HOL1FYR3 & bassjoi | Giving Peace a Dance | Episode 9 | #Earthdance #Podcast #RadioCave

Episode recap

DJ couple HOL1FYR3 (Holy Fire) and Bass Joy look back on how music brought them together. They met at a Skyway rave, where Bass Joy danced to Holy Fire’s set, and later reconnected through events at the venue. Both describe the Skyway as a formative home for their careers—and a place full of memorable, sometimes chaotic performances.

Their DJ-name stories are a highlight. Bass Joy explains how her earlier name, Diva State, played on “devastate” and the dramatic imagery of drum and bass. After a personal and spiritual transformation, she chose Bass Joy to reflect a new kind of joy. Holy Fire recounts a long chain of aliases, from Distortion to Flagger—a name his father came up with after he kept using a flanger effect—to Mike Electro and eventually Holy Fire. He says the stylized HOL1FYR3 spelling represents one God in three persons.

The pair share different musical roots. Bass Joy traces her love of drum and bass to discovering DJ Dara, while Holy Fire credits his early passion for electro to Florida radio DJs and producers, especially Malicious Mike. As a child, he called a radio show to say he wanted to become a DJ. Years later, Malicious Mike passed him some of his music and gear—a moment they describe as a kind of torch-passing.

Faith is central to their current work. Bass Joy sees DJing less as a fame-seeking career and more as a way to share joy. Holy Fire says his sets and productions are intentionally shaped as journeys, with messages meant to help listeners feel free and find peace. They usually perform separately because their preferred tempos and genres differ, though they’ve experimented with split sets and back-to-backs.

There’s plenty of practical DJ talk, too. Both emphasize the hours of preparation behind a set: digging for tracks, practicing, learning equipment, and networking in person rather than expecting overnight success. Holy Fire’s favorite warning is “If you redline, you flatline”—a lesson he learned dramatically after once setting a subwoofer on fire. The pair joke about technical mishaps at Skyway, where generator fuel sometimes ran out, and recall another power failure that hit exactly as a big drop was about to land. Holy Fire also jokes that his transitions can be longer than some modern tracks.

They’re candid about what concerns them in today’s scene: short songs and “press play” sets replacing long blends, promoters using artists’ names without permission, and the decline of PLUR’s “respect.” They value underground events and real community, and hope to help bring back the welcoming, family-like spirit they remember. They also see AI’s growing role in music as a possible catalyst for renewed interest in live performance, vinyl, turntablism, and human-made work.

The conversation turns toward future plans, including building their names, working with local communities, and eventually throwing events. They discuss A Time Such as This, a family-friendly, sober event in Jacksonville, and Holy Fire’s hopes for open-deck sessions where DJs and musicians can experiment together without worrying about making mistakes. They also connect with the Earth Dance team’s community-building efforts and its vision for events, artist support, and global peace initiatives.

The episode closes with an extended Holy Fire DJ mix. The set blends electronic dance music with overt Christian lyrics and themes—prayer, praise, faith, spiritual freedom, and putting God first—turning the interview’s discussion of peace through music into a performance.

Personalities appearing

• HOL1FYR3 / Holy Fire — DJ and producer focused on electro and bass music.
• Bass Joy — DJ with a strong drum-and-bass background.
• Mark — Interviewer and host.
• Mr. Bob Squad — Regular co-host.
• Nick — Joins later to ask about Earth Dance and community.