DJ Lady D

1:10 p.m.: Lady D is sending some bass tones through the big speakers at Perry’s that are spine-rumbling. With its giant video screens and heavy-duty lighting rigs, the massive tent is a first-class venue for the weekend’s dance-music heads. It’s early but it’s already filling up quickly, a natural magnet for fans as they enter through the main gates. Lady D throws in some Little Louie Vega to set the tone: “Music takes me where I want to be.” (GK) - Chicago Tribune

Their live coverage of Lollapalooza 2011 included an interview with DJ Lady D. Ebony's writers caught her live and stated, "Lady D rocked Perry's"... - Ebony.com

the photographers lens captures DJ Lady D along with other Lollapalooza artists including Ellie Goulding, Pete Wentz and more. - Out Magazine

DJ Lady D is interviewed about the global dance music phenomenon surrounding house music. - Red Eye/Chicago Tribune

DJ Lady D chats with Grammy.com on being a DJ and other music tidbits. - The Grammy's

Put together by local techno promoter VOLATL, house label D'Lectable Music, and art collective Prak-sis, D3's opening night features Detroit native and second-wave techno innovator Stacey Pullen, D3 founder Lady D and locals Max Jacobson, Max Loomis and Jay Cho, as well as multimedia art and performances. Friday's kickoff event is only the first in the quarterly series, and Gaper's Block sat down with organizer Darlene Jackson, aka DJ Lady D to discuss her vision and Detroit's influence on dance music. - Gapers Block

Darlene Jackson, aka Lady D or DJ Lady D began playing in 1995 and “[remains] in demand ever since.” She hails from the home of House music, Chicago and has over 14 years of experience! Hopefully all the younger djs/producers are taking notes! Much love and respect to our experienced DJ’s who have helped shape what the music is today! - BopperNation Blog

Darlene Jackson (a.k.a. DJ Lady D), Chicago's house music queen, who appears at The Note April 9th
- Chicago Magazine

Starring: Sandra Collins, DJ Irene, DJ Rap, Lady D, DJ Shortee, DJ Collette, DJ Mea, Rebecca Sin, Patricia Arquette, Paul Oakenfold, Jason Bentley, and more… - Kandeyce Jordan

At the new Logan Square club Tini Martini, the promoter behind a Saturday night DJ showcase believes it is essential to have at least one woman play during the course of the evening. Downstairs in the small cement basement of this off-the-beaten-path underground club, the likes of Traxx, Green Velvet--and tonight Lady D--take turns at the turntables. Lady D steps to the decks with her game face on. Although petite, Lady D is a stern and focused fireball, almost mean-looking when she drops her first track. Her thundering bass-lines bring the room's energy up a notch. This is something that only a seasoned Chicago DJ could bring to the dancefloor--Lady D is clearly where she is now on the shoulders of talent, not gender. - New City Magazine

When Chicago party promoters... - Spin Magazine

Known for its contributions to the blues and jazz, the Windy City is also home to some of the most vital dance music in the world. The mid- to late 1980s saw many of Chicago's South Side Catholic high schools open on the weekends, but teenager Darlene Jackson was not at all upset about it. Class of a different kind was in session, and the instructors had names like Farley Jackmaster Funk.

"The schools needed money back then, and the DJs needed big spaces to throw parties in," explains Jackson, more commonly known as DJ Lady
D. "So a promoter would rent out the gymnasium on a Friday afternoon, charge $5 a ticket, and 2,000 kids would show up to the party." - Sights Magazine

It's time to chill out with some grooves from our DJ this week, Lady D. When Lady D isn't spinning records, she's running a business: her record label, D'lectable Music. She's also part of the Chicago Public Library's new campaign that encourages the business crowd to utilize their free resources. Darlene Jackson – aka, Lady D – tells us about how her label's doing, the music she's been spinning during her gig-packed summer, and whether she's got any overdue books in that DJ bag. - WBEZ, Inc.

Though the dance music industry is still very much male-dominated, women have made significant contributions both in front of the mike and behind the scenes. Females like Sonique, DJ Rap, Paulette "DJ Paulette" Constable, Sandra Collins, and Lottie have made great strides in correcting the club community's off-kilter male-female balance. So too, has Chicago's Lady D., who effortlessly assumes the roles of DJ, producer, and label executive.
- Billboard Magazine

TIME TO ADMIT THE obvious: Lady D has become a full-fledged industry force in the worldwide House scene. In the twelve years that she's been practicing her craft, she's torn up more dancefloors than most of us have ever seen. With just a shade over a decade spinning professionally, Lady D (aka Darlene Jackson) can claim a number of impressive credentials: the owner of a respected and successful record label; an irreplaceable member of the (again) respected and successful DJ Collective SuperJane with Heather, Dayhota and Colette; producer, DJ and, with coverage way beyond the industry press, one of the rising stars of the "second wave" of House Music artists. - 5 Magazine

DJ Lady D (website, myspace, label, discogs, twitter) is the head of D'lectable Music, on which she's released her own tracks as well as music by Jamie Principle, Organic Groove Continuum and more.

Lady D (aka Darlene Jackson) has been on the scene as a DJ since 1995, and has toured in places such as Russia, Germany, Thailand as well as home in Chicago. As a producer and remixer, she's collaborated with the likes of Ron Carroll, Demarkus Lewis, Common Factor and Mark Grant. Her latest projects include her production with Max Loomis called "Durty Thing" (on Open Bar Music, with Bear Who? on vocals) and her collaboration (as "Lady Dee") with Ron Carroll, "You Rock My World" on Sneakerz Muzik (NL). - 5 Magazine