Miss-Special-K

Miss Special K aka Karen has been smashing up the dance scene across the country for the past 8 years, playing a variety of styles including hardcore, happy hardcore, old skool, hard house and donk / bounce.

It all started in the mid 90's when Karen and a group of friends hosted a pirate radio station which was broadcast across Torbay. At the age of just 13 Karen was very much into her hardcore and hard house. She was heavily influenced by the likes of DJs such as Sy, Vibes, Lisa Pinup and Andy Farley. Following numerous nights at the Monastry in Torquay, she decided to buy a set of decks and taught herself to mix whilst at uni studying to be a teacher. A year later (July 2002) Karen gained her first booking for Sectioned at Bar Latino and a residency with the Future Sound Crew (playing hard house at events across Devon). After this she received a residency at Castros, and Bristol event Phantasy Rushour. Karen also gained bookings at many events throughout Bristol and the South West including Technology, All Points West and Full Tilt. In 2004 hardcore bounced back onto the scene and Karen set up the night Totally 'Ardcore at Castros in Bristol and began mixing hardcore and old skool. She soon became known on the scene, for her unique style of mixing and unforgettable performances. Since then she has gained bookings across the country at nights such as Fantazia, Storm, Fusion, Hard to the Core, Xstatic, Obsessed, True Hardcore, Firewall, and Delerium. Karen has also had the pleasure of playing alongside all of the top hardcore DJs, and performing back to back sets with Vibes, Vinyl Junkie, Wink, Clodhopper, Scar and many more. Renouned for her skilled mixing abilities and performances, she is now one of the most talented female hardcore djs in the country, and is once again making a big impression on the hard dance scene too.

As well as DJing, promoting, and now teaching full time(!!!), Karen is also producing her own music. She has made numerous unreleased bootleg remixes, as part of the KTeam (alongside MC Verbal and the Psycho Engineer), and her first serious tune 'Outer Limits' with DJ In Effect was released on Nukleuz, and is also featured on Hardcore Adreniline 3. Her newest track with DJ Sc@r 'B**** Goes Boom' has also been signed to Lethal Theory RAW and Hardcore Underground and is out on release very soon.

For more information and bookings email missspecialk@hotmail.com

RADIO SHOWS

History of Hardcore Radio Tuesdays 6-7 (hardcore) www.historyofhardcore.co.uk
Narcotic Radio - Tuesdays 7-8 (old skool and happy hardcore) www.narcoticradio.co.uk
Donk Euphoria - Sunday 7-8 (donk and had bounce) www.donkepuhoria.co.uk


PRESENT & PAST RESIDENCIES:

Totally ‘Ardcore @ Castros, Bristol
Deja Vu Promotions
Pyschosis @ Apartments, Swindon
Ravers Revenge @ Club Ice, Westbury
Pams House @ The Lemon Grove, Exeter
Resident Nights @ Castros, Bristol
Future Sound Corporation, Devon
Rest-less (Rave More) @ Capri, Bristol
Phantasy Rushour Corporation, Bristol
Smash and Grab @ Lakota, Bristol
Ministry of Dance - Full Moon Beach Parties @ Shaldon, Devon



GUEST PLAYS AT:

Fantazia @ Q Club, Birmingham
Fusion @ Opera House, Bournemouth
Hard to the Core (Uproar) @ Buttermarket, Shrewsbury
Obsessed @ Dance Academy, Plymouth
History of Hardcore @ Jacks, London
Firewall @ The Palace, Bridgewater
Delerium @ Lakota, Bristol
Pams House @ The Lemon Grove, Exeter
True Hardcore @ Brunel Rooms, Swindon
Cruze-In @ JD's, Birmingham
Hardcore Overload @ The Tuxedo Princess Ship, Newcastle
Pure Hardcore @ Jacks, Wisbech
Absolute Hardcore vs Delerium @ Lakota, Bristol
Depth Charge @ Ocean Village, Southampton
Totally 'Ardcore @ Bohemia, Torquay
Stay Hardcore @ Syndicate, Bristol
X-Cite @ Hobson's Choice, Banbury
Vibealive @ The Church, Brighton
Ravers Are: @ Depot, Bristol
Resonance @ The Warehouse, Plymouth
Alice in Winterland @ Ashton Court Mansion, Bristol
The Fruit Club @ Brunel Rooms, Swindon
Atmosphere @ Grove, Seaton
Electrik @ The Venue, Southampton
Raveharder vs Oxytocin @ Studio, Swindon
Fusion @ Club Ice, Westbury
Bounce @ K2 Club, Caernarfon, Wales
Bassanova @ Club Ice, Westbury
Hypnotize @OC's, Birmingham
Infected Hardcore @ The Waterside, Camarthen
Thrillseekers @ Trinity, Bristol
Hypersonic @ Camel Bar, Bournemouth
Enlightenment @ Leicester
Oxygen @ Lakota, Bristol
Rave for Life @ Barnstable
Bionic @ Cotton Club, Newport
Q-BIC @ BS23, Weston-Super-Mare
Base Epedemik @ Blue Mountain
Rampant @ Earthclub, Southampton
Re:birth @ Tall Trees, Newquay
Technology @ Candy Store, Plymouth
Strategize @ Yates, Camberly
Nemisis @ Wish, Cardiff
Atmosphere Creator @ Cleethorpes Pier, Cleethorpes
Crazytown @ Motion, Bristol
2XS Vixens @ 2XS, Bournemouth
Hard Trancelation @ Harry's, Weymouth
Vinyl Perversion @ Plug and Play, Reaading
Weston Wheels @ Spin Central Tent, Weston-Super-Mare
Extreme Vision @ Vision, Weston
Futureworld vs Elevation @ Lakota, Bristol
Xperimental, Southampton
Atomic @ Cotton Club, Newport
Port to the Core @ Cotton Club, Newport
Wonkey Eye @ Cheese & Grain, Frome
Nyce 1 @ Blue Mountain, Bristol
The Alphawave Project @ Dance Academy, Plymouth
Reactivation @ Lakota, Bristol
Substance @ The Front Room, Portsmouth
Xonix Underground @ Blue Mountain, Bristol
DeJa Vu @ Sandancer, Barmouth
All Points West @ Bristol Academy, Bristol
Hardcore Distortion @ Dukes, Yeovil
Stompin @ Castros, Bristol
House Junkies @ Mantos, Manchester
Hard & Juicy @ The Grove, Seaton
Subsonica @ Lakota, Bristol
Honeyclub, Brighton
Reactivate @ Cooperedge, Plymouth
Save the Hard Dance @ Liberty's, Harlow
Q-Bic @ BSN23, Weston-Super-Mare
Full Tilt @ Claires, Torquay
Nemisis vs Romper Stomper @ The Cro Bar, Swansea
Dark Energy Free Party @ Havana Bar, Portsmouth
Phantasy Ashtray @ Creation, Bristol
Old Skool Revival @ V Bar, Portsmouth
Out of the Box @ Lakota, Bristol
Chemical Generation Hardcore @ Club Destiny, Bournemouth
Bliss @ The Old Fire Station, Bristol
Hard Invasion, Blue Mountain, Bristol
Obsessed @ Blush Nightclub, Cheltenham
Fantasy Rushour @ Casablanca, Bristol
Hardcore Maniacs, Portsmouth
Hard Velocity @ Mud Club, Bognor
Kenetic Energy, Bournemouth
Wonkey Eye Meets Distorted Dreams @ Lakota, Bristol
Bass Epedemik @ Blue Mountain, Bristol
Korrosion @ The Legion, Yeovil
Hypercore @ The Regent, Swindon
Hardcore Connections @ Lakota, Bristol
THC @ Castros, Bristol
Sectioned @ Bar Latino, Bristol
Rush @ I Bar, Bournemouth
Revival @Timbuk2, Bristol
Chemical Generation Hardcore @ Flicks, Yeovil
Avin It @ Castros, Bristol
Corrosive @ Bar Alpha, Bristol
La Vida Loca @ Etha Bar, Bristol
MOD @ The Town House, Torquay
Rush @ Castros, Bristol
Slinky Warm Up Party @ Bar I, Bristol
Rehabilitation @ Castros, Bristol
Back to the Future, Bristol
Raw to the Core @ Castros, Bristol
Itchy Feet @ The At Caf, Bristol


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Miss Special K aka Karen has been smashing up the dance scene across the country for the past 8 years, playing a variety of styles including hardcore, happy hardcore, old skool, hard house and donk / bounce.

It all started in the mid 90's when Karen and a group of friends hosted a pirate radio station which was broadcast across Torbay. At the age of just 13 Karen was very much into her hardcore and hard house. She was heavily influenced by the likes of DJs such as Sy, Vibes, Lisa Pinup and... (read more)