Change the Beat Makes London Debut at fabric With 40+ Music Industry Figures & Brands Across Panels, Networking, Exhibition & Club Night
Change the Beat, the global non-profit dedicated to supporting women and gender expansive artists in electronic music, will make its London debut at fabric on Thursday, October 15th, with 40+ artists, industry leaders and organisations joining forces to create greater access, opportunities and representation across electronic music.
Running from 3PM–3AM, the programme includes industry panels, networking mixer, the Women Who Shaped Electronic Music photo exhibition and a dedicated club event in fabric’s Main Room. With a focus on bringing artists, labels, agencies, promoters and organisations together to share knowledge, build relationships and create more opportunities for women and gender-expansive artists.
Hosted by Sunita Dhaliwal (The Everyday Agency), the daytime programme features three panels tackling key areas of building a career in electronic music:
How to Get Booked as a DJ in London, moderated by Katie Knight with Alex Holland (Broadwick Live), Martha Bolton (Not Bad For A Girl), Pete Jordan (Junction 2 / LWE) and Steven Braines (HE.SHE.THEY).
How to Get Signed to an A-List Dance Label, moderated by Sydney Blu with Andy Henderson (Southern Fried / Knee Deep In Sound), Chris Goss (Hospital Records), Miles Shackleton (Toolroom) and Daniel Curpen (Anjunadeep).
How to Get Representation: Managers & Agents, moderated by Finlay Johnson with Frances Shillito (Night Department), Kal Jhugroo (CAA), Shanae Dennis (The Team) and Lucy Harrower (Frame Artists).
Across the three sessions, artists will get practical insight into bookings, A&R, labels, management and agency representation, directly from the people working across each area of the industry.
Sydney Blu, Founder, Change the Beat comments:
“Bringing Change the Beat to fabric is a huge moment for us. We’ve built this event around what we believe artists genuinely need - access to the people shaping the industry, honest conversations about how it works, and real opportunities to build relationships. To have so many respected artists, labels, agencies and organizations coming together under one roof in London is incredibly exciting, and it represents exactly what Change the Beat was created to do: open doors, build community and create more opportunities for the next generation of electronic music artists.”
From 7PM–10PM, the Change the Beat industry mixer will take place in association with AFEM, Pete Tong DJ Academy, Not Bad For A Girl and Beatport, bringing artists and industry professionals together to connect and network. The mixer will also create a live performance opportunity, with emerging DJs from Not Bad For A Girl and Pete Tong DJ Academy selected to play alongside N1NJA.
The evening will also host the Women Who Shaped Electronic Music photo exhibition, celebrating 18 pioneering artists including ANNA, Annie Mac, Crystal Waters, DJ Minx, DJ Paulette, DJ Rap, Eli & Fur, Honey Dijon, Ida Engberg, Lottie, Lisa Lashes, Maya Jane Coles, Nicole Moudaber, Sam Divine, Sister Bliss (Faithless), Smokin Jo, Superjane and Ultra Naté.
From 10PM–3AM, the event moves into fabric’s Main Room with TSHA, Kitty Amor, Sydney Blu, Emily Nash and N1NJA.
Proceeds from the club night will support Change the Beat’s international artist development programme, providing education, mentorship and opportunities for women and gender-expansive artists, as the organisation works towards its pledge to support 300 artists in securing label opportunities by 2028.
The fabric event and London debut marks the next stage in Change the Beat’s international growth, building a stronger global network between artists, industry and opportunity.
Change the Beat - fabric, London
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Date: Thursday, October 15th
Venue: fabric, 77A Charterhouse Street, London, EC1M 6HJ
Event Times:
Industry Panels: 3PM - 7PM
Industry Mixer & Photo Exhibition: 7PM - 10PM
Club Night: 10PM - 3AM
Find Out More & Follow:
Change the Beat: Website | Instagram | Facebook | Discord
fabric: Website | Instagram | Facebook
Sydney Blu: Website | Instagram | Facebook | Spotify | Beatport
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About Change the Beat:
Founded by Sydney Blu in 2021 as 23by23 with the support of Native Instruments and in partnership with Beatport, Change the Beat has since evolved into an international artist development platform with a community of more than 1,200 members. Its work spans education, mentorship, workshops, masterclasses, artist development, live events, showcases and industry partnerships, with activity across the UK, US, Canada and Europe. Alumni have gone on to release music with labels including Armada, Drumcode, Anjunadeep, Anjunabeats, Toolroom, Insomniac Records, HE.SHE.THEY, Dirtybird, mau5trap and REALM.
About Sydney Blu:
Sydney Blu's experience as an artist and advocate forms the foundation of Change the Beat. Over a 25-year career, she has released music on internationally recognised labels including mau5trap, Drumcode, Truesoul, HE.SHE.THEY, Knee Deep In Sound, Desert Hearts, Circus Recordings and Universal Music. She was the first woman to achieve a solo #1 overall release on Beatport and later received a JUNO Award nomination for Electronic Album of the Year.
Her career experiences within electronic music shaped the creation of Change the Beat and its focus on building stronger support systems for artists. Rather than only highlighting industry challenges, the organisation focuses on creating practical solutions that provide artists with access to the tools, relationships and opportunities needed to progress.
Since its inception, Change the Beat has been recognised for its contribution to the electronic music community, including winning the Beatport Parity Prize for nonprofit excellence in dance music and receiving a 2024 nomination for Organisation of the Year from Women in Music Canada.
Press Enquiries: jasmine@theeverydayagency.com
