In Depth: Teknacolorninja

by | Sep 24, 2012 | PODCASTS

In-Depth is a podcast from RVA Magazine focusing on unique and talented electronic music producers and DJs. In this podcast, we will hopefully introduce you to some new creative music.

In-Depth is a podcast from RVA Magazine focusing on unique and talented electronic music producers and DJs. In this podcast, we will hopefully introduce you to some new creative music. This week we have DC’s Teknacolorninja with a nice bass moving mix!

Mix link: Bassroot Cleanse

Tracklisting –
1. Mia Dora – Freckles
2. Kill Frenzy – Go to the Mo feat Sacha
3. Astronomor – Wanna Do What
4. Marceaux Marceaux – Platinum Plus
5. You Injure Yourself! – Bounce (Original Mix)
6. Cosmic Revenge – No One Like You (Kastle Remix)
7. ZULU- I.N.C.L.E.H
8. Kry Wolf – Picadinho Di Pedalina
9. FOAMO – Sherlock
10. TEETH – Precolator Meme
11. PIRI PIRI – Mami (Manare Remix)
12. Walton – All Night
13. Murder Mark – Bad Bitches Drop it Low
14. King – Animal Calypso
15. Dismantle – Witch
16. Buraka Som Sistema – Eskeleto feat. African Boy
17. Dark Sky – Be Myself
18. Iggy Azalea- Pu$$y
19. Santigold – Look at Dem Hoes
20. Cosmic Revenge – Damn Girl (Original mix)
21. Daniel Klauser – Say My Name
22. Savage Skills – No. 1 Spot (Chaos in the CBD Remix)
23. Walter Ego – Rebound
24. Last Japan – Y.O.U. (feat Avrg Joe)
25. Ra Cailium – Dirac Sea
26. Djrum – Turiya (Tessela Remix)

Teknacolorninja – Bio

The Teknacolorninja is sneaky by nature…flamboyant, colorful in personality and shines through her eclectic sets. Her flow evolves with the scene, but one thing remains clear – her love of bass and making booties pop.

It wasn’t till her move to Wilmington, NC from Florida, that she truly embodied the Teknacolorninja. She became a familiar face as “the downtown lady deejay” in 2009, holding a weekly regular with her female veejay counterpart, Jordan La Liason. This ninja was a stealthy energetic force that radiated the Wilmington scene playing at local venues like The Juggling Gypsy, Parallelogram, Jengo’s Playhouse, Charley Brownz, the East Coast Opera House, the Soapbox Laundro-Lounge, Club Ibiza, and resident at the Odessa Bar & Lounge. She had the opportunity to dj a few beach raves and eventually deejayed her first burn – Mayhem 2009 (Cape’s Sphere, NC).

Teknacolorninka, aka Cristina Caudill, plays a colorful spectrum of genres and vibes, from techno, house, electro, indie-pop, funk, hip-hop, transglobal tropical riddims to the new emerging future bass scene, while bringing a sensual feminine element that the male-dominated EDM scene can’t touch.

These days, she is brighter than ever, hitting it hard with the Mischief DC crew, Project Chalk (NC) and lovable Richmond compadres -Party Liberation Front (PLF), with whom she’s attributed many of her dj firsts in the burner community – yielding friendships, inspiration and opportunities to connect with like-minded souls.

Most recently she has played at Burning Man 2012, PEX Summer Fest 2012, Figment NYC 2012 and at venues such as The Delancey (NYC), the Looking Glass (DC), Reggies 42nd Street Tavern (NC).

The Teknacolorninja’s mission (as most ninjas would have) is to move a crowd through a musical conversation and to include all “colors” or walks of life. In her mixes, she pushes the envelope in experimenting with different sounds, cultures and vibes, feeding off her environment and blending them into a seamless journey. A conversationalist at heart, the Teknacolorninja is originally from Hampton, VA and is a bit of a cultural chameleon having lived in Panama, Italy, Puerto Rico, Florida, North Carolina, DC and currently resides in Maryland.

It is through music and her travels that the all-encompassing Teknacolorninja has flourished as a creative creature, in which she hopes to make you quiver, grind and shake about ^_^!

http://heyninja.net

https://www.facebook.com/teknacolorninja
teknacolorninja@gmail.com

John Reinhold

John Reinhold

John Reinhold is currently CXO of Inkwell Ventures Inc. which owns and operates RVA Magazine and GayRVA. Also, he is a deejay with PLF, husband and father to a couple of great kids.




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