Nina Las Vegas on Working with a Spice Girl, Juggling Corporate Gigs and Empowering Women in the Music Industry
Dances For Buildings with Emily DustShow Notes
We’re kicking off Season 2 in Australia!
Nina Las Vegas is an Australian DJ, producer, label founder and broadcaster. She began her career at Australia’s leading youth radio station, triple j, where she championed underground dance music for nearly a decade. In 2015, Nina launched her own label, NLV Records, continuing her mission to spotlight underground sounds and shape the future of club music.
In this episode Nina Las Vegas talks to Emily about working with a Spice Girl, how she balances corporate DJ work so she can really get creative and empowering women in the music industry.
Thanks for listening to Dances For Buildings. You can follow us on socials @dancesforbuildings and @emily_dust. You can also follow Nina Las Vegas on Instagram and TikTok @ninalasvegas.
Dances for Buildings is presented by Emily Dust. The producer is Erica McKoy (@ericamckoy_). Original music by Giulia Tess (@giuliatess). Artwork by Jonathan Briggs.
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