Sydney Blu

Sydney Blu (born Joanne Judith-Mary Hill; November 22, 1977)^[1] is a Canadian DJ, producer, and record label owner. Blu is known for large, live event performances at major venues and dance music festivals around the world and releases on multiple labels, including her own Blu Music. Her singles, "Give It Up For Me" and "Senses and the Mind" broke beatport.com sales records, and launched her label "Blu Music" with her single "Instinct".

History

Blu's career began in her native Canada,^[2] where she became a well-known member of the electronic dance music community with shows around the country. She moved to Miami in 2010 to pursue opportunities in the larger, more established EDM community.

Since moving to Miami, Blu has taken a residency at Mansion Miami. She has performed internationally with artists including Deadmau5 at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Recife Brazil, BPM Festival in Mexico, and shows in Spain, Philippines, Tunisia, Pakistan,^[3][4] Egypt, and Colombia, in addition to many venues across North America.^[5][6]

In 2009, Sydney launched Blu Music Records with the debut record of Instinct. The label featured electro releases (Instinct, Articul8, Big Jerk, Nineteen 59), progressive house releases (Lights Out, Want Somebody, Bad Blood), Techno (Haste), as well as other genres of electronic music. Aside from releases by Sydney Blu herself, the label has signed Miami DJ Obi Tawil aka Damaged Goods, and Florida electro star Adrian Villaverde. The label has been one of the most successful labels on beatport charts in its history.

In addition to her record label, Sydney’s Blu Party brand has hosted its annual event, Miami Music Week, for the past four years. The Blu Party has been known to be one of the most well-respected WMC/MMW parties, with a penchant for debuting A-list & untapped talent. Recent headliners of the Blu Party in past years have included artists such as Thomas Gold, John Dahlback, Funkagenda, Tommy Lee & Dj Aero, David Tort, Alex Kenji, SOFI, Kim Fai, Wally Lopez, Manuel De La Mar and many more.

Sydney is now signed to Blackhole Recordings with a forthcoming album and documentary series being published on her life. The series is a biographical documentary series titled "Being Sydney Blu". The show focuses on the work that Sydney goes through in her DJ career, along with what she does in her free time to get away from it all. She will be releasing a new episode every month at a new location based around her show schedule. The first episode debuted in April 2013 by Electro Magazine.

Discography

Albums/Compilations

• Live At Mansion - June, 2011
• Change the Game - June 2013

Singles

• Give It Up For Me - March 2008 (mau5trap)
• Senses and the Mind - December 2008 (mau5trap)
• Instinct - March 2009 (Blu Music)
• Panic Attack - May 2009 (with Matteo DiMarr) (Blu Music)
• Sleeping Awake - May 2009 (Blu Music)
• Lights Out - March 2011 (with Trent Cantrelle and the Manufactured Superstars) (Blu Music)
• The Lockout - May 2011 (with Jquintel) (Spinnin')
• Devastating (with Damaged Goods) - January 2012 (Blu Music)
• Xfactor - February 2012 (Zenbi Recordings)
• Chemistry - July 2012 (Blackhole)
• Another Late Night feat MC Flipside - October 2012 (Blackhole)
• Whiplash (with Damaged Goods) - October 2012 (Funk Farm)
• Nightlight feat Betsie Larkin - January 2013 (Blackhole)
• Change the Game - April 2013 (Blackhole)
• NYCMIA - June 2013

References

External links

• Official website
• Sydney Blu on Facebook
• Sydney Blu on Twitter
• Sydney Blu on SoundCloud
• Sydney Blu's channel on YouTube
• Sydney Blu discography at Discogs
• Sydney Blu at the Internet Movie Database