{"id":16766,"date":"2026-07-29T16:34:52","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T14:34:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/29\/the-mix-117-fauzia\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T16:34:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T14:34:52","slug":"the-mix-117-fauzia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/29\/the-mix-117-fauzia\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mix 117: FAUZIA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                                                                                                 <a href=\"https:\/\/mixmag.net\/music\">Music<\/a>                                                                                                       <\/p>\n<p>FAUZIA takes things back to the club with a UK-heavy mix and speaks to Z. Raza-Sheikh about not fitting into a box as an artist, learning to let things go, and the variety explored on her first EP in five years<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Words: Z. Raza-Sheikh | Photos: Guy Bolongaro<\/li>\n<li>29 July 2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s early evening and\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/mixmag.net\/feature\/fauzia-dj-producer-interview-feature-mix\">FAUZIA<\/a> is taking a stroll through Blythe Hill, South London, pondering on the push and pull of New York City. Only a few hours ago, she was in the zone at the famous\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/mixmag.net\/read\/new-york-nowadays-secures-future-signing-10-year-lease-bushwick-news\">Nowadays<\/a> club, DJing\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/mixmag.net\/feature\/the-20-best-jungle-mixes-you-can-listen-to-online\">jungle<\/a> tunes. While overseas, the musician also hit a big milestone: a new creative project. So, what\u2019s it like to feel the light and buzz of two major wins? FAUZIA\u2019s new EP\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/fauzia.bandcamp.com\/album\/i-was-here-for-a-moment\">\u2018I Was Here For a Moment\u2019<\/a> speaks to that. In her ethereal, carefully produced release, she guides you into another dimension of sound \u2014 a relaxing world of ease and slowing down. It marks her first release for\u00a0<i>Mexican Summer\u00a0<\/i>since signing to the label, a step into new territory that\u2019s reflected in the music\u2019s broad influences and fleshed-out songwriting,<\/p>\n<p> <a class=\"echo_read_more\" href=\"https:\/\/mixmag.net\/feature\/the-mix-117-fauzia-interview\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0More Info >>><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Music FAUZIA takes things back to the club with a UK-heavy mix and speaks to Z. Raza-Sheikh about not fitting into a box as an artist, learning to let things go, and the variety explored on her first EP in five years Words: Z. Raza-Sheikh | Photos: Guy Bolongaro 29 July 2026 It\u2019s early evening<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":16767,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ai_generated_summary":"","wpai_meta_description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[100],"tags":[36],"class_list":["post-16766","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-djzone","tag-mixtv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16766","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/55"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16766"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16766\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16767"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16766"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16766"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}