DJ Fusion (FuseBox Radio Broadcast)

FUSEBOX RADIO: This weekly broadcast by D.C. locals DJ Fusion and Jon Judah is now available in podcast form. The pair animatedly feature and discuss black music of all kinds, ranging from local to international artists. The music also spans genres from around the world. - DCist

Listen up: On last week's show we made the case that listening to podcasts hosted by women is a feminist act. We compiled a starter list of 40 or so female-hosted shows and asked for your endorsements. After sifting through many, many recommendations, our list is looking significantly more comprehensive.

But this still isn't enough! Please continue to share as you make new discoveries, so we can all keep our feeds fresh with female voices.
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Music

* Top Score (Emily Reese)
* Meet the Composer (Nadia Sirota)
* Fusebox Radio (DJ Fusion)
* Alt Latino (Jasmine Garsd) - WNYC Radio - Note To Self

DJ Fusion of FuseBox Radio is not just the chick on the mic! Her ear is keen and the mixes are proof positive of this! She is also a beast on the tables! A party with DJ Fusion in charge is nothing but a good time! Simply put, she keeps the crowd moving with her knack for reading the needs of the masses and it’s a good thing! - AllHipHop.com

"As you prepare to travel this Thanksgiving, consider adding some local podcasts to your travel playlist.

If you are new to podcasts, think of them as Netflix for online radio. Podcasts are on-demand audio content available through iTunes, Stitcher, or any number of podcast player apps. If you have a newer iphone, the podcast player comes conveniently installed on your home screen.

There are podcasts for everyone. Need some laughs? Choose a comedy podcast. Crazy about The Walking Dead?

There are podcasts that will satisfy your insatiable need to talk to someone about whether or not Glen is dead. You can be entertained and educated while you drive, wait for a plane, sit on a train, or walk off some Thanksgiving calories.

There are podcasts on science, history, business, stamp collecting, human rights, music, true crime, movies, finance. writing, pop culture, fashion, comics, art, fitness, health, motherhood, fatherhood, Disney, any sport..–you get the idea. Start by searching for topics you are interested in, and go from there.

We are happy to get you started with these 15 podcasts produced in the DC area:

Brookings Cafeteria Podcast: Hosted by Fred Dews, this award winning podcast from The Brookings Institute, is about ideas and the experts who have them.

Pop Fashion: Hosted by fashion consultant, Kaarin Vembar and Lisa Rowan of Beltway Vintage, this podcast will educate you on every fun thing you need to know in the fashion industry.

Women of Uncertain Age: Karen Yankosky and Philippa Hughes are two forty somethings who invite you to eavesdrop on their candid conversations about relationships and all their dilemmas.

Where’s My Forty Acres: Broadly focused reflections on Hip-Hop, but infused with comedy, heated debates, infamous roasts and guest appearances from artists, comedians, twitter prodigies, and respected figures of the 40 Acres Community.

Digression Sessions: A comedy podcast based out of Baltimore and hosted by comedians Josh Kuderna and Mike Moran and features lively interviews with various talents.

Hometown Sounds: A podcast dedicated to playing the music from DC. They will play music made by bands that started in DC and moved on, but only the music they made before leaving. Hosted by Paul Vodra and Tony Porreco.

Revivalism: In its first season, and part of the Goat Rodeo Network, this podcast covers a cross country trip interviewing buskers around the country.

Across The Pond: An English Premier League soccer podcast hosted by four insanely obsessed American supporters.

It’s All Journalism: This podcast brings together the experiences of working journalists as they explore this continuously evolving field to prove that journalism is not dying, it’s changing. Hosted by Michael O’Connell.

Her Money Matters: Hosted by money coach, Jen Hemphill, she tackles subjects around women and and their unique issues surrounding money and finances.

Spiral Marketing: Hosted by marketing and branding strategist, Karl Boehm who interviews thought leaders and successful entrepreneurs about successful marketing tools and strategies.

The Nerdpocalypse: Focusing on all things nerdy from movies, science, technology, comics to the strange and bizarre stories from around the internet.

FuseBox Radio Broadcast: the syndicated show has a strong focus on bringing a diverse mixture of Hip-Hop/Rap, R&B/Soul, Jazz, Reggae, Rock, Dance, House, EDM, Funk & other forms of Black Music from all over the world along with relevant guest interviews, news, and commentary.

Carolyn and Joe Show: With over are 300 episodes, cartoonist Carolyn Belefski and filmmaker, Joe Carabeo invite you into their conversation every week on a variety of topics and interesting guests.

Pilot Waves: Discovering, nurturing, and unleashing artists and creative minds of character into the world through profitable and philanthropic efforts that highlight struggle, and stir debate. Hosted by Alex Vidales. " - DCPodfest.com

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Richmond Film Festival had their final and biggest night tonight at the Byrd Theater.

