Move D B2B Optimo at RBMA x Boiler Room Berlin

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

Move D @ Freerotation 2024

"It was so difficult to become someone." The house hero talks about Chicago's competitive scene, developing a sound and letting go of his ego. 

Theo Parrish is one of dance music's most influential DJs and producers. Raised in Chicago, he's become synonymous with slow-burning, immersive grooves and sets that mix classics with obscurities. He began DJing in 1986 aged 13, eventually earning a degree in sculpture and moving to Detroit, where he hit his stride as an artist and became a member of the collective Three Chairs alongside Moodymann, Rick Wilhite and Marcellus Pittman. He also started the label Sound Signature, which uses the language of soul, jazz, disco, Chicago house and Detroit techno.

A few months ago, Resident Advisor teamed up with London institution fabric to host Parrish for an eight-hour set—his first time playing the club. While he was in town, he also spoke with CDR's Tony Nwachukwu. In the Exchange, Parrish talks about the intensely competitive scene he grew up in. He DJ'd for 13 years before he was ever paid or had his name billed on a lineup. It took years of passion and hard work to break out of his local scene and build the career he's become known for. 

"At five years, you're dealing with the technical part [of DJing], at ten it's finding your sound and at 15 it's dealing with the ego of it all," he says. "It's not until much later that you actually start to play for and with people."

Parrish also reflects on the ongoing dearth of diversity in the dance music industry and posits whether some of the most popular music in the US—such as trap—reinforces counterproductive racial stereotypes. He asks: did house music ultimately survive because it left where it originally came from? Listen to the episode in full. -Chloe Lula

EX.763 Theo Parrish

The first half of RA.996 is Ron Trent's take on luxurious house.

As part of our countdown to RA.1000, a milestone in the 24-year history of RA's weekly mix series, we're switching up the usual format. The next few editions will pair two acts who complement each other's strengths, offering a fresh take on a particular community, scene or style. 

This week, we're zeroing in on Ron Trent and Ash Lauryn, two names who fly the flag high for old-school US house—a foundational pillar of the electronic underground. 

Trent takes the A-side. Hailing from Chicago, the birthplace of house, the pioneer is a master of finding the sweet spot where machine music meets organic instrumentation.  Listen to any DJ set or record in his extensive back catalogue and you'll find a wealth of exquisitely expressive melodies and deep, spiritual frequencies, making him the ideal narrator for any survey on house. (If you've only got a moment, sink into "Morning Factory," nine minutes of perfection.) 

Trent's return to the RA Podcast, 19 years after his debut in 2006, represents his many decades of expertise in fusing funk with gorgeous musicianship under the umbrella of heart-stirring house. Some may call it a masterclass but to us, it's just Trent doing what he does best.

Listened to as a whole, RA.996 is a powerful snapshot of house's elegance, class and most importantly, understated yet innately euphoric joy.

Find the interview and tracklist at ra.co/podcast/997

RA.996 Ron Trent

chez damier introduces new music

https://www.instagram.com/chez.damier 



Chez Damier @ The Lot Radio 08-24-2025

An hour of Shanti Celeste live from the Love International Sunrise Sessions in 2025. 

TP540 Shanti Celeste (Love International Sunrise Sessions)

Recording of Gilles Peterson's last 3-hour closing set at RDC Stage on Friday night.

RDC 094 - Gilles Peterson at Rainbow Disco Club 2025

Flo EP. drive and bust acid and thruster, typical dusty noise from love ex on daft riot. Distributed by Label Engine - www.label-engine.com

Love Ex - Let It Flo

RA.301 Floating Points

The Atlanta-based, Detroit-rooted DJ keeps it underground and black.

Read more here: https://www.residentadvisor.net/podcast-episode.aspx?id=688

@ashlauryn

RA.688 Ash Lauryn

Resident Advisor