MikeQ

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'''Michael Cox''', known by the stage name '''MikeQ''', is an American [[DJ]], [[musician]], [[music producer]], and prominent figure in the [[Ballroom community]]. He is the founder of the record label Qween Beat. In 2020 MikeQ was the DJ for [[HBO|HBO's]] [[Legendary (TV series)|Legendary]]

==Early life==
Michael Cox was born in [[Hackensack, New Jersey]] and grew up in [[Newark|Newerk, New Jersy.]]<ref name="auto1"></ref>
He was first exposed to the ballroom scene in 2003, when the 17 year old Cox attended a LGBT+ party at The Globe, a now defunct venue in Newark.<ref name="auto1"/> In 2004 he began to release music and joined the [[House of LaBeija]]. In September 2005, he DJ'ed his first gig at The Globe.

==DJing and music production==
MikeQ's style has been described by ''[[The New York Times]]'' as "ecstatic ballroom house", and by ''[[Resident Advisor]]'' and ''[[Fact (US magazine)|Fact]]'' as "Spine Snapping".<ref name="auto"></ref>
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He has DJ'ed numerous parties, balls, and events primarily in New York City and New Jersy, but also London,<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> Los Angeles, Tokyo, Moscow, Paris, Mexico, Australia, and Seoul, including events with [[MoMa PS1]], [[Unsound Festival]], [[Opening Ceremony]], Turrbotax, Icee Hot, Ghetto Gothic, Fade To Mind & [[Night Slugs]] party nights, and [[Boiler Room (music broadcaster)|Boiler Room]].<ref></ref><ref></ref>
MikeQ released his debut EP in 2011, "Let At All Out", on Fade to Mind. The EP includes "The Ha Dub Rewerk'd", an interpretation of the ballroom staple by [[Vjuan Allure]], "The Ha Allure" (1999).<ref></ref><ref></ref>

In 2017 he co-founded the "House of Vouge" party in New York City.<ref></ref>
He is the resident DJ on the TV show ''[[Legendary (TV series)|Legendary]]''.

He produced the music for the 2016 film ''[[Kiki (2016 film)|Kiki]]'', directed by [[Sara Jordenö]], which documents [[ball culture]].<ref></ref><ref></ref>

MikeQ has released music with [[Fade To Mind]], Qween Beat, [[Mad Decent]] and [[Night Slugs]]. He has also done production for [[Kelela]], [[Future Brown]], and [[Brodinski]], among others.<ref name="auto"/>

==Qween Beat==
[[Qween Beat]] is a [[record label]] founded by MikeQ in 2012. It focuses on [[Vogue (dance)|vogue]] and ballroom tracks, [[re-edits]], and [[remixes]]. Qween Beat has put out releases with numerous artists including [[Divoli S'vere]], [[Zebra Katz]], [[Ash B]], [[Byrell The Great]], [[Jay R Neutron]], [[LSDXOXO]] and [[Koppi Mizrahi]].<ref></ref>

==Ambasador for ballroom==
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MikeQ has been an advocate for ballroom, often acting as an ambassador and steward for taking ballroom culture into the mainstream. He has also been a critic of its appropriation by corporations that do not understand or give proper credit to the ballroom community.<ref></ref><ref></ref><ref></ref><ref name="auto1"/><ref></ref>

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[[Category:LGBT]]
[[Category:American record producers]]
[[Category:American musicians]]
[[Category:American DJs]]
[[Category:Ball culture]]
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