“This was a really big year for us because we went from four days to seven days. We had over 150 films from 35 countries and 50 something bands,” said Heather Waters who organized the event.

his festival is growing in notoriety and taking home an award tonight can go a long ways to making someone’s name known in the industry.

“We’re a competitive film festival and music festival which means everything is submission based, more like a Sundance or a South by Southwest where they are competing for top honors,” Waters said. “Just to get in the festival they have gone through multiple rounds of judging and then it goes to the grand jury for the top awards that you will see here tonight.”

Movies honored here tonight aren’t just local or even national films. Filmmakers came to Richmond from all over the world.

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And the reviews are in. Attendees said it was a huge success.

“It’s really been a great experience,” film producer Paul Charles said. “I am impressed with how they pulled all this together.”

And the list of winners:

2017 RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
GRAND JURY AWARDS
Congratulations to:
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For Music –

2017
GRAND JURY AWARD
The Trap Music Orchestra

2017
EMERGING ARTIST
Jake Tavill

2017
LOCAL FAVORITE
Radio B

2017
BEST INTERNATIONAL
Naomi Achu

2017
BEST R&B
Samantha Reed

2017
BEST HIP HOP
Just B. Polo

2017
BEST CONTEMPORARY POP
Skinny-e

2017
BEST ROCK
Vajra

2017
BEST COUNTRY OR FOLK
Mary Bragg

2017
BEST DJ
DJ Fusion - ABC 8 News (WRIC.com)

INNOVATION: LIGHTNING TALKS, STARTUP PITCHES & DEMOS

Lightning Talks, Startup Pitches & Demos (5 Min Each)

PRESENTERS:

Content Consumption in a Mobile-First World
Presenter: Naomi Makofsky, Strategic Product Partnerships, Google

How to Use Data & Predictive Modeling to Personalize the Music Licensing Experience
Presenter: Francois Arbour, VP Product, Music & Video, Shutterstock

Promoting Music to Niche Audiences through Podcasting & Independent Radio
Presenter: Mary Nichols, President & Founder, FuseBox Radio Broadcast

The New Radio Promotion
The power of radio hasn’t changed, but the way people listen to it has. Even though artists’ music lives in streaming services, they’re forced to advertise outside of streaming services. How Feature.fm is bringing native advertising into streaming services and opening access for artists of all sizes to reach the right listeners where they listen today.
Presenter: Daniel Sander, Head of Market Development, Feature.fm - Digital Media Wire, Inc.

Our February #MESmixer was held at the brand new Social Tables HQ! There was an AMAZING energy to kick off the year with over 200 of DC’s best event planners!

Sponsors included:

-Venue provided by Social Tables

-Photography provided by Chris Ferenzi Photography
-Videography by Insite Media Network

-Mobile Bartending Service provided by BAR RO’D
-Appetizers provided by Blackfinn Ameripub

-Full Body Virtual Reality Games by Notion Theory
-Interactive Graffiti Wall by East Coast Graffiti Walls

-Social Event Connection by TaptIn App
-DJ Fusion of FuseBox Radio Broadcast: Bringing The Balance Back to Black Radio
-Social Media PR by The Umbrella Syndicate

Photos provided by Chris Ferenzi Photography - Metro Event Specialists

Main Stage

Our main stage will feature live competitions, performances from local artists and the winners of some of our most popular contests. Want to square off against friends and fairgoers? Our Sloppy Joe Eating Contest could be for you. Love drums and dancing? Watch a performance from Batala Washington or take a line dancing lesson with DC Rawhides. Music more your thing? Listen to DJ Fusion open our event or hear The Captivators close it. Check out the Main Stage schedule. - https://dcstatefair.org/about-dc-state-fair/educators-and-entertainers/

The North by Northeast (NXNE) festival celebrates its 20th anniversary this summer, but rather than resting on its laurels and quietly slipping into its third decade, director Christopher Roberts believes an energetic, youthful approach is the best way to honour the occasion.

This year’s festival runs from June 13-22 at various venues around the city. (See the full lineup here.)

The free shows at Yonge-Dundas Square (YDS) are often a highlight of the 10-day festival, and the big draws in past years have included legendary but ageing acts like Iggy and the Stooges and DEVO.

But this year Roberts is touting NYC indie rocker St. Vincent as a must-see act that reflects NXNE’s reinvigorated approach.

“(The past shows were) great for iconic acts and legendary acts but this year I think we’ve taken a little more of an artistic stride,” he said.

“I think St. Vincent is going to be just a mind-blowing, face-melting, pulsating experience at Yonge-Dundas Square. She’s really an artist who is truly in her artistic prime right now, that’s going to be really exciting.”

“I really wanted to make the change of being a little more relevant and have a sense of urgency on the curatorial side of the festival,” he adds.

