DJ Empress
@djempress.bsky.social
One of the world’s first international female DnB DJs. DJ Empress; award winning international DJ & Music Producer, known mostly for D&B and Jungle Music. Also writer and proud Native New Yorker.
One month, post op. This is the reality. I would’ve NEVER signed up for this had I known it was going to be this torturous, constant and debilitating. I can’t believe this happened to my body. substack.com/@djempress/n...
Christina Empress (@djempress)
One month post-op. This is the reality.
On December 18, I went through one of the most complex gynecologic and pelvic surgeries a patient can have. All of this was performed in one operation:
• A su...
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January 18, 2026 at 12:19 AM
One month, post op. This is the reality. I would’ve NEVER signed up for this had I known it was going to be this torturous, constant and debilitating. I can’t believe this happened to my body. substack.com/@djempress/n...
I’m finally scheduled for life changing Endometriosis surgery. Insurance will not cover it. Sharing or supporting the fundraiser helps more than you know. ❤️🩹 ablink.messages.gofundme.com/ls/click?upn...
Donate to Support DJ Empress Christina’s Emergency Medical Care, organized by Edward Sarno
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I am reaching out on behalf of my dear best fr… Edward Sarno needs your support for Support DJ Empress Christina’s Emergency Medical Care
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November 23, 2025 at 4:29 AM
I’m finally scheduled for life changing Endometriosis surgery. Insurance will not cover it. Sharing or supporting the fundraiser helps more than you know. ❤️🩹 ablink.messages.gofundme.com/ls/click?upn...
If we accept the idea that a Congresswoman resigns bc of threats or backlash, we accept a Gov’t where intimidation governs our democracy. Threats against elected officials are federal crimes. There should be a FEDERAL INVESTIGATION, not treated as normal or noble.THIS ISNT NORMAL. #MTG
November 22, 2025 at 5:26 AM
If we accept the idea that a Congresswoman resigns bc of threats or backlash, we accept a Gov’t where intimidation governs our democracy. Threats against elected officials are federal crimes. There should be a FEDERAL INVESTIGATION, not treated as normal or noble.THIS ISNT NORMAL. #MTG
So are we all officially allowed to say quiet piggy back to him now or what.
November 20, 2025 at 11:18 PM
So are we all officially allowed to say quiet piggy back to him now or what.
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November 3, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I’m prepping a major release, “Concrete Jungle, NYC” & a new distribution deal for my label, Empower Recordings.
Please follow me there ⬇️ & stream some of my past work. Grateful for it, Thanks!❤️🔥🎶
👉 open.spotify.com/artist/31IaC...
#DJEmpress #EmpowerRecordings #ConcreteJungleNYC #NYC #DnB
Please follow me there ⬇️ & stream some of my past work. Grateful for it, Thanks!❤️🔥🎶
👉 open.spotify.com/artist/31IaC...
#DJEmpress #EmpowerRecordings #ConcreteJungleNYC #NYC #DnB
DJ Empress
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October 31, 2025 at 5:36 AM
I’m prepping a major release, “Concrete Jungle, NYC” & a new distribution deal for my label, Empower Recordings.
Please follow me there ⬇️ & stream some of my past work. Grateful for it, Thanks!❤️🔥🎶
👉 open.spotify.com/artist/31IaC...
#DJEmpress #EmpowerRecordings #ConcreteJungleNYC #NYC #DnB
Please follow me there ⬇️ & stream some of my past work. Grateful for it, Thanks!❤️🔥🎶
👉 open.spotify.com/artist/31IaC...
#DJEmpress #EmpowerRecordings #ConcreteJungleNYC #NYC #DnB
“I never fit in, but I didn’t want to. That’s the point of me”
RIP Diane Keaton ♥️
RIP Diane Keaton ♥️
October 12, 2025 at 8:39 AM
“I never fit in, but I didn’t want to. That’s the point of me”
RIP Diane Keaton ♥️
RIP Diane Keaton ♥️
I’m DJing tonight 1:30am-3am at the House NYC (29 Locust St BK NY). #DnB #DJEmpress
October 4, 2025 at 11:08 PM
I’m DJing tonight 1:30am-3am at the House NYC (29 Locust St BK NY). #DnB #DJEmpress
My hometown has a way of seating me next to legends. What a dream that I get to live🙏❤️🔥
#gratefulheart
#replicant
#doandroidsdreamofelectricsheep
#deckard
#HarrisonFord
#gratefulheart
#replicant
#doandroidsdreamofelectricsheep
#deckard
#HarrisonFord
September 23, 2025 at 12:16 AM
My hometown has a way of seating me next to legends. What a dream that I get to live🙏❤️🔥
#gratefulheart
#replicant
#doandroidsdreamofelectricsheep
#deckard
#HarrisonFord
#gratefulheart
#replicant
#doandroidsdreamofelectricsheep
#deckard
#HarrisonFord
18 years ago ❤️🔥🎶 substack.com/@djempress/n... #djempress
Christina Empress (@djempress)
2007, The Park NYC. Eight to twelve hour sets behind the decks, keeping the room alive until sunrise or at least 4am. I was already carrying the weight of exile. I built my life one tune, one mix, one...
