05/19/2026
Can DJs be understood as workers, not just performers?
From DJs Against Apartheid and nightlife workers to cultural boycotts, labor organizing, and the broader conversation around Palestine and BDS, the dance music world is increasingly confronting questions far outside the dancefloor.
Nightlife is often framed around individual artists, but every scene depends on a larger ecosystem: promoters, bartenders, security teams, lighting crews, organizers, and cultural workers whose labor makes nightlife possible.
In her latest essay, Sumona Gupta explores solidarity, workers’ power, club culture, and the political role artists can play in shaping culture and collective action.
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