December 2023: Moderated a panel discussion on the history of Miami’s underground electronic music scene with Nick León, Danny Daze, Jubilee and Romulo Del Castillo.
December 2023: Organised and hosted a panel discussion about how artists should approach culturally-sensitive music for Resident Advisor at Wonderfruit Festival, Thailand.
October 2023: Curated and moderated a panel discussion on sound quality and the rise of listening bars in nightlife culture with audio professionals for Resident Advisor in New York.
March 2023: Curated and moderated a panel discussion with Texas-based artists and entrepreneurs at SXSW festival in Austin, focusing on how gentrification impacts underground nightlife.
November 2022: Spoke with dance music producer Aurora Halal and New York event collectives on DIY nightlife for Resident Advisor’s 21st anniversary programme in New York.
August 2022: Interviewed Toronto-based electronic music artist Korea Town Acid at MUTEK festival in Montréal for a live podcast recording about her creative process.
June 2022: Curated and moderated a panel discussion on New York’s nightlife economy in the age of the pandemic for Tribeca Festival, New York.
June 2022: Moderated a panel discussion about music journalism for New York nightclub Nowadays.
September 2021: Analysed Southeast Asia’s nightlife economies in a podcast for Museion, a museum of modern and contemporary art in Bolzano, Italy.
October 2020: Wrote and hosted a 10-episode podcast about creative thinkers for the Singapore Writers Festival.
June 2020: Hosted a virtual discussion for The Wild City and Ableton on how underground nightlife in Asia can be used as a platform for social change.
September 2019: Hosted a live interview with UK musician Nabihah Iqbal at fono, a creative space in Kuala Lumpur.
June 2020: Conducted a digital workshop on music journalism for The Wild City and Ableton.
TROPIKA
Tropika is a music and arts festival in Singapore that’s centred on wellness and issues of social justice. I develop and moderate panel discussions for each event.
August 2019: Discussed political protests in Hong Kong and Singapore with human rights advocate Kirsten Han and Viswa Sadasivan, ex-member of Singapore parliament.
August 2019: Interviewed Hugo Mendez of the Sofrito record label about the cross-cultural influences of tropical music.
December 2018: Discussing the concept of safe spaces in the arts world with poet Deborah Emmanuel, rapper Danial Bawthan, LGBT activist Prashant Somosundram and True Colours festival director Audrey Pereira.
December 2018: Moderated a panel discussion on why cities should invest in music with DJs Daniel Haaksman, Cherry Chan, Funk Bast*rd and musician Gabriele Poso .
April 2019: Analysed China’s overseas investments in Asian and African countries for US radio station KBIA 91.3FM. Catch me at the 19:31 mark.