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Sliink retweeted the Tinaturnup tracks and then saw them go viral, racking up hundreds of thousands of plays. Trending on Billboard. Skrillex has been very righteous to Stacey. Worked with him on music, provided a platform, went into Newark with him, shot a video, provided money for all of this and gave back to the community.
Do you support? We could damn sure use it. Spotify declined to comment on record for this piece. As Sliink has raised this conversation on Twitter and in private conversations, many dance world gatekeepers have gotten in touch to support. Dillon Francis reached out. Anna Lunoe expressed her support. I do want things to be fair. Here, Sliink, speaking via FaceTime โ his OWSLA tattoo visible on his forearm โ discusses representation, change, and how white members of the dance music industry can be better allies to artists of color.
My problem is with representation. I remember when I first started out and said that I wanted to do music. First it was Jersey Club, then I wanted to expand, and I was kind of scared and discouraged. I think other people deserve a chance as well. What really sparked that was just inequality in general. Everyone gets shut down when they try to talk about inequality and race in dance music. What do you want to say about that? I want to educate them on it. Spotify is important! A lot of people thrived off of Soundcloud.
Where do we fit in? If you see something, say something. What about festivals? Most event lineups are overwhelmingly populated by straight, white men. Do you feel like influential black artists have a responsibility to younger artists? How are we supposed to move forward if they just keep putting the same black people on these stages? When there are millions of other artists and songs that could be getting played at these festivals โ and all respect to these legendary artists, but when are the next legends going to be made?
