Sound Coalitions By Christopher Foor

Starting off 2019, we take a spotlight on New York City's DJ PlayPlay. PlayPlay initially reached out to us for an opportunity to do a guest mix; our first listen to their productions and mixes ended with an immediate "Yes, absolutely feature this work". Mixes and productions featuring samples of known work intermixed with genre bending beats gave hint towards a deeper drive in PlayPlay's music. The real delicacy of an artist's drive like that of PlayPlay's comes from the diverse angles to which they approach understanding music: academia and teaching of the art of DJing, research in oppressed communities and dance music, activism and expansion of female and gender non-conforming artists, an expansive multi-genre understanding of music, and residency at Queen's Flux Factory where these factors are utilized to instill an informed approach to their mixes. In addition to their current residency at Flux Factory, you can find PlayPlay's work on Knightwerk records, Worst Behavior, and Cybersonic LA. We thank Play