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Reid Speed has been a dancefloor destroyer for over a decade and is best known for skillfully throwing down all genres of bass music. She has recently garnered new acclaim as the Bass Boss of her top-charting labels Play Me Records and Play Me Too. Respected the world over as one of America's best DJs, with a host of mix compilations and a slew of original and group productions under her belt, she now devotes most of her time to running the Play Me brand. In just over 2 years, Play Me Records and Play Me Too have taken the Beatport charts by storm, with 6 #1s, more than half the releases charting in the top 10, and nearly every release charting in the top 100. They have broken more new artists and launched the careers of artists like Cyberoptics, J. Rabbit, Tremourz and Bare. 2010 saw Play Me Records voted Dubstep Label of the Year by Beatport, and Beatport has now signed on to sponsor the Play Me Bass Monster Tour for 2011.
Reid got her start in the New York City underground working behind the counter at the legendary Breakbeat Science record store. A chance trip to the UK in the summer of '97 led to her love affair with 2 step and speed garage. As one of the first US DJs to champion these genres (which morphed into todays's fidget house and dubstep), both Reid and Play Me's steady climb come as no surprise to those who know her history. Soon after she began DJing full time she was holding residencies with Stuck on Earth, Direct Drive & Camouflage while in college at the School of Visual Arts. Producing tracks for and with likes of Ming & Fs and Le Tigre came along soon after, along with involvement in a seminal series of parties that introduced artists like Deekline, MJ Cole, & Stanton Warriors to the NYC underground. Signing to Breakbeat Science's label in 2001, she released her first mix "Resonance" to much critical acclaim, and successfully followed it up with 2003's "Life After Dark." On subsequent tours with Om artists Ming & FS and Colette, and on her own CD release tours, she has honed her precise genre mashing mixing skills and developed a synergy with her crowds that is unmatched.
Aside from label and DJ duties, and releasing free download mixes enjoyed by thousands of soundcloud fans, Reid also finds time to squeeze in some original releases and remixes. 2010 saw "Motion" on Illeven Eleven hit #29, and "Fangbanger" hit #30. In the past, she's worked alongside Origin as Beep!, had successful collabs with Hot Mouth "Jailbait Rinse", Mike Balance "We Are All Kids Remix" and "Prosti-tot", was a founding member of Breakdown and the producer for their #2 hit "Double Dutch Buzz" and the mega-popular "Don't Get High" remix. Her tunes and mixes, as well as the Play Me releases, get play from many of the worlds most respected radio stations and DJs including BBC Radio1 DJ's Kissy Sellout, Mistajam, MRK-1 & Annie Nightingale (who voted Reid's the Best Mix of 2008), Bailey/BBC 1Extra, Power Tools/ Power 106 LA, and by djs such as Z-trip, Excision, Calvertron, Dirtyphonics, 12th Planet, Bassnectar , and so many more! Those who have listened to her mixes or seen her live agree, whether controlling the floor, in the studio, or behind the decks, Reid pushes the music forward every step she takes.
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