Born in Hollywood, Florida and based in the creative neighborhood of Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, Dyani Douze is a queer woman of color, multimedia artist and curator. Her studies at NYU’s Gallatin School focused on the relationship between sonic and visual arts – including sound design, production, and film scoring and editing – and her passions have converged in her work within local artistic communities. Cinematically, Douze has been an editorial apprentice on Spike Lee’s documentary *Bad 25* and produced her own short films as part of the New Negress Film Society, a female collective of filmmakers who create spaces and support networks for black creators and audiences. Musically, Douze has performed at festivals like Afropunk and venues like MoMA PS1, and often plays as part of *Fake Accent*, a regular party run by DJ Tygapaw for Brooklyn’s queer Caribbean diaspora.
