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The pandemic hasn’t been kind on those in the music industry. With concerts, gigs, and clubs shut, it has been especially brutal for the DJs. If necessity is the mother of invention, those in the music industry have spent the past few months innovating new ways of connecting with their audience. Creating cultural events that can be enjoyed from the comforts of our bedrooms without missing out on the fun of a musical weekend.
During these unprecedented times, three unique players – Future Female Sounds (a Danish NGO), Danish Cultural Institute India, and Boxout FM have taken it upon themselves to reinforce the musical relationship between India and Denmark. With Digital Dancefloors, they intend to take you on a virtual journey that is both a sonic and visual treat. What makes it even more special is the fact that it is created entirely by womxn artists.
Digital Dancefloors will be spanning over a course of four weekends from 17 October 2020 to early November. The series comprises DJ and VJ sessions the Danish and Indian artists for which have been handpicked and curated by Boxout.fm and Future Female Sounds. The curation for the sets on 24 October 2020 features two incredible DJs in collaboration with an exceptional visual artist.
The first among those is Emma Schack, a house and techno DJ whose energetic set is sure to get you moving. She started DJing back in 2018 and plays at various events and venues prominent to the Copenhagen nightlife. She is also known for being a conscience artist who ensures that her set is inclusive and diverse.
The other DJ is Kaleekarma, a well-known name in the Indian underground music scene. She has performed for the likes of Stimming, Parra For Cuva, HVOB, Stavroz, Zero7, and A Guy Called Gerald, and also performed at the Magnetic Fields Festival 2019. Her music sets are woven together in a manner that they take you through a journey of soundscapes from peaceful to intense and from unhurried to otherworldly so that one can explore the many shifts in the music as well as explore the dynamics of their states of mind. She is mostly drawn to folk sounds, acid, retro, ethnic, and organic sounds.
To add to these musical journeys is the visual journey that Copenhagen based visual artist Signe Dige will take the audience on. Visually experimental, she dabbles with metals, fire, magic card realness along with organic movements and colours. Having worked at concerts, she is well versed with light design scenography and visuals and has done so for bands like Himmelrum, Martha Elisabeth, Faber, Jenny, Den Sorte Skole, and Neon Priest.
Along with the sets, the series will also hold talks with these womxn creators to understand their perspectives about the gendered politics in the music industry and what it means to be a womxn creator, the experience of working as musicians through the pandemic, and what it takes to be a DJ.
If you have been missing the fun of Saturday Nights, Digital Dancefloors is the place to be. So, get on your dancing shoes and dance the night away from the comfort and safety of your home.
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