Today we’d like to introduce you to Mizeyesis.
Hi Mizeyesis, thanks for joining us today. We’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
I started raving in the mid 90s and fell in love with jungle. I was a good kid that got mixed up in a bad crowd. My ways out of that mess was my family moving us to Connecticut but also the music. I’d attend some shows while I was in High School, but when I graduated college in 1998, I was a full fledged raver. And during that time in the US, I was like most teens and 20 year olds at any Massive event on the East Coast.
By 2002 I was learning to dj and had my first gig in 2004. I started Threshold Sound with Torrential and Oneself out of CT which was a collective that put on weekly and monthly event for jungle and DNB in Hartford that ran until 2014. During that time I acquired a radio show on Jungletrain.net that ran from 2011 to 2018. I also became a member of Hipstep Zulus(Until TC Izlam passed), had a brief radio show with WuTang DJs, and became the Co-Owner and US lead of DNB Girls which expanded into the US from Canada in 2013. I also began to become internationally recognized and dj in the UK in 2011, with my first official set at Rupture in 2013.
2015 I worked on my first release as a collaboration with Skru. 2017 I released my first solo EP, Seven Systems on Faction Digital Recordings and a second collab EP on Omni Music with Awake FM. I’ve released a TON of music right up to this year, 2026 on US and UK labels. I moved to New Haven in 2014 and started Heady and became a resident at Amen which were two nights in New Haven. I then moved to Boston in 2018. 2019 I assisted Tribal Gathering Festival in Panama with its Equity initiative by booking Femme and female artists for its 50/50 equity agenda. 2020 I was honored by DJ Flight as being a black femme pioneer in North American DNB and I joined Cybergroove AM for bookings. I also started to take instruction with Education & Bass, an online school run by Outrage/Nominee. Began doing a lot of community activities such as teaching music production and being a guest speaker in symposiums and workshops hosted by MIT, Girls Rock Boston and Female DJ Association. Had a UK tour in 2022 and djd Outlook Festival as well as tons of great shows that year. 2025 led DNB Girls to their first compilation ‘XII’ which featured the works of myself, Jen Symmetry, Aversive, PHNX, Crystal Fresh and many other members. And then enrolling in Berklee College of Music.
I several interviews published with the same details:
1. https://www.drumandbassproper.com/mizeyesis-a-life-in-jungle-and-drum-bass/
2. https://podfollow.com/the-dj-sessions/episode/91f0b1c28c7f5752313d214d341d3abe1a85aee6/view
3. https://1-more-thing.co.uk/interviews/mizeyesis/
4. https://grayarea.co/magazine/d-and-b-in-focus-mizeyesis
5. https://www.thedjsessions.com/podcast/mizeyesis-on-the-virtual-sessions-presented-by-the-dj-sessions-1-20-22/
6. https://allstonpudding.com/allston-pudding-guest-mix-02-mizeyesis/
We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
No it has not. Unfortunately I’ve been through the best and the worst of it all. So, I started djing as a way to enjoy music with my friends and show people the sounds I love. I had very little idea of the harassment and abuse that would follow me for decades.
While that is truth that I started to do this as enjoyment and thought I could obtain something longevity wise doing so, not everyone wants to see you succeed. And music can attract some nefarious entities to your energy.
I’ve had other male djs harass me for years, decades even with cyberstalking and slander. Ex boyfriends and others spread rumors, or show up at gigs to harass you, creating mobs behind your back or blacklisting. As well as other people for whatever reason believing the worst stories someone could make up about you and use such against you, even knowing behaving that was is illegal but, knowing they could get away with such due to the fact we still live in a racist and sexist society. I’ve experienced promoters, if they know they can say that racist joke, or whatever to hurt you because no one will stick up for you, and the scene just views you as the angry black woman who’s ungrateful, they will.
One ex that harassed me so horribly for two years managed to turn what was once a closely knit circle against me until they admitted the reason for all of it was to get back to me. Another would follow me to shows and make a scene from time to time with people not looking after my welfare, but asking why I won’t give my stalker a chance? Or if a promoter was racist towards me, or harassed me, the same people, and many others working with them. Its been extremely hurtful.
When I leveled up in my career, people didn’t like having to go through my agency thinking I thought I was too good for myself, not viewing it as, perhaps this woman needed this extra but of security because she’s leveled up and there are creeps/predators out there.
I bring this up as it seems I couldn’t have peace, couldn’t get support for a long time. I’ve seen friends fly by with their careers unscathed while mine has battle wounds of mediocre folks that didn’t like seeing me succeed in something I loved, or saw my success as something I earned from nefarious measures or, by hindering their progress when we all know I don’t have that kind of power. If I didn’t have support of my collective DNB Girls and other real friends, I might have quit a long time ago.
Things like that followed me for a long time. Recently, I had an online troll proclaim I don’t produce music, which is false, considering the amount of time and years I’ve put into learning what I could about music production, and have released music, which has led me to take it seriously and obtain a degree from Berklee College of Music, where I’m still enrolled, finishing my undergrad. It seems music novices, aren’t given a chance in this curriculum or program so, I’m not sure why these false beliefs still exist.
Or even that 50% of the scene still can’t grapple with the fact that I also produce music and have released it since 2015.
But with the noise of negativity, I am still here. I’m still pushing forward, still djing, still releasing music, still co-owning DNB Girls, still at Berklee, still helping others learn how to make music or succeed in general.
But, do understand, I am human… A lot of this hurts deeply.
Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
I am a jungle & DNB dj and music producer from NYC & CT (Northeast). I guess I’m known for loving HEAVY beats, complex drums, and intricately technical sounds. I think some of the things that sets met apart from others are my taste, knowledge, and willing to not play what’s popular or mundane. I’m also pushing the envelope in my own way whether its by looking for new sounds or finding innovation in things that have been done already and mixing both. I remind myself, I’ve been locked in for at least 30 years but there are tons of people out there that don’t know the music the way I do, so my mission is to show them. 🙂
Any big plans?
Well my plans, I’m in school and that was a big hurdle. I wanted to finish my undergrad at Berklee and I’m thrilled I’m here. My next step is to launch my label UNDRCRRNT Music and showcase artists that push sophisticated electronic soundsystem culture vibes. From the bassbins to your home system, I want to bring the vibes that we all love maturely and that is what my label looks to do. I do plan on completing my degree at the graduate level and after, since I adore education, we’ll see some of the things I do within that realm. 🙂
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.mizeyesis.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsmizeyesis
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mizeyesisdjofficial
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/mizeyesis
- Soundcloud: https://www.soundcloud.com/mizeyesis
- Other: https://linktr.ee/mizeyesis
