With her disarming doe eyes and a heartwarming demeanor, Colette
possesses the unmistakable voice of post-millennial house music. Her
sweet-but-sultry voice has been called “angelic” so many times, it’s a
miracle she hasn’t grown wings: Imagine a less breathy Kylie Minogue
merged with a more controlled Roisin Murphy (Moloko) and you have a
good grasp on her classy voice that highlights any beat that flows
behind it. Whereas in the late 80s, the diva reigned supreme and made
the music cower, Colette has kept it deliciously simple and always
melodic, making the former choirgirl-cum-Chicago-house-siren a mainstay
of modern dance music.
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And it’s been that way for a minute –
as raves were starting to wind down throughout the nation in the late
90s, Colette was busting through the “novelty act” stereotype that kept
many women DJs corralled like
VIP ropes
guarding a Hollywood hotspot. But ever since she started her SuperJane
troupe with fellow Chicagoan DJs Dayhota, Lady D. and Heather
(celebrating their 10th anniversary this year), Colette’s paved the way
for other women seeking equal time behind the decks as their male
counterparts. Things came full circle in 2006, when the Los Angeles
transplant reunited with Heather for a stateside tour promoting the
“House Of Om” mix they did together. It was a busy year – Colette also
played an intense set at Coachella, kept up her long running residency
at “World’s Best Club” Smartbar and toured with fellow Om house soldier
Kaskade.
And 2007 shows no signs of slowing with her new artist album, Push.If Push plays out anything like her
first
artist album, Hypnotized, Colette’s endless nights will have been more
than worth the effort. Hypnotized became the most downloaded dance
album on iTunes (US), and featured dance floor burners like “What Will
She Do for Love” (Billboard’s No. 1 Dance Club Play Single) and the
title track, which was
licensed to The Devil Wears Prada soundtrack. In
just a few years time, Colette was featured as a
“Newcomer to Watch” in
JANE Magazine, filed under “Hot New Music” in Interview Magazine, graced the cover of XLR8R, and named in URB’s Next 100.
Just
like on Hypnotized, Push has got serious dance floor ammo with its
tricky, funneled beats and overall playful vibe, but it can slink into
dark-and-sexy mode too, making the record just as diverse as its
cast.
Home and Garden, Santiago & Bushido, Drew K, Chuck Love, Fab, Lucy
Woodward share production credit, to name a few. Colette’s sexy, jazzy
alto is featured perfectly on “If” and first single, “About Us.”
It
easily could rock the airwaves on a Friday night mainstream pop station
and slay the crowd at any dance club, and has already been remixed by
tastemaker Derrick Carter. Showing off pop-savvy lyrics that are still
perfect for the club, Colette sings of love lost: “I’ll tell you
something that you need to know/ I’m sick of tryin’ and I’m not so
sure/ I’ve lost the feeling from so long ago/You say you love me but
you don’t care about us”
“What’s so fun about writing house music is that
you’re not confined to one format,” Colette says. “And on Push, I
definitely took advantage of that.”
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