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ill-esha

producer. dj. vocalist. musician.

About Me

ill-esha is a singer, songwriter, MC, DJ, instrumentalist and producer from Vancouver, BC. Check out her website for the full story.
The following player contains solo and collab drum & bass singles, AND excerpts from ill-esha's live album as a singer/songwriter, "The Perfect Circuit".
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Live Artist
“The Perfect Circuit” is the culmination of a decade of global travel, an infinity of musical tastes, and simultaneous passions for technology and nature. An emotional fusion of acoustic and electronic components, it draws influence from rock, electronic, funk, jazz and hip hop. Debuting in 2007, ill-esha stormed the New Music West, Soundwave, and Victoria Electronic Music Festivals with her live electronic show featuring the Perfect Circuit Band - a dynamic, rotating collective of talented musicians alongside her laptop, synths and effects.
Below you can listen to the entire Perfect Circuit album and buy digital downloads.
Order physical CD here if you're Canadian:

..and from here if you're American:


ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCE: With My Breath
LIVE ELECTRONIC PERFORMANCE: CD Release Party - NEW!
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Disc Jockey -(D&B/Breaks/Electro/HipHop)
Singing since she was a child in various choirs and theatre productions, ill-esha has always integrated her voice into her musical endeavours.After being told she didn’t sound “rock” enough in her garage band years, she found a more accepting home in the world of electronic music, initially singing in the late 90s over DJs and quickly picking up a set of decks to become the first female in drum & bass to simultaneously spin, sing and MC.
Conquering every style of broken beat from hip hop to breaks, she’s performed with artists as diverse as De La Soul, Andy C, Dieselboy, Klute, and LTJ Bukem. Touring many times across Canada and the US, she’s also been featured on several television shows broadcast on CBC, CTV and MTV Canada. Her first vinyl release, a 2001 collaboration with Datcyde on Breakbeat Science called "Social Skillz" was wildly successful worldwide, selling out its first pressing and re-released four times in various formats. Never satisfied, she decided to focus more on music production and has been working both collaboratively and solo, with several vinyl and digital releases already lined up for release through 2008. Her eclectic, original style has rocked audiences from LA to Miami to Taiwan, in all sorts of club and festival venues as well as television, film and multimedia platforms. Currently she hosts a weekly radio show on the world's largest dedicated online dnb station, Bassdrive .
Bassdrive is now playing:
Tune in now: 128k 56k 24k

Electronic Music Discography
Datcyde feat. ill-esha - Social Skillz (Breakbeat Science/Taciturn) - 2001*
Datcyde feat. ill-esha - Social Skillz (Garon Rmx) (Taciturn) - 2002
Revolution Void feat. ill-esha - The Modern Divide - 2004
Datcyde feat. ill-esha - Social Skillz (From the Vaults Rerelease) (Breakbeat Science) - 2005
Aperture feat. ill-esha - Stealth (Outsider) - 2006
TheEgo & Roots feat. ill-esha - Universe (BluSaphir) - 2007
Jay Tripwire feat. ill-esha - Gemini Soul (Nordic Trax) - 2007
Contour feat. ill-esha - Point of No Return (Xposure) - 2008
Ill-Complex (ill-esha + B-Complex) - Broken Windows (Section 8) - 2008
Castor feat. ill-esha - Not The Way (SHOPPING FOR LABEL) - ?
Benny Page feat. ill-esha - Ruffist Sound (SHOPPING FOR LABEL) ?
Aperture feat. ill-esha - Unnoticed (Whisper Audio) - 2008
*Released on BBS Summer Soulstice EP, on Datcyde's album Positive Climb, and used on DJ Dara's Exercise 01 CD in 2003
Unsigned tunes available for signing: Tender, With Me, Phoenix Rising, Coward...
"Coward" is featured on the Knowledge Magazine May issue mix CD!
Download Balance DJ Mix 2007
Download Phoenix Rising DJ Mix 2006
DJ/MC CLUB SET: Subclub Bratislava
DJ/MC FESTIVAL SET: Victoria Electronic Music Festival

