This month, my guest is a true icon in the UK dance music scene, and that is Manchester’s own DJ Paulette.

A club kid from her earliest days, Paulette cut her teeth at Manchester’s number one club, before earning her first residency at Flesh, the beloved queer party at the infamous nightclub Hacienda. She helped forge the electronic music scene in the UK as one of country’s first and best-loved black female DJs, celebrated for her expert selection and her inimitable charisma behind the decks. She continues to carry the torch for the next generation of young artists — a journey explored at length in her new memoir.

In this conversation, Paulette and I discuss her book Welcome to the Club, her vital and pioneering role in music, and what it means to be trailblazer.

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Music:

"Sheroes" - Massey & DJ Paulette (2018)

"And I’m Telling You" - Donna Giles (Stonebridge Poppers Full Delight Remix) (1994)

"Violins & Things" - Massey & DJ Paulette (2018)

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