FEMIX 18 // CRY$CROSS B2B AUNTIE STARR by fempowermia published on 2020-01-16T16:58:14Z cry$cross B2B Auntie Starr Crystal, also known as cry$cross, is a multisensory creative and DJ based in Brooklyn, NY. She’s also a resident DJ on Half Moon BK. With a focus on sustainability, activism, and healing, she uses music to give black and brown people the freedom to be who they are on the dancefloor. She is known for her playful, genre-bending club mashups and her unique personal style. Her infectious energy behind the decks is guaranteed to have your body moving and your booty bouncing. Auntie Starr is a Brooklyn-based DJ, event producer and programming director at Half Moon BK. Known for her infectious energy behind the decks, Starr's sound ranges from high energy club and dance music to 140+ juke and techno. She is also the curator of a spicy new monthly party, LIP SERVICE, which serves as a safe haven for QTPOC on the dance floor. Where are you based out of? cry$cross - Brooklyn baby. Auntie Starr - Brooklyn, NY What inspired this mix? Crystal - Our friendship heavily inspired this mix. We spent a few nights together just playing around on the XDJ’s, being goofy; our usual routine. We started by playing a few of our favorite songs and created a tracklist out of that. Our first time playing together was at the old Half Moon studio back early 2019, which is around the first time we met. Who knew that we would be recording our first b2b mix a year later! Starr - This mix is inspired by the joy I get from being with friends, the tender ways we hold each other, and dancing together until the sunrise. Crys and I going b2b was so special. We met around this time last year and been inseparable since; this mix is sort of like an ode to friendship. What makes you feel powerful? Crystal - Honestly this might sound cliche, but dj’ing makes me feel powerful. It’s a feeling you don’t always have the pleasure of experiencing. It’s sort of like an adrenaline rush. Starr - Laughter! Laughing makes me feel so powerful. It’s like for a moment life is overwhelmingly pleasurable; so pleasurable that you laugh, you smile, you feel good. And to me, feeling good is powerful. Shoutouts: Crystal - Shoutout to DJ Love, whose tracks we featured in the mix. And shoutout to Clam for taking these super soft pics of us, love you both forever. Shoutout to all the black femme DJ’s. Shoutout to Half Moon always. Starr - Big thank you to Half Moon BK for letting us use the space to record, Darian for mastering our mix, and Clam for taking these beautiful photos. cr$sscross https://soundcloud.com/cryscrosss https://www.instagram.com/crys_cr0ss/ Auntie Starr https://soundcloud.com/starrprophets https://www.instagram.com/starrprophets/ Comment by Flora Ocean Parkin ID for this sparkling gem? ✨ 2021-04-29T10:45:04Z Comment by Flora Ocean Parkin 🥰🥰🥰 2021-04-26T20:36:25Z Comment by Sant HEAT 2021-03-20T17:38:21Z Comment by NOBLE S SPELL 😍😍😍 2020-02-04T03:53:50Z Comment by Gavnlig Amazing! Thank you for sharing <3 2020-01-21T21:28:41Z Comment by PlayPlay this transition 💯 2020-01-20T01:53:08Z Comment by PlayPlay <3 2020-01-20T01:29:33Z Comment by NANA ❤️❤️❤️ 2020-01-19T17:49:14Z Comment by Amen the Producer BIG ONE!!!! 2020-01-17T00:10:47Z Comment by aïssa agave + nirrti azül A classic 💫💫 2020-01-16T21:35:29Z Comment by aïssa agave + nirrti azül Still listening but this is def one of my fav transitions thusfar! 2020-01-16T21:03:56Z