Producer Pioneers: Honey Dijon Breaks Down Her Creative Process
Producer Pioneers is a brand-new event series presented by Classic Album Sundays and Resident Advisor which will celebrate, educate and aim to inspire the next generation of women producers within the music production space.
Although there are steps towards a more balanced industry, today only a staggering 6% of producers identify as women, proving that there is still a huge bridge to gap until we are closer to a more equal and democratic situation. All sorts of barriers are faced by many women artists including tokenism within bookings, lack of access to resources, lack of confidence when dealing with a majority male landscape. Producer Pioneers aims to be a part of this solution, providing a platform and set of educational tools to support change and motivate the next generation of women producers.
Masterminded by DJ and producer, Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy, the series will unite some of the world’s most acclaimed women producers, kicking off the series is the unstoppable force of underground dance music, Honey Dijon. The conversation dives deep into her production methods, as well as breaking down her key musical influences.
Producer Pioneers is supported by Danley Sound Labs and Audio Technica – brands which fully understand the mission to create a more balanced and democratic future in the world of audio.
00:00 Intro
03:37 Early music education
05:05 Influence no.1: Prince - Erotic City
09:39 Influence no.2: Frankie Goes To Hollywood -Welcome To The Pleasuredome
15:39 Influence no.3: Green Velvet - Flash
22:53 Influence no.4: Kinane ‘Heaven’ (Danny Tenaglia Vocal Mix)
33:06 Honey Dijon ft Dope Earth Alien ‘It’s Quiet Now’
38:20 Honey Dijon ft Hadiya George ‘Not About You’
49:30 Honey Dijon ft. Cor.Ece ‘Stand’
54:00 Honey Dijon ft Ramona Renew ‘Love is a State of Mind’
57:36 Q&A
1:19:20 Outro
Music in order of appearance:
Prince - Erotic City
Frankie Goes To Hollywood -Welcome To The Pleasuredome
Green Velvet - Flash
Kinane - ‘Heaven’ (Danny Tenaglia Vocal Mix)
Honey Dijon ft Dope Earth Alien ‘It’s Quiet Now’
Honey Dijon ft Hadiya George ’Not About You’
Honey Dijon ft. Cor.Ece ’Stand’
Honey Dijon ft Ramona Renew ‘Love is a State of Mind'
Production Credits:
Director & Editor - Jake OK Evans
Producer - Alan Dixon
Stills - @zenhofer