Expedia Commercial Travel Tips: Travel for music with A-Trak 2025

VIDEO Expedia Travel Tips: Travel for music with A-Trak TV commercial 2024 • Travel Tips: Travel for music with A-Trak DJ and producer A-Trak shares his tips on traveling for music, from beating jet lag to the best city for record shopping. Having traveled for music for over 25 years, A-Trak has picked up almost as many travel hacks as he has air miles. In this episode of Travel Tips, he shares how to beat jet lag with his “tune-up routine” and where to look for rare records. The label boss and DJ explains how music venues have the potential to move you, from the amphitheater carved into Colorado’s Red Rocks to rave warehouses like London’s Drumsheds. A-Trak also shares what he thinks is the best immersive music experience. Spoiler: it’s not actually the Sphere in Las Vegas. Watch the episode to find out: What is the best immersive music experience in the world? How to get the most out of traveling for festivals, concerts, and music events. Tips on how to beat jet lag. How to find the perfect music venue. Where is the best place in the world to go record shopping? Are there aliens in New Mexico? 0:00 One of the best things about traveling for music is 0:02 I get to experience 0:02 all these different cultures and scenes. 0:06 Hey, I’m A-Trak. 0:07 I’m a DJ, producer, record label owner, 0:10 and I’ve been traveling for music for 25 years. 0:15 If you want to experience music 0:16 in a new way, seek out unique environments. 0:19 Some are man-made, of course, 0:20 but some are in nature. 0:22 There’s this place in Colorado 0:23 called the Red Rocks Amphitheatre 0:25 that is carved into these gorgeous rocks 0:29 and it has the best sound of any venue in America. 0:32 On the other end of the spectrum, 0:33 there’s a place in London called Drumsheds. 0:36 It’s a massive warehouse, 0:38 a classic signifier of rave culture. 0:40 It just kind of encourages me 0:42 to travel the world and 0:43 find spaces that inspire me. 0:47 If you want to go deep in record shopping, 0:48 you’ve got to go to Brazil. 0:50 Everyone knows about São Paulo and Rio, 0:52 but if you go to Bahia you can experience 0:54 the Afro-Brazilian culture, which is amazing. 0:57 There’s things that you can find 0:58 that might seem kind of familiar, 1:00 like soul, funk and jazz records 1:01 from the sixties and seventies, 1:03 but they’ll have their musicians’ take on it. 1:05 Then of course, bossa nova 1:07 and some of their local sounds. 1:08 I have many DJ friends 1:10 who thought they were going for three or four days, 1:12 and once they’re there, they’re like, 1:13 I’m staying. 1:14 Make sure you book a trip 1:16 that’s longer than you think you need. 1:19 When you’re traveling for a festival, 1:21 it’s quite likely that you're going 1:22 to run into some fatigue. 1:24 My tip is to treat your body like a race car. 1:26 You’re paying extra attention 1:27 to the quality of the fuel that you put in. 1:30 When you first get to the destination avoid the nap. 1:33 If you nap, you’re screwed. 1:35 You want to get some sunlight on your face 1:37 that first day. 1:38 That sets your circadian clock. 1:40 So learn to master that tune-up routine. 1:44 You could go to these new high-tech spots 1:46 like the Sphere in Las Vegas. 1:48 Me personally, I’m a fan of places like Meow Wolf 1:51 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. 1:53 It’s this art space slash music space. 1:56 It’s owned by a bunch of artists in Santa Fe. 2:00 It’s just one more reason to love New Mexico, 2:02 which has this really unique 2:04 mix of American art, Native American art, 2:07 incredible landscapes, the most beautiful sunsets 2:09 and aliens I’m pretty sure. 2:11 I remember when I first went there, I was like, 2:13 how did I not know about this place? - advertisement spot 2024