DJ LADY D/Good Girls DJs take ARC FEST by STORM!
Check out some of the amazing images that came from Lady D’s third ARC fest appearance and the debut of Good Girls at ARC. Not only did the women set the vibe at the Expansions stage for two hours, but they PREMIERED their first production together, “Time To Play”, at the end of their set.
Lady D also spun an official ARC AFTER DARK after party with LP Giobbi and Tara Brooks. The Good Girls shut down their monumental weekend at the ARC Finale party on Monday. As Lady D put it, “ARC owes me nothing!”
Congratulations
to DJ LADY D on being voted Best House Music DJ in Chicago in the annual Chicago Reader ‘Best Of’ poll. The annual poll is a round robin style, months long, public nominating and voting taking place on the digital platform between October and January. Congratulations to the other winners, the full list can be viewed HERE
Chicago Bulls Entertainment tapped DJ Lady D to co-create the half-time experience for Pride Night sponsored by BMO at the Chicago Bulls vs Memphis Grizzlies game on January 20, 2024. The intersection of Pride and House music is a magical fit! Lady D got right to work with Bulls resident deejay, DJ Flipside, on the musical direction and compiled the House hits from the 80s, 90s, and those pop songs of today influenced by House. She enlisted “The Voice of House”, Chuck Roberts, to narrate the storytelling which Lady D wrote to describe the progression of House music through the years. She then invited her sisters-in-arms, the Good Girls DJs —Lori Branch & Vitigrrl—to perform in the big mirror ball on the court with her. It was an incredible night with a sold-out show surrounded by family, friends, the LGBTQIA+ community, and thousands of lovers of House Music. The 5-and-a-half minute show went off spectacularly as witnessed in these images!
THE WAR ON DISCO
Premiered Mon, Oct. 30, 2023 @ 9/8c on PBS Stations, PBS.org and the PBS App. DJ Lady D was enlisted as a talking head and subject matter expert for the documentary to contextualize Chicago’s cultural history with club music and the Disco Demolition of 1979. Enjoy!
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/war-disco/ | #WarOnDiscoPBS
ABOUT THE FILM
THE WAR ON DISCO explores the culture war that erupted over the spectacular rise of disco music. Originating in underground Black and gay clubs, disco had unseated rock as America’s most popular music by the late 1970s. But many diehard rock fans viewed disco, with its repetitive beat and culture of pleasure, as shallow and superficial. A story that’s about much more than music, THE WAR ON DISCO explores how the powerful anti-disco backlash revealed a cultural divide that to some seemed more driven by racism and homophobia than by taste. The hostility came to a head on July 12, 1979, when a riot broke out at “Disco Demolition Night” during a baseball game in Chicago.
ABOUT AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
For 35 years, AMERICAN EXPERIENCE has been television’s most-watched history series. Hailed as “peerless” (The Wall Street Journal), “the most consistently enriching program on television” (Chicago Tribune), and “a beacon of intelligence and purpose” (Houston Chronicle), the series brings to life the incredible characters and epic stories that have shaped America’s past and present. AMERICAN EXPERIENCE also creates original digital content which uses new forms of storytelling to connect our collective past with the present.
“If you want to learn more about house music, start with the fact that Chicago is its birthplace and go from there”
DJ Lady D plays music at Gramaphone Records in Chicago, IL as featured in interview about #housemusic for Document Journal. To read more, click on Photo by Elizabeth De La Piedra
Black Music MONTH brings Recognition to dj lady d
It was a good month for House music with the radio-ready Beyonce hit, Break My Soul, nearly breaking the internet and turning up in some way on everybody’s timeline or Tiktok. On the brightside for House music is that smart reporters found a way to integrate and mention some of House music’s well-known originators and trailblazers.
Even if you disagree with the headlines (of course, House never left our playlists - but radio hasn’t shown House love since the 90s), these articles were kind enough to throw some love to Lady D and we ain’t mad about that—AT ALL! Peep the links below.
