The Essential Mix is a weekly radio show on BBC Radio 1 currently broadcast between 0:00 - 2:00 AM UK time on Saturday morning. Originally broadcast on 30 October 1993, the Essential Mix features contemporary DJs and music producers of electronic dance music. The show has been presented since its inception by Pete Tong and features an uninterrupted two-hour mix from a different artist each week, overlaid with occasional continuity announcements delivered by Tong. With a broadcast run in excess of 25 years, the Essential Mix is one of the longest-running programmes in the current BBC Radio 1 schedule, and is one of very few Radio 1 shows which is not broadcast live.

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Essential Mix 2017-03-11 - Gerd Janson

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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

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Stick a fork in me,  I'm done. Bucket list tick!
Was an honour to be asked. 
Enjoy the ride, its been 15 years as CC:DISCO! and this really captures a-lot of this amazing ride I've been on, so grateful to be able to share music with you all. 

Less chin strokin , more dancing.

More info
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001y6ml

CC:DISCO! ESSENTIAL MIX BBC RADIO 1 2024

Floating Points’ 5hr Set from Boiler Room, New York, Sep 24

Floating Points (5 Hour Set) | Boiler Room New York  17th July 24

BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix 

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Honey Dijon left Chicago for New York in the '90s, but you can still hear the swing and bump of the Windy City in the records she plays. It's a style that her friend Derrick Carter is also famous for, and at Electric Brixton on Saturday night, the pair, along with Gramophone's Michael Serafini, kept things bubbling as Sunfall festival transitioned into the night programme. 

Sunfall in pictures and mixes: https://www.residentadvisor.net/features/2784

RA Live - 2016.07.09 - Honey Dijon, Sunfall, London

DJ Holographic: We Still Believe NYC Mix
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DJ Holographic:  We Still Believe NYC Mix

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