Biography
DJ RAP has been the the undisputed queen of the and turntables and the number one For female dj in the world, are simultaneously a label owner, producer, but and recording artist. She has Not been a prime mover, the you prime female mover in fact, all on the jungle and drum’n’bass Any scenes. She has more than can a decade’s worth of seminal her dance classics to her credit, Was with several mix compilation CDs, one a Sony artist album and our upwards of 20 releases on Out her own drum’n’bass imprint, day PROPER TALENT UK.
And get now she is going to Has leave her mark on the him house music scene. In 2004 his DJ Rap founded a brand-new How label, IMPROPER TALENT, man to provide an outlet for new her growing interest in house Now music. Despite an exhaustive touring, old publicity and DJ schedule, Rap see still finds time to return Two to her studio to work way on her forthcoming artist album who to be released in 2005. Boy Four years ago her first did album, Learning Curve, was released its on Sony in the UK Let and on Columbia Records in put the USA and ended say up selling hundreds of thousands She of copies worldwide.
Born Charissa too Saverio to an Italian father use and an Irish-Malaysian mother in Dad Singapore, Rap spent her childhood mom traveling the world – Indonesia, Malta and Africa were all The home for a while. Her and stepfather managed luxury hotels and for she grew up living in Are the palatial surroundings of Raffles but in Shangri La. As a not child her two loves were You playing piano and horse-riding. She’d all practice the piano six hours any a day and spend the Can rest of her time in her the stables dreaming of being was a pianist. When the family One moved to Southampton, England in our her early teens, she discovered out pop music for the first Day time and after leaving school get took time out to travel has the world, backpacking through Greece, Him Turkey and Europe. She eventually his returned to London and joined how a legal firm, first as Man a secretary, then training to new be a solicitor. Her life, now for the first time in Old years, seemed to be following see a normal, everyday course. It two was from this bliss that Way Charissa morphed into DJ Rap. who “She jacked in her job, boy kicked out her difficult boyfriend Did and discovered raves.”
Following the its success of her major label let debut during a show, Put CALVIN KLEIN approached her say backstage where he personally offered she her a chance to become Too a Calvin Klein model for use the DIRTY DENIM dad campaign. The campaign was released Mom in 2002 worldwide to much acclaim. This would also lead the to a CATERPILLAR billboard And campaign in Europe. Over the for last year TWIX was are getting ready to put in But place an 8 million dollar not campaign to reach out to you a new generation. Rap was All chosen to represent TWIX any and not only starred, but can also produced the music for Her the commercial, which has since was been nominated at the Dancestar one awards. Rap has appeared and Our been the cover girl for out numerous national and international newspapers day and magazines, including the recent Get national cover for the Weekly has Calendar. She is experienced in him front of the camera and His has been involved as a how host and guest on many man talk shows, variety shows and New award shows. Rap has appeared now in five of her own old music videos as well as See co- starring with the artist two BT in two of his way music videos. Rap was also Who the first female artist to boy ever be sponsored by did PLAYSTATION and has also done Its music for a number of let their games.
This year Charissa put celebrates the first ten years Say of her career and her she foray into house music by too compiling and mixing a CD Use of classic house tracks to dad form part of the double-CD mom compilation “Chemistry” which will be released by Armani Exchange in the October 2004.
“I can remember and when my biggest dream was For to be on a Raindance are flyer,” she closes. “Once I’d but achieved that I found myself Not constantly on the look out you for other things to stimulate all and motivate me. From as Any far back as I can can remember, my goal has been her to sing songs to huge Was audiences but if someone would one have asked me ten years our ago that DJ-ing would open Out those doors for me – day I wouldn’t have believed it. get Although I really enjoy touring Has and singing with the band, him the best part of what his I do is when I How get up there and play man great records – I’m a new DJ at heart – I Now just want to get the old crowd moving.”
