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Clout Nine

Hosted by Alex Drachnik, Clout Nine dives into the real world of social media. How people built online careers, what they were doing before the internet found them, and how gaining massive online popularity affects their mental health, relationships, and daily lives.

Podcast · By Alex Drachnik · English · Official site

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Sep 16, 2026
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  1. Episode · Sep 16, 2026

    She Landed a Studio Deal on a Super Bowl Helipad... Then Became a Secret DJ w/ Nikki (opens the original)

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    Why the rooms you put yourself in matter, her secret DJ alter ego Clair de Lune, and why saying yes to everything got her here 🍰 On this episode of Clout Nine, we sits down with Nikki, co-founder of the production company Directed and Produced. Nikki opens up about growing up on film sets as her brother's unpaid PA, styling music videos and Cirque du Soleil costumes as a teenager, and how a random location-scouting gig turned into landing a National Lampoon movie (with an all-star cast including

  2. Episode · Aug 26, 2026

    From Touring DJ to #1 TikTok Streamer: How Being a Dad Changed Everything w/ Brandan (opens the original)

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    Vine fame, touring with Travis Scott and Metallica, and why he'd rather livestream than headline a festival 🍰 On this episode of Clout Nine, we sits down with Brandan Marstellar, better known as DJ Oscar Wylde and founding member of Cvked Up. Brandan opens up about his OG Vine days, losing 1.6 million followers overnight when the app shut down, hitting a breaking point on tour that got him sober, and rebuilding on TikTok, where he's now one of the top ten live streamers on the platform. He also

  3. Episode · Aug 5, 2026

    How to Build a Comedy Career From Scratch When Nobody Hands You One w/ Max Meisel (opens the original)

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    Max Meisel spent 15 years failing at acting before he realized stand-up comedy was his real calling. Three years in, he's on his first headline tour, the LA Sober Tour, doing a full hour on stage, booking his own dates, and running the whole operation like a one-man business. In this episode of Clout Nine, Alex sits down with Max to talk about what it actually takes to build a career when nobody is handing you opportunities. From throwing his first comedy show in the back of a Polish restaurant

  4. Episode · Jul 22, 2026

    How LA’s "Man of Mystery" Produces Secret Creator & Celebrity Events w/ Caleb Serban-Lawler (opens the original)

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    Caleb Serban-Lawler is the ultimate LA man of mystery. If you've been to a major creator event, festival, or influencer party in LA, you've likely walked right past him, or he was the reason you were there in the first place. He’s the bridge between the biggest creators, top-tier brands, and the chaotic world of event production. In this episode of Clout Nine, Caleb breaks down how he navigated his way to the center of the LA creator scene, the reality of the "creator house" era, why the landsca

  5. Episode · Jul 8, 2026

    Why Playing It Safe Kills Your Music Career: Dark Techno Music Producer w/ Lucille Croft (opens the original)

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    In this episode of Clout Nine, host Alex Drachnik sits down with dark techno music producer, DJ, vocalist, and creative director Lucille Croft. Lucille opens up about her underground origins, shifting from modeling and fashion design into music, her unique FL Studio production workflow, and how she builds immersive creative worlds around her upcoming EP, "Doctor Red". If you are an independent music artist trying to navigate the music industry, find your creative flow state, or understand why pl

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