#housemusic #beyonce #djladyd #drake #robins #marthawash #blackcoffee #genefarris #chicagohousemusic #chicagohouse #djladydchicago #breakmysoul
“Problematic as it may be to have to shout how house, dance, and techno music are not the sole domain of straight, white men, the music created by Black DJs like Black Coffee, Vince Lawrence, Gene Farris, and DJ Lady D has pioneered a movement that can be considered a continual revolution in music as we know it.” - Bet.com June 2022”
‘FK ALWAYS’: a bonafide YOUTUBE SENSATION!
DJ LADY D features vocals alongside Frankie Knuckles on “FK Always”, a tribute to the Godfather of House Music, produced by Ralphi Rosario and Craig J. Snider as The Shamanic with help from Eric Kupper. In a matter of one week since it’s upload, the YouTube video has over 150,000 views! Check it out above!
DJ Lady D, Terry Hunter and Roy Davis featured in the Chicago Reader for upcoming concert on September 11
DJ Lady D live in action, will be spinning at the Chicago In Tune house showcase on Saturday 9/11. Click picture for full story.
Lady D takes over hosting duties on Worldwide FM’s Radio QC
…And makes her debut on the Gilles Peterson run internet station based in the UK. At the invitation of Chicago’s King Hippo, host of Radio QC, Lady D hosts and curates a two hour block (second half of the broadcast) with a mix by the Lady herself and Jevon Jackson. DJ Mass Transit rounds out the show. Chicago through and through.
DJ Lady D Named to Influential List by EDM.com Magazine
Honoring the birth of house music and black history month with a list that names several key players, including Lady D.
Toolroom Records Shines a Light on Chicago House, DJ Lady D & Gene Farris
Read all about the birthplace of house music and what DJ Lady D & Gene Farris have to say about the past and the future of house in this awesome feature from UK standout label Toolroom Records!
i-D/Vice magazine shows love to DJ Lady D & Chicago’s next wave of lady dj’s.
i-D talked to the DJs that are currently turning the tables and dominating Chicago, by breaking down barriers in the industry, normalizing gender equality, and asserting their presence in shaping Chicago’s DJ culture. READ MORE.
“ I’m trying to have those magical moments when I perform.
You never know what the environment is going to bring
so I like living on the edge.”
Credits:
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Interviewers: @brico.mode & @whereisnucky
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My First Gig
Netherlands-based music media ThisIsOurHouse.nl, interviewed DJ Lady D about her first gig! Translate the page and get into the story behind Lady D’s first start and rise to prominence in the industry. READ MORE
DISCO DEMOLITION: DJ Lady D vs Steve Dahl
When Boston Public Radio Station WBUR reporter
Gary Waleik wanted to hear what Chicago’s House Queen, DJ Lady D, thought about Disco Demolition, he had no idea it might lead Steve Dahl to apologize for his actions some 40 years ago!
Listen below to the interview from the podcast, “Only A Game”.
Want to know more? Read about it all, in Dave Hoekstra’s book "Disco Demolition: The Night Disco Died."
When Reverb.com asked DJ Lady D to hop on a video, she jumped at the chance. Check it out!
DJ Lady D is here to explain some best practices for packing and shipping a record. Reverb LP - The Record Marketplace: http://bit.ly/2BGo0Da
Big Shot Mag: 2019 in review
DJ Lady D dishes on what the past year was like and what the future has in store.
New Music from Lady D
Jazz up your #stayhome playlist with this Top 20 Traxsource Soulful House remix from DJ Lady D. Chicago DJ’s Emmaculate & Randall Dean collaborated on the original and Lady D gave the remix some Chicago love! Stream on Spotify or download the mp3 for keeps at Traxsource.com
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Her name is on the list! The crossword list: 50 Down!
Chicago newspaper The Southside Weekly created this wonderful crossword puzzle that focuses on house music (Chicago is the birthplace of this art form) and gave kudos to many of Chicago’s house royalty, including DJ Lady D as well as the DJ collective Superjane, Frankie Knuckles, Jamie Principle, Steve Silk Hurley, & The Chosen Few among others. See if your knowledge of house music matches up here: https://bit.ly/puzllady.
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