DJ Genesis has been moving and shaking in the underground music scene for many years. Her musical beginnings are deeply rooted in classical and jazz music where she was trained since the age of 7 to play the flute. She later moved on to learn classical piano, and valve trombone.
During her time in the United States Air Force Monica was stationed in Washington D.C. and met fellow Airman and turntablist "DJ Rags" (DMC West Coast Champion 1998) who taught her the basics of djing. After leaving the military in 1997 Monica decided to take DJing more seriously, and started a weekly residency DJing at open mic nights at the Kaffa House. After that two ladies named Aoesi and Clark invited her to spin for their weekly residency at State of the Union where Monica aka Genesis would spin jungle and house music. This night eventually became a weekly residency alongside Sam The Man Burns the night was called Underground Soul Solution. Underground Soul Solution Sunday's became a legendary house night in D.C. that ran for over 5 years, and featured such guests as Colonel Abrams, Bryan Gee (V Recordings), and Ultra Nate.
One of her early accomplishments in the dance music scene was an all-female DJ tour called "Set It Off," that featured DJs from Chicago, NY, and Houston, that Genesis conceptualized, promoted and managed. Co-headliners Heather Heart and DJ Heather collaborated in this historical tour, billed as the "first ever female DJ tour to hit the US,". This tour hit clubs in Toronto, San Jose, Houston, Las Vegas, Chicago, D.C. Portland and Seattle. In addition, she also was one of the few female DJs invited to play at the 2001 Detroit Electronic Music Fest (DEMF), as well as at the 2003 & 2004 Movement Festival; She is the only woman featured on the 2004 Movement Festival Compilation. Her excellent mixing skills and tenacious studio work earned her a slot in the 2003 Red Bull Music Academy in Cape Town South Africa. Genesis is one of 60 who were chosen from over 20,000 applicants globally.
Behind the scenes Monica is a well known graphic and website designer, club promoter, you name it... She worked for 3 years for the Submerge crew and Underground Resistance as their webmaster. In 2005 she worked behind the scenes alongside Kevin Saunderson at the Fuse-In Festival and took the role as Artist Relations Director she assisted in booking almost 160 artists including acts such as Mos Def, Redman, Slum Village and others. Currently she runs her own Graphic Design/Webdesign company called Innercity Creative Group LLC.
Always in the studio, Genesis has released a variety of songs and sounds for Gabriel Records, Eighteenth Street Lounge and Psychostasia Records. Her release on Dynamite Soul, "Back In The Middle," caught the attention of the global dance music media and was highlighted for its deep house / neo-soul flavor in magazines like iDJ, XLR8R, Jockeyslut and many more. Currently, Genesis is working on her first full-length album. The first release on her own imprint Subgroundz Records wash a remake of the disco classic Tonight Is The Night which was originally written and performed by Betty Wright. "Hush" which was sung by Omega and produced by Genesis, Remixes of this release where done by Amp Fiddler and Dj Dez was reviewed in various mangazines and is Genesis' 3rd release on her imprint Subgroundz. She currently has a release on Westend Records, and Realtone Records and is releasing her latest ep on Women On Wax Records in the Summer 2006. This fall lookout for a full length!
