Honey Dijon | |
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Background information | |
Also known as | Honey Redmond |
Born | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Genres | House music |
Honey Redmond (known professionally as Honey Dijon) is an American DJ, producer, and electronic musician. She was born in Chicago and is based in New York City and Berlin. [1]
She has performed at clubs, festivals, art fairs, galleries and fashion events internationally. [2]
Honey Dijon grew up in the 1970s on the south side of Chicago, in what she has described as a "very middle-class, loving African-American family” that was very musical. [3] [4] She began clubbing during her mid-teens with her parents' acceptance as long as her academics did not suffer. [5] In the 1990s, she began to perform as a DJ. [6] Around 2000, she also became active as a producer. [5]
During her time in Chicago she met and was mentored by DJs and producers such as Derrick Carter, Mark Farina and Greenskeepers. [5] In the late 1990s, Honey Dijon moved to New York, where she was introduced to Maxi Records and Danny Tenaglia. [7] [8] After first being exposed to techno in Chicago's house scene, she performed on New York City's underground club circuit and played sets at fashion shows. [9]
In 2017, Dijon released her debut album, titled The Best of Both Worlds. [8]
Dijon has collaborated with Louis Vuitton and Dior for several years, providing soundtracks for their runway presentations. [10]
Dijon was described as a "popular house-music DJ" by the New York Times in 2013. [4] In 2018, Resident Advisor stated that she had popularized "a rambunctious DJ style that leans heavily on golden-era disco, techno and house", while Dijon herself acknowledged that "a lot of people still associate me with swingy Chicago and classic house and disco, but I can rock dirty rhythmic techno as well." [6]
Redmond is transgender. She has been a vocal advocate for trans rights and awareness, speaking from her experience as a black trans woman DJ in dance music. [10] In 2016, she was interviewed by the British television channel Channel 4 on the issue of trans visibility. [11] At a 2017 event hosted by the MoMA PS1 museum in New York City, she led a roundtable discussion "focused on those who have, like her, found safety and creative expression within the New York club scene." [12]
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Title | Year | Artist | Album |
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"Cozy" | 2022 | Beyoncé | Renaissance |
"Alien Superstar" | |||
Year | Association | Category | Nominated Work | Result | Ref. |
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2018 | GLAAD Media Award | Outstanding Music Artist | The Best of Both Worlds | Nominated | [19] |
DJ Award | Best House Artist | Herself | Nominated | ||
2019 | House Master | Nominated | |||
DJ Mag Best of North America Awards | Best DJ | Won | [20] | ||
2023 | 65th Annual Grammy Awards | Album of the Year | Renaissance | Nominated | [21] |
Best Dance/Electronic Album [A] | Won | ||||
GLAAD Media Awards | Outstanding Music Artist | Black Girl Magic | Nominated | [22] |
[A] Winning producers in this category with less than a 50% album contribution are awarded with a Winner's Certificate.
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