New to Perth’s electronic music scene and gearing up for what is bound to be a huge night at Ice Factory Perth this weekend, we thought it only necessary to catch up with JAIMIE to get to know her a bit better.
This weekend Perth’s newest dance music event Planet Dance comes to Ice Factory Perth. For its inaugural night, the team behind Planet Dance has pulled together a belter of a lineup. We have up-and-coming rising star Ewan McVicar, who you may know for his most recent track ‘Tell me something good ’, which has climbed to No. 30 in the UK charts.
McVicar is taking Scotland and the UK by storm right now. He will be joined by Perth’s finest dance music export and master of their trade, Craigie Knowes. With an already banging night of artists lined up, it was excellent to see the team behind the event bring in a young female DJ from the local area so we absolutely had to know more about JAIMIE!
“I took up DJing back in May when I saw an ad on my Facebook promoting 1-to-1 DJ lessons at Made Academy. I have never really pursued anything to become a DJ, nor did I think I actually would, but I have always looked up to DJs, and I love all my festivals and events at nightclubs that I have been to. I have always said how cool it would be to be on the other side of the decks, and once I saw the advert on Facebook, it felt like this is a sign, and I just went for it, and I ended up loving it.”
“I am really excited to be playing for Planet Dance alongside Craigie Knowes and Ewan McVicar, I think the booking of Ewan McVicar is great for Perth, and I know the lineup has attracted a lot of people. I have played at the Ice Factory before for Perthshire Pride back in August, and it was great. I am really looking forward to being back and putting on my best performance.”
There are still a few general admission tickets left for the big night on Saturday 6th November on Shore Road. However, with the work that team Planet Dance has put in so far, we are sure it’s going to be a jam-packed night with dancers and music lovers alike. Although Saturday night is not all that JAIMIE has up her sleeve, we were lucky enough to get the lowdown on a few other things the DJ has coming up, including a new monthly residency in our fair city…
“At the moment, I am happy with the way things are going. I am still working my Mon-Fri job with the occasional gig every few weekends, but I am happy to let it naturally progress, and if it comes my way that eventually I can go part-time at work or even quit my day job, that would be a dream.”
“I will be back in Glasgow in December! I will be keeping up Jaimie Plays monthly for my online followers and posting these on my SoundCloud. I am also so excited to announce that I will be hosting Jaimie Selects monthly at The Sandeman in Perth, where I will be bringing along other dj’s to play alongside me to bring disco and house vibes to get everyone kick-started for the weekend.”
It looks like this is only just the start for our girl JAIMIE, who is ready to make her mark on the electronic dance scene, both locally and further afield. We can’t wait to see what she does over the next few years!
You can grab what’s left of the tickets for this weekend here. If you would like to catch a taste of what JAIMIE will be offering on the night, head over to her Soundcloud here.
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