DJ D’hana
D’hana Perry is a DJ and a candidate for an MFA in Media Art at Emerson college. In 1999, S/he graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University with a B.A. in Sociology and Urban Studies. While working in public policy and public health, s/he established “Chubrub Productions” to bridge the gap between nightlife and critical theory.
Perry has come of age as a DJ in Boston’s queer nightlife scene and has evolved, transcending expectations and catering to a wide range of diverse crowds. S/he was nominated as best DJ in the 2010 Boston Phoenix Reader’s Poll, and the recently released mix tape NU LIFE Vol. 1, has garnered attention from Discobelle and Fader Magazine, among other notable online publications.
Perry has worked with rising stars in global bass and house music, queer culture icons and media studies mavens including:
Robyn (Interscope Records)
Kim Ann Foxman (Hercules and Love Affair/Mr. Int’l)
M.E.N. (JD Sampson and Joanna Fateman of Le Tigre)
The Together Electronic Music Festival
Kingdom (Fool’s Gold/Night Slugs)
VenusX (Ghe20 G0thik NYC)
Wayne&Wax (Beat Research)
DJ Ripley (Surya Dub SF)
Lauren Flax (Creep)
Lonewolf (Dutty Artz)
Dave Quam (It’s After the End of the World)
Amos Mac & Katastrophe (OP Magazine)
Actor Slash Model (Riot Acts)
Chubrub Contributors
These are the artists and activists that have contributed significantly to make Chubrub run. Check out their work, they are all amazing. In no particular order, they are:
Gunner Scott
Gunner Scott (http://www.gunnerscott.net) is the creator of X Gender Productions, Gender Crash (link http://www.gendercrash.com), and a founding member and the Executive Director of The Massachusetts
Transgender Political Coalition (link http://www.masstpc.org). Gunner has been active in the transgender rights movement for the last ten years; is a nationally recognized activist, educator, and community organizer on LGBT health issues, LGBT partner abuse, and addressing access issues for the transgender community. For the last couple of years Gunner has been producing “The Neighborhood” Queer/Trans Dance
Night (link http://theneighborhoodjp.blogspot.com/) with Chubrub Productions.
Rogue Femme Art
Inspired by the vast and wild Oregon landscape that still feels like home, Boston-area based Rogue Femme creates art, design & animation that honors beauty in the urban and the wild. Equally adept with the Adobe Design Suite as with a cattle hide, Rogue Femme accepts freelance and custom projects based in graphic design, visual merchandising, theatrical aesthetics and apparel.
Rogue Femme Art: http://roguefemmeart.blogspot.com
Rizzla.DJ
A candy raver turned soca junkie, Rizzla aka Brian Friedberg, is a MA student in the curation of the carnivalesque, new to Boston and ready to break stuff. Rizzla’s a regular at Zuzu’s, Milky Way, and Middlesex, and still makes it down to Hartford CT for the random throwdown. By mixing and matching the slinkiest and slackest of hip hop, dancehall, soca, house, nu world beats and unexpected rave musics, Rizzla will do everything he can to get you laid tonight.
Artist Website: http://www.wastedyouthsound.blogspot.com
His newest mixtape “Banjy Ragga” was just released for human consumption. Download the shit here:
Ben Mauer
Ben Mauer is a veteran web designer passionate about using technology and design to bring about sustainable change on a human scale, and increased participation in the systems that shape our everyday lives. Previous to Quilted, he managed web development and communications for the ground-breaking research project, the Information Technology, War and Peace Project at Brown University, and worked a few stints at Wired Digital/Terra Lycos in San Francisco and various ad agencies.
Visit http://quilted.coop/ to see more of his work.
Lone Wolf
Kevin Driscoll is a DJ, teacher, blogger, activist, and graduate student in theAnnenberg School for Communication at USC.
The Man: http://www.kevindriscoll.info/
The Music: http://www.kevindriscoll.info/todomundo/
Steph Plourde-Simard
Steph Plourde-Simard is a Boston-based documentary, editorial and fine art photographer. She is a graduate of Simmons College and the New England School of Photography, where she received triple portfolio honors. Also a social justice activist, Steph’s work focuses on documenting personal stories to comment on broader social and political issues. Aside from her personal and professional photography, she has worked in collaboration with various local community organizations and artists.
Lucky Gallery
Lucky Gallery works with underrepresented and emerging artists looking for a venue to share creativity and ideas in a supportive environment. Art is meant to be heard, to be touched, to be felt, to be shared, and to be celebrated. Lucky Gallery focuses on the interaction and communication between the artist and community, through performance, workshops, education and opportunity.
Lucky Gallery is located at 176 Richards Street, Brooklyn NY 11231 in Red Hook. For more information visit http://luckygallery.com
CHUBRUB COLLABORATORS
These are people/organizations that I work with on a regular basis. You should check out their work and events.