The weekend of Dec. 14-15, we had the opportunity to hang and jam with the wonderful artists, creators and audiences at Tahoe Live in Los Angeles, California. While we were out, WENZDAY sat down with us to chat about her 2025 ins and outs, music production and future projects. 

J: Is it your first time up here in Tahoe?

WENZDAY: No. I actually do Burning Man every year so this is my first stop on the way there and my last stop on the way home, so more in the summer. But I’m excited to be here right now–today is going to be amazing.

J: What do you like about the LA music scene?

W: My biggest thing about the LA scene is the level of accessibility. I always say that LA is the one city that if you’re broke, rich, whatever—you can still go out and have fun. I think there’s a cool common denominator with the underground scene out there. They don’t really care who you are and everyone’s just there for a good vibe. So I think comparatively to New York or Miami, a lot of the times it’s very money driven or bottle service driven, and LA is just like, ‘is your vibe cool?’ I know it gets a bad rap sometimes but especially in the last five years the house and underground scene have really been evolving and emerging post-Covid. So yeah I love it. I love it, I love it. 

J: I’m not extremely familiar with the EDM scene in Salt Lake, but I feel like it’s still very underground. I hope some of that from LA makes it our way eventually. Do you have any plans to make it out there?

WENZDAY: Yeah, I actually was with Mutiny Productions last year, I did New Years Eve in Salt Lake City which was unbelievable. And I actually got to tour the Mormon Tabernacle the next day on my off day and it was beautiful. They did a whole sound demonstration for me and as a music theater nerd I just totally geeked out. I was there for an hour by myself just vibing out. Such an amazing city, I definitely hope to be back in 2025.

J: Aside from being a music theater nerd, I read recently that you’re classically trained, how has that part of your music identity played into your EDM persona?

WENZDAY: I did theater from when I was 5 years old all the way through college. Unfortunately, when I was in college due to overwork, I was diagnosed with vocal nodes so I had to go on basic 18-month vocal rest. And that time is really where I fell in love with electronic music and DJing because it was a way for me to express myself without physically saying anything. Of course, it was a bummer because I wasn’t able to continue that lane of my life, but it brought me to where I am now. I think things happen for a reason. It’s so cool because it applies to my DJ sets, like where I try to mix a key and I try to do all these edits on a musical level. It all kinda ties in.

J: I was listening to a podcast you did recently and you were talking about friendships (specifically female friendships), and the love and support in your life and music, and it shows how much love and warmth you have in your music. You have this trademark titled ‘Heartbreak House’—what does this mean to you?

WENZDAY: That was really fan-driven. My very first body of work was called ‘Heartbreak House’ and it was a collection of music. I was going through a breakup. It was a concept EP, it was the four stages of a breakup. And then from there I had a group of fans out of Chicago deem themselves the heartbreakers which was beautiful. And I sort of just coined that. To back it up a bit, I came out of bass music before I came out of house, so I wanted to make something that wasn’t so genre-specific. With ‘Heartbreak House,’ it’s very applicable to how I’m feeling. It can be empowering, it can be sad, it can be mad, it’s just kind of all-encompassing. I’m all about inclusivity and I hope that people come to my sets feeling love, maybe meeting new friends, feeling that it’s a safe space, which is most important for me no matter what. So that’s kinda where that came from, and it’s something I hope applies for the rest of my life really. 

J: What have you found to be challenging or empowering as a female figure in the EDM scene and in the music industry as a whole?

WENZDAY: it’s definitely an uphill battle. And I don’t like to mince words with that. It’s getting better, but for years and years I was the only female on lineups. What I think is amazing is that people are catching up, I think buyers and festivals are really working on diversification. For women starting out, the biggest thing is just keep your blinders on, do you, and don’t let the noise bring you down. I’ve heard things like you don’t write your own music, your sets are pre recorded, and that’s just an excuse. People wanna know why you and not them. The biggest thing for me is staying true to myself. All you have to do is watch me or another female absolutely slay, and you’ll win them over with just your talent.

J: What’s your creative process like making music?

WENZDAY: I’m really conceptual, I do a lot of Pinterest mood boards. I came out of the MySpace and Tumblr eras so I’m a Tumblr girly. For me, writing within the Heartbreak House universe is fun because it is a concept. I always say WENZDAY is the hyperbolized version of Taylor (my name’s Taylor). So it’s a character. Taylor may be fine and be in a happy healthy relationship but WENZDAY may be feeling something else. Maybe a girlfriend of mine is going through something and I’ll channel that into my writing. As far as collabs, I like to collab with people who I love their vibe, that are my friends, we just have a good time in general because that always resonates. Someone like Bijou who I mentioned, we work so well together because we’re friends. 

J: do you have a dream collab dead or alive?

WENZDAY: I’d love to work with James Hype. He and I toured together when he first came to the States and DJ-style wise we’re very similar. I think we’d have fun in the studio. Someone dead would be David Bowie. He’s a rockstar. 

J: What’s your creative process like on stage? Performing etc.

