Lady Blacktronika

The self-proclaimed "First Lady of Beatdown," Lady Blacktronika is a prolific producer, DJ, vocalist, and label owner who makes raw, sensual house music. Taking influence from the low-slung, hypnotic sound of Detroit beatdown producers like Theo Parrish and Mike Huckaby, as well as disco and harder-edged techno, she began producing tracks during the 2000s and soon had releases on international labels. Efforts like 2009's First Lady of Beatdown EP received positive press and established her as one of the most respected producers in the underground house scene. Her first full-length, Future Blues, Vol. 1, appeared in 2011, and she continued releasing music at a rapid pace while running Sound Black Recordings. After issuing A Lonely Space Program in 2017, she debuted her techno alias, Femanyst. Lady Blacktronika has continued to release boundary-pushing EPs like Drum Control (2020) and Trablonika Daly (2023).