July 13, 2023 • 33 mins
Ultra Naté is a firm believer that music brings people together and shares the story of how it has done exactly that with her and Paris! They share stories of their love of nightclub culture, including an epic memory from Ibiza!
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Why I Am parissed.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
Hi everyone, It's Paris and we are back with another
episode I Am Paris. Today we are talking about the
present with the Queen Ultra in the day.
Speaker 1 (00:22):
Hi Queen, happy to be back. Let's get it.
Speaker 2 (00:26):
Let's get it. So our shared love for nightclubs has
inspired us to start a podcast, and you were at
the top of my list for hosts because of your
legendary career. How did you feel when this opportunity came
to you.
Speaker 1 (00:42):
Oh, well, when I finally got up after in the
process of reading the email, I think I kind of
lost it and just passed out for a second. I'm
sure somewhere in there, yeah, I blinked for a while,
and then maybe at some point I was like, it's
probably a good idea to breathe, right it now? You know,
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it was so crazy, It was so crazy. I still
remember it like it was yesterday, and it's like in
slow motion in my head because it just is exemplary
of how amazing the music business is and no matter
how bizarre or crappy things might feel on the surface,
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Like I've always believed that any moment, around any corner,
there is some amazing experience and it has consistently been
the case throughout my career, and so I've just kind
of always trusted that the universe got it. You know,
just keep doing what you do, representing the music that
you feel good about, and the universe will conspire to
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make it work. So it was really so bizarre when
I read that email introduction. This this the connectivity of
how music brings people together, and you know, our worlds,
like we're so far apart but yet so similar in
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so many ways in that love and appreciation and experiences
with nightclub culture and music, and so it just really,
like I said, it was confirmation of like, this is
a very powerful medium of what I do, and it
was amazing to be recognized, for it to be seen
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and appreciated in that way. And so yeah, I was like, what,
let's what is Let's go immediately, like when do we start?
Let's do it.
Speaker 2 (02:41):
Yeah, I'm so happy and I heard that you said, yeah,
so I was like, yes, let's go.
Speaker 1 (02:46):
Oh my gosh. Yeah, and this the concept was really
engaging and beautiful and those stories need to be told,
and yeah, it was just exciting all the way around.
I loved everything about like how this all came together.
You know, when you're when you're in the music business
for so long, you have so many crazy experiences and
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you're used to like, okay, people saying well, we want
to do do this or that, and then it kind
of stalls and it's a lot of hurry up and wait,
and there was none of that, and it was just like, okay, boom,
we're ready, let's get on with it, you know. And
that's how I am. I'm so very that, you know,
very like let's do it, you know. So it was
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really refreshing from that standpoint as well to work with
a team that was like, yep, let's got it lined up,
let's hit it.
Speaker 2 (03:40):
I love that. I love That's how we roll at
eleven eleven Media.
Speaker 1 (03:44):
Mm hmmm mm hmm.
Speaker 2 (03:45):
We do what we say ands live.
Speaker 1 (03:51):
Totally totally.
Speaker 2 (03:53):
Did they send you my book at this point or
did they send out.
Speaker 1 (03:57):
They didn't send me the book at that point, but
they did tell me in the email about the passage
that was in the book that was coming. They didn't
give me a lot of details. Yeah, because this was January,
It's twenty fifth, to be exactly love it and yeah,
but they did mention like in your upcoming book. You know, Paris,
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you know, talks about the Stattaniel and I was like,
are you kidding me? Yeah, I was tripping pretty hard.
Yeah it was.
Speaker 2 (04:31):
A little girl and you would be like what.
Speaker 1 (04:34):
Yeah, it was very that. It was very that. And
I couldn't wait to tell my son, you know, because
it's always about like he's got about out. He's going
to love this, you know what he says. Still, I'd
still love to make him happy, you know, so much.
He was over the moon. He couldn't believe it, and
he was just over the moon. And he's been you know,
just watching this whole process from a distance, and he's
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just been so proud, you know. And that's that's really
all you can ask from your kids. It is just like,
you know, you want to share these experiences. You want
to you know, be you know, a model for them,
and you also want to see them, you know, flourish
and be happy and be proud of you. So, you know,
it's been really cool that way as well.
Speaker 2 (05:16):
I can't wait for memories like that with my son.
Speaker 1 (05:19):
Mm hmm. It's government is going to be beautiful.
Speaker 2 (05:22):
I can't wait. How many children do you have?
Speaker 1 (05:26):
Just one? Just the one, just the one.
Speaker 2 (05:28):
You met boy mom, it's the best.
Speaker 1 (05:31):
Yeah. Yeah, I know, I'm so bad. It was so bad,
But you know, he's my he's my only boy. He's
my only baby, and he'll always be a baby, even
though he's a big baby now. But he's my dude.
Speaker 2 (05:43):
I love that.
Speaker 1 (05:44):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (05:44):
I feel like everyone always says that the love between
a son and a mom is like no other.
Speaker 1 (05:51):
Oh yeah, it's gonna be legit. Little little baby Phoenix
is going to be legit. Yeah.
Speaker 2 (05:56):
Yeah, I can't wait till he's growing up. How many
of clubs featured in the new podcast were you familiar
with or have you been too?
Speaker 1 (06:04):
Well, you know, I was familiar with just about all
of them except maybe two, and having been as far
as going to any of them two. There were two
in the whole list that I had actually been been
to and been a part of, spent time in, or
performed and or performed. It was two out of the twelve,
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But I pretty much knew ten out of the twelve
and all their stories and the history of them, but
not as in depth as what I learned doing you know,
doing the series.
Speaker 2 (06:37):
And do you have any favorite stories or episodes from
the series.
Speaker 1 (06:42):
Oh that's so hard. That's really hard. I mean, these
were these were so well done. The team that researched
this information and put these these shows together, they did
such an amazing job. But if I had to nail
it down to one, I think I think it would
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have to be it would have to be Space. It'd
be the because because I had lived so much of
everything that was talked about in that series, in that
particular show, and it was so close and personal to me,
that would definitely be my favorite one. And it still
brings tears to my eyes when I think about like
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that moment, because it was like, oh my gosh, this
it's such an iconic club and it's ending. And I
and we knew, because I was in residency there the
summers before that, but we knew that there was a
very strong possibility that it would not be able to continue.
And we knew that they wanted to continue, but they
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may not be able to. And so every summer those
those couple summers before the ending, King I would just
try to like slow down and take in everything and
really absorbs it and remember and capture these memories and
capture the feeling and the visuals like just really hold
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on to it all because I knew, like, this moment
is fleeting and this is going to be really special.
