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THE REAL DJ Lady D

D'lectable 4 life!

About Me

Lady D marries the classic house tracks of Chicagos past with the choicest four-to-the-floor stomps of today, and always throws down a soulful and sinful set. Influenced by legends and encouraged by House veterans, The Chicago House scene would be incomplete without Lady D, as stated by Epitonic.com.
Known widely as Chicago's Queen of House Music, Darlene Jackson aka Lady D has been rocking dance floors nationally and internationally since 1995.
She has played such places as Moscow, Germany, Mexico, Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Thailand and extensively across the USA.
Recognized for her top-notch A&R, production and remixing talents as owner of D'lectable Music,Lady D is respected industry-wide for releasing some of the hottest records in House music over the past three years.
Lady D has represented for Chicago House Music on film (the Godfather of Disco, Girl The Movie, Channel 4-UK), television (Metro TV-NYC, CLTV, WGN, Hot Wax), radio (Q101, Chicago Public Radio, KTUH-Honolulu, Vibe FM-UK) and print--this media darling has been featured in such mags as Billboard, Spin, International DJ, Red Eye/Metromix, The Chicago Tribune, Time Out, UR Chicago, Chicago Scene, Venus, DMA, 5 Mag and most recently the April 2008 issue of Chicago Magazine.
You can currently catch Lady D hosting and producing her own show on Chicago Public Radio's newest station, WBEW-89.5 FM, Vocalo.org.
LADY D'S PLACE where everyone's D'lectable www.myspace.com/dlectable

My Interests

sincerity, lollipops, sweet tea, ice cream, mermaids, black cats, hula hoops, itty bitty children, vinyl vixens, samba, lovemaking, jacks, sunshine, helium, large dogs, darts, double dutch, tantra, pool, spirited lectures, bowling and happiness...awwww

Think you know me yet?
AQUARIUS: Does it in the water
Trustworthy. Sexy. Great kisser. One of a kind. Loves being in long-term relationships. Extremely energetic. Unpredictable. Will exceed your expectations. Not a Fighter, But will Knock your lights out. Amazing in bed, THE BEST LOVERS BETTER THAN EVERYONE!

I'd like to meet:

should like music, love to dance, be honest, open and friendly, have an interest in fashion and architecture, know the difference between good food and merely passable, have a real love for life and God as your center, be good to your mom and dad, global green lovers & people who laugh out loud.
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Music:

...Check out MUSIC FROM MY record label D'lectable on BEATPORT & STOMPY.COM

...Then there's my classic mix cd
Naked Kaleidoscope

Which Rock Chick Are You?

my faves include: steely dan, d'angelo, stevie nicks, marvin gaye, slave, the go-go's, frankie beverly and maze, patrice rushen, old school rock and roll like led zep, foreigner, blue oyster cult and the scorpions... 80's rock like bon jovi and the police...old school rap like Dougie Fresh and KRS-1 (BDP)...jazz greats from swing to be-bop to dixie to avant garde...soul like isley bros and funk like bootsy....and as you already may know house in all its incarnations ...
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Movies:

Before the Music Dies. See this movie. Gimme Shelter, Old School, Elf, Lost In Translation, Cold Mountain, Amelie, PootieTang, Kung Fu Hustle...etc...just make me laugh, make me cry, arouse me in any way...and it's probably a good movie.

G.O.D. documentary about the life and times of Mel Cheren (RIP Mel), The Paradise Garage and West End Records

http://www.reelingfilmfestival.org/reeling2007/html/films/fi lmdesc/godfa.html http://www.thegodfatherofdiscodoc.com

Television:

TV is redundant but I love PBS

Books:

only the really good ones. wink.

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Heroes:



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hillary clinton, harriet tubman, isis, storm, vanessa l. williams, aretha franklin, marian anderson, josephine baker, oprah winfrey, muhammad ali, sylvia plath, my mom and anyone who defies the status quo

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My Blog

ON THE RADIO-OHOHOHOHOHHH--ON THE RADIO

Hey everybody,There's a brand new station in Chicago, set to launch soon. Right now, you can hear it for 4 hours daily Monday - Friday between 10am & 2pm. By going to VOCALO.ORG and clicking on the li...
Posted by THE REAL DJ Lady D on Mon, 21 May 2007 05:58:00 PST

CHICAGO SMART BAR THURS APRIL 12

a D'lectable House.rock.Electro.pop eventROCK-PAPER-SCISSORS..with DJ Lady DBear Who? (bearwho.com)The Prairie Cartel (DJ Set) (myspace.com/theprairiecartel)Traxx (myspace.com/jakbeat)and introducingD...
Posted by THE REAL DJ Lady D on Tue, 03 Apr 2007 05:32:00 PST

MIAMI APPEARANCES FOR WMC

Here are my dates (check frequently for updates):Ultra Fest AfterpartyDate/Time: Friday March 23, 2007Time: 12:00am - 12:00pmEntry Type: Club EventLocation: Area 51 - Downtown MiamiCity: MiamiNo...
Posted by THE REAL DJ Lady D on Tue, 27 Feb 2007 11:56:00 PST

THANKS, SEXY THINGS & MILWAUKEE SATURDAY 2/24

THANKS TO YOU ALL FOR THE INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF BIRTHDAY WISHES and to everyone who made it out to my birthday events> I REALLY FEEL THE LOVE!!!So what's up for this week? I'll be playing Milwaukee S...
Posted by THE REAL DJ Lady D on Tue, 20 Feb 2007 04:14:00 PST

MY BIRTHDAY WEEK!

Last night at Boom Boom Room I celebrated my OFFICIAL Birthday party--was the best night they've seen in 5 or 6 weeks I'm told. It was a packed house on one of the worst nights of the year. Frankie ...
Posted by THE REAL DJ Lady D on Wed, 14 Feb 2007 08:32:00 PST

Juicy Wine Co.


Posted by THE REAL DJ Lady D on Sat, 10 Feb 2007 03:47:00 PST

this THURSDAY & FRIDAY showin u love

PART ONE} THURSDAY 10/19:TSUKI with JOHN SIMMONS and special D'LECTABLE GUESTS, including Lady D and Sista Stroke. Fullerton just west of Ashland...u know! $5 rolls and tini'sGet the party started ri...
Posted by THE REAL DJ Lady D on Thu, 19 Oct 2006 06:07:00 PST

NEW AOL MIX ++

Here's what's up with me this week in Chicago:First, my new DJ mix went up on AOL Music...I hope you get to listen.  I really like this one:http://mp.aol.com/audio.index.adp?pmmsid=1685902&re. ..
Posted by THE REAL DJ Lady D on Thu, 10 Aug 2006 04:11:00 PST

MOVE! DJ SETS on AOL MUSIC

   AOL Radio Dance Hot Sheet      June 6 ,  2006       New This  Week   Top  Rated DJ Mixes at DJ Sets &n...
Posted by THE REAL DJ Lady D on Mon, 12 Jun 2006 01:01:00 PST

MORE about MOVE!

http://www.clubplanet.com/news/archive/move_festival_in_chic ago.asp   ...
Posted by THE REAL DJ Lady D on Tue, 06 Jun 2006 07:17:00 PST