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DJ Naz releases mix tape titled 'State of Emergency'

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DJ Naz has her eyes set on the music industry in a big way. The lone female disc jockey, who competed for her chance to win $2 million in the 2009 Heineken Green Synergy, released her mix tape a few days ago and has already seen more than 800 downloads.

DJ Naz, whose real name is Nazaria Taylor, did well in the Kingston auditions of the competition and had the audience spellbound with her very impressive mixing. Although dropping out of the Green synergy competition, many believed that she did much better than her male counterparts. Now, she is ensuring that she is remembered as a bona fide disc jockey by releasing a mix tape called State of Emergency.

"The mix tape is my latest project. I'm mainly focusing on this right now because it doesn't make sense to release another mix tape with the same rhythms. Dat jus nuh mek nuh sense to me. I might try a hip-hop mix tape next, though," she said. "The tape State of Emergency has 71 tracks which includes the intro and the out-tro but fans can expect a whole lot of creativity."

Apart from that, Naz said she's currently at Best Fm every Friday and Thursday "putting in the work to reap the good rewards".

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Taylor hails from a family with a strong music background. Her father is Don Taylor, the former manager of Bob Marley and her mother is Joy White, who was known for her hit single First Cut, which was produced by Donovan Germaine.

After leaving secondary school, Naz decided she would pursue a career in music and so she decided to study studio engineering. The disc jock said she was fascinated by the idea of being a disc jockey and entered this part of the music profession as a member of an all-female team on a sound system called Chemical X based in Meadowbrook. No longer a member of Chemical X, Naz is now part of a new sound called Gurl Power International.

She was taught the art of mixing by her good friend Pablo, who is deeply involved in the sound-system world. "I have learnt a lot from him. He told me that anybody can mix dancehall music but not everyone can mix different genres of music, so I try to practise that and it has helped me a lot," she said.

Reminiscing on the first time her team played out at an event, she said, "It was at Bembe and it was four of us as girls and we were very nervous but we created a big vibe, the dancers came up onstage and the vibes was just mad," she boasted.

As to her reason for entering the Heineken Green Synergy competition, DJ Naz explained, "I love mixing, and it is a competition which gives you the opportunity to really showcase your talent. It also gives you invaluable exposure which helps you to take your career to greater heights. I entered in 2008 but I didn't go through. This time around, I was more prepared, more confident; I have nothing to lose, really."

As to who she admires as disc jockeys, she said, "From the get-go, I rate DJ Sunshine. I saw Kurt Riley at some parties and him bad. Colin Hines is bad too. On the international scene, DJ Shorty is my favourite."

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-- Edited by HABLA RUPTION on Friday 18th of June 2010 12:42:44 PM

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