This is this is history in the making, and it's
it's never gonna happen again, you know. So I do
appreciate at least having that knowledge because I was able
to take stock in everything that was happening in a
really deep and special way.
Speaker 2 (08:26):
Yeah. I was actually at the closing party, the last
party they ever did in Space, and I just remember
everyone in the dance were like crying, like, yeah, they
were playing one of these songs. I don't remember. It
was like in the morning time, like maybe like eight
in the morning or something. Everybody in the dad last the.
Speaker 1 (08:45):
Last song was Angie Stone wish I didn't miss you
so much and I wish you I didn't miss you anymore.
And that was definitely I was watching online because I
think I was on the road somewhere, and yeah, that
was like everyone was in tears watching as well around
the world.
Speaker 2 (09:02):
Was pretty special. We will miss your Space.
Speaker 1 (09:06):
Yeah, definitely iconic. But I also have to say, you know,
I was really engaged on the story of Africa Shrine
as well in the political activism and the just the
amount of perseverance that happens in that story. You know,
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as I was reading through, I was like, Okay, surely
this is going to be it, Like they're not going
to be able to come back from this and lo
and behold, you know, keep coming back fighting, keep coming
back fighting, you know, just persevere. So that one was
pretty pretty special as well, all right to.
Speaker 2 (09:45):
Hear that one? Was there a story in the series
that really surprised you.
Speaker 1 (09:56):
You know, I had no idea on the first episode,
the story of the of Techno evolving and Shay Domier,
I had no idea of his input and the role
that he played in that. And I was gagging the
whole time I was reading the stories and like, how
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did I not know all this? Like I've been so
adjacent to all of this, and how did I not
know like his contributions to this a whole genre of music.
So that was really surprising to me. And I love
the way that the stories are put together and the
fact that they layer things that they show, you know,
a lot of the connectivity and the humanity of what
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culture is, and that's what makes them really really special.
So there's a lot of different layers, not only just
about like how we like to party, but also who
these people were and what their passions were, what their
life was, and how it affected these people, and the
sacrifices that were put into it. There's there's so many
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layers woven into these stories, the music genres that were
born out of them, the icons that were created out
of them. Like there's there's a lot of a lot
of places where things intersect that you didn't realize until
you look at the totality of everything. So it's really
it's really amazing the way it was put together. I
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think by story twelve, like people are going to be like,
oh my god, it can't be over. Are you serious?
Speaker 2 (11:32):
Is there a club that you would like to explore
for next time?
Speaker 1 (11:36):
Oh? Man, there's so many clubs around the world that
I've been to. Oh that's that could be a very
long list. I mean, there's like there's ministry in here
in the in London Ministry Heaven to go back further.
There's parties like High on Hope. The Loft was was
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amazing with Paul Treubel Anderson and on the home side.
On the home front, Zanzibar in New Jersey was very
impactful It's the reason that I have a record deal
even because what Tony was doing at that point in
time was bringing the attention from major labels to this
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underground style of music that was being created in basements
and moving crowds in the club and a lot of
artists like myself ended up being signed to major labels
based on what was being played by Tony Humphries. And
at club Zanzibar. There was let Me Think Universe in
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San Francisco that was huge, really impactful to West Coast
West coast club culture. There was Catch One in LA
for many years. Tracks in DC. The list could go on.
There was there was Vinyl in New York that was
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the home of Shelter on one night and Danny Tanaglia's night,
I believe it was just be yourself party. The next night.
There was Junior at Sound Factory. There was Underground Network
at Sound Factory Bar and you're I mean, yeah, the
list could go on, and then we can go over
to It'll to Red Zone, which is a huge, massive
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club amazing. For many, many years in the South of
Italy and Riccioni, there was a club called coco Ico
that was very impactful. Back in the day and people
loved it and would drive for miles to come and
party there. Yeah, there's there's a lot yes still out there.
Speaker 2 (13:48):
Yeah, so let's talk about Pride. I'm so happy and
honor that we got to perform together at Fonda, my
first ever live concert, and thank you so much for
doing that with me.
Speaker 1 (14:04):
For Oh, it was wonderful. It was wonderful. I was
I was so happy I was doing Weehole Pride that week.
It all just really worked out perfectly and and thank you.
That was very gracious to have me join you on
stage for your first performance. I know you had a
lot of moving parts going on, and that's always that
always makes things really tricky and nervous, nerve wracking when
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you're like, you know, trying to like suss out all
these these different details and energies and all the people
and you know, all the production value around everything. And
you know, there was a lot of love in the
building and everyone came to have a good time, and
that's really, at the end of the day, what it's
all about, like just really beautiful, warm energy and everyone
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came to support you. You know, they came to to
give you their a game, and you gave them your
a game, and that's really what it's what it's about.
It's really a recifiical relationship when you perform for an audience.
Speaker 2 (14:59):
Oh yeah, the love and or I was just like
such a like special feeling, Like I just I was
like crying at certain points. I was just like so
happy and just felt just like it's just like an
indescribable feeling. And I love my fans so much and
they loved you so much, so that was just so cool.
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And I love my song, Yeah, that's inspired by your
free So I was like, that would be so awesome
if she sang this with me.
Speaker 1 (15:27):
No, I loved it. Are you kidding? I'm a pop
kid as well, and I loved it. I was like,
let's do it. Yeah, this is c Let me get it.
Where do I come in? Let me get it.
Speaker 2 (15:37):
I was so nervous. Do you ever get nervous when
you perform?
Speaker 1 (15:42):
Oh gosh, yes, always, forever and ever. But you know
it's a different kind of nervousness Over time, you know,
conditioning takes over and so the nervousness just becomes fuel.
I've always visualized, I think what I want the show
to be, so I see the room, I hear the music,
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what I want to do, what I want to sing,
I visualize it all and that's the intention that I
work from, and then I just kind of approach it like,
you know what, the very worst things can happen when
I go on stage. The mic cannot work, my voice
could go wonky, or you know, I could have a
wardrobe fail or whatever. But it's not going to end me.
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This moment is not going to end me. It's not
going to make me, and it's not going to break me.
And that kind of frees you up, you know a lot,
to just let go of that fear and enjoy yourself
and just approach it with joy, because it's like every
opportunity you get to be on stage is another moment
to impact someone, to share your joy with someone else.
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And so that I let that override the nervousness.
Speaker 2 (16:54):
I'm going to think about that next time, because I
get so I just get so nervous.
