DJ Lady D
About DJ Lady D
Lady D marries the classic house tracks of Chicago's past with the choicest four-to-the-floor stomps of today, and always throws down a soulful and sinful set. Known widely as Chicago's Queen of House Music, Darlene Jackson aka Lady D has been rocking dance floors nationally and internationally since 1995. “The Chicago House scene would be incomplete without Lady D”, as stated by famed UK writer Luke Magnuson.
Recognized for her top-notch A&R, production and remixing talents first as Label Manager at AfterHours and currently as owner of D'lectable Music, Lady D is respected industry-wide for releasing some of the hottest records in House music over the past ten years. She has played such places as Russia, Germany, Amsterdam, Mexico, Canada, Thailand and extensively across the USA.
Lady D has represented for Chicago House Music on film, radio and especially print. This media darling has been featured in such mags as Billboard, Spin, International DJ, Village Voice, Red Eye/Metromix, The Chicago Tribune, Time Out, UR Chicago, Chicago Scene, Venus, DMA, 5 Mag and Chicago Magazine.
She made her name in the mid 90’s for being one of the first women DJ’s on the underground house scene in Chicago and grew to become one of the most respected industry players who continues to emerge from the Chicago House 3rd wave following in the steps of Derrick Carter, Green Velvet & Sneak among others.
But DJ Lady D is not limited by any preconceived notion of House—her sets drift seamlessly into territories other’s fear to tread. She moves playfully from tracks to vocals, from Acid to jackin’ Techno transitioning to your favorite disco song and back to a big club anthem with finesse. Let's not forget those amazing Chicago gems played close to the chest of her collection. One thing's for sure: it's her selection of songs that sets her apart and always will. Her mix, simply stated, isn't the same old same old.
Lady D has a special way of not only making the mix sound "D"electable, but also making seemingly distinct genres feel like they actually belong together. That’s a gift--a talent; and Lady D has an ear and a passion for music that makes her sound unique yet accessible to many.
Behind the decks for a decade and a half, DJ Lady D's discography gained traction in 2010 with new productions and remixes for Open Bar Music (NYC), Sneakerz (NL), 5 Chicago magazine and more. She is pushing new releases from new artists on her label D'lectable and continuing to get in the studio for more of her own juicy works to come in 2011...
Everyone knows Lady D is a true professional, able to inspire any dance floor in any club she plays—from Bangkok to Waikiki from Moscow to Montreal—she's fun, fashionable and fresh. Can she be for real? To that we say, it's time you get to know the real DJ Lady D.
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Recognized for her top-notch A&R, production and remixing talents first as Label Manager at AfterHours and currently as owner of D'lectable Music, Lady D is respected industry-wide for releasing some of the hottest records in House music over the past ten years. She has played such places as Russia, Germany, Amsterdam, Mexico, Canada, Thailand and extensively across the USA.
Lady D has represented for Chicago House Music on film, radio and especially print. This media darling has been featured in such mags as Billboard, Spin, International DJ, Village Voice, Red Eye/Metromix, The Chicago Tribune, Time Out, UR Chicago, Chicago Scene, Venus, DMA, 5 Mag and Chicago Magazine.
She made her name in the mid 90’s for being one of the first women DJ’s on the underground house scene in Chicago and grew to become one of the most respected industry players who continues to emerge from the Chicago House 3rd wave following in the steps of Derrick Carter, Green Velvet & Sneak among others.
But DJ Lady D is not limited by any preconceived notion of House—her sets drift seamlessly into territories other’s fear to tread. She moves playfully from tracks to vocals, from Acid to jackin’ Techno transitioning to your favorite disco song and back to a big club anthem with finesse. Let's not forget those amazing Chicago gems played close to the chest of her collection. One thing's for sure: it's her selection of songs that sets her apart and always will. Her mix, simply stated, isn't the same old same old.
Lady D has a special way of not only making the mix sound "D"electable, but also making seemingly distinct genres feel like they actually belong together. That’s a gift--a talent; and Lady D has an ear and a passion for music that makes her sound unique yet accessible to many.
Behind the decks for a decade and a half, DJ Lady D's discography gained traction in 2010 with new productions and remixes for Open Bar Music (NYC), Sneakerz (NL), 5 Chicago magazine and more. She is pushing new releases from new artists on her label D'lectable and continuing to get in the studio for more of her own juicy works to come in 2011...
Everyone knows Lady D is a true professional, able to inspire any dance floor in any club she plays—from Bangkok to Waikiki from Moscow to Montreal—she's fun, fashionable and fresh. Can she be for real? To that we say, it's time you get to know the real DJ Lady D.
Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
DJ Lady D Music Style
housesexydanceelectronictechno