Moxie (DJ)

Alice Moxom, known professionally as Moxie, is a London based DJ, music publisher and event promoter.

Career

Learning to DJ from a young age,[1] her career as a radio DJ started in 2010 on Kiss FM and she has subsequently held residencies at BBC Radio 1 as well as at NTS Radio. Her NTS residency is one of the longest running of the station and is currently a weekly slot.[2] In 2016 she founded the On Loop record label and events company, with the aim of promoting women in the electronic music industry,[1] which was considered one of Mixmag’s Top 20 labels of 2017 and was nominated at the DJ Mag awards for Best Compilation.[2]

In 2017, Time Out rated her NTS radio show as one of London's top ten[3] and Mixmag identified her as part of a growing trend favoring DJs as music "selectors" rather than traditional producers.[4] In 2018, one of her DJ mixes was included in Pitchfork's monthly top eight[5] and The List considered that she was "rapidly becoming one of the most prominent DJs in the UK, and beyond".[6]

In 2019 she was nominated for DJ Mag's Best Of British awards 2019 in the Best Resident DJ category[7] and performed at Glastonbury Festival. The Guardian claimed that she had "helped define a joyous, breakbeat-friendly corner of the house and techno underground.[8] Resident Advisor list her as one of the top 1000 electronic music artists globally.[9]

References
  1. GUTTRIDGE-HEWITT, MARTIN (December 6, 2018). "MOXIE IS A ONE-WOMAN DANCE MUSIC COTTAGE INDUSTRY". Mixmag. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  2. "Moxie - biography". Resident Advisor. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  3. Keens, Oliver (August 29, 2017). "London's 10 best radio shows - Our guide to the hottest slots in the city". Time Out. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  4. Mitchell, Aurora (December 4, 2017). "FINALLY! THE SELECTOR BECAME AS TREASURED AS THE PRODUCER THIS YEAR - The rise of the selector". Mixmag. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  5. Sherbune, Philip (October 1, 2018). "The 8 Best DJ Mixes of September 2018". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  6. Marland, Kenza (September 28, 2018). "Moxie presents On Loop: 'It's essentially about having fun and pushing good quality dance music, both new and old'". The List. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  7. "DJ MAG BEST OF BRITISH AWARDS 2019: VOTING IS NOW OPEN". DJ Mag. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  8. Beaumont-Thomas, Ben; Snapes, Laura (June 26, 2019). "Hidden gems on the 2019 Glastonbury lineup". the Guardian. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  9. "Resident advisor - top 1000". Retrieved January 31, 2020.
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