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Goldfish - We Come Together

Sweet chiptune intro / outro.  Lots of video game references.

DJ Lady Kate: “Not too many girls can deejay, or are actually good at it. Most deejay’s, MALE & FEMALE, started becoming a deejay recently cause “it’s the new cool thing to do.” [Laughs]

But whatever the case be, on the Sex Appeal Subject: I dress how I want to Dress: If I was a Deejay or not.

Good looks can get you in, but at the end of the day you have to be talented, or you will not last. The same person that booked you cause’ you were HOT, will probably never book you again if you play a terrible set. There is no Longevity in ANY Deejay, Male OR Female, if you are not talented or truly passionate about what you do.” [rest of interview]

I just cast my votes in DJMag’s annual top 100 poll, and read through last year’s results. I’m not too surprised by the names at the top, but what did surprise me (after thinking about it) was that there’s only 1 female DJ who made the list - Claudia Cazacu, in 93rd place. I hadn’t heard of her aside from seeing her name on this list, and it occurred to me that I’d never heard of a female DJ who wasn’t explicitly billed as a female DJ, rather than just a DJ. It’s not like women aren’t successful in other genres of music, so why are they so hard to find in the electronic/ club music scene? 

I’ve read criticisms of female DJ’s who’ve taken the novelty act too far, showing up at parties with premixed music and just standing in the booth pretending to mix live. It’s disgraceful, and it only perpetuates the stereotype. I can understand using image and sexuality as part of an act - almost all popular entertainers, male or female, do the same - but it’s no substitute for learning and practicing the skills.

I’ve been learning to mix and hopefully I’ll be good enough to play paid gigs eventually, but I don’t want to represent myself as a novelty, or play up the fact that I’m female to get attention.