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Today starts the #BLACKOUTMIXMAG with @Mixmag week of content.... will be running you through the features and links to the articles through the week....
You can read my editors note and the designers note by @studiopixie here to see the thinking behind the logo design.
Welcome to #BLACKOUTMIXMAG
https://mixmag.net/feature/welcome-to-blackout-week
Welcome to #BLACKOUTMIXMAG
https://mixmag.net/feature/welcome-to-blackout-week
One of the most important parts of the process was finding Black women's stories AND amplifying those women visually.....we start with @HONEYDIJON and @AshLauryn313 conversation on how Black Lives Matter has affected the industry
#BlackoutMixmag https://mixmag.net/feature/honey-dijon-dance-music-has-been-colonised
#BlackoutMixmag https://mixmag.net/feature/honey-dijon-dance-music-has-been-colonised
The incredible history of the legendary Detroit duo Drexciya is deciphered by @mgoldenbarnes here.
#BlackoutMixmag https://mixmag.net/feature/drexciya-history-interview-feature
#BlackoutMixmag https://mixmag.net/feature/drexciya-history-interview-feature
Unsung Black Women who have pioneered a Dance music culture we enjoy today is sadly a facet which needs to be addressed and challenged in the clear light of day @JaguarWorldwide speaks to @DJPAULETTE @Hotwaxx @djsmokinjo @ultranatemusic & @DJSharonWhite https://mixmag.net/feature/the-unsung-black-women-pioneers-of-house-music
Good Morning!!
DAY 2 of #BLACKOUTMIXMAG from @Mixmag the week long content dedicated to Black issues in Dance music with a Black editorial
DAY 2 of #BLACKOUTMIXMAG from @Mixmag the week long content dedicated to Black issues in Dance music with a Black editorial
Two incredibly important women in our dance industry @AnnieMac of @BBCR1 and @singmaddixsing of @HouseChoir have an honest an upfront conversation around the power dynamics at play in the music industry https://mixmag.net/feature/annie-mac-natalie-maddix-interview-house-music-industry words by Natalie Maddix
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There’s literally not enough characters to tag everyone that’s been on Deja Vu FM, but the vision of the station on the actual premises we all DJ’d in aka THE ROOF was owned by this man... STING!! Why have you not heard of him though?! https://mixmag.net/feature/sting-deja-vu-telepathy-radio-raves-party-history
Oh and he gave The Prodigy their first London gig..... but yeah....
You’ve never heard of him...
Day 2 of #BLACKOUTMIXMAG
You’ve never heard of him...
Day 2 of #BLACKOUTMIXMAG
Good Morning
DAY 3 of #BLACKOUTMIXMAG with @Mixmag ...lots more features still to come exploring some long-standing issues around anti-Blackness in the industry.
DAY 3 of #BLACKOUTMIXMAG with @Mixmag ...lots more features still to come exploring some long-standing issues around anti-Blackness in the industry.
Interview and mix from more exceptional Black female talent in DJ FEMO, British-Nigerian DJ expressing her african heritage and what she feels it means to be Nigerian.
#BLACKOUTMIXMAG https://mixmag.net/feature/impact-dj-femo-nigeria-britain-mix-no-signal-reprezent
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https://mixmag.net/feature/impact-dj-femo-nigeria-britain-mix-no-signal-reprezent
An incredibly important read and one of the many features I'm proud of. @dfnbrown1 used to work for @Mixmag himself, the fact they have allowed a previous employer to critique the organisation is something incredibly bold & speaks volumes! https://mixmag.net/feature/how-the-dance-music-industry-failed-black-artists
To add context for this next feature... this all began from a thread I posted on the mistreatment and erasure of Black women in music.... https://twitter.com/FunkButcher/status/1267894309690408964?s=20
The incredible @DJPattiKane has been a viral sensation since the video of her DJ set did the rounds online
Read the interview and also listen to Patti's "In-Session" mix for #BlackoutMixmag here https://mixmag.net/feature/in-session-patti-kane
Read the interview and also listen to Patti's "In-Session" mix for #BlackoutMixmag here https://mixmag.net/feature/in-session-patti-kane
Day 4 of #BLACKOUTMIXMAG with @Mixmag week of content!! The erasure of Black women in Dance music has been a longstanding issue from disparity in pay, to simply not being represented accurately or even at all....
