Stereo Montreal, QC, Canada - May 20th 2022

Festival Jaime Drummondville, QC, Canada - July 16th 2022

Misstress Barbara @ XLR8 Kleve, Germany - April 9th 2022

Piknic Electronik, QC, Canada - September 4th 2022

Essential Mix BBC Radio 1 - 2002-01-27

SET LIST

1	Mauro Picotto, Frankyeffe - Dance With Me [Meganite]
2	Dysfaction - Strong (Original Mix) [KD Raw]
3	2Nd Phase - Absolute Warper [Analytic Trail]
4	Franco Smith - Rebound (Original Mix) [Unrilis]
5	Christian Smith - One Giant Consciousness (Original Mix) [Volta]
6	Sigvard - Thrill [Unrilis]
7	Coyu - Snow In Ipanema (Original Mix) [Suara]
8	KaioBarssalos	 - You Gotta Keep Going (Original Mix) [Suara]
9	Planetary Assault Systems - In From The Night (Adam Beyer & Wehbba Remix) [Mote Evolver]
10	Misstress Barbara & Paul Nazca - TRACK 03 [Unreleased]
11	Rudosa  - Back in the Day [We Are The Brave]
12	Christian Smith - Sleeptalker [Unreleased]
13	Arnaud Le Texier - Ebypso (Original Mix) [Suara]
14	Eli Brown - Make_You_Freak [Drumcode]
15	USAW - You Let Me Get (Original Mix) [Suara]
16	The Advent - S (Seventeen C) (Ei8ht]
17	Coyu - Cachoeira (Original Mix) [Suara]
18	Rudosa - Naughty Pleasure [We Are The Brave]
19	Franco Smith - Engaged (Original Mix) [Unrilis]
20	Misstress Barbara & Paul Nazca - TRACK 01 [Unreleased]
21	Misstress Barbara - Effet Karma A2 [Iturnem]
22	Uncertain - Clash (Original Mix) [Tronic]
23	BLK_BETTY - Puush It (Original Mix)	 [Suara]
24	DJ Dextro - Close to The Edge [Tronic]
25	Flug - Muted Mind [Drumcode LTD]
26	Frank Biazzi - Confusion (Original Mix) [Tronic]
27	KaioBarssalos	 - Now You Give Me Back (Original Mix) [Suara]
28	CJ Bolland - Horsepower (Christian Smith Remix) [Unreleased]
29	Kaspar	 - Feel Alive [Terminal M]
30	Gary Beck - Ship Went Down [Drumcode]
31	Mha Iri - Never Go Back to Sleep [Drumcode]
32	Misstress Barbara & Paul Nazca - TRACK 02 [Unreleased]
33	Dysfaction - Shanti (Original Mix) [KD Raw]
34	Kaspar - Valhalla [Terminal M]
35	Frankyeffe - Save Me [Riot]
36	Age Of Love - The Age Of Love (Charlotte de Witte & Enrico Sangiuliano Remix) [Diki]
37	Thomas Schumacher - Jibaro [Electric Ballroom]
38	Misstress Barbara - Consensuality [Iturnem]
39	Alan Fitzpatrick - Distance (Klint Remix) [We Are The Brave]
40	Coyu - Saudade (Original Mix) [Suara]
41	Christian Smith - Vortex [Unreleased]
42	Rudosa - Fresh [We Are The Brave]
43	KaioBarssalos	 - Cold Place (Original Mix) [Suara]
44	GTO - Pure (Christian Smith Remix) [Unreleased]
45	Jay Lumen - Astronaut [Drumcode]
46	Adam Beyer - Legend [Drumcode]
47	Wehbba - Inertia [Drumcode]
48	Layton Giordani - Heart Is King [Drumcode]

Salon Daomé - February 25th 2023

Misstress Barbara recently revitalised her longstanding record label, Iturnem, and she is back on the imprint with a peak time techno EP made in collaboration with Paul Nazca.

Born in Italy, but currently living in Canada, Misstress Barbara is an iconic DJ whose career goes all the way back to the ‘90s. She was one of the first female superstar DJs ranked inside DJ Mag's Top 100 chart.

