DJ Eve Carey
is considered to be one of the worlds top female DJs, She his
sponsored by UMM records & clothes label, and features on
their worldwide tours.
In her 14
year professional DJ career to date, Eve Carey has played in
clubs all over the UK, continental Europe and the world. DJ Eve
first got into clubbing back in the late 80s, sneaking into raves,
and dancing all night to the likes of Top Buzz and Mickey Finn.
At the tender age of 17 she got a job in a recording studio in
her native Birmingham. There she learnt the core DJ skills and
her career exploded from there! Known for her energy and passion
behind the decks, Eve describes her musical style as a mix of
house, electro and chunky beats all mixed in a style of her own
and a technical ability that rivals any DJ in her class.
Eve's DJ CV
can boast a veitable whos who of global club brands including
Hed Kandi ,Godskitchen, Miss Moneypennys, Ministry of Sound,
Fantazia, Perfecto, Ultra Vegas, Fuel, and the Decadence UK Tour
and for the Warehouse Autumn/Winter 2002 Collection press launch.
She is also one of the Resident DJ's for COCOLOCO playing the
back room of Ministry of Sound & is on the regular line up
for PUKKA UP parties.
Eve is rarely
on home soil these days - her youa re more likley globe trotting
rarely in the UK you can find her in Russia, China, Australia,
India and all over the Middle East & Europe most weekends!
She is one of the 3 official Charlys Angelz appearing on tours
& in Ibiza for them. She toured with the "Underdog Project"
with there smash hit “Summer Jam”& presented an
award to Club Fabrique voted best club in Russia where she also
plays. She had a residency at Papas Beach Club – Egypt on
2005, and was the first female DJ to play at Cream-Beirut in
2000. Eve has impressed crowds alongside DJ's such as Frankie
Knuckles, Lisa Loud, Brandon Block, Alex P, Jeremy Healy, Public
Domain, Ray Roc, Farley Jackmaster Funk and Anne Savage.
She has taught
DJ courses in her hometown Birmingham and worked alongside Pato
Banton as a studio engineer & works sound engineering bands
at Barfly a live venue hosting bands such as Juliette Lewis &
the Licks, Jet, The Riffles, MTV and Kerrang nights. Eve released
a compilation CD in Europe with excellent records and is now
working on her own productions with engineers such as Timmy Vegas
(Soul Central), Gabi Newman (Vendetta Records) & Jeremy Sylvester
(Azuli Records).
With the
looks of a cover girl and the skills to rock any dance floor,
this girl is an asset to any party!
Vicky Devine
is one of the most talented female DJ/Producers within the current
UK dance scene having been involved in music in some capacity
throughout most of her life, she was enticed into the dance music
world at the age of 18 and has worked within the industry ever
since!!!
Vicky
has been busy wowing fans around the world for many years now,
with a reputation built on her uplifting yet driving trance sets
- although versatile Vicky is just as recognised for her funky,
house and electro sets as well. Playing at numerous
nights in the UK including Gatecrasher, The Gallery (Turnmills),
Pams House (Norwich), Slinky (Westfest Festival), Escape (Swansea),
Passion (Coalville), Tranzaction and on a worldwide level including
on the SLINKY Asia tour in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, the SMIRNOFF
EXPERIENCE tour in India and at clubs in Canada, South America,
Dubai, Australia and New Zealand to name but a few.
Vicky
is also a regular guest at many top nights in Ibiza including
her weekly main room residency at the massive JUDGEMENT SUNDAYS
at Eden where she plays alonsgide the likes of Judge Jules, Eddie
Halliwell, Lisa Lashes, Christopher Laurence, Matt Hardwick and
Ferry Corston (2005, 2006, 2007), - not to mention a weekly residency
at Majorca's superclub BCM for her own night - "Angels of
Funk" (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007). She is also one of the resident
DJ's at the most successful all female DJ event to date - "Charlys
Angelz". This has completed six successful years out in
Ibiza at which Vicky has played each and every one!
The
brand has also hosted nights at numerous clubs as part of the
Charlys Angelz UK and Worldwide tour, in addition to the brand
hosting rooms at other collaborating events such as the Big Reunion
in Skegness. Charlys Angelz remains an integral part of Vicky's
career and will be back in Ibiza for summer 2007 alongside a
new UK tour.
On
the production front Vicky has also seen success. She had early
productions as part of numerous collaborations which allowed
her to subsequently move on to work on solo productions and develop
her own sound. Her first release written back in 2001 (as part
of trance duo Sweet Asylum and also called "Sweet Asylum"),
was released through Infectious Distribution, and was licensed
to Pendragons "Power Trance and Nu NRG" album mixed
by Mark Sinclair. Her second track entitled "Angelz",
also produced under the Sweet Asylum guise was signed by UK based
record label Solar. Her third track entitled "Fearing Nothing",
co-written with Sophie Sugar, was released at the beginning of
2003 on Dutch label "F-Active Music" where the track
was produced. It is during the past year however that Vicky has
come into her own as a solo artist.
