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DJ All The Way Kay

 

DJ All The Way Kay, or Kay for short, possesses unmistakable style and skill influenced by the cultural aesthetic of her hometown, Chicago. While her first loves are Hip-Hop and House Music, she is an open format DJ with an extensive collection that represents the best of all genres. She has been one of the reigning female DJs of the Chicago Queer scene for more than a decade and currently holds residency at numerous Chicago bars and nightclubs, including but not limited to: Beauty Bar, Berlin Nightclub, Emporium Arcade Bar and Untitled Supperclub.

Kay is also a resident DJ at 91.1 Vocalo Radio in Chicago as well as the internet based E3Radio (E3Radio.com). Her sets can be heard every second Friday as a part of Vocalo's Friday Night DJ Series and at various Vocalo sponsored events around the city. Kay's mixes have alsobeen broadcasted on WCRX Columbia College Chicago’s Underground Radio on their programs “Masters In the Mix,” and “The Scene” as well as WZRD of Northeastern Illinois. She has been featured in publications like Vice Magazine for “The Last Record” and IntoMore.com’s featured article “Where Did All The Lesbians Go? Reframing The Conversation About Dyke Bars And Nightlife.”

Kay has also been a part of the Chicago Reader’s “In Rotation,” a column where
local music scenesters share their current interests with a citywide audience.
She also has a cameo in season 12 of Oxygen’s the Bad Girl’s Club, which contains
footage of her past residency at Progress Bar’s weekly queer ladies night,
Honey Pot. Her events are frequently advertised in the press, including the Huffington Post, Do312, The Red Eye, The Chicago Reader and The Chicagoist,
all of whom have both noted her previous party at Beauty Bar,“Bump & Grindcore”
as one of Chicago's top events to attend month after month.

All The Way Kay has worked as a headlining or supporting DJ for several events and festivals including: The Chicago Office of the Mayor, Howard Brown, Mamby on the Beach, Spring Awakening Music Festival, My House Music Festival, Chicago Pride and North Halsted Market Days, North Coast Music Festival, The Sun Times Pride Parade float, BackLot Bash, The Chicago Reader Pride Cruise and annual People Issue Party. She’s shared the stage with musical icons such as Moni Love, Lizzo and Rico Nasty as well as a featured DJ for events with the Chicago White Sox and Chicago Sky.
Kay has been an official DJ of the Chicago Outfit Roller Derby Team as well as a featured DJ for world renown corporations such as Facebook, Vans and Nike Athletics. She was also voted Runner-Up “Best House Music DJ” by the Chicago Reader in their “Best of Chicago” Poll in 2019.