smokin jo

smokin jo is the only woman to have won dj magazine's number one dj of the year, a record that remains unmatched more than three decades later. she built her reputation in the early 1990s through her residency at trade at turnmills in london, where her dawn sets helped define the after-hours scene, and subsequently held residencies at ministry of sound, space ibiza, and cream, with bookings spanning fabric and glastonbury. in 2024 she published a memoir titled 'you don't need a dick to dj' (white rabbit books), covering her early life, the rave explosion, addiction and recovery, and over 35 years in the music industry.