Electronic Press Kit
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DJ Kimberly S
(DJ / Martial Artist)
Circuit DJ phenomenon and martial arts expert Kimberly S is not afraid to tell it as it is. She explains her meteoric rise to the top of the DJ pack with a simple, “I’m strong, I’m hot and I can spin my ass off.” She was recently described by Celebrities in Vancouver, Canada, as "the very first female DJ to grace the (very)POPULAR DJ deck, (she) proved her fame and success came from pure talent".
Her legions of fans – including a bevy of some of Hollywood’s best known celebrities – agree. Each week, thousands of Kimberly S. enthusiasts converge to hear the black belt karate expert play at venues across America. She specializes in soulful house, pulsing tribal beats, trance and vocal club anthems. She is also noted for her exceptional mixing skills and superior set programming and credits her martial arts experience with giving her the discipline to succeed as a DJ.
“I am a lover of house music in its purest form,” she explains. “House and Dance integrates all different genres into its flow, and as a result, it enables people to feel an array of different emotions: joy, love, nostalgia, inhibition, passion… I want my sets to serve it all to my fans on the dance floor.”
Kimberly began her career in music as a manager and buyer for several Los Angeles retail music chains. The job gave her unlimited access to the newest singles. She struck a deal with a local DJ offering him a discount on 12” singles if he taught her how to mix. He agreed, gave her two lessons and loaned her two old Technics turntables. She bought a cheap mixer, hooked it and the turntables to her boom box, and practiced. Two months later, the DJ offered her a weekday night gig. Kimberly remained at the club for eight years. |
Then, as the saying goes, came her big “big break”. Kimberly began spinning for Factory, LA’s largest gay disco, where she co-headlined “Factory Saturdays”, the clubs most popular night. She played the Ultra Suede room – a room in the back of the club that was smaller than the main floor. The main floor was reserved for the celebrity guest “circuit” DJ that had been flown in, usually from NYC where most of the national DJs at the time resided. Oddly, the main room always closed early because Kimberly would draw everyone to the back.
Kimberly’s first circuit party was White Party Palm Springs. The party was one of the largest gay circuit events in the USA. “That was the point I said to myself, ‘I am going to take this to the next level and make this my career." She was met with some resistance. “I often felt that there were some people that didn’t take me seriously because I was a woman, an attractive woman with hair at that! I definitely felt that I had to prove myself as a woman who could hold her own against the male DJs.”
Kimberly performs at some of the nation’s biggest parties including New Orleans' Mardi Gras, One Mighty Party in Orlando, Miami’s Winter Party and Chicago’s Fireball. In 2008 her travels will take her to many new cities including her debut at the Blue Ball in Philadelphia, Bangkok, Thailand for Song Kran 2, plus Kimberly will be returning to Fire Island Pines this summer. Most recently, she has begun to concentrate on international appearances. Last year, she headlined Circuit Asia in Manila, Philippines. “I am determined to conquer Europe,” she laughs. “I started as a local DJ, became national, now I’m ready to take on the world!” It my sound ambitious, but Kimberly believes it’s important that people set goals for themselves. “It’s the best way to get what you want out of life - and it really works!”
She produced two mixed CDs for dance music label Centaur Music's popular Party Groove series. The second, titled One Mighty Party, was based on the popular Orlando gay pride circuit event that she has headlined twice. Kimberly recently put the finishing touches on the Music To Wear Vol. 1 CD compilation for clothing designer Andrew Christian. The CD is tied to a national Music To Wear Tour through 2008 promoting the synergy between music and fashion.
Kimberly made her network TV debut in fall of 2002, portraying – what else? - a club DJ on the WB series Charmed. She was also selected as a celebrity spokes model for John Paul Mitchell Systems, appearing in a national color photo spread for the renowned hair care line. She is also a certified martial arts trainer and owns a Karate school in Hollywood, CA.
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Pooya Nabei
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DJ Kimberly S Demo CDs
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DJ Kimberly S 2006 Demo CD |
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