She frequented European Studies in College, Porto, Portugal, and Design too, but it was on music and DJing that she found her way. In 2001,Mariana, known for Dj Lady M, began Djing in a bar close to her first residence area, Leiria.
After much devotion, she took a great step in 2003 by spinning tracks from north to south of Portugal and on the Atlantic islands of Açores and Madeira as well.
Today, Dj Lady M counts with international performances at the PACHA of PALMA DE MAJORCA, DIFFERENT CAFFÉ and LE PALACE CLUB in LUXEMBURG, LE BACK UP in PARIS, and ExCLUB in PRIZREN in KOSOVO.
During her ascent , she has been spreading her mixes through great clubs as VINYL (Coimbra), KADOC (Algarve), MAU MAU CLUB (Porto), VATICANO (Barcelos), VERSUS (Lixa), MARIA.PT ( St.ª M.ª Feira), SWING CLUB (Porto), CLUB 8 (Aveiro), SCOTCH CLUB (Coimbra) RGB (Lagos - Algarve), KARMA (Rio Maior), RS KLUB (Costa da Caprica ), SOUNDPLANET (Montijo), BAUHAUS (Monte Estoril), ROXY CLUB (Palmela), NOVA ERA CAFÉ (V.N. Gaia), HORTA DA FONTE (Cartaxo), CLUBZONE (Tomar), SUBSOLO (Ovar), QB (Almeirim), HK (Almada), TWINS (Terceira - Açores), C.C.C ( Funchal-Madeira ), HORAGà (Praia da Rocha - Algarve), ENJOY (Barcelos), SWELL CLUB (Costa da Caparica) and so on ... Along these performances she contributed to events such as ATLANTIC BEATS 2005/2006, WE LOVE SUPERSONIC, CANIÇO 2006/2007, UNITED ARTISTS, IBERIAN HOUSE CONFERENCE, SMIRNOFF EXPERIENCE, FEEL THE WOMAN SOUND, RIBEIRA D’ILHAS DANCE BEACH 2006, ERMAL SUMMER SOUND 2006, SOUND WAVES 2006/2007, OPORTOSOUNDS 2006, UPLOAD ISCTE 2007 (LISBOA), DUBDELIGHT AFTER HOURS, etc.
She’s already played with some of best the national and international Djs, such as: DJ VIBE, CARLOS MANAÇA, RUI DA SILVA, JIGGY, MISS SHEILA, FRANK MAUREL, CARLOS FAUVRELLE, LUIS LEITE, KENNY AKA JP, FÉLIX DACAT, ALEX S, PEDRO TABUADA, FOX, between many others and also with international X-PRESS 2, LEXICON AVENUE, JOHN CREAMER, SANDY RIVERA (KINGS OF TOMORROW), LOW end SPECIALISTS, TOM STEPHAN aka SUPERCHUMBO, DIMITRI FROM PARIS, MYLO, YELLOW, ANTOINE CLAMARAN, ADAM FREEMER, LAURENT WOLF, BENJI CANDELARIO, DEE GREEN, NAVARRESE KIKO, TITTO BAHIA, LEA LISA, MASTIK SOUL.
In February of 2004 Lady M became Resident Dj on Império Romano Club, Marinha Grande.
In November of the same year she joined Dj Miss Pink and formed the pair L&M Connection, presently a success in Portugal.
In 2005 Lady M sees herself nominated as Revelation Dj for magazine PORTUGALNIGHT.COM
Lady M’s musical line is defined in a variant between the House and the Progressive House, passing through Vocal, Electro and probably kicking sounds more Deep.