Back in 2018, Taylor Character, aka HoneyLuv, was working drones for the Navy at a base in Malibu, California.
“Being in the military made me much more organized,” the Cleveland native advised Billboard. “I would also say being more diligent, not allowing myself to slack, and to be on top of everything — a self-starter and motivator.”
She used her newfound self-discipline to show herself how one can DJ, a talent that may repay massive time. In simply two brief years, HoneyLuv has toured at EDM festivals across the nation and produced remixes for such artists as Diplo and Lizzo.
“Don’t let anyone tell you it isn’t possible. Anything in this world is attainable,” HoneyLuv stated.
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From drones to dancefloors
After leaving the navy, HoneyLuv made her first debut by spinning Hip Hop and R&B music on Dash Radio as a Guest DJ for movie star coach Corey Calliet’s “Issa Lifestyle” radio show. She also began regularly spinning at Flamingo Deck, a club in San Diego.
Her sets caught the ear of a former talent agent who booked her at The Day Trip Festival in Los Angeles. Her career began to take off from there.
HoneyLuv hired a business manager, which she said is one of the wisest moves she’s ever made.
“To have somebody there to assist information you business-wise makes it a lot simpler,” she told Billboard.
Her manager booked HoneyLuv huge tours, such as Desert Hearts and the Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas, where she was the only Black artist in the entire lineup.
In July, HoneyLuv dropped an impossibly-titled tech house single called “Thr33 6ix 5ive.” The song has been streamed on Spotify more than 5 million times.
This month, HoneyLuv will release a remix of Lizzo’s song, “Everybody’s Gay.”
“I’m an enormous Lizzo fan. Just what she stands for,” HoneyLuv stated in a profile in The New York Times.
She hopes her success will encourage extra Black feminine DJs to hitch the social gathering.
“It’s as much as us to proceed the legacy in hopes we will encourage an increasing number of individuals to hitch this neighborhood and benefit from the music.”