EDM DJ Producer
Following her Beat Soup Podcast release on Monday, and to prep for this weekend’s Woogie Nights gig, Pocket Underground interviews Red Sonya. We had some catching up to do, for sure! Check out the full interview on the Pocket Underground website.
Red Sonya talks about her first gig, Lady Lush, Red Alien, Mexico, what it’s like to be a “girl dj”, what she does in her “other life” and much more! Go check it out & leave a comment to show your support!
DJ Red Sonya appears in Angel Eyewear’s Fashion Sunglasses Advertisement Campaign on Angeleyewear.com.
* Sonya is wearing Halo (Burnt Wood Frame with Rose Gradient Lens) by Angel Eyewear.
DJ Red Sonya joined the Angel Eyewear Team in 2009. Check out Red Sonya’s profile in the Angel’s section of the Angel Eyewear Website!
Check out this article about Red Sonya in Pacific Magazine! Interview by Cynthia Lewis, and photoshoot by Greg Ramirez.
By Cynthia Lewis
Photo Shoot Portfolio Shapshot
For Sonya Lynn aka Red Sonya, DJing is a way of life. She hosts and plays weekly events; is paired up with a fellow San Diego DJ, AlienTom; and conveniently lives behind a loud bar so she and her beau can practice their craft into the wee hours of the night.
Red Sonya creates fresh and firey beats that have the power to elevate the energy of the dance floor wherever she roams. She began spinning deep house music in 2002 but has since evolved to play minimal and tech-house with dirty bass lines and layers of tripped-out funk. For those of you who don’t speak ‘electronics’ this means “damn good booty shakin’ music.”
She’s brought her sultry sound to places like The Red C Lounge, Bar Dynamite and the Kava Lounge but over the past year, Red Sonya’s career has taken flight with Lady Lush, her premiere weekly night at the Airport Lounge. Now a mobile event at various venues, Lady Lush celebrates local talent with an all-girl DJ lineup. Art and fashion add a backdrop to the event with live artists like Billy Martinez painting life-size portraits and boutiques such as Mesh selling their apparel.
“It’s a fun and empowering way to get girl DJs together,” she says. “I’m finding out there are a lot of us out there now.”
For the Record
Where to see Red Sonya play
* Wish her a happy birthday December 6 at the Ruby Room (formerly the San Diego Sports Club) in Hillcrest.
* Try a new spin on Japanese cuisine every last Saturday of the month at Harney Sushi in Old Town.
* Catch her chillin’ every fourth Wednesday of the month at the AC Lounge in North Park.
Check out www.djredsonya.com for information on her Lady Lush events.
Shhhh!! RedSonya plays a number of underground parties throughout the San Diego area but you’ll have to ask your friend’s friends to find out where.
Thanks, Billy Martinez, for the mention in this Revolt In Style Magazine article! You rock!
Revolt: “So what exactly is Live Art? Tell us a little more about the process.”
Billy Martinez: “I have bee performing Live Art at some of the coolest hot spots here in San Diego and have had the privilege to work with some really cool DJ’s. Lately I have been doing a lot of Lady Lush nights at the Airport Lounge hosted by one of my favorite DJ’s Red Sonya. There I shell out two to four paintings simultaneously right on stage. All my paintings are of girls. All different types. All done with household paints, you know, the stuff you paint your house with, and of course acrylics and whatever I can get my hands on….”
Red Sonya DJed for Riviera’s 4 year anniversary party @ The Kin Lounge inside the Grand Manchester Hyatt Hotel downtown! Check out the review below on PAGE 62 & PAGE 63.
“After the show, DJ Red Sonya provided the night’s killer soundtrack complete with ambient beats and techno bleeps, which was perfect for the random make-out sessions that broke out in the Weavers Touch rug-adorned cabanas (hey, we are in a hotel; get a room!).” ~Riviera Magazine
