Hobbies. New Year’s Eve: DJ Ness’s turntables silenced

“And I turn off the sound. And I put the sound back on. Vanessa Megel would have liked so much to take again the refrain of the unpredictable Philippe Katerine, crowned during the last Victoires de la Musique, male artist of the year, for New Year’s Eve. This DJette, singer and musician could, in addition, have celebrated her twentieth birthday, this Wednesday, elsewhere than in her living room, in Rombas.

But in 2020, DJ Ness, his stage name, could only perform a dozen times because of the health crisis. “Everything was very fast,” says the one who first did odd jobs after a BEP in accounting secretary. “However, I had about sixty dates to ensure throughout the region but also in Luxembourg and Belgium. “

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In 2021, DJ Ness hopes that the Covid-19 will finally come off the track. She entered the scene when she was barely four years old, during a Christmas party. “It’s a chance to be able to make a profession of his passion”, recognizes this autodidact whose personal playlist goes from Edith Piaf to Lady Gaga. “Later, I participated in a karaoke in Thionville which allowed me to integrate a large orchestra”

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“In harmony with the people”

Two decades of animating, alone or in groups, weddings, taverns but also company evenings, holiday clubs or in discotheques. “I even moved to EHPADs and retirement homes, masked, respecting security measures,” says the one who shared several live videos on her Facebook page.

“DJ? It’s about being in harmony with people and constantly adapting. Meet the expectations of the youngest as well as older people. It’s a balance to be found ”

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Its intermittent status allows it “to be serene until August 31, 2021” but the artist is impatient to get back on the road. “I had never been able to enjoy my weekends before, I was never home,” she smiles in front of one of her five guitars. For 2021, DJ Ness is simply hoping for a bright future.

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