Speaker 1 (17:00):
Yeah, it's just fear. It's just fear. And then you
have to just think of it like, Okay, but what
am I afraid of? Am I afraid of? Like things
not working? Am I not afraid? Am I afraid of
like people not enjoying what I'm presenting and giving me
bad reviews or bad energy, and you realise yourself from
that and it's just like, Okay, well somebody in that
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room is gonna like it, you know what I mean.
If there's one person in there, somebody's gonna like it,
and it's gonna be okay. I'm gonna get through this moment.
And again, it's not gonna make or break me. It's
gonna be okay. Yeah.
Speaker 2 (17:36):
I feel like as soon as I get out there
and like people are screaming and the music turns on,
then all of that just like melts away. It's just
like leading up to it totally phsyite myself up totally.
Speaker 1 (17:48):
Yeah. You got to give yourself, give yourself license to
make mistakes. That's the biggest gift I was ever given
from one of my vocal producers from Danny Madden. Is
a lesson he taught me very early in life, is
to give yourself grace. You know, when we are higher achievers,
we also have a high expectation of ourselves things and
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it becomes unrealistic. So give yourself a pass to make
mistakes and say it's okay too. It's okay to make
a mistake, and then you know, if something happens, it
doesn't work out just kind of the way that you
want it. It doesn't feel tragic, and you don't let
the fear paralyze you.
Speaker 2 (18:28):
It was like in New York and this it was
just so hot.
Speaker 1 (18:34):
It always hot that week. It's always so hot.
Speaker 2 (18:36):
That I've never been there. On that week, I was
literally I was like melting and performing at Central Park
for the first ever Pride they did there, which was
just so legendary and iconic, but it was just hot.
So I was so nervous with that. I'm like, oh
my god, my hair, I make up this outfit, I'm
like melting.
Speaker 1 (18:56):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (18:58):
So here is one thing.
Speaker 1 (19:00):
It's so weird because it's like, you know, people expect
you to be perfect, like they expect everything to be flawless,
like they see in pictures and these very static images
that they see you. They expect it all to be
like controlled in that way, and when you perform live,
it's not as that as controlled. It can be controlled
to some degree, but it can't completely be controlled. And
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so it's the things that you can't control that kind
of wiggy. I'll wiggy out a little bit, like it's
excessively hot and I'm gonna sweat my eyelashes off, and
that's going to be a problem, you know. But you've
got to just be able to laugh at yourself and
be okay with it and know that there's a lot
of goodwill for you out there. That's what I always
think about the most, Like there's a lot of people
out there that love me, that love what I do,
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that love my music, and those are the people I
need to tune into and they're going to get me
through this.
Speaker 2 (19:48):
Yeah. I just literally started saying it to everyone on
the mic. And then I don't know if it was
the heat or something, but like one of the decks
like locked and it wouldn't I couldn't like load the
song into it. So I was like just looking at
my team, like can somebody fix this? So then I
like had to go on the mic. I'm like, hey, guys,
like I don't know what's happening. Only one of my
decks is working. And then they fixed it, thank god.
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But the audience I think appreciate it, just like being
honest and just being real. And after the show, so
many people came out to me and they're like, that
was the best set ever, and like you're just so amazing.
I love how you just were so real with us
and they just appreciated that.
Speaker 1 (20:26):
Oh yeah, people, the people are always going to appreciate
that authenticity because they want to they want to feel
your humanity, so they're going to be rooting for you.
Like I said, there's so much goodwill out there and
that's what you really need to focus on. So that
really kind of removes the nervousness, like we want to
be we want to be perfect because we have a
high level of expectation for ourselves and we just have
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to give ourselves over to the moment, you know.
Speaker 2 (20:52):
And there's nothing like partying on with Pride because Pride
is like everybody is just having so much fun.
Speaker 1 (20:59):
A great time. Everybody's having a blast. You know, it's
the best party in the world. Like it's just a
worldwide party continually. Prime Season is epic, It really is.
I love it.
Speaker 2 (21:12):
The energy is just like another level. Hi, this is
Paris Hilton. Some of the best times of my life
have been spent inside of nightclubs, singing, dancing and being
free to truly be myself. And now I'm the executive
producer of a new show, the History of the World's
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Greatest Nightclubs. I wanted a show that represented freedom, joy
and hope, and there is no one better to host
than someone who has inspired me for so many years
with her musical talent.
Speaker 1 (21:42):
I'm Alternate A and I've been in the music industry
for three decades. I'm a singer, songwriter, and musician, and
now I'm inviting you to join me on this global
nightclub journey. We'll dive into the origins of genres that
broke the industry and uncover the stories of legendary DJs,
all through the eyes of the people who partied at
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the height of club culture. Listen to the History of
the World's Greatest Nightclubs on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts,
or wherever you get your podcasts.
Speaker 2 (22:19):
You are such a gay icon and you also really
support the community. Why is this so important to you?
Speaker 1 (22:25):
Well, the LGBTQIA plus community has always been down for me.
They've always had my back, you know when I started
in this industry, and continually I've always felt like the underdog,
you know, being a woman first of all, being a
woman of color, and now being a woman well beyond
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twenty five, I'm not supposed to still be here according
to the way the industry is is, you know, shaped,
and the community has always supported me. They've always supported
the music. They've always seen me and they always got it.
From the audiences that I've been in front of to
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the people behind the scenes that I work with. The
LGBTQI community has always been in my sphere and has
supported me in so many different ways, from artists that
I work with with, music producers, DJs, hair makeup, glam people, photographers, stylists,
you know what have you like, every facet of this industry,
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there have been people from the community that have gone
above and beyond many times through the years to make
sure that I am presented in the best light. And so,
you know, I've always appreciated that. I've always loved that.
I've always loved how giving the community is. I've loved
how they appreciate music, how they have let me express
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myself in so many different ways on the broad umbrella
of dance. You know, It's just it's just been a
gift that keeps on giving. It's it's been a wonderful
reciprocal relationship where we know and understand each other, and
they let me, you know, fully express myself aesthetically, however,
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I want to want to change my hair, I want
to do some different makeup thing. I want to wear
some kookie outfit. You know, you've got license in this,
in this genre of music to do that, because the
gay community is so you know, part of this whole culture,
you know, so it's it's an amazing thing to be
to be in it.
Speaker 2 (24:33):
I agree, so creative, so much fun, so free, so
just there wouldn't be the type of fashion and music
industry without this community. Nightclubs and nightlife are such a
big part of the community and create such sanctuaries. What
were some of the most important stories told in the series.
