DJ BETTI FORDE | DJ, Vocalist, MC | Vancouver, Canada
MUSIC: Electro, Retro, Disco, Hip Hop, Funk, Rock, Punk, Etc.
BIOGRAPHY
DJ Betti Forde is the undisputed queen of Vancouver's underground music scene, holding residencies at the biggest and best underground parties in Vancouver including Stacked / Full Tilt Tuesdays @ Republic, Sin City Fetish Night @ 23 West Cordova, and Flygirl Productions (Hershe Bar/Chicas). She plays throughout the world, slaying it in cities including Paris, Berlin, Chicago, Berne, Montreal, London and Rome. With over a decade of deejaying under her belt, Forde is renowned for her ability to mix all styles of dance music while maintaining her signature electro-funk sound. She also hosts "The Broadcast", a weekly radio show on CiTR 101.9fM Vancouver.
Proving that there is no rest for the wickedest, Forde also maintains a critically acclaimed recording career as MC Betti Forde, part of Cochon Recording Artists StinkMitt ( www.stinkmitt.com ). Before becoming a pro-DJ and indie-rap star, she was a feminist academic, musicologist and activist, achieving a B.A. (Hon.) and an M.A. in Women’s Studies & Gender Relations. She has programmed, played and promoted many fundraisers in tandem with other artists, and was one of the original creators and coordinators of Victoria’s annual charity/awareness bash Groovefest and Vancouver's Sista'Hood.
From 1998-2002 she hosted a wildly successful radio show on CiTR 101.9 FM Vancouver, and published several journal articles as well as a full-length biography of Lydia Lunch. Recently, Forde was hired by the National Campus/Community Radio Association (NCRA/ANREC) to design an anti-oppression toolkit for the Women’s Hands and Voices Project. She believes that partying and politics can and should go hand in hand.
Booking & More info: www.myspace.com/djbettiforde or email:
[email protected]
AFFILIATION: Stacked Productions, Flygirl Productions, Republic Night Club, The Lick Club, Sin City, StinkMitt, CiTR.ca
WEBSITES: www.donnellynightclubs.com , www.stinkmitt.com , www.myspace.com/lotusvancouver , www.myspace.com/lickclub , www.flygirlproductions.com , www.gothic.bc.ca/sincity
www.citr.ca
