DJ Arlene is a professional DJ based out of the IT capital of India, Bangalore. A vocalist as well, Arlene also plays the piano and the guitar; DJ Arlene (Arlene Maria Gomez) started her career as a DJ when she was just 18-years old. She was Bangalore’s very first female DJ, and soon was proclaimed to be one of the top female DJs in India.
Arlene started her career as a funky house DJ. She interned at one of Bangalore’s most popular watering holes, The Bunker, trained by a senior DJ from Bangalore in 2001.
Her music style then developed into more serious and deep sounds; she specialised in all the variants of electronic music. Ever since, she has played in some of the top clubs in Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata, Vizag, Goa, Manipal, Cochin, Mysore, Mangalore, Indore, and Pune. She has also played in countries like Nepal, Mauritius, Sri Lanka, and Bangkok.
DJ Arlene’s style of music changes with every passing month. From funky house, she moved to electro house and then found herself playing minimal. Later, she started playing deeper progressive sounds. Tech house, psytrance, progressive psy, breaks, dubstep and drum n bass are her newest interests.
In a nutshell, it is Arlene’s passion for electronic music that makes her one of the most innovative and dedicated DJs in the country, constantly in search of new sounds, and spreading the knowledge of electronic dance music to the masses. She aspires to produce her own music in the near future and looks forward to collaborating with DJs and producers, in and around India. DJ Arlene has also hosted an array of karaoke events for corporate and private events
Arlene is also the only female Indian DJ to be featured on www.DJette.com, which is a site dedicated to female DJs around the world.