Speaker 1 (24:56):
I think when we talked about the AIDS epidemic hitting
how that impacted people's lives on a personal level, but
also how the community came together in these spaces, these
club spaces became zero for supporting the community, for getting
information out, getting access to medicine, and all the things.
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Like I clearly remember during that period in Baltimore in Clubland,
where I was the impact hitting there and seeing people
disappearing suddenly and many of them you know again from
the LGBTQI community and were friends of mine. Very beautiful, young, vibrant, talented,
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extremely creative people suddenly gone in mass And you know,
I think it was really important how those particular stories
that talked about those period. It's how each of those
clubs represented for their community and stood up and fought
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the backlash that was also going on politically with HIV.
So again that's like another intersection of what these stories
are about, is the political activism that was going on,
you know, the very real world implications of this culture.
It's not it wasn't just you know, I want to
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go out and party and dance until the sun comes
up and I'm tripping the light fantastic and disco bawls
all night. Like, there were very real world things going
on that were impacting people's lives, and those things are
talked about in depth, and it humanizes again, it humanizes
everyone that was a part of that situation and that
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particular era, and these stories do a really amazing job
to bring that to light and help people put them
back in that moment and help them understand what it
was in that moment and how it evolved and how
it still impacts things to this day.
Speaker 2 (27:08):
Actually, ye part episode made me just so emotional. I
was crying listening to that.
Speaker 1 (27:14):
Yeah, it's it's pretty deep, you know. I in Baltimore,
I was part of the House of Revlon, the Baltimore Chapter,
and a lot of them were my good friends, and
a lot of them were very instrumental with my very
first time ever performing on stage for Basement Boy night.
Basement Boys were my first original producers and they had
a club night at Fantasy and you know, my Queen's
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They did my hair, they did my makeup, you know,
they made a little tiny band aid dress for me
to wear, you know, and you know, and they all
just joined in it like a family, and it really
was a family. And it's like, you know, everyone was
invested in my show and it was amazing and they
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were all really beautiful, stunning, creative people. And then they
were all gone. So you know, there's the real world
implications here, and that really is an important part that's
talked about in these series.
Speaker 2 (28:15):
Yeah, it's such a powerful series and I'm just so
proud of you, and I'm so excited for everyone to
hear it you too. Let's go July thirteenth, Hello, July thirteenth, everyone.
So in the series, you talk about some of the
most legendary DJs in the world, Carl Cox, Larry Levan,
Frankie Knuckles, and Moore. Who did you really look up
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to when you started as a DJ? Wow?
Speaker 1 (28:38):
So by the time I started DJing twenty years ago,
I had already been in club culture for for well
over ten years at that point. So I've grown up
listening to DJs for eons, and I think they were
already shaping my ears before I even attempted to put
the first needle to the record. So I'd have to say,
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you know, definitely, the influence of Larry and Frankie was
already there because that was kind of the fabric of
the club culture I came from. They built the template,
you know, they were like, basically, they've been like gods
in our scene. Larry had been long gone by the
time I started playing, but the seeds had been planted.
And then Frankie, you know, Frankie became a very close
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personal friend. He became like, you know, my big brother
and and a mentor, and so being able to watch
him play, to hear his sets, and to hear how
he would lace things together and just play these really
beautiful arrangements in the way that he DJ'd was an
amazing training ground even when I didn't realize that that's
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what I was doing. But once I started jaying, you know,
I definitely drew on on all the people that I
that I was always inspired by, like David Morales, you know,
very talented. When he plays like you know, it's a
thing when a DJ is so talented, like he would
play one of my records and like my song Desire.
(30:07):
When he would play Desire, I would be in awe
listening to it, like, what that's my record? Really? Like
he's played it in a way that it translates different
from me and I wrote the song, but it's like,
you know, they he knew how to take it and
make it his own and bring out all these finer
nuances in it, and that is such an amazing talent
(30:29):
and it's just not something that everybody can do. You know.
DJ's like to me, regispered, I still go to New
York periodically when I can in between my schedule and
just go dance and let the fool loose. Obviously, Wayne
Davis in Baltimore, who is his skill with execution is crazy,
(30:51):
like technical execution is stunning, seamless always, and that's a
whole different discipline. I was also heavily influence and spy
ted Tommy of Basement Boys. I would say Paul Treubell Anderson,
who I mentioned earlier from the Loft here in the UK.
I danced many nights at the Loft, and he was
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such an exceptional talent in the way that he brought
the soul to a record and just had the room
sweat and the whole room sweaten. I grew up on
like Louis Louis Vega, DJs like Sam Burns from DC,
Quinton Harris. Yeah. I think for me, a lot of
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them created the blueprints. You know, they all had their
particular area. Some of them were extremely efficient at finessing
the mix. You know, the technical precision was so beautiful
that you would just you know, scratch your head and
just you know, over the course of the night just
ascend to the heavens because their sets were so seamless
(31:54):
in the ride and in the way that they would
take you through the emotions and the hills and the
valleys and others of that lot played like animals, you know,
and it's just kind of like rack your body, like
just leave you heaving on the dance floor. By the
time it's all over, you're gonna be like, who I
just went through something, you know. It's like the different
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styles were really impactful and so listening to them, they're
all things that I draw from when I play. So
I kind of play I play a little wild. When
people ask me, like what my style is, I always
say I play a little wild because I'm going a
lot of different places and I'm playing a lot of
different styles of house within the underground house music, you
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know genre. But I'd like to play at a little wild.
Speaker 2 (32:48):
Yes, well, I can't wait to come to an air
set soon.
Speaker 1 (32:53):
I would love it. I would love it. I come
from the school of what we say in Baltimore bangshangle,
I like it, love bang shang a lang. So you know,
it's just it's a bit of a cop.
Speaker 2 (33:06):
Yeah, I will be there. Well, thank you so much.
It's much fun talking about all the exciting things happening
in the present.
Speaker 1 (33:16):
Thank you.
Speaker 2 (33:17):
Yeah, the next episode we will be talking about the future.
So see you guys, say.
Speaker 1 (33:24):
Thanks for listening to I Am Paris.
Speaker 2 (33:26):
Don't forget to follow us on Instagram at I Am
Paris Podcast. Email us at Paris at iHeartRadio dot com.
Be hot and subscribe now loves It
Why I Am parissed.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
Hi everyone, It's Paris and we are back with another
episode I Am Paris. Today we are talking about the
present with the Queen Ultra in the day.
