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Dee Diggs

Too hype to introduce this next mix by Boston's Dee Diggs, she's been advocating for femme's in electronic music since we first met her and incorporates this visibility into her DJ sets by using non-linear mixing to say fuck the norms. Her punk approach to electronic music is just so refreshing and engaging, seriously watch this space for this one. Not to be slept on. Mix & Q&A below: When OG Househeads run to the booth and go ‘What you know about that song, girl?’
That means I’ve done some good digging.

Tell us about this mix:

Everything starts and ends with House for me. The discovery of House music and it’s black, queer, and urban origins was the gateway and precipice to everything that I love, embody, and uphold today.

This mix is a full embodiment of my chameleon patische deejay technique.
I like the idea of someone squinting though the fog 30 minutes into one of my sets to make sure it’s still the same person playing.

I love the freedom and playfulness of genre switching and non-linear mixing; that is very apparent in this mix.
It’s all rhythm, tension, emotional release, a simultaneous homage & critique of femininity, a battle cry for all the freaks out there finding their own paths & mediums to revolutionize & repair ourselves and the world around us.

When did you start DJing?

About 3 years ago, officially, but I’ve been a college radio dj since I was 17. The radio station, where I hosted my college radio shows, burned down about 2 months after my first live dj gig, so I feel like it was in the stars that from there I kept being invited to play out.

First gig:

My deejay naissance was a party I booked and hosted. It was in this Allston basement and was called the Goddess Underground with 3 femmes including me on the lineup in November 2015.

Fave DJ:

Robert Hood, Powder, Frankie Knuckles, & all the cool ass dj mutuals I have online & irl

Fave producer:

every femme identified person making mad heat rn

Pet peeve when DJing:

Sound people (mostly only dudes do this to me) hovering in the booth- if something sounds off, let me know real quick, let’s fix it, & then get the hell out the booth & let me work!

What’s the best compliment you’ve ever gotten?

When OG Househeads run to the booth and go ‘What you know about that song, girl?’
That means I’ve done some good digging.

Place you’d like to play:

My goal is to debut in 10 cities before 2018 is over.
Top of the list: Montreal, Cape Town, Detroit, Berlin

Something you want everyone to know about you:

I sometimes introduce myself as ‘a good/ethical person and a deejay, proving the two aren’t mutually exclusive.’ :)

Tracklist:
(Intro) Wicked - Byrell the Great
Es te (deejay xanax Enjoys the Amazon Mix) - dj python
Bodega Queen (South Bitch Mix) - Bodega Queen
Just Like A Queen (Acid Queen) - Ellis D
Freak Me (TD Nasty Remix) - Sha Sha Kimbo
Tiger - Ehua
Puto luri -Nidia Minaj
LOL, You Wild! - Lyzza
Hallucinogenic - Cherele
Let Ting Go (Wu’s Vocal Edit) - Asmara
Work It (Re-mix) - Parris Mitchell
Mr. Blunt - Dexter
Black Puppet - Groove Chronicles
RE4L GIRL - V3S0L0
LAW - Byrell the Great
Teachers - Russell E.L. Butler
Untitled 2- Deena Abdelwahed
Vain - Isabella
Second Article (Xiorro Remix) - Buzzi
BASS - D.I.E.
Get It Right - Bitch Ass Darius
Hard Lazer Jam - quest?onmarc
Rousseau - Strick
Objectified - Malik Hendricks
Into Your Story (Into Your Story Kai Alce DISTINCTIVE Remix) - Sandman, Riverside, Jeremy Ellis, Ayro