DJ Jackie Christie
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DJ Jackie Christie is a DJ, songwriter
, and music producer based in New York City
. She is well known for her work at MTV
's The Grind
and The Limelight
in New York City
. She began releasing singles in 1997, originally under the alias, Shine, and her first album, Made 4 U, in 2004. The first single, "Beautiful Day," charted at #14 on the Billboard
Club Chart. She also released a #1 remix of Madonna
's "Nothing Falls" (Warner Bros.
) as well as remixes of Yoko Ono
's "Open Your Box" on Mind Train Records, and Kung Pow's "R U A DJ?" on Xtreme Records. She plans to sing on future albums.
Christie was mentioned in Bret Easton Ellis
's Glamorama
, and her music has appeared in Beauty Shop
, and on TV's Street Time and Jenna Jameson
’s One Hundred Hottest Hotties on VH1
.
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
, and music producer based in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. She is well known for her work at MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
's The Grind
The Grind (TV series)
The Grind was a Dance music show broadcast on the cable television station MTV between 1992 and 1997.It replaced Club MTV, and featured people dancing to music tracks in a studio, linked by various hosts, including Eric Nies and DJ Jackie Christie. While Club MTV was mostly Dance, House and...
and The Limelight
The Limelight
The Limelight is the name of a chain of nightclubs that were owned and operated by Peter Gatien, located in Atlanta, Hollywood, Florida, and London, and formerly in New York City and Chicago.-History:...
in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. She began releasing singles in 1997, originally under the alias, Shine, and her first album, Made 4 U, in 2004. The first single, "Beautiful Day," charted at #14 on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Club Chart. She also released a #1 remix of Madonna
Madonna (entertainer)
Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...
's "Nothing Falls" (Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,...
) as well as remixes of Yoko Ono
Yoko Ono
is a Japanese artist, musician, author and peace activist, known for her work in avant-garde art, music and filmmaking as well as her marriage to John Lennon...
's "Open Your Box" on Mind Train Records, and Kung Pow's "R U A DJ?" on Xtreme Records. She plans to sing on future albums.
Christie was mentioned in Bret Easton Ellis
Bret Easton Ellis
Bret Easton Ellis is an American novelist and short story writer. His works have been translated into 27 different languages. He was regarded as one of the so-called literary Brat Pack, which also included Tama Janowitz and Jay McInerney...
's Glamorama
Glamorama
Glamorama is a novel by American writer Bret Easton Ellis. It was published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1998. Unlike Ellis' previous novels, Glamorama is set in and satirizes the 1990s, specifically celebrity culture and consumerism...
, and her music has appeared in Beauty Shop
Beauty Shop
Beauty Shop is a 2005 American comedy film, directed by Bille Woodruff. The film is a spin-off of the Barbershop film franchise, and stars Queen Latifah as Gina, a character which was first introduced in the 2004 film Barbershop 2: Back in Business...
, and on TV's Street Time and Jenna Jameson
Jenna Jameson
Jenna Jameson is an American entrepreneur and former pornographic actress, who has been called the world's most famous adult-entertainment performer and "The Queen of Porn."...
’s One Hundred Hottest Hotties on VH1
VH1
VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...
.
Discography
- DJ Jackie Christie - Made 4 U (MotémaMotéma MusicMotéma Music is an American record label focused on jazz and world music, as well as other creative projects by virtuosic musicians who also compose. It was founded by Jana Herzen in 2003, and is now based in Harlem, New York City...
Dance, 2004) - DJ Jackie Christie Feat. DiscomindDiscomindDiscomind is a band that is a fusion of disco, house, and rock featuring vocals by Sheila Horne of George Clinton's P-Funk All-Stars. The band also includes Kraze, Shane, Lanny Ward, and Danny Jam....
- Beautiful Day (Motéma Dance single, 2004) - DJ Jackie Christie - Hot and Tasty Beats (Nervous RecordsNervous RecordsNervous Records is a UK based rockabilly music independent record label. It was formed in 1979. Artists include Nekromantix, Restless, The Nervous Fellas, The Quakes and many more. The website sells CDs and mp3s. Nervous Records an independent record label based in the UK born out of years of DJ...
, 2003) - DJ Jackie Christie - A-U-T-Omatic White Label (2001)
- DJ Jackie Christie - Hard Tasty Beats (Nervous, 1999)
- Shine - Bitch Groovilicious/Strictly Rhythm (1998)
- Shine - Stimulating And Exciting (ft Connie Lingus & Phil Aseo) Groovilicious (1999)
- Dolce - Fire Tommy Boy RecordsTommy Boy RecordsTommy Boy Entertainment is an independent record label started in 1981 by Tom Silverman.-History:...
External links
- Official site
- DJ Jackie Christie at Motéma MusicMotéma MusicMotéma Music is an American record label focused on jazz and world music, as well as other creative projects by virtuosic musicians who also compose. It was founded by Jana Herzen in 2003, and is now based in Harlem, New York City...
- DJ Jackie Christie at AllMusic
- DJ Jackie Christie interview on MyGayWeb.com