I'm sorry but rekordbox is NOT a complicated program and CDJ 3000s are so easy to use. Maybe don't do a DJ set in the first place if you can't even figure out basic technical issues? It's amateur as fuck
think it’s a bit cruel that headlines have been calling this the worse coachella set ever, i feel quite bad for her. must be horrible to have technical difficulties on such a huge stage
Seeing artists play Berghain and Hor like it's the flex it used to be, like they simply do not care about Berlin clubs censoring and gatekeeping pro Palestinian artists and being actual arms of the state's imperialist contributions.. It's giving spineless, amoral, self centered.
I'm still thinking about all the NYC artists who are supposedly pro-Palestine playing Berghain. I wanna name names so bad and hear what they actually have to say about it. What's it like to only stand for justice when the stakes are low?
After nearly 6 months of working on it,
@residentadvisor
has finally published my article on whether NYC Clubs need stricter door policies. I'm proud of the work I've done on it and hope it helps spur a deeper dialogue about the safety of NYC's clubs.
Working on a mix that's 99% tracks by Palestinian artists and releases benefitting Palestinian orgs. And I must say music is a lot more meaningful and good when it fucking stands for something.
I wrote about Russ Monk and his anti trans remarks for RA. When we informed him that we were in possession of a damning email he sent to artists a few days before issuing a backpedaling general statement, he did not respond for comment.
Four artists—Carsten Jost, Timnah,
@MineralDisk
and
@Tony_Surgeon
—have pulled out of The Labyrinth after a series of comments on trans issues from founder Russ "Monk" Moench
This past February I quit onlyfans and online sex work after nearly fifteen years in the business. I simply got burned out on it. But now I'm finding I'm deeply unmotivated to look for new work.
Last night during my set I realized DJing is the only time in my day to day life where I feel like I'm free of my usual suffering. I'm so glad to have this outlet. I just want to carry that energy into my daily life. Back to child's mind and all that
Well I suppose now is as good a time as any to announce I have accepted a position as a full time staff writer for
@residentadvisor
🤭 I'll be covering US news and I'll be based in NYC for the next year. If anyone has a spare room for your girl lmk 💅🏻
Don't know where this thread is going I just needed to articulate my feelings to the ether. I just find it so difficult to care about 'advancing my station' in life when genocides are happening and the climate is collapsing and fascism continues to rise.
I've struggled my whole life with the idea of 'making a living'. I'm not even financially positioned to ignore the need to do so. I just spiritually have lost interest in the material capitalist world we are all forced to participate in.
Getting misgendered before a surgery right after being told to take a pee test to see if I'm pregnant has to be one of the biggest headfucks I've encountered in my many years.
What gets me most about this is, I'm seeing artists who I deeply respect say yes to some of these institutions, namely Berghain, and it reveals this deeper truth that we are constantly forced to make soul compromising decisions in the name of career advancement and survival.
Seeing artists play Berghain and Hor like it's the flex it used to be, like they simply do not care about Berlin clubs censoring and gatekeeping pro Palestinian artists and being actual arms of the state's imperialist contributions.. It's giving spineless, amoral, self centered.
No shade but these big labels I aspire to feel like a boys club most of the time. Shout out to labels like Scuffed and 3024 that actually care about breaking different artists besides the ones that have been releasing with them since day one.
My problem is I can only dig for tracks for so long before I turn on Ableton and get lost in production. I'm truly a producer/dj and not a dj/producer lol
My first all night set in the books. Six hours of pure buttery house to a packed floor. Can't wait for this recording to come out so y'all really know what I'm capable of.
Some DJs just make me rethink my whole approach sometimes. I love watching all the different ways DJs mix. Really expands my mind and reorients my relationship to the technology
I really hate to say it but we've jumped the gun with getting back to nightlife. The vax by itself isn't enough to stop Delta from spreading. And negative tests can't rule out infection completely (which we've known for over a year).
@tschlic
What does "try new things" mean in this context? Bc all I see is a highly paid artist showing up to her set unprepared to navigate a minor technical difficulty brought on by neglect of her basic responsibilities as a DJ and performer.