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September 15, 2025 at 2:34 PM
18 years ago ❤️🔥🎶 substack.com/@djempress/n... #djempress
Manhattan NYC self care😎 = dangling ur feet off a skyscraper for vitamin D, Sun maxing edition, during a writing break vibes☀️✨📖
August 28, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Manhattan NYC self care😎 = dangling ur feet off a skyscraper for vitamin D, Sun maxing edition, during a writing break vibes☀️✨📖
How amazing is it to have so many beautiful people😍 sending me so much birthday love. I feel so blessed and grateful. I love you all. Hope to see many of you on July 18 at my @MoMA PS-1 DJ set. It is such an honor and it will be epic. Much love!❤️🔥🎶🎉💫
July 1, 2025 at 12:54 AM
How amazing is it to have so many beautiful people😍 sending me so much birthday love. I feel so blessed and grateful. I love you all. Hope to see many of you on July 18 at my @MoMA PS-1 DJ set. It is such an honor and it will be epic. Much love!❤️🔥🎶🎉💫
It’s my birthday. I’m telling the truth I was never supposed to. Read it here: substack.com/@djempress/n...
Christina Empress on Substack
💥 I’m not here to perform gratitude for people who left me behind.
Thank you to those who remembered me on my birthday.🎉
Your words meant more than you know, especially now.
I celebrate until the ...
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June 28, 2025 at 1:35 AM
It’s my birthday. I’m telling the truth I was never supposed to. Read it here: substack.com/@djempress/n...
New tune! “ESCAPE MYSELF” out now❤️🔥🎶
empower-recordings.bandcamp.com/track/escape...
empower-recordings.bandcamp.com/track/escape...
Escape Myself, by DJ Empress
track by DJ Empress
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June 6, 2025 at 2:42 AM
New tune! “ESCAPE MYSELF” out now❤️🔥🎶
empower-recordings.bandcamp.com/track/escape...
empower-recordings.bandcamp.com/track/escape...
Representing the concrete jungle; Empower State amens purr and roll right to your speakers. “Turn it Up” by @djempress @empowerrecordings out on all streaming platforms & our beloved Bandcamp, this Thursday, May 22nd. 🐆❤️🔥🎶
May 20, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Representing the concrete jungle; Empower State amens purr and roll right to your speakers. “Turn it Up” by @djempress @empowerrecordings out on all streaming platforms & our beloved Bandcamp, this Thursday, May 22nd. 🐆❤️🔥🎶
Dragons Lair on my label #EmpowerRecordings is officially out tonight at midnight.
If you’d like to support and own it directly, here’s the link:
empower-recordings.bandcamp.com/track/dragon...
Thank you for walking with me through the fire.
If you’d like to support and own it directly, here’s the link:
empower-recordings.bandcamp.com/track/dragon...
Thank you for walking with me through the fire.
Dragons Lair, by DJ Empress
track by DJ Empress
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April 24, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Dragons Lair on my label #EmpowerRecordings is officially out tonight at midnight.
If you’d like to support and own it directly, here’s the link:
empower-recordings.bandcamp.com/track/dragon...
Thank you for walking with me through the fire.
If you’d like to support and own it directly, here’s the link:
empower-recordings.bandcamp.com/track/dragon...
Thank you for walking with me through the fire.
Dragon’s Lair is a sonic ritual.
I created every part—sound, mix, art, animation.
It arrives this Thurs, April 24 via Empower Recordings.
#EmpowerState #DJEmpress
I created every part—sound, mix, art, animation.
It arrives this Thurs, April 24 via Empower Recordings.
#EmpowerState #DJEmpress
April 22, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Dragon’s Lair is a sonic ritual.
I created every part—sound, mix, art, animation.
It arrives this Thurs, April 24 via Empower Recordings.
#EmpowerState #DJEmpress
I created every part—sound, mix, art, animation.
It arrives this Thurs, April 24 via Empower Recordings.
#EmpowerState #DJEmpress
❤️🔥https://substack.com/@djempress/note/c-111005859?r=ej8z6
Christina Empress on Substack
I’m at a place in my life where I always need reminders like this.
Doing all the work I’m doing; producing, engineering & mixing down my own music, turning my drawings into graphic images, now animat...
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April 22, 2025 at 1:25 AM
❤️🔥https://substack.com/@djempress/note/c-111005859?r=ej8z6
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April 19, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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“Dragons Lair” is the sound of rebirth through fire.
