Smokin Jo

The only female to win DJ magazine's highly coveted DJ OF THE YEAR AWARD, Smokin Jo is one of the most talented DJ / Producers to emerge from the British dance music scene for the last ten years. Jo's undeniably funky and uplifting sound has carved her a niche in club land. Born Joanne Joseph, Smokin Jo began her career after noticing a distinct lack of female DJs. After falling in love wtih House music and the scene, in 1991 Jo decided to purchase some decks and try her hand at djing. If the men could do it, so could she. While working in the Junior Gaultier shop in Soho, Jo made mix tapes and gave them to friends and customers to see their response. The response was better than expected. Her first entry into djing for real was for fashion parties, which then escalated into her djing for... Biografie | mehr lesen