Latest BBC Radio 1 - Essential Mix Honey Dijon. Premiered November 20th 2022.

Essential Mix 2022

Essential Mix - Honey Dijon

2 hour live set from The Carry Nation "Blowout Blitz" at The Good Room Brooklyn. Groovy Sexy Deep Classic Style.

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Gangstercast 46 comes from the fabulous Honey Dijon. Based in NYC but Born and raised in Chicago; the home of house music, Honey is known for her unique take on the Chicago sound with inflections of the deep New York underground. Honey is one of the few DJ’s in recent years to defy pigeon-holing. She draws from a wide repertoire of musical styles from old school Chicago House, disco, tech house, tribal, funk, soul, and R& B. She has graced the tables from Ministry of Sound London to Ushuaia Ibiza, Panorama Bar Berlin, Stereo Montreal and everywhere in between. She has also shared the decks with none other Danny Tenaglia, Derrick Carter, Green Velvet, The Martinez Brothers, Satoshi Tomiie, and Quentin Harris. 

Like many involved in the scene, her love affair with music began upon hearing her parent’s soul and r&b records at home. Soon she wanted to be the one dropping the needle on the record whenever they held parties in the family basement and the lure of club life soon followed. Before long she was obsessively collecting her own music from record stores, which is where Honey met and formed a long lasting friendship with Derrick Carter, who became a mentor. It was he who introduced her to the underground of Chicago where she was exposed to the sounds of jacking house and Detroit techno. 
After relocating to New York City, Honey also met another music giant Danny Tenaglia, whose legendary sets at Twilo were also a major source of inspiration. “Danny heavily influenced my sound as a DJ’, says Honey. “The drama of his delivery and risk taking always informed me of how I wanted to present music. Of course, Derrick and Chicago house were also very influential in my development as an artist, so it’s this combination of Chicago and New York that has helped me develop my signature sound.”

Known for her passion and integrity in her sets, this week Honey takes us back to the old skool sound, with this hugely authentic mix, fusing the bump of Chicago with more classic New York sounds and other European influences, dexterously flowing between house and techno, with a warm, hypnotic feel.

 The art of mixing itself is very important to Honey, and when telling us of the tracks she chose in compiling this mix, she explained; “I did a bit of research and did a bit of crate digging to try and give a bit of swing and soul but in a modern way.”

When explaining to us how this particular mix represented her as an artist, she told us; “Well being from Chicago, I wanted to mix a bit of my roots with what's happening in dance music at the moment. Since there has been a resurgence of House in Europe, I felt it was the perfect time to pull out a few forgotten classics.”

Being a firm believer in the underground sound, and being a protector of the faith, When asked what the House Gangster movement means to her, she replies; “I just feel it's a gang of like-minded people representing the love of house and paying respects to where it came from and to also where it’s going.” 
Honey describes the ‘House Gangster sound’ as “Boompty but with guts and soul! Also with a bit of a techy edge top to it” 

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HONEY DIJON | GANGSTERCAST 46

DIJON FM 003 | Gina Jeanz

Namibia’s own Gina Jeanz is a standout producer, DJ, and songwriter known for her electrifying sets and genre-blending productions. Classically trained and shaped by over a decade in South Africa, her sound draws from the African diaspora, weaving through Electronica, Afro House, and Deep House. Her 2021 debut album Lucid Theory earned her a spot on Billboard’s Best New Dance Tracks and recognition from platforms like Beatport, DJ Mag, and BBC 1Xtra. She’s played major stages including Amnesia Ibiza, Montreux Jazz Festival, and Koko Electronic, all while championing the next generation of artists. A rising force in global electronic music, Gina continues to push boundaries and inspire.

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Dijon FM 003 | GINA JEANZ

DIJON FM 001 | Remixia

London-based DJ duo REMIXIA, made up of Emilia and Rebecca, brings a fresh take on Afro-electronic music, blending Afro House, Afro Tech, and 3-step with elements of melodic tech and house to craft high-energy, unforgettable sets.

