Music Plays Me…
A Music Librarian • A Sonic Explorer • A Wedding DJ Who Rebelled
DJ Celeste's unshakable love for music & performance has led her to spend over two decades of disciplined study and practice in the art & science of music production, sound engineering & DJing in her continuing quest to be able to take her listeners on an irresistibly exciting & inspirational, next level sonic journey. She possesses a never-ending enthusiasm for providing a top notch sound experience, works tirelessly to elevate & engage the crowd during her high energy performances, often including incorporating live instruments to bring an improvisational, “organic element” for good balance. She is proud to wear a few unique hats to represent today's modern, enterprising female in the entertainment, tech & music industry.
With a bustling set of career highlights that include,
14+ years as a busy mobile event, festival & nightclub DJ
First of a new wave of DJs to build their own 3D nightclub environments and perform in Virtual Reality in the “metaverse”
25+ years as a formally trained guitarist, bassist & percussionist
Obtaining a degree in Sound Engineering & Music Business
Running sound for & DJ/MCing over 1000 events
Acquiring over $30,000 worth of sound, lighting and DJ equipment in her garage :)
Punctual, fun and easy to work with and always accommodating to her clients & agencies
Meticulously collecting and cataloging over 30,000 songs in almost all genres
Definite ability to be a musical Chameleon… 🦎
Developing a knack for climactic, seamless song mixing, eclectic and inspirational curation and reading a diverse crowd
Releasing 5 solo albums, 15+ singles, remixes and amassing millions of plays of her original music on Spotify, Apple, Youtube, etc.
With an emphasis on keeping the sound hip, energized, sophisticated and accessible, Celeste craftily mixes everything from the hottest high energy Deep/Tech/Bass House Music to Top 40/Pop hits. Indie Dance and Nu-Disco, 70’s, 80’s and 90’s classics, Hip Hop, Funky Grooves and super creative Mash Ups and Remixes. She has a special passion for unique and edgy Trap, Dubstep, Glitch-hop, Tribal/World, Downtempo and Future Bass Music and closely follows all the best, most cutting edge new underground and mainstream music producers to stay ahead of the game. Celeste is a regular guest DJ for the wildly popular “Ecstatic Dance” events internationally and takes pride in working to ensure that her listeners have an uplifting, energizing and cathartic experience on the dance floor.
Celeste has been thrilled to be able to share her music at, Outside Lands Music Festival, Bottle Rock Festival, The Giant’s Stadium, The Midway SF, Burning Man, Wisdome LA, Sky Bar LA, Star Vibes Festival NorCal, Mezzanine SF, Public Works SF and to diverse clients such as the United Nations, Google, Apple, MOMA SF, Elon Musk & Grimes (private party!), Ecstatic Dance, Frederic’s of Hollywood, The Gap/Banana Republic, W and Virgin Hotels, Uber & StubHub.
Also an avid immersive performer in the “metaverse”, DJ Celeste has been designing and producing futuristic, cutting edge concert performances as an avatar in 3D environments in Virtual Reality on a variety of platforms.
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As a music producer & sound engineer, Celeste has had amassed millions of plays on streaming radio and had had hundreds of placements of her music on television & film including most notably Fox’s wildly popular show, “So You Think You Can Dance” as well as various shows on VH1, HBO, SONY, Discovery Channel & MTV. She gained notoriety with her soulful downtempo track release, “Love is Alive” featuring London based soul vocalist Mozez (Nightmares on Wax & Zero7) with airplay on KCRW & internationally. Celeste owns & operates her own recording studio and independent record label with 6 current album releases 12+ singles and countless remixes and mash-ups.
Celeste’s Song on
“So You Think You Can Dance”
*Another interesting note is that Ms. Lear is the granddaughter of the 8-Track Cassette (and Lear Jet) inventor William P. Lear. Definitely one with music bred right into her genes!!!
Some of DJ Celeste’s Regular Clients Include:
• W Hotels, Google, Apple, MOMA SF, SFO, Lucent Dossier, Stub Hub, Banana Republic, Warner Brothers, The Gap, Ecstatic Dance International, Oracle, The Exploratorium S.F., Max Mara, Ecstatic Dance, Yelp, Twitter, Oracle, Cybex, Fredericks of Hollywood, Macy’s, Neiman Marcus.
