Shiva is one of a new generation of DJs that started to play in a more sophisticated music age. She plays any kind of music that touches her, especially melodic and spacy electronic music. But her love for music goes beyond one particular style. Shiva's first co-production, a remix for the band Trisomie21, was released on Maquis Music (November 2004). Furthermore, Shiva is working on her producer skills together with John Consemulder (Keynote/ End to End/Soma,) and Berry van Gardingen (EC Recordings).

Real name?
Shiva

DJ name?
DJ Shiva

How did you choose it?
Why? To please myself and eventually others, it just makes me happy.

Vinyl junkie or CDs?
At the moment I prefer vinyl but that can change...

How many records/CDs do you have?
Maybe 1000. I never count them.

What style of music do you play?
Melodic and spacy electronic music.

Where do you DJ?
Everywhere and nowhere... residencies at All is One, TWSTD (every first Friday), and Girl Power (Laughing Buddha Music). More info at my website below.

Your ideal DJ gig?
At a multimedia gig, like Sonar Festival... together with my VJ (Caïro Collective) and Aroma Jockey Odo7, between Laurent Garnier and Miss Kittin :)

Last record/CD you bought?
It's on the German label Bpitch Control from Sylvie Marks.

Current musical obsession?
Making music, as much as I can.

Top 3 all-time dancefloor favourites?
Laurent Garnier/Shazz/Ludovic Navarre – Acid Eiffel
Leftfield – Not Forgotten, and some track of Underworld.
Sven Väth – My Name is Barbarella

Worst request?
Hmm... don't remember. Thank god – not too many!

Favourite record stores in Amsterdam?
Distortion, Killa Cutz and Rush Hour.

Favourite internet radio station
Studio Brussel

Do you have your own website?
www.djshiva.nl