Great conversation! Didnt know so much about you until hearing this interview but you are inspiration. Glad to know theyre others out there that feel as i do. The music festival idea needs to be created and acted on. It would be epic and worthwhile 

Not Louis Vuitton being pronounced incorrectly.

Getting to know the music behind the man. 

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Name: Monica F.
Alias: LADYMONIX (@ladymonix)
Pronouns: She/her
Location: Detroit, MI

Influences: An ever growing list..... Deee-lite, 90s everything, deep soulful funky jazzy diva vocal dub house... that should cover it. But seeing my friends and peers get their shine in this industry gives me infinite inspo.

Affiliations/Residencies/Projects:
Frizner Electric - friznerelectric.bandcamp.com
Grace @ Temple Bar
Maybe Tonight @ Motor City Wine

Favorite Quote:
I only move forwards, never backwards, darling. - Grace Jones

Advice for the DJs, producers and artists of our community:
- Do you! Easier said than done in a world of social media. Your lens is unique and the creative energy you bring is valued.
- Uplift newer djs/producers coming thru. We all have so much to learn from each other.
- Be kind!

With this mix LADYMONIX asks to please learn more about and consider donating to: 
Underground Music Academy (UMA)
A major project being built by Waajeed to create a more inclusive global dance music community that’s more aware of its roots.
(www.undergroundmusicacademy.com)

Tracklist - https://bit.ly/LADYMONIXtrax

Daisychain

Daisychain 233 - LADYMONIX

****Physical Cassette Mixtape Available Our Bandcamp****
https://octoocta.bandcamp.com/album/love-hypnosis-vol-2

I heal myself weekly with the music I play. I listen deeply to the words buried within; the intention behind the lyrics either peppered-in or chorused. So much of the house music I connect with is rooted in love. It’s rooted in desire and hope. It’s rooted in narrative, “Do you want to trip with me?”, “I’ll outstretch my hand”, “I won’t forget about you, you won’t forget about me, we won’t forget about love vibrations!”. I listen to the messages to remind myself what I need and why I continue to move forward.

Vol.2 is represented in two mixing styles; long-melded blends (Trippin’ On Love) and fast, tight radio-style cut mixes with overdubs (Slammin’ With Love). Both convey the deep need for connection to one’s body and to others. It’s this connection energy that I find so powerful about house music’s healing magic.

Xoxo Octo Octa

♥︎♥︎♥︎♥︎ 50% of the profits the mix will be donated to the Sylvia Rivera Law Project (SRLP), which works to guarantee that all people are free to self-determine their gender identity and expression, regardless of income or race, and without facing harassment, discrimination, or violence. ♥︎♥︎♥︎♥︎

Octo Octa - Love Hypnosis Vol. 2 Mixtape

With what was mostly a full and fruitful year for us with many beautiful moments, we now turn our eyes forward to what is looking to be a very exciting year for us at Phonica as we walk into our 20th year of being alive. 2022 saw our mix series get even more killer contributions from artists like Paramida, Sally C, Fred P, Eden Burns, Alex Kassian, Erol Alkan and more. 2023's series line up plans to keep moving up and we have opened this years mix season in the capable hands of two of the finest DJ/Producers doing it right now. Bringing nothing but powerful, euphoric and goddess energies it can only be Octo Octa and Eris Drew of T4T Luv NRG. Amazingly celebrated for their strand of psychedelic, rolling progressive, trancey-house and break rhythms we can't think of two better selector's to take on our series. With an excellently curated compilation and mix for our good friends at Fabric last year as well as two banging cassettes on T4T we can't begin to imagine what this year has in-store for Maya and Eris but we have no doubt it's even more on the upward trajectory! Most likely to the heavens and back! We had a chat with Maya and Eris to see what they have been up to lately and little about how they approached the mix.

Interview Here

Phonica Mix Series 103: Octo Octa & Eris Drew

Sassmouth hails from Chicago and she is one bad azz vinyl DJ lady that we love to dance to, pop on this mix to find out why!

Tracklist:
Primal Scream- Don’t Fight It, Feel It (Whistling Mix)
LadyMonix- Blow Your Mind
Garrett David- Loop Soup
MAW & Company featuring Xaviera Gold- Gonna Get Back to You (Mood II Swing “Big Thick” Dub)
Sami- Marty & Jack
Cantor- Phaedra
Red Axes- The Phone Call
Croon Inc- Schloßallee
Midnight Music Club- Platinum Buttons
UR- Hardlife
Blue Flame- City Limitless
Dawl- System Check
Mr G. Featuring Garfield King- Pause for Thought….With You
Maara- Can’t Slo Down
Ron S.- Front Range (Matt French Remix)
Fibre Optixx- What If

Bottom Forty Mix Series

Bottom Forty Mix 128 :: Sassmouth

Ahead of her set at GALA, Tarzsa brings the feel-good energy with an hour of uplifting house, electro and soul.

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Tarzsa plays GALA, Peckham Rye Park, on 26-28 May

GALA: Tarzsa

A dynamic excursion through a peak-time, late-night NYC Downlow, led by the most eminent of guides, Midland. Recorded in 2017 and showcased here for Crack Mix 500.

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Crack Mix 500: Midland (Block9 takeover)

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.

@hotwaxx

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RA.899 Stacey Hotwaxx Hale

This is a live recording of the first couple of hours of Ben UFO playing the Selectors stage at Dekmantel Festival 2014 in Amsterdam.

www.dekmantelfestival.com

Ben UFO - Live At Dekmantel Festival 2014 (Selectors Stage)

Rinse FM Podcast - Galcher Lustwerk - 31st March 2015

An uplifting ode to queerness and love.

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RA.769 Octo Octa

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