INTERVIEW::
conducted
by
JiZO Jewles
JIZO:
Wassap DJ Shy? How is it going girl?
DJ Shy:
I'm doing well...very busy and busy is good :-)
JIZO:
Please tell me more about yourself. Where did you
grow up and where do you currently live?
DJ
Shy:
I grew up in New Castle, PA where there's a lot of
Amish, farmers and KKK Our grocery stores had
parking spaces for the horse buggies, and the
closest mall was in OHIO. Now, I live in the City
of Angels here in LA.
JIZO:
Who was your role model growing up?
DJ
Shy:
My mom is and has always been my role model. She
raised me and my brother by herself with low income
and limited English. She is a very hard worker,
kind, understanding, and always sacrificing for us
kids so that we may have a better life.
JIZO:
How did you get started in DJing?
DJ
Shy:
I started at the Laugh Factory where I was
originally a hostess. The owner let me spin and it
just blew up from there.
JIZO:
Do you ever feel you're stereotyped and judged
because you are a female DJ?
DJ
Shy:
Of course! But I actually don't mind it cuz I love
to shock them when they hear me spin.
JIZO:
Name some of the clubs where we can find you spin?
DJ
Shy:
Club Light at the Bellagio in Vegas, Velvet Palm
Night Club in Palm Springs and guest spots all over
Hollywood.
JIZO:
Are you involved with any other professional
activities outside of doing DJ'ing?
DJ
Shy:
I love martial arts. I love acting. So, I combined
the two and am currently taking staged choreographed
combat training for film. I learned how to use the
nunchuks and the sword.
JIZO:
What's in your CD player right now?
DJ
Shy:
A mixed tape that my friend made for me. It's a
combo of his favorite hits. Mostly current rock
stuff.
JIZO:
What are you working on currently in your career?
DJ
Shy:
I am integrating my DJ skills on screen for TV.
Sometimes I play a DJ for music videos or TV. But
actually, I'm trying to go further than that
and land lead roles on film.
JIZO:
Do you have a website that we can refer our readers
to so they can get to know you better?
DJ
Shy:
I am a true myspace junkie so please hit me up on
www.myspace.com/djshy
JIZO:
What can we expect from you in the future?
DJ
Shy:
Expect the unexpected. You will hear, read
about and see me soon.....
JIZO:
Anything else you'd like to add?
DJ Shy:
Seriously, there is a God somewhere out there....if
I can do it, so can u.
DJ SHY
102.7 KIIS FM On-Air Mixer/DJ
Sponsored by Rock Anthem, Michael Antonio,
Radioactive Energy Drink
DJ
Shy is the first female mixer at the No. 1 top 40
radio station in America, 102.7 KIIS-FM. in Los
Angeles. This Clear Channel station with over 2.6
million listeners each week features Ryan Seacrest
as morning host. Shy has spun at all the top clubs
in the world, from L.A. to Asia and back. She kicked
off the 2006 Bud Light-MAXIM Exposure Tour. This
year SHY will be on the nationwide NOCTURNAL TOUR
spinning at 80 events with Playmates and reality
stars of Beauty and the Geek. She also performs at
various KIIS events throughout the week, and has
appeared on Damon Wayans "The Underground" on
Showtime and Disney Channel's "Totally Suite New
Years Eve." Shy got her start at the world-famous
Laugh Factory comedy club in Hollywood, where she
spun at sold-out shows for comics like Norm
MacDonald, Damon and Marlon Wayons, George Lopez,
Chris Rock, Bob Saget, Dane Cook, David Chapelle,
Roger Dangerfield and others. She spins Top 40, pop,
hip-hop, R&B and reggae music.
