Dakini

ARTIST PROFILE
 
 
 
Dakini - dj, producer, promoter, event coordinator, tour manager, artist, writer, holistic therapist
 
 
 
 
 
Dakini (aka Becca Dakini) is a cultural creative & artist actively participating within the Australian and international festival/electronic music community as a: dj, producer, project manager, promoter, tour manager, event coordinator, writer, journalist, editor, décor artist, holistic therapist, ritual performer, truthseeker, consciousness explorer and visionary dreamer. Her hometown is Byron Bay, Australia but she perceives herself as a global citizen of the currently emerging conscious & creative culture.
 
As a dj, Dakini has been captivating dancefloors at major outdoor festivals all over Australia and New Zealand since 1999, evolving through genre after genre of hypnotic sonics over the years. Originally known for playing progressive trance records on sunrise dancefloors in the Australian outdoors, Dakini's dj style now spans many lush and bass heavy sonic genres and she is often dubbed the “Bass Specialist” – glitch step, glitch hop, wobble, dubstep, dubtronica, dubhouse grooves, IDM, breakbeatz, lush temple beats, downbeat, psydub, world & ambient shamanic soundscapes. One of Australia’s longstanding female artists, she has been known to work a dancefloor with an infectious bassline or entrance an entire chill stage with beautiful sonic splendour at Australia’s largest international outdoor events since the turn of the millenium.
 
She has played at numerous large & small international outdoor festivals/events/clubs in Australia & New Zealand over the last 11 years such as: Rainbow Serpent Festival, Earthdance International Festival for Peace, Tribeadelic Gathering, Maya Festival, Earthcore, Earthfreq Festival, Phonoscope, Exodus Cybertribal Gathering, Akasha Festival, Submerge Chill Festival, Island Time Festival, Earthdream, Outback Eclipse Festival, Cairns Winter Solstice Festival, Parihaka Peace Festival, Canaan Downs Festival and many more.
 
Dakini has featured on international lineups playing alongside/supporting artists such as : Bassnectar (USA), Heyoka (USA), Vibesquad (USA), Bluetech (USA), Aes Dana (France), Eat Static (UK), Ott (UK), Kaya Project (UK), Monolake (Germany), Adham Shaikh (USA), Simon Posford (UK), Shulman (Israel), Spoonbill, Gus Till, Tsuyoshi Suzuki (Japan), Freq Nasty (USA), Antix (NZ), Vibrasphere (Sweden), Gotan Project (France), Fat Freddy's Drop (NZ), Salmonella Dub (NZ), Pitch Black (NZ) and many more.
 
Recently signed to the infamous Omelette Records (www.omelette.net.au) founded by sonic maestro Spoonbill, Dakini is regularly featured on the bill along side the world's best glitch hop, glitch step, dubstep & wobble artists, all around Australia.
 
She is the co-founder of Australia’s premiere international chill festival (Submerge Chill Festival) & past editor/coordinator of international enTRANCE Magazine. Not only has she contributed extensively to the international festival community for the past 10 years as an artist/promoter/writer/creator, she has also worked on the production of most of the outdoor electronic music festivals around Australia since 2000. Resonant Temple is her production company specialising in event production, concepts & soundscapes.
 
Dakini has recently relocated from Melbourne to Uki, just near Byron Bay in Northern NSW, Australia and is studying a counselling degree. From here she continues to network globally, supporting the conscious arts to flourish upon many platforms. Catch her at one of Australia's best outdoor festivals this summer...
 
 
 
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Upcoming Shows & Gig Guide - 2009 / 2010
 
 
 
Rubber presents VIBESQUAD (USA) & guests
Liquid Nightclub, Byron Bay Thursday 1st October - 930pm http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=158533170784&ref=ts
VIBESQUAD (USA), Spoonbill & Guests Roxanne Parlour, Melbourne Friday 9th October - 10pm www.omelette.net.au
Maya Festival CERES Enviro Park, Melbourne Saturday 17th October 10am www.mayafestival.com
Deya Dova Album Launch - Byron Bay
Liquid Nightclub, Byron Bay Saturday 24th October 8pm www.deyadova.com
Island Vibe Festival Stradbroke Island, QLD Fri 30th Oct - Sun 1st Nov www.islandvibe.com.au
Entheogenesis Australis Conference (EGA) Strathbogie Ranges, VIC Fri 6th - Mon 9th Nov www.entheo.net
Rubber presents ill.gates & Guests - Byron Bay Liquid Nightclub, Byron Bay, NNSW Thursday 12 Nov www.thephatconductor.com
Strawberry Fields Festival - Byron Bay Devils Park, Byron Bay Saturday 28th November www.strawberry-fields.com.au
Ganga Giri, Dakini & friends @ Sphinx Rock Cafe  Sphinx Rock Cafe, Mt Burrell, NNSW  Sunday 20th December 130pm on wards http://www.sphinxrockcafe.com/gigs.html 
Rainbow Serpent Festival Beaufort, VIC  Fri 22nd Jan - Mon 25th Jan 2010 www.rainbowserpent.net
 Earthfreq Festival QLD Fri 12th - Sun 14th Feb 2010 www.earthfreq.com
Seedweaver Festival Byron Bay, NNSW  Sat 20th Feb 2010 www.myspace.com/seedweaver 
Maitreya Festival VIC Fri 5th - Mon 8th March 2010 www.maitreyafestival.com