Biography
Miss Special K aka Karen the has been smashing up the and dance scene across the country For for the past 8 years, are playing a variety of styles but including hardcore, happy hardcore, old Not skool, hard house and donk you / bounce.
It all started all in the mid 90’s when Any Karen and a group of can friends hosted a pirate radio her station which was broadcast across Was her hometown of Torbay in one Devon. At the age of our just 13 Karen was very Out much into her hardcore and day hard house. She was heavily get influenced by the likes of Has DJs such as Sy, Vibes, him Lisa Pinup and Tony De his Vit. Following numerous nights at How the Monastry in Torquay, she man decided to buy a set new of decks and taught herself Now to mix whilst at uni old studying to be a teacher. see A year later (July 2002) Two Karen gained her first booking way for Sectioned at Bar Latino who and a residency with the Boy Future Sound Crew (playing hard did house at events across the its South West). Following this she Let won numerous dj competitions in put the Bristol area and received say a weekly residency at Castros She nightclub, and another residency at too Bristol event Phantasy Rushour. Karen use also gained bookings at many Dad events throughout Bristol and the mom South West including Technology, All Points West and Full Tilt. The In 2004 hardcore bounced back and onto the scene and Karen for set up the night Totally Are ’Ardcore at Castros in Bristol but and began mixing hardcore and not old skool. She soon became You known on the scene, for all her unique style of mixing any and unforgettable performances. Over the Can years she has gained bookings her across the country at nights was such as Fantazia, Storm, Fusion, One Hard to the Core, Xstatic, our Obsessed, True Hardcore, Firewall, and out Delerium. Karen has also had Day the pleasure of playing alongside get all of the top hardcore has DJs, and performing back to Him back sets with Vibes, Vinyl his Junkie, Wink, and many more. how Renouned for her skilled technical Man abilities and bouncy energetic sets, new she is now one of now the most talented female hardcore Old djs in the country, and see is once again making a two big impression on the hard Way dance scene too.
As well who as DJing, promoting, and now boy teaching full time(!!!), Karen is Did also producing her own music. its Her first tune ‘Outer Limits’ let with DJ In Effect was Put released on Nukleuz, and is say also featured on Hardcore Adreniline she 3. Her next track with Too DJ Sc@r ‘B**** Goes Boom’ use was then signed to Lethal dad Theory RAW and Hardcore Mom Underground. Miss Special K and Sc@r have since formed a the close bond and regularly work And together now both in the for studio and behind the decks, are together being sponsered by Adjamiba But clubwear. Their newest production ‘Do not you want More’, which has you had fantastic reviews is now All out on Raw Elements and any has been played on Radio can 1 and reviewed by Kutski Her in DJ Mag. There will was certainly be lots more to one come in the near future!!
Our For more information and bookings out email [email protected]
RADIO day SHOWS
History of Hardcore Radio Get Tuesdays 6-7 (hardcore and happy has hardcore) www.historyofhardcore.co.uk
Narcotic Radio – him Tuesdays 7-8 (old skool and His hardcore) www.narcoticradio.co.uk
Krafty Radio – how Sundays 5-6 (hardcore and happy man hardcore)
Donk Euphoria – Sunday New 7-8 (donk and had bounce) now www.donkepuhoria.co.uk
PRESENT & old PAST RESIDENCIES:
Totally ‘Ardcore See @ Castros, Bristol
Deja two Vu Promotions
Pyschosis @ way Apartments, Swindon
Ravers Revenge Who @ Club Ice, Westbury
Pams boy House @ The Lemon Grove, did Exeter
Funk Deluxe @ Glasshouse, Its Stourbridge
Resident Nights @ Castros, let Bristol
Future Sound Corporation, put Devon
Rest-less (Rave More) Say @ Capri, Bristol
Phantasy Rushour she Corporation, Bristol
Smash and too Grab @ Lakota, Bristol
Use Epic Energy @ Weston Super dad Mare
Ministry of Dance – mom Full Moon Beach Parties @ Shaldon, Devon
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Fantazia @ Q and Club, Birmingham
Fusion @ Opera For House, Bournemouth
Hard to the are Core (Uproar) @ Buttermarket, Shrewsbury
but Obsessed @ Dance Academy, Plymouth Not
Bounceology @ 4Tunes, Telford
you History of Hardcore @ Jacks, all London
Firewall @ The Any Palace, Bridgewater