Her
first solo production - "Entravanse" - was signed to
Drizzly at the end of 2005 and released in March 2006 on their
Illuminate sublabel along with a remix from Passion's resident
DJ Andy Bagguley. The track was licenced to four compilation
albums, received excellent reviews in IDJ, Mixmag and M8 magazines
and has also received support from some of trance's top music
jocks including Dave Pearce (plays on his Radio One Dance Anthems
Show), Paul Kershaw (plays on Galaxy FM and voted 2nd in the
Sol Selection), Adam White and Gav Mytchell (MOS Radio), Guy
Ornadel and DJ Choose. Her second track entitled "Echoed
Kisses" was also released on Drizzly's Illuminate Records
with a fantastic Paul Kershaw Remix, and achieved similar success
with plays on Dave Pearce's Dance Anthems, MOS radio, Galaxy
and Vibe FM to name but a few. Echoed Kisses was also recommended
tune of the month in IDJ and had fantastic reviews in Mixmag.
Vicky has been back working hard in the studio throughout the
winter, and her next two tracks (Silver Whispers and Eternal
Dream) will be doing the rounds very soon as well as her very
own remix of Solstice's "Edge of the Ocean".
Radio
is also a massive part of Vicky's career having provided Ibiza
reports and interviews for Paul Kershaw's Saturday night Galaxy
FM show (2006), Steve Smart's Saturday night Kiss 100 FM Floorfillers
Show (2004), Bournemouth's Fire 107.6FM (2002-2004), and having
also hosted her own show on Ibiza's main dance music station
Holiday FM (2005). In addition Vicky has been involved in television
work with Balearic Babes (Rapture TV 2002) and also with an Australian
production which included Vicky interviewing DJ Tiesto at Ibiza's
Cream Closing party (2005).
Vicky
has also been the featured guest / mix on Eddie Halliwell's BBC
Radio One Show (Feb 2007), on Judge Jules's Global Warm Up show
(Dec 2006) and on Fergie's BBC Radio One Show for his "DJ
By The Sea" Feature (2005).
Since 1997 Kelly
Marie has been recognized internationally for her Soulful, Funky
and Uplifting House sets with a blend of Latin, Afro and Disco
Influences and expressive Energy and Funky uplifting vibe she
transmits. Today she rocks crowds in some of the top venues
and club promotions in and around London and guests abroad regularly.
With
current residency's in the UK and in Italy for So Delicious Milan,
Hed Kandi, Trade (Light lounge|),and Casa Latino Tour. Kelly
Marie is also the resident DJ and music director for the IT GIRLS
and plays regularly for All About Soul, Floridita London, Detox
at the Ghetto, Pin Up at Egg London, Clandistino, Café
Real Milan, Hennessey Turino, and Club Real in Slovenia.
Her
vibe is "funky versatile" and with inspiration drawn
from her favorite artist producers andlove of boogie, soul and
Latin grooves Kelly's own productions were always going to emerge,
teaming up with partner Danny Keith and other talented individuals
alike under the Soul 8 banner to capture the uplifting vibe her
fans are so accustomed to. The release of Supa Bad has had great
support and continues to bring joy to dance floors worldwide
and the It Girls choreographed a complete show around her productions
performing Supa Bad, Cloud 9 and Dance live,
These
are just a fraction of the UK's Clubs and Promotions Kelly has
played... Gatecrasher Sheffield, Paha London, Coc Co club Regent
Street London, Bamboo Birmingham, Liquid, Movida London, Bar
Beyond Newcastle, Lucorum Barnsley. Rulin @ Ministry of Sound,
Detox @ Heaven, Ruby @ Canvas, Trade VIP @ Gay Pride, Kinky Trade@
Turnmills, Trade pre parties @ Escape, Clandistino @ The AKA
Bar, Hype @ AKA Bar, Nightlife @ Club Aquarium, Cocolate-Escape
Brighton, Liv House @ club Herbal WhatsOn @ Club Rouge, The Gate-
Notting hill, Bar, Just for the cheek of it @ prodigal, Rude
Reality @ Tokyo Joes, Browns Night Club, Spot Bar- Covent Garden,
Halo Promotions @ Bar Evissa, Detox @ Ghetto, Strictly Garage
Aylesbury, Slippery Sessions @ The Egg, , Nightshift @ The Rhythm
Factory, The Freedom Bar, Lets get it on @ Club Coliseum and
the Rhythm Factory, ItÕs a soul thing @ The Velvet Rooms,
Bar Roca- House FM nights crouch end, The Beach Bar Brighton,
The Escape club Brighton, Love and Lust @ Club Tropicana, UCP
@ The Studio, Two Thirty Bar- Soho, The Jet lounge- Soho, Vision
@ Zenith- Park Royal, Soft and smooth @ Club 1- High Wycombe,
Heart and Soul @ Aztec- Stevenage. Legends Northampton. Ice Cream
Fridays @ Vivid & Elite- Romford, Suss 5th Birthday @ The
Rex- Stratford
International
Highlights: Virgin - staff parties- Shanghai, Sydney and Brisbane,
Hed Kandi - Greece, El Divino - Ibiza, The Annual Music Festival
@ The Lions Garden - Cyprus, Fashion TV Event @ Café Real
- Milan, Ministry of Sound Bacardi tour @ BCM Magaluf, Majorca,
The Angels of Funk @ BCM - Magaluf, Majorca, The Mix - Chang
Du, China, Heineken Tour - Shanghai, The Tube @ Seven Apples
- Italy, Jubilee Beach Club - Italy, Club Fluid - Italy, Café
Real - Italy, Club Real - Slovenia, Hennessey Club - Italy, Evita
- Italy, Kinky Trade Amnesia - Ibiza, Charlys Angelz @ Club Summon
- Ibiza , The Outback Bar - Thailand, The Orchid - Thailand,
The Astro - Reykjavik Iceland, Bobbys Bar - Tenerife, The ARK
- Australia, Stonewall - Australia, V Bar - Australia, Mix Superclub
- Dubai, BJ's - Bahrain
DJ/Producer Miss
Behavin’ is one of the UKs most successful Female House
DJs - not just by industry reputation (IDJ "Top 50 DJs To
Watch") but by popularity too demonstrated by her continued
presence in the "Worlds Top 100 Female DJs" poll and
recently featured in FHM as one of the 'Worlds Sexiest DJs'!....(contd)
Miss Behavin' continues to make a lasting impression on fans
worldwide with her talents taking her many times around the globe
and touring major cities across UK, Ireland, Asia, USA, South
Africa, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and all over Europe, including
the highest profile promotions, superclubs and festivals such
as Ministry of Sound, Es Paradis (Ibiza), Hed Kandi, Charlys
Angelz.