Over the past year, they’ve played globally in cities like Ibiza, Mykonos, Paris, LA, New York, Cape Town, Accra, and more, sharing stages with some of the biggest names in Afro house and tech like Black Coffee, Shimza, Rampa, and Major League. From iconic venues like Pacha and KOKO Electronic to Paris Fashion Week and BFA parties, REMIXIA are known for creating vibrant, genre-blurring musical experiences that move crowds everywhere they go.

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Dijon FM 001 | REMIXIA

DIJON FM 004 | Tedd Patterson

If you’ve been lucky enough to experience a Tedd Patterson set, you already understand: this is not just about dance music. It’s something deeper. Tedd’s been a key figure in NYC’s underground scene since the ’90s, known for his ability to blend soul, depth, and surprise in a way that keeps dancefloors locked in.

From Panorama Bar to Battle Hymn, with releases on Defected and Strictly Rhythm, and remixes for Honey Dijon and Louie Vega, Tedd’s never chased trends. He moves to his own rhythm, and that’s exactly what sets him apart.

@teddpatterson

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Dijon FM 004 | TEDD PATTERSON

the future

FINNEST music presents, Around the World, a series of compilations where it shows the talent of many artists from different countries, in its first release, Panama Gems selected by Sergio Bennett and mixed by the veteran Panamanian artist Charles Bell. In the first place, Our First Time' by Glenn Gonzalez, one of the most important electronic music producers in Panama, owner of the 'Midnight Movement' label, first class deep house with an increasing progressive sound and a mix sublime, the bassline and the kick drive the track while the pads and melodies are in charge of telling the story, fantastic. As the second cut, 'Room 1993' by Rick González, a Panamanian artist who makes his world debut as a producer with FINNEST with this brutal track full of groove, with a vocal and some melodic stabs that will hymnotize you, has a sound of the 2000s fascinating, we love it too much. It is the turn of the residents, the Venezuelan DartZero75 based in Panama and a fundamental pillar of the nights on Selina's rooftop in the heart of Casco Antiguo, along with his partner Mōiqe bring us, 'Tribal Analog' a track with Afro House sounds very fresh with the essence of her country in the rhythmic base and piano melodies that transcend beyond the human ear, the drop is perfect to explode the dance floor. Very cool! The fourth track comes from one of the house artists, and an important part of the scene in the country, Gerard R, also a Venezuelan living in Panama already signed to our sister label Yet Records, presents us with 'Bam Bam', a minimal deep cut with a spectacular groove and a solid base that makes clubs with great sound equipment tremble from their foundations, the vocal stabs finish completing this great work, nice. As fifth cut, 'Hip Hip Oh' by the Colombians 'Bryan Kush' and 'Nicholls (Col)' both based in Panama, the latter being responsible for the management of the famous promoter 'Booth' in the country. With minimal sound we can fly through the effects that the guys have used on the track, the base sounds very forceful and the vocal with hip hop nuances just drives us crazy, the scratch effect is very original and different from the usual, Bravo! The last cut of the compilation is by an artist from the interior, 'Nislo Rudas' born in Panama and with a notable international career, he delights us with 'Voices', the most minimal track of the release, with nuances of the Romanian sound that makes us immerse ourselves in an unprecedented melodic atmosphere, the crunchy background is essential and the vocals give it the necessary stop to be able to explode again, the low frequencies are in their precise place and everything sounds beautiful. Brilliant. To finish we can enjoy a Dj Mix by Charles Bell, one of the best curators in the country and with the greatest weight in the scene, if you want to consolidate yourself in the city, you must have his blessing hehehe, great job friend! 

ENJOY!

Finnest Music Presents. Around the World - Panama Gems

Beatport

Nislo Rudas - Voices (Original Mix)

ELECTRIC TRIP 6 (DEEP HOUSE)

Battle Hymn

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