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“I Just Do Me” – Alexa Borzyk on Living Life 100%

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Alexa Borzyk began her musical journey at the age of 8 as a violinist and a self-taught guitarist at the age of 15. After many years of involvement in Montreal’s Psytrance scene, her journey towards techno began as a collector of Dance music during her time in nursing school. Her trademark of high energy and spikes of 90s techno is born deep in the crate where she digs up her Belgian/Polish roots. From enigmatic breakbeat and trance samples offering elements of nostalgia, Alexa invites the audience’s participation whose musical appreciation eclipses that of just one genre.

Since 2016, having played Illusion Festival, the SATosphere, Salon DaomĂ©, Stereo, and Piknic Elektronic, Montreal’s techno scene is familiar with Alexa’s sound. From opening duties for Richie Hawtin and Reinner Zonneveld to playing along with acts such as VTSS and Stephanie Sykes in self-produced events at Le Livart and EntrepĂŽts Dominion. Her first release of 2022 was a 4-track EP debuting on the Belgian techno label Coincidence Records. In her young career, her track has earned its play at the world-renowned Tomorrowland by Nur Jaber, which was live-streamed from the festival. With her knowledge of production and passion for music, she doesn’t plan to stop releasing anytime soon. Keep your eyes peeled as there is more to come from this fresh talent.

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    Carrying the Spirit of House and Detroit With Angelala

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    The New-York based American House and Techno singer-songwriter Angelala found her calling through the dance and techno music scene in Detroit, her home. After being in the electro-pop duo HRT BRK then A&B for about a year, and experiencing the Winter Music Conference in Miami on a spring break trip, she eventually couldn’t resist her passion for creating house music as a soloist. Of course, regular visits to Chicago (the birthplace of house music) would also solidify her drive toward the house scene, and eventually play a role in her making the move to NYC. It was then in NYC Angelala had the revelation of not just wanting to be a spectator of house music but instead embodying it as a creative musician.

    Since then, Angelala has gone on to be a part of momentous projects like her first release with Grammy-nominated House Music innovator Todd Terry, and releasing on labels like Inhouse, Terminator, Let There Be House, Grind City, S&S, Pocket Jacks, Break It Down Music, Fidget Music, King Street Sounds, Autektone and Broken Records. Performance-wise, she’s also showcased at legendary NYC venues such as Bowery Electric, Highland Ballroom, Pyramid Club, Pianos, Electric Room, The Rosemont, Macri Park, and many more. Now, Angelala releases on Grammy award-winning Steve “Silk” Hurley‘s label S&S Records once again alongside Tech Us Out and also releases again on King Street Sounds alongside Col Lawton for a 2023 project.

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    Global Vibe Radio 330 Feat. OCD (Gegen)

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    Hailing from Berlin, Germany is OCD. As a resident of Gegen Records and Interzone, she finds pleasure in modern rhythms that can create overwhelming emotions. For OCD, it is her mission to go beyond the boundaries of techno and explore its rigidness and rage.

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    6AM Guest Mix: CYNTHESZR

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    This week’s Guest Mix is CYNTHESZR, a Texas-based techno producer and DJ who’s influenced by the sounds of early Hard Trance and Industrial Techno. Growing up with electronic music for most of her life, she began DJing in 2019 and dove right into producing towards the end of 2021.

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    What’s in Your Toolbox: Hiroko Yamamura

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    Artists will never come unprepared to a party. They always bring a toolbox packed with tracks that are truly dance floor destroyers. “What’s in Your Toolbox” features artists’ secret weapons, aka, the tracks they don’t leave out of their USB. In this installment, the enthralling and industrial-rooted artist Hiroko Yamamura shares her 6 choice picks that have played an inspirational role in her work. Due to Hiroko’s rave youth being shaped by Anime, House, Acid, classic Sci-fi, and comic books it’s no wonder that her craft is always focused on being eclectic, yet inclusive.

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    6AM Guest Mix: Marfula

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    This week’s Guest Mix is Marfula — a true Eastern European gem that has just started to shine in San Francisco. “DJ-ing is my best way of partying and favorite part of living life”, she says. Marfula’s specialty is performing blends of Melodic Techno, House, Afro-house, Indie Dance, and Progressive-house.

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    6AM Guest Mix: Marcela Ospina

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    This week’s Guest Mix features Marcela Ospina. Born and raised in Colombia, Marcela took an interest in electronic music in the early 2000s when house and techno became popular in the country and when she was a regular at the Cinema club. But it was only in South Africa when she began DJing.

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    Latin American Female DJs Highlight Women’s Safety

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    11 all-women DJ collectives from across Latin America have signed and shared a statement denouncing gender-based violence and structural sexism in the music scene and beyond. The “Green Wave,” a swell of feminist activism in Latin America focused on legalizing abortion, may provide some context for the recent mobilization of women DJ collectives in the region.

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    Niki Sadeki

    6AM Guest Mix: Niki Sadeki

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    This week’s Guest Mix features Niki Sadeki, a self-taught and high-spirited creative that is emboldened by ideas, minds, and sounds scattered in her midst. At the core of it all, is a desire to connect people — be it through rhythm, events, or materializing projects. As a DJ, radio host, event organizer, label collaborator, curator, and producer, Niki moves along with spontaneity and gets things done with an ethos perspective.

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    Naomi Luna

    6AM Guest Mix: Naomi Luna

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    Based in Miami, Florida, Naomi Luna is a 22 year old Cuban/Italian DJ that has a passion for unmeasured and untamed music. As a child growing up in Italy, Naomi was exposed to electronic dance music and the nightlife at her fathers club in the city of Mirandola. As techno continues to evolve, Naomi continues to evolve with it —  thus creating her own space with her own style.

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