BAE BAE

Baexploitation (fka BAE BAE) is a Los Angeles based DJ, producer, organizer and multidisciplinary artist. The LA native has risen to prominence within LA’s underground music scene, organizing innovative communal spaces, including the notorious underground party HOOD RAVE. Baexploitation is driven by her commitment to creating safer party spaces for queer black and indigenous folks. Her dj mixes race freely through global afro diasporic riddims, breaks, club, footwork, juke and beyond, with her lifelong love of R&B never far from the surface. The intuitive selector’s wide-ranging taste combined with a deft hand makes for sensual and emotional sure to get you on your feet and in your feelings. As a DJ, Baexploitation’s selections uplift Black diasporic music and femme voices, while her original experimental productions, slick edits, and shape-shifting remixes have become club essentials. Her original music has been lauded by DJ Mag, Resident Advisor, Tidal, and presenters on BBC Radio, while her mixes have made “best of” lists on Pitchfork and Crack Magazine.