Speaker 1 (00:22):
Hi Queen, happy to be back. Let's get it.
Speaker 2 (00:26):
Let's get it. So our shared love for nightclubs has
inspired us to start a podcast, and you were at
the top of my list for hosts because of your
legendary career. How did you feel when this opportunity came
to you.
Speaker 1 (00:42):
Oh, well, when I finally got up after in the
process of reading the email, I think I kind of
lost it and just passed out for a second. I'm
sure somewhere in there, yeah, I blinked for a while,
and then maybe at some point I was like, it's
probably a good idea to breathe, right it now? You know,
(01:04):
it was so crazy, It was so crazy. I still
remember it like it was yesterday, and it's like in
slow motion in my head because it just is exemplary
of how amazing the music business is and no matter
how bizarre or crappy things might feel on the surface,
(01:24):
Like I've always believed that any moment, around any corner,
there is some amazing experience and it has consistently been
the case throughout my career, and so I've just kind
of always trusted that the universe got it. You know,
just keep doing what you do, representing the music that
you feel good about, and the universe will conspire to
(01:48):
make it work. So it was really so bizarre when
I read that email introduction. This this the connectivity of
how music brings people together, and you know, our worlds,
like we're so far apart but yet so similar in
(02:08):
so many ways in that love and appreciation and experiences
with nightclub culture and music, and so it just really,
like I said, it was confirmation of like, this is
a very powerful medium of what I do, and it
was amazing to be recognized, for it to be seen
(02:29):
and appreciated in that way. And so yeah, I was like, what,
let's what is Let's go immediately, like when do we start?
Let's do it.
Speaker 2 (02:41):
Yeah, I'm so happy and I heard that you said, yeah,
so I was like, yes, let's go.
Speaker 1 (02:46):
Oh my gosh. Yeah, and this the concept was really
engaging and beautiful and those stories need to be told,
and yeah, it was just exciting all the way around.
I loved everything about like how this all came together.
You know, when you're when you're in the music business
for so long, you have so many crazy experiences and
(03:10):
you're used to like, okay, people saying well, we want
to do do this or that, and then it kind
of stalls and it's a lot of hurry up and wait,
and there was none of that, and it was just like, okay, boom,
we're ready, let's get on with it, you know. And
that's how I am. I'm so very that, you know,
very like let's do it, you know. So it was
(03:31):
really refreshing from that standpoint as well to work with
a team that was like, yep, let's got it lined up,
let's hit it.
Speaker 2 (03:40):
I love that. I love That's how we roll at
eleven eleven Media.
Speaker 1 (03:44):
Mm hmmm mm hmm.
Speaker 2 (03:45):
We do what we say ands live.
Speaker 1 (03:51):
Totally totally.
Speaker 2 (03:53):
Did they send you my book at this point or
did they send out.
Speaker 1 (03:57):
They didn't send me the book at that point, but
they did tell me in the email about the passage
that was in the book that was coming. They didn't
give me a lot of details. Yeah, because this was January,
It's twenty fifth, to be exactly love it and yeah,
but they did mention like in your upcoming book. You know, Paris,
(04:19):
you know, talks about the Stattaniel and I was like,
are you kidding me? Yeah, I was tripping pretty hard.
Yeah it was.
Speaker 2 (04:31):
A little girl and you would be like what.
Speaker 1 (04:34):
Yeah, it was very that. It was very that. And
I couldn't wait to tell my son, you know, because
it's always about like he's got about out. He's going
to love this, you know what he says. Still, I'd
still love to make him happy, you know, so much.
He was over the moon. He couldn't believe it, and
he was just over the moon. And he's been you know,
just watching this whole process from a distance, and he's
(04:57):
just been so proud, you know. And that's that's really
all you can ask from your kids. It is just like,
you know, you want to share these experiences. You want
to you know, be you know, a model for them,
and you also want to see them, you know, flourish
and be happy and be proud of you. So, you know,
it's been really cool that way as well.
Speaker 2 (05:16):
I can't wait for memories like that with my son.
Speaker 1 (05:19):
Mm hmm. It's government is going to be beautiful.
Speaker 2 (05:22):
I can't wait. How many children do you have?
Speaker 1 (05:26):
Just one? Just the one, just the one.
Speaker 2 (05:28):
You met boy mom, it's the best.
Speaker 1 (05:31):
Yeah. Yeah, I know, I'm so bad. It was so bad,
But you know, he's my he's my only boy. He's
my only baby, and he'll always be a baby, even
though he's a big baby now. But he's my dude.
Speaker 2 (05:43):
I love that.
Speaker 1 (05:44):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (05:44):
I feel like everyone always says that the love between
a son and a mom is like no other.
Speaker 1 (05:51):
Oh yeah, it's gonna be legit. Little little baby Phoenix
is going to be legit. Yeah.
Speaker 2 (05:56):
Yeah, I can't wait till he's growing up. How many
of clubs featured in the new podcast were you familiar
with or have you been too?
Speaker 1 (06:04):
Well, you know, I was familiar with just about all
of them except maybe two, and having been as far
as going to any of them two. There were two
in the whole list that I had actually been been
to and been a part of, spent time in, or
performed and or performed. It was two out of the twelve,
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But I pretty much knew ten out of the twelve
and all their stories and the history of them, but
not as in depth as what I learned doing you know,
doing the series.
Speaker 2 (06:37):
And do you have any favorite stories or episodes from
the series.
Speaker 1 (06:42):
Oh that's so hard. That's really hard. I mean, these
were these were so well done. The team that researched
this information and put these these shows together, they did
such an amazing job. But if I had to nail
it down to one, I think I think it would
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have to be it would have to be Space. It'd
be the because because I had lived so much of
everything that was talked about in that series, in that
particular show, and it was so close and personal to me,
that would definitely be my favorite one. And it still
brings tears to my eyes when I think about like
(07:24):
that moment, because it was like, oh my gosh, this
it's such an iconic club and it's ending. And I
and we knew, because I was in residency there the
summers before that, but we knew that there was a
very strong possibility that it would not be able to continue.
And we knew that they wanted to continue, but they
(07:46):
may not be able to. And so every summer those
those couple summers before the ending, King I would just
try to like slow down and take in everything and
really absorbs it and remember and capture these memories and
capture the feeling and the visuals like just really hold
(08:07):
on to it all because I knew, like, this moment
is fleeting and this is going to be really special.
