Next Level - DJ Workshop + Panel Discussion + Headline Set from Josie Bee

About

Get ready to dive deeper into our city’s gender expansive + woman-led rave scene. Join BBG as we bring together DIY community organisers, DJs and electronic music lovers for an evening celebrating the community space of the dancefloor.

From sharing tips on how to navigate the electronic music industry, to exploring how collective action can keep the nightlife industry afloat in trying times, our focus is steadily on reclaiming the rave.

We’ll be kicking off with a intermediate DJ workshop with Josie Bee & B4B, follwed by a panel discussion starring some of Brighton, London and Bristol’s finest gender expansive + women DJs, before practising what we preach and getting the decks out for a night of big, bouncy, and breaksy tunes.

Event Schedule:

5 - 7pm | Intermediate DJ workshop | With Josie Bee & B4B

7.30 - 8.30pm | Panel Discussion | Next Level: Reclaiming the Rave

8.30 - 11pm | OPEN DECKS

11pm - 12am | JOSIE BEE - CLOSING SET

Full event details:

Intermediate DJ Workshop| With Josie Bee & B4B | 5 - 7pm

Are you confident in the basics of mixing songs but feel ready to take things further?

If so…then this is the workshop for you! Women and gender expansive folks, grab a place on this exciting intermediate XDJ workshop with renowned DJ Josie Bee and BBG cofounder B4B. This is for people who understand the fundamentals of DJing and are confident mixing a few songs together, but want to take their practice further.

We’ll be covering:

Different techniques for building sets

Rekordbox tips and tricks

Pre-set checks, common hiccups and troubleshooting when playing live

Intermediate mixing techniques

Key skills needed for workshop:

Understanding of basic EQ controls (highs, mids, lows)

Understanding of tempo sliders and volume sliders

Understanding of BPM and basic transitions (mixing one song into another without FX or loops)

Understanding of using headphones to mix

Your workshop ticket also includes access to the full Next Level evening programme including:

7.30pm-8.30pm: panel discussion exploring ‘Reclaiming the Rave’ with Alex Berry, Dub Athlete, Josie Bee, Seksu and Spinks

8:30pm - midnight: open decks (by application) and a jungle set from Josie Bee.

Please note this workshop is for women and gender minority DJs.

Panel Discussion | Next Level: Reclaiming the Rave | 7:30pm - 8:30pm

BBG sit down with Seksu, Alex Berry, Dub Athlete, Josie Bee and Spinks to chat about ‘reclaiming the rave.’

Drawing upon their experiences hosting inclusive club nights within Brighton and beyond, we’ll be asking how to navigate the electronic music industry, what is needed to make inclusive and welcoming spaces, and how we might collectively work together to protect and grow the scene.

Open Decks | 8.30pm - 11pm

We’ve got 4 30-minute open decks slots for gender expansive + woman DJs to showcase their sounds.

applications for open decks slots will open from the 7th March, and places announced by the 14th March. We welcome a range of genres, but slots will be selected to ensure a flow to the event, building energy and atmosphere in sync with the space and time of night.

successful open decks applicants will be platformed on our Instagram and will receive two free tickets to the open decks and headline-set portion of the evening.

follow us on social media: @bbg_brighton for sign up information when it’s released.

Josie Bee | closing set | 11pm - 12am

Closing the night in true BBG style, the legendary Josie Bee will take to the decks for a fast and fierce closing set full of jungle and hardcore.