Few people are as cool as . The epitome of the superstar DJ, she lives the glamorous life, playing art fairs and fashion parties, and taking Polaroids with celebrities. She counts and as fans.
She has a residency at Panorama Bar and started a new one in Ibiza this past month. She even has a Commes des Garçons line, and she’s always dressed to kill no matter what time of day or night it is. She’s what the word “iconic” was coined for.
But Honey Dijon is also a nerd, and she probably knows more about music than anyone else in the room. Growing up steeped in Chicago’s house music scene, and later New York, she started clubbing as a teenager alongside fellow future DJs like . She has a crazy record collection and an even crazier recall for house tracks, and she knows how to play for almost any audience, whether it’s a tiny bar or a gigantic festival stage.
Her mass appeal—she plays bold, bouncy house music—belies her love of obscure and often weird tracks. She calls herself a “big fan of research,” and she used her long-deserved entry in the mix series to explore the outer reaches of her sound and into a land of , cheeky horns, and more bongos than you knew you needed. Her functions like an alternate history of house music, where a track like Psychedelic Research Lab’s “Keep On Climbin’ (Mix 2)” is an acid anthem and Maydie Miles’ “Keep On Luvin” was featured in a pivotal scene.
Dijon sheds light on lesser-known names like Michi Lange and the D.