Lady of the House Founder accused of ‘Bullying and Harassment’

Laila Mckenzie, the founder of femme-focused Lady Of The House, has been accused of “bullying, gaslighting, and harassment” from former associates. DJ duo Black Girl / White Girl have accused founder Laila Mckenzie of “unethical” treatment

Lady of the House is a community that educates, empowers and diversifies the music industry through its multifunctional platform. Lady of the House began as a book that tells the stories of 150 pioneering women in the music industry including Charlotte de Witte, Jocelyn Brown, Nina Kraviz, Ultra Naté and many more, with a special foreword from Carl Cox.

Accusations first came to light on Tuesday, October 18, when DJ duo Black Girl / White Girl posted a statement on social media alleging “unethical” treatment from Mckenzie.

The duo pulled out of their forthcoming show at Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) in conjunction with Lady Of The House, stating: “Pulling out of this show was a decision we had to make because of the way we’ve been treated by Laila.”

we wanted to let you all know that we will no longer be performing at the Lady Of The House ADE event at W hotel on wednesday, october 19th. pic.twitter.com/x7TaKsr04Y

— BLACK GIRL / WHITE GIRL (@officialbgwg) October 18, 2022

Speaking to Mixmag, BG/WG said: “Two days prior to the event, we were forced to withdraw our performance and halt our collaboration with LOTH due to the unsettling behaviour that Laila had exhibited, and the derogatory comments she had made during this time. She has personally attacked us using condescending and dehumanising language, deliberately perpetuating the very kind of conduct and practices that she and the LOTH organisation loudly proclaim to want to eliminate from the music industry,”