Todd Hart

You may know Todd Hart from his DJ appearances at Durrr, but he originally caught our attention as proprietor of the unique MP3 blog “Dalston Oxfam Shop Blog”, which takes music that has by some been consigned to the bargain bin of life and puts it in front of the hipster digerati, uploaded and ready for the iPod generation to enjoy.

One fascinating seam of discoveries within the blog has a decidedly African flavour, which may have as much to do with the fact that Todd grew up in Kenya and Tanzania as it does with with the fact that the occasional African mixtape found its way into the Dalston second-hand shop. But there’s no doubt that Todd Hart has pioneered the current crossover between world or African-influenced sounds blended with bands or dance music, with his Manifesto party pushing forward the boundaries every Tuesday night at the Burlington Club. Todd has agreed to play an all-African set at White Mischief and will be playing from the peak of the night in the main room. Read more

Lady Kamikaze

Among the most respected DJs of jazz on the cabaret and dressup scene, Lady Kamikaze is host of the Black Cotton Club and regularly appears with her partner El Nino at the Lady Luck Club. There’s no questioning her dedication to classic style and authentic vintage music, which is why any night with Kamikaze on the decks is bound to swing.

Since she last played at White Mischief, Lady Kamikaze has featured in a glamorous fashion shoot in the newspapers while the Black Cotton / Lady Luck empire of clubs has gone from strength to strength. Not forgetting, of course, the amazing Black Cotton vintage retailer at the Stables market in Camden, which should be a staple for any buyer of vintage clothers. We a’re delighted to welcome her back… check within for photos.

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Dickon Edwards

Dickon Edwards is a London-based writer, flâneur, songwriter, musician, dysfunctional dandy and DJ who wowed the dancefloor at the last White Mischief and will be returning to get our partygoers on their feet on Saturday June 7.

Since 1997 Dickon has kept a celebrated Internet Diary, making it one of the UK’s longest running ‘blogs’. This dubious qualification means he now appears on TV documentaries about blogging, like BBC1′s ‘Imagine’. One side-effect of Being Dickon Edwards is DJ-ing at stylish club nights like The Beautiful & Damned, which Time Out called ‘unmissable’. He’s also played to a huge tent of happy dancing people at the 2007 Latitude Festival.

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Theodora Goes Wild and Sheriff Marshal Lawman

At the last White Mischief in November a gaggle of brilliant, fleet-footed swing dancers took to the floor accompanied by the jazz tunes of The Shellac Sisters. This time we are delighted to have Theodora, one of the founding members of the Shellacs, together with her husband Sheriff Marshal Lawman who is co-founder of the highly regarded country night Nashville-on-Thames. Together they are responsible for the successful Brat Pack-inspired club Prom Night. Click for a peek into the many diverse genres that the pair will be playing at the forthcoming White Mischief.
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Scratchy

Spinning “The Rock and Roll of the World”, Scratchy – tour DJ for Gogol Bordello and The Clash as well as being resident DJ at Gypsy Hotel – will be DJing in the main stage room at White Mischief on Saturday June 7.

Scratchy was the tour DJ with the Clash from 1978-80. Prior to that, he’d been resident DJ at the famed Dingwalls Dancehall in Camden Town, London. During those heady days, he spun at all the major concert venues in the city, including the Roundhouse, the Rainbow, the Electric Ballroom, Hammersmith Odeon and the Lyceum, alongside the likes of the Ramones, the Cramps, Blondie, Black Uhuru and Iggy Pop, as well as touring the UK twice with Dr. Feelgood.

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The Broken Hearts

DJing at the next White Mischief on Saturday June 7 are The Broken Hearts: Amber and Nisha, a DJ and performance duo who see every show as an opportunity to get dressed up.

Combining an eclectic DJ set with their extensive wardrobe of identical costumes and occasional choreographed routines, the girls provide a spectacular experience for the eyes and ears. Drawing from the iconography of Weimar Berlin, circus sideshows and the Golden Age of Hollywood their show is a technicolour extravaganza that takes the DJ out from behind the decks and into the limelight.

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DJs: Dickon Edwards

Dickon Edwards is a London-based writer, flâneur, songwriter, musician, dysfunctional dandy and DJ who will be gracing White Mischief with his presence, and his exceptional taste in music, on November 10 2007.

Since 1997 Dickon has kept a celebrated Internet Diary, making it one of the UK’s longest running ‘blogs’. This dubious qualification means he now appears on TV documentaries about blogging, like BBC1′s ‘Imagine’.

One side-effect of Being Dickon Edwards is DJ-ing at stylish club nights like The Beautiful & Damned, which Time Out called ‘unmissable’. He’s also played to a huge tent of happy dancing people at the 2007 Latitude Festival.

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DJs: The Shellac Sisters

The Shellac Sisters are four glamorous retrochics who dress in all things vintage and play 78rpm records on 1920s wind-up gramophones. They’ll be spinning the sounds in the Lobby Room, the main portal into White Mischief and the hub of our most eccentric entertainments.

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DJs: Jean-Paul Séculaire

We welcome to our coterie of disc jockeys Jean-Paul Séculaire.

A well-known “man about town”, Jean-Paul Séculaire is a Londoner through and through. He was born in Walthamstow in 1978 and has lived in London his whole life. He is passionate about vintage black music and collects many different styles from many different eras. Though specialising in the sounds of 50s and 60s soul, rhythm & blues, calypso and ska, Jean-Paul’s vast collection of original 45s, 78s and LPs covers everything from 30s jump blues and swing through to 70s funk, reggae and salsa, as well as some more contemporary releases.

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