Lady Dana
Birth nameDana van Dreven
Born (1974-07-08) 8 July 1974
Amsterdam, Netherlands,
OriginNetherlands
GenresHardstyle, Hardcore
Years active1993–present
LabelsDanamite
Website"Official Facebook"

Dana van Dreven (born 8 July 1974), also known as DJ Lady Dana, is a Dutch hardstyle and previously gabber DJ and producer.

Van Dreven was born in Amsterdam.[1] She started playing gabber in 1993 and though it was never her intention to become a DJ, she did, and is now the most popular female DJ on the Dutch hard dance scene. For a long time, she was the only female DJ at hard dance events.[2][3] She achieved the highest ranking spot as a hard dance DJ in the British Mixmag top 100, which she first entered at number fifty-five.

She suffered a hiatus starting in 2010, after a series of medical conditions: she was first diagnosed with burnout after a series of anxiety episodes. After a year of recovery, she was discovered with a melanoma and had her lymph glands removed. After the operation, she had pain in her shoulder, as a result of a pinched nerve, and she was diagnosed with nerve damage, causing a constant pulsating pain in her left arm. After two and a half years, she returned to the last Thunderdome festival, where she performed a set using mostly one arm.[4][5]

DJ mix albums

  • 2001 Qlimax (Time To Gain Access To The Future)
  • 2001 Dana & The Beholder – Hard Bass
  • 2001 Dana & Pavo – Houseqlassics - The Hits
  • 2002 Mix 01: ID&T Presents Dana
  • 2003 Dana & Pavo – Qlimax
  • 2003 X-Qlusive Dana
  • 2004 Dj Dana
  • 2006 Dana

Singles

  • 2003 Dana – Excuse Me / Here We Go!
  • 2003 Zenith & Dana – Victims Of Hardstyle
  • 2003 DJ Dana & The Prophet – Scratched

References

  1. ↑ "Dj Lady Dana: "Achteraf wil je dat alles anders was gegaan"" (in Dutch). 3voor12. 3 March 2004. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Pushing back: Women are dismantling the hardcore boys' club". Mixmag. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
  3. ↑ Sinnema, Alwin (2016-08-31). "Hoe het is om als vrouwelijke dj in de meest masculiene dancescenes te draaien". Vice (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  4. ↑ "DJ Lady Dana". www.facebook.com. Archived from the original on 2022-02-26. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  5. ↑ "Thunderdome: 25 years of hardcore · Feature ⟋ RA". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2023-04-26.


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