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Lizzie
Curious is a focused woman. She's a DJ, a promoter and a producer
and she's making a name for herself in the county and beyond.
Lizzie
started DJing back in 1999 when she bought herself her first set
of decks.
"I
always loved music,"she said. "I used to play the flute
and I still sing and play piano."
This one sound guy leant over at a gig and tried to touch with
my mixer. He'd never have done that if I'd been a bloke!
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| Lizzie
Curious |
But
25-year-old Lizzie now makes a very different kind of music than
that of her youth. She is the Nu-NRG queen of the scene around Cheltenham
with a monthly residency at come and a weekly outing with Funkalicious
at Casa playing cool funky house music.
She
said: "When I'm producing I try to make music that has a lot
of energy but also a lot of melody - I think that comes from the
music training I've had."
Lizzie
has collaborated with Ollie Freke and Dan Madams in the recent past
and her record The Dark Side with Dan will be released at the beginning
of August on Feersum records.
Hard
work pays off
But
it's as promoter and resident DJ at come that Lizzie has made her
name in the county. "Invariably come is my favourite night
to play. It's stressful organising a club night but when you get
there and see that all the hard work has paid off it's brilliant.
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| "I
took this picture at a gig and I think this is what it's all
about - hands in the air as far as you can see." |
"Now
that come has such a loyal following it's just getting better and
better."
But
what about being a woman in such a male dominated environment? Well
Lizzie seems to take it all in her stride. "When I started
DJing there were hardly any women on the scene but now there are
loads and that can only be a good thing," she said.
I don't have an agent at the moment because I don't think anyone's
doing as much work for me as I am. |
| Lizzie
Curious |
"I
suppose the biggest drawback being a woman is safety. I usually
have someone with me at all the gigs I do - it can be scary walking
through an empty car park late at night carrying a box of records."
It's
a man's world
But
what really miffs Lizzie off is male chauvinist sound men who interfere
with her sound when she's more than capable of sorting out her own
levels thank you very much.
"This
one sound guy leant over at a gig and tried to touch with my mixer.
He'd never have done that if I'd been a bloke!"
Lizzie
feels that DJing has become quite competitive over the last two
or three years: "So many people have decks now and everyone
wants to be a DJ.
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| Mixing
it up at come |
"When
you think about it it doesn't take that long to learn. Most people
can learn to beatmatch in a week but they don't realise that you
have to be dedicated to play out regularly and it's hard work."
Hard
work or not Lizzie loves what she does and has huge and varied plans
for the future but for the moment she's a very busy DJ.
This
month's come is on Friday 25 and Girls on Decks is on August 1,
but with a Business Management degree under her belt and a focused
approach to her craft I think we'll be hearing a lot more from this
NRGetic powerhouse of a DJ.
| Lizzie
Curious |
| Venue |
Niche
Nightclub, 170 High Street, Cheltenham |
| Date |
Friday,
1 August 2003
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| Time |
10pm - 3am |
| Tickets |
£5
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