Like Synthpop? EBM? Darkwave? Howzabout 80s new wave? Electro? Industrial? Music that makes you dance? ME TOO!
You can check out my full bio over on SheJay.Net if you want all the gory details, but here's the short version:
Primarily a goth/industrial DJ with a healthy dose of 80s and electro, she has spun a variety of formats over the years, which means anything is bound to show up in her sets, described as “vibrantâ€, “surprisingâ€, “kick-assâ€, and “Omigod, is she really that tall?â€
She began her journey to club life in college, with her involvement with WGRE-FM, the campus radio station in Greencastle, IN, during the “120 Minutes†era of music. After graduation, she returned to her home in the Virgin Islands, where she continued to work with radio as the host of the only live alternative rock show in the Caribbean. Her work with WIVI-FM was highlighted with celebrity interviews, entertaining troops on deployment, and raising money for a number of charities. Spider’s show, Devolution, was bootlegged as far away as Denmark, and ran for over 3 years.
Club work began accidentally as she filled in for vacationing DJs. Eventually she was offered a full-time position with the Greenhouse, a very successful bar and restaurant which maintained several of the hottest nights on the island. Everything from party pop, techno, retro, reggae, latin and happy hour classics became part of her repertoire, and she was able to create and promote a number of successful events with the USO, the Temptations, Jimmy Thackery, Hawaiian Tropic, and the Sinbad Soul Music Festival.
Finally deciding that there was more to the world than the Caribbean could offer, Spider moved to Atlanta, where she rediscovered her love of the darker, harder side of music. She returned to the decks in 2001, and it has been non-stop ever since. Now based in Charlotte, NC, her reputation as a both a DJ and an entertainer has been highly rated, as is her commitment to maintaining a Drama-Free Zone. She has opened for the Cruxshadows, the Last Dance, Voltaire, Anders Manga, Bella Morte, Das Ich and VooDou. Annual tours have had her appearing across the country, including recurring appearances across the Midwest, the Eccentrik Festival in Raleigh, Alchemy and Freaks United in DC, Dracula’s Ball in Philadelphia, and the sci-fi and fantasy convention, Dragon*Con in Atlanta. She has also held residencies for the fetish event Purgatory and at Retroactive Thursdays at the Breakfast Club, a night dedicated to the new wave and dark classics of the 80s. She was honored to be voted “Charlotte’s Best Party DJ†in 2006 and 2007 by the Creative Loafing. 2008 looks to be another stand-out year, with a busy schedule that already has major events booked across the East Coast, including Goth Prom in DC, Skin Two in Atlanta, and her just-announced appearance at Convergence 14 in Tampa. But regardless of the size, Spider’s goal is always to make any night the best experience possible for everyone there.
In her free time, Spider can be found pretending to sleep, crafting costumes, indulging in various geekery and maintaining a number of pets. And, yes, she really is that tall.
I'm still amazed that people like what I do, but hey, who am I to argue? I just like having a good time!
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Oh, and I have a LiveJournal , too, where I tend to babble about a lot of other crap...I use the Blog here just for playlists. If you're on LJ, feel free to friend me!
And now I'm at VampireFreaks, too
Music heard so deeply
That it is not heard at all,
But you are the music
While the music lasts.
-- TS Eliot, Four Quartets