@Baldvr69
@Ahealthnut3
@upholdreality
Modern Zionism is essentially a secular nationalist ideology. It contradicts basic Jewish law, I.e. thou shalt not kill, love thy neighbor, etc. and grants primacy to a Zionist state over adherence to actual Judaic values.
It's truly wild to me that I'm actually putting out my debut EP on a label I've been in love with since I started DJing. I applied as a long shot to
@scuffedrecs
' artist development scheme and somehow got accepted. Now almost a year later my very first official release is here.
Got home from movement and a friend asked how it was. Frankly in hindsight, it didnt feel that special. From unsettling experiences at Texture to the atrocities unfolding in Rafah, it all felt rather off the mark. Idk, just feeling very meh today about the whole weekend.
We’re thrilled to announce that we’ll be representing
@Sister__Zo
for all North American bookings! Reach out to michelle at thebunkerny dot com if interested!
@_djgirl
Literally she's been asked to do the BARE MINIMUM. Didn't even prep her own crates. And welps her way through it like she's never seen cdjs in her life
I've uploaded my 10/13 closing set at Nowadays for your listening pleasure. It's a three hour journey from darkness to light. Crisp percussive grooves into techno psychedelia and house euphoria. Unequivocally my favorite set I've ever played.
And all I get in return is an unstable income and a few hits of insane dopamine levels for one to three hours once or twice a month, as well as burnout from traveling alone and being up late and consuming substances to keep my energy up or stay immersed in the fun.
On top of that I no longer feel DJing is a career path worth striving for. That's not to say I don't love DJing or music or production. I do. But the promise of a big career touring and playing festivals and cities around the world.. It's an empty promise. Even if it's fulfilled.
New track alert - Pump - is out now on Egregore's Club Drums Volume 3 compilation. A haunting percussive jam with simmering synth tension and reverb soaked bass. With tracks from
@YilanMusic
,
@shespellsdoom
Despina, Kaval and
@NOIRE_UK
.
Don't be so blinded by your perceived status that you'd misinterpret someone else's intentions with you. Sometimes it is just as simple as ppl tryin to build friendships and community. There's nothing sneaky about that.
Wild how someone can go from being the person you want to share your life with most to being literally the last person to do that with in a matter of weeks.
Honestly played an absolute perfect opening set at Good Room Saturday night. Not even saying this from a place of ego. Genuinely proud of who I'm becoming as a DJ and the way I'm applying all these years of training to rock these lovely queer crowds. It gives me so much life.
All this is to say I'm at a point where I'm kind of just floating through life. I wake up and genuinely wonder why I should bother to look for a job or sit down to produce or dig for tracks. In general I've reached a place where all I really want is to spend time with loved ones.
In a world where everyone is playing low and slow, building narrative with deep thoughtful selections, she opts for blistering face peeling tracks with little to no cohesion.
Being home with family is both comforting and discomforting at the same time bc while I love my family deeply, they're all so normal and it reminds me how removed I am from the world they inhabit.
I hate exclusivity clauses with a deep passion, especially from clubs who claim to care about and uplift artists from marginalized backgrounds. You're not uplifting me; you're blocking my bag and quite literally getting in the way of my survival in this insanely expensive city.
Normalize paid mixes in 2022. Even if it's $50-$100 to the artist, which in my opinion is not nearly enough, mix making may be a labor of love but it's still labor.
Really appreciate being able to listen to
@livwutang
and
@wonja
's Honcho mixes as loud as I want, free of the stress of stage managing and running around frantically trying to get the sound crew to turn the volume up. I feel like I'll keep visiting and revisiting them.
Anyone else feeling a lack of motivation lately? Industry shit been feeling real hollow recently. Trying to remember what it's all for. Can't feel my heart in it :(
I'm honestly on one right now with mixes. Coming off my mix for Laurel Halo's NTS show and my PMx mix, I recorded another one last night to come out next month hopefully. It's unequivocally the best one I've ever made. So seamless and deep and dark. Really in my bag rn. 💅🏼