Made In Heaven

Considering the amount of you lovely ladies who get out on a weekend and shake yo money maker, it's surprising how few of you can be found up there in the rarefied air of the DJ booth - one kickass exception to this rule is Sydney's very own Miss Match who doesn't so much break glass ceilings as make them vibrate and hum to her own special groove.

How’s does a country lass like yourself get into house music?
I grew up in Tamworth (yes the Country Music capital of Australia) though I came to Sydney a fair bit for modelling when I was still in highschool. So I started getting a taste for it then, but really fell in love with house music when I actually moved to Sydney at the age of 18. Definitely a late bloomer but I like to think that I had fresh approach and energy that wasn’t drowned out by partying my youth and hearing away.

What in your mind are the key ingredients for a killer club track?
At least one or two massive breakdowns, doesn’t necessarily have to have vocals BUT there needs to be something very infectious to make it stand out and be remembered amongst everything you hear that night. Dirty bassline of course, and introducing a whole new sound, tempo, key or style is what I think makes a fresh killer club track.

Is dance music a bit of a boys club?
Well yeah, it is still a predominately male industry, but females are always coming up through the ranks. I think we bring a breath of fresh air to the scene with a varied angle of entertainment and performance behind the decks. Obviously there are differences in what people see, but personally, I think females have a better edge of being able to read a crowd thus the energy and what people hear and absorb is slightly different. Technique, musical background, preparation, music choice, personality and experience are always dependent on the individual though – no-one is purely a better DJ due to being a particular sex.

People can catch you on your regular Thursday night NRL Footy Show stint – how did that come about?
It came through Groove Academy, one of the agencies I am respresented by here in Sydney. Basically The Footy Show was after something a bit different so thought to try their luck with a female DJ. So far it’s been great, a lot of fun and the exposure has been wonderful too.

Miss Match plays the Coolangatta Sands Hotel Saturday September 5.