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. Each episode features creators, entrepreneurs, and anyone who has built a full-time living online sharing the unfiltered stories behind their screens. Clout Nine pulls back the curtain on the digital world we are living in.
She Landed a Studio Deal on a Super Bowl Helipad... Then Became a Secret DJ w/ Nikki
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 Alec Baldwin, Nick Cannon, Tara Reid and Mickey Rourke). She also tells the wild story of how a conversation on a helipad at a Super Bowl party led to a full studio partnership.
She gets into her secret double life as DJ Clair de Lune, an alter ego born out of grief after losing her best friend, why she hid her identity behind sunglasses for years, the chaotic story behind her first big festival set, and the gimp who's now part of the project. She also opens up about her evolving relationship with social media, comparison culture, and what she'd do if it all disappeared tomorrow.
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/namanicks?stkn=MTA4dm1iczc2djRseA==
DJ Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/clairedelune.dj?stkn=bDNnZmVueGEyOHJ3
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxyVQ4onlWE
Clout Nine Podcast sponsored by DRAX Social Hosted by Alex Drachnik @drachnik Want to learn how to make high-converting content that doesn't suck? Find out how - https://draxsocial.systeme.io/coursewelcomeSocial Media Video Production Agency - https://draxsocial.com/
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26 Aug 2026
From Touring DJ to #1 TikTok Streamer: How Being a Dad Changed Everything w/ Brandan
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 gets into full-time single fatherhood, why he turned down a return to touring, and dealing with a real-life stalker after Vine blew up.
In this episode:
How Vine fame happened almost by accident
Opening for Travis Scott and Metallica at Lollapalooza
Losing 1.6 million followers overnight when Vine shut down
Hitting a breaking point on tour and getting sober in Japan
Rebuilding on TikTok during COVID from a loft apartment
Becoming a top ten TikTok live streamer
Balancing single fatherhood with a four-hour daily livestream
Dealing with a real-life stalker as an internet personality
Why he turned down a return to touring
His plans to launch his own radio show
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Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/oscarwylde/
https://www.instagram.com/cvkedup/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@oscarwyldeofficial?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pcClout Nine Podcast sponsored by DRAX Social Hosted by Alex Drachnik @drachnik Want to learn how to make high-converting content that doesn't suck? Find out how - https://draxsocial.systeme.io/coursewelcomeSocial Media Video Production Agency - https://draxsocial.com/Follow Clout Nine on IG - https://www.instagram.com/cloutninepod
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5 Aug 2026
How to Build a Comedy Career From Scratch When Nobody Hands You One w/ Max Meisel
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 (he expected 70 people, 143 showed up) to spending 13 months on the road across 60 cities as a feature act, Max breaks down the mindset behind staying obsessed and doing the work whether the show goes well or not.
We get into:
Why acting felt impossible and stand-up finally clicked
Building your own shows instead of waiting for permission
Life as an independent comedian with no manager and no agent
What 60 cities on the road teaches you about connecting with any crowd
Rewriting jokes city by city so they land everywhere
Choosing your career over dating (and whether you can have both)
Why he'd celebrate if the internet disappeared tomorrow
Burning Man, putting the phone away, and staying present
If you've ever felt like you're grinding toward something that hasn't clicked yet, this one's for you.
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maxmeisel86/
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@MaxMeiselComedy
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MaxMeiselComedy/
Tour dates and tickets: http://maxmeisel.com
Clout Nine Podcast sponsored by DRAX Social Hosted by Alex Drachnik @drachnik Want to learn how to make high-converting content that doesn't suck? Find out how - https://draxsocial.systeme.io/coursewelcomeSocial Media Video Production Agency - https://draxsocial.com/Follow Clout Nine on IG - https://www.instagram.com/cloutninepodFollow Clout Nine on TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@cloutninepodListen to Clout Nine on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/1iYkp7URKxv2G9CqlPSyXV?si=467bf03a09874c15Listen to Clout Nine on Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/clout-nine/id1858319756
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