Name: Kai Salem
Alias: k a i (@kai-salem)
Pronouns: she/her
Location: Providence, RI

Influences: When I DJ, I chase the feeling of captivation and elation that comes while dancing at a great party. The best ones live on. Also: the music I grew up with, from rock to West African drumming; the creative sediments and blossoming of Providence; and my friends and loved ones, here and farther away.

Affiliations/Residencies/Projects: Castle in the Sky - a party on *hiatus* at the Castle in Providence 

Favorite Quote: “‘what do you love, you extraordinary stranger?’ ‘I love clouds…drifting clouds…there…over there…marvelous clouds!’” From “The Stranger” by Charles Baudelaire

Advice for the DJs, producers and artists of our community: music and DJing is one part of an ecosystem. Everyone has a role to play, and community is built around this notion; we should honor all: the musicians, the dancers, the visual artists, the party throwers, the people doing sound, the fixers, and more.

With this mix k a i asks to please learn more about and consider donating to:
❁ I am a climate policy advocate with an organization called Green Energy Consumers Alliance! I work to move Rhode Island and Massachusetts to a low-carbon future (you can donate to our policy work at (www.greenenergyconsumers.org/donategreenenergyconsumers). 
❁ I also support Direct Action for Rights and Equality, which organizes against systems of oppression in Rhode Island (www.daretowin.org/about/mission.html)

Daisychain

Daisychain 222 - k a i

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