Bio

'All City Turntable Queen' - Wax Museum

Taking to the decks in 2001 in her home town of Wellington, Ayna took the city by storm, earning residencies at some of the city’s hottest spots and becoming a regular on radio stations Firm FM, MUNT FM, and RadioActive FM in less than 12 months due to her impeccable taste, smooth mixing, dope scratching and ability to rock every dancefloor she stepped up to. 

Ayna relocated to Melbourne in 2005 and instantly created a buzz with her mix of underground hip hop and dancefloor classics, earning spots at venues throughout Melbourne including Miss Libertine, Croft Institute, Lounge, Workshop, Bimbo Deluxe, Golden Monkey, Blue Bar, 56 Bricks and the Laundry to name a few..

Perfecting her craft in front of dancefloors all over the city, Ayna’s tastes have grown to include Nu Funk, Soul, Reggae, Dancehall, Funk and old school RnB, still put together flawlessly while showcasing a natural talent for reading the crowd. It’s fair to say Melbourne’s club industry have well and truly taken notice, with Ayna steadily adding to her resume by supporting internationals such as Lord Finesse (DITC - USA), DJ Craze (US), Rodney P and Skitz (UK), DJ Hype (UK), DJ Yoda (UK), Krafty Kuts, A Skillz, Neil Armstrong (USA), Stickybuds (CAN)and Jaguar Skills (UK) to name a few. In 2016 she competed in the infamous Battle 8, representing Groove Penguin Records and getting through to the Finals.

Ayna has also been recognised internationally, placing 3rd in the Funk Hunter’s “Evolution of Funk” mixtape contest on renowned UK website Ghettofunk.co.uk, as well as having other mixes showcased on the site as well as other prominent blogs in the space of a matter of months.


With a growing list of credentials, and a profile on the rise, Ayna is the rare DJ that can rock a crowd with a taste across a mix of genres, flawless programming, undeniable skills and just the right amount of curveballs and surprises..

Other mixes more on the hip hop /R&B vibe are at:
For bookings email aynahennessy@gmail.com

www.mixcloud.com/aynahennessy
www.hearthis.at/djayna/
http://www.mixcrate.com/djayna/

Drummer, Producer, Open Drum Stealer, works with Remi, N'fa Jones, Dutch, Hau, and other dudes and ladies...
I like records and claps, and salmon.

The Street University (a Ted Noffs Foundation initiative) creates opportunities for young people to realise their own innate capacity as well as their ability to affect change and to participate in the community around them. 

The Street University is designed to reach young people who would not otherwise engage with mainstream pathways of self-development. It operates on a multi-disciplinary model, drawing on the aims, resources and expertise of various fields including Education, Alcohol and Other Drugs, Crime Prevention, and Mental Health.

Our Mt Druitt campus is equipped with multimedia rooms, a recording studio, dance studio, counseling rooms, offices and classrooms. Our programs aim to assist in the development of young people in a variety of areas ranging from education to music, recreation and employment. Using these resources, The Street University seeks to develop the human and social capital needed to create an energy-positive community that grows itself.

It runs educational, recreational and arts-based programs on anything from literacy to linguistics, screening films to philosophy – depending on what our students are keen to learn. The programs are all designed around the concepts of INVOLVE, EXTEND and EXPRESS – they involve they young person, extend their skill base, and then express back to them their growth.

In this way, The Street University empowers people to address social issues through informed, local and timely action. Where the community sees a need, The Street University provides them an avenue to create their own remedy.

Here is some of the music being made by our students, through the various music based programs being run each week at Street Uni Mt Druitt. Enjoy!!!

Manu is a up and coming singer and producer, Based in Mt Druitt (Sydney) currently attending Aim Music Institution of sydney.

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