Russian born-Sydney based Sveta is widely known around Australia for her unforgettable and explosive sets at Sydney’s annual Mardi Gras, the largest party in the southern hemisphere. Sveta plays a diverse and eclectic range of funky, twisted, deep and dirty grooves, her sets ranging from electro, rock, lounge, vocal house, deep-tribal house, funky tech-house, progressive house and techno.
Sveta began her career as a radio DJ over and maintained a solid 12 years on underground community radio station 2SER-FM and joined FBI upon their launch. She has also hosted programs on other community stations such as all-dance station Radio Dex and Free-Fm.
Sveta has held a true national club DJ profile and has played regularly all over Australia for well over a decade. As well as playing regularly with the Bang Gang DJ’s during their three year long stint at Moulin Rouge and Club 77, Sevta has held a diverse range of residencies spanning from Hellfire to the Chinese Laundry.
Amongst her achievements Sveta played at THE BIG DAY OUT, DJing in between Chicks on Speed and Gonzales in the Hot House. She has supported The Detroit Grand Pubahs and Larry Lee at Killer for Fuzzy and launched the Sydney Opera House’s new Recording Studio with Deiter Meier from legendary electronic band Yello. Sveta also specializes in thematic events including art openings and launches. In collaboration with art collective, the ‘Kingpins’, Sveta has performed at the opening night party at the Adelaide Arts Festival in March 2006 and was invited back to play at the official Adelaide Festival opening night in 2007. Sveta has also supported TOMMY LEE (Motley Crue), and was selected as the DJ for the 2006 MTV Awards after party, and took her place in the 2007 Good Vibrations festival line up.
Sveta has played alongside the likes of the legendary DJ Junior Vasquez, John Digweed, Deep Dish, Frankie Knuckles, Tony Moran, JD from Le Tigre, Victor Calderone, Alexander Technique, Johnny Dynall, and Sneaky Sound System.
Sveta has programmed and performed live soundtracks for the Alex Perry and Zimmermann fashion shows at the 2005, 2006 & 2007 Sydney Fashion Week, and added Arrabella Ramsey to her brief in 2007.
Sveta has been well recognised for her achievements and contributions to DJing. In 2005, Sveta became the first female DJ to ever win the DIVA (Drag Industry Variety Award) for Most Popular DJ. National dance publication 3D World gave Sveta the 2005 Award for 'Best Local DJ', ranking her between Ajax and Kid Kenobi. .
Sveta has simultaneously established an overseas profile, beginning back in Toronto, Canada in 1998. Since this time Sveta has played high profile gigs in Tokyo, New York, New Zealand and London, where amongst other events, she has headlined at the legendary Torture Garden Fetish night and London’s massive Pride Party.
Sveta’s New York profile recently exploded in June 2006 in her role as the special guest DJ at Mr. Black Basement Bar (Voted ‘Best Night Club’ by The Village Voice) along side DJ Sammy Jo, DJ to the Scissor Sisters. Sveta filled up her New York stay with high profile guest spots at The David Barton Gym, The (infamous) Cock and China White. In October 2006, Sveta returned upon request to Mr Black in order to take over the residency of DJ Sammy Jo during his tour with the Scissor Sisters. Her success in this role lead to her most recent trip in June 2007, and she was flown back to New York to tour once again.
The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) has recognised her contribution to the dance music scene over the years by selecting her as one of the top DJ’s around Australia who compile the official weekly ARIA Dance chart. Since 2001, she has been a specialist judge for the ARIA Awards.
Sveta has mixed two commercially released CD’s; Mardi Gras’ Millennium commemorative CD in 2000, and Elastic Vol 1, on Universal records in 2001 which featured “Phoenixâ€, the first of several original music collaborations between Sveta and Tonemeister, which featured a remix by internationally renowned electronic band Infusion. Sveta has had five live sets aired on the national radio station Triple J’s Mix Up show, and has appeared as a special guest song presenter on Will Anderson and John Spencer’s Breakfast Show.
Sveta currently play regularly or holds residencies at Starfuckers at Club 77, Beware the Cat, notorious lesbian strip night ‘Gurlesque’ at the Imperial, Bitch @ Kinselas, Loose Ends @ the Phoenix, and Queer Central at the Sly Fox.
Sveta is amongst the few underground DJs that have crossed-over to a diverse audience of straight, gay, young, old, queer and fetish audiences. Sveta is capable at grabbing hold of a dance-floor and taking it to the edge with a spellbinding mix of music that will leave the collective audience absolutely breathless.
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