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

Time to delve deep intro the sound of a house and disco legend. Germany based Running Back records head honcho has been serving up some of the finest sets around the world and now, i-D are exclusively treated to a seriously fine taste of the man himself. We present an impeccable selection with impeccable mixing for this weeks i-DJ. Press play and get groovy!

Gerd Janson plays Amsterdam's <a href="http://www.dekmantelfestival.com/">Dekmantel Festival </a>on 1st-3rd August. We cant wait.

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i-DJ: Gerd Janson

My whole set from Multisex a few weeks ago. It was also my birthday , i had an amazing time ! I played a lot of vinyl from back in the day....enjoy !

Ian Pooley at Multisex

We're beyond thrilled to welcome French house music pioneers Alan Braxe & DJ Falcon who share with us with their recent set from Golden Plains Festival! 

Fasten your seatbelts for a high-octane genre bending encounter, packed with plenty of cult French house classics mixed with the duo's signature blend of indie pop, disco and techno with some special edits they made just for the set. 

@braxe1 + @djfalconofficial

Q. What inspiration did you both draw upon when planning for this set at Golden Plains? How would you describe the feeling in the crowd, and what kind of a story were you hoping to tell with the music that night?

Alan Braxe:

Weeks before playing at Golden Plains many people and friends told us this one is going to be special, you’ll love it! So we were very excited. When we arrived on the site we immediately felt very good energy with a big crowd focusing on the music. All these lights everywhere made it quite unreal, a bit like in a fairy tale. When we played we tried to be quite eclectic covering a wide range of the music we like. We even prepared some special edits backstage before the set when we realized how good the atmosphere was.

DJ Falcon:

As Alain said we were already excited to play there as we had tonnes of great feedback from our Australian mates weeks before the show. We knew this festival was going to suit us well as we’re constantly flirting with pop, rock and electronic music. Honestly we simply play the music we love and tell a little bit of our story, some of our French classics combined with a selection of tracks we like from the moment. 

Q. What were some of your favourite moments from this particular set, and how do you guys find the right balance between the nostalgic classics and the newer French house sounds when preparing for your sets together? 

AB:

As said above we love to play eclectic with a bit of techno, house, French house, indie pop, we don’t really prepare the set, it’s more an improvisation based on our respective selections. It doesn’t really matter to us if the music is new or made 20 years ago, it’s more about playing tracks we love 100%. My fave moment was probably when I played the 1st track “I Saw” by Young Fathers that I edited a few minutes before the set. On stage, when I saw this very enthusiastic crowd, I felt like wow we have full freedom to play whatever we want.

DJF:

Favorite moment, for me, is when you arrive at the place and you instantly know that you’re gonna have a good time. Also after 10/15 mins of our set we were able to know that the audience is super receptive, that’s a good satisfaction for us. Talking about the right balance between classics and newer tracks is mainly dictated by the energy of the audience. I feel like we’re simply going with the flow, we’re somehow just some kind of energy sensor…

Q. Now having completed this long awaited Australia tour, how did you find the experience of returning to the country after so many years, this time as a duo, and where are you hoping to take the Braxe + Falcon project next? 

AB:

It’s been a very pleasant tour, we did other festivals with also a very positive reaction from the people, touring as a duo is also very exciting as there is this common excitement backstage before playing, and also my son is now living in Sydney so I had the chance to spend a lot of time with him. Next for us is studio time to release more music, our next single is set to be released on July 10th on Smugglers Way / Domino, and there will be more to come later in 2024.

MDC.297 Braxe + Falcon

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

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

Detroit native @marcelluspittman played this summer a massive set at our gig in Collins Club: The Garden. He's been a stalwart of Detroit's music scene since the '90s. Reigning the scene as a part of Three Chairs, whose members include Rick Wilhite, Theo Parrish and Moodymann.

MARCELLUS PITTMAN - GARDEN SESSIONS

House Music with a bunch of unreleased exclusives from yours truly forthcoming on Homo-Centric Records.

GIDEÖN - The Lot Radio Jan 25

"We had at our disposal a range of financial instruments that allowed us to, imperceptibly, transfer money away from those at the bottom of the socio-economic order and put it safely in the hands of those at the top..."

Money Is Too Important to Waste on the Poor

► Hunee back on BR direct from Seoul.
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Hunee Boiler Room BUDx Seoul DJ Set

It's the 20 year anniversary of my Essential Mix. :)

1998.02.15 - Essential Mix - Ian Pooley

90 minutes of summertime magic.

Read more here: https://www.residentadvisor.net/podcast-episode.aspx?id=739

@jaydagmusic

RA.739 Jayda G

Resident Advisor