Spinning tunes at some of the biggest events like the Golden Globes and Art Basel and at parties for major brands like Jaguar and Versace, these DJs are in demand and on repeat.
This story appeared in the Meetings 2018 issue of BizBash.
Cited by the New York Times as “one of the coolest people in Manhattan,” Daisy O’Dell, now based in Los Angeles, is an award-winning music producer, curator, and DJ who has performed alongside the likes of Lou Reed, Prince, LCD Soundsystem, Common, Lady Gaga, and Stevie Wonder. In 2018, O’Dell headlined the Absolut tent at Coachella and performed at the Golden Globes, Grammys, Sundance Film Festival, and the Westworld and Stranger Things premieres, in addition to scoring the PBS show Actors On Actors and producing remixes for Disney. Her regular clients include Getty Villa, CAA, William Morris Endeavor, Netflix, and Variety. Booking is available through her website.
As a regular in Miami and Los Angeles, as well as at annual festivals like Art Basel, Cannes Lions, Sundance, TIFF, SXSW, and Coachella, Vikas Sapra brings an elevated approach to music, rotating through multiple residencies at venues like 1OAK, Tao, Rose Bar, and warehouse parties in Brooklyn. As a collaborator with the likes of Mark Ronson, QuestLove, and Rev Run, Sapra boasts a celebrity roster that includes performances for Jay-Z, Kanye West, and Courtney Love. He also launched a new music app called Raina, which features exclusive, custom-made mixes by top DJs worldwide. Booking is available through his website.
A true multi-hyphenate, Pamela Katz Tick melds her passions for fashion, lifestyle, and music as a DJ, social media influencer, and model. Following a brief stint as a fashion assistant, Tick started modeling for All Saints, Banana Republic, H&M, and Vans thanks to her feminine-meets-tomboy style; she’s currently the face of the Fall 2018 Frye campaign. It was Tick’s love for music that led her to dip her toes into the world of spinning. She’s now a regular on the fashion circuit, playing events in New York City and beyond for clients such as Aritzia, Hugo Boss, New York magazine, Revolve, Versace, and Vogue Brazil. She can be booked through Preveyor ([email protected]).
Former celebrity publicist Michelle Pesce has been a full-time DJ for more than 10 years. The Ohio native is best known for her deep love of ’80s and ’90s hip-hop and pop; DJ Spinderella (from Salt-N-Pepa) served as a mentor as Pesce broke into the L.A. hip-hop scene. Having performed globally from Kenya to Canada, Pesce is the only DJ to have ever spun six times at the Recording Academy’s official Grammy after-party. Most recently, she started Nona Entertainment, an artist entertainment company, and joined forces with three other influential women (including fellow DJ O’Dell) to create Woman, an L.A.-based collective to enhance and transform nightlife and events, which are sectors long dominated by men. Booking is available through her website.
With an impressive roster of clients that includes Bentley, Viacom, Brooks Brothers, Google, the N.B.A., and Tiffany & Co., Guillaume Viau is in demand in the highly lucrative consumer brand market. Brands turn to Viau for his unique curator skills as both a DJ and partner—Calvin Klein, MINI Canada, and Miller Genuine Draft have all tapped him for social media campaigns. Viau and fellow Canadian DJ and producer Conor Cutz also work on original music under the name Flight School. Plus, Viau is the co-founder of high-end lifestyle brand and design agency Daily News Project. He can be booked through Preveyor ([email protected]).
Listen: Viau's New Year's Eve playlist, created exclusively for BizBash
Immediately recognizable with her flaming red hair and lipstick, Nikki Pennie is at the forefront of the L.A. DJ scene. As an official Dior Beauty DJ, the Brit (who goes by the name She-J) almost exclusively spins at all of the French fashion house’s events, as well as being sought after for Tinseltown’s most exclusive, millennial-loving events for brands like Jaguar, Rolls-Royce, Veuve Clicquot, and Goop. Pennie began producing her own music a year ago and has just completed an EP. With her unique take on electronic dance music, she has captured the next generation of EDM lovers. Booking is available through her website.
Listen: Pennie's New Year's Eve playlist, created exclusively for BizBash
Coupling a love of fashion with roots in nightlife, Denise Love Hewett began her career producing events at famed venue the Box before becoming a DJ seven years ago. A figure on both coasts, with a current residency at Soho House West Hollywood, Hewett most recently spun at Vanity Fair’s Women in Hollywood event during Oscars week. Plus, Proper Hotels, L.A. Pride, DVF, Lucky magazine, Westfield, and Shiseido have all tapped into her skills. She’s also performed for Timbaland, Fiona Grey, and, most notably, Oprah. Book through Hovain Hylton ([email protected]).
Listen: Hewett's 2019 playlist
Described as "the twin DJs serving beats to the fashion crowd" by the Los Angeles Times, DJs and producers Angel + Dren have garnered their fair share of media attention during their relatively short run performing on the main stage. The sister duo have spun at New York parties for big-name brands like Nike, YSL, Google, and Versace. Graduates of Dartmouth College, the New Yorkers draw musical inspiration from their frequent travels to the Caribbean and South America, curating upbeat sounds that span the pop, dance, reggae, house, Afro-beat, hip-hop, Baile funk, and R&B genres. In addition to their presence at staple events including Coachella, SXSW, Sundance, Art Basel, and New York Fashion Week, they also lend their time to causes for the United Nations, Prep for Prep, 14+ Foundation, and the YWCA. Booking is available through their website.
