Real Name: Samira Vijghen
Contact: sam@bobblehead.org

Musical Styles: I'm a storyteller. I generally prefer to tell my stories with dark, moody, percussive, nu-skool breaks and progressive. I've been told that I don't forsake melody for bassline, and vice versa. Most of all, I love playing long sets.

Mixing Records Since: I got my first taste of spinning in 1999. My boyfriend at the time had bought decks that spring & that's when I started buying records. I bought my own decks in January of 2000. My first gig was when Witches' Brew spun Beatdown at Jupiter, during the summer of 2000.

Residencies: Sister SF, BiG Wednesday @ Butter, Radio Show on club246.com, Beatdown @ Jupiter

Past Residencies: RAW @ the Oasis, Sunday School Sessions @ the Galaxy Club, Incognita @ Sitio, Not Yet @ An-Sibin.

Affiliations: Sister SF, Witches' Brew , Just Say Agency, AM Breaks, Broad Spectrum Sounds (RIP)

Biggest Influences (excerpted from SheJay interview, December 2003):

Son of the Electric Ghost (Bless Records) & the Carbon Community (Bless Records/ Moonshine): I can honestly say that their music has made me a better DJ. Their sound continues to challenge me as a DJ: they keep me on my toes and force me to be a more careful listener. It's a beautiful thing!

The Incredible Melting Man (2 WARS): he is one of the most skilled DJs I've ever heard. His sets are powerful, funky, and very precise. I learn a lot from watching him. He is a great, not to mention prolific, producer. He works very hard & he knows a lot about the many different aspects of the scene: DJing, producing, running a record label, owning a club, going on tour.

HANKtheGUYwithRECORDS is one of my biggest influences for so many reasons: Paul has given me so much support & has been to more of my gigs than anyone. He is my best friend and my partner. We have shared many hours & days & nights & weekends spinning records together. He has given me so many fantastic records, I'm sure I could record a 3-CD set with just the records he has given me! He is by far one of my favorite DJs-his sound is dreamy, pretty, determined, unafraid.

Canyon: I've also spent many many hours spinning with this guy. Some of his mixes have left me helplessly weeping. His style is very unusual and complex, yet very danceable. He also has the ability to weave together the most rythmicallly and melodically complex tracks. We've been spinning for the same length of time, and it has been great to be witness to each other's musical growth.

Seraphim: Sarah is one of the women in Sister SF and she kicks ass! She plays drum & bass exactly the way I love it-beautiful basslines and very melodic. I love the progressions of her DJ sets. Sarah loves to share her music. She is a great teacher and friend. I can't think of anyone who is harder working, more dedicated to the San Francisco scene, than this woman.

Occupation: queen of breaks, web-mistress, trouble-shooter, trouble-maker, newcastle connoiseur.

Clubs I've Played At: 111 Minna, 26Mix, Amnesia, An-Sibin, Anu, Beale Street Bar, Blake's, Blind Tiger, Bohemia Lounge, Butter, Buzz9, Cellar, Club Six, DNA Lounge, Fuse, Hi-Fi Lounge, House of Shields, Jezebel's Joint, Jupiter, Kingman's Lucky Lounge, Laszlo, Lingba Lounge, Lipo Lounge, Louie's, Mezzanine, Milk, Noodle Factory, Oasis, Oxygen Bar, Serendipity, Skylark, Sound Factory, Studio Z, Sublounge, Up & Down Club, Waves Smokehouse, Werepad, Wish, Zebulon. Out of state:The Downtown Bar (NYC), Crave (Dallas), The Cirrus Room (Austin), World Pie (Miami), OHM (Portland).

DJs I've Played With: Lets just call this a section in progress ;-)

Cities I've Played: All over the San Francisco Bay Area, New York, Miami (Winter Music Conference), Dallas, Austin.