MikeQ on Ballroom Culture, Making Tracks and Qween Beat | Red Bull Music Academy

Ballroom ambassador MikeQ looked back on his early days, how he came to discover the world of ballroom and the track-making culture and club nights that keep the scene alive in this lecture as part of the 2017 CTM Festival in Berlin. #voguing #DJing #RBMA TOPICS: 7:51 - DJ beginnings 12:48 - Genesis of the ballroom sound 17:03 - CDs and online culture 21:20 - Social structure of a ball 29:29 - Qween Beat 36:47 - Vogue Knights MUSIC: 2:59 - Lil' Louis – “Club Lonely (Club Radio Mix)”    • Lil' Louis & The World, Club Lonely (Lonel...   10:17 - VJuan Allure – “Make These Bitches Gag” 16:35 - MikeQ – “AOL Ha” 24:50 - Moi Renee – “Miss Honey”    • Moi Renee - Miss Honey (Vocal Mix)   33:00 - Koppi Mizrahi – “Manko Backpack”    • Manko Backpack   A leading figure in the east coast ballroom and vogue-house scene, MikeQ is the head of the Qween Beat collective and an active force behind the recent renewal of interest in the music. Born and raised in New Jersey, MikeQ first discovered the ballroom scene in the early 2000s, at the age of 17. From there he immersed himself in the music and culture, learning to DJ and make tracks via online forums and visits to clubs in Jersey and Harlem. Today, MikeQ's spine-snapping mixes have made him one of the most in-demand ballroom DJs in the world. As a producer he's also released on Fade To Mind, Mad Decent and his own Qween Beat. The Red Bull Music Academy is a global music institution committed to fostering creativity in music. We celebrate music, its culture, and the transformative minds behind it. Begun in 1998, the Academy has taken the core principles that underlie its annual workshop for selected participants and applied this curatorial approach to events, lectures, and city-wide festivals throughout the year. ► Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: http://bit.ly/10OyDHc ► Visit our official website: http://win.gs/avjLrK ► Our latest videos on YouTube: http://bit.ly/12nkX7h ► Follow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/Lx4wQy ► Like us on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/12N5Ch0