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#ONETOWATCH – HEAR HEAR EP 8 – ANTON STEVENS (HIDDEN, MCR)

By clubbing, cultural, empowerment, history, inspiration, Manchester, NEWS

ANTON STEVENS – DIRECTOR OF HIDDEN CLUB (MANCHESTER) is next in my line of men you should know about. He’s a music loving Mancunian born and bred, a Leeds University graduate, a techno dj, an events organiser and promoter, a club director, a blindfold-level nappy changer and a grafter who eats hard work for breakfast. He is the Director of Hidden Club in Manchester aka Anton Fitz (DJ) with a 360 understanding of clubbing from artist to promotion, marketing and events and he gives a deep insight into where his natural affinity to the job comes from and the behind the scenes graft required to take him from being a 13 year old schoolboy handing flyers out for his birthday party to maturing into a keen business man who can keep one of Manchester’s finest underground clubs running like clockwork even during the pandemic.

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#ONETOWATCH – HEAR HEAR, ROWETTA (MCR, UK)

By archive, clubbing, empowerment, feminism, Hacienda, Ibiza, inspiration, Interviews, isolation, Manchester, Music, NEWS, positivity, singer, streaming, video

Next stop on the HEAR HEAR journey around the world for International Women’s month (because a day is nowhere near enough time to show all the women who influence and inspire us some love) is Manchester. In Episode 4 I celebrate the Divine Feminine version 2.0.2.1 with a true Manchester legend, celebrity, singer, Manchester United fan, dog lover and my HEAR HEAR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S MONTH ICON – ROWETTA (MCR, UK). She’s a Proper Mancunian with a heart of gold and I’m honoured to have gained an audience with this absolute Queen.

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#ONETOWATCH – HEAR HEAR, LAUREN FLAX (NYC)

By DJs, empowerment, feminism, inspiration, Interviews, Music, NEWS, quarantine

In celebration of the Divine Feminine and for International Women’s Month version 2.0.2.1. I’ve crossed the Atlantic landing in NYC for a Zoom audience with all round powerhouse, artist, producer, remixer, dj, fearless activist and cat whisperer LAUREN FLAX. She’s a New Yorker from Detroit and she has a lot of tea to spill.

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#ONETOWATCH – HEAR HEAR, JAMZ SUPERNOVA! (YOUTUBE)

By DJs, empowerment, herstory, inspiration, isolation, Music, NEWS, positivity, video

Welcome to Episode 2 of ‘HEAR HEAR’. Consciously uncoupled from my Reform Radio show, it’s my chance to share the wisdom and joy of some extraordinary people in a lockdown regulated session that is exclusive to my YouTube channel. I am blessed and schooled this month by the inspirational and unfuckwithable Jamz Supernova. She’s a BBC 1Xtra and Selector Radio powerhouse and the brains behind the Future Bounce parties and record label and she brings the fire in some beautiful ways.

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#PODCAST: JAGUAR – UTOPIA TALKS PODCAST #1 – SEXUAL ASSAULT & MISCONDUCT

By archive, empowerment, mental health, NEWS, panel, podcast

Congratulations to my friend Jaguar Bingham on launching her new podcast series ‘Utopia Talks’. So honoured and proud to have sat around the virtual table with her, Lauren Flax and Sophia Kearney (Weird and The Wonderful) to discuss the issue of sexual misconduct and abuse in the music industry.

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#ONETOREAD – MAXINE PEAKE GUEST EDITED MORNING STAR CULTURE. HERE’S MY COLUMN …

By art, article, empowerment, Food for thought, isolation, NEWS, quarantine

Award winning actor, activist, dj and all around beautiful person, Maxine Peake was the Guest Editor of the Culture section of Morning Star newspaper at the end of June. She invited me to write an opinion piece on how COVID and lockdown has affected my work and life. Here is my column.

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#ONAIR – GILLES PETERSON’S CLUB UNITY 06/06/2020

By archive, DJs, empowerment, NEWS, RADIO

In response to the Music Industry’s Black Out Tuesday and Black Lives Matter, Gilles Peterson programme for Stay Home, Rave Safe on 6Music and his Saturday session became CLUB UNITY – a space for reflection, education and celebration through black music. You can listen here for the next 20 days.

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#ONETOREAD – THAT ONE (BLACK) FRIEND

By empowerment, Food for thought, herstory, NEWS, poetry, Politics, writing

It’s been an intense few weeks finding black people and people of colour landed squarely in the middle of another pandemic – racism. Something has to give. Something has to change. When conversation fails me, I turn to poetry. Here’s a poem I wrote earlier about some of my experiences – it’s not finished yet. I will continue to tweak until it’s right.

