QUEEN VICTORIA/ VMS with Dance Music in Her Veins, It Was the Electronic Diet That Fed This Once 11 Year Old Girl a Solid Musica
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QUEEN VICTORIA/ VMS With dance music in her veins, it was the electronic diet that fed this once 11 year old girl a solid musical journey. From Carl Cox to Sven Vath and Digweed, her education was high-end creating her DJ, producer and artist manager profile. Hailing from the land of Birmingham in the UK, Vikki sought after what she knew best- music. Based on the Gold Coast Australia, the Queen Victoria profile electrifies big-room house and electro together with her sidekick alias in VMS, devouring a deeper more progressive house tip- the sun literally follows her. Across Australia to the USA, Vikki wears the crown with booming bombshell pride, beaming Stereosonic (4 years), Summafieldaze and Future Music Festival (3 years) on the southern lands. Throughout Asia in Singapore, Tokyo, KL, Jakarta, Bali, Vietnam and Thailand, her sound is viral while Vegas, London, Ibiza, Dubai and Zurich feel the tingle when she ravages the console. Firing on fierce bills shared with Armin Van Buuren, Avicii, Tiesto, Calvin Harris, David Guetta and Zedd, as well as Sven Vath, Ritchie Hawtin & Seth Troxler. Queen Victoria is royalty on the decks where EDM knows her best. On a national scale, she blitzed the Pump It Volume 6 & Volume 11 (Universal) compilations on mix duties while taking the country’s most exclusive club spots by storm. Following in the success of Hardwell, Laidback Luke, Dannic and Afrojack, Vikki carries a wealth of pristine power in the EDM world, together with a decade of respected involvement in the industry from radio presenter to radio music director and journalist. With experience at the BBC, Radio Metro and Scene Magazine, and a Master’s Degree in Journalism and Mass Communication, she glistens in the name of music. Erupting studio speakers, 'My Electronic Music Conference' speaker, Official Aria Club Chart DJ VMS is flammable on the electronic food chain, with tracks signed to Flamingo, Vicious, 405 Recordings, Dirty Harry, Journees, Bomb Squad, Homebrew and Safari Records. Her debut track (as Queen Victoria) ‘Found My Place’ with Rae climbed to #20 on Music Weeks UK Upfront Club Chart, while her collaboration with Weekend Millionaire on ‘Biscuit’ is on the Radio Metro CD that she mixed with Central Station Records. On the VMS tip diggin’ deeper, her alliance with Solstay on ‘Chasing’ is on high alert, having received support from Fedde Le Grand, Moguai, Michael Woods, Hardrock Sofa, Cedric Gervais, Stafford Brothers, Deniz Koyu, Stonebridge and radio airplay worldwide. ‘Chasing’ features on the ‘Flamingo Miami WMC 2015’ CD. Her follow up track ‘Questions’ (Vicious Black) has received support from Fedde, Above & Beyond, Max Vangeli, Zoo Brazil, Maor Levi, Yolanda Be Cool, Danny T & New World Sound. Stonebridge loved her track ‘Down’ so much, he signed it to his label Dirty Harry Records & his remix was showcased on Sweden’s #1 radio station Musikguiden iP3 & reached #2 on the 'Dance World Radio House Chart'. Her huge hit ‘Take A While’ was supported by Armin Van Buuren, Bolier, Tommy Trash, Riva Starr & Copyright (Vicious Black in 2016), climbed to #10 on the Trackitdown Tech House Charts and was showcased by Laidback Luke & The Stafford Brothers on their worldwide radio shows. 2017 is set to be a busy year with VMS’s next track ‘Detach’ will be out on Yes Yes Records at the end of February, followed by an Asian Tour & Australian tour. QUEEN VICTORIA/ VMS For more info: [email protected] Facebook.com/VMSQueenVictoria, Facebook.com/VikkiMartinSmith Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/VmsQueenVictoria, Twitter.com/VMSQueenV www.DJQueenVictoria.com www.DJVMS.com www.shi.net.au Australia Bookings: [email protected] Europe bookings: [email protected] .