Still getting booked to play headline DJ sets at clubs and festivals across the world, Misstress Barbara is also an accomplished producer whose back catalogue includes influential record labels ranging from Carl Cox's Intec to Christian Smith’s Tronic.

Paul Nazca is a French techno producer whose been releasing music for over a decade on labels ranging from Markantonio's AnalyticTrail to Ellen Allien’s BPitch. He also runs the highly respected imprint, Scandium Records. Along with the success of his many solo productions he has also collaborated on tracks with the likes of Pan-Pot, DJ Hell and now Misstress Barbara.

“Orange” has a hypnotic groove that’s augmented with explosive claps and a modulating synth line.

Misstress Barbara & Paul Nazca - Orange

Misstress Barbara recently revitalised her longstanding record label, Iturnem, and she is back on the imprint with a peak time techno EP made in collaboration with Paul Nazca.

Born in Italy, but currently living in Canada, Misstress Barbara is an iconic DJ whose career goes all the way back to the ‘90s. She was one of the first female superstar DJs ranked inside DJ Mag's Top 100 chart.

Still getting booked to play headline DJ sets at clubs and festivals across the world, Misstress Barbara is also an accomplished producer whose back catalogue includes influential record labels ranging from Carl Cox's Intec to Christian Smith’s Tronic.

Paul Nazca is a French techno producer whose been releasing music for over a decade on labels ranging from Markantonio's AnalyticTrail to Ellen Allien’s BPitch. He also runs the highly respected imprint, Scandium Records. Along with the success of his many solo productions he has also collaborated on tracks with the likes of Pan-Pot, DJ Hell and now Misstress Barbara.

“Rosemont” fuses thundering techno percussion with uplifting pads and a menacing arpeggio synth.

Misstress Barbara & Paul Nazca - Rosemont

Misstress Barbara recently revitalised her longstanding record label, Iturnem, and she is back on the imprint with a peak time techno EP made in collaboration with Paul Nazca.

Born in Italy, but currently living in Canada, Misstress Barbara is an iconic DJ whose career goes all the way back to the ‘90s. She was one of the first female superstar DJs ranked inside DJ Mag's Top 100 chart.

Still getting booked to play headline DJ sets at clubs and festivals across the world, Misstress Barbara is also an accomplished producer whose back catalogue includes influential record labels ranging from Carl Cox's Intec to Christian Smith’s Tronic.

Paul Nazca is a French techno producer whose been releasing music for over a decade on labels ranging from Markantonio's AnalyticTrail to Ellen Allien’s BPitch. He also runs the highly respected imprint, Scandium Records. Along with the success of his many solo productions he has also collaborated on tracks with the likes of Pan-Pot, DJ Hell and now Misstress Barbara.

“Corniche” is a dark and aggressive track with up-tempo energy and raw machine funk.

