MULTI-GENRE
REID SPEED
Play Me founder & USA Drum & Bass pioneer
Play Me founder & USA Drum & Bass pioneer
DJ, producer, label boss, paradigm shifter. With over 2 decades of experience and a lifetime of persistence, Reid Speed is a master of the mix and a legend in the North American drum & bass and underground rave scenes. She came up in competitive New York City selling records at the USA's first all-jungle/drum & bass shop Breakbeat Science, where she was one of the first American DJs to branch out into multi-genre DJing, incorporating 2-step and speed garage into her mixes, and later breakbeats and other heavy bass music genres. She was the first female American Drum & Bass DJ to break through on a national level as both a DJ and producer, and has served as an inspiration and mentor to generations of female talent since.
Her labels, Play Me Records and Play Me Too, are stalwarts of the American Drum & Bass scene and also helped kick off the explosion of the North American heavy bass scene, having discovered or launched the careers of some of bass music's top hitmakers like Skellytn, Dr. Apollo, Dillon Francis, Bro Safari, Eliminate, Must Die, and many more. Play Me has released over 400 artists in their 15 years of existence, and continue to usher in wave after wave of successful new talent with a focus on drum & bass, halftime, UKG, and leftfield heavy bass music.
Reid has graced the decks at countless events around the world like Electric Daisy Carnival, Hospitality on the Beach, Sun & Bass, Shambhala; has done guest mixes for BBC Radio 1, Triple J, Ram Live, Beatport, and more, released music on Prog:ram, Viper, Space Yacht, Play Me, and has rocked raves, clubs, and venues from Limelight to The End. Her music has been licensed by brands like Nike, Puma, and Lenovo and she's curated mixes for fashion brands Skingraft and Unbeing. She's done hundreds of DJ mixes and a number of mix series, hosts a weekly Twitch broadcast, and has even DJ'd on TV (the Jamie Kennedy Experiment).
Reid Speed's storied career has been based in constant, steady growth, and breaking barriers for women in the industry. And whether live, in the studio, or in her role as a label boss, she consistently proves that she's a force in the industry and one of the best and most versatile DJ's in the game.
Play Me founder Reid Speed is set to perform at Insomniac's flagship spring festival.
Play Me artists take over Academy LA opening for UK drum & bass collective Rudimental.
