Talk to any veteran artist and they'll tell you consistency is the secret to longevity. Staying relevant in a competitive industry requires unwavering dedication to the craft—a lesson that nobody knows better than the godmother of house music, Stacey Hotwaxx Hale. The gear head, educator, music nerd and Detroit legend is considered the Motor City's first woman DJ to play underground house music. Her inquisitive mind, passion for audio equipment and community spirit has led to a decades-spanning career that has inspired countless women and expanded Detroit's rich musical heritage. 

As a teenager, she learned to record on reel-to-reel tapes before learning the ropes from club king Ken Collier in the late '70s. Mastering the art of what she called "sneak-a-mixx"—seamlessly mixing vinyl records continuously—she beat over 600 artists to win the 1985 Motor City Mix competition. DJing remained a given in her life, even when she pursued a full-time engineering degree. She's often described in interviews how she would do math homework in between mixing tracks during gigs in her 20s. When she's not behind the decks or playing in the live ensemble Nyumba Muziki, she teaches DJing and production classes with the goal of teaching her students self-expression.

Hale's sound is warm and dynamic, incorporating everything from gospel, electro, hip-hop, techno and live instruments with the goal of spreading positivity and happiness. Those feelings and cross-genre moods are all tangible on her RA Podcast. Moving gracefully between disco, funky techno, R&B and classic house, Hale's mix feels like the perfect night out, showcasing her versatility, love for vibrant rhythms and her sharp ear.

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Read more at https://ra.co/podcast/899

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RA.899 Stacey Hotwaxx Hale

Reverse Skydiving Club - No Fly Zone feat. Jahveri

Relive ANGELBOY turning up the heat at our brand new Current stage.

Date:
April 19, 2025

Location:
NDSM Docklands, Amsterdam

ANGELBOY | FULL SET | DGTL AMSTERDAM 2025 | 19.4.2025

George FitzGerald - 05 July 2025

POTENCY MIX 002 - 131BPM

Neida delves into some of his latest finds, including house infused tracks, UK Bass, jungle and uptempo beats.

Tracklist: 

﻿Coffintexts - Activo
﻿﻿Magugu - Mountain Peak
﻿﻿K-LONE - Drumz! (Leod Edit)
﻿﻿Polygonia - Shen Wai Shenfa
﻿﻿Cando - Clutch (Bakongo Remix)
﻿﻿The Town - Dice
﻿﻿Danny Goliger - Sun Dog
﻿﻿French Fries - Yo Vogue VIP
﻿﻿French II - loudner (silencer)
﻿﻿Interstellar Funk - Particles
﻿﻿Ion Ludwig - Transport Fighter
﻿﻿Facta - De Oost
﻿﻿Edward - Vacuum Tube
﻿﻿Boy Berger - Unspoken
﻿﻿Pangaea - You Know Whats Up
﻿﻿Peverelist - Pulse XVII
﻿﻿Ploy - Admirer
﻿﻿Om Unit & James Bangura - Angles (Hodge Remix)

Neida - 17 Juillet 2025

Tracklist + Q&A: bit.ly/themix067djh

New Jersey-raised hellraiser @djharam delivers a mix for the late-night crew.

"I’m presenting an anti-format mix. I want it to feel like light tucked away in darkness. What I love most about being a DJ is when you get to 2:AM and you’re only left with the people who are really in it. I love the people who are not worried about what they look like and they're also not worried about what I look like, and we’re pushing our bodies in order to stay up into the middle of the morning. This mix is for you!"

Tracklist + Q&A

The Mix 067: DJ Haram

This month on The Lot Radio we welcome longtime friend Sheepshead for a deep dive into heavy low-end and sharp percussion. As the curator of Newtype Rhythms on Inverted Audio, his sets trace the edges of bass music—dark, detailed, and always in motion :)

Second hour’s a Kindergarten link-up: Despina and Martini go B2B for an excursion through glitchy percussive slammers and fast-lane breakdowns.

https://www.instagram.com/kindergarten_ny
https://www.soundcloud.com/kindergartenrecords



Kindergarten Sheepshead, Despina b2b Martini @ The Lot Radio 07-26-2025

Ploy - 05 August 2025

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@powerdanceclub

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For our third instalment, its none other than Suchi bringing the vibes

POTENCY MIX 003 - SUCHI

Tap into our vast archive of DJ mixes and original music from Black Techno Matters contributors.

Our mission is to reclaim techno as a manifestation of Black expression in a society that has oppressed it by creating spaces, both virtual and IRL, that celebrate the black roots of techno. An assertion and a reminder that Techno IS Black.

Reverse Skydiving Club - No Fly Zone feat. Jahveri

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