BIOGRAPHY
Kate discovered techno at a Swarm gig back in 1998 at the infamous 61 Regent Street. Kate fell in love with the scene, the people and most of all, the music – influenced and inspired by the likes of local djs lushpuppy and speakafreaka, Kate was determined to get behind the decks. By 2001, Kate’s hunger for a pair of turntables was so strong that she bought a stack of records, figuring that once the records turned up she’d have to buy the equipment so that she could listen to them! It gave her that extra little push she needed – the following week, she bought a pair of technics and a mixer and after a year of passionate practice, Kate was out playing.
Known for her impeccable mixing skills and eclectic music tastes, Kate plays anything from drum and bass to thumping techno and recently played a hip hop set at the Subsonic Music Festival (2011).
To keep Kate further occupied, since the beginning of 2007, Kate has started laying her own sounds down with the production of her own tunes. With a few tracks already down, expect to hear more of Kate’s own music on the dancefloor. Watch this space.
Having played alongside her local techno peers, Kate has also gigged with a stack of internationals – a list that reads as a who’s who of the techno scene: DJ Pinch; Sebo K; Luca Bacchetti; Marc Houle; Gaiser; Alex Smoke; Matthias Tanzmann; Richie Hawtin; Ben Sims; Chris Liebing; Deetron; Justin Berkovi; Mike Humphries; Ignition Technician; Steve Rachmad; Thomas P Heckmann; Space Djz; Chris Liberator; Thomas Schumacher and Technasia feat. Charles Siegling. And if that’s not enough, Kate also had the chance to play a back-to-back with D.A.V.E the Drummer at a Swarm after party, one of the highlights of her career, and with her ever-rising popularity, there are sure to be many more to come. .. ..
You can catch Kate playing at Techno and Drum and Bass parties around Sydney, including: Shake That Monkey, Mince Meat, Void Sound, Midi in the City.
Download Kate's Drum and Bass podcast here: http://www.bassfreqs.com/sydney/pages/podcast/bassfreqs-podcast-018-kate-doherty/