This is this is history in the making, and it's
it's never gonna happen again, you know. So I do
appreciate at least having that knowledge because I was able
to take stock in everything that was happening in a
really deep and special way.
Speaker 2 (08:26):
Yeah. I was actually at the closing party, the last
party they ever did in Space, and I just remember
everyone in the dance were like crying, like, yeah, they
were playing one of these songs. I don't remember. It
was like in the morning time, like maybe like eight
in the morning or something. Everybody in the dad last the.
Speaker 1 (08:45):
Last song was Angie Stone wish I didn't miss you
so much and I wish you I didn't miss you anymore.
And that was definitely I was watching online because I
think I was on the road somewhere, and yeah, that
was like everyone was in tears watching as well around
the world.
Speaker 2 (09:02):
Was pretty special. We will miss your Space.
Speaker 1 (09:06):
Yeah, definitely iconic. But I also have to say, you know,
I was really engaged on the story of Africa Shrine
as well in the political activism and the just the
amount of perseverance that happens in that story. You know,
(09:28):
as I was reading through, I was like, Okay, surely
this is going to be it, Like they're not going
to be able to come back from this and lo
and behold, you know, keep coming back fighting, keep coming
back fighting, you know, just persevere. So that one was
pretty pretty special as well, all right to.
Speaker 2 (09:45):
Hear that one? Was there a story in the series
that really surprised you.
Speaker 1 (09:56):
You know, I had no idea on the first episode,
the story of the of Techno evolving and Shay Domier,
I had no idea of his input and the role
that he played in that. And I was gagging the
whole time I was reading the stories and like, how
(10:19):
did I not know all this? Like I've been so
adjacent to all of this, and how did I not
know like his contributions to this a whole genre of music.
So that was really surprising to me. And I love
the way that the stories are put together and the
fact that they layer things that they show, you know,
a lot of the connectivity and the humanity of what
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culture is, and that's what makes them really really special.
So there's a lot of different layers, not only just
about like how we like to party, but also who
these people were and what their passions were, what their
life was, and how it affected these people, and the
sacrifices that were put into it. There's there's so many
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layers woven into these stories, the music genres that were
born out of them, the icons that were created out
of them. Like there's there's a lot of a lot
of places where things intersect that you didn't realize until
you look at the totality of everything. So it's really
it's really amazing the way it was put together. I
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think by story twelve, like people are going to be like,
oh my god, it can't be over. Are you serious?
Speaker 2 (11:32):
Is there a club that you would like to explore
for next time?
Speaker 1 (11:36):
Oh? Man, there's so many clubs around the world that
I've been to. Oh that's that could be a very
long list. I mean, there's like there's ministry in here
in the in London Ministry Heaven to go back further.
There's parties like High on Hope. The Loft was was
(12:00):
amazing with Paul Treubel Anderson and on the home side.
On the home front, Zanzibar in New Jersey was very
impactful It's the reason that I have a record deal
even because what Tony was doing at that point in
time was bringing the attention from major labels to this
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underground style of music that was being created in basements
and moving crowds in the club and a lot of
artists like myself ended up being signed to major labels
based on what was being played by Tony Humphries. And
at club Zanzibar. There was let Me Think Universe in
(12:42):
San Francisco that was huge, really impactful to West Coast
West coast club culture. There was Catch One in LA
for many years. Tracks in DC. The list could go on.
There was there was Vinyl in New York that was
(13:02):
the home of Shelter on one night and Danny Tanaglia's night,
I believe it was just be yourself party. The next night.
There was Junior at Sound Factory. There was Underground Network
at Sound Factory Bar and you're I mean, yeah, the
list could go on, and then we can go over
to It'll to Red Zone, which is a huge, massive
(13:26):
club amazing. For many, many years in the South of
Italy and Riccioni, there was a club called coco Ico
that was very impactful. Back in the day and people
loved it and would drive for miles to come and
party there. Yeah, there's there's a lot yes still out there.
Speaker 2 (13:48):
Yeah, so let's talk about Pride. I'm so happy and
honor that we got to perform together at Fonda, my
first ever live concert, and thank you so much for
doing that with me.
Speaker 1 (14:04):
For Oh, it was wonderful. It was wonderful. I was
I was so happy I was doing Weehole Pride that week.
It all just really worked out perfectly and and thank you.
That was very gracious to have me join you on
stage for your first performance. I know you had a
lot of moving parts going on, and that's always that
always makes things really tricky and nervous, nerve wracking when
(14:27):
you're like, you know, trying to like suss out all
these these different details and energies and all the people
and you know, all the production value around everything. And
you know, there was a lot of love in the
building and everyone came to have a good time, and
that's really, at the end of the day, what it's
all about, like just really beautiful, warm energy and everyone
(14:48):
came to support you. You know, they came to to
give you their a game, and you gave them your
a game, and that's really what it's what it's about.
It's really a recifiical relationship when you perform for an audience.
Speaker 2 (14:59):
Oh yeah, the love and or I was just like
such a like special feeling, Like I just I was
like crying at certain points. I was just like so
happy and just felt just like it's just like an
indescribable feeling. And I love my fans so much and
they loved you so much, so that was just so cool.
(15:19):
And I love my song, Yeah, that's inspired by your
free So I was like, that would be so awesome
if she sang this with me.
Speaker 1 (15:27):
No, I loved it. Are you kidding? I'm a pop
kid as well, and I loved it. I was like,
let's do it. Yeah, this is c Let me get it.
Where do I come in? Let me get it.
Speaker 2 (15:37):
I was so nervous. Do you ever get nervous when
you perform?
Speaker 1 (15:42):
Oh gosh, yes, always, forever and ever. But you know
it's a different kind of nervousness Over time, you know,
conditioning takes over and so the nervousness just becomes fuel.
I've always visualized, I think what I want the show
to be, so I see the room, I hear the music,
(16:06):
what I want to do, what I want to sing,
I visualize it all and that's the intention that I
work from, and then I just kind of approach it like,
you know what, the very worst things can happen when
I go on stage. The mic cannot work, my voice
could go wonky, or you know, I could have a
wardrobe fail or whatever. But it's not going to end me.
(16:28):
This moment is not going to end me. It's not
going to make me, and it's not going to break me.
And that kind of frees you up, you know a lot,
to just let go of that fear and enjoy yourself
and just approach it with joy, because it's like every
opportunity you get to be on stage is another moment
to impact someone, to share your joy with someone else.
(16:49):
And so that I let that override the nervousness.
Speaker 2 (16:54):
I'm going to think about that next time, because I
get so I just get so nervous.
