Posted on Dec 31, 2022
Serving house music history with Honey Dijon : It's Been a Minute
365
13
4
6
6
0
https://www.npr.org/2022/12/28/ [login to see] /serving-house-music-history-with-honey-dijon
2022 was a banner year for Honey Dijon. She co-produced two of the fiercest tracks on Beyoncé's latest record, Renaissance, and she released her own studio album this fall, called Black Girl Magic. But Honey – one of the only Black trans DJs playing the biggest clubs in the world – has been a mainstay on dance floors for decades. And she's become a historian, and champion, of the Black musical traditions that house music draws from. In this episode, Honey talks to host Brittany Luse about using music to create spaces of liberation, and paving the way for future generations to do the same.
2022 was a banner year for Honey Dijon. She co-produced two of the fiercest tracks on Beyoncé's latest record, Renaissance, and she released her own studio album this fall, called Black Girl Magic. But Honey – one of the only Black trans DJs playing the biggest clubs in the world – has been a mainstay on dance floors for decades. And she's become a historian, and champion, of the Black musical traditions that house music draws from. In this episode, Honey talks to host Brittany Luse about using music to create spaces of liberation, and paving the way for future generations to do the same.
Serving house music history with Honey Dijon : It's Been a Minute
Posted from npr.org
Music
Transgender
LGBTQ+
Dancing
Chicago
Posted >1 y ago
Responses: 4
2
2
0
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2023: PO1 William "Chip" Nagel good day Brother William, always informational and of the most interesting. Thanks for sharing, have a blessed day!
(2)
(0)
2
2
0
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Interview Highlights
On collaborating with Beyoncé on Renaissance
Brittany Luse: You were recruited by Beyoncé to work on her album, Renaissance, and you produced "Cozy" and "Alien Superstar." What was it like working with Beyoncé on that album and sharing your experiences of the scenes that made you?
Honey Dijon: Well, first of all, I had to pick my jaw off the ground when that call came. I was like, "How does Beyoncé know about me?" It was so humbling to feel that the work, that your lived experience, was being acknowledged by someone of that caliber.
One of the things that I was told from her team was that she wanted to make this a dance record and she wanted to go to the true source of Chicago house music. I think of so many people that have laid the groundwork for me to be able to express that. You know, I think of the Frankie Knuckles and the Ron Hardys and the Derrick Carters and all of these amazing artists that have gone before me. For Beyoncé to acknowledge that was just so gratifying, and it made me proud. I had to pat myself on the back. My mother always says, "You may see my glory, but you don't know my story." And I just thought about all of the years of being told, "no," or what I was doing was being misunderstood. So when that call came, it was such a proud moment for me."...
..."Interview Highlights
On collaborating with Beyoncé on Renaissance
Brittany Luse: You were recruited by Beyoncé to work on her album, Renaissance, and you produced "Cozy" and "Alien Superstar." What was it like working with Beyoncé on that album and sharing your experiences of the scenes that made you?
Honey Dijon: Well, first of all, I had to pick my jaw off the ground when that call came. I was like, "How does Beyoncé know about me?" It was so humbling to feel that the work, that your lived experience, was being acknowledged by someone of that caliber.
One of the things that I was told from her team was that she wanted to make this a dance record and she wanted to go to the true source of Chicago house music. I think of so many people that have laid the groundwork for me to be able to express that. You know, I think of the Frankie Knuckles and the Ron Hardys and the Derrick Carters and all of these amazing artists that have gone before me. For Beyoncé to acknowledge that was just so gratifying, and it made me proud. I had to pat myself on the back. My mother always says, "You may see my glory, but you don't know my story." And I just thought about all of the years of being told, "no," or what I was doing was being misunderstood. So when that call came, it was such a proud moment for me."...
(2)
(0)
2
2
0
Read This Next
Continue with Facebook 
Continue with Google