Miss Behavin'
has also worked with some of the biggest names in fashion and
media such as Armani, Stella McCartney, Fashion TV, Miss Selfridge,
FHM and MTV. Over the last 8 years Miss Behavin' hasworked alongside
many other top DJs including Judge Jules, Bob Sinclar & Axwell.
A lover of Ibiza she spent 5 summer seasons DJ'ingthere, one
of which she was followed by camera crews filming her DJ sets
and Ibiza antics for various television documentaries for SKY
ONE, Channel 4 and VH1 Music Channel including the cult "Ibiza
Uncovered" series!
Achieving
impressive success as a producer as well as a DJ, her first track
'Such a Good Feelin' was a major success, shooting straight to
number 6 in the UK dance charts & into the national charts.
The track is featured on over 10 dance compilations, was re-released
last year & was even voted for the BRIT Awards nominations!
This year look out for her new track 'Closer' featuring the beautiful
vocals of Bianca Lindgren.
Miss Behavin'
is resident on the glamorous Charlys Angelz International Tour.
She is sponsored by Sennheiser & is the 'face' of their advertising
campaign for their HD25 Headphones. Heavily featured in the press..
music, lifestyle and industry magazines including FHM, IDJ, Night,
DJ, Maxim, M8 and Mixmag who described her recently as "A
fantastic DJ and producer" - we couldn't agree more!
Rich
Evans Manager 'BJ's 'Bahrain "The best guest DJ we've
ever had"
You''ll also
find Madam Zu an welcome addition to our urban section having
widened her style selection in recent years from her well-known
hard trance/danc/house rockers to include awesome Breakbeat and
Drum 'n' Bass sets which have a whole new set of dance fans going
nuts to her performances and rightly so - check the mixes to
hear why
Head of NILE
RECORDS, Madam Zu (Julia), is looking forward to another great
year of amazing DJ gigs, production and vinyl releases to consolidate
her profile as purveyor of one of the most exciting DJ sounds
around
Must have
releases on MOHAWK, NILE & AZTEC (who can forget scorchers
"The Red Pill" and "Spinback") that remix
of ANDY FARLEYS "The Warning" and a string of other
consistantly played hard house faves have pushed Julia to the
forefront of popularity, resulting in extensive club tours of
the US and Canada, as well as aking her from top UK nights such
as PENDRAGON, RIPSNORTER & CHEEKY LITTLE MONKEY to the bizarre
experiences of Japanese clubland in TOKYO and OSAKA
DJ Philly is
London’s hottest female DJ, with residencies at ChinaWhite,
Fabric, The End, Heaven, Queer Nation, Raffles, plus regular
appearances at Pacha, Ministry of Sound, and Café de Paris
plus regular international gigs around the world. This year alone
Philly has played at private parties for the Sweeney Todd Premiere,
P Diddy, Hugo Boss, and Gucci. She is truly a master-musician
in her approach and regularly plays R’n’B, Hip-Hop,
Old Skool, 80s Soul, fused with the finest Electro, Funky, and
Deep House. This sophisticated combination has secured her regular
international gigs in Russia, Australia, Thailand, Greece, France,
Spain, and the Ukraine.
DJ
Philly is a regular feature at celebrity events at home and abroad
such as Kelis’ ‘Tasty’ Album release party, Smoove’s
3rd Birthday Party at Ministry Of Sound, the launch of ‘Supermodels’
for Chilli TV in Cannes, Attitude magazine’s 10th Birthday
Party, and recently the opening of Moscow's exclusive ‘Z
Lounge’, and a launch party for Oakley Sunglasses. She also
appears at major festivals and Pride events, playing to over
2,000 people at the Purple In The Park Festival in 2002, at Wild
Fruit’s events at the Brighton Dome 2002/3, and most recently
at Faceparty’s exclusive ‘Carnivale de l’Etrange’
at the Atlantis Gallery.
Philly
regularly plays for celebrity crowds, including Paris Hilton,
Johnny Depp, the Black Eyed Peas, Alexander McQueen, Ludacris,
Julian Macdonald, Jermaine Dupri, Timbaland, Orlando Bloom, and
George Michael to name but a few. She also regularly plays alongside
some of the industry’s biggest talents, including: Kelis,
The Scissor Sisters, Danny Rampling, DJ Disciple, Barbara Tucker,
Kurtis Mantronix, Norman Jay (MBE), Jazzy Jeff, Lisa Lashes,
Sonique, Shortee Blitz, Semtex, Masterstepz, Boy George, Lisa
Pin Up, Krafty Kutz, Deep Dish, The Freestylers, and Angie Brown.
