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Laila McKenzie began a life in dance music when she was 16 years old, collecting glasses in a club in Sheffield. She has since acquired an intricate knowledge of the music industry and of house in particular, having spent her life promoting, managing events, dancing and most recently co-authoring Lady Of The House with Ian "Snowy" Snowball, a book that tells the stories of more than 150 pioneering...

An archive episode for International Women's Month with the late, great Detroit producer. For International Women's Month, we revisit K-HAND's Resident Advisor Exchange, originally published in November 2019. The "First Lady Of Detroit," as Detroit City Council deemed her in 2017, died in August 2021. The following text is from the original post. Kelli Hand used to be described as an unsung hero o...

The 600th episode of the Exchange marks a pivot in Resident Advisor’s audio coverage. Source Material, one of our new series, moves towards in-depth, documentary-style reports on the electronic music community and beyond. For the inaugural edition of Source Material, we invite perspectives from Ukraine following the country’s invasion by Russia, which has sparked a humanitarian crisis with over 1....

The jungle and drum & bass pioneer—and captivating storyteller—unpacks his life, career and new book. Alongside peers like Fabio, Grooverider, Jumping Jack Frost, Randall, Micky Finn, LTJ Bukem and Nicky Blackmarket, Ray Keith played a leading role as jungle took over London in the mid '90s. His new autobiographical book, Dark Soldier, is a reflection on his life: his personal journey, his career,...

Kadallah Burrowes explores the term "Afrofuturism" with the help of Suzi Analogue, Neema Githere, Mia Imani Harrison and Jackie Queens. This past Juneteenth, Burrowes held a digital event called A Moment In Between (after which this podcast is named) at COMMON, a digital club that forms part of Currents. FM. It was, in their words, "a digital pan-African celebration of Black liberation." The inter...

Suzi Analogue spoke with Kadallah Burrowes about using her label Never Normal to champion innovative Black creators. Suzi Analogue is a loudspeaker for innovative Black creators. In this week's RA Exchange, the producer, singer, songwriter and founder of Never Normal Records speaks with trans-disciplinary artist, musician, creative technologist Kadallah Burrowes about championing art from across t...

"My real gift is arrangement." William Orbit opens up on his 40-year career. ShareBorn in Hackney, London, in 1956, Orbit has been writing, producing and arranging music for four decades. With almost 1,200 credits to his name on Discogs, his vast and varied body of work spans classical, pop and electronic. He produced for some of pop music's most seminal artists—Madonna, All Saints, Blur, Robbie W...

FAUZIA, DamnShaq and counsellor Darlington Zvionere discuss performance anxiety and how to overcome it with Vanessa Maria. As part of Resident Advisor's wellness month, and in collaboration with Black Minds Matter, host Vanessa Maria discusses performance anxiety—what it is, how it manifests, how to overcome it—with FAUZIA, DamnShaq and Psychotherapeutic counsellor Darlington Zvionere. Support Bla...

A rare, revealing interview with the long-time Circoloco resident. For many years, Andrew Grant was one of Circoloco’s most ubiquitous DJs. He landed on the White Isle in the summer of 2001, having spent a few months in Sheffield, England, DJing whenever and wherever he could. Yet, in spite of his widespread public appearances, Grant’s personal accounts of his past are little known given his reclu...

The PAN affiliate talks opera, cooking and solitude. Read more: https://ra.co/exchange/593@pan-daijing Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dreaming 2 B REAL.For more, visit Resident Advisor: https://ra.co/exchange/592@finnmccorry Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Riding the wave from DIY hardcore to DIY dance music. For more, visit Resident Advisor: https://ra.co/exchange/591@relaxerrelaxer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A roundup of our favourite albums, mixes and moments of the year. For more, visit Resident Advisor: https://ra.co/exchange/590 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Talking mental health and jazz with the Booty Bass boss. For more, visit Resident Advisor: https://ra.co/exchange/589 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Get free with the Fake Accent boss, live from Unsound 2021.For more, visit Resident Advisor: https://ra.co/exchange/588@tygapaw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fusing instruments and electronics with a core member of the legendary group. For more, visit Resident Advisor: https://ra.co/exchange/586 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A driving force behind Audiowhore, Siesta and Eskimo Dance bridging grime and house histories. For more, visit Resident Advisor: https://ra.co/exchange/587@stevencee Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fusing artist management with diversity and inclusion. For more, visit Resident Advisor: https://ra.co/exchange/585 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the Muvaland. For more, visit Resident Advisor: https://ra.co/exchange/584@CAKESDAKILLA Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The producer behind some of the biggest albums in recent memory shares his creative process and musical journey. For more, visit Resident Advisor: https://ra.co/exchange/582 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Scaling new heights with one of the most important artists of the last five years. For more, visit Resident Advisor: https://ra.co/exchange/582 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From the airwaves to the dance. For more, visit Resident Advisor: https://ra.co/exchange/581@tash-lc Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Healing house from South Africa to the world. For more, visit Resident Advisor: https://ra.co/exchange/580 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Exploring Sound Of My World with the renowned Afrobeats producer. For more, visit Resident Advisor: https://ra.co/exchange/579 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Untold stories with the HTK Productions founder. For more, visit Resident Advisor: https://ra.co/exchange/578 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.