DMCWORLD grab a world exclusive interview with Chloe and Emily, the two ladies behind WAKAAN and SSKWAN – the bass labels in Liquid Stranger’s electronic stable. Here they talk about the positive impact they’ve made in the community, their experiences working behind the scenes of a highly successful label, their role in helping create space for female producers in bass music and much more…
What initially drew you to work with WAKAAN and SSKWAN?
The music, the community and the artists. We have both been long time fans, and have always admired what WAKAAN was doing for both the artists and the fans. – Chloe / Emily
What are your professional ambitions? Where do you think you can take Wakaan in the next 5-10 years?
To provide a safe and welcoming community for everyone. We are striving to be better as a label, a brand, and as a community, which goes for the employees and artists of the label as well. We have high hopes for the future of WAKAAN – we want to be diverse in our roster and our employees giving fans the community they deserve. – Chloe / Emily
What are you doing to support women in bass music, or more generally dance music?
We are signing more women producers. We have hired more women on our team and we are making it a point to diversify the label as a whole. – Chloe / Emily
What women in dance music do you find particularly inspiring?
Maria Southgate – Marketing and Product Manager at Never Say Die – Chloe
Kendall Van Arkel / Partner at Vital Events and Tour Manager – Emily
How do you think the dance industry needs to change to be more inclusive?
Everyone is from different walks of life, and taking that into consideration and making it a point to resonate with all fans, artists, teams, etc is a step in the right direction to make sure everyone feels apart of the community. – Chloe / Emily
What would you say to young women aspiring to get to where you are one day?
Always take on new opportunities to learn, grow, connect and be the best possible version yourself, in your work and personally. Be a good person, do an above and beyond good job, and stay true to yourself! – Chloe / Emily
What can electronic music fans do to help support women in the dance industry?
Follow their socials, music platforms, share their music, share/ tag them when credit is due and most importantly APPRECIATE their hard work. – Chloe / Emily
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