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Marycherry is a young successful DJ who is serious about her work. She has numerous shows, gigs and events going on and she is determined to go forward, providing women more room to be seen and heard in the DJ world.

We have made a really cool 60s playlist together on Spotify which you can find at the end of the article along her socials. Enjoy!

How did you get into the DJ world?

It was actually quite by accident, I used to be the person to make playlists for parties and change the music all the time, until my friends pushed me to start DJing and my friend who owns a bar in Paris proposed me a DJ gig, and the rest is history.

You travel a lot doing gigs here, there and everywhere, did you notice a change in the music scene? 

This is a 50-50 answer for me. I think that with recent happenings over the year (Covid, called out toxic behaviour in the music underground scene and bands) people have definitely gotten more aware about toxic traits in the music industry and also the lack of female artists in general.

I feel that society is getting more supportive of the art industry changing, but it’s a slow process and not where it should be by now, in my opinion. Let’s hope for the best in the upcoming years.

Women in music are still looked down on, but there are more and more women getting into the industry. Do you think this situation will change eventually? What is your opinion on it?

That could be an addition to my previous answer. I think that as a woman, and especially as a young woman you can sometimes be belittled or not be taken as seriously as a man in that position, simply because women haven’t been around as much and they’re not as famous as most male artists.

I think especially in the DJ scene (of vintage vinyl) there is a gap between two generations, which I can definitely feel, but I think it is changing or it’s starting to change, more slots at bigger events are definitely made for women and more artists and bookers want to give their support to more women. I personally book DJs at my own shows because I want to give more women a chance to be booked and to be seen (like musicians, artists and DJs) and I want to try and move forward this way.

Favourite record to play? 

Hah, that’s a tough one. I have so many songs I love to play personally, a lot of them have an emotional meaning as well because of a memory I made.

I think one song I’m playing a lot at the moment would be I’m just a fool by the 60s band Shelly y nueva generacion – a powerful female led song.

What’s your process when it comes to picking out music for certain clubs and events? 

I don’t really reflect a long time beforehand on what records to bring, unless it’s for big weekenders.

I think I just pack a few nights before, go with a good mix of different genres to have a bit of everything and things that would fit the crowd of people at the place I will be DJing at.

What is your biggest achievement and what are you planning for the future music wise?

I think, all in all my last 7 years of DJing have been unfolding so unexpectedly well that I think this is already something I want to be proud of every day.

Spinning and music is my reason to live and wake up every day for, and I love trying out new things and go further with what I do at the moment.

I’m definitely very excited about my new club event that will be starting in Berlin from 2024. I will be booking bands and DJs for the first time as well. This has been a long dream of mine and I’m grateful it’s finally happening- It will be called A Certain Kind Presents

And who knows, maybe a mini festival or a weekender one day would be amazing!

How did you get into vintage? What are your style choices?

Honestly, I started looking for clothes from different decades already as a teenager.

I got inspired by the music I listened to, or the movies I watched, and I always had a good eye with combining different fabrics, colours, shapes or styles.

I love collecting items that have history, and have been previously loved, and also the chase to find them as they become more rare (same goes for records, clothing and furniture).

I was in the 50s scene for a while, while I did burlesque, and naturally found my place in the 60s-70s era, where I feel I belong somehow. 

Some style icons of mine are definitely Edie Sedgwick, Brigitte Bardot and a lot of footage of glam bands, CBGBs, David Bowie and 1960s Biba and Granny Takes A Trip, 60s-70s street style photos are actually the best inspiration there is!

Tell me about your future goals, I’ve seen you talk about doing your own radio show, could you tell me a bit about that?

I think I can say that in general I’d love to travel to more places for DJing, there is so much more to see and meet more artists and creative heads of course, as this is essential in my opinion.

I have two radio shows, one is prerecorded for the Parisian online radio Paris Pigalle radio and I’ve been doing that now for more than 3 years every month. Since the last few months I’ve started inviting other DJs and musicians to create a mix as a guest for me and it’s been a lot of fun so far!

The best inspiration for DJing is to listen to what others love listening to.

My recent and first on air radio show here in Berlin is called The Groovy Cherry Show and you can catch it on the station called Radio Alex Berlin.

I spin records live for an hour monthly and I try to prepare themed mixes such as female only artists, French 60s show and so on.

I also started inviting guests into that show as well, which is nice as we get to talk live about what they do and can share that directly on the station.   

Find Marycherry here: 

Instagram: https://instagram.com/voguanerin?igshid=MjEwN2IyYWYwYw==

Mixcloud: MarieSauerbrei

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/user/11155788063?si=HTtpfJJvShyN9XHgA8mFLw

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