About Me
L1, although born in Canada, has called Honolulu, Hawaii home for quite some time. While on the island, she played at many prominent underground Hip-Hop clubs. Her musical roots stemmed from years in training both in piano and singing. At the age of 12, L1 was a member of the Canadian Mount Royal Choir which ranked 8th in the world.Growing up, she was heavily influenced by music. The urban culture around her was the largest influence of all, being inspired by graffiti art, breakdancers, Mc's and of course, DJ's. She was also heavily drawn to reggae music which was a large part of her island environment and culture. Inspired by all of these elements, L1 finally purchased Technics 1200 turntables. A quick study and hard worker, it was no time before she started making mix tapes for friends around town. It paid off one day when one of her mixes fell into the hands of Flash, a prominent club director who offered her a weekly residency on his busiest Hip Hop night. For the next 2 years, L1 would continue to grow as a DJ, playing at several venues in Hawaii until the day House of Blues, Las Vegas came calling, offering her a residency.Since relocating to Las Vegas, L1 has developed a style all her own, blending real Hip Hop with Motown, Funk, R&B, Reggae, Rock, 80's, and a bit of House. During her time in Las Vegas, not only has she created a large following, but her career has flourished taking her to nightclubs in Aspen, Lake Tahoe, Miami, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Bahamas, San Francisco, House of Blues in both South Carolina and Cleveland. L1 is slated to perform at various other locations all over the country.In addition, L1 had a successful swimsuit modeling career that has taken her all over the world. She has worked for many prestigious companies including Hawaiian Tropics, Playboy, Baywatch, Reef Brazil, Muscle & Fitness, and Miller Lite...just to name a few. Such exposure led her to become a regular U.F.C. ring girl on Pay-Per-View television. Her ring girl image was also used in Sony's Fight Night 2005 video game. As well, the exposure led her to be the winner of 2 State Hawaiian Tropics titles 2 years in a row.More recently, L1 has been a featured DJ on the television show "Inked", was Dave Attel's DJ on Comedy Central's Insomniac Tour DVD, and has Djayed for many other prominent A-list clients such as Prince, Elton John, KISS, Mixwell, Chanel, The Real-World Suite LV, and VH-1. In November 2006, L1 was exclusively chosen to be a Dj at Club 3121 (Las Vegas), where she opened for acts such as Prince, Larry Graham, Maceo Parker, Roy Ayres, War, Guapole, Esthero, Dougie Fresh, Lauren Hill and others. L1 has been featured in Vegas's 944 magazine, Las Vegas Weekly, numerous radio adds, and is one of the faces of the House of Blues, LV. And if that wasn't enough, L1 still managed to complete her Master's Degree in Education in the midst of it all.You can catch L1's sets at the House of Blues in Las Vegas, and at the Voodoo Lounge at the Rio. See the links for details. Nuff said!!!
