http://blogs.independent.co.uk| Blogs from the Independent newspaper - news, views and features from the world's most free-thinking newspaper| Wed, 22 May 2013 11:41:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2| en hourly 1 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/13/dj-nikki-beatnik-sometimes-i-get-abuse-for-being-a-female-dj-then-they-listen-to-my-music-and-shut-up/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/13/dj-nikki-beatnik-sometimes-i-get-abuse-for-being-a-female-dj-then-they-listen-to-my-music-and-shut-up/#comments Wed, 13 Jun 2012 11:30:23 +0000 Emily Jupp http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=25197 DJ Nikki Beatnik has partied with Will Smith and Jay-Z and counts Kelis among her best friends. She's won awards for her club nights and is currently the official tour DJ for both Kelis and Nicola Roberts. She talks shoes, make-up and how being trained as a classical musician has helped her rise to the top of the club scene.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/13/dj-nikki-beatnik-sometimes-i-get-abuse-for-being-a-female-dj-then-they-listen-to-my-music-and-shut-up/feed/ 2