
Mirka is a Canadian artist on a mission to spread
musical joy through intelligent, thought provoking beats. Musically
inspired by the darker, more intellectual sound-scapes of progressive,
tribal techno and psytrance she seeks out uniquely beautiful music to
turn her sets into works of art. Mirka’s determination to expand her
musical as well as intellectual horizons has led her down a unique path
of discovery.
Her love affair with music has spanned well over two decades and is
reflected in her background of classical violin studies as well as her
deep appreciation for opera and jazz. At the age of 11 she traveled to
Prague, Czech Republic where she was exposed to early techno and fell in
love. Upon returning to Vancouver she became increasingly frustrated
with the lack of exposure the music she loved so dearly had in her home
town. More content to spend evenings in her bedroom listening to music
than hanging out at the mall, she started making mixtapes for her
friends splicing together hip hop samples in lieu of electronica. Her
closet passion for electronic sounds festered over the next ten years
and resulted in the modern DJ she has become. Not willing to have her
style be categorized into any specific genre as she feels it is too
cookie cutter, Mirka will play anything regardless of classification if
it fits into her specific vision of the moment.
Her DJing has taken her to large events such as Spooky 8 (Vancouver,
Oct. 31st, 2003) and on the air on 90.1FM radio every Friday where she
plays a cross section of hard trance, techno and progressive, plus
multiple ventures to other cities for special events including Calgary
(NYE 2003) and Regina (NYE 2002), as well as for Ice Age: Land before
time 3. 2004/2005 found her career really spreading its wings playing
the main stages of both Dooms Night (Halowe'en 2004) and NYE 2004 -
opening for some of her long-time heroes.
2005 looks to be just as busy and her production efforts have been
sought after for movie scores, advertisements and remixes.
Artists performed with/beside: Blank & Jones, Chris Liberator, Hennes&Cold,
Timeok, The Thrillseekers, Lange,John Selway, Tomcraft, Anne Savage,
Svenson (of Svenson&Gielen), Mauro Picotto, Blank&Jones,Kai Tracid, CJ
Stone and BT. |