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Performing this year at Yonge-Dundas Square:

* Ain’t No Love
* Alvvays
* Astro
* Danny Brown
* DJ Fusion & Ausar Ra Black Hawk (FuseBox Radio Broadcast)
* Eagulls
* Flex The Antihero
* Golden Teacher
* Juicy J
* Kai Exos
* Krazy Drayz
* Mac DeMarco
* Mibbs (of Pac Div)
* Odonis Odonis
* Omar Souleyman
* Ratking
* Riverdale
* Run The Jewels
* Sleigh Bells
* Spoon
* St. Vincent
* Swans
* Until The Ribbon Breaks - CityNews.ca

Mary "DJ Fusion" Nichols, who has lived in Prince George's off and on, runs Black Radio Is Back, a blog that often highlights Washington, D.C.-area artists. She also hosts nationally syndicated FuseBox Radio, which features under-the-radar music.

"If anything, Internet radio and blogs are taking a bit of responsibility for things some A&Rs [record label talent scouts] should be doing," Nichols says.

Translation: Record labels miss a lot of talent that blogs don't. - The Gazette

DJ Fusion put her skills to the test this year not only managing a NXNE Hip-Hip showcase but spinning in it as well. There were some technical difficulties due to the provided audio equipment,but that didn’t stop her from making sure the artist put not he best performance possible at Weldon Park. The videos below include highlights of Ark, Audible Doctor, MeccaGodzilla, and Will EQ, along with pictures of everyone else who blessed the stage that night. - Where's My 40 Acres

Lipstick Revolt, a women's empowerment alliance, is kicking off Women's History Month with an epic showcase this Sunday (March 9, 2014) at Tropicalia (2001 14th Street, NW). The multifaceted show will feature rappers, singers, comedians, artists and fashionistas.

According to Mana, the founder and spokesperson for the organization, the mission of Lipstick Revolt is to highlight and promote talented women.

"Lipstick Revolt is all about love and unity. We are creating a platform where female voices can be heard through media, concerts and workshops."

This event will be both a celebration and exhibition of elite feminine talent. Among the many performers will be soulful vocalists like Adaku and Edy Blu, and dynamic rappers like Mana, Shy Lady Heroin, and Thirsty 4 Pop. Also taking the stage will be the brilliant political journalist and comedian Elahe Izadi.

A panel discussion is scheduled featuring Melisa Kim, Chin-yer, Candice Nicole, Sahar Sarshar, Vee of DMVixen.com, Ma Dukes (J Dilla's mother), and moderated by DJ Fusion. - Examiner.com

"Didn't get a chance to make it to Toronto for NXNE? Then check out this Urban Outfitters x NXNE: Live @ UO video to get a taste of what you missed, featuring the song "Trip" by Vacationer!"

Urban Outfitters x NXNE: Live @ UO | @UrbanOutfitters
Friday, June 15th 2012
481 Queen St West, Toronto, ON

Featuring "Trip" by Vacationer

Video by HERATICS | @weareheratics @sltcartwright @JoeyJWhitelaw

Bowly | @ShareyBowly
DJ Fusion | @fuseboxradio
Kenny V (Vacationer) | @NUHULA
Beta Frontiers | @betafrontiers

All rights reserved © 2012 Heratics - Heratics

This particular TEDx event features 11 speakers, though that number may be subject to last-minute changes. The speakers include social “Eco-paneur" Chris Castro; strategist, organizer and marketer Ian Cole; zoologist Scott Gass; data scientist and senior TED fellow Jonathon Gosier; publisher Wae Nelson; disc jockey Mary Nichols; gerontologist and entrepreneur Amy O’Rourke; teacher Amy Selikoff; organizer Eddie Selover; innovation expert Karen Tilstra; and leadership expert Brian Uzzi. - Central Florida Future

We’re hooking up with DJ Fusion & Ausar Ra Black Hawk for another year. You can usually find the pair at YDS on Sunday, kicking off the day and entertaining in-between sets with some of the best in hip hop and soul via their FuseBox Radio Broadcast. This year, they’ll also be busy at Weldon Park the night before. They’re there hosting a showcase with some of the best in the underground.

Weldon Park (569 College St) | Saturday, June 21st
9:00 pm – DJ Fusion & Ausar Ra Black Hawk (FuseBox Radio Broadcast)
10:00 pm – Jovie
10:30 pm – Will EQ
11:00 pm – MeccaGodZilla
11:30 pm – b.FUNK
12:00 am – Ark The God Given MC
12:30 am – The Audible Doctor
1:00 am – Soul Khan
1:30 am – The Immortals Project feat. El Da Sensei - NXNE

2012 TEDxOrlando Speakers:

Mary Nichols: radio, mixtape and club DJ
writer on music of the African diaspora; founder of syndicated Fuse Box Radio Broadcast - Orlando Weekly