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BBC News Published image copyrightLaila Mckenzie image captionMs Mckenzie said: I hope this book becomes a blueprint for the future generations to encourage women to enter the dance music scene Women are not visible enough in dance music and need to be championed , a music promoter has said. Laila Mckenzie, 36, from Bristol, has documented more than 150 women in dance music in a book to raise awareness of how much they have given to the industry. She said: A key barrier to seeing more young women enter the music industry is the lack of visibility. The Lady Of The House project was supported by Bristol nightclub Lakota. ....
A new book, Lady of the House, celebrates pioneering women in house music. Written by music promoter Laila McKenzie and writer Ian Snowball over the last eight months, Lady of the House is a hardback coffee table style book, centered around the women who have contributed, and continue to contribute, to making the house music scene what it is today. The book features over 120 interviews and photos with women in the scene, both past and present, including DJ Paulette, Candi Staton, Rowetta, Kym Sims and DJ Maxxine, as well as Anja Schneider, Black Girl/White Girl, Ellen Allien and Nicky Trax. ....
Lady of the House is a new hardcover coffee table book by music promoter Laila McKenzie and writer Ian ‘Snowy’ Snowball that gathers interviews with various women from house music history. Among the DJs, vocalists, producers, and industry figures set to feature are Candi Staton, Barbara Tucker, Sam Divine, Ellen Allien, DJ Maxinne, and Kym Mazelle, with a foreword by Carl Cox. The Kickstarter campaign for the book is live now; they aim to raise £25,000 (about $34,500) to cover printing and distribution costs. Find more information at Kickstarter. ....
Warning nightclubs face âextinctionâ without immediate support By Ellie Pipe, Monday Feb 15, 2021 People whose livelihoods are at stake have issued an urgent plea for government support amid stark warnings nightclubs risk becoming âextinctâ. Laila Mckenzie, the founder and director of Bristol-based music events business Parallel Dimensions, says if venues are forced to close it will mean a devastating loss not just of those businesses, but the many that will also be impacted. âNot only is it my livelihood but it is my life,â says the freelance promoter who has been organising and promoting nightclub events for 18 years. Independent journalism is needed now more than ever. ....