Name: Lou Croff Blake
Alias: DJ Bricks (@dj_bricks)
Pronouns: they//them
Location: Berlin, DE

Influences: west coast rave spaces, my friends when we b2b in our living rooms, my dad's 90s electronica CD collection

Affiliations/Residencies/Projects: currently flying free ;)

Favorite Quote: "My experience – our experience – could be your experience. My experience – our experience – could reframe your experience. My experience – our experience – could politicize your experience and could motivate, mobilize you, and us, to action."
– Stacey Holman Jones and Tony E. Adams, "Autoethnography" 

Advice for the DJs, producers and artists of our community: 
Remember your roots - dance floors have always been sites of political change, and we are the next generation! Rave spaces are not inherently radical. While we've made so much progress in breaking down the homogenous wall of cis white dudes in electronic music, the work never stops. As creatives, we each have a duty to balance our own practices with creating space for others. We all have something unique to contribute, but we run the risk of replicating hegemonic dynamics if we don't create equity within our communities. A healthy creative ecosystem requires a lush diversity of experiences and practices. Be kind, be conscientious, and have fun... after all, it's a party.

With this mix DJ Bricks asks to please learn more about and consider donating to: 
❁ Ingersoll Gender Center (www.ingersollgendercenter.org)
❁ Schwulenberatung Berlin (www.schwulenberatungberlin.de/about-us)

Tracklist - https://bit.ly/DJBricksTrax

Daisychain

Daisychain 232 - DJ Bricks

Daisychain is a movement to showcase power, beauty, and strength of DJs and artists. Like the sequencing of electrical equipment, Daisychain will connect and develop a symbiotic network of trans, nonbinary people and femmes - from all backgrounds. DJs and artists from these realms of identity will continue to find their strength in sound by showcasing their art for a weekly guest mix series. 

Contact/Submissions: Leesh - daisychain.network606@gmail.com

Based in Chicago, IL