Threads IWD - Fèmmme Fraîche Takeover w. Desire

Julie aka Desire is a trans electronic artist from Paris, France. A DJ and producer, with 90's Trance, house and breakbeat sensibilities, with releases on Unknown records, OBP, Selecta records and forthcoming vinyl release on Lobster Theramin. Proud creator of "Us" an instagram interview and soundcloud mix series dedicated to platforming queer folk. Desire reached out to us directly just a couple of weeks ago with their music and we fell in love instantly, hence why we’ve invited her as our third and final guest for our International Women’s day takeover on Threads Radio. Take a read below, with our quick Q&A to get to know Desire better and tune in tonight 8th March 2022 from 23:20 - 00:00 gmt for hermix live on air.

QUICK Q&A WITH DESIRE

What's your DJ name?
Desire

What are your Pronouns?
She/Her/Julie

Where are you currently based?
Paris

Where are you originally from?
I'm originally from a little village near Lyon

Describe your sound in 6 words?
Rave,Tran(s)ce,hypnotic,groove,energy, LOVE

Tell us a bit about the mix, how did you curate it.
I have a different way of planning a mix whether it's for a podcast, radio or a gig. This set had to be 40 minutes long, so I wanted to be able to propose in a short time my inspirations of the moment whether techno, jungle, trancy. I wanted to create a set that starts very deep to go to an ophoria. I think it's a good mix with exclusively female/trans/non-binary tracks to destroy the heteropatriarchy

How long have you been DJ-ing and how did you first get into it?
I started mixing around the summer of 2018 with some friends, I was already making music since I was a kid, I had a rock/funk band that I used to perform with on stage. I always liked to compose, when I first listened to electronic music, I quickly wanted to produce.

What are you goals in music?
My one and only goal in music is to have the freedom to do nothing else. I feel like there's not really any other field I'm fulfilled in

Do you have anything music-wise you're particularly excited about this year?
I would never have imagined to have a vinyl in my hands and even less for it to be signed on Lobster Theremin.. I have also two others ep in coming that i'm really proud of :)

where can we see you playing in the next few months?
You can catch me in Paradise city festival (Belgium) this summer on the "future queer club" stage along many talented artist ! Also i have many gigs to come In France like In Nantes, Marseille,Paris , and hoppefuly outside of France