please!
Tag an artist whose music needs to be in the room.
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09/09/2026
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On Sunday, November 8th, podcast host, DJ, and Grammy Award-winning audio engineer Drea Young brings together the podcast’s first year of guests, artists, creatives, and members of the local music and arts community at The Gem in Spring City.
More than a networking event, it’s a celebration of one year of the podcast and the incredible community that has unexpectedly grown around it.
Expect great conversations, live music, new and familiar faces, and opportunities to connect with people passionate about creating and supporting local arts.
This event is free and open to the public. Donations are welcome and appreciated.
A year of stories, connections, and community is 1000% worth celebrating.
The Guest List: A One-Year Celebration of the MUSIC IS OUR HERO! Podcast
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09/04/2026
Come check us out!!! ✌🏼❤️🎪
Drea Young of the MUSIC IS OUR HERO! Podcast is hanging out with Grateful Inspired Art / Grateful Daytrippers Family at Karnival Of The Arts East 2026, with a little setup at their booth!
Before tonight’s headliner, Sneezy, hits the stage, stop by, sit down for a few minutes, and answer a couple of quick questions about what Karnival of the Arts means to you and why MUSIC IS YOUR HERO!
We’ll be posted up from 7:15–9 PM, and maybe late night if the vibes are right.
Nothing formal or long. We’ll be sharing some of our Day 1 clips tomorrow.
Come find us at the Grateful Inspired Art booth!
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08/22/2026
It’s not the size of the speaker that matters. It’s how you use the speaker. 🤘🏼🔥
08/03/2026
07/29/2026
We got to meet the OG at Drowning Fish Studio today: Jerry Kolankiewicz. 🤘🏼🔥
We appreciate you Eddie. I look forward to cutting more records with you soon!
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05/01/2026
A few cute pics from when I had the opportunity to record the vocals for Giavacious’ track “Water Garden” (produced by Air Deejay) at Drowning Fish Studio. It was an honor. Thank you.
The whole album, Earth Angel, is now streaming on all platforms. It is so good! Take a listen.
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