The dragon is awake.
She is me.
I designed this cover + logo myself. A spell. A symbol.
“Dragon’s Lair” drops 4/24 on Empower Recordings.
DM me to buy a Tee🐲❤️🔥🎶👸🏻
The dragon is awake.
She is me.
I designed this cover + logo myself. A spell. A symbol.
“Dragon’s Lair” drops 4/24 on Empower Recordings.
DM me to buy a Tee🐲❤️🔥🎶👸🏻
April 18, 2025 at 5:43 AM
“Dragons Lair” is the sound of rebirth through fire.
The dragon is awake.
She is me.
I designed this cover + logo myself. A spell. A symbol.
“Dragon’s Lair” drops 4/24 on Empower Recordings.
DM me to buy a Tee🐲❤️🔥🎶👸🏻
The dragon is awake.
She is me.
I designed this cover + logo myself. A spell. A symbol.
“Dragon’s Lair” drops 4/24 on Empower Recordings.
DM me to buy a Tee🐲❤️🔥🎶👸🏻
There’s a rumble in the Lair. The dragons have awakened.
“Dragons Lair” 🐉
April 24th.
@DJEmpressNYC
@EmpowerMusic
On Empower Recordings
🐲❤️🔥👸🏻🎶
#DragonsLair #DJEmpress #EmpowerRecordings #EmpowerState #NewMusic #DrumAndBass #DarkDnB #dnb #darkside #EmpressEnergy
“Dragons Lair” 🐉
April 24th.
@DJEmpressNYC
@EmpowerMusic
On Empower Recordings
🐲❤️🔥👸🏻🎶
#DragonsLair #DJEmpress #EmpowerRecordings #EmpowerState #NewMusic #DrumAndBass #DarkDnB #dnb #darkside #EmpressEnergy
April 16, 2025 at 4:22 AM
There’s a rumble in the Lair. The dragons have awakened.
“Dragons Lair” 🐉
April 24th.
@DJEmpressNYC
@EmpowerMusic
On Empower Recordings
🐲❤️🔥👸🏻🎶
#DragonsLair #DJEmpress #EmpowerRecordings #EmpowerState #NewMusic #DrumAndBass #DarkDnB #dnb #darkside #EmpressEnergy
“Dragons Lair” 🐉
April 24th.
@DJEmpressNYC
@EmpowerMusic
On Empower Recordings
🐲❤️🔥👸🏻🎶
#DragonsLair #DJEmpress #EmpowerRecordings #EmpowerState #NewMusic #DrumAndBass #DarkDnB #dnb #darkside #EmpressEnergy
Hiring a creative assistant + Shopify web builder (paid).
Music x fashion x empowerment.
Light admin, uploads, and building a bold new brand with me.
DM if aligned or know someone great.
#Hiring #VA #WebDesign #EmpowerState #DJEmpress
Music x fashion x empowerment.
Light admin, uploads, and building a bold new brand with me.
DM if aligned or know someone great.
#Hiring #VA #WebDesign #EmpowerState #DJEmpress
April 14, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Hiring a creative assistant + Shopify web builder (paid).
Music x fashion x empowerment.
Light admin, uploads, and building a bold new brand with me.
DM if aligned or know someone great.
#Hiring #VA #WebDesign #EmpowerState #DJEmpress
Music x fashion x empowerment.
Light admin, uploads, and building a bold new brand with me.
DM if aligned or know someone great.
#Hiring #VA #WebDesign #EmpowerState #DJEmpress
RIP Clem Burke.
It was an honor to work with you & Blondie as a Producer/Mix Engineer on The Curse of Blondie (Sony UK).
A true human metronome, beast on the drums, and total legend.
Thank you for the music, the twirls, the winks, and the magic.
#RIPClemBurke #Blondie #Legend #NYIcon #Drummer
It was an honor to work with you & Blondie as a Producer/Mix Engineer on The Curse of Blondie (Sony UK).
A true human metronome, beast on the drums, and total legend.
Thank you for the music, the twirls, the winks, and the magic.
#RIPClemBurke #Blondie #Legend #NYIcon #Drummer
April 7, 2025 at 6:43 PM
RIP Clem Burke.
It was an honor to work with you & Blondie as a Producer/Mix Engineer on The Curse of Blondie (Sony UK).
A true human metronome, beast on the drums, and total legend.
Thank you for the music, the twirls, the winks, and the magic.
#RIPClemBurke #Blondie #Legend #NYIcon #Drummer
It was an honor to work with you & Blondie as a Producer/Mix Engineer on The Curse of Blondie (Sony UK).
A true human metronome, beast on the drums, and total legend.
Thank you for the music, the twirls, the winks, and the magic.
#RIPClemBurke #Blondie #Legend #NYIcon #Drummer