The music that the artist Walshy Fire helped create has played on the biggest stages all over the world.
Ultra Music Festival in Miami. Tomorrowland in Belgium.
With his music group, Major Lazer, Walshy Fire has collaborated with just about any major artist you can name from Travis Scott to Justin Bieber, Nicki Minaj and Beyoncé.
But before he was Walshy Fire, he was Leighton Paul Walsh. He grew up right here, in Miami — Carol City to be exact.
And how he went from DJing backyard parties to hyping massive crowds all over the world? That’s the subject of a short documentary streaming on PBS titled Walshy Fire: Pull Up. It's directed by Alicia G. Edwards.
With Major Lazer, Walshy influenced the sound of pop culture. He did it by tying together the sounds of his home. Jamaican dancehall to EDM. Afro beats to Miami Bass.
He even founded that vinyl bar in Wynwood that everyone loves, Dante’s Hifi.
On the June 27 episode of Sundial, Walshy Fire joined us to talk about his Miami upbringing, musical influences and family.
On Sundial's previous episode, we spoke to Miami-Dade College's first woman president Madeline Pumariega. The once student-athlete at the Kendall Campus now leads one of the largest community colleges in the country.
Listen to Sundial Monday through Thursday on WLRN, 91.3 FM, live at 1 p.m., rebroadcast at 8 p.m. Missed a show? Find every episode of Sundial on your favorite podcast app, such as Apple Podcasts, Stitcher and Spotify.
