In-Studio Mix Sessions: Where the Process Is the Point
In-Studio Mix Sessions isn’t a podcast in the traditional sense. It’s a window into the work as it’s happening. Recorded live inside Gianni Lee Studio, the series captures DJ mixes, unreleased edits, works-in-progress, and the conversations that naturally unfold while ideas are being built. There’s no stage, no crowd, no expectation of performance. The studio itself becomes the setting and the subject. Music here isn’t treated as a finished product. It’s treated as something alive.
Each session is recorded in real time, often in a single take. The format stays intentionally loose. Some episodes are uninterrupted mixes, others drift into conversation. Sometimes a guest DJ or performing artist steps in, sometimes it’s just Gianni Lee working through sound alone. The structure adapts to the moment rather than forcing one. You’ll hear unreleased music from artists across the diaspora, early versions of edits and dubs, and tracks still finding their shape. Genres move freely—house, amapiano, R&B, Afrobeats, electronic, experimental—without being boxed in or labeled too quickly. What matters is how it feels in the room, not how it performs on a playlist.
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In-Studio Mix Sessions exists as a response to how distant music culture has become. Too often, the public only encounters the final version: the mastered record, the rollout, the finished image. This series pulls the curtain back and lives in the in-between. It focuses on the process, the testing, the moments where something almost works—and then suddenly does. For Gianni Lee, the studio has always been the nucleus. It’s where sound, visual art, and experimentation overlap, and where ideas are allowed to stay unfinished for as long as they need. This series documents that space honestly, without polishing away the edges. Over time, the sessions become a living archive. A timestamped record of what was being played, explored, and felt in that moment. Some tracks will later be released in different forms. Some may never leave the studio. Others might reappear years later, reshaped by time and context.
That uncertainty is intentional.
Looking ahead, the series will continue to expand naturally. Guest DJs and performing artists will join future sessions, alongside themed editions and episodes tied to new releases, exhibitions, and studio projects. The format will remain flexible, allowing the music and the moment to lead.