Choose your preference of the following: Michael Jackson or Prince?

I loved Mike, especially as part of the Jackson 5, but then I discovered Prince and I became awakened.

Aretha Franklin or Diana Ross?

I loved Aretha first, then Diana, but now that I'm older I have to say Aretha.

Earth, Wind & Fire, The Commodores, or The Ohio Players?

You know what, I love all of them, but I might have to say Ohio Players for "Sweet Sticky Thing."

As a senior in high school, you were - or should have been - voted... what?

Nerdy now but foxy later. The Late Bloomer Award! [laughs]

When did you first start DJing? How did you get interested in DJing? Were you a clubber first and somehow migrated from the dance floor to the booth?

I first got bit by the DJ bug in high school. I had a couple friends that had set ups. They would teach me things and let me play with them privately. If other guys were around they would act like I was crazy for wanting to play. It was very much a boys club. I didn't do anything with it then. In 1993 I started dating a DJ and soon we moved in together. There were decks at the apartment and I played with them. He showed me some things but I can't really say I started doing anything with it then either.

In 1995, I was asked to play at Sole Junkies (the shoe store owned by Travis Cho, the brother of Luke Cho from "Untitled"). Charles Little (then of Pure) was there and thought I sounded good. He started booking me to play Pure parties after that. I wasn't trying to be a DJ. It just happened.

Which three DJs influenced you the most in your early development?

Jevon Jackson, Mel Hammond and Diz.

How did SuperJane come about and how did you get involved? Did anyone in particular spearhead the effort to form the collective? There were a few other female DJs in the city at the time, but how and why did you four come together?

Shannon (DJ Dayhota) came to me one day and said they had an idea for a collective (she, Colette and Heather) and they wanted a fourth. She said she was thinking of me or Psycho Bitch. The problem from her point of view was that in a threesome, the tendency for issues to arise and people choosing sides or someone being left out is greater - that sort of thing. Also they had talked to a few clubs about playing already and got nowhere.

She came to me with SuperJane just as an idea but thought that I would be a good fit because of my style of playing. I had already been playing for two years and was known as a House DJ, whereas Psycho Bitch was more tribal and hard house. I had known them all individually and thought they were all cool girls, plus I was all about Girl Power so I said I would be down.

The foursome being complete now, we began booking shows. The first SuperJane show was at Funky Buddha and we started a monthly there. We were then able to take our events to other clubs like Smart Bar.

What's been the best thing about being a part of SuperJane and what's been the worst?

I love each of the women I play with and trust them as friends and confidantes. It's hard sometimes because I might be thought of as the most accessible of the four, so people approach me about us all the time and expect me to hook it up for shows. I always have to explain to people that bookings don't go through me.

But we are doing a tour in the Fall to celebrate our ten year anniversary as a collective. If anyone wants to book the tour, they should contact Neil@RepublikManagement.com.