Meg Ward (born 1997 or 1998) is a British

electronic dance music Electronic dance music (EDM), also referred to as dance music or club music, is a broad range of percussive electronic music genres originally made for nightclubs, raves, and List of electronic dance music festivals, festivals. It is generally ...

disc jockey and record producer from

Pontefract Pontefract is a historic market town in the City of Wakefield, a metropolitan district in West Yorkshire, England. It lies to the east of Wakefield and south of Castleford. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is one of the ...

, England. She is known for her live performances, with music that combines multiple genres including

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techno Techno is a genre of electronic dance music (EDM) which is generally produced for use in a continuous DJ set, with tempos being in the range from 120 to 150 beats per minute (bpm). The central rhythm is typically in common time ( ) and often ...

disco Disco is a music genre, genre of dance music and a subculture that emerged in the late 1960s from the United States' urban nightclub, nightlife, particularly in African Americans, African-American, Italian-Americans, Italian-American, LGBTQ ...

and

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Career

Ward grew up in West Yorkshire, and began her career as a disc jockey at age 18 when she was at university in 2016. She was nominated for a

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award in 2022 in the ''Breakthrough Producer'' category. She has been featured several times on

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, including the shows of

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, and

Tom Ravenscroft Thomas James Dalglish Ravenscroft (born 6 February 1980) is a British radio presenter and disc jockey. He previously hosted a BBC Radio 6 Music show featuring new and unsigned music. He is the son of the late DJ John Peel. Career Working initi ...

. Ward is known for her live club sets. She had a residency at the

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club ''ILL Behaviour'', and has played live at

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Creamfields Creamfields is an electronic dance music festival series founded and organised by British club promoter Cