MISSY JAY ON MATRIX MAGAZINE JUNE 2008
MISSY JAY STORY ;)
Missy Jay (aka Cee Jay) started her love for music at the beginning of the eighties, listening to her mum's vinyls and cassettes, so she began "mixing" with cassettes, adding sounds noises and voices, in between songs. She started the proper dj experience in her teens, watching her boyfriends spin at their studios, parties or clubs. She was so magnetized by this new world that in a short time she began to mix and build up her own studio.
In 1992 she discovered an innovative and avant-garde new sound in London, she travelled there a lot, cultivating each time she went there a growing fascination for that marvellous city. From 1997 to 1999 she worked in resorts in Africa and Carrabeans as Deejay.
In 2000 she decided to move there indefinately, which turned into three years. she used to live with friends that shared the same passion . her london home was more like a studio than a flat, living with other two djs and a producer." we had macs, pcs a midiboard, mixers, vinyl decks, cd players, cd burners and a huge mountain of vinyls. in London she was introduced to the music industry and to the club world, till she discovered Miami.
She flew there stopping in NYC on the way, in 2002 and 2003 for the WMC, Winter Music Conference in Miami, an international trade event for djs and producers. In summer 2003 Ibiza and Barcelona called. she was so enchanted by Spain that she decided, early 2004, to move to Barcelona.
At the beginning of summer 2004 she flew back to Italy she was introduced to the Redbull staff and played in their stand during the Motorshow in Bologna, one of the most important events in italy, held once a year.
In 2005 she had played during the Max Honda Summer Tour 2005. She had been, during spring and summer 2005, guest dj @ Frau, once a month. In late 2005 she moved to Milan where she took a degree in Sound Engeneering with a specialization in Electronic Music Production.
In Milan she started to djing at Fashion Events and VIP Private Parties where she proposes fine Chill-Out, Lounge, Deep and Funky House. The next year started to produce Electronic Music (Chillout and Funky House). She promotes almost every year her music at Midem in Cannes, Winter Music Conference in Miami, Sib in Rimini and Sonar in Barcelona.
In 2006 Missy was called to collaborate with few clubs in the north of Italy and to work for Mediaset (Rete 4,Canale 5 and Italia 1) in Milan as sound engineer.
MISSY JAY WINNER!! DJ CONTEST 2007
In the Summer 2007 she starts her collaboration with Matrix Magazine for the Matrix Female Dj Contest 2007. this tour saw her djing with the other female competitors all over Italy from June to December. at the end of the year she won the Italian Female Dj Contest!
In 2008 Missy signed with Starlight Music label and started to promote her new productions. Her most important releases are Upstar, Deadly Sound and Nobody’s Perfect. The latest, in the Tech-House RMX, has been supported by Deep Dish, in particular by Dubfire who played in Amnesia Ibiza for the Cocoon Party. The same release has been n9 in Ministry of Sound sales charts.
She is regular at M2O Radio as far as her productions are concerned and at Radio Ibiza and Radio Luna Network for her dj-mixes.
MISSY JAY @ DJETTE!!!
In 2008 Missy started the world Dj Female Contest held by Djette, where at the moment she is one of the first 10 female djs worldwide! This year she has been nominated by Trend Magazine in the female dj category for the Trend Awards 2008.
This year she has been called to spin in several Music Industry Events, one of the most important in Italy is S.I.B. 2008 in Rimini and played in the Redbull Stand once again.
She collaborate in Italy with Gang Italia Management for special events, like openings, private parties ecc, where she spins her favourite music, Chill, Lounge, Deep and Funky and with Nightstar-Showbizz Management, one of the best booking agencies for fashion house clubs all over Italy. In these clubs she spins House Music, Funky, Electro and Hits, following the actual trends.
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MISSY DJ-SETS
CLUBS
7/11 (FIRENZE) // ALMAROSA (FORTE DEI MARMI) // Alahambra (Hammamet) // Aloha Beach (Versilia) // Aquaneva Park (Milano) // Atlantique (Milano) // Balena Beach Club (Versilia) // Bagarre (Borgotaro) // Bar Mori (Versilia) // Bella Vita (Versilia) // Berfi's (Verona) // Blu Tango (Lucca) // Boca Chica (Versilia) // Clubbing (Bergamo) // Club Lite (Bergamo) // Colosseum Club (Skopje) // Colosseum Summer Club (Skopje City Park) // Costes (Forte dei Marmi) // Country Club (Portorotondo) // Culti (Napoli) // Diverso (Napoli) // EastEnd Studios (Milano) // Evolution (Bergamo) // Exclusive Cd (Asti) // FLUID (Bergamo) // FRAU (Versilia) // Fuori Luna (Cagliari) // Fusion Cafe (Versilia) // G-Lounge (Milano) // Green Park (Napoli) // Joy (Alassio) // Key West (Luxemburg) // LaCapanna (Versilia) // LaLampara (Bari) // LePanteraie (Montecatini) // Legend (Zurich) // Lido Arturo (Napoli) // Marabù (Giardini Naxos) // Moda (Erba) // Nabilia (Versilia) // Nucle' (Bari) // Pancho Villa (Milano) // Pala (Cuneo) // Papeete (Milano Marittima) // Pellerossa (Pisa) // Old Fashion (Milano) // Ostras Beach (Versilia) // Orizzonte (Varazze) // Oxa (Zurich) // Qin (Milano) // Qube (Roma) // Rinascente (P.zza Duomo, Milano) // Riobo' (Gallipoli) // RoyShow Club (Avellino) // Scacco Matto (Sarnico) // Spazio 900 (Roma) // T35 (Milano) // Taitù (Giardini Naxos) // Tapas Cafe (Versilia) // Tanjia (Bergamo) // Tocqueville (Milano) // TheCity (Montecampione) // Younite (Milano) // Vanilla Club (Lugano) // Vargas (Versilia) // Villa Casanova (Bergamo) //
AWARDS+TOURS
Dj Trend Awards 2008 // MatrixFemale DjContest 2007 // Matrix Dj-Tour 2007 // MaxHonda SummerTour 2005 //
EXHIBITIONS
SALONE DEL MOBILE 2008 - FUORI SALONE (MILANO) // SIB 2008 - REDBULL STAND (RIMINI) // MotorShow 2004 - Redbull Stand (BOLOGNA) //
FESTIVALS
BRAMPTON LIVE FESTIVAL (UK) // TROWBRIDGE VILLAGE PUMP FESTIVAL (UK) // PONTARDAWE FESTVAL (UK) //
EVENTS
Peroni Event (MILANO) // Hoover Event (MILANO) // Iveco, Fiat Event (TUNISIA) // Rinascente Event (MILANO) // Siemens+Vodka Cavalli Event (MILANO) //
RADIO SHOWS ||| mixes - productions
M2O Radio // Radio Ibiza // RadioShows Mastermind // Radio Luna Network // Space Radio Network // High Gloss Girls Radio Show (Argentina)// Kiss Kiss Radio // KSK Radio (Argentina)// DanceRadio (Grecia) //
TV SHOWS
Ibiza on TV // Contatto TV // Notti brave TV // MTV Adria (Slovenia)// Amica 9 TV // Sky TG 24 // SKY VIVO //
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MUSIC STYLE:
FUNKY HOUSE // HITS // ELECTRO HOUSE // DEEP HOUSE //
EQUIPMENT:2 TECHNICS 1210 //2 CDJ PIONEER 1000 //1 MIXER PIONEER DJM 800 //1 LOOPER SOUNDBITE XL //1 ALEXIS AIR FX //
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Chart (SEPTEMBER 2008):
01.: Missy Jay - Nobody's Perfect (NEUROXYDE Mix) //
02.: INXS - MISTYFY (NEW BASS RMX) //
03.: Dave Darrell - Chldren //
04.: INFINITY 2008 - (KLAAS Mix) //
05.: DOORS - THE END (DIRTY SOUTH MIX) //
06.: FRAGMA - Toca's Miracle (Ispettore RMX) //
07.: Glender - Behind the Forest (Promo Mix) //
08.: Missy Jay - Nobody's Perfect (Jurij RMX) //
09.: The Bootstrap vs Sandy Marton - People of Ibiza (Steve Forest + Simon Radio RMX) //
10.: DAVID PEREDA- IBIZA WILL SURVIVE (Electro Remix 2008) //
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