WHAT: LED presents Sydney Blu and Tatiana Fontes
WHEN: Friday, July 20th, 2012
WHERE: Voyeur
Sydney Blu continues to establish herself as one of the top female electronic producers and Dj’s in the world. Her passion for success, hit singles on the Beatport charts, extensive globally touring, and musical creativity has Sydney at the top of the electronic music scene.
Sydney Blu and Blu Music consistently hit the Beatport charts over the past year, with her remixes of Givin it Up by The Goodmen and a re-edit of Jefferson Airplane titled 'Want Somebody' topping the charts for weeks. As well, Blu’s label had one of it’s biggest hits this past year with Trent Cantrelle’s ‘I Wanna Freak’ topping the Beatport Top 10 and holding the #1 House song on the website for 3 months. The song has been nominated as a finalist for #1 House song of 2011. All of Sydney's releases received consistent support from global heavyweights such as Roger Sanchez, Robbie Rivera, Paul Oakenfold, Chuckie, Oscar G, Thomas Gold, Funkagenda & Chris Lake.
2012 is already proving to be busy with original tracks and remixes set for release on Spinnin Records, Vicious Records, Zenbi Recordings & Funkfarm Records and Blackhole Recordings. Her full length live album on Nervous Records, 'Sydney Blu: Live at Mansion' raced up the itunes dance charts this past spring with a massive summer tour that took her all North & South America.
With an even more explosive touring schedule that is set to push her even further to success across 5 continents, 2012 is looking bright for the super fresh and accomplished SYDNEY BLU.
Tatiana Fontes was born in Florianopolis, Brazil in november 14, to Fernando Fontes and Rosa Maria Bastos, who are of italian and brazilian descent respectively. Her father is a nightclub owner and her mom a homemaker. Tatiana has one sister and three brothers. Despite her parents divorce when she was two years old, her family is very close and supportive of each other.
Tatiana started taking ballet lessons when she was 5. At 12 she used to write, direct, and star in her own theater productions, inviting her friends to be part of it. She also started a singing / dancing group called "Paquitas de Floripa", with which she would travel around the state performing in fairs, birthday parties and children's hospitals. At the age of 15 she started to get offers for modeling jobs in her hometown. She really liked the idea of being a model, and when she was 16 a trip to the mall changed her life. A lady invited her to participate in a modeling contest called The Look Of The Year created by Elite Models. Tatiana was one of the finalists, she didn't win first place, but she got a contract to work in Japan.