Sherelle

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Sherelle
Birth nameSherelle Camille Thomas
Born (1993-09-03) 3 September 1993 (age 30)
OriginLondon, England
Genres
Years active2015-present
Labels
  • Beautiful
  • Hooversound

Sherelle Camille Thomas (born 3 September 1993), known mononymously as Sherelle (stylized in all caps), is a British DJ and electronic musician. With a background in dancehall and rave music, Sherelle is best known for her DJ sets and mixes. Sherelle is also known for co-founding the label Hooversound with Naina and for founding Beautiful (stylized in all caps), a label and musical project for black and LGBT musicians.

Early life

Sherelle was raised in Walthamstow, East London by her mother and sister. She grew up listening to dancehall, R&B and hip hop music, pirated through her family TV. She also grew up playing football and is fan of Arsenal F.C.

She was a presenter on the South London station Reprezent whilst attending Goldsmiths University. She completed radio courses before being given her own specialist slot on the station playing footwork and jungle. She eventually held a slot on BBC Radio 1 as a part of their Radio 1 Residency until 2021. She now has a slot on NTS alongside label co-owner and Apple Music 1's NAINA. Sherelle is openly gay.

Career

Sherelle's breakthrough was with her 2019 Boiler Room DJ set, which went viral and allowed her to take up music full-time. In September 2019, she participated in the BBC Radio 1 residency series, featuring guestmixes and interviews from 4hero, Goldie, and Virgil Abloh. In 2020, she was recognized by DJ Mag as the year's best British DJ. Sherelle was also recognized as the 2020 BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix winner.

In July 2021, her debut EP, 160 Down the A406, was met with positive reviews, and was acclaimed by Resident Advisor as "one of the year's most exciting production debuts."

In October 2021, Sherelle released her first clothing collection, a collaboration with Boiler Room.

She gained wider recognition with her recorded mix for fabric, fabric presents SHERELLE, released in November 2021. The mix was met with positive reviews, with particular praise for its high level of intensity and genre mixing. Pitchfork described the mix as "compressing decades of dancing to tightly woven two- and three-minute segments" which "catalogs a moment in which a new generation is grasping and reshaping a raving past that's too distant for them to remember."

Until its disbandment in January 2022, Sherelle was a member of the all-female and non-binary DJ group 6 Figure Gang.

From September 16, 2023, SHERELLE started hosting a new weekly show on BBC Radio 6 Music airing on Saturday nights, following the departure of fellow DJ The Blessed Madonna.

Style

Sherelle is known for the 160 beats per minute pacing in her music. Her music is considered hardcore and when DJing, she often mixes music released over the course of several decades. Her DJ sets and mixes have been described as breakbeat, acid house, and footwork.

Discography

DJ mixes

  • fabric presents SHERELLE (2021)

Extended plays

  • 160 Down the A406 (2021)

References

  1. ^ @iamsherelle (8 November 2018). "I made it i am still 25" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ @iamsherelle (3 September 2019). "Happy birthday to me" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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  4. ^ Wheeler, Seb (18 October 2021). ""Take ownership and command respect": SHERELLE is leading a paradigm shift in dance music". Mixmag. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
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  7. ^ Dawso, Brit (3 July 2019). "Sherelle, DJ, Musician". Dazed. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
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  9. ^ Guttridge-Hewitt, Martin (18 August 2021). "SHERELLE'S BEAUTIFUL label announces debut compilation with Karen Nyame KG, Tim Reaper, more". DJMag. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
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  12. ^ "SHERELLE launches new label platform for Black and LGBTQI+ artists, BEAUTIFUL". DJMag.com. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  13. ^ Radio, N. T. S. "Hooversound w/ Sherelle & Naina". NTS Radio. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  14. ^ "The Best Electronic Music of 2021". Pitchfork. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  15. ^ "BBC Radio 1 - Radio 1's Residency, Sherelle". BBC. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
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  17. ^ "BBC Radio 1 - Radio 1's Residency, Sherelle with Virgil Abloh". BBC. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  18. ^ Hindle, Ben (20 December 2020). "DJ Mag's Best Of British Awards 2020: the winners". DJMag. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  19. ^ "BBC Radio 1 - Radio 1's Essential Mix, Radio 1's Essential Mix Of The Year 2020 winner - Sherelle!". BBC. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  20. ^ Ivry, Henry (22 July 2021). "SHERELLE - 160 DOWN THE A406". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  21. ^ Balanescu, Miriam (8 October 2021). "Boiler Room Taps DJ/Producer Sherelle for Capsule Collection". Notion. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  22. ^ a b Pritchard, Will (8 December 2021). "fabric presents SHERELLE". Pitchfork. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  23. ^ a b Simpson, Paul (26 November 2021). "Fabric Presents Sherelle Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  24. ^ Ross, Gemma (28 January 2022). "6 Figure Gang have officially parted ways". Mixmag. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  25. ^ https://edm.com/news/rising-star-sherelle-new-weekly-show-bbc-radio-6#:~:text=From%20September%2016th%2C%20SHERELLE%20is,of%20the%2011pm—1am%20slot. access date= 2023-12-10
  26. ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001qng7 access date= 2023-12-10
  27. ^ "SHERELLE - Biography". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  28. ^ Wheeler, Seb (15 November 2019). "Wild relief: RP Boo and SHERELLE discuss the power of footwork". Mixmag. Retrieved 14 February 2022.

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