Elena persaud aka the yard woman is agreek-born, bristol-based dj andproducer at the forefront of ukmelodic techno. Her achievements speak for themselves.Dj sets at motion and lakota; festivalperformances at shambala andboomtown; press coverage in bbc newsand mixmag; plus airwave support frombbc radio 1 for her original productionsjupiter, steps, lunatic and highpriestess. As producer, her releases have found ahome on ronnie spiteri’s kenja records,cood, saffron and more. Receiving playsfrom the likes of hot since 82, jaguar &ronnie spiteri. She has made the electronic musicsphere her own playground alwaysextending to draw inspiration fromunlikely genres like pop, rock & worldmusic – resulting in surprising hybridmelodic tracks. Add to that warming up for kevin de vries, victor ruiz, shy one,sherelle & bbc radio 1 mainstay ariellefree , and you’ll quickly see thatmilestone performances are part ofelena’s dna. In summary – it’s worth familiarisingyourself with the yard woman. Hertrajectory is attributable to hertalent, which makes her growththrough the industry inevitable.
