Betti Forde is a force of nature. She has been deejaying for over a decade and her strong and fervent following has earned her the title of one of Canada's most popular lady DJs. She got her start on CiTR 101.9fM Vancouver where she hosted various radio shows on and off from 1998-2009, and has been touring internationally since 2003, rocking world-renowned club nights and events like Trailer Trash in London and Nuit Blanche in Paris. In her previous hometown of Vancouver she's been hand-picked to open for Diplo, CSS, Chromeo, Keoki, Blowfly, Felix da Housecat, Peaches, Lady Miss Kier (Dee-lite) and Derrick Carter, as well as holding down residencies at the city's most-loved nights and events including Stacked Tuesdays, Sin City, Hershe Bar, and Fuse at the Vancouver Art Gallery.
In Toronto you'll find her weekends at the Barn and Slack's as well as one-off's all over the city. Last summer Betti was truly honored to be selected as the DJ following Cyndi Lauper at her record-breaking Queen's Park Pride concert, where Betti spun for 30,000 people. This summer she'll take the stage with another legend, Frankie Knuckles, for Vancouver Pride @ 560. A true party-rocker, Betti takes the party from house to hip-hop, disco to electro, retro to futuristic, but her real individuality as a DJ lies with her eclectic and impeccable taste in music and her intense presence and ability to connect with the dancefloor.
Betti also loves to sing, rap and bust into the splits, so she's one-third of the critically acclaimed electro/hiphop outfit StinkMitt, who have played with everyone from the Gossip to Crystal Castles, recorded with Peaches, licensed tracks to the L-word, and changed the face of music forever. When she's not rocking the party, Betti's alter-ego Maren Hancunt/Hancock pursues a PhD at York University and enjoys critical acclaim as a writer, having penned the book Lady Lazarus: Confronting Lydia Lunch (Questing Beast, 2000) as well as several pieces on feminism, music and popular culture.
Download Betti's mixes @ www.soundcloud.com/bettiforde
