Refuge Worldwide
Master Selector w/ Versailles

Versailles presents her interpretation of the ambient room, recorded on November 17, 2023, at the Evening Breeze party by transit records in Makati.


Refuge Worldwide
Master Selector w/ Versailles

With a turntable on one channel and Spotify on the other, Versailles returns with a crate of new records and debriefs her two-week trip in Berlin.


Refuge Worldwide
CTM Festival w/ Versailles and Duality

Versailles and Duality stop by the Refuge Worldwide studio as part of the CTM Festival week residency, discussing budots, music ecosystems, and community radio.


Refuge Worldwide
Master Selector w/ Versailles

Versailles sets the tone for her 2024 as she traverses the soft rock classics of Filipino FM radio, Palestinian hip-hop, and hardcore rap, among others.


Resident Advisor
2023 In Review: Reflections on Electronic Music

A mix of RA staff and contributors—including Elijah, Joe Delon and journalist Delilah Friedler—unpack some of the year's key trends and themes.


Refuge Worldwide
Master Selector w/ Versailles

For her October show, Versailles unearths an old crate of dub and reggae.


Manila Community Radio
Cultural Learnings: Vogue Gala

Versailles' 'Cultural Learnings' replays her 2-hour DJ set from Vogue Philippines' first Anniversary Gala, chatting about what she wore, who she saw, and the music she played.


Refuge Worldwide
Master Selector w/ Versailles and Duality

For this two-hour talk special, Versailles and Duality celebrate three years together as they pick out prompts of music play for each other.


Refuge Worldwide
Master Selector w/ Versailles and Trust

Trust shares jazz, downtempo, and dub burners for hanging out during the day and the morning after. Versailles opens with releases from Manila-based musicians justo, blush, and LONER.


NTS Radio
Fever Dream w/ Versailles

Inspired by the desperate need to stay awake on a late night of driving, Versailles' 'Fever Dream' is an audio tapestry of Filipino FM radio's berserk spirit.



Biography

Sai Versailles traverses the fields of art and multimedia journalism, engaging with the multitude of ways people understand culture, history, and politics.

As a multimedia journalist, her reporting investigates the sociopolitical dynamics of creativity, exploring the everyday lives of people and their communities.

As a multi-genre selector under her pseudonym Versailles, her chameleonic club sets shuffle through densely layered repetitions of a tough and swinging sound that nods to her cross-generational understanding of dance music.

Versailles is a resident of Refuge Worldwide with her show ‘Master Selector,’ and is a volunteer archivist of Manila Community Radio.

She holds an MPhil from the University of Oxford, and has participated in public discussions on culture throughout the UK, Germany, Hong Kong, and the Philippines.


Press

Feature
Resident Advisor, 2023.


Feature
Vogue Korea, 2023.


Feature
Vogue Philippines, 2023.


Feature
Mixmag Asia, 2023.


Podcast interview
Dead Air Podcast, 2022


Interview
Mixmag Asia, 2021.


Feature
Out Of Print, 2021.


Podcast interview
Monday Off Radio, 2020


Feature
nolisoli.ph, 2019.


Vogue Philipines, May 2023
Shot by Sharif Hamza