Described as " delicious... tactile and ultra-dreamy" ,the charismatic vocalist, composer and producer is increasingly know for her chameleon-like yet distinct sound, ranging from sultry seduction, to hard-hitting dancefloor ballad.

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Founder of the Lovescene neo-soul collective, and central to the growing alternative soul scene in the UK’s North; Private Joy aka Pops Roberts has soundtracked dancefloors across the globe via Gerd Janson’s International Feel, Local Action/2 B Real, and winner of Bill Brewster’s coveted "Furtive 50 Track of the Year" in 2022 with ‘dream-team’ collaborator Ruf Dug.

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Drawing from street-soul, electronic, afrobeat, RnB and broken-beat as well as her semi-classical upbringing, the multi-instrumentalist and vocalist reveals her debut solo EP this summer on the legendary Rhythm Section International along with an incoming storm of dazzling genre-bending collaborations and releases.

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As a producer, Private Joy is soon to drop her highly anticipated releases drawing from street-soul, electronic, afrobeat, RnB and broken-beat with live shows to follow, along with exciting future collaborations after a string of highly acclaimed releases with Ruf Dug, Mera Bhai, FINN, Redeye, Satl and Lenzman.

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Join us for what will be an immersive conversation with Private Joy and bring your tunes for the opportunity to experience your music being played at Manchester's SOUP.

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For those new to CDR Sessions, the event centres on an in-depth, production focussed interview with the guest artist, exploring their career and creative process. Our events are for all music lovers, producers and non-producers alike. The talk is flanked by ‘OpenCDR’ - a DJ set of audience music submissions.

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This is a chance for music makers to:

• Hear your own music on an amazing club sound system
• Artists of all experience levels welcome
• No restrictions - all genres & styles welcome
• Bring your music at any stage of development - from rough idea to final master, and everything in between
• Join a supportive community of artists & producers

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