MISSTRESS BARBARA BIO October, 2006 that included salsa, bossa nova, foho, latino, pop and rock, Misstress Barbara fused her sharp melodic instincts with influences from these misstressbarbara.com diverse genres and channeled the product into the electronic She’s a licensed pilot medium. Although notorious with a degree in for her consistently “hard” communication studies beats, her music has evolved specializing in cinema, a stylistically from a self- passion for interior design and described “funky pumpin’ an unfulfilled childhood dream techno” vibe to one which she of becoming an actress. If feels is more “groovy, techy she’s not riding her Ducati and minimal”. The flavor of Monster 620 Dark motorcycle, Misstress Barbara’s craft, snowboarding, indulging her however, is in perpetual passion and love for cooking motion as she continually and great food, she can be pushes her own artistic found DJing Techno at a boundaries in search of the packed nightclub in a next unique sound. cosmopolitan city somewhere Past Events/Venues around the globe. • Twilo (NYC, USA) • Crobar (NYC, USA) • Velvet Underground (London, UK) She’s known • The End (London, UK) internationally in the music • The Womb (Tokyo, Japan) • Fuse (Brussels, Belgium) industry as Misstress Barbara, • Stereo (Montreal, Canada) an alias she concocted for • Florida 135 (Fraga, Spain) • Loft (Barcelona, Spain) herself by combining the words • Zouk (Singapore) ‘miss’ with ‘stress’. • Rex (Paris, France) • Aloca (Sao Paulo, Brazil) • Lov. E (Sao Paulo, Brazil) Born in 1975, this • Sonar (Spain) • Awakenings (Holland) Sicilian-turned-Montrealer • I Love Techno (Belgium) always knew she had a knack • Monegros (Spain) • Fashion Cares (Toronto, Canada) for producing evocative and • Piknic Eletronic (Montreal, Canada) innovative music. Growing up • Extrema (Eindhoven, Netherlands) with a cultured musical palate Consistent with the Top Music Picks metamorphosis of her music, • Bjork • Matthew Herbert Misstress Barbara continues to • Lucio Battisti challenge herself • Goldfrap • George Michael professionally by seeking out • Stevie Wonder new vehicles for her music. At • Brazilian Girls • Beatles the beginning of 2007, the • Led Zeppelin tragic passing of a close family • LCD Soundsystem • Sade member sparked yet another • Madonna transformation; Misstress • Barry White • Abba Barbara began to write and • Mina compile lyrics. Throughout all • Hot Chip • Lauryn Hill of 2008 she will be working diligently in the studio to mold and shape the new direction she is heading. The release of Kicking off her music her first artist album will see career at age 12 as a drummer Barbara step out from behind in local bands, Misstress the turntables and in front of a Barbara immediately became microphone as she sings a absorbed by classic rock, punk majority of all the vocals, with and hard music. In 1994, her collaborations from the likes of discovery of the electronic The Brazilian Girls, and music scene prompted her to Swayzak. The addition of toss her drumsticks, buy 2 singer to her artistic resume is turntables and a mixer and just another highlight to her learn the art of DJing. In 1996, already long list of she scored her first booking achievements. and hasn’t looked back since. Over the years, Misstress STAYED TUNED!!! Barbara has worked with several internationally Stage Mates acclaimed musicians, DJ’s, • Bjork • Prodigy and record labels, has created • Carl Cox her own label “ITURNEM”, • Richie Hawtin • Masters at Work and has licensed her music to • Sven Vaeth the videogame and film • James Holden industries. In 2001 Barbara Record Labels received the SODEC prize at • Iturnem • Border Community the annual MIMI’s • Bedrock (International Initiative • Intec • Tronic Montreal's Music); as well as • Primate ‘Best Breakthrough • Deaf Dumb and Blind Underground DJ’ at 2003’s UK • Moonshine Underground Music Awards misstressbarbara.com .