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SISTER SF Resident DJ Queen Agnes B
"Life is a song, love is the music." is the
phrase that Queen
Agnes B
uses to best describe how loved, involved and important
music is in her life. It all sort of started at the age of seven,
when instead of playing with dolls and such, she would put on pretend
singing shows with and for her friends. From that era of her life,
her love for music well evolved into twelve years of studying, training
and performing different forms of musical communication. This included
the flute for two years, piano with a private instructor at Stanford
University for three years and vocals ranging in different styles
for twelve years, two of which were with a private voice coach from
the Los Angeles Opera.
It was the mid 90's when she began going to and experiencing the
Bay Area rave culture scene. She instantly developed a passion for
electronic music, especially house and breaks, and wanted to be
more involved than just as a spectator. Queen Agnes B's first gig
was February 1999 at a club called the Usual in San Jose, CA. The
club was packed with a full crowd, dancing and screaming for more.
Queen Agnes B quotes: "I had tears in my eyes because I was
so overjoyed and I had to fan my face with a record sleeve almost
every time I bent down to grab a new record". That night was
not only
exciting and memorable, but also overwhelming since it was one of
her first times in
a club, her first time spinning in public for a large, lively crowd
and she was asked to become a resident DJ. That experience inspired
her to want to take DJing even further.
Since then, applying her musical and stage talent, Queen Agnes
B has kept the vibe alive at many clubs and events spinning a range
of musical styles, which include deep, pumping, disco feeling and
funky house music. She is also well known for playing some of the
most floor-stomping, funky breaks sets, which she combines with
her cutting, sampling and scratching skills. Hearing and seeing
her rock the decks and the reaction from the crowd, it's no wonder
that Queen Agnes B was nominated for "San Francisco's Favorite
House DJ" at the Clubby Awards.
She has played at most of the recognized clubs in San Francisco
such as 1015 Folsom, The End Up, 550 Barneveld, DNA Lounge, 177
Townsend, Ruby Skye, Mission Rock and many others. Her talents have
been observed and heard in Portland (OR), Reno (NV), Hard Rock Hotel
in Las Vegas, Texas, Lake Havasu (AZ), the last two years in Miami
for the Winter Music Conference and Côte d'Azur "French
Riviera" (France). Queen Agnes B has also played several live
sets as well as been interviewed on local radio shows. In addition,
she has performed several times on www.livedjs.com
and www.thumpradio.com,
both which are online radio communities.
Throughout her DJ career, Queen Agnes B has played with many renowned
DJs such as: Supa DJ Dmitry-Dee Lite, Miguel Migs, Mark Farina,
Simon, Onionz, RaSoul, Garth, Jeno, Hardkiss Brothers, Frankie Feliciano,
DJ Tony, Julius Papp, Jim Hopkins, Terry Mullan and Rick Preston,
just to name a few. Queen Agnes B has also performed a few amazing
shows on four turntables with one of San Francisco's favorites,
DJ Norm Stradley. The last set that they played together was five
hours long and took place at Ruby Skye, SF.
Queen Agnes B has an intense passion for both playing and creating
music. Future projects that she is working on incorporate her vocals
with other DJ's and producers' music as well as with her music.
Soon, expect to hear new creations of her musical talents.
To contact Queen Agnes B for bookings, email her at
Her personal site is www.djqueenagnesb.com
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