Beyonda has been voted "Best Dj in Portland" a couple times. I think she has a pretty big following as well. The time has finally come for her to join us at Someday. I have no idea what she is going to play. Maybe she'll drop some soul 45's or maybe some jiggy southern 3 6 mafia-esque joints? Who knows? It's up to her. And we usually don't do The Fix on Saturdays but this event is a special occasion. Also to make it more awesome there are going to be some drink specials. What the are... I don't know, yet. But it will be worth your while to be out next weekend. Lots of things going on and we are keeping it affordable just for you!
Here is some more detailed info about her.
"Beyonda got her start in her hometown of Memphis, TN collecting soul records and sharpening her skills before hitting the streets as a DJ. Straight from Soulsville, she knows all about southern hospitality, musical roots, and payin’ dues. After a successful stint in Memphis, Beyonda decided to test herself elsewhere and began her journey to the West. Following her arrival in Portland, OR, she toured Europe and began DJing for the female hip-hop group, Siren’s Echo. They toured and opened for numerous groups (Wutang, Zion I, Lifesavas) for a year before she decided to focus on building her reputation on the dance floor. These days Beyonda keeps heads and dance floor maniacs engaged for hours. She mixes it up with serious dexterity and a variety of genres, adding dirty south, hip hop, live mash-ups, soul, old school, punk, rock, and turntablizm with a bit of the unexpected. One can't stand still when she is on the tables, or leave to use the bathroom, or go to the bar, or move an inch from the dance floor! In fact, you may want to tear the roof down. If the dance floor isn’t your scene Beyonda also loves to use her creativity to form seamless eclectic sets for an engaging laidback atmosphere.
But don't just believe us; check out what the Portland Mercury has to say on
April 13, 2006:
“Dudes, I hear this all the time: "Everybody in Portland is a DJ and none of 'em actually know how to DJ. Except DJ Beyonda. Beyonda's totally world class." Seriously, all the time.”
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Tha Digsta