{"id":5634,"date":"2023-05-22T15:06:57","date_gmt":"2023-05-22T15:06:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/byta.com\/blog\/?p=5634"},"modified":"2023-11-29T03:40:14","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T03:40:14","slug":"may-mahmoudi-big-dada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/byta.com\/blog\/howwelisten-live\/may-mahmoudi-big-dada\/","title":{"rendered":"Byta Presents: #HowWeListen Live: In Conversation with May Mahmoudi (Big Dada Recordings \/ Ninja Tune)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Byta Presents:<\/strong> #HowWeListen Live: In Conversation with May Mahmoudi<\/strong>, A&R: Big Dada Recordings (Ninja Tune)<\/em><\/strong> & DJ\/Producer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Breaking the Mold: Record Label & Sync A&R<\/a>!<\/strong> \u2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tuesday May 30th, 10am PT \/ Noon ET \/ 6 pm BST (Live on Zoom<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Free registration here!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our next guest is May Mahmoudi, A&R at Ninja Tune\u2019s Big Dada Records<\/a>, as well as working in the sync department of Just Isn\u2019t Music<\/a>. May was brought on when Big Dada decided to do a big relaunch in early 2021. The Big Dada label put a new focus on where they wanted to go and who was going to take them there. They are now actively working to amplify Black, POC and racialised voices. Big Dada Records looks to shift the narrative around this music, bypassing stereotypes to allow and encourage the freedom to express oneself for who they are and want to be. The goal: supporting and offering resources to a new generation of artists. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Outside the virtual walls at Big Dada, May is also a working DJ\/Producer with a radio show over at Dublab<\/a>, a Los Angeles-based, community-supported internet radio station and creative collective dedicated to the growth of positive music, arts, and culture. You can find some of her DJ mixes at Pitchfork\u2019s mix round-up<\/a>. Maral\u2019s sonic palette incorporates a collage of Iranian Classical & Folk samples and explores genres of experimental electronic production such as noise, punk\/post-punk, and dub. Maral has released two critically acclaimed records, Ground Groove (2022) and Push (2020) on Leaving Records. She has collaborated with artists such as Lee \u201cScratch\u201d Perry, Panda Bear, Penny Rimbaud of Crass, Anika and more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Big Dada Records<\/a>, is the innovative, Ninja Tune\u2013distributed hip-hop label whose roster has included King Geedorah, Run the Jewels, Roots Manuva, and Spankrock. In January 2021 Big Dada was relaunched as a label run by Black, POC & Minority Ethnic people for Black, POC & Minority Ethnic artists [for lack of a better term].<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Big Dada wants to shift the narrative around this music, bypassing stereotypes to allow and encourage the freedom to express oneself for who one is and wants to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#HowWeListen Live: In Conversation is a monthly online event that will be presented in two parts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. A workshop<\/strong>: Tips & insights for tomorrow\u2019s artists & music industry leaders with Byta founder Marc Brown.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. An in-depth conversation<\/strong> with May Mahmoudi about amplifying Black, POC and racialised artists\u2019 voices by shifting the narrative around this music, bypassing stereotypes. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    About the Event<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    This series is designed to deliver the knowledge to enable tomorrow\u2019s artists and industry leaders to better manoeuvre their way through the music ecosystem. Providing fun and insightful Q&A along the way!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    #HowWeListen Live: In Conversation<\/em> is hosted by Byta<\/a>\u2019s founder, Marc Brown, whose deep music business background and digital audio knowledge have helped him deliver unique insights to audiences from Tallinn to Toronto. Marc is a former label owner, A&R, manager and radio plugger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Key takeaways:<\/p>\n\n\n\n