Alongside this, Philly has an impressive and varied client list
including Hugo Boss, Gucci, Levi Strauss, W Hotels, Oakley, Volvo,
Quintessentially, Faceparty, Diageo, Attitude Magazine, and Martini.
Alongside her
DJ and promotion career, Philly has also worked and written for
Rolling Stone magazine in New York, as well as taking her talents
on air as both a producer and presenter. She pioneered Purple
radio’s first, and immensely successful ‘URBAN DNA’
show, from there she moved on to present the ‘Funk Sessions’
on Unknown 97.1FM, and then on to co-hosting the ‘Firmed
Up’ show with Kinky D every Saturday on Urban Fresh 96.1FM.
Philly is now moving onward and upwards to more radio, voice-over,
and TV work in a variety of genres.
The
Mirror "DJ Philly soon got Paris Hilton grinding
on the dancefloor!"
Pulse
Magazine "A serious presence on the decks - her sheer
talent and finess are guaranteed to fill every dance floor she
comes near"
The exceptionally
talented Joyce Mercedes is considered possibly the best female
progressive house DJ in the world - we can't argue with that,
her mixing and selection is some of the very finest in the style
we have heard here at Sparkle and she has righly shared centre
stage with the big guns; Sasha, Anthony Pappa, James Holden,
Paul van Dyk, Chris Fortier & Derrick May. Her flawless choice
of records shows a nose for a quality tune and her exceptional
mix technique takes the dance floor from easy and accessible
vocal harmonies through deep and funky foot food to deep, trippy
and hypnotic beats, soaring to stunning prog trance monsters
- a spectacular set that evidences a diverse musical vocabulary
From her birthplace
in Nijmegen Joyce began work as a dancer for leading organizations
Pantera and Extension, later moving to Amsterdam and performing
with her dance colleagueon the Strycker & Holmes World Tour
a sparkling dance show in some of the most famous clubs in the
World. Her passion for music lies in her dancing as well as her
singing. In the not to distant past Joyce was part of “Centerfold”,
the group that sang in 1998 to a sold out Amsterdam Arena during
half time of the classic football game Ajax-PSV Eindhoven . “Centerfold”
also added lustre to the 15th year anniversary of Playboy and
Joyce worked regularly as a model, featuring in campaigns for
Heineken, Campari, Gap-Star and Playboy.
Not
being content with success in two fields Joyces passion for music
drove her to invest in turntables and master the art of mixing.
Her first performance before an audience took place in sunny
Miami at a private party and very soon word spread and the bookings
started to roll in, culminating in a DJ residency at the well
known Amsterdam Superclub and a 2-year tour with Ibiza's Space
World Tour to crown it all off. At this moment Joyce has
performed in almost every major club in mainland Europe, North
and South America as well as many in the Far East..
She
Received her Audio Engineering degree in 2004 at the School of
Audio Engineering (SAE) in Amsterdam, and studied further on
the more specialized course in Electronic Music Production. She
has now started with producing her own music. End 2007 she launched
her own label QOC and released varies underground dance music
on it. She released two DJ mix compilations 'Best Female DJ of
the World" (Clubstar 2007) and her latest called Pure (QOC
2009).
Axxell
Brodie aka Gerry Owens, known for his work with U2 / sinead o'conner
/ david Bowie / nine inch Nails Produced the first single named
' Give it up' and will be released as the debut single september
2011. The videoclip of 'Give it up" has been shot with co
star dutch actor Tygo Gernandt. Remixes are made by Christian
Cambas , Mike Morales and Michiel van Bokhorst.
She
is also working with Axxell Brodie on her forthcoming vocal album,
as well as dance albums featuring a range of her co-productions
with other international DJ/Producers - Harry Lemon, Jerome Isma-ae,
Ahment Sendil and many others.
International
club, festival and stadium highlights include (among very many
others) Netherlands- Dance Valley, Supper Club, Impulz Festival,
Panama, MECC, Zante - Barrage, Crete - Galea, Porto - Hitclub,
Madeira Fort - Calheta Beach Party, Barcelona - Catwal, Laussane
- D Club, Taipei - Ministry of Sound, Djakarta - Vertigo, Stadium,
Skhirat - Platinum , Tunesia - Calyso, Theatre de Carthage, Zurich
- Aqua, Lebanon - Eddy Sands, Paris - Mix, Red Light, Queen,
Zagreb - Best, Hong Kong - Volar, Chivas Regal Event, Santiago
- Ministry of Sound, Bogota - Cinema, Shanghai - M2, 100th Anniversary
Mont Blanc, Lima - Home, Bali - Double 6, Bodrum - Bianca's Beach
Club, Istanbul - Black, Belgium - La Rocca, San Paolo - Club
Anzu, Dresden - Pacha, Johannesburg - Club Sutra, Egypt - Heineken
Festival, Kuala Lumpur - Hilton, Zeta Bar, Sharm El Sheik E -
Pacha, Czech Republic - Pardubice Event, Warsaw - Underground,
Bucharest - Bamboo Luxembourg - VIP Room , Macedonia - Colluseum,
Israel - Ultra Sound, Croatia - Aurora Kiev - Club Opera, Forsage,
Locano - Vanilla / Pescara - Discoteca La Paillotes, Bulgaria
- Cielo, Chile - Teatro Caupolican, Marrakech - Theatro, Nikki
Beach, Pune - Pune Festival / Columbia - Paradise, Carnaval,
Festival Cathagena, Slovenia - Escape, Vertigo, Dubai - Space
World Tour, Turin - Disco La Gare, Quito - Vulkano, Abu Dhabi
- The LAB, Ankara - Club Gate 66, Jordan - Club Nai, Cyprus -
Club Versus, Geneva - Bypass, Hyderabad - Soul Club
Discography:
'Golden Glow'-Joyce Mercedes, 'Kemikal Love' -Splashfunk &
Joyce Mercedes, 'Kemikal Love' (Joyce Mercedes Deep Dub)'- Splashfunk
& Joyce Mercedes 'Clothes Off '- Joyce Mercedes & Ismael
Rivas, 'Give It Up' - Joyce Mercedes, Best Female DJs of the
World - Clubstar (2007), PURE - QOC-recordings (2009)
Recent
Press Features: FHM Denmark, FHM Netherlands (2x), FHM Malaysia,
FHM Norway, Panorama (2x), Maxim Belgium, Nl 20, Revu, Veronica
Gids, FHM Lithuania, Maxim NL, Maxim Germany, FHM Spain (2x),
FHM Turkey, FHM Hungary, FHM Slovenia (2x), FHM Romania, Sain
Australia , MAN Magazine Cypru, Going Out - France (2x), Playboy
Netherlands, Telegraaf NL, Cover What's On UAE, Cataloque Absolute
Danny, Nieuwe Revu, CD Covers, Heineken Abri, Aktueel NL, Penthouse
NL, Freeze Cover Greece, FHM Thailand, FHM India, FHM Latvia,
FHM Singapore.
