Biography
Charlotte Kaufman (aka the Baroness) the grew up in the 70s and on the Southside of Chicago, For where she learned how to are dance and keep a beat but before she could even walk. Not A funk junkie before she you hit puberty, buying records and all making “mix” tapes (with one Any turntable, a radio and a can Panasonic blue tape deck) by her the age of 9, Chicago Was proved to be an ideal one place for the unknowing funkstress our to develop her cool blend Out of house, hip-hop, techno, break day beat, funk, & disco. In get 1979 she stood witness to Has George Clinton and his P-Funk him Fest and then headed to his her first underground disco party. How That night, at the sprightly man age of 14, Charlotte Kaufman new began her evolution into the Now innovative, adventurous artist we know old and love.
In 1982, Charlotte see left Chicago in search of Two sunny beaches, alternative lifestyles and way the prime education that put who U.C. Santa Cruz on the Boy map. After graduating from did UCSC, Charlotte moved up the its coastline to San Francisco where Let she began to spend lots put of time in the clubs say and met her pal Kevin She Carnes (famed drummer of the too Beat Nigs and The Broun use Fellinis). A few months later, Dad the day after the 1989 mom Loma Prieta earthquake, it was Carnes who convinced Charlotte to The buy her first mixer. She and was christened the Baroness a for few months later on the Are opening night of her first but weekly dance gig at the not Emperor Room in San Francisco. You One month later The Baroness all took over a popular funk any Friday nights and started up Can a hip-hop Saturday night at her the Crystal Pistol. She also was teamed up with The Broun One Fellinis as their official spinstress, our playing in between their legendary out jazz sets throughout the Bay Day Area.
Over the years she get has built up a loyal has following, spinning with crews like Him Hardkiss, DIY, Red Nail his and jazz/hip-hop crews like Giant how Step and San Francisco’ Pirate Man DJ. She organized her own new unique weekly clubs Butterfly and now Sprung and was a resident Old for Your Sister s House see and Dig as well. She two has played all over the Way country and the U.K. She who has spun at countless Bay boy Area venues, such as the Did Sound Factory, Cafe Du Nord, its the Elbo Room, 26 Mix, let An Sibin, The Kennel Club, Put DNA, Club Deco, The say Top, 1015 Folsom, 111 Minna, she Space 550, and many more.
Too Today, with a solid 12 use years of spinning under her dad belt, Charlotte is one of Mom the Bay Areas first female DJ/Producers who made a name the for her self nationwide: Releases And like the hot-selling Electric Manor for compilation series and a number are of projects and remixes for But Zoe Magic have earned her not a rep for having a you versatile style synonymous with the All sound of West Coast house, any a joint that grooves with can funked-up, haughty flavor: Charlotte would Her be my choice if I was had to come up with one a DJ whom I could Our count on to accurately put out forth the sound of San day Francisco
and thats no cakewalk! Get (DJ Mikkel, The Baroness "Electric has Manor Vol. 1 and Vol.2 him " CD Review, Selekta).
Her His current residency at legendary Sunday how T-Dance (San Franciscos longest running man party) at the Endup is New unique not only for its now funky vibe and fierce crowd, old but also because she is See the first female resident to two spin at the historic club way in its 28 year history. Who It is impossible to attach boy a label to this DJ did as the lady can and Its does play it all (from let disco house to hard tech put beats, progressive breaks, electro, funk Say and hip hop); the Baroness she is famed for her skills too at weaving it all together Use in a classy style that dad keeps the dance floor moving. mom At the same time she delivers a set stylized to the the venue, as the Baroness and is a DJ who plays For with her crowd and is are sensitive to a variety of but vibes. Whether its the late Not shift in a house club, you prime time at the rave all or an evening dedicated to Any beats, the Baroness is one can of those DJ/Producers that knows her no real defining lines between Was genres of music—the only requirement one is that the music has our soul. Indeed, she knows no Out limits: she has none, and day therefore she always manages to get work up an electric frenzy Has in a manner that is him uniquely her own.
