FOR THE CULTURE
AMPLIFYING ARTISTS OF COLOR . REMEMBERING OUR ROOTS.
FEMME HOUSE pledges to never stop building a bigger house. And sometimes, to move forward, it’s important to look backward—honoring the past, remembering our roots, and normalizing better practices.
FEMME HOUSE’s driving force is a promise to create equity, amplify the marginalized, represent the underrepresented, and champion the underdog. We believe that historic and systemic inequities have negatively impacted the music and culture we love, and consider it our calling to right historic wrongs by using our numerous privileges to even the playing field with the resources at our disposal.
Today and every day, we regard with gratitude the unsung heroes that have been traditionally cut off from the benefits—financial and otherwise—of thriving in this industry because of the color of their skin, their gender presentation, sexuality, and class. Here is where we celebrate, honor, amplify, and educate. For the culture.
BLACK HISTORY
As a platform that primarily deals in dance music, we’d be remiss to ignore the foundations of what we all know, love, and benefit from. House isn’t just a feeling, it’s a way of life. Dance music isn’t just a scene, it’s a community, a revolution, and a calling. None of it would exist without the black pioneers that sacrificed, struggled, and nonetheless kept surviving, dreaming, and creating.
LEARN MORE WITH SOME OF OUR FAVORITE, FREE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
Celebrating Black History Month
A Black History of Electronic Dance Music: A Harvard Lecture Series
From the Warehouse to the world: Chicago and the birth of house music
Timeline of African American Music
Beatport’s Definitive History of House Music
The Black Ass History of House Music
Paradise Garage: The Oral History of NYC’s Greatest Club
OUR FAVORITE BOOKS
Love Saves the Day: A History of American Dance Music Culture, 1970-1979
Le Freak: An Upside Down Story
The Fabulous Sylvester: The Legend, the Music, the Seventies in San Francisco
BLACK HISTORY month 2025
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2/5 | 8PM ET HOSTED BY HERMIXALOT WITH SPECIAL GUEST DJ LADY D
2/12 | 8PM ET HOSTED BY DJ LADY D WITH SPECIAL GUEST DJ LORI BRANCH
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2/26 | 8PM ET HOSTED BY HERMIXALOT WITH SPECIAL GUEST GOOD GIRLS
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