With talent and determination Emma Feline has achieved
international status and recognition as a leading urban DJ. She
began mixing UK Garage in 1997 and has been playing Hip Hop and
R&B since 2000. Her precise mixing, formidable selection
and versatile style works any crowd into a frenzy, and her record
box has been a passport to jet set around the world. From India
to America, Estonia to Barbados, Dubai to Ibiza, the list goes
on.
Her career literally began overnight
when DJ Funky Smith asked if she wanted to stand in for him at
Bar Code in London. Even though Emma had only been shown the
ropes a week before, she went for it and was immediately offered
a weekly residency. She quickly joined forces with Lynda
Phoenix, another female DJ who shared her passion for music.
The duo made their radio debut a few weeks later after blagging
the Sunday 6am- 8am slot on pirate radio London Underground.
Within a year they were promoted to Sunday afternoon and
set up London's Most Wanted, an all girl DJ collective that became
of great interest to the media. Guest appearances with Steve
Jackson, The Dreem Teem, and Woman's hour on Radio 4, newspaper
and magazine features in The Guardian, Time Out, Evening Standard,
DJ Magazine and Touch along with T.V interviews and documentaries
on Channel 4 and MTV gave the exposure needed to secure bookings
at many high profile UK events including a residency with Twice
As Nice at The End.
During 1999 Upfront FM was the pirate
du jour, and Emma was one of their flagship DJ's.n 2002 she joined
London's No 1 for Hip Hop and R&B Choice FM (owned by Capital)
to host the Wednesday night 'Raw Selection', and in January 2004
her musical knowledge and presenting skills were rewarded with
promotion to a Sunday daytime show.
When London Most Wanted split Emma began
touring the USA three times a year, building up a faithful following
in New York, Baltimore, North Carolina, Washington DC, Brooklyn,
Atlanta, Miami, Gainesville, Seattle, LA and Dallas, where she
is hailed as a major pioneer of UK Garage and 2 Step. During
these trips she would hunt down the latest Hip Hop and R&B
records before their UK release.
Not just a talented DJ, Emma Feline turned
her skills to the studio, producing and remixing tracks under
the alias of London's Most Wanted, Fierce and Funky and Tombraider
and setting up her own label 'Stereotherapy' - The gold selling
compilation 'Twice as Nice, Urban Flava's was one of the largest
selling urban compilation's ever - being expertly mixed mixed
by Emma and Steve Sutherland, and featuring her own productions
'Indian Summer'. With her fingure on the pulse of a vibrant
UK Emma was also approached by Tense Magazine in 2003 to write
her own column. The aptly named 'Decks in the City' is bursting
with candid stories, collected on her DJ travels, and she took
the concept with her when she was asked to join Touch Magazine
in 2005.
Discography (1999) Fierce & Funky
- 'Everybody' (Stereotherapy), (1999) Fierce & Funky
- 'Pump Up' (Stereotherapy), (2000) Fierce Funky Remix
- 'Come Together' (Dance Off Records), (2000) London's
Most Wanted Remix - Ft. Valerie M 'Positive In Motion' (Nice
'n' Ripe), (2000) London's Most Wanted Remix - Mykila
'Who's Stalking Me?' (Dance Off Records), (2001)
Tombraider - '911' (All Good Records), (2001) Tombraider
- 'Get Crunked Up' (All Good Records), (2001) Feline v
Davie G Remix - Nu Future 'I Can't Wait' (Radar), (2002) Feline
v Paleface - 'Indian Summer' (Stereotherapy), (2002) Twice As
Nice Urban Flava's Compilation (Warner Music)
Keri majored
in Vocal Music Education and Performance, performing with bands,
choirs, and in operas, and served in the US Air Force. This multi-faceted
lady got her DJ break when DJ Carlos needed a break at a house
party and she took to it like a duck to water. After years of
perfecting her skill, she incorporated her live vocals and rarely
spins a set without singing over it.Keri’s unique style
as a DJ/ vocalist has secured her multiple residences over the
years including The Masquerade & The Velvet Room in Atlanta,
GA, Havana Beach Club Discotheque in Aruba, The Kastle in St.
