Ep. 41 - Heidi Lawden

Heidi Lawden Is Much More Than DJ Harvey's Manager. The dance music
"den mother" is more than DJ Harvey's manager. // 
Running off to London as a teenager meant that Heidi Lawden was
hanging at the coolest clubs at an age when most ravers are still
dreaming of big nights out from inside their parent's suburban
homes. And Heidi hit the capital at just the right time, when the
fashion-forward city was about to be overtaken by the acid house
phenomenon. "I thought the streets were paved with gold in London.
And they were!" the self-proclaimed "den mother" told the Rave
Curious Podcast about the club culture that would embrace her as a
DJ and promoter during its 90s heyday of Ministry of Sound. That
scene also led to her befriending heroes like Larry Levan and
Masters at Work, as well as managing DJ Harvey, who she's worked
with for over two decades. Heidi dishes about those early days of
clubbing as well as the now legendary story of her move with Harvey
to LA and the career rebirth that has taken place for both of them
over the past 15 years. She also addresses the very real battle of
being a DJ versus working behind the scene for one of the world's
most in-demand talents, and even spill some secret news about her
charge's next project. Check it out.