{"id":12347,"date":"2016-07-18T16:37:11","date_gmt":"2016-07-18T14:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bsrumybg.myraidbox.de\/en\/?p=12347"},"modified":"2022-06-26T12:21:32","modified_gmt":"2022-06-26T10:21:32","slug":"b-traits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ibiza-style.com\/en\/b-traits\/","title":{"rendered":"B.Traits \u2013 One of BBC Radio 1\u2019s most recognisable voices"},"content":{"rendered":"

We met up with Brianna Price, better known to the world as B.Traits, in late May. Bri was in town to discuss the hot topic of gender equality within the music industry at the International Music Summit (IMS) at Hard Rock Hotel.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese days, gender equality is not as much of an issue as it used to be,\u201d Bri explains. \u201cBut a few years ago I was in a place where I didn\u2019t want to talk about it. It was difficult to get equal billing on line-ups and also to get equal pay. I am quite positive that every female DJ has comes across a promoter or a sound engineer who doesn\u2019t look at them with the respect they deserve. Or they\u2019ve walked into the offices of a major record label and been told that a man is going to make their music because it\u2019s going to sound better. A lot of us are really fighting against that now and saying: \u2018I\u2019m completely capable of doing this on my own. Just watch me do it!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Female DJs are currently thriving across the entire dance music spectrum, but when B.Traits first started DJing female role models were few and far between. \u201cI had DJ Rap, and Kemistry & Storm,\u201d Bri recalls. \u201cAnd Daphne Oram who was the first woman to bring electronic music to the BBC. It\u2019s quite a bit different now. Obviously you shouldn\u2019t just include a female on any line-up just to tick that particular box. That\u2019s ridiculous, but it needs to be considered.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to the gender debate at Hard Rock, Bri\u2019s 2016 IMS commitments also included a DJ performance at Dalt Vila alongside Dubfire and Tale Of Us. \u201cI\u2019m feeling a little nervous,\u201d she continues. \u201cI\u2019ve never played Dalt Vila before, but I\u2019ve been to at least four raves up there. Ibiza is such a magical island, but playing at Dalt Vila is going to be really special.\u201d<\/p>\n

So special, in fact, that Bri pre-recorded her weekly Radio 1 broadcast in order to perform in Ibiza. \u201cI think it\u2019s really important to be live,\u201d she explains. \u201cIt\u2019s helped me grow as a presenter. When I\u2019m live on the radio there is such a buzz; when I\u2019m pre-recorded it\u2019s not the same energy. I\u2019ve given up most Friday gigs, but if it\u2019s a really great event like the one at Dalt Vila I will occasionally pre-record.\u201d<\/p>\n

Back in London, the home Bri moved into in February is nearly finished. \u201cWe gutted the entire house,\u201d she explains, \u201credesigned the whole thing. It\u2019s got a Moroccan feel to it and we have lots of plants. I\u2019m really into my green spaces.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bri\u2019s villa on the outskirts of San Miguel is just as lush. \u201cThis year\u2019s villa is absolutely beautiful,\u201d she smiles. \u201cWhen I come to Ibiza it\u2019s nice to escape and just listen to the birds and the crickets, eat fresh fruit and vegetables from the garden. The club life here is incredible, but in the last two years I\u2019ve been trying to experience more of the countryside. To be able to chill out and not hear a 4\/4 kick drum for a few hours makes life as a DJ a lot more enjoyable!\u201d<\/p>\n

Catch B.Traits performing with Carl Cox at Space, for VIVa Warriors at Sankeys, and at ONYX at Space throughout the summer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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