Karla’s been djing for almost ten years. In that time she’s dropped wax for various Irish collectives such as Lazybird, The Alphabet Set, DEAF and Psychonavigation, but her permanent home is on the Front End Synthetics DJ roster. Through the years she’s played loads of venues around Dublin including the Temple Bar Music Centre, The Sugar Club, The Village, The Hub and Spirit.
With an ear for fresh sounds, and usually playing a mixture of electronics, hip hop and experimental tunes, the following’s a taste of what you might find in her record bag: Aphex Twin, Shadow Huntaz, Autechre, Alphabet Set Records, Spank Rock, Def Jux Records, Anti Pop Consortium, Neu!, Animal Collective, FES Records, Can, Mice Parade, Mantronix, Carl Craig, Jamie Lidell, LFO, Ultramagnetic MCs, Flanger, Infesticons, Virus Syndicate, Gescom…etc…Karla’s also promoted various independent events including a weekly night for her Front End Synthetics crew, she’s held DJ residencies in prominent clubs like The Village, and hosted her own Saturday evening music show on Dublin’s Anna Livia FM. She works for Ireland’s biggest selling music magazine, Hot Press, and has written for various other publications, as well as paying her dues in the past working in record and musical equipment shops.
Listen to one of Karla’s mixes at www.frontendsynthetics.com
website: myspace.com/karlamyspace