A look backstage: Inside the lives of DJs

Do you ever wonder what it takes to keep the party going all night long? What exactly goes into curating music for different audiences and events? 

Who are these musical geniuses who have the ability to get us out on the dance floor and keep us swaying to the beat long after our bodies get tired? 

On Monday, we went behind the scenes of the DJ world — from the gear they use to the secrets of reading the crowd. 

DJing has often been seen as a male-dominated profession, but times are changing with more women dominating the Twin Cities’ vibrant music scenes. 

Guests:  

• Brittany Wright (AKA DJ Miss Brit) is a DJ, poet and entrepreneur who advocates for artists in communities of color. She was named a “Rising Star” by WCCO’s Urban Perspectives and a winner of the Emerging Alumni Award by the University of Minnesota, where she graduated with a BA in the sociology of law, criminology and deviance with an emphasis on African and African American culture.  

• YASMEENAH is a Twin Cities-based DJ whose passion for music spans across the genres of electronic, hip hop and house. Her event series, UNBOTHERED, features local and national DJs with the focus of paying homage to the Black roots of electronic music.

Subscribe to the MPR News with Angela Davis podcast on: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or RSS.