The Yard Woman

Elena Persaud AKA The Yard Woman is a Greek-born, Bristol-based DJ and producer at the forefront of UK dance music. Her achievements speak for themselves. DJ sets at Motion and Lakota; festival performances at Tokyo World and Boomtown; press coverage in BBC News and Mixmag; plus airwave support from BBC Radio 1 for her original productions Jupiter, Steps, Lunatic and High Priestess. As an activist, she is a former member of Lady of the House, the movement responsible for writing Stories of Women in Dance Music. As a producer, her releases have found a home on DRK Records, COOD, Esset, Saffron and more. And as an emerging prospect, her forthcoming EP on Ronnie Spiteri’s Kenja Records will further showcase the full-breadth of her production capabilities. Add to that warming up for BBC Radio 1 mainstay Arielle Free during