Inanna's novel and atmospheric sound has a melodic sense rare among her knob- twiddling contemporaries. She spares the glitch and tweaking in favor of something a little more organic, immediate, and (gasp!) emotional. While the latter may be a dirty word in electronic music, her latest release, Butterfly, manages to trump any expectations of the tag, subtly giving some class to the concept. Beneath the surface of crystalline, alien textures lies a warm, undeniable human element. Largely self-taught as a musician and DJ, Inanna’s creative process is intuitive. You can hear it in her music: she is more interested in capturing passion rather than just simply meticulously slaving over some slick edits.
Her precise, masterful mixing style has earned her quite the reputation for both creativity and raw talent. Her amalgam of heady ambience, minimal techno, jacking house and even breakbeat are sophisticated and surreal, showing an amazing diversity of style that The Freshpage describes as "works of art that need to be displayed in a music vault at an audiophile museum". While her recorded mix sets are most often experiments with found sound and hypnotic, dreamy soundscapes, conversely, her live performances serve up a more high- energy, cutting, late-night warehouse vibe.
As a New England native, Inanna first gained notoriety in the late 90's as one of North America’s premiere Garage/2-Step DJs. Since then she has continued to win accolades within the industry, appearing in such publications as URB, XLR8R, The Boston Globe, Seattle Weekly, Deuce, Undercover, and Gothic Beauty just to name a few. A veteran of events throughout North America, Mexico and Europe, Inanna is at home performing to crowds of forty or four-thousand. Inanna's releases are being played and supported by dj's and artists such as Dominik Euelberg, Jennifer Cardini, Sascha Funke, Shelley Parker, October, Axel Bartsch, Ryan Elliot, Soda Pop and Soul Designer.
city
LA
state/country
CA, US
college
Massachusetts College of Art and Design '02
Website
Influences
Trees, Grass, Sun & Sky, Lullabies, Dreams, Prose & Sonnets, Friends, Family, Lovers, & Strangers.
Other Artists
Murcof, Frank Sinatra, LCD Sound System, Trentemoller, Cure, Franz Ferdinand, The Knife, Ripperton, Ellen Alien, Ritchie Hawtin, Tangerine Dream, Matthew Dear, Hot Chip, Tom Vek, Jamie Lidell, The Faint, Sia, David Bowie, Beethovan, M.I.A., Beck, Prince Paul, Blondie, Ralph Meyers, Chopin, Sarah Vaughn, Bloc Party, Stephan Bodzin, Armand van Helden, Kevin Saunderson, The Artful Dodger, The Streets, John Acquaviva, Jeff Mills, Carl Craig, Daniel Bell, Thom Yorke, Bjorn Scheurmann, Sun Electric, Laurent Garnier, Basic Channel, Rapture, Eurythmics, The Next, Rabbit in the Moon, The Killers, Zero7, Frou Frou, Imogen Heap, Faithless, Orbital, Claude VonStroke, Kraftwork, Lemon Jelly, Moonbeam, Dominik Eulberg, Kevin Yost, Apparat, Jimpster, Daso, Gui Boratto, Derrick May, Patrick Chardronnet, Applescal, Oxia, Underworld, Gel Abril, Zhao, Sweet Female Attitude, , Todd Edwards, Mj Cole, Agent X, Bjork, Tori Amos, Lisa Stansfield, Steve "Silk" Hurley, Mozart, Azzido Da Bass, Majik Johnson, New Young Pony Club, Twocker, MAW, A Guy Called Gerald, Ultra Nate, Kerri Chandler, Wahoo, Ann Nesby, Ce Ce Peniston, Industry Standard, Somore, Gregor Tresher, Ben Klock, Animaltek, Phonique, Anja Schneider, The Beatles, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, Burial, Minilogue, Kele Le Roc, Peder, Radiohead, The Who, Vector Lovers, Sebo K, SCS19, Sascha Funke, Royksopp, Abyss, Pantha Du Prince, Layo & Bushwacka, Dario Marianelli
