Lynnée Denise is a student of critical pedagogy and, as such, has been invited to give lectures that feature original work and highly engaging scholarship that invites questions, inspires new ideas, and provides historical context using music as a tool to reach diverse audiences. Lectures can include turntables to demonstrate what she calls “DJ Scholarship” or can be delivered through a traditional, though unique style of rigorous exploration.

Listening sessions allow for an audience to reposition how they understand the social significance of DJ culture. By drawing on decades of archival work and an investigative practice, listening sessions are inspired by the work of Pauline Oliveros who reminds us that, “We listen in order to interpret our world and experience meaning of it.” In our sessions, listening is accompanied by the historical and social context that defines and designs what we hear.

Commissioned by insitutions such as London’s ICA and KCRW, Lynnée Denise has developed a visual component to her music-based inquiries. Drawing on moving images and scattered archival footage, Lynnée has expanded her reach to include experimental film production that draws her listening practice to provide a visual aesthetic that punctuates her educative DJ practice. Her subjects have included montages on the work of artists like Tina Turner, Toni Morrision and James Baldwin.

Having developed the craft of course creation at renowned institutions such as Stanford University, Williams College, the University of California Los Angeles, and the Sandberg Institute, Lynnée Denise has been invited to participate in course design and the development of educational programs that bring together a range of her talents, interests and imaginative lecturing. She is available to think through syllabi creation, visiting professorships, or artist scholar programming at public and private educational institutions from the undergraduate to the postgraduate level.

While club djing is not the focus, she has been invited to be a special DJ for dance and literary festivals. Additionally, she's a radio host of the black Atlantic black fantastic show. She is available for music programming, thinking through various topics, and discussing rogue musicological practices.

Lynnée Denise published her first book, Why Willie Mae Thornton Matters OUnviersity of Texas Press) in 2023. She has developed a voice as a cultural and music critic drawing new readers from her contributions to publications that include The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, Harpers Bazar, The Los Angeles Review of Books and several anthologies on music and visual culture. Hire her to think on the page about a range of topics about music, culture and beyond.