Misstress Barbara & Paul Nazca - Corniche

SET LIST
1	Gary Beck - The Piano Track [Mindshake]
2	Kaiserdisco - Oh Yeah [KD Raw]
3	Orion - Jesters Of The Moon (The Miller Remix) [Analytic Trail]
4	Oscar Escapa - Motion [Drumcode LTD]
5	Misstress Barbara & Paul Nazca - Orange [Iturnem]
6	Luis Miranda - Morituri [KD Raw]
7	Mike Macaluso - Final Chapter (Charles D Remix) [Drumcode]
8	Robert Armani	 - Hit Hard (Misstress Barbara Remix) [Traxmen]
9	Lerio Corrado - Again	[Rilis]
10	Augusto Taito - Wanna Be [Suara]
11	Nicolas Vogler - Suave (Beau Didier & Isaiah Remix) [Suara]
12	Luis Miranda - Tikis Mikis [KD Raw]
13	Dj Dextro - Self Inductance [Suara]
14	Dysfaction - Strong [KD Raw]
15	UMEK - Footmachine	[Drumcode]
16	Bruce Zalcer - Straight Up! (Uncertain Remix) [Tronic]	
17	Robert Armani	 - Circus Bells (Cristian Varela Remix) [Traxmen]
18	Uncertain - Cure [KD Raw]
19	Tomaz vs Filterheadz - Sunshine (Coyu Remix v1) [Suara]
20	Alys LF - Cassia [Skryptöm]
21	George Perry - Nanagon [Complexed]
22	Toru Ikemoto - Dont Play [Suara]
23	Coyu - Gostoso [Suara]
24	ANNÄ - Cardigan [Soma]
25	Beckers - Switch (Alex Stein Remix) [Terminal M]
26	Uncertain - Frame [Suara]
27	Misstress Barbara & Paul Nazca - Corniche	[Iturnem]
28	Augusto Taito - Check It Out [Suara]
29	Marck D - Passion Groove [Ei8ht]
30	Ango Tamarin - Often Considered [Truesoul]
31	Marcel Reix - Catchy [We Are The Brave]
32	Bart Skils - Roll the Dice [Drumcode]
33	Misstress Barbara - Consensuality [Iturnem]
34	Uncertain - Soul [KD Raw]
35	Uncertain - Whack [KD Raw]
36	Dj Dextro - 100 Reis [Suara]
37	Drunken Kong - Let The Sun Rise [Tronic]
38	Bruce Zalcer - Sonic Elevation [Tronic]
39	Marco Faraone - Pressure [Drumcode LTD]
40	Ferhat Albayrak, Kuvoka - Feel [Tronic]
41	Misstress Barbara - Effet Karma (Christian Smith remix) [Iturnem]
42	Misstress Barbara & Paul Nazca - Rosemont [Iturnem]
43	Ferhat Albayrak, Kuvoka - Feel (Aladarus Remix) [Tronic]
44	Adam Beyer & Green Velvet - Simulator [Drumcode]
45	Torsten Kanzler - Elements [Kuukou]
46	Drunken Kong - It’s Then [Drumcode]
47	Mike Bloch - Friction [Complexed]
48	Uncertain - Funk [Suara]
49	Coyu - Festa Demais [Suara]
50	PUSHMANN - Fever (Coyu Remix) [Suara]
51	Robert Armani - Score Board (Mark Broom Remix) [Traxmen]
52	Kaiserdisco - Do It [KD Raw]

Stereo Montreal - June 23rd 2023

Misstress Barbara is an Italian artist living in Canada who is revisiting a classic techno track from her back catalogue, and along with her 2023 Rework, there are also new remixes by Coyu, Christian Smith, Paul Nazca and Stef Mendesidis.

"Effet Karma" was originally released in 2001 via Misstress Barbara's defunct record label Relentless, which is an imprint that evolved into her current record label Iturnem.

Those with a knowledge of techno's history will need little introduction to Misstress Barbara, who in the early '00s was one of the world's first female superstar DJs, consistently voted inside of DJ Mag's Top 100 poll. Two decades later, Misstress Barbara remains one of electronic music's most respected artists, and she boasts releases on labels ranging from Carl Cox's Intec to Christian Smith's Tronic.

On remix duty, Coyu is a Spanish artist who heads up the Suara record label that's a driving force in today's techno scene, and he has featured regularly on his prestigious imprint.

Christian Smith is another iconic veteran of the global techno scene, and he features a slamming remix in the style the Swedish artist has released via other imprints ranging from Adam Beyer's Drumcode to Alan Fitzpatrick's We Are The Brave.

Paul Nazca is a French artist who has previously collaborated on music with Misstress Barbara, and he provides a remix in the style he has featured on imprints such as Marco Bailey's MB Elektronics and Markantonio's AnalyticTrail.

Stef Mendesidis completes the package in the hypnotic style the Greek producer has released via labels such as Ben Klock's Klockwork and Cleric's Clergy.

Misstress Barbara's 2023 version of Effet Karma adds a beefed-up kick drum and thrashing ride cymbals to create a modernised version with vigorous energy. Coyu's remix of Effet Karma is a hardgroove version with flowing percussion. Christian Smith strips out the original's percussion to make room for Detroit-style stabs that complement the vocal sample. Paul Nazca works in a hypnotic lead synth, and Stef Mendesidis delivers a dystopian version with immersive atmosphere and weighty percussion. The original mix fuses looped tribal percussion with a French vocal sample that has seductive tones.

