In the past year, conversations regarding female representation in dance music have been more passionate than ever. It's about time. But importantly, this new wave of discourse is bringing with it a ...

One thing is clear from even a cursory tour of Southland nightclubs: The vast majority of DJs are dudes, not ladies. To Clay Young, a DJ who spins records at UC Irvine’s KUCI as well as at parties and ...

If you're out at the club, take a look at the DJ. Chances are that it's a man. But a group of women in South Florida is hoping to become mix masters and disrupt club culture in the process. "We’re ...

Strength and feminism don’t always look like what you might imagine. Mari Takahashi’s version is quiet, strong, peaceful—and clearly commanding. As one of the first female DJs in Japan, performing ...

DJ Jazzabella puts on her headphones and adjusts the music on her turntables with a deep look of concentration. As she gently places the needle on her next record, boisterous cheers greet her from the ...

In Seattle, the first generation of female DJs has arrived. Joining the Re-bar’s MC Queen Lucky (who boasts the longest-running residency of any DJ in Seattle) are Eva Johnson, DJ Sol, Naha, Tamara, ...

It's early January in Mexico City and I'm hanging out at an underground EDM club located in a neighborhood my intense Israeli bodyguard will later call "the most dangerous part of town." I already ...

As a Black female DJ, it’s not lost on me that I have the power to “move the crowd,”, especially in a disproportionately male-dominated industry. For Black Women’s History Month, I’m honoring the ...

Casie Farrell remembers the moment she decided she’d make a living by chasing the high of music. She was fitted in all-black – from her signature bangs to her sleek leather pants – and found herself ...

In summer 2008, Khia Edgerton was amplifying Baltimore’s sound, and the world was starting to listen. Better known as K-Swift, the Randallstown native and party-starting DJ was the undisputed champion ...

We wouldn’t be too far off if we called the National Basketball Association an old boys club. Sure there are some female dancers and some cheerleaders, but the players, coaches, managers, and owners ...