The #23by23campaign is a proper call to arms for all record labels in electronic music to help boost the percentage of female and LGBTQ+ artists signed to independent dance music imprints. The percentage is currently 2-5% and the plan is to bump this number to a higher rate of 23% or more by the end of 2023.

Many labels have signed on so far, including Soma Records, Toolroom Records, Desert Hearts, Hospital Records, REALM Records, Anjunadeep, and more. 

Launched by Sydney Blu and the acclaimed techno DJ and producer Rebekah, the goal is to reach this by 2023 and released today, the LP Giobbi Presents Femme House series is back with a bang with the Newport Beach-born, LA-based producer and Beatport Next alum, VNSSA. Here, VNSSA collaborates with #23by23 to release the official remix pack for “In The Dark“, which stems from a recent competition partnered via Insomniac’s long-standing competition series Discovery Project. This was hosted by #23by23 and Native Instruments.

Three talented up-and-comers have been selected as winners of VNSSA’s remix package — ZOF, ABCO, and fellow Los Angeles resident AIMMIA. Listen to their wonderful reworks below!

To learn more about 23by23, read the interview we conducted with Sydney Blu about how the campaign has progressed thus far and its implications for the future of dance music here.