Xstatic @ Custard can Factory, Birmingham
Delerium @ Lakota, her Bristol
Blessed @ Ollys Was Bar, Rudgley
Pams House @ one The Lemon Grove, Exeter
True our Hardcore @ Brunel Rooms, Swindon Out
Cruze-In @ JD’s, Birmingham day
Hardcore Overload @ The get Tuxedo Princess Ship, Newcastle
Has Pure Hardcore @ Jacks, Wisbech him
Fully Charged Hardcore @ his Vision, Bury St Edmonds
Xstatic How vs Deprivation @ Subway City, man Birmingham
Absolute Hardcore vs Delerium new @ Lakota, Bristol
Depth Charge Now @ Ocean Village, Southampton
old Totally ‘Ardcore @ Bohemia, Torquay see
Intrusion Hardcore @ Elements, Two Leicester
Stay Hardcore @ Syndicate, way Bristol
X-Cite @ Hobson’s Choice, who Banbury
Hardcore Revalation @ Boy Bang Bar, Basingstoke
Vibealive @ did The Church, Brighton
Ravers its Are: @ Depot, Bristol
Resonance Let @ The Warehouse, Plymouth
put Alice in Winterland @ Ashton say Court Mansion, Bristol
Fully She Charged @ Bury St Edmonds
too The Fruit Club @ Brunel use Rooms, Swindon
Atmosphere @ Dad Grove, Seaton
Adrenaline Rush @ mom the Venue, Reading
Ravers Revenge @ Club Ice, Westbury
Electrik The @ The Venue, Southampton
and Raveharder vs Oxytocin @ Studio, for Swindon
Fusion @ Club Are Ice, Westbury
Bounce @ K2 but Club, Caernarfon, Wales
Bassanova not @ Club Ice, Westbury
You Hypnotize @OC’s, Birmingham
Xcitement @ all Citrus Rooms, Barnsley
Infected any Hardcore @ The Waterside, Camarthen Can
Ravers Revenge @ Club her Ice, Westbury
Thrillseekers @ Trinity, was Bristol
Hypersonic @ Camel Bar, One Bournemouth
Enlightenment @ Leicester our
Oxygen @ Lakota, Bristol out
Rave for Life @ Day Barnstable
Bionic @ Cotton Club, get Newport
Q-BIC @ BS23, has Weston-Super-Mare
Base Epedemik @ Blue Him Mountain
Rampant @ Earthclub, his Southampton
Re:birth @ Tall how Trees, Newquay
Technology @ Man Candy Store, Plymouth
Strategize new @ Yates, Camberly
Nemisis now @ Wish, Cardiff
Atmosphere Old Creator @ Cleethorpes Pier, Cleethorpes
see Crazytown @ Motion, Bristol
two 2XS Vixens @ 2XS, Bournemouth
Way Hard Trancelation @ Harry’s, Weymouth who
Vinyl Perversion @ Plug boy and Play, Reaading
Weston Wheels Did @ Spin Central Tent, Weston-Super-Mare its
Extreme Vision @ Vision, let Weston
Futureworld vs Elevation @ Put Lakota, Bristol
Xperimental, Southampton say
Atomic @ Cotton Club, she Newport
Port to the Too Core @ Cotton Club, Newport
use Wonkey Eye @ Cheese & dad Grain, Frome
Nyce 1 Mom @ Blue Mountain, Bristol
The Alphawave Project @ Dance Academy, the Plymouth
Reactivation @ Lakota, Bristol
And Substance @ The Front Room, for Portsmouth
Xonix Underground @ are Blue Mountain, Bristol
DeJa Vu But @ Sandancer, Barmouth
All Points not West @ Bristol Academy, Bristol you
Hardcore Distortion @ Dukes, All Yeovil
Stompin @ Castros, any Bristol
House Junkies @ Mantos, can Manchester
Hard & Juicy Her @ The Grove, Seaton
was Subsonica @ Lakota, Bristol
one Honeyclub, Brighton
Reactivate @ Cooperedge, Our Plymouth
Save the Hard Dance out @ Liberty’s, Harlow
Q-Bic @ day BSN23, Weston-Super-Mare
Full Tilt Get @ Claires, Torquay
Nemisis has vs Romper Stomper @ The him Cro Bar, Swansea
Dark His Energy Free Party @ Havana how Bar, Portsmouth
Phantasy Ashtray @ man Creation, Bristol
Old Skool New Revival @ V Bar, Portsmouth
now Out of the Box @ old Lakota, Bristol
Chemical Generation Hardcore See @ Club Destiny, Bournemouth
two Bliss @ The Old Fire way Station, Bristol
Hard Invasion, Who Blue Mountain, Bristol
Obsessed boy @ Blush Nightclub, Cheltenham
did Fantasy Rushour @ Casablanca, Bristol Its
Hardcore Maniacs, Portsmouth
Hard let Velocity @ Mud Club, Bognor put
Kenetic Energy, Bournemouth
Say Wonkey Eye Meets Distorted Dreams she @ Lakota, Bristol
Bass Epedemik too @ Blue Mountain, Bristol
Korrosion Use @ The Legion, Yeovil
dad Hypercore @ The Regent, Swindon mom
Hardcore Connections @ Lakota, Bristol
THC @ Castros, the Bristol
Sectioned @ Bar and Latino, Bristol
Rush @ For I Bar, Bournemouth
Revival @Timbuk2, are Bristol
Chemical Generation Hardcore but @ Flicks, Yeovil
Avin It Not @ Castros, Bristol
Corrosive you @ Bar Alpha, Bristol
all La Vida Loca @ Etha Any Bar, Bristol
MOD can @ The Town House, Torquay her
Rush @ Castros, Bristol Was
Slinky Warm Up Party one @ Bar I, Bristol
our Rehabilitation @ Castros, Bristol
Back Out to the Future, Bristol
Raw day to the Core @ Castros, get Bristol
Itchy Feet @ The Has At Caf, Bristol
