DJ Misty - Fujiiyama Mama

05/12/2024

When there’s a double rainbow over your house and neighbourhood. 🤩 🌈

04/12/2024

Making a few changes around here to reflect a little more of my current life (which still involves music, too!).

I’ve been working as a freelance writer/copywriter/blogger and loving it! Here’s one of my latest articles that I had a blast doing:

Explore Osaka's thriving vintage scene—with recommendations from some of the city's retro-culture experts. Clothes, music,

14/10/2024

You know me, I have to come to Toronto with a trusty box of records on hand!! Can’t wait to see you at the Piston November 2nd for WITH IT!

Excited to announce the return of… ❤️

DJ Misty (Toronto Soul Club) aka the Fujiiyama Mama is the little woman with a big heart and an even bigger record collection.

From Toronto to Osaka to Eiheiji, Japan, Misty’s been spinning soul, rock 'n' roll, and all things in between for nearly 20 years, lighting up dance floors worldwide.

Check out her family record store at www.nightbeatrecords.com!

10/10/2024

Jumping on www.twitch.tv/djmisty in an hour (9pm Toronto time) to hang out, chat, play some records (not DJ’ing though!) and relax. Come join me! Let me know how you’re doing and what’s new! Let’s make plans for my Toronto trip!

07/10/2024

Join me this Thursday evening (Friday morning in Japan) on Twitch to hang out and chat. It’ll be a chance to say thank you, catch up and be my last push to reach my final goal before I come home for a long awaited visit with Yosh*tora.

See you soon!!

https://gofund.me/d418a40a

09/07/2024

Next week! For the first time in 5 years - I’m back at Swan Dive Toronto - well, virtually anyways. If you’re in Toronto, pop into the Dive to watch and hear me play a few sets (from Japan!) alongside your IRL in house DJ, Starboy!

If you can’t make it to Swan Dive but really want to catch my set, please shoot me a DM. I wanted to play to get a chance to bring cool people out to one of my favorite bars, and as a way to say thank you to everyone who’s helped out with my gofundme so far. And hopefully I can make a few tips to help me on my journey even more.

Gofundme: https://gofund.me/372bea40

NOTE: I’m not in Toronto (yet!). I’m DJ’ing from Japan! This is a livestream that I’m DJ’ing and it will be broadcast exclusively at Swan Dive!

30/04/2024

If you haven’t given my 2024 ‘45 Day’ mix a listen, what are you waiting for?

https://m.mixcloud.com/45Day/dj-misty-mix-for-45-day-2024/

Track list:

1. The Antennas - Fuji-Yama Mama
2. Annisteen Allen - Fujiyama Mama
3. Wanda Jackson - Fujiyama Mama
4. Betty James - I'm a Little Mixed Up
5. Cosmo - I'm a Little Mixed Up
6. Faye Reis - Dont'Cha Break My Heart
7. Gloria Irving - I Need a Man
8. Clare Sisters - Cool Cool Cool
9. The Blenders - Graveyard
10. Bill Doggett - The Worm
11. Jasper Woods - Hully Gully Papa
12. Bobby Freeman - Fever
13. Allen Wayne - Chills and Fever
14. Barbara and the Browns - I Don't Want Trouble
15. Claudine Clark - Foxy
16. Lloyd Price - I Yi Yi I Gomena-a-sai
17. Ernie Lyons - Baby I Don't Want To Know
18. The Starlettes - Ringo
19. Buzz and Bucky - Tiger-A-Go-Go
20. Ba Ba Thomas - Miss Shake It
21. The Dovells - Stop Monkeyin' Around
22. Kenny Ball - Sukiyaki

We are very honoured to present DJ Misty's 45 Day 2024 mix. We always love her mixes and this one is no exception. A brilliant mix of rock and roll, funk, jazz, soul and more. You can find our more about her on her profile page - https://www.fortyfiveday.com/profile-dj-misty-45day If you enjoyed the...

