Episode 4: JUBILEE
NYC-based DJ, producer and long-time Mixpak Records artist Jubilee chops it up with Star Eyes about her rave (mis)adventures in South Florida in the ’90s, floor drugs, Miami bass and Orlando breaks, the golden era of the Hollerboard, the wild twists and turns of DJ life and tips on how to party hard (and smart). Plus, NYC jungle, the importance of side hustles and writing a term paper on E.
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Things discussed in this episode:
- Florida Raves - Cool article on the early influences of the Florida rave scene with quotes from Bunny of Rabbit in the Moon over at Insomniac.com.
- Fever Crew - Another cool piece by rave historian Humberto Guida about decadent and notorious Miami rave mafia Fever Crew.
- More Fever - There’s also a book about Florida rave crew Fever.
- DJ Icey 4Ever - YouTube playlist of Florida breaks tracks.
- Dancesafe - The peer-based harm-reduction organization bringing drug safety to raves. Check them out for drug testing kits and info on how to use drugs as safely as possible.
- Hollerboard - Check out Jubilee & DJ Ayres’ piece on this infamous music message board, started by Lowbudget & Diplo, for VICE.
- Jubilee’s Hollerboard DJ mix - Check out this DJ mix of tracks from the time including blog house, Baltimore club and crazy mashups and remixes from Spank Rock, Rod Lee, M.I.A. and more.
- Mixpak Culture Clash 2016 - The Mixpak Records team (Dre Skull, Jubilee, The Large) winning Red Bull Culture Clash 2016 at London’s 02 Arena with an all-star lineup of dancehall and grime favorites.
- Cat Marnell - Sadly, Cat’s article “THE ART OF CRACK-TRACTIVENESS: How To Look and Feel Hot On No Sleep” (aka The Bible) is no longer online but here’s a profile of Downtown NYC’s favorite party girl beauty editor mess.
- Jubilee & Udachi “Smoke Rings” video - A lil’ 2009 bloghouse flashback from Nightshifters featuring lots of people from the NY scene.
