Jenn Green: Cultivating high-quality radio, bringing people together through culture and universal sound has always been my goal.
Jenn Green: "Cultivating high-quality radio, bringing people together through culture and universal sound, has always been my goal." Tamsen Fuhs

JENN GREEN (aka REBEKKAH ANGEBER; Greenhaus Radio)

Top 5 current tracks:

Valesuchi, "Locateila" (Discos Pegaos)
"If you have not seen Valesuchi's Boiler Room Chile Santiago from December 2016, get on it! Chilean Producer/DJ Valesuchi (Valentina Montalvo) included lots of her own production in her set and some real dance-floor heaters. She is responsible for co-production work on 'Nasty Woman,' which samples a speech actress Ashley Judd gave at the Women's March on Washington. Judd recited a poem written by a 19-year-old named Nina Donovan from Tennessee. Valesuchi has been frequently featured in Red Bull publications and has become a trusted source for sound after her residency at Red Bull Music Academy 2014 in Tokyo. Aside from music, Valesuchi works in film and makes music videos for Chilean electronic label Discos Pegaos. With no question, Valesuchi is a raw rising house and techno star!"

Guillermo de Caminos, "Revelation Dub" (Savor Music)
"One of my favorite producer/DJs right now, based in Rosario, Argentina. His fascination with music took off when he was 13 and he has been making music ever since. Guillermo enjoys house, techno, minimal, dub and hiphop. I discovered this track in a mix and it really took me to a beautiful place in my mind, body, and soul. At the time, I was traveling in Barcelona, listening to the same mix over and over. I would rewind it just to hear this mixed in and out, probably a few dozen times. I decided to reach out to Guile to tell him how much "Revelation Dub" resonates with me and that the track is absolutely choice. With great pleasure, I'm excited to announce that Guillermo has put together an exclusive hour mix for Greenhaus Radio that will air on RWD.FM on January 3, 2018. It will be the first guest DJ mix to kick off another year of Greenhaus Radio!"

Rick Wade, "Nothing to Fear (DBX Dub)" (Harmonie Park)
"You can take the girl out of Detroit, but you cannot replace the Detroit beat in her heart. What more could you want on a track, when you've got underground hero Rick Wade and Daniel Bell (DBX) on the remix? ..Nuh, nuh, nuh, nuh, nuh, nuh, nothing!"

Henry Keen, "Connectin'" (Maddjazz Recordings)
"Maddjazz Recordings is an Independent record label in Brooklyn that is always putting out flavor! Rightfully so, they have a monthly show on The Lot Radio. 'Connectin'' comes from a genius release titled "70's Baby" from DJ/Producer Henry Keen of London. This track is a straight 10/10 to me, as is the entire release, which came out late August 2017. Henry Keen has a few other projects that are also noteworthy: the Room Below, Soundspecies, and Electric Jalaba. When it comes to finding a perfect track, I like songs/sounds where claps, chimes, keys/organ, percussion, rhythm, you name it, are present... anything dreamy and two-step-able are ideal. That's why I really fancy releases from Yu Su, Seb Wildblood, Laurence Guy, and so on."

Mulatu Astatke, "Tezeta (Nostalgia)" (Buda Musique)
"This song is so calming, peaceful—and it pulls on the heart strings just a little. It is the perfect daydreaming or shavasana track. Mulatu Astatke (or also written AstatqĂ© on French releases) has a very fascinating life story. At 16, he left his native Ethiopia to study in North Wales, by aid of his parents, to finish his aerial engineering studies. His time spent in London, NYC, and Boston showed him that jazz/Latin music, composing and collaborating were his deep passions. He would go on to be the first African student at the jazz-oriented Berklee College in Boston. He is an incredibly talented multi-instrumentalist, playing piano, clarinet, keyboard, organ, congas, harmony, the vibraphone, various other percussion instruments, and more. He returned home to introduce a new fusion of music. He called his creation 'Ethio jazz,' blending Ethiopian music, jazz with Western/Latin sounds, which gained him attention from admirers like Duke Ellington."

Crews/affiliations:
Greenhaus Radio
RWD.FM
Rebekkah Angeber (my stage name)
TUF

Styles played: "Mostly umbrellas of electronic music; house, deep house, tech-house, techno, dub, and minimal. Hosting a weekly radio show allows me to explore and to dive deep into many different textured sounds from all across the world. Truthfully, I also really do enjoy surf-/indie-rock, funk, kuduro, jazz, Ethio-jazz, grooves, disco, triphop, hiphop, juke, footwork, R&B, soul, beats, and instrumentals. Been a huge fan of music with piano arrangements, synths, hi-hats, or crazy-good percussive rhythms. My dad has been drumming most of his life... safe to say that need to catch/chase the beat is alive and well within my blood."

Events organized: "I have not really organized anything event-wise yet, but if someone in Seattle wants collaborate, holler at your girl. I am a member of TUF collective and we throw an annual event that has allowed us to publicly create a safe environment to celebrate and give back to our community. TUF FEST is a free, all-ages event that features local and [national] musicians, performers, artists, and workshops. The last two years I have been fortunate enough to emcee the rad DIY festival!

