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Reshma Madhi, Journalist

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I’ve contributed to arts, pop culture and lifestyle publications based in the UK and US, including as assistant editor for Brown Girl Magazine, a leading US-based South Asian lifestyle magazine and for London-based cultural platform Reform The Funk on topics like Kiwi hip hop. I’ve also worked in marketing and communications for the arts and screen sector.

Features / Music
wendsday
‘I Want To Get Weirder With It’: Wendsday Is Embracing Anonymity In The Age Of Social Media
“Don’t follow me on Instagram,” wendsday urges his fanbase. “Keep going to gigs, put your phone away – you’ll feel better and do some reading on what these apps are designed to do to you.”
Industry / Feature
Mandatory Music
Mandatory Music: Creating A More Democratic Music Industry
“We want to be a one-stop shop for indie artists and democratise music.” 
Features / Interviews
Texas' Sharleen Spiteri
Texas On Never Stopping With The Music And Being ‘In Demand’ With Audiences Ahead Of Sold-Out Aus Tour
"I feel very privileged to still be doing something that I absolutely love. There’s not a lot of women that have had that."
Features / Music
TE KAAHU: Māori Language & Music Is ‘Beautiful, Intelligent, Vulnerable & Sensitive’
"Decolonisation is not a simple process. It is something that must be done with the utmost care."
Features / Interviews
Melb Artist-Turned-Marvel Star AKOSIA Talks 'Thor' & Empowering Through Creativity
Emerging creative powerhouse AKOSIA shares with us the whirlwind of entering the Marvel universe, as well as her candid insights of the music industry, representation and equality.
Features / Interviews
What Is Our Sound? Queer Bla(c)k Collective FAMILI Aims To Connect & Empower Amongst The Chaos
“This work is about connection, healing and naming a lot of these very intangible feelings that I think haunt many people who are mixed-race."
News / Music
No Borders, No Barriers: The Growing Global Pop Power Of Non-English Language Artists
English still has a stronghold – but only for now.
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