Moxie (DJ)

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Alice Moxom (born 28 November 1989) in London, England, known professionally as Moxie, is a London based DJ, music publisher and event promoter.

Career[edit]

Learning to DJ from a young age,[1] her career as a radio DJ started in 2010 on Kiss FM and she has subsequently held residencies at BBC Radio 1 as well as at NTS Radio. Her NTS residency is one of the longest running of the station and is currently a weekly slot.[2] In 2016 she founded the On Loop record label and events company, with the aim of promoting women in the electronic music industry,[1] which was considered one of Mixmag’s Top 20 labels of 2017 and was nominated at the DJ Mag awards for Best Compilation.[2]

In 2017, Time Out rated her NTS radio show as one of London's top ten[3] and Mixmag identified her as part of a growing trend favoring DJs as music "selectors" rather than traditional producers.[4] In 2018, one of her DJ mixes was included in Pitchfork's monthly top eight[5] and The List considered that she was "rapidly becoming one of the most prominent DJs in the UK, and beyond".[6]

In 2019 she was nominated for DJ Mag's Best Of British awards 2019 in the Best Resident DJ category[7] and performed at Glastonbury Festival. The Guardian claimed that she had "helped define a joyous, breakbeat-friendly corner of the house and techno underground.[8] Resident Advisor list her as one of the top 1000 electronic music artists globally.[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b GUTTRIDGE-HEWITT, MARTIN (6 December 2018). "MOXIE IS A ONE-WOMAN DANCE MUSIC COTTAGE INDUSTRY". Mixmag. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Moxie - biography". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  3. ^ Keens, Oliver (29 August 2017). "London's 10 best radio shows - Our guide to the hottest slots in the city". Time Out. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  4. ^ Mitchell, Aurora (4 December 2017). "FINALLY! THE SELECTOR BECAME AS TREASURED AS THE PRODUCER THIS YEAR - The rise of the selector". Mixmag. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  5. ^ Sherbune, Philip (1 October 2018). "The 8 Best DJ Mixes of September 2018". Pitchfork. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  6. ^ Marland, Kenza (28 September 2018). "Moxie presents On Loop: 'It's essentially about having fun and pushing good quality dance music, both new and old'". The List. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  7. ^ "DJ MAG BEST OF BRITISH AWARDS 2019: VOTING IS NOW OPEN". DJ Mag. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  8. ^ Beaumont-Thomas, Ben; Snapes, Laura (26 June 2019). "Hidden gems on the 2019 Glastonbury lineup". the Guardian. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Resident advisor - top 1000". Retrieved 31 January 2020.

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