Speaker 1 (17:00):
Yeah, it's just fear. It's just fear. And then you
have to just think of it like, Okay, but what
am I afraid of? Am I afraid of? Like things
not working? Am I not afraid? Am I afraid of
like people not enjoying what I'm presenting and giving me
bad reviews or bad energy, and you realise yourself from
that and it's just like, Okay, well somebody in that
(17:22):
room is gonna like it, you know what I mean.
If there's one person in there, somebody's gonna like it,
and it's gonna be okay. I'm gonna get through this moment.
And again, it's not gonna make or break me. It's
gonna be okay. Yeah.
Speaker 2 (17:36):
I feel like as soon as I get out there
and like people are screaming and the music turns on,
then all of that just like melts away. It's just
like leading up to it totally phsyite myself up totally.
Speaker 1 (17:48):
Yeah. You got to give yourself, give yourself license to
make mistakes. That's the biggest gift I was ever given
from one of my vocal producers from Danny Madden. Is
a lesson he taught me very early in life, is
to give yourself grace. You know, when we are higher achievers,
we also have a high expectation of ourselves things and
(18:10):
it becomes unrealistic. So give yourself a pass to make
mistakes and say it's okay too. It's okay to make
a mistake, and then you know, if something happens, it
doesn't work out just kind of the way that you
want it. It doesn't feel tragic, and you don't let
the fear paralyze you.
Speaker 2 (18:28):
It was like in New York and this it was
just so hot.
Speaker 1 (18:34):
It always hot that week. It's always so hot.
Speaker 2 (18:36):
That I've never been there. On that week, I was
literally I was like melting and performing at Central Park
for the first ever Pride they did there, which was
just so legendary and iconic, but it was just hot.
So I was so nervous with that. I'm like, oh
my god, my hair, I make up this outfit, I'm
like melting.
Speaker 1 (18:56):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (18:58):
So here is one thing.
Speaker 1 (19:00):
It's so weird because it's like, you know, people expect
you to be perfect, like they expect everything to be flawless,
like they see in pictures and these very static images
that they see you. They expect it all to be
like controlled in that way, and when you perform live,
it's not as that as controlled. It can be controlled
to some degree, but it can't completely be controlled. And
(19:20):
so it's the things that you can't control that kind
of wiggy. I'll wiggy out a little bit, like it's
excessively hot and I'm gonna sweat my eyelashes off, and
that's going to be a problem, you know. But you've
got to just be able to laugh at yourself and
be okay with it and know that there's a lot
of goodwill for you out there. That's what I always
think about the most, Like there's a lot of people
out there that love me, that love what I do,
(19:42):
that love my music, and those are the people I
need to tune into and they're going to get me
through this.
Speaker 2 (19:48):
Yeah. I just literally started saying it to everyone on
the mic. And then I don't know if it was
the heat or something, but like one of the decks
like locked and it wouldn't I couldn't like load the
song into it. So I was like just looking at
my team, like can somebody fix this? So then I
like had to go on the mic. I'm like, hey, guys,
like I don't know what's happening. Only one of my
decks is working. And then they fixed it, thank god.
(20:11):
But the audience I think appreciate it, just like being
honest and just being real. And after the show, so
many people came out to me and they're like, that
was the best set ever, and like you're just so amazing.
I love how you just were so real with us
and they just appreciated that.
Speaker 1 (20:26):
Oh yeah, people, the people are always going to appreciate
that authenticity because they want to they want to feel
your humanity, so they're going to be rooting for you.
Like I said, there's so much goodwill out there and
that's what you really need to focus on. So that
really kind of removes the nervousness, like we want to
be we want to be perfect because we have a
high level of expectation for ourselves and we just have
(20:49):
to give ourselves over to the moment, you know.
Speaker 2 (20:52):
And there's nothing like partying on with Pride because Pride
is like everybody is just having so much fun.
Speaker 1 (20:59):
A great time. Everybody's having a blast. You know, it's
the best party in the world. Like it's just a
worldwide party continually. Prime Season is epic, It really is.
I love it.
Speaker 2 (21:12):
The energy is just like another level. Hi, this is
Paris Hilton. Some of the best times of my life
have been spent inside of nightclubs, singing, dancing and being
free to truly be myself. And now I'm the executive
producer of a new show, the History of the World's
(21:32):
Greatest Nightclubs. I wanted a show that represented freedom, joy
and hope, and there is no one better to host
than someone who has inspired me for so many years
with her musical talent.
Speaker 1 (21:42):
I'm Alternate A and I've been in the music industry
for three decades. I'm a singer, songwriter, and musician, and
now I'm inviting you to join me on this global
nightclub journey. We'll dive into the origins of genres that
broke the industry and uncover the stories of legendary DJs,
all through the eyes of the people who partied at
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the height of club culture. Listen to the History of
the World's Greatest Nightclubs on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts,
or wherever you get your podcasts.
Speaker 2 (22:19):
You are such a gay icon and you also really
support the community. Why is this so important to you?
Speaker 1 (22:25):
Well, the LGBTQIA plus community has always been down for me.
They've always had my back, you know when I started
in this industry, and continually I've always felt like the underdog,
you know, being a woman first of all, being a
woman of color, and now being a woman well beyond
(22:46):
twenty five, I'm not supposed to still be here according
to the way the industry is is, you know, shaped,
and the community has always supported me. They've always supported
the music. They've always seen me and they always got it.
From the audiences that I've been in front of to
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the people behind the scenes that I work with. The
LGBTQI community has always been in my sphere and has
supported me in so many different ways, from artists that
I work with with, music producers, DJs, hair makeup, glam people, photographers, stylists,
you know what have you like, every facet of this industry,
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there have been people from the community that have gone
above and beyond many times through the years to make
sure that I am presented in the best light. And so,
you know, I've always appreciated that. I've always loved that.
I've always loved how giving the community is. I've loved
how they appreciate music, how they have let me express
(23:53):
myself in so many different ways on the broad umbrella
of dance. You know, It's just it's just been a
gift that keeps on giving. It's it's been a wonderful
reciprocal relationship where we know and understand each other, and
they let me, you know, fully express myself aesthetically, however,
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I want to want to change my hair, I want
to do some different makeup thing. I want to wear
some kookie outfit. You know, you've got license in this,
in this genre of music to do that, because the
gay community is so you know, part of this whole culture,
you know, so it's it's an amazing thing to be
to be in it.