Louis and the most recent, The Ride in Atlanta. It is a club
that literally caters to the stars. Keri has also been the target
of many endorsement deals in the USA for an array of products
ranging from clothing lines, cosmetics, as well as DJ equipment
Lets
not foget Keri's good looks too, which won her the title of Ms.
Louisiana and a chance to represent her state at national level
beauty pageants - in fact so glam is this talented DJ/Vocalist
that she was voted 7th 'Hottest DJ on the Planet' in the 50th
Anniversary edition of Playboy Magazine, and thereafter graced
Playboy magazine twice (October 2003 and April 2004) and subsequently
FHM (Malaysia, Chona and Portugal) and various similar magazines
worldwide.
Keri
has been signed to many creative and collaborative projects -
with one original folk-pop album “Dreams”, released
in 1999 by HTC, Keri’s newest album “Dream Keeper”
was releases in early 2003 on Peace Continuum /MDI Distribution.
With the success of her first US hit “No Tears” on
Funkwax Records behind her Keri attracted a stream of willing
endorsees - DJ Supplies, clothing and cosmetic brands all keen
to share the stardust . Her fame skyrocketed and Keri is now
a well known name on premier club bills across the globe.
Despite
a heavy live workload Keri has recently finished her third album
"BEAUTIFUL GIRL", and is building up expectation for
the release by droping the content into her DJ sets in 2010.
Keri also owns her own label GPR established in 2003, which has
carried her vocal mix compilations, original productions, and
promo mixes. Keri's musaic has been licensed many times over
including to MTV, HBO, international movies, anas well as US
record labels, along with appearances on compilations. Keti has
also sung on TV in Indonesiia, Malaysia, Hong Kong, China, Canada,
Souht America and of course her native USA
Along
with media coverage and endorsements have come the sponsor tours
and Keri has toured over 103 cities workwidewith well known alchohol
and tobacco brands, as well as Playboy TV/Magazine. Keri continues
to perform with other headliners such as Sandra Collins, DJ Dan,
DJ Rap, Chris Lawrence, DJ Sammy and Hybrid, however Keri is
still a peoles DJ - well known in the industry for her desire
to 'put something back' and has committed much time and energy
to fund-raising from Indonesoia Tsumai relief to U2's Bonoo (R)Ed
Aid event for Africa, and Breast Cancer Society Benefits in the
USA.
A
true renaissance woman, Keri has just about done everything -
singer, songwriter, promoter, beauty queen, model, air force
medical/surgical tech, fund-raiser, wife/mother & all around
sweetheart Keri’s powerful vocals & refined mixing skills
continue to expand her already impressive list of achievements.
Versatile, sassy
and smooth are just a few words to describe Jolie - one of the
original residents at Ladies night @ Storm in London. Running
since 1999 with fellow female DJ Lady Spirit, Jolie has played
a huge part in keeping it as one of London's longest running
and most successful female DJ night's.
Apart
from DJ' ing, she writes for the House music section of the very
successful monthly urban music magazine 'RWD' and has been voted
"BEST UNDERGROUND DJ OF 2003" by her many fans!
Jolie
is a busy lady with various London residencies - Storm Leicester
Square, Dirty Cash @ Various Venues, Thank Funk It's Friday @
The Waterfront, London plus regular guest slots for (London unless
stated) Electric Ballroom, One night stand @ Gass Club, Smoove
@ Ministry of Sound, Girl Garage @ Storm, Dirty Cash @ Aquarium,
Dolly Mixture @ The Gardening Club, H2O, Big Fish @ Pacific Edge
Romford, Opium Lounge Ipswich, Freedom & Slinky @ Bagley's,
Cracker's - Gloucestershire,.Animal House / Numb Nums @ Club
Coliseum, Sensual @ Vivid & Elite, Essex, Masquerade @ The
Opera House, Abduction @ The Chunnel Club, Club Fusion - Woolwich,
Mass - Brixton, and product launches including the launch of
the BMW Mini car for BMW UK Ltd andn Covent Garden clothing store
Liu Jo. International highlights at Volksgarten Club, Piper's
Ballroom - Vienna, Cafe Savannah, Kremlins - Ibiza, Club Hollywood
- Milan, Upstairs - Kongsberg Norway, Sweet - Munich, The Bunker
- Hamburg, Planet Rouge @ Kemp Fort Terrace, Bangalore, Storm
@ club Soho, Alte Feurwache, MS Connexion - Mannheim, Princeton
University, Dream Lab Records Party - New Jersey USA, Bubble
Club - Amsterdam
Jolie
is part of the female duo, '2nd Nature', with MC Shelley Dee.
They create good vibes with their Sassy style and propitious
talent. Together they have made a huge impact with the listeners
of AmmoCity.com and clubs around the UK, and abroad fave shows
for Bubble Club in Amsterdam, Sweet in Munich, Germany and Planet
Rouge in Bangalore, India.
In
the fiercely competitve world of DJing, Jolie's originality and
upfront rolling music selection has kept her at the forefront
of the London club scene. Expressing music on her resident radio
show on the original Centreforce 88.4 fm weekly on Mondays 9-11pm
GMT, this gives her the chance to reach people who wouldn't normally
have heard her DJ and also educate people into the importance
of new and ever changing House music.
Kinky D has been
a professional in the music industry since 1994; as a DJ, promoter,
and presenter she has worked with some of the best in the business.
