D.J. SMILES DAVIS hails from the mid-west where music was an important component of her early family life. After relocating to Phoenix, AZ as a child dance and theatre soon became her main obsession. Rigorous hours of training and intense body work finally paid off when she was accepted to the super prestigious Alvin Ailey Dance Academy in New York city.

Transferring from Arizona State to Brooklyn’s Fordum University, she packed up and went to the Big Apple. Alvin Ailey would become her home for over a year where she would be introduced to a new kind of music, world. Live African percussionists would beat heavy drums and other various instruments throughout the duration of each hour and a half class. Some classes such as ballet were accompanied by pianists, most of whom performed with NY orchestras and symphonies at places like Lincoln Center and Symphony Hall. Over the course of one day dancers were required to take at least 4 of these classes just to meet prerequisites. 2 additional classes of the dancers choice were allowed before repertoire studies - such classes as tap or swing where the music genres differed completely from all other classes.

After finishing at Alvin Ailey she would go on to tour with artist like Lenny Kravitz and Missy Elliot. Not long after relocating to Los Angeles she was bit by the music bug. The transition between dance and music would be a smooth one due to previous exposure. She started spinning and writing reviews for Amoeba records. Her heart and soul is dedicated to all that is timeless music; electro, trip hop, blues, jazz, reggae, hip hop and the earliest installments of soul & funk.