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Lauren aka DJ Wahine

It's pronounced, Vwah-Hee-Neh...

About Me

I am... a DJ, a dancer, a singer, a feminist, an artist, a good cook, a good hostess. I love travel, home decor and fashion... And you're probably wondering... "Is she Filipino?" Yes. Half. And Japanese. Oh yeah, and it's pronounced, "Vwah-Hee-Neh..." It means 'woman' in Hawaiian and is used colloquially to mean, 'pretty girl.' On another subject besides me... Do you need an outstanding, affordable & professional photographer? www.seanarmenta.com

My Interests

Dance (at one time or another I have studied: Jazz, Flamenco, West African, Irish Step, Lindy Hop Swing, Hip Hop & Bharata Natyam (classical South Indian)), DJing, World Travel, Cultural Enrichment, Small Business, Peace-keeping, Equality, Spirituality... Helping good people reach their goals. I'm an idealist. Ideally, I would like to open a nightclub where the best of everything is played -- house of all kinds, breaks, hip hop, reggae... And there would be a special "detox room" where the floor is covered with grass and everyone has to take their shoes off before entering the dancefloor. No one would be able drink alcohol on the dancefloor because it poisons our bodies and would kill the grass. Water and green tea would be the house specials because they are the best liquids for energy (not Redbull! BLEH!) The visuals would not be of naked women, but of awe-inspring scenes from nature. And if it could be done without hurting the creatures, I would have a nightly butterfly release inside the club. Meanwhile, the beats would be organic, soulful and tribal -- calling us all back to ourselves. Sounds like a nice dream, huh? Watch me make it happen! And just so you don't get it twisted and think I'm all one-sided... Plump DJs and Meat Katie would be rockin' the other room! Don't EVEN try to second-guess me!

I'd like to meet:

Fellow DJs, producers, dancers and househeadz alike. Especially those who are NOT into the scene's BS politics and care about the music, the vibe and the message most... People who like to get down wit' their bad selves!The original Soul Train line

Add to My Profile | More VideosCan you groove like this? Then you can get down with me. (Sorry Divinity, I had to steal this one. It was just too funky!)

Music:

I love house music! The French style peak-hour sh*t all the way down to the deepest of soulful gospel house. All house, except hard house and cheesy Top 40 remixes. I spin it, I dance to it and soon I'll be producing it. Try to keep up... Generally speaking, I love most all music except trance, ear-bleeding techno, country and mainstream hiphop. Jazz and world music rule. Especially latin rhythms - SAMMMMBA! My all-time favorites? Bob Marley, Aretha Franklin, Ella Fitzgerald, Prince, Buena Vista Social Club, Marisa Montes... Favorite electronic music producers: Claude Monnet, Dennis Ferrer, DJ Gregory, Grant Nelson, Brian Tappert, Plump DJs... Favorite record labels: Swing City, Defected, SSOH, Soulfuric, Fingerlickin'... I have my own sound, which my friends call "DIVA GLAM" its like Peak-hour French disco-garage latin-tribal-breaks. If Dennis Ferrer and Claude Monnet had (by some miracle) a love child, her name would be Wahine.

Movies:

MUSICALS! West Side Story, Flower Drum Song, The Sound of Music, Lilo & Stitch... oh yeah, and Aliens (yeah, I'm serious!)

Television:

I HATE television! Or rather, I hate the crappy programming that is on TV. I swear that my brain cells die whenever I turn on the tube... The only TV show that ever really captured my attention in a major way was "Twin Peaks." I think that was the last time an absolutely original program was aired on commercial TV. :( Although, I have to admit that being a lover of dance, I will watch anything with dancing in it -- even if it's BAD dancing. I'm guilty... ;P

Books:

"Peace is Every Step," "The Artists Way," "Stuart Little," "The Little Princess."

Heroes:

Anyone who has the courage to be honest with themselves and others and is further compelled to just DO THE RIGHT THING.

My Blog

gentlemen, please...

gentlemen, please...  give yourselves a fighting chance to catch someone's eye on myspace, if you're looking to find a date on here.first of all, don't use the webcam still that makes you look li...
Posted by Lauren aka DJ Wahine on Sat, 06 Jan 2007 09:07:00 PST

Check out this video: Defected - For The Love of House, Canvas, London

if your house is dead, you are listening to the wrong sh*t. may i introduce to you... defected records, dennis ferrer, tracey k, copyright, junior jack & kid creme, mr. v... as long as house has so...
Posted by Lauren aka DJ Wahine on Tue, 07 Nov 2006 10:02:00 PST

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Posted by Lauren aka DJ Wahine on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST