Plenty of us have been finding our own ways of staying creative during lockdown, and some have also started trialling new ways of working and collaborating remotely. 

Though DJs Mariiin and Jessica are far apart geographically - Jessica is in Berlin and Mariiin is in Leeds - the pair's musical synergy is very much in sync. 

Both have been making their own musical movements for a while now. Italian born Mariiin has built her rep as a skilled DJ and selector, known for exploring the deeper, immersive realms of electronic music. As well as being one of the residents for Bobby.'s Pleasure Club party in London, she's also a member of Leeds-based music collective Equaliser who provide a platform to empower wxmen, queer and non-binary people. 

In a similar vein, Jessica is the founder of Rhythm Sister, a collective and workshop supporting wxmen, queer and non-binary people to DJ and, more recently, learn about music production. On top of her Rhythm Sister commitments, she's co-founder of Headroom, a small close-knit festival in the countryside of Abergavenny, as well as running her own digital music agency.

During the first round of lockdown, the pair decided to record a b2b from their respective homes, recording 15 minutes each, and sending it back and forth. The result is a mix of deep, hypnotic electronics, that's perfect for your lockdown pre drinks. Hopefully we'll see this pairing play b2b in real life sometime in the future...

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Mariiin & Jessica: The 'Shine A Light On' Mix

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