Speaker 2 (24:33):
I agree, so creative, so much fun, so free, so
just there wouldn't be the type of fashion and music
industry without this community. Nightclubs and nightlife are such a
big part of the community and create such sanctuaries. What
were some of the most important stories told in the series.
Speaker 1 (24:56):
I think when we talked about the AIDS epidemic hitting
how that impacted people's lives on a personal level, but
also how the community came together in these spaces, these
club spaces became zero for supporting the community, for getting
information out, getting access to medicine, and all the things.
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Like I clearly remember during that period in Baltimore in Clubland,
where I was the impact hitting there and seeing people
disappearing suddenly and many of them you know again from
the LGBTQI community and were friends of mine. Very beautiful, young, vibrant, talented,
(25:46):
extremely creative people suddenly gone in mass And you know,
I think it was really important how those particular stories
that talked about those period. It's how each of those
clubs represented for their community and stood up and fought
(26:08):
the backlash that was also going on politically with HIV.
So again that's like another intersection of what these stories
are about, is the political activism that was going on,
you know, the very real world implications of this culture.
It's not it wasn't just you know, I want to
(26:29):
go out and party and dance until the sun comes
up and I'm tripping the light fantastic and disco bawls
all night. Like, there were very real world things going
on that were impacting people's lives, and those things are
talked about in depth, and it humanizes again, it humanizes
everyone that was a part of that situation and that
(26:50):
particular era, and these stories do a really amazing job
to bring that to light and help people put them
back in that moment and help them understand what it
was in that moment and how it evolved and how
it still impacts things to this day.
Speaker 2 (27:08):
Actually, ye part episode made me just so emotional. I
was crying listening to that.
Speaker 1 (27:14):
Yeah, it's it's pretty deep, you know. I in Baltimore,
I was part of the House of Revlon, the Baltimore Chapter,
and a lot of them were my good friends, and
a lot of them were very instrumental with my very
first time ever performing on stage for Basement Boy night.
Basement Boys were my first original producers and they had
a club night at Fantasy and you know, my Queen's
(27:39):
They did my hair, they did my makeup, you know,
they made a little tiny band aid dress for me
to wear, you know, and you know, and they all
just joined in it like a family, and it really
was a family. And it's like, you know, everyone was
invested in my show and it was amazing and they
(28:02):
were all really beautiful, stunning, creative people. And then they
were all gone. So you know, there's the real world
implications here, and that really is an important part that's
talked about in these series.
Speaker 2 (28:15):
Yeah, it's such a powerful series and I'm just so
proud of you, and I'm so excited for everyone to
hear it you too. Let's go July thirteenth, Hello, July thirteenth, everyone.
So in the series, you talk about some of the
most legendary DJs in the world, Carl Cox, Larry Levan,
Frankie Knuckles, and Moore. Who did you really look up
(28:36):
to when you started as a DJ? Wow?
Speaker 1 (28:38):
So by the time I started DJing twenty years ago,
I had already been in club culture for for well
over ten years at that point. So I've grown up
listening to DJs for eons, and I think they were
already shaping my ears before I even attempted to put
the first needle to the record. So I'd have to say,
(29:00):
you know, definitely, the influence of Larry and Frankie was
already there because that was kind of the fabric of
the club culture I came from. They built the template,
you know, they were like, basically, they've been like gods
in our scene. Larry had been long gone by the
time I started playing, but the seeds had been planted.
And then Frankie, you know, Frankie became a very close
(29:22):
personal friend. He became like, you know, my big brother
and and a mentor, and so being able to watch
him play, to hear his sets, and to hear how
he would lace things together and just play these really
beautiful arrangements in the way that he DJ'd was an
amazing training ground even when I didn't realize that that's
(29:45):
what I was doing. But once I started jaying, you know,
I definitely drew on on all the people that I
that I was always inspired by, like David Morales, you know,
very talented. When he plays like you know, it's a
thing when a DJ is so talented, like he would
play one of my records and like my song Desire.
(30:07):
When he would play Desire, I would be in awe
listening to it, like, what that's my record? Really? Like
he's played it in a way that it translates different
from me and I wrote the song, but it's like,
you know, they he knew how to take it and
make it his own and bring out all these finer
nuances in it, and that is such an amazing talent
(30:29):
and it's just not something that everybody can do. You know.
DJ's like to me, regispered, I still go to New
York periodically when I can in between my schedule and
just go dance and let the fool loose. Obviously, Wayne
Davis in Baltimore, who is his skill with execution is crazy,
(30:51):
like technical execution is stunning, seamless always, and that's a
whole different discipline. I was also heavily influence and spy
ted Tommy of Basement Boys. I would say Paul Treubell Anderson,
who I mentioned earlier from the Loft here in the UK.
I danced many nights at the Loft, and he was
(31:13):
such an exceptional talent in the way that he brought
the soul to a record and just had the room
sweat and the whole room sweaten. I grew up on
like Louis Louis Vega, DJs like Sam Burns from DC,
Quinton Harris. Yeah. I think for me, a lot of
(31:33):
them created the blueprints. You know, they all had their
particular area. Some of them were extremely efficient at finessing
the mix. You know, the technical precision was so beautiful
that you would just you know, scratch your head and
just you know, over the course of the night just
ascend to the heavens because their sets were so seamless
(31:54):
in the ride and in the way that they would
take you through the emotions and the hills and the
valleys and others of that lot played like animals, you know,
and it's just kind of like rack your body, like
just leave you heaving on the dance floor. By the
time it's all over, you're gonna be like, who I
just went through something, you know. It's like the different
(32:16):
styles were really impactful and so listening to them, they're
all things that I draw from when I play. So
I kind of play I play a little wild. When
people ask me, like what my style is, I always
say I play a little wild because I'm going a
lot of different places and I'm playing a lot of
different styles of house within the underground house music, you
(32:42):
know genre. But I'd like to play at a little wild.
Speaker 2 (32:48):
Yes, well, I can't wait to come to an air
set soon.
Speaker 1 (32:53):
I would love it. I would love it. I come
from the school of what we say in Baltimore bangshangle,
I like it, love bang shang a lang. So you know,
it's just it's a bit of a cop.
Speaker 2 (33:06):
Yeah, I will be there. Well, thank you so much.
It's much fun talking about all the exciting things happening
in the present.
Speaker 1 (33:16):
Thank you.
Speaker 2 (33:17):
Yeah, the next episode we will be talking about the future.
So see you guys, say.
Speaker 1 (33:24):
Thanks for listening to I Am Paris.
Speaker 2 (33:26):
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