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Lady D's name is synonymous with Chicago house music culture. She has toured Europe, Asia, Russia and North America, played festivals from SXSW to Lollapalooza, and has owned and run record labels. She's featured in several documentaries and books, is a published writer on major media outlets and has appeared on radio including NPR and BBC.

InSIGHT w/ Fortune: LADY D - finding your lane, whitewashing, and love

[ inSIGHT - Conversations that Matter with People who Inspire ]

Classic Chicago ride or die style DJ/producer influenced by The Warehouse, technology, and straight up techno, it’s no wonder she has been named one of Chicago’s top 10 DJ’s by XLR8R magazine.

Currently calling labels such as Trax Records, Impact Mechanics, Slap Jaxx and Klectik as home, her previous projects under the Bio-Booster moniker and as a member of Monologic have not ceased, however they have taken a back seat to a more focused techno vision. As a midwest rave staple, Hiroko has toured the globe spreading the sounds of Chicago including gigs at the famed Detroit Movement Festival as well as regular Berlin and Ibiza shows.

InSIGHT w/ Fortune: HIROKO YAMAMURA - drum n bass, paying for critiques, combating Asian violence

[ inSIGHT - Conversations that Matter with People who Inspire ]

Minneapolis has delivered several artists to the techno world, but back home in the city, Centrific is regarded as one of the godfathers. DJing throughout the Midwest for nearly two decades, he's also been throwing some of Minneapolis’ best parties with various collaborators, under the name Intellephunk, for 15+ years. And he is just as likely to be seen upfront dancing in front of the speakers, as he is behind the decks.
Jasmine Seuling has taken on the role of being more than just “Centrific’s Wife”. She has been his partner in life for the past 18 years, helping out backstage and with several aspects of Intellephunk events during that time. Jasmine officially became a partner in 2018, and recently moved into a more active role within Intellephunk.

InSIGHT w/ Fortune: Centrific & Jasmine Seuling-Inclusivity, Even Furthur, The Great Beyond, Protest

Clip from a 4am set in a secluded forest. Started out Fortune, ended Fortune, but MisFortune - my darker, dirtier, dub & bass alias - jacked the decks in the middle.

Live at Camp Kajunga 2022

MisFortune | Live @ Camp Kajunga - 2022

Shots Fired | In The Mix on 88nine Radio Milwaukee - 2020

Crush | Boomsday Radio Show - 2011

A frolic through house, tech house, techno, fidget, electro...

Digital Midget | 2009

An 88.9 fm exclusive mix that I wasn't satisfied with at the time so never posted. But i'm over it now :)

Not Enough | 2014

Live, from a new generation of WI underground party culture, presented by Afro-Americat Productions. 
Resist. Speak Truth to Power!

FORT | Fortune Live - 2024.01

1 Space Traveler (Lucy Remix)- Florian Meindl
2 Curtain Twitcher (Nina Kraviz Alice Was Here Remix)- Nina Kraviz, Special Request
3 Sines & Breaks - BEC
4 Femslash - Noncompliant
5 GBLFT1740070 (Original Mix)- Aleksi Perala
6 Planet - Four Tet
7 Constellations - John Hester
8 Vortex - Setaoc Mass, MATRiXXMAN
9 Gegen (I Want To Move) (Hyenaz Edit)- Paula Temple
10 Geridoo - Charlotte Isabelle
11 Avka (New Life) - Yotam Avni
12 Unleash - Rødhåd
13 And With Fire Came Disparity (Original Mix)- Serena Butler
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An explorer, renegade outlier on a quest:
outer and inner space 
elevate through it, dive in it
~ love it all ~
Surf on rockets, wield that busted gun 
biting bullets, catch your glorious unicorn and 🦄
ride it harder 
hug all the trees, lick each exploding star then
let them drip
while you stride across dusty barriers 
made for climbing purely to enjoy 
laugh-leaping off the other side.
Drink it in, grrrind it out, 
hold. it. all.
til inner and outer mirror-melt-merge, 
uni/verse, harmonic, indivisible.

Femalien | Fortune LIVE on Transcentral Radio

Season 4 Episode 1 – 06.06.19

Season four of Kajunga Program is here and it’s bigger and badder than ever. To kick it off, we welcome Milwaukee-based DJ and Apart boss, Fortune. As a dj, promotor, and mentor, she's an all-around facilitator of dance music culture in Milwaukee and frequently plays in top venues across the country. In this set, Fortune takes a holistic approach to her sound, melding serene soundscapes with hypnotizing club rhythms and more.

@djfortune

Kajunga Program Season 4

Kajunga Program SE.4 EP.1 - Fortune

--This Feeling Is Forever!--

February with:

FORTUNE
(Apart / Milwaukee)

A dedicated force in the midwest music industry. With 20 years as a professional DJ, and 14 years coordinating electronic music events, promoting, talent buying, running an artist collective and mentoring future promoters via her company Apart. Fortune is widely recognized as a respected key player through out the region, and beyond.

Growing up in England, her family hosted epic parties with live musicians, dancing and 200 or so happy people. Playing piano, flute and saxophone, early years were also influenced by local Bristol artists like Massive Attack, Roni Size. Rave culture erupted, Steve Silk Hurley's Jack Your Body was a top 40 #1, The Prodigy and Carl Cox became household names, and she was hooked. By 16 she was involved with rave promoters Transition.

1993 barely 19, Fortune headed to California with $140 and a suitcase. No dance music culture, Dr. Dre's "The Chronic" bumped out of cars and clubs, East battled West, and she pursued her hip-hop education. Returning home a year later a new genre was sweeping the nation - jungle. Every weekend was spent absorbing DJs blowing up the clubs: Grooverider, Sasha, LTJ Bukem.

Six months on she arrived in Milwaukee. A fixture in the emerging club scene, she took up djing, quickly landing two underground hip-hop residencies. Developing her style to include house, techno and broken beats, Fortune played noted establishments across the States, including San Francisco's infamous The EndUp; Minneapolis's First Ave; Chicago's SpyBar, Primary, The Mid and is a regular name at the legendary Smart Bar. She’s played the Canary Islands (Spain) and in 2018 played the city that influenced her so much, Bristol. Festival appearances include: Spring Awakening, Summerfest, Wavefront, Winter Warmer and Even Furthur.

A testament to her range, she's booked as direct support for a diverse array of top tier artists, notably Audiojack, Claude VonStroke, Colette, Cassy, Catz & Dogz, Danny Daze, Derrick Carter, Derrick May, Gaiser, Green Velvet, Honey Dijon, J.Phlip, Kate Simko, Justin Martin, Kaskade, Kenny Glasgow, Kid Sister, KiNK, Kool Keith.

In ’09 Milwaukee music collapsed. Determined to keep house and techno present, Fortune shifted focus to her promotions company. Rebranded as Apart in 2011, she’s produced non-stop events ever since, the only area woman to make independent electronic music promotions a full time profession. Discontent with skewed industry dynamics, she founded the respected Apart Artists, implemented the Apart internship program, and hosts panels/workshops, to foster inclusivity, health and positive growth.

Fortune’s mission: Facilitate well being through music, whether as a dj, promoter or mentor.

"Since those childhood family parties, I've seen music bring people together in happiness. Making that available to all, moments to dance together, smile, or just close ones eyes … that's what moves me."

Fortune at House Proud MPLS

A dedicated force in the midwest music industry. 25+ years as a DJ,  promoter, talent buyer, mentor and agent, under her Apart brand.

Fortune

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