Effet Karma (Remixes)

Effet Karma (Misstress Barbara 2023 Rework)

Effet Karma (Coyu Stereo Montreal Remix)

Effet Karma (Stef Mendesidis Remix)

Effet Karma (Christian Smith Remix)

Effet Karma (Paul Nazca Remix)

Track list:
1	Moteka - Groove09 [Skryptöm]
2	Isaiah - Rock Ya Body [Suara]
3	Procombo - Gadget [Suara]
4	Dj Dextro - Wheels Of Poison [Suara]
5	M.I.T.A. - Dusty [Tronic]
6	Robert Armani - Hit Hard (Misstress Barbara Remix) [Traxmen]
7	Ikari - Stefanos INC [Suara]
8	Misstress Barbara - Effet Karma (Misstress Barbara 2023 Rework) [Iturnem]
9	Orion - Jesters Of The Moon (The Miller Remix) [Analytic Trail]
10	Bruce Zalcer - Straight Up! (Uncertain Remix) [Tronic]
11	Mill7 - Always [Defected]
12	DJ Dextro - Aphelion [Overtime]
13	M.I.T.A. - One Hour [Tronic]
14	Flug - Muted Mind [Drumcode LTD]
15	Axel Karakasis - Selector [Suara]
16	Robert Armani - Circus Bells (Cristian Varela Remix) [Traxmen]
17	Flits - FxCK [Suara]
18	Misstress Barbara & Paul Nazca - Corniche [Iturnem]
19	Misstress Barbara - Effet Karma (Coyu Stereo Montreal Remix) [Iturnem]
20	Axel Karakasis - Hold the Elements [Suara]
21	UMEK - Footmachine [Drumcode]
22	Polyvinyl - Within Seconds [KD RAW]
23	Christian Smith - Fire To Fire [Tronic]
24	Isaiah - Shield [Suara]
25	Dj Dextro - Coconuts Groove [Suara]
26	CJ Bolland - Horsepower (Christian Smith Tronic Treatment Remix) [Tronic]
27	Moteka - Dub21 [Skryptöm]
28	Kos:mo - Midnight Run [Tronic]
29	Misstress Barbara & Paul Nazca - Rosemont [Iturnem]
30	Christian Smith & Drunken Kong - Succession (Cesar Almena Remix) [Code]
31	Axel Karakasis - Hidden Fortress [Suara]
32	Mha Iri - Filthy [Drumcode]
33	Mario Ochoa - The Dream [Tronic]
34	Kos:mo - Altered Feeling [Tronic]
35	Frank Biazzi - Open Your Mind [KD RAW]
36	Anderson Noise - Plucky [Kuukou]
37	Coyu - Sociedade Secreta [Suara]
38	The Southern - All About You [KD RAW]
39	Moteka - Groove05 [Skryptöm]
40	Christian Smith - Lazy Jones [Tronic]	
41	Marco Faraone - Emergency [Drumcode]

Misstress Barbara @ Kilomètre 25 Paris - Sept. 23rd 2023

Old school, vinyl-only, classic techno set at Circus Nation, Granada, Spain. October 7th 2023.

Misstress Barbara live @ Circus Nation, Granada - Oct 7th 2023

Set list:

