An interview with rising DJ Jyoty, in which she discusses her start on Rinse FM, having her Boiler Room set go viral on TikTok, and how she finds new music.
Introducing... Spinning Out, a recurring series in which NYLON spotlights the most exciting DJs working the circuit right now. Get to know promising upstarts and subgenre superstars — before they hit the big leagues.calls herself a “human algorithm.” It’s an apt descriptor for the Amsterdam native’s energetic yet unpredictable DJ sets, which at any point could feature an un-Shazam-able remix of Sister Nancy’s “Bam Bam,” a Destiny’s Child deep cut, a Punjabi radio hit, or horns-filled garage.
No, I was already on Rinse for two years before I ever touched CDJ because I believe in old-school radio. I actually through my friend. She threw a party and said “I want to book you.” I replied, “Jamilla, you know I don’t know how to DJ.” She goes, “You have two weeks to learn. Goodbye.” And that was my first gig. I opened, and obviously, I bombed.Basically ego. I was like, “I cannot be bad at something.
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