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#LIVESTREAM – DJ PAULETTE LIVE FROM MANCHESTER – GLITTERBOX VIRTUAL FESTIVAL 3.0

By empowerment, GIGS, Glitterbox, live streaming, Manchester, NEWS, quarantine

Welcome to my Livestream for the Glitterbox Virtual Festival 15/05/2020. Just so you don’t think I am completely looney tunes – there’s a few notes on the visual codes / symbols featured in my set up. The full track list is included and please click through to make donations to the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund here: https://defect.click/WHO-COVID19-DONATE

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#ONETOWATCH – BOILER ROOM ISOLATION SESSION – PXSSY PALACE X BBZ LONDON

By archive, boiler room, clubbing, empowerment, isolation, LIVE, live streaming, Manchester, NEWS, quarantine, YOUR PARTY PLANNER

Last week I had the honour and the joy of joining my friends at Pxssy Palace and BBZ London for an Isolation Boiler Room session.Move the furniture back, turn the lights down and fire up the smoke machine. This is how it goes down when we rave at home alone 😀 …

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#ONAIR – PAULETTE IWD REFORM TAKEOVER W POPS ROBERTS (SO FLUTE, LOVESCENE)

By DJs, empowerment, Manchester, NEWS, RADIO, YOUR PARTY PLANNER

For my last ‘in studio’ show before the World got quarantined I was honoured to welcome the super talented, multi instrumentalist, dj, singer, producer and personification of zen – Pops Roberts to take control of my Reform Radio Takeover and this is how it sounds. Just beautiful. Enjoy. Stay safe. Stay home. Save lives. Stay connected.

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#NOWPLAYING: PAULETTE MIX FOR STEPHANIE FOX – LOCKDOWN 1 27032020

By empowerment, mixtape, Music, NEWS

LOCKDOWN 1 has me in house/tech mode. This week I took my inspiration from a Twitter / Instagram friend called Stephanie who asked when I would be doing a live stream. I made this especially for her. Life is about overcoming challenges, about never being defeated and about doing what I’m best at. Life is about disco, tech and house. Life is about living. Life is beautiful indeed.
Stay safe. Stay home. Save lives.
Catch me streaming a set for UNITED WE STREAM – https://confidentials.com/manchester/free-streaming-service-to-broadcast-manchester-entertainment-worldwide

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#NOWPLAYING – PAULETTE MIX FOR STEPHANIE FOX – LOCKDOWN 1 27032020

By empowerment, Music, NEWS, online, YOUR PARTY PLANNER

LOCKDOWN 1 has me in house and tech mode. This week I took my inspiration from a Twitter / Instagram friend called Stephanie who asked when I would be doing a live stream. I made this especially for her. Thanks to her subsequent tweet to Sacha Lord, you can catch me streaming a set this week for UNITED WE STREAM – twitter.com/mcrconfidential/sta…77957089288201?s=20 #StaySafeStayHome #StaySafeSaveLives

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#ONAIR – PAULETTE IWD TAKEOVER WELCOMES NANCY NOISE TO REFORM RADIO 12/03/2020

By article, DJs, empowerment, LONDON, NEWS, RADIO

On March 12th I am honoured to welcome Nancy Noise (London) one of the true pioneers of acid and balearic house to the guest slot for International Women’s Day / Week / Month. Starting her career opening for the titan now known as Paul Oakenfold at Future and Spectrum in London and Amnesia in Ibiza. Fast forward to 2020 and you’ll see her headlining May Bank Holiday at The Refuge in Manchester.

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#YOURPARTYPLANNER – SAY NO TO TRUMP, BORIS, FARAGE – 03/12/19 TRAFALGAR SQ

By DJs, empowerment, LONDON, NEWS, Politics, rave

Trump is coming to London in December for the NATO Heads of State summit, and on Tuesday 3rd December the Queen will be hosting a reception for him at Buckingham Palace. R3 Soundsystem will be taking to the streets that evening, to protest against the far-right politics of The Tories, Trump and Farage. RESIST. REJECT. REVOLT.

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#YOURPARTYPLANNER – GENERATION W BOOK LAUNCH AT HATCH, MCR 08/09/19

By empowerment, feminism, Interviews, Manchester, NEWS, YOUR PARTY PLANNER

After well received events in London, Liverpool, Bristol and Brighton this Summer, Urban Kingdom are holding one final pop-up event to celebrate the first edition of the groundbreaking book ‘Generation W’. Join us at a free entry daytime event in the birthplace of the Suffragette movement, Manchester. I’ll be closing the event with a short QnA.

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#SAVETHEDATE – RED BULL #NORMALNOTNOVELTY 15/07/19 – *FREE*

By Conference, empowerment, herstory, Interviews, NEWS, YOUR PARTY PLANNER

Held monthly, #NormalNotNovelty is open to female-identifying DJs, sound engineers, producers and vocalists from all musical tastes and backgrounds. This month it’s an Equaliser special sponsored by Red Bull and Sable Radio and I’m honoured to be their special guest. Tickets are free – but limited so click through the link asap.

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#STREAMINGNOW – RA EX.464 DJ PAULETTE PODCAST 27062019

By dj'ing, empowerment, GIGS, Interviews, NEWS, podcast

I spoke to Resident Advisor’s rapier sharp interviewer Martha Pazienti Caidan about life, the world, the universe, dj’ing, the music industry, equality, diversity and talking to slugs. It’s a 90 minute listen that you can download and listen to on Itunes and add to your Spotify collection too. I can’t tell a lie, this is very much a dj #goals #bucketlist moment for me. #proud #gratitude – and huge thanks to Mark, Martha and all at Resident Advisor for making me feel so welcome on the day.

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