Artist Development Program – August 2025
After several years of nurturing new DJs through workshops, mentorship, and community care, we’re excited to introduce a new format aimed at supporting FLINTA artists beyond the beginner stage. Developed and facilitated by FBM member Eliott, this Artist Development Workshop series is designed to bring structure, reflection, and creative momentum to those navigating the next steps in their artistic journey. Following our recent session on sustainability in music, this program offers space to slow down, reconnect with your artistic purpose, and build the foundations needed to grow with clarity and intention. From goal setting to developing your public presence, we’ll explore what it means to move forward in music without losing sight of yourself. We will have a deep dive into the often-overlooked side of artist development: how to communicate who you are, how to frame your work publicly, and how to move strategically while staying authentic.
Goal Setting & Artistic Vision with Eliott (FBM Member, People Marketing Coordinator at Savage X Fenty)
We’ll begin by defining your personal and professional intentions, identifying gaps, and setting grounded yet ambitious goals for your artistic journey. This session is designed to help you reflect on where you are, where you want to go, and what tools or support you need to get there. Using a guided roadmap model, you’ll articulate a clear vision and walk away with a tailored action list, covering both short-term and long-term steps. Expect a warm, reflective atmosphere that balances inspiration with structure. Whether you’re feeling stuck or just ready to level up, this session sets the tone for the entire program.
Positioning Yourself & Your Brand with Lacaty (DJ/Producer at OYE Records)
How do you take the leap from making music to releasing it, getting signed, or landing the gigs that interest you ? In this workshop, artist Lacaty shares personal insights on building a career in music: navigating highs and lows, finding the right support, and shaping a strategy to get your work out there. Together, we’ll explore how to build a campaign around your next goal; whether it’s releasing a track, getting booked, or signing with an agency. A supportive space to reflect, share, and plan.
EPK & Artist Profile Building with Nadia Says (Founder of Your Mom’s Agency)
This session is a hands-on build-a-toolbox evening. Each participant will work on the building of their own Electronic Press Kit (EPK) and also have the chance to work on their Resident Advisor profile. We’ll focus on the practical assets bookers and editors look for : clean biography, updated performance log, strong media links, so pitching for gigs and features becomes more approachable efficient.
Social Media Identity & Promotion with Miszo (DJ, Digital Strategist)
This session is dedicated to helping you develop a coherent and authentic online presence that aligns with your artistic vision. We’ll explore the concept of branding in a non-corporate, artist-first framework to help define and refine your identity across digital platforms. This is both a theoretical and hands-on session, with tailored feedback.
Navigating Bookings: Outreach, Agents & Playing Smart with Bella Wirth (Booker at TS Agency)
This session offers a grounded, behind-the-scenes look at the world of DJ bookings from navigating the early stages of your gigging journey to understanding when (and if) you need an agent. We’ll explore how to prepare your profile for outreach, what bookers and promoters are really looking for, and how to set yourself up for long-term, sustainable progress. You’ll be supported by a professional booker who brings years of experience to the table and can help you move with clarity and intention
Speakers
Eliott (Program Organizer)
Eliott is the newest member of Femme Bass Mafia. Their deep admiration for femme expression and women-led artistry has been central to shaping their creative identity, making collaboration with FLINTA* artists feel both intentional and inherently safe. With a strong background in event management across music and fashion, as well as experience in developing visual assets for creative studios, Eliott brings a unique blend of structure, care, and artistic sensitivity to every project. Deeply connected to Berlin’s creative scene, they continue to cultivate spaces where artistry can thrive. Currently working as a talent manager and brand partnerships coordinator for Savage X Fenty by Rihanna, Eliott continues to refine their expertise in guiding and managing creative individuals.
This workshop embodies Eliott’s passion for artistic growth and their commitment to supporting others in stepping into their fullest potential.
eliott@femmebassmafia.com
@eliottsaintpierre
Lacaty
LACATY’S uplifting sets bring a contagious energy to the dance floor and are unmistakably fresh and punchy. Blending together 90s house gems with trance, breaks, powerhouse, and garage with an element of fun and lightheartedness. Good vibes only, with a twinge of naughtiness, the purpose of her sets is always to make people let loose, smile and just have a good time.