1	LO'99 & Ray Foxx - Skydance [Drumcode]
2	Pagano - Scoop [Tronic]
3	Mario Ochoa - No Time [Tronic]
4	Coyu - Sunlight [Suara]
5	Adam Beyer ft. DJ Rush - Take Me There (Carl Cox Remix)	[Drumcode]
6	Christian Smith & John Selway - Titan (2023 edit) [Tronic]
7	Kaiserdisco - Get on the Dancefloor	[Drumcode]
8	Misstress Barbara - Effet Karma (Misstress Barbara 2023 Rework)	 [Iturnem]
9	The Southern - Manipulated Sound [Suara]
10	Adam Beyer - Heading South [Drumcode]
11	Misstress Barbara & Paul Nazca - Corniche	[Iturnem]
12	That Kid Chris - Where’s The Love [Tronic]
13	Horacio Cruz - Despiertos (Marco Bailey & Tom Hades Remix) [Xerie]
14	Marco Faraone - Renemind [Drumcode]
15	CJ Bolland - Horsepower (Christian Smith Tronic Treatment Remix) [Tronic]
16	Chris Avantgarde - The Last Time [Drumcode]
17	Nicole Moudaber & Chris Liebing - Watch Me Choose You [CLR]
18	Mython - Stemanimals [Suara]
19	Wlderz - A.C.1 [Skryptöm]
20	Mario Piu - Solaria [Riot]
21	Marie Vaunt - Dark Room [Drumcode]
22	UMEK - Footmachine [Drumcode]
23	Mario Ochoa - The Dream [Tronic]
24	Coyu - Ssesh [Suara]
25	The Southern - Move N' Sweat [Suara]
26	HI-LO - Submarine [Drumcode]
27	Coyu - Kenya [Suara]
28	Misstress Barbara & Paul Nazca - Rosemont [Iturnem]
29	Mha Iri - Bell [Drumcode]
30	Mha Iri - Filthy [Drumcode]
31	Nicole Moudaber & Chris Liebing - When You Are Near [CLR]
32	Misstress Barbara - Consensuality [Iturnem]
33	Adam Beyer - Desert Queen [Drumcode]
34	Frankyeffe - Trust Me [Riot]
35	Balthazar & JackRock	 - Andromeda [Drumcode]
36	Electric Rescue - Trek [Skryptöm]
37	KaioBarssalos - Zone Tool [Suara]
38	Alex Di Stefano - Deep Void [Drum Chapel]
39	Danny Avila ft. Flowdan - My Crew [Drumcode]
40	KaioBarssalos - A Pura [Suara]
41	Name_Less, J B I L O - Malfunction [Tronic]
42	A.D.H.S. - 2STEP [Drumcode]
43	Hypah - You've Got Enough [Suara]
44	Adam Beyer - Soulful [Drumcode]
45	Paul Roux - Emperia [We Are The Brave]
46	Lazy Jones - Lazy Jones (Christian Smith Remake) [Tronic]
47	Kos:mo - Altered Feeling [Tronic]
48	Eli_Brown - Make_You_Freak [Drumcode]

Salon Daomé - December 31st 2023

Story from Misstress Barbara "Truth" blog, January 15th 2016 (http://www.misstressbarbara.com/my-tribute-to-david-bowie-at-igloofest/)

My tribute to David Bowie at Igloofest:

It’s Friday afternoon, January 15th, and I’m in my studio since this morning in order to finish up a track that I really want to play at Igloofest tomorrow night, for the 20th anniversary of my career. It’s a very big event for me, it’s not everyday that I get to celebrate 20 successful years of career in such a huge festival like that one. So I want to make sure this track sounds perfect for tomorrow, but I also want to make sure it’s finished and sent out because just two days after Igloofest I’ll be leaving for Australia and I don’t want to leave with my head filled with “all that stuff I gotta finish when I get back” type of thoughts… And what if I just never come back! LOL!

So while I’m working in the studio I get a text message from Michel Quintal, one of the founders of Igloofest/Piknic Electronik. He randomly texts me regarding David Bowie, saying he doesn’t think he’s been THAT affected from the death of an artist since Kurt Cobain passed away in 1994, and he was wondering if I thought of paying a tribute to him by maybe trying to find a remix of “Let’s Dance” that I could play tomorrow night. It’s really funny to ask a question like that, because it’s almost like saying if “I were a DJ, and if I were playing tomorrow, I would pay a tribute to Bowie with that song, but you don’t have to if you don’t want to…” :)  So of course I replied “Hey Michel! Funny you say that because I just bought the remix and I intended to play it tomorrow night! Wow, we really ARE connected aren’t we! (LOL!!!)”. No. Not really what I said. :) I replied “It’s an amazing idea, let me think about it and see if I can come up with something”. And right there I thought: “To hell other people’s remixes… I’ll make my own!!”

