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Mix Nights Online w/ Amaliah
27th September 2023
7.30 PM BST
£7.21 or FREE for Sustainer & Soulmate Saffron Members
Saffron’s monthly workshops are part of the Saffron Members Club, but non-members who are women, non-binary people, trans or gender non-conforming folks may also purchase a ticket.
DJING , PRODUCTION & STARTING A LABEL
We’re delighted to welcome London-based DJ, producer and Rinse FM staple, Amaliah to host our September Mix Nights Online workshop.
In this session, Amaliah will give us a personal insight into her journey as a DJ, the development of her sound and her subsequent transition into producing and releasing music through her imprint Borne Fruits. She will share learnings from her 5 years on the scene, covering topics such as:
- First bookings, negotiating with promoters & understanding your worth
- Discovering yourself as a DJ & tailoring your sound for different opportunities
- Building a profile & conveying your sound: guest mixes, radio, promo lists
- Progressing from DJ to production: why this is a natural step
- Self-releasing and starting a label: mechanics, creative direction & release schedules
- Shifting mindset from emerging to established artist and future plans
- Q&A
ABOUT AMALIAH
Borne Fruits boss and Rinse FM staple Amaliah commands the rave as one of London’s most exciting artists, hybridising modern house and techno sounds with global club cuts rooted in a love of soundsystem culture.
Emerging from a lineage of inspired ravers immersed in the wide-eyed rush of dubstep’s golden era at Plastic People and London’s vibrant soundsystem culture, Amaliah has transcended these proud influences to stake her own inimitable claim within her native city’s ever-crowded clubbing landscape. Her DJ sets are signified by a purposeful energy informed by years of raving, where she unleashes anything from prog-laden house cuts alongside tribal techno pumpers before diving headfirst into percussive bass warpers and beyond. Crucially, these eclectic club styles sing harmoniously under her exhilarating party stewardship, exposing years of record digging and a general obsession with electronic music. This is exhibited with an impressive archive of mixes for the likes of Boiler Room, Crack Magazine, Hör and a much-loved Rinse FM residency, while also in standout sets at venerable institutions Panorama Bar, De School and Fabric and at festivals like Glastonbury, Love International, Gala and Waterworks.
2019 saw Amaliah establish Borne Fruits, a party collective-turned-label where she made her production debut with Borne Fruits 001 before a further various artists compilation release Club Entry Vol. 1 and an 2 track edits single with venerable Derry hero Or:la titled Y2SLAY followed to great acclaim. More solo productions of hers have dropped since on Earful Of Wax and her own imprint, characterised by driving and playful percussion and an unadulterated raver’s energy built for maximum club impact.
This exciting year ahead sees Amaliah joining the Hessle Audio trio at Glastonbury for their The Wow stage takeover, making her debut at Draaimolen Festival and hosting a boat party at Love International as well as a b2b with Aletha at the festival’s The Garden Stage. Her label and own productions continue apace too, with a forthcoming bumper-packed Borne Fruits compilation and a highly anticipated full solo debut EP prepped for the end of this year; all of this proving her boundless talent reaching unfathomable heights over the coming months.
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