About Me
...Bio...
When have you ever peeped a fly sister smashing classic records all night long with shine, authority and pure flair? Don't trip, that baddest mamma jamma is Bay Area veteran lady DJ Zita, who brings her unforgettable mix of versatility and femininity to the turntables every time she puts needle to vinyl. And she does spin strictly vinyl. Her sound spans the eras and blends genres of body-rockin' music; she'll seamlessly segue from boombox classic hip hop to mothership trunk funk, spin smooth R&B treats along with timeless soul heroines and heroes, flip reggae dancehall riddims, throwback to '80s pop freestyle, all the while rocking a gardenia in her hair and grooving like Prince made that jam especially for her to dance to…and you too will have no choice but move if MamaZita's on the decks. Since 2000, the incomparable DJ Zita has shocked dancefloors from Honolulu to New York to Sactown, the Bay Area and back down to LA and San Diego.
From that first brown plastic Fisher-Price record player she rocked her Salt-N-Pepa and Lisa Lisa 12" singles on as a girl, to over 10 years of training in various forms of dance, to establishing Hawaii's first all-female DJ collective in 2003 – the URB Magazine-lauded Sisters in Sound , to becoming a staple (and one of few women) in the San Francisco Bay Area club scene, to being the founder and promoter of the Bay Area Sistah Sound (B.A.S.S.) The Bay's Premier Lady DJ crew, DJ Zita has been putting it down for hip hop, artistry, and sisterhood, and she continues to grace the game and the wheels of steel with her golden touch.
RESIDENCIES
DJ Zita can be heard and seen regularly as resident dj and promoter at her brainchild, BAY AREA SISTAH SOUND (B.A.S.S.) , the Bay's Premier Lady DJ Crew, at their monthly jumpoff EVERLASTING B.A.S.S. 1st Saturdays at Milk SF.
She also holds down a residency at GOLDEN 3rd Saturdays at the Laszlo Bar in SF's Mission District together with her GOLDEN SOUNDSCAPES crew partner Dmadness .
You can also catch her at another GOLDEN SOUNDSCAPES event alongside DJ Dmadness 5th Fridays at Luka's Oakland for WE LOVE THE TOWN.
She is a frequent player at Club 6 SF, Shattuck Down Low in Berkeley, 111 Minna , and everywhere in between: she might be seen blazing an event at Club 6 one weekend and dropping a signature CD release party the next.
MIXTAPES
DJ Zita's ever-growing catalog of vinyl-only live mixes includes: Contagious, Night Flight, Blu Soul, One, Mama Mix 1, Mama Mix 2, Mama Mix 4: Reggae Dancehall Classics, GET UP ON THIS! Throwback Party Mix, and TOOOOO FUNKY! Old School Funk Mix. Her latest mix is the first of a collaborative series with her Golden Soundscapes crew-partner, Dmadness: GOLDEN MIXES VOL.1 Soul Sisters & Brothers. GOLDEN MIXES VOL.2: Hip Hop Heroes releases on Sat. April 19 at GOLDEN at Laszlo SF.
SHARED THE STAGE
She has spun alongside renowned artists and selectors including Q-Bert, Apollo (Triple Threat), ShortKut (Triple Threat/BeatJunkies), Neil Armstrong (5th Platoon), Lyrics Born & Joyo Velarde (Quannum), DJ Vadim & Yarah Bravo (One Self, BBE Records), Medusa (Feline Science), Sake 1 (Local 1200), Jah Warrior Shelter Hi-Fi, Mr. E (Papalote Hi-Fi), Spair & Platurn (Oakland Faders), Goldenchyld (Fingerbangers), Pam the Funkstress (The Coup), Neta (Ital Selection Hi-Fi), J-Boogie (Om Records), Agua Libre, Jennifer Johns (Nayo Movement Music), Mark Farina (OM Records), and Miguel Migs & Lisa Shaw (Naked Music). View DJ Zita's flyer archives here .
SPONSORS
She is sponsored by two San Francisco-based streetwear designers: Mama and Mixerfriendly .
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tracklistings & hear previews
Mix CDs available
online:
THE GIANT PEACH
B-SIDE RECORDS Berkeley
in stores:
AMOEBA SF, Berkeley, & LA
TRUE SF
RASPUTIN Berkeley
B-SIDE RECORDS in Berkeley
STYLUS Honolulu, Hawaii
JELLY'S Aiea, Hawaii
FITTED Hawaii
...PRESS...
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VenusZine|Summer 2008
Honolulu Advertiser|June 22, 2008
Honolulu Weekly|Aug 8, 2007
AsianWeek|Mar 16, 2007
Honolulu Star Bulletin|Aug 11, 2006
RUCKUS Mag|Mar/Apr 2006
URB Magazine|April 2004
Honolulu Advertiser|June 27, 2003
Honolulu Advertiser|May 23, 2003
Honolulu Advertiser|Apr 18, 2003
Honolulu Star Bulletin|Mar 14, 2003
Honolulu Advertiser|Feb 21, 2003
Honolulu Star Bulletin|Feb 21, 2003
Honolulu Star Bulletin|June 28, 2002
Honolulu Advertiser|May 3, 2002
BAY AREA SISTAH SOUND (B.A.S.S.) crew is
DJs Neta, Zita, Pam the Funkstress (left to right)
GOLDEN SOUNDSCAPES is DJ Zita & Dmadness
DJ Zita featured in VenusZine's 10 Artists to Watch!
DJ Zita & Q-Bert
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...DJ Zita's Favorite Records...
::HIP-HOP, FUNK, SOUL, REGGAE, DANCEHALL::
(in no particular order)
A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Prince, KRS-ONE, Eric B. and Rakim, Beenie Man, LA Symphony, Tanya Stephens, Michael Jackson, Digable Planets, EPMD, Gang Starr, Del tha Funkee Homosapien, Erykah Badu, Mos Def, Stevie Wonder, Mary J. Blige, Isley Brothers, Buju Banton, Queen Latifah, Shinehead, Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth, Zion-I, DJ Z-Trip, Lifesavas, Bill Withers, Crown City Rockers, Jill Scott, Kool and the Gang, Deee-Lite, Sizzla, Common, 2Pac, Jah Cure, DJ Premier, Soul II Soul, Arrested Development, I Wayne, New Edition, Beastie Boys, Shannon, Nas, MC Lyte, Isaac Hayes, Salt-n-Pepa, Elephant Man, Jurrasic 5, James Brown, Goapele, J.J. Fad, Earth Wind and Fire, Medusa, Roy Ayers, RUN-D.M.C., DJ Jazzy Jeff, Pharcyde, Mystic, Dilated Peoples, Notorious BIG, Grand Master Flash and the Furious Five, Sade, Too $hort, Shabba Ranks, Jungle Brothers, Hieroglyphics, Blackalicious, Maxwell, Zap Mama, The Roots, Neptunes, Quincy Jones, Masta Ace Incorporated, Guru, Lyrics Born, Debbie Deb, Roots Mauva, Les Nubians, Al Green, Snoop Dogg, Public Enemy, Plantinum Pied Pipers, DJ Zeph, Gregory Isaacs, Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam, Richie Spice, Felonious, Lauryn Hill, Aretha Franklin, Kurtis Blow, Biz Markie, Roxanne, Prince, Kid Sister, DJ Shadow, Visionaries, Kero-One, Mary Jane Girls, Wu-Tang Clan, Co-Deez, DJ Spinna, Africa Bambaata, M.I.A, Lady Sovereign, Marvin Gaye, Sean Paul...
I spin VINYL.
No Serato. No CDs. No laptop.
a few of My Tools of the Trade...
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