To add context to this feature this is the thread which started it...
https://twitter.com/FunkButcher/status/1267894309690408964?s=20
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https://twitter.com/FunkButcher/status/1267894309690408964?s=20
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#BLACKOUTMIXMAG explores the now undeniable issue around the exploitation of Black women in Dance music by amplifying the experiences and accomplishments of @Vulavox @sheronaknight @singmaddixsing @officialnaynay @kellileighuk
words by @ChantayyJayy https://mixmag.net/feature/exploitation-black-women-vocalists-house-music
words by @ChantayyJayy https://mixmag.net/feature/exploitation-black-women-vocalists-house-music
#BLACKOUTMIXMAG continues with the educational insight... @kevinsaunderson & @idriselba are in conversation around the roots of TECHNO ....thank you gentlemen! 
https://mixmag.net/feature/kevin-saunderson-idris-elba-inner-city
continues with the educational insight... @kevinsaunderson & @idriselba are in conversation around the roots of TECHNO ....thank you gentlemen! https://mixmag.net/feature/kevin-saunderson-idris-elba-inner-city
Earlier this year another thread of mine sparked a turn of events which would lead to this very open and frank conversation with @SimonDunmore the head of @DefectedRecords ....you can watch the full chat about racism in our Dance industry here https://mixmag.net/feature/simon-dunmore-interview-defected-profile-record-label
We look at the future of radio shown in the creativity & resourcefulness displayed by @theresnosignall during a global pandemic! The brilliant @yewandeadeniran writes on the phenomenon that is NO SIGNAL and Black music radio https://mixmag.net/feature/no-signal-is-the-future-of-radio
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Tomorrow’s the FINAL DAY of #BLACKOUTMIXMAG by @Mixmag the week of content with a Black editorial.... 5 months of hard work finally comes to an end but it’s really just the beginning of new conversations and new attitudes in Dance music towards Black contributors.
Shouts to the #BLACKOUTMIXMAG contributors... it was ambitious. Some even thought it couldn’t be done. But we did it.... roll on the last day of content 
DAY 5!!.... THE FINAL DAY OF BLACKOUT MIXMAG with @Mixmag the brother @seb_wheeler_ said to me yesterday KWAME this is going to be a BIG ONE!!... let’s end with a bang...
Day 5 of #BLACKOUTMIXMAG the FINAL day!!
We look at clubland in the UK and how the experiences differ for Black patrons in some well known brands. One of my favourite and important Black music journalists @Jpizzledizzle writes on the issues at hand https://mixmag.net/feature/nightclubs-arent-utopia-for-every-black-raver
We look at clubland in the UK and how the experiences differ for Black patrons in some well known brands. One of my favourite and important Black music journalists @Jpizzledizzle writes on the issues at hand https://mixmag.net/feature/nightclubs-arent-utopia-for-every-black-raver
The GENTRIFICATION OF JUNGLE is a feature very dear to my heart and it was an honour to speak to esteemed music and artistic royalty in @DJFlight @vforever @juniortomlin and @marc4hero I explore the relationship between BLACKNESS and the genre! https://mixmag.net/feature/the-gentrification-of-jungle
I spoke to @marc4hero about why there’s been such a fight to separate Black artists from political messaging and what was the REAL meaning behind his group 4Hero he had with Dego.
#BLACKOUTMIXMAG for @Mixmag
#BLACKOUTMIXMAG for @Mixmag
#BLACKOUTMIXMAG continues its mission to amplify and pose questions. Here are 20 Black acts in UK House music you SHOULD know about and if not why?!! https://mixmag.net/feature/20-black-uk-house-music-acts-you-should-know-about
Lots of issues have been raised throughout the course of #BLACKOUTMIXMAG week. To focus it on a tangible plan of action is the next goal! A Roadmap for Change, a feature I've written highlighting some ideas organisations can begin considering https://mixmag.net/feature/the-roadmap-to-change
I spoke to Katie Pearl, @RoskaOfficial and MC Versatile about their experiences with the hugely successful phenomenon that was UK Funky but why didn’t it arguably reach it’s full potential? Read here https://mixmag.net/feature/why-didnt-uk-funky-break-the-mainstream
The very last piece of my editorial for #BlackoutMixmag is this one!! In memory of our late great @tymusic and written by another legend in Hip-Hop my brother @ShorteeBlitz 
....this is an extremely brief history of UKs relationship with the US genre https://mixmag.net/feature/ty-and-the-history-of-uk-rap
....this is an extremely brief history of UKs relationship with the US genre https://mixmag.net/feature/ty-and-the-history-of-uk-rap
and just SOME (I stress the word “some” because language is important with these sensitive things lol) of its contributors who facilitated its development. As the editor of the week of content I take full responsibility of any glaring omissions but I also ask you to understand...
that this is also centring Ty’s energy in this. Would have been nice if he could still be alive to read it 
...But the one over-arching theme is that we must endeavour to give people their flowers while they can still smell them.
...But the one over-arching theme is that we must endeavour to give people their flowers while they can still smell them.
Ok psyche!! This is the last one honestly!! I reached out to an absolute House legend at the beginning of this whole process and he sent me this incredible and upsetting account of his as a DJ thank you very much for your contribution @MarshallJeffers https://mixmag.net/feature/marshall-jefferson-why-i-quit-djing
