VButterfly Bio
Personal:
Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, at the age of 13 I moved to South Florida and lived the typical American teenage girl’s life, shopping, going out, dancing, etc. During the 90’s, I frequented New York City institutions of music/dance such as Sound Factory, The Tunnel, and Limelight along with the legendary South Beach venues of Salvation, Pump, The Warsaw, The Mix, and Liquid.
During this time, I was able to listen to musical legends such as Junior Vasquez, Peter Rauhofer, Danny Tennaglia, Hex Hector, Jason Ojeda, Dimitri, and Mobi. After being inspired by these masters of music, my passion for music began to escalate, and then I saw great female DJ’s such as Tracy Young, DJ Heather, Alyson Calagna and Susan Morabito. After seeing them, I made my decision to become a DJ, saved money, purchased my first decks and the rest is history!
For the past two years, as a Butterfly emerges from a cocoon, I have been making the transformation from Vanessa Picart to VButterfly, DJ/Performer at large! I have learned to be ready for both the good and the bad, and that the music industry is a tough business and definitely not for the faint of heart. But I believe that my dedication and determination will be the key to my success. I take my craft very seriously as does my audience, which knows I deliver the goods all the time. My fans know I push harder and further each and every time and I win them over with my technical prowess, my track selection, my good vibes and my energy. While being a female DJ is not easy and not the most profitable, it’s all about the music for me.
My advice to other female DJ’s out there is to, ‘Walk with your head held high, stay strong and focused, and don’t take NO from anyone especially if they don’t have the power to say no to you.”
Venues/Clubs played:
Miami Beach/Miami/Ft. Lauderdale/Coral Gables:
TheWomb.com, Karma Lounge, Grass Lounge, Blue Lounge, Tantra, B.E.D. (Skin Party), Nocturnal “Kinki Female”, Metropolis, Chelsea Hotel Lounge, Club X-It, I/O, Flavour Lounge, UVA Lounge, Indra Lounge, Amendment XXI, Sobe Trinidad, Port of Spain: Club Zen
San Jose, Costa Rica: Private event, Cafe Expressivo, 91.1 FM Puntarenas
Islamorada, Florida Keys: Full Moon Party at Morada Bay for WMC06
New York, New York: Liquor and Lather Party
Hartford, Connecticut: Kitty Kat Party
Stevens Point, Wisconsin: Naughty or Nice Party
Malibu, California: AquaBlue Malibu
Honduras: RedZone AfterHours - Radio Red 96.9 FM - Roatan
Live Performances/Hosting at:
Club Klub (South Beach), Metropolis, Nocturnal, Blue Lounge, Indra Lounge,
New York, Hartford, Stevens Point (Wisconsin), WMC Inside Reporter, Red Bull House - WOMB.COM Internet Radio (Miami), Cafe Expressivo (San Jose, Costa Rica), Live Radio broadcast on 91.1 Groovy FM (San Jose, Costa Rica)
Producers worked with:
Mike Da Wizard – ‘Penetration’ Hard On Mix, ‘My Music Takes Me There’, ‘The Groove’ , ‘Magic Stick’, ‘Fly Away featuring La Mariposa and Vanessa Valentin’& ‘Bailando’-Flava Music Inc. Additional remixes of 'Bailando' by: MDW Escandalo & Percussion Mix, Edson Pride, JJ Romero, Alex Acosta, Omar Labastida & Igor Zanonn. WMC '08 Flava Music feature release 'THE ENERGY' JENRG featuring LA MARIPOSA.
Nathan Hienze – ‘Stupid Prick’, ‘In Da Mornings’, ‘Love Song’, ‘Penetration’ - Wake Me Up Mix VButterfly original-Decibel NYC
DJ Alexander & Mark VDH – ‘My Music’ Remix-Flava Music Inc.
Edson Pride – ‘Penetration’ Remix, ‘Magic Stick’ Remix-Flava music Inc.
DJ Ranny – ‘Penetration’ Dirty Mix-Flava Music Inc.
Lazaro Calderin – ‘Flesh 4 Fantasy’ Original Mix-Progress Recordings022
Tony Thomas- ‘Flesh 4 Fantasy Rmxs-Progress Recordings022 (U.K.)
Randy Freiss– ‘Rotation the Drums’-HMSP Music
Saliva Commandos - ‘Relajate’, ‘Caliente’, IN-COMMAND Records
Labels under:
Flava Music Inc.
Decibel New York
Progress Recordings022
HMSP Music
IN-COMMAND Records
All of VButterfly’s music can be found on Beatport, Juno.com, TrackingSpain, and all other major digital download sites.