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/26/2004
Band Website: ill-esha.com " ill-esha.com
Band Members: ill-esha - me myself & I
I collaborate regularly with...
Aperture , B-Complex , Contour , Bethany Brown , and Dr. Cello
and have also worked with Benny Page, Jay Tripwire, All Good Funk Alliance, Madmen & Poets, TheEgo, DJ Roots, Datcyde, Mieka du Franx, and Subject 13
I'm up for new collabs, but apply at your own risk. I'm honest about what I'm feelin' :)
Influences: calibre, klute, photek, teebee, massive attack, alicia keys, cleveland watkiss, kelis, erykah badu, lucy pearl, mary j blige, peace orchestra, thievery corporation, hieroglyphics, roots, commercial suicide, subtitles, soul:r, metalheadz, suburban base, pieter k, method man, the notwist, marcus intalex, ed rush/optical, dag nahash, jane's addiction, tool, perfect circle, bjork, telefon tel aviv, radiohead, postal service, dr. dre, fort knox five, run-dmc, afi, pharcyde, nitin sawhney, oi va voi, imogen heap, a-sides, marky, bastard jazz, ella fitzgerald, jamie lidell, ltj bukem, marky, the orb, sade, jamiroquai, nine inch nails
Sounds Like: Weekend Players, Calibre, Juju, Photek, Logistics, London Elektricity, Zero 7, EZ Rollers, Jurassic 5, Omni Trio, Herbaliser, Lovage, Massive Attack, Jill Scott...uh... anything that's got the funk.
Record Label: BluSaphir, Breakbeat Science, Outsider, Xposure
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Video Blog: The Last Song I’ll Ever Write For You

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Posted by ill-esha on Sat, 24 May 2008 05:18:00 PST

Seeking guitarist/techno freak/vocalist for live electronic band

I am a female music producer, keyboard and bass player, DJ and vocalist.  I've just released my album and am preparing to do some of the summer festivals in BC as well as potentially organize a n...
Posted by ill-esha on Thu, 22 May 2008 04:40:00 PST

Accepting North America bookings: Cheap flightshare!

Sooo... Air Canada has come up with this thing called the "Spring Getaway Pass" .. it's $800 Canadian and allows you to travel unlimited for one month on Tuesdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Which is a g...
Posted by ill-esha on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:46:00 PST

With My Breath (Unplugged Acoustic Version) Video

With My Breath (Unplugged Version) - Live Acoustic ...
Posted by ill-esha on Sun, 10 Feb 2008 02:47:00 PST

CD RELEASE PARTY ANNOUNCED

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Posted by ill-esha on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 01:15:00 PST

In Stasis

Floating around Europe at the moment. Learning a lot of new things. Major ups (great people, some nice weather, amazing castles, a lifelong dream of flying fulfilled) and major downs (cultural misun...
Posted by ill-esha on Wed, 03 Oct 2007 02:47:00 PST

Women who move pixels to make sound

It sucks that I can't meet a multitalented creative beatmaking woman that lives down my street so we could make beats and bake cookies and smoke together and go for runs and paint pictures and all tha...
Posted by ill-esha on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 02:53:00 PST

September 07 Europe Tour Dates Available!!

Promoters across Europe - I will be touring September 5- October 15 (flexible obviously if your date is slightly outside of that range). Message me if interested to receive a press kit and general inf...
Posted by ill-esha on Thu, 24 May 2007 09:14:00 PST

LIVE ELECTRONIC ACT DEBUTS AT NEW MUSIC WEST

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASELIVE ELECTRONIC ACT DEBUTS AT NEW MUSIC WESTVANCOUVER, B.C.  April 26 - It's rare to see a female MC. Or DJ. Rarer still to see a female music producer. To see one who deftly ...
Posted by ill-esha on Fri, 27 Apr 2007 03:27:00 PST

A little funk & breaks mix for ya!

ill-esha kickin it on the decks with mc jomegatronicsupersonicebonic on the mic!!http://saunasessions.ca/mp3/ill-esha-and-jo-mega-saunas essions-live-RIME-march-07.mp3
Posted by ill-esha on Fri, 16 Mar 2007 10:54:00 PST