"However, I do happen to booking for Greenhaus Radio shows, if and when there is a guest DJ mix. Often, I am tracking down my favorite DJs, friends, or artists that I admire to see if they are willing to do a mix for the show. With that said, I've managed to obtain mixes from local Seattle DJs Succubass, T-WAN, J-Nasty, Everett Leftside, HOJO, Ainslee, Cody Hammer, Detlef Shrimp, and more!"

DJ philosophy: "Radio has been my main source of art, therapy, communication, and medium for the past 11 years. I really could not imagine doing anything else with my life besides presenting music to other open-minded individuals. Cultivating high-quality radio, bringing people together through culture and universal sound, has always been my goal. Often, when I turn on the radio, it is never anything I really want to hear, unless I can transport to being a little girl in my bedroom again. That is where my obsession with music came to life.

"Growing up, I always had a radio in my room. When my mom thought she was putting me to bed, I would get up and listen to the radio. The best time to hear unique stuff was Friday-Sunday, especially at night. I would cruise up and down the dial. More urban-formatted FM stations were my favorite. They would play pre-game mixes for people on their way out to the clubs or they would stream DJs playing at the club. I grew up in Detroit suburbs, so I would hear literally the most amazing shit. Little did I know, I was hearing genres now known as: techno, house, deep house, juke, bounce, footwork, Jersey club, reggaeton, kwaito, world sounds like Loketo/Diblo Dibala. All I knew at the time was, that it made me full of energy; I wanted to dance and as fast as possible. I was so into the vocals, the repetitive beats, and lyrics.

"I started asking my mom to buy me cassettes so I could record songs that I liked right from the radio. It was so dope to me to have a mix that I recorded by myself. It would suck some days when you wouldn't hear a song you wanted to add and would have to try and request it. God forbid if one of your tapes got recorded over or came undone. Let's just say cassette mixes taught me patience. When I was little older, I embraced the digital age of CDs and a CD player. I spent my allowances on blank CDs, making mixes for other people throughout my adolescent years. I borrowed/stole CDs from my brothers, ripped CDs from the public library, ordered 5-10 a month from mail catalogs and, of course, Limewire and Napster were around.

"We were put on this planet to CONNECT with each other! We are here to creative, to share, to grow, to feel, to love and to give back, straight up! I feel like music fills every void, crack, or any stagnant activity within our routines, because it has to power to heal and uplift through those sweet sounds and vibrations. Music is so provoking that it makes us cry, laugh, sing, move, and dance. People are always creating their own trailer-made versions or giving birth to what their understanding of what music is and means. How beautiful is that?

"As for the club-DJing me, the concept is wickedly new. I can't tell you how many friends of mine have been pushing me to DJ out and for years. I feel as though, I have always had the ear for mixing and the library to back it up; however, the confidence and/or desire to DJ out was never really there. I ran from this now very presence in my life for quite some time. I would not consider myself an introvert nor shy. I guess I just never want my art to be judged or overly analyzed on the dance floor... after all, it is my interpretation of how I hear, experience, and feel music. I have only played four shows now (Timbre Room, Grounded: ADR, Lux Pot Shop's birthday) and my most recent set was at the iconic Re-bar.

"Playing Re-bar was a little nerve wrecking at first since it was my biggest gig to date, but when you're surrounded by loving energy and great dancers, my fear instantly melted away!

"I am always sure about my song selection or ideas for sets that I want to put together. Been taking baby steps with learning vinyl and CDJs; to be frank, they are a little intimidating and expensive. I mainly get down with my controller and it is what I know best. I refuse to be ashamed for using the equipment that I am most familiar with and comfortable using. I am only trying to recreate the sounds and vibes that I heard on the radio when I was a little girl. At the end of the day, it's about your connection to music and presenting the music you already love to the other/club."

Format: "I have been an online radio DJ/hosting shows for nearly 8 years now. Greenhaus Radio is usually an open format—heavy on the electronic side, of course. Depends on my mood for my set-up. Most shows I primarily create my playlists as I go through iTunes, unless I feel compelled to mix tracks. Every show, I'm using my studio microphone, Macbook, iTunes, NiceCast to broadcast from our RWD.FM Centova server. That's pretty much it. Internet is always key! I have broadcasted my show from various bars, cafes, and Airbnbs all over the states, as that I love to travel!"

Worst request: "I just started club DJing in June and luckily I haven't run into this issue yet, but I do anticipate that cringe-worthy moment."

Upcoming events:
Monday 12/4: Franz Ferdinand After-Party @ Kremwerk
Friday 12/22: The DO206 Holiday Soiree" featuring DJs sets by Double Sunrise Club, Rebekkah Angeber, Plastic Picnic, Auz Santiago @ The Runaway, free, 21+, 9 pm

You can hear Jenn Green's mixes at SoundCloud, Mixcloud, and follow her on Twitter and Instagram.