Her debut EP ‘Cascade’ on Berlin’s OYE Records, features three tracks designed to ignite any
dance floor, channeling the exuberant spirit of the 90s music scene. Each track is a tribute to euphoric dance experiences intertwined with a nostalgic undercurrent.
booking@lacaty.info
@lacatyyy
Nadia Says
Nadia Says is an experience curator and the founder of Your Mom’s Agency, a recognised platform running for 13 years, where artists, creatives, operators, and technologists, who share similar values on output quality, diversity, and inclusion, come together and make projects happen, be they club nights, art exhibitions, educational workshops, industry conferences… Says is also the co-founder of the budding NGO dif-eV.org, a resource and support community advocating for DEI in the music scene, as well as a music business lecturer, journalist, and podcaster.
ABOUT – Your Moms Agency
@yourmomsberlin
Miszo
Miszo is a Berlin-based DJ and radio host on Refuge Worldwide. She was part of the first FMB program batch. When she’s not behind the decks, she works professionally as a digital strategist, with over six years of experience supporting brands and NGOs. Her career began in social media strategy at Beatport. Even if she doesn’t actively implement them on her own channels, her current role as a trend scout keeps her up to date with online developments, enabling her to support you with the creation of social media formats and if you feel like an online strategy.
booking@miszo.info
@miszo
Bella Wirth
Bella Wirth (she/her) is a Berlin-based booking agent and creative, born to Italian German roots. With 10 years of experience in the electronic music industry, she works closely with artists, curating performances and guiding careers with heart and precision. Her workshops reflect a deep love for community, connection and honest conversations. Off-duty, she’s usually found exploring life with her dachshund Pepe by her side.
bw@t-s-agency.com
@bllwrth
Progress & Sustainability as a DJ – May 2025
After four years of running the FBM mentorship program, we can proudly say we have enabled 50+ FLINTA people on their first steps as DJs or in their music production journey. To fortify our community and take our bass angels beyond the beginner stages we have developed a new format which will strengthen their and our foundations in the current music landscape. By inviting trusted actors to host in-depth sessions, we aim to nourish our local scene in a safer learning environment with an intimate group of 15 FLINTA participants.
For a duration of 6 weeks, we will host one session per week around the topic of progress and sustainability in one’s DJ career. This program will be destined towards more advanced DJs.
Duration: 6 weeks.
Wellness, Balance, Sustainability: tools & practices with ZE:NA (Rise Nights co-founder, meditation & wellness coach)
Nightlife, going out, raving : these aren’t separate from life; they are life. Yet, society often tries to detach dance music culture from broader conversations about wellbeing, as if the two can’t coexist.
As a yoga teacher who’s been deeply immersed in the dance music world : raver, event worker, DJ, and promoter, ZE:NA has experienced all sides of the scene. Over the years, she has explored a variety of tools and practices to help her live more sustainably, physically, mentally, and emotionally; so she can fully enjoy every part of life without burning out.
In this 2-hour workshop, the group will come together in open discussion and storytelling. ZE:NA will share insights from her journey and offer practical tools to help others feel more grounded, balanced, and confident in their own.
Burnout Prevention and Creative Flourishing with Louisahhh (DJ/Producer, Consent Coach)
In this workshop on burnout prevention and creative flourishing, we will discuss how to use somatic tools of embodied consent to build and support careers in the music industry that are sustainable in terms of mental health and physical wellbeing. We will learn how to implement systems of self-care and self soothing in challenging moments, build robust foundations from which we can advocate for ourselves and our communities, and have enough room to grow, play and challenge ourselves as artists.
Demystifying the Agency sphere with Yuko Asanuma (Setten Agency founder & booking agent)
In this workshop on navigating the agency sphere, we will break down common misconceptions about getting booked as an artist and provide clarity on the role of agents in the music industry. We will focus on what artists need to do on their own to create opportunities while highlighting the importance of community, consistency, and self-management. The session will also offer insight into how agents work, what they can (and cannot) provide, and key perspectives from the agency side. Along the way, we’ll discuss practical strategies for artists to strengthen their career trajectory and prepare for bookings more effectively.
Honing your craft: an advanced DJ workshop with Kikelomo (DJ/Producer, Oroko Radio founder)
Kikelomo will hold a session designed for DJs looking to deepen their skills and approach the next phase of their journey with intention.
