In a very male-dominated industry, Brazzabelle is one woman in dance music making a name for herself all across the globe. Rocking hard with the big boys, both in DJing and production, this Ultimate Music Experience talent is leading the pack of female upstarts.
Known to her family as Brittney Bowles, the Arizona native has always been interested in a variety of musical genres. Introduced to dance music in her early teen years, she immediately fell in love, “It all started when I was about 13. My parents didn’t let me watch TV so I spent an absurd amount of time on the computer and one of my friends introduced me to a production program call ‘Dance EJ’ which I learned the basics of production.” But even though she loved to produce, finances got in the way, “After that it kind of fizzled out because my allowance didn’t allow for me to buy any equipment so I moved onto more traditional instruments and started to play the guitar and bass because I really wanted to be in a band.”
After graduation, Bowles went to work as a fashion merchandiser. Though she enjoyed her time there, a study abroad program to Europe would change everything, “It wasn’t until I studied abroad in Barcelona and became friends with a few DJ’s who encouraged me to get back into it,” she explains, “they told me what equipment to buy and I went home and practiced my little heart out and eventually started playing gigs.”
Back in the United States, Brazzabelle started DJing at many local gigs in her current home of Los Angeles. And by 2011, she released her debut release “Break Your Body.” The sexy track caught the attention of house music lovers everywhere and her success since has been somewhat of a ripple effect as she has earned residencies with several of the West Coast’s most prestigious nightclubs and has been named one of 944 Magazine‘s “Leading Woman in Nightlife.” Brazzabelle has made quite an impression among some heavyweights in dance music. Martin Solveig once said at a show, “Brazzabelle opened for me tonight, but in two years I’ll be opening for her.”
Following the success of “Break Your Body,” Brazzabelle has released a steady stream of mixtapes, two EP’s, including the single “Drop The Beat” featuring Zashanel and remixed Gentlemen Hall’s hit track “Take Me Under.” Recently grabbing some studio time with gLAdaitor, the two released a free download of their rework of TLC’s classic track, “No Scrubs.”
Still honing in on what her true sound is, we’re excited to see what the future holds for this rising new talent. To quote her, “It will always be unique to Brazzabelle.” Her latest festival edit of the classic anthem “What is Love” is sure to make its way in sets around the globe. Come drop the beat with Brazzabelle when she performs at Ultimate Music Experience on March 13-15th – buy your tickets today!
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