26/04/2024

It’s been awhile since I made a mix but 45 Day is around the corner and I wanted to get back in the ring! Here’s 45 minutes of 45rpm records consisting of vintage r&b, soul and of course good old rock ‘n’ roll just as the weekend intended!

Kick off Friday (it’s a long weekend over here!) with a dance party in your kitchen, garden, bedroom, at work or wherever you’ll be spending this fine day.

https://m.mixcloud.com/45Day/dj-misty-mix-for-45-day-2024/

And check out my 45 Day page with links to previous mixes too @ https://fortyfiveday.com/profile-dj-misty-45day/

We are very honoured to present DJ Misty's 45 Day 2024 mix. We always love her mixes and this one is no exception. A brilliant mix of rock and roll, funk, jazz, soul and more. You can find our more about her on her profile page - https://www.fortyfiveday.com/profile-dj-misty-45day If you enjoyed the...

25/04/2024

Women In Vinyl the book is out and I have a copy in my hot little hands! This is absolutely legendary with women and their roles in everything to do with vinyl records from pressing and manufacturing, to labels, stores, DJ’s and more. It’s an honour beyond belief to be included in this history making manifesto 🤩

Order your copy: https://womeninvinyl.com/book

20/04/2024

My horoscope said this month would bring wonderful visits with friends and international travel - clearly it wasn’t literal but it just means I’m in Toronto in heart and soul this weekend as the mighty Toronto Soul Weekender 2024 kicks off c/o Toronto Soul Club & Knockout!

Can’t wait to see all the pics and videos 🤩

20/04/2024

Toronto Soul Club has tickets to giveaway for Nick Waterhouse! Head over to the page and enter!!

10/03/2024

A must read book for every record collector! Available worldwide for preorder March 26th and out officially April 19th. I am beyond excited to get my copy 🤩

“Women in Vinyl: The Art of Making Vinyl” is a comprehensive guide exploring the vinyl industry through a lens of empowerment, diversity, and inclusion. It covers all aspects of vinyl production, including lacquer cutting, electroplating, and record pressing, along with insights into record labels, distribution, and DJ roles. The book features interviews with global industry professionals, emphasizing the significant contributions of women and minority groups. It’s an exceptional resource for anyone interested in vinyl production, the music industry, or the work of the Women in Vinyl organization.

!!CHECK IT OUT!! We wrote a book! We started back in 2022 with Routledge Taylor & Francis, but have been quiet about it until we knew it was in production. Now that it is we’re happy to share it’ll be available worldwide for preorder March 26th and out officially April 19th. You’ll see some familiar faces and learn more about careers in the vinyl industry. Sign up for updates here: https://mailchi.mp/womeninvinyl/book
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“Women in Vinyl: The Art of Making Vinyl” is a comprehensive guide exploring the vinyl industry through a lens of empowerment, diversity, and inclusion. It covers all aspects of vinyl production, including lacquer cutting, electroplating, and record pressing, along with insights into record labels, distribution, and DJ roles. The book features interviews with global industry professionals, emphasizing the significant contributions of women and minority groups. It’s an exceptional resource for anyone interested in vinyl production, the music industry, or the work of the Women in Vinyl organization.
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Huge thank you to Amanda McCabe for her help I couldn’t have done it without her.
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02/03/2024

Kicking off Women’s History Month by showing huge love to Women In Vinyl

They do SO MUCH for music, the vinyl record format and of course - women. There’s a lot in the works for 2024 and beyond and I can’t wait to see what Women in Vinyl do next.

Go support, donate, check them out and show some love ❤️

28/02/2024

Yum yum yum - I may love sakura flavoured things but matcha is still my ride or die Japanese flavour.

I blogged about some of the weirdest matcha flavoured things I could find, would you try any?

Got Kyoto matcha on your mind? So do we. Here are 8 unique matcha foods in Kyoto, including matcha desserts, matcha beer, matcha