We’ll explore how to stay motivated in your practice, build confidence, and prepare sustainably for gigs: from smart file organization to refining your set structure. The second half of the session will dive into more advanced mixing techniques using the CDJ 3000s, offering a hands-on opportunity to experiment, troubleshoot, and evolve your sound.
A take on building your profile (DIY) with Mia Koden (DJ/Producer)
This session explores how to shape a meaningful artistic presence through music, visuals, and community on your own terms. We’ll dive into creative world-building with limited resources, balancing storytelling, sharing, and visibility in a way that feels authentic and sustainable. From navigating social media with intention to discovering alternative platforms, we’ll reflect on what it means to build legacy over hype—and how to grow a profile without losing yourself in the process.
Dissecting the decks: record playing best practices, gear troubleshooting with special guest
More info soon.
Speakers
Zena
ZE:NA’s love for music began in her childhood in London, surrounded by the sounds of garage, grime, reggae, and R&B. While living in Bristol, she explored drum and bass, dubstep, and house; developing a passion for electronic music and DJing that has grown over the past decade. Alongside her musical journey, ZE:NA has built a career in the well-being sector as a yoga teacher and spin coach, integrating ambient music into her yoga and meditation classes. With deep roots in both dance music and wellness, she is passionate about creating space for balance, sustainability, and care within nightlife culture.
djzenamusic@gmail.com
@zenadj__
Yuko Asanuma
Yuko Asanuma is a Berlin-based music journalist, booking agent, artist manager and event promoter. She runs her small artist agency called Setten, and writes regularly for Japanese music publications as well as occasionally for English publications. She has contributed her work to Ostgut Booking, Resident Advisor, Ableton, Pioneer DJ, Sound & Recording Magazine, Crack Magazine, Red Bull Music Academy, Berlin Atonal and Poly AM. Her focus is to bring exposure to and create opportunities for underrepresented artists to promote cultural exchange and diversity.
yuko@setten-agency.com
@yukoasanuma
Kikelomo
Kikelomo is a critically acclaimed British-Nigerian DJ, Presenter, Curator, Boiler Room Host and co-founder of Oroko Radio. As a co-chair of the Diversity and Inclusion working group for the Association for Electronic Music, she is actively involved with broader initiatives pushing for diversity and inclusion in the music industry, including the setup, development and active management of a not-for-profit community radio station in Accra, Oroko Radio. Kikelomo is also sustaining a professional career in the music tech industry as a Senior Consultant, after a decade of product development and marketing experience in music technology.
kikelomodj@gmail.com
@_kikelomo_
Mia Koden
Mia Koden aka Sancha Ndeko (she/her) is a South London-based South Sudanese and British music producer and DJ. Growing up between Ghana, Nigeria, and the UK, her musical identity was shaped by a mix of diasporic soundscapes and London’s underground scenes. From early soundsystem sessions to getting hands-on with a pair of rusty Technics 1210s at uni, her journey has been defined by a DIY approach to building her craft and presence. Through years of pushing underground sounds; first as part of the duo Sicaria Sound, and now under her solo alias, she’s developed a distinct artistic world rooted in intention, self-curation, and bass-heavy experimentation.
hi@miakoden.com
@miakoden
Louisahhh
Louisa Pillot, professionally known as LOUISAHHH, is an artist, performer and co-founder of label RAAR, with over twenty years in the music industry . True to the punk ethos of her music, LOUISAHHH is an active advocate for intersectional feminism and mental health in the context of club culture and beyond. In order to hold space for conversations on these important subjects, Pillot started the podcast Sober Sex in 2020 and has since become a consent educator, teaching a model of consent that prioritizes somatic awareness, self sovereignty and personal agency as tools for collective care and liberation.
louisahhh@gmail.com
@louisahhh
Octo Octa
Octo Octa (Maya Bouldry-Morrison) is a DJ, producer, and live performer whose joyful, autobiographical dance music celebrates trans love, connection, and healing. A co-founder of the label T4T LUV NRG with partner Eris Drew, she’s electrified global dancefloors while championing queer visibility. Beyond the booth, Maya is a passionate educator—writing zines on grooveboxes, DJ techniques, and home studio setups, and leading workshops that demystify the tools of the trade. Her work invites others into their own creative power with generosity and light, making her not just a force in music, but a guiding star in the scene.
@octoocta
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