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Follow The Music interview with Juliet Mendoza

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Title

  • Follow The Music Interview: Juliet Mendoza

Names

  • Brickhouse, Junious (Interviewer)
  • Sarakul, Ryan (Recordist)
  • Kell-Abrams, Maya (Contributor)
  • Mendoza, Juliet E. (Interviewee)

Created / Published

  • Los Angeles, California, March 14, 2023

Headings

  • -  Underground music
  • -  Women dancers--United States--Interviews
  • -  Disc jockeys--United States
  • -  House music--California--Los Angeles
  • -  Women in the music trade
  • -  Interviews
  • -  Ethnography
  • -  Moving Image
  • -  United States -- California -- Los Angeles

Genre

  • Interviews
  • Ethnography
  • Moving Image

Notes

  • -  Summary: Juliet speaks on her experience growing up in Los Angeles as a mixed woman and the oldest sibling of 3. She talks about her family's ties to music. As a mother, dancer, DJ, and producer, Juliet sees her role as an educator, bridge builder, and healer. Music has been a therapy and healing tool for herself, and she now brings that to others through her music.
  • -  Keywords: African American history; African American culture; Black history; Black dance; Black culture; 2slgbtqia+; lgbtq; traditions; global; electronic dance music; house dance; house culture; club culture; mother; mixed race; Latin; DJ; producer; educator; community building; healer; healing; therapy; art therapy; orisha music; lucumi music
  • -  Note: Juliet asked to include an additional reference to her interview, the 2022 LAxD Panel Discussion with Claude Young, Alan Oldham, DJ Dex, Juliet Mendoza, and Max Watts. An excerpt of the description of the panel is included for context: "On August 22nd of 2022 LAxD, a collective event organized by The Black Lodge, Elbow Grease, and Architects & Heroes, launched it's maiden voyage into highlighting the cultural exchange between two cities that have been pivotal in the evolution of underground electronic music. As a dedicated bridge between the roots of this music from Detroit and the contemporary nightlife landscapes of Los Angeles, this first event of the series highlighted some of deepest talents from both cities." https://youtu.be/_vnUwFJNzHQ?si=XBhlbqKv0pW1hzpo External
  • -  Venue: Recorded at Creatington, Los Angeles, California, March 14, 2023.

Medium

  • 1 moving image file (MP4): digital. 1 manuscript file (PDF): digital.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Series: Los Angeles

Source Collection

  • Follow the Music: Exploring Multi-Linear Legacies of House Culture: Community Collections Grant Project, 2022-2023 (AFC 2022/012)

Repository

  • American Folklife Center

Digital Id

Online Format

  • video
  • pdf
  • image

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Credit line

Follow the Music: Exploring Multi-Linear Legacies of House Culture, Community Collections Grant Project, 2023 (AFC 2022/012), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Brickhouse, Junious, Ryan Sarakul, Maya Kell-Abrams, and Juliet E Mendoza. Follow The Music Interview: Juliet Mendoza. Los Angeles, California, 2023. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/afc2022012_028/.

APA citation style:

Brickhouse, J., Sarakul, R., Kell-Abrams, M. & Mendoza, J. E. (2023) Follow The Music Interview: Juliet Mendoza. Los Angeles, California. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/afc2022012_028/.

MLA citation style:

Brickhouse, Junious, et al. Follow The Music Interview: Juliet Mendoza. Los Angeles, California, 2023. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/afc2022012_028/>.