Miss Shiva
While most DJs and producers get to know travelling as a weekend strain, they
make use of their spare time during the week by relaxing and taking in new
energy. Miss Shiva went their own, serpent way, literally: only travelling had
revealed the entry to make it possible for her acquiring the state of a DJ
goddess… Via a concatenation of incidents she had been washed ashore of a wellknown
place where a worshiped temple of Techno had been located to which the
German party community made their pilgrimages every weekend. But let's follow
her career right from the start:
Miss Shiva doesn't know any standstill. On the contrary – willing to change for
the better her manifold interests as well as her desire for discovering and
absorbing something new made her always achieve top performance. In 1991 her
urge for movement and freedom eventually led into an extensive travel through
Europe. Fate (i.e. in this case her funds running out) ended her journey in
Frankfurt, Techno city, at the time of the dawning of a new musical era. So
Frankfurt was her destination for the time being, at the same time the place for
starting her new career. The magical attraction of masses in motion made Miss
Shiva feel drawn to the temple of Techno mentioned at the beginning: namely
Sven Väth's Omen. Inspired by the the legendary scenes which were going on
there every weekend she started her triumphant advance as a DJane herself
three years later. Shortly afterwards she discovered her preference for a Tranceinfected
sound that reflects her temperament best.
Shiva, Hindu god of dance and patron saint for the DJane personifies universal
energy. The rhythm of his dance is related to the dynamics of the universe, just
gets the great variety of its celestial bodies and their forms of motion going.
Trance is the musical style that is permanently lasting in motion– rhythmically,
melodically, harmonically. Miss Shiva, who wanted to be a dancer already from
childhood, is gaining new energy from these meandering structures, transforming
it into Asian dance styles every time during her DJ sets. Thus, the power of music
is passed on to the party animals, all out by its mediator.
After having played residencies in various local clubs Miss Shiva resumed
travelling, this time worldwide: she is booked for spinning in the biggest clubs as
well as at the most famous events (HR3 [Frankfurt radio station]-Clubnight,
Cosmox-, Open Air-, Missile-Raves, Love Parade…). The party headquarters
Miami, Ibiza, Malta and England fight over her. During the "Overload" spectacular
at 'Kunsthalle' Vienna in 2001 she obtained the desirable Techno Award for the
best DJane of the year 2000. Her 12"EP "Dreams 2002" (rmxs by Cosmic Gate
and Humate) rose sensationally to the Top 20 of the British sales charts, an
ennoblement only a handful of German producers have succeded in to date. The
incredible success has repeated itself just now: The current double CD
compilation "Dream Dance 24" (Sony Music) having been mixed by Miss Shiva
has entered the British charts, too – from 0 to position 30!
A South American tour (Miss Shiva played two raves in Peru, among others) as
well as guest performances in Canada are just further stops within her restless
Trance and dance mission; her forthcoming bookings will lead her to South Africa.
Even this year she will launch her own label Shiva Sounds.
Discography:
Shiva productions:
My Secrets (12"EP, Sony Music)
Ultimate Temptation (12"EP, Sony Music)
Dreams (12"EP, Sony Music); Top 60 Media Control Charts, Germany
Do You Feel So Right (12"EP, Sony Music)
Dreams 2002 (12"EP, Sony Music); Top 20 UK Charts; Top 10 DCC
Dream Dance 24 (2CD-Mix-compilation, Sony Music); Top 30 UK Charts
Shiva side projects:
Khadra vs. Sneo – Poison (12"EP, Motor Music)
Khadra vs. Freeclimber (12"EP, DMD)
Online – Kein Anschluss unter dieser Nummer (12"EP, ZYX Music)
Khadra& Friendship – Diablo (O.S.T. "Rave McBeth" CD, Mona Davis Music)
Shiva remixes:
Lactera – Master Plan (12"EP, Refreshed Records)
Heaven (12"EP, A45)
DJ Elb – Relieve My Pain (12"EP, Music Research/Technoclub)
Discographie:
Shiva Produktionen:
My Secrets (12"EP, Sony Music)
Ultimate Temptation (12"EP, Sony Music)
Dreams (12"EP, Sony Music); Top 60 Media Control Charts
Do You Feel So Right (12"EP, Sony Music)
Dreams 2002 (12"EP, Sony Music); Top 20 UK Charts; Top 10 DCC
Dream Dance 24 (2CD-Mix-compilation, Sony Music); Top 30 UK Charts
Shiva Side Projects:
Khadra vs. Sneo – Poison (12"EP, Motor Music)
Khadra vs. Freeclimber (12"EP, DMD)
Online – Kein Anschluss unter dieser Nummer (12"EP, ZYX Music)
Khadra& Friendship – Diablo (O.S.T. "Rave McBeth" CD, Mona Davis Music)
Shiva Remixes:
Lactera – Master Plan (12"EP, Refreshed Records)
Heaven (12"EP, A45)
DJ Elb – Relieve My Pain (12"EP, Music Research/Technoclub)
