Meg Ward (DJ) explained

Meg Ward
Birth Date:[1]
Origin:Pontefract[2]
Genre:house music, techno, disco, UK garage and hip-hop[3]
Occupation:Record producer, Disc Jockey

Meg Ward (born 1997 or 1998) is a British electronic dance music disc jockey and record producer from Pontefract, England. She is known for her live performances, with music that combines multiple genres including house, techno, disco and garage.

Career

Ward grew up in West Yorkshire, and began her career as a disc jockey at age 18 when she was at university in 2016.[1] She was nominated for a DJ Mag award in 2022 in the Breakthrough Producer category.[4] She has been featured several times on BBC Radio, including the shows of Jaguar, Nemone, and Tom Ravenscroft.[5] [3]

Ward is known for her live club sets. She had a residency at the Newcastle upon Tyne club ILL Behaviour, and has played live at Glastonbury, Creamfields, Amnesia, Snowbombing, Parklife, and the Reading and Leeds Festival.[6] [7] [5] Her music has been characterised as "synth heavy sounds plus acid and house-infused garage" that is "filled with energy and love" and "intertwines multiple genres".[8] [6]

Discography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Callwood . Brett . HIT THE DECKS! IT'S MEG WARD . Music Connection Magazine . 23 June 2024 . 17 June 2024.
  2. Web site: Meg Ward: "Musically, I Don't Think Anyone has Inspired me Quite Like Moby" . . 16 March 2024 . 18 February 2022 . 9 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231209085231/https://www.beatportal.com/features/meg-ward-role-models-moby/ . live .
  3. Web site: BBC Radio 6 Music - The 6 Mix with Nemone, with Meg Ward . . 15 March 2024 . 12 December 2020 . 6 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231006023002/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000q41h . live .
  4. Web site: These are the winners of DJ Mag's Best of British awards 2022 - DJ Mag . . 16 March 2024 . 2022 . 21 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240121225448/https://djmag.com/news/these-are-winners-dj-mags-best-british-awards-2022 . live .
  5. Web site: BBC Radio 1 - BBC Introducing on Radio 1 Dance, with Meg Ward . . 16 March 2024 . 24 September 2021 . 13 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210913080419/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000zc1c . live .
  6. Web site: Meg Ward · Biography . . 15 March 2024 . 1 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210301221158/https://ra.co/dj/megward/biography . live .
  7. Web site: BBC Radio 1 - Radio 1 Dance Presents..., Parklife: Meg Ward . . 15 March 2024 . 14 July 2023 . 14 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230714130949/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001mk5d . live .
  8. Web site: BBC Radio 6 Music - The Ravers Hour, Meg Ward in the Mix . . 16 March 2024 . Tom “The Rave Dog” Ravenscroft supplies a half-hour mix of his favourite tracks around in the global underground right now. Strap in for tunes from Jerome Hill, Glasgow’s DYOLL, and fresh club cuts from L-Vis 1990. Guest Mix duties courtesy of Newcastle-based DJ Meg Ward, who brings synth heavy sounds plus acid and house-infused garage. . 8 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231208101519/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001st9c . live .
  9. Web site: MEG WARD - DJ profile on DjaneTop . DJaneTop.com . 16 March 2024 . 3 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231003141009/https://djanetop.com/djanes/meg-ward/ . live .
  10. Web site: Fielding . Amy . Premiere: Vitling 'Coral Diving (Meg Ward Remix)' - DJ Mag . . 16 March 2024 . 2 July 2020 . 27 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210227070753/https://djmag.com/news/premiere-vitling-coral-diving-meg-ward-remix . live .
  11. Web site: Ingram . Niamh . Listen to Meg Ward's new single, 'Last All Night' - News - Mixmag . . 16 March 2024 . 19 February 2022 . 28 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221128015009/https://mixmag.net/read/meg-ward-new-single-last-all-night-house-synth-club-newcastle-leeds-news . live .

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