{"id":852,"date":"2018-10-29T20:05:51","date_gmt":"2018-10-29T19:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ourlabelrecords.com\/?p=852"},"modified":"2019-03-26T10:11:35","modified_gmt":"2019-03-26T09:11:35","slug":"please-meet-dj-honey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourlabelrecords.com\/?p=852","title":{"rendered":"DJ Honey: &#8220;They were kicking and splashing up puddles to the beat of the music&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Another fine DJane, who I still have to meet in person. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mixcloud.com\/dj_honey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DJ Honey<\/a>\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dj.honey.vinyl45s\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>) came to DJing more or less by accident but now spins 45s in Singapore and Australia. Read all about this Western lady grooving audiences in Eastern shores, as she answers Our questions, partaking in the &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/ourlabelrecords.com\/?cat=226\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DJanes You Should Know<\/a>&#8221; series.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mixcloud.com\/widget\/iframe\/?hide_cover=1&amp;feed=%2Fsohoradio%2Fgirls-in-the-groove-dj-honey-04102018%2F\" width=\"100%\" height=\"120\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Which style \/ genre do you mostly play:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em>60s Northern Soul, RnB, popcorn and girl groups on original 45s.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Residency (current or previous):<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em>* Current: Singapore Soul (SG)<br \/>\n* 2015-2017: Sonny\u2019s House Of Blues (AU) every Friday and Saturday night.<br \/>\n* 2016-2017: Hope &amp; Anchor (AU) last Sunday every month.<br \/>\n* 2016-2017: Be My Baby @ Padre (AU) first Saturday every month.<br \/>\n* 2017: The Pod (AU) last Friday every month.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>DJ gig farthest away from your home:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em>The 26th 6ts Northern Soul Weekender In Cleethorpes (UK) and alongside DJ Andy Smith at Joe\u2019s in Camden (UK).<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Most memorable DJ gig and why?<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em>There have been many memorable gigs such as the one where my dress split just as I picked up my records to go DJ my set! Or, one of my very first gigs ever alongside an all female lineup with Melbourne\u2019s Southside Soul to support survivors of domestic violence. However, one that will always stand out to me was while DJing an outdoor gig in Australia and it began to pour with rain! I\u2019m talking torrential rain closing in on the little gazebo I was DJing from. I had The Ventures \u201cWipeout\u201d blasting from the speakers. People decided to throw caution to wind and join me in the fun! They took themselves out into the rain and started dancing getting absolutely soaked, all the while kicking and splashing up puddles to the beat of the music. It was complete madness and oh so magical!<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Since when have you been a DJ?<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em>I very quietly collected records for over a decade and was asked a few times along the way but never had the courage to get behind the decks. I was eventually coerced in 2015.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>What was your first ever record?<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em>Dusty Springfield\u2019s \u201cA Girl Called Dusty\u201d LP when I was 10 years old.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Favourite record of all times and why:<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>Although there are many, I would have to say my favourite Northern Soul record is Linda Jones \u201cI Just Can\u2019t Live My Life (Without You Babe)\u201d. The passion, heartbreak, desperate plea and emotion in that record is something special and for an artist to lay their heart bare in a recording like that is a true gift for us listeners. I can only imagine how intense it must\u2019ve been in the studio on the day of recording. Not a dry eye! Accompany it will a driving soul beat and viola! It\u2019s a winner!<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Record you usually play at all your DJ gigs:<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>I regularly play Barbara Lynn \u201cI\u2019m A Good Woman\u201d. Barbara was, and still is, a force to be reckoned with! She writes her own songs, plays her own instruments and performed alongside the Kings of RnB owning the stage every single moment (as she should!) along the way! The sentiment behind \u201cI\u2019m A Good Woman\u201d is just as powerful. A woman standing up to an abusive partner and taking back control of her life. Taking back her power. There\u2019s nothing more admirable than a woman knowing her worth.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Vinyl or other media:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em>100% original vinyl 45s.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Favourite club to play at:<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ameblo.jp\/nuderestaurant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nude Restaurant<\/a>, Osaka, Japan. Asia\u2019s headquarters of Northern Soul. The gig started at 7:30pm and by 8pm the floor was packed! I\u2019ve never felt so much energy in one room at once! Impeccable dressers, incredible dancers and the best records I\u2019ve ever heard in my life! The crowd are super respectful, passionate and enthusiastic! I had a smile from ear to ear all night long!<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Your favourite DJ:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em>Vince \u2018The Prince\u2019 Peach (AUS). Vince hosts the longest running soul show in the world on PBS FM and DJs the longest running weekly soul night in the world too. He offered me one of my very first gigs and my DJing has gone from strength to strength since. He\u2019s proper old school Northern Soul but completely inclusive, supportive and encouraging which is very refreshing. He knows how to work a dance floor and plays anything from $1 to $1000 records. So long as it gets the punters dancing, it doesn\u2019t matter. And that\u2019s the way it should be!<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Band \/ Musician you strongly recommend everyone should listen to:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em>Past: The Lollipops. One of my favourite girl groups. Albeit only releasing a handful of records during the 60s. They\u2019ve got everything I love in a record &#8211; seductive, slinky verses; cool, understated yet girly vocals, fat horns and driving beats!<\/p>\n<p>Present: The Pinholes. Keeping it close to my (current) home of Singapore. In a country that increasingly continues to eradicate all aspects of the past, The Pinholes are passionate about keeping the genre of 60s pop yeah yeah alive. They refer to themselves as \u201cThe Brown Beatles\u201d with their mop cuts, matching suits and sunglasses while on stage. They\u2019re retro but not kitsch. They\u2019re authentic, they\u2019re cool and they\u2019re great musicians.<\/p>\n<p>(Photo credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wondersoul_jkt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wondersoul)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another fine DJane, who I still have to meet in person. DJ Honey\u00a0(Instagram) came to DJing more or less by accident but now spins 45s in Singapore and Australia. Read all about this Western lady grooving audiences in Eastern shores, as she answers Our questions, partaking in the &#8220;DJanes You Should Know&#8221; series. Which style [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":858,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[181,226],"tags":[322,318,321,323,319,320,324],"class_list":["post-852","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-djs-you-should-know","tag-be-my-baby","tag-dj-honey","tag-hope-anchor","tag-padre","tag-singapore-soul","tag-sonnys-house-of-blues","tag-the-pod"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ourlabelrecords.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/DJ-Honey_Credit_Wondersoul.jpeg?fit=1024%2C677&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7rpNx-dK","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":673,"url":"https:\/\/ourlabelrecords.com\/?p=673","url_meta":{"origin":852,"position":0},"title":"Nik Weston: &#8220;I also played some interesting places like Kazahkstan, Singapore, Toronto&#8230;&#8221;","author":"Tom","date":"11th May 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Here is one London based DJ who is deeply engulfed in the music biz. 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