First off, I would like to thank you Lisa for taking time out of your busy schedule to answer these questions.

Growing up in Holbrooks, Coventry, what kind of music where you exposed to there?

I grew up listening to Elvis Presley. I’m still a big fan.

You mention on your website that Lisa Loud, John Kelly and Toni De Vit were your favourite dj’s in your early days, are they still your favourite or have they changed?

Of course I still look up to them. They are the people who inspired me to do what I do. I still have great respect and admiration for them.

There are many female dj’s out there, but not very many make it, what influenced you and drove you to becoming the best female dj on the planet?

I didn’t set out to become the biggest female DJ. I just started Djing because I love it. My passion became my job.

In your opinion, does being a female make it easier or harder to become a successful dj?

In my case I think it helped me. I started at the time when the Spice Girls were at their peak and the whole girl power thing was happening. So I think, people were keen to see a female DJ like me come along.

You gained your fame by playing hard house, but more recently you have started playing your own style called dirty breaks, what style do you prefer more?

I love both equally really. It’s different; I love the energy and the spirit of hard house, but I also love the vibe and dirtiness that rock my breaks set.

I have recently read that you are playing at a breaks festival in Ireland, so is breaks something you are going to pursue more in the future?

I’ve been doing it for a while; I really enjoy my dirty breaks set. I did a night at Turnmills in London called the Darkroom; I didn’t play one hard track and I absolutely loved it so did the clubbers.

Also what is the reason for changing from your hard house image that made you famous to breaks?

I haven’t changed from hard house. I still play it and I style love it. Breaks is just an addition to what I do.

And what do you see for the future for hardhouse?

I think it’s doing well again. It’s opened itself and the influence of breaks, trance and techno has been a real benefit to the genre I think.

Being such a famous dj, you get the chance to tour all around the world, what is your favourite country to play in and why?

Yeah that’s one of the great things about my job: I get to play in the most amazing places. I love going to Australia and New-Zealand. The people are great over there. I also like playing in South Africa and Canada. China was another great experience for me this year.

Also what is the weirdest thing you have seen during your career?

I think it changes every week-end!

If you had the chance to play at any location in the world what would it be?

Carl cox played on top of Table Top Mountain for the millennium. That would be a fab place to play as I’ve been up the mountain and the views are spectacular.

You are scheduled to play at a white party in HK this coming October, what things have you heard about the crowd in HK?

Yes I can’t wait. I’ve played in other parts of China before and the response was wonderful. So I can only look forward to my gig there.

What can HK clubbers expect from your performance in October?

It’s going to be hard and dirty but I can’t say more…

Thank you very much Lisa for answering these questions. On behalf of the HK clubbing community, I thank you for coming to HK and we are very much looking forward to see you perform.

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