WENZDAY: I write how I want it to be translated on stage, or how I want my visuals to relay a certain message, so I do write with purpose in that sense. Because I’m on the newer end of production and music, I kind of had to do that as a way to continue my show building, like getting more shows and touring. Now obviously I have more fun, like the other day I was writing a fog tune, I was dabbling in rhythm again so I do like to have fun but a lot of it is gonna go off in the club. I have ADD so it keeps me in my confined box to not go too rogue. 

J: What’s one of your most memorable or favorite performances?

WENZDAY: hands down one of my most memorable was doing the main stage at EDC, just because it was such a large-scale production. When you have such a big set like that, you’re really able to have full creative control over your visuals, pyro, sound, smoke, everything so it was the first time I had the full budget to be like this is ‘Heartbreak House’. But I have fun in a sweaty nightclub where there’s no phones allowed. I have fun everywhere. 

J: Do you have any pre-show rituals? 

WENZDAY: I’m a social being so I love being surrounded by people. I love the comradery. What I do is a gift and being able to come to a place like Tahoe is a gift, so celebrating that before my set. But if I’m nervous: I’m a big essential oils girly so I’ll be rolling peppermint oil and breathing it in, everyone’s seen me do that before. But when you’re surrounded by people that you care about, you realize that this job is supposed to be fun. 

J: Any upcoming projects that we should look out for? Anything you’re excited for in 2025?

WENZDAY: I am actually very excited because on Wednesday I am dropping my glitter and makeup collab with the brand Lunautics. They’re the number one glitter brand in EDM, and they were the very first brand to sponsor me. One of my dreams beyond music has been to do makeup, because I love it, and because I’m Asian and a lot of makeup hasn’t been geared towards Asian faces/eyes (in the U.S.). This whole collab we’re doing graphic liner, lashes, glosses, glitter, I’m very excited. And that’s coming out on Wednesday. 

J: I have to ask—I know you do a radio show on Wednesday nights, are you still doing that?

WENZDAY: Yes!

J: We love another radio fan. Is that how you got your name Wenzday, or what’s the story behind it?

WENZDAY: I wanted to pick a name or pseudonym that represented the ideal badass female. And what immediately came to mind was Wednesday Adams. At the time, I was making bass music and everyone had Zs and was spelling their name all crazy so I added a Z to be rock ‘n roll. There was really no rhyme or reason. I wanted someone who had never heard of me. When you see the name Wenzday you kind of already know what that represents. Like not someone who’s gonna take any shit and you’re gonna hold your ground. So I called my radio show “Every Day is Wenzday” and I drop music on Wednesdays, I do exciting things on Wednesdays, it’s kind of become my day. 

J: it’s amazing EDM artists especially are still utilizing radio

WENZDAY: Radio is still the best platform in the world. It’s been such a great gateway for me to meet artists that were bigger than myself because there’s no better flattery than, ‘Hey can I put you on the radio?’ So it’s a great door opener. In LA growing up there was a station called KROQ and their Saturday night show called Subsonic, which was all electronic music, and I would then write down all the song names on my whiteboard to then go to Limewire and that was my first realm of discovery for me and I hope others can do that with my show.

J: It’s December which means Spotify wrapped just came out, who were you listening to this year?

WENZDAY: I’m an emo girly, I’m a rock kid. So my number one was the band Volumes, then I had Crown The Empire. I’m also a huge fan of dubstep and Freeform bass, and there’s an artist out of the UK called Phaeleh (pronounced “fella”), he’s like my go-to airport/airplane rides. And then The Used. In my off time, I’m definitely a rock kid. 

J: Do you have a favorite festival?

WENZDAY: Splashouse in Palm Springs. It’s where all the hotels in Palm Springs throw a big pool party and your wristband gets you into all the properties, there’s just nothing like a pool party in the summer. It was epic. 

J: Do you have something you think is gonna be in for 2025 and something that is going to be out for 2025?

WENZDAY: Yes. If we’re talking about music, in is going to be dark-tech-house (what I make, heartbreak house). Out is gonna be this TikTok techno, I feel like there’s a lot of remixing right now to establish the genre, but I hope what’s in is gonna be more original music with new vocals. People in the future are gonna need new stuff to remix. Fast fashion is gonna be out and vintage recycling and thrifting is gonna be in. 

J: Someone told me to ask about your hair. Do you change it often?

WENZDAY: I’m always changing my hair. I have to give it a break right now. Last summer it was pink, this summer it was green, but I think I’m gonna cut it. I think I’m gonna go really short. 

J: I think chops are in too.

WENZDAY: Chops are in, dead hair is out. If you’re thinking about chopping your hair, this is your sign. Do it.

J: If you could bring one item with you on a desert island what would you bring?

WENZDAY: My hydroflask. It’s my emotional support hydro flask. It’s black, everything in my life is goth. If I don’t have it, I lose my mind. I won’t go out, I’ll miss meetings if I don’t have it. 

J: Any last plugs or shoutouts?

WENZDAY: December 28th I’m in Portland, I’m really excited. It’s actually an all-female lineup and event so that’s gonna be a great way to end the year. And look out for my first release of the year at the end of January, it’s a song I’ve been teasing all year long.

You can find out more about Wenzday on all her socials here, and make sure to check out her music on Spotify, Sound Cloud, or wherever you get your tunes.