Thirty-two-year-old DJ and producer Mija’s pink hair beams against the reflection of the sky in the glass door behind her. She is exceptionally laid back for someone in the midst of an intense ...

Amber Giles is a big proponent of living outside your comfort zone, especially if you happen to be an artist. It’s a distressing and vexing experience, sure, but also one that could potentially expand ...

For Los Angeles-based DJ Amber Giles, AKA Mija, the musical obsessions that make up her frenetic, mercurial sets come quickly, burn brightly, and fade fast. “A year ago, it would’ve been trap, a year ...

Compared with her current career as one of L.A.’s fastest-rising club music DJs, Amber Giles’ first consistent music gig wasn’t quite so glamorous. After a teenagedom spent promoting raves around her ...

The mix will feature a fully female lineup, including tracks from Grimes, Billie Eilish, Bjork and Mija's own catalog. By Kat Bein Friday is International Women’s Day, and the electronic music ...

Time Stops is not just an EP; it's the first taste of an audiovisual experience. It's a short film, told in four parts, written by Mija, directed by Ryan Forever and animated by 8-Bit Cinema's David… ...

Almost a year and a half ago, Mija and I met met in this same spot, a pint-sized downtown Arts District coffee joint with sidewalk seating and a view of the impossibly hip afternoon crowd strolling ...

In 2014, Amber Giles, who DJ’s as Mija, was performing at Bonnaroo when Skrillex joined her onstage for a back-to-back 6 a.m. set. The gig went viral and her audience nearly doubled overnight. “My ...

A question for the twenty- and thirty-somethings in the crowd: What’s worse, disappointing your parents or disappointing yourself? If you are the child of immigrants, odds are that you put your ...

Lee Mija, the living legend of Korean popular music who has made countless audiences laugh and cry on innumerable stages, bid farewell to the stage. Marking the 66th anniversary of her debut, she held ...

A new documentary follows Doris Anahi Muñoz, the daughter of undocumented Mexican immigrants, as she balances the needs of her family with artistic dreams. By Kalia Richardson As a middle schooler ...