Kinky is a DJ with a daring and fluid style of mixing, with her
music ranging from RnB, Soul, Hip-Hop and Dancehall, to House,
UK/US Garage, and Old Skool club classics.
Kinky
has continued to headlne at some of London's premier clubs venues
and special events including:
Werner's Club - Kuala Lumpur 2010 Paramount - London 2009 Middle
East International Film Festival-Cannes/ Abu Dhabi 2008/2009
Kinkys' Night - Century (resident) 5 hour set, spanning over
3 decades of music, Claridges - London Blacks - London No 5 Cavendish
Square - London Bedford & Strand - London Kinkys'' Night
- Embassy Bar (resident) , Discotec - The End (resident) DTPM
- Fabric(resident) China White Flava - Soundshaft, Lifthouse,
Plan B, Teatro Smoove - Ministry of Sound Century Club- Cannes
Film Festival 2007/8(Cannes) MTV Block Party - Gravity (Lithuania)
Z Lounge - (Moscow) W Hotel -(Seoul) La Boom - (Mexico) Jet Set-
(St Petersburg) London Party- Arena (Kiev) Kikkon -Peppermint
Lounge (Australia) Ghetto Fabulous -Q Bar (Bangkok) Your Mother
- Blue (San Francisco)
She featured
as Javier De Frutos ' My Favourite Londoner' in London's Time
Out: "..she has this encyclopaedic knowledge of music…
it becomes almost anthropological…she can immediately smell
what the is crowd wanting." Time Out April 2008 At the Middle
East International Film Festival (Abu Dhabi) held by Mohamed
Khalaf Al Mazrourei & Nashwa Al Ruwaini at Century Beach
in Cannes: "Kinky D who no doubt has the best Afro on the
Croisette played consistently rocking music…Some punters
were so exuberant it was like watching a four hour aerobic work
out with smiles." The Hollywood Reporter May 2008
Amongst
her greatest accomplishments is her work with BBC Radio 1Xtra,
where she amassed over 800 hours with her own show "Xcess
With Kinky D". At 1Xtra Kinky worked alongside the cream
of the urban scene including Ras Kwame, Robbo Ranx, and Ronnie
Herel. ˜Xcess With Kinky D" ran Tuesday to Friday,
2-6am with great success both at home and abroad. It was with
this show that Kinky did a live simultaneous broadcast on Christmas
morning 2002 with Radio 1, her energetic and gregarious manner
well suited to the slot. From there she propelled herself onto
the FM dial hosting and producing her own shows on London's Urban
Fresh, Rhythm FM and House music station Unknown FM. With London
as her base, Kinky D has ventured far and wide with her record
box, energy, and skills playing gigs in many countries including
Mexico, Dominican Republic, Thailand, Australia, Russia, Seoul,
Spain, and Greece. Over the last 9 years, Kinky D has also promoted
at a variety of London venues, and is currently promoting at
Discotec @ The End, Slave To Rhythm @ Essence, and a collection
of under 18's events under the Firmed Up name. Her recent appearances
and Firmed Up promotions at Ministry of Sound's Smoove (including
Kelis's ˜Tasty' album launch party, and Keisha White's single
launch party)
Alongside
her guest appearances with the likes of Scissor Sisters,50 Cent,
Todd Terry, MOBO Award winners Steve Sutherland and Manny Norte,
Plump DJs, Krafty Kutz, and EZ (amongst others), Kinky regularly
plays at a variety high profile and prestigious corporate events
- she has played at the Cannes Film Festival for the last 3 years,where
she played for 11 consecutive nights and has been invited back
to play this year! The MTV Block Party,W Hotels and Faceparty's
exclusive 'Carnival de L'estrange' at the Atlantis Gallery. She
has worked for clients such as Selfridges, The Department of
Trade and Industry, and various charity benefits including A.I.D.S.
and Breast Cancer awareness. Kinky D kept the glitterati more
than happy mixing Luther, Lionel, and the Neptune's with flair"
(Attitude Magazine, 06/04) Kinky D has also featured at many
of London's bigger summer festivals including Mardi Gras, Purple
in the Park, London's 2004 Pride, where she not only appeared
as a DJ but also programmed a 2,000 capacity dance tent under
the Firmed Up name. Kinky D has continued to work with Faceparty
over the years including coordinating and performing a dance
tent at a 30,000 capacity festival under the Firmed Up brand,
with PA's from Lady Sovereign and Sonique. Her appearance in
Brighton alongside MC Chickaboo gained her high praise in DJ
Magazine, "The gorgeous DJ Kinky D with her raw mix of R&B
and UK Garage monsters"
Never
content with the status quo, Kinky D has consistently explored
new territory and diversity, including narrating a documentary,
Gayz
In The Hood tackling the prevalent issue of homophobia in
Hip-Hop for BBC Radio 1 Steve Lamaq show . This piece also won
a Gold World Medal at the New York International Radio Festival.
Kinky has also been working on producing her own material, some
of which has been featured on worldwide television, proving Kinky
D's skills are varied as well as impressive. Welcome to the world
of Kinky D.
DIVA
Magazine "Enter the realm of Kinky D and you walk
into another world!"
When you look
at the list of achievements of BeXta Australia's No1 female DJ
and possibly the most successful dance music producer in the
countries history, you wonder how she has done it all. And when
you ask BeXta that question, this quietly spoken talent admits
she feels she hasn't even started. Which makes it all the more
cool.
BeXta has
had 8 single releases to date, including a 5-star international
anthem (quoted by Radio One, BBC London, and DJ Mag UK), called
'One For The Road. She's release one EP - the Skirmish LIVE EP,
which entered the ARIA singles charts in 1999, and an album,
Conversations with ones and zeroes. The album reached number
8 on the ARIA independent album charts, which was released on
her own label in Australia - a notable achievement for a dance
music producer in this country achieving all of that? On
top of her own releases BeXta began the DJ compilation series,
'Mixology', in 2000, and we are just about to be hit with number
9 in the series, which she is introducing her first international
DJ to accompany her on the comps - Brooklyn Bounce. This
collaboration will surely propel and Bexta's production career
to a much wider international stage - a long running objective
of this personable and determined DJ.
As well as the
release of 'Mixology 9' , BeXta has embarked on a project to
introduce new talent into the industry, with the development
of her label, now called Mixology Digital Records. This will
feature new artists, as well as her own material, that will also
be remixed by internationals and also herself. The label will
feature collaborations BeXta has done with international artists,
including Public Domain, Dave Joy and Vandertraxx. MDR will be
entering the online download domain www.mixologydigitalrecords.com/
But vinyl junkies rest assured there will a be a vinyl release
to launch the label, which will be available internationally,
and will feature a new BeXta track, and will introduce 2 of her
new artists - Steve Black and TyDi.
Born in London, this 24-year old musicianis just
at the beginning of her music career. Singer/ Songwriter and
DJ Maxine Hardcastle is not restrained by genre, having written
soulful/ funky house tracks for Hed Kandi and The Ministry of
sound she also has a number of smooth jazz releases, reaching
#1 on the US Billboard Chart.
It would be difficult not to claim that
music runs thought her veins - her father, the legendary 80s
popster Paul Hardcastle made his mark revolutionising the sound
of pop with the record '19', with subsequently Simon Fuller named
the company '19 Management'. Mr. Hardcastle continues to dominate
the American Charts with countless hit albums. If that wasn't
enough to claim artistic heritage Maxine's brother Paul is a
saxophonist and songwriter who is currently playing to the loyal
dance music crowds of Ibiza. Louis Hardcastle her grandfather
was a credible jazz / soul musician performing his way around
the world until the fine age of 80.
So
it is no surprise that Maxine's
spent her youth immersed in all things musical, finding time
also to . train in classical, ballroom and Latin dancing and
gaining a diploma in theater arts at the famed 'Italia Conti
Academy'. She sang in the Spice Girls Movie, Dancied on S-Club
television, appearing in the series I-dream, and sang live at
the Royal Albert Hall as well as co-writing and performing on
'Hardcastle 4' and all that before the age of 18 . Maxine has
concentrated on writing and producing her own solo material,
teaching herself digital music production and setting up a 'mini'
studio at home, she took on the task of teaching herself a professional
music program. She was determined to become musically self-sufficient
and be able to be involved involved in each step of making music.
Maxine wrote her first House track 'It's
Gonna Happen' in 2007, which was isnapped up by global label/club
brand Hed Kandi. This was released on the Summer Sampler and
Beach House 2007, following upo with 'Another Chance' to Wez
Clarke's instrumental on which she also played the keyboard.
The track smashed CDJs everywhere and Hed Kandi obliged again
for her second signing releasing the track on several albums
including , A Winters Taste, Kandi Lounge , Beach House 2008,
Live Verbier and American Ministry of Sound Album. Well established
remixer Richard Earnshaw provided a remix on further albums .
Two further successful tracks were signed with Hed Kandi. 'Walking
With A Smile', originally written herself in a soul/ funk genre
was picked up by Wez Clarke, he remixed the catchy tune into
the House track that now features on several albums. 'Bringing
Me Back', was released on Beach House 2009 album and several
albums Stateside. The 'Mr. Vasovski Mix' was released on Discopolis
records and featured on 'Born To Dance Presents Essential House
Miami Twenty Ten'. Maxine has performed her tracks live in venues
all over the world, including Pacha London, Pacha Lithuania,
Russia and The Maldives.
As Miss Hardcastle breezed through the audition
for dance/ pop sensation 'Alice DJ' her work with producers at
Violent Music sparked a fascination Ableton Live and from here
she entered the world of Digital DJing. Composing her own remixes/
bootlegs she showcased her favourite house and electro tracks
to audiences weaving her live vocal talents into her set. Maxine
may be a relatively new blood on the DJ scene but she has already
sparked a lot of industry interest - not many DJs we know leave
the decks looping and get down onto the floor to sing in the
crowd.
Recent highlights include touring for
'Pink Poison' in Lithuania, as well as appearances at Egg London,
Kuredu Island Maldives, Dreamers Marbella, Dance Crusade festival,
Mac Store Regent street, The national polo championships 'Sandbanks
Rocks' alongside Dane Bowers and Brandon Block and has played
beside Kiss 100 DJs and Ibiza Residents and has billed at highly
respected club nights Dance Aid, Blow, Miss Moneypennies, Wired,
Be Sombody, Femme Fatale, DiscoTech, MotherFunkers, Pukka Up,
Undetected, Dirtbox, Tutti-Frutti, and the Thursday Night Project
Away
from the decks and dance scene Maxine
finds relaxation from the hard beats and hectic life of a DJ
by writing acoustic, easy listening music. She has co-written
and performed on several of her fathers #1 Smooth Jazz albums
and recently co-wrote and sang the track 'A Different Kind Of
Love' with American artist Nate Harasim, voted up and coming
Smooth Jazz artist of the year. The track features on his album
which is due to be released.