So I leave my track alone, I grab “Let’s Dance” and start a session with the song… I always knew I worked really fast when: 1- I’m under pressure 2- I have a tight deadline 3- I feel extremely inspired, and last but not least 4- Someone throws a challenge at me! In fact – for those who know me well – let’s put number 4 in the first position shall we? So, believe it or not, one hour later I was already done with my own remix of “Let’s Dance”! Not easy when you have no stems, and you have to work with the original track filled of sounds you wanna get rid of… But I’m so happy with the result!! And I’m so happy that Michel texted me about it, as he gave me this brilliant idea which I most likely wouldn’t have thought of, and had I thought about it I would have simply been discouraged by the LACK.OF.TIME. Well, thank God for challenges! :)

It’s really special for me that I’ll be able to celebrate my 20 years and also be able to pay a little tribute to this Big Artist who has influenced pretty much everyone I know in my life. I cannot wait to play it for you tomorrow night! And if I decide to post it for you before, so that you can listen to it while you get ready to come and party, then I’ll let you know… Stay tuned. ;)

Ok, going back to finish my track now :) See you tomorrow!!!

Barbara xx

You can listen to the track here

You can now listen to the track here

Let's Dance - Misstress Barbara's Bowie Tribute Remix

5th September sees cherished DJ, producer and label boss Misstress Barbara release her latest EP, ‘Don’t Tease Me’, via Carl Cox and Jon Rundell’s esteemed label, Intec Digital. 

It’s been 17 years since Barbara last featured on Intec, contributing to the ‘International E.P’ back in 1999. Since then, the Canadian artist has gone on to release her music on some of Dance music’s most iconic imprints including: John Digweed’s Bedrock Records, James Holden’s Border Community, Christian Smiths’ Tronic, as well starting her own label, Iturnem.

The aptly titled ‘Are You Ready’ kicks the two-track EP off, seeing a resilient kick-drum and reverbed vocals layered over a series of looped-up chord stabs, crashing cymbals and other percussive elements to great effect.

Following on, the EP’s title-named track, ‘Don’t Tease Me’ concludes the release in suitable style. This deep-groover gradually builds in momentum, as sultry vocals are layered over a powerful recurring chord pattern, with further elements introduced for the climatic ending of the seven-minute masterpiece.

‘Don’t Tease Me’ is available exclusively via Beatport on 5th September and everywhere else two weeks later.

Don't Tease Me

Buy on Beatport

Misstress Barbara - Dont Tease Me

For All There's Left

For All There's Left A1

Gloria Grande

Misstress Barbara vs. Barbara Brown, Vol. 1

Never Could Have Your Heart

Effet Karma

Effet Karma A2

Dance Me to the End of Love

Dance Me to the End of Love Remixes

Dace Me to the End of Love (HOSH Remix)

Igloofest, Montreal, QC, Canada - January 27th 2018

Stereo Bar Montreal, QC, Canada - June 24th 2018

Misstress Barbara - Space Invaders

Misstress Barbara - Eyes Wide Shut

Established in the 90s, Misstress Barbara (word play between Miss and Stress) is a pioneering DJ/Producer and one of the first female superstar DJs who helped inspire future generations with her explosive Techno sets. Whilst headlining major festivals and events globally, there was a period in the ’00s when she was consistently voted inside of DJ Mag’s Top 100 DJs.

Born in Italy, she moved to Canada at age 8. Curious and passionate by nature, she loves exploring new fields and reaching new goals. To name a few, she is a drummer, she has a glider and private pilot license, she graduated University in Communications/Cinema, she is a boat captain and sailing instructor, and she also launched her own bean-to-bar chocolate brand Barbon Chocolate, crafting everything by hand herself. A woman of many talents indeed.

But among all of her passions, music was always her main focus since the start of her remarkable career, which has earned her multiple accolades (2001 Best Montreal International Music Initiative Award / 2002 UK Underground Music Awards’ Best Breakthrough DJ / 2009 GAMIQ’s Best Electronic Album of the Year Awards and 2010 Canada’s JUNO Awards’ Best Dance Album of the Year nomination for “I’m No Human” / 2014 MTL Awards’ Best Montreal DJ, to name a few). Her extensive discography is found among the world’s best Techno labels, including her own, launched in 1999 under the name Relentless, which became Iturnem in 2003. Barbara Brown used to be her alter-ego used for her softer productions, but she now releases all her music under her main name, regardless of the style, as she did for her albums I’m No Human and Many Shades of Grey. This might confuse her most loyal techno fans, although they should rest assured that she will never stray away from her first true love: Techno.

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