Freak Flag | DJ JAMZ Events | 2024-06-26

Tracklist: https://wkdu.org/playlist/64576 DJ JAMZ Events takes over the show with sets from DJ JAMZ, DJ Delish, DJ Dommis, and Poetik Selektions! DJ JAMZ (Jamya Day) is a Black, queer, gender nonconforming DJ and event producer imagining the dance floor as a site of embodied liberation, resistance, expression and play for Black and brown queer and trans people. Since 2015, DJ JAMZ has infused her warmth, musicality and easy-going nature to create community within Temple University’s QPOC student organization and MOVES Philly, a collective of black queer and trans creatives that supported cultural shifts towards a more inclusive city. JAMZ believes in building community through music and continues to nourish safer spaces to gather by partnering with QTPOC photographers, videographers, DJs and vendors, at local, often Black owned, businesses to host Game Nights, a Fall Festival and other monthly experiences that feel like spending time with chosen family. JAMZ’s most celebrated series is Watermelon Glow; an outdoor sunset party inviting QTPOC into a utopian oasis where everybody is a VIP, and the keepsake souvenirs are freedom and belonging. Outside of events, you can find JAMZ challenging herself at her indoor rock climbing gym, spending time with loved ones, and preparing for her monthly residency at Dahlak Paradise by building relationships between cultures and genres to tell one fluid, musical story with African, Caribbean, House & Soul influences. Dhijah, aka DJ Delish, a Glen Allen-raised producer, emerged in 2012's ballroom scene, gaining acclaim through PUMPDABEAT and"Breakfast Club's Philly First Fridays." With notable works like "Khadijah Volumes" and "Heartbeatz: The MixTape", her impact endures, despite stepping back in 2020 due to gentrification concerns. Philadelphia-based DJ Dommis has over a decade of professional DJing experience and the knowledge, ear, and skill to move virtually any crowd. Over the past six years, Dommis has been providing a unique experience for dancefloors across a variety of nightlife scenes, having developed a reputation as a newer generation DJ that is forward-thinking while remaining true to the legacy of the music and nightclubs that paved the way. Dommis' aim is to create a space where the dancefloor is a sanctuary, where friends are made, and where the music speaks for itself. DJ Poetik Selektions (she/they), a queer femme selector DJ with over 6 years of experience, is known for her open format sets that prioritizes seamless blends, reimagined sound surprises, and a love for diasporic music including Soca, Dancehall, R&B, Amapiano, Afrobeat, House, Bounce, and Trap. Poetik Selektions is certain to elevate the mood at art shows, private parties, nightlife sets, and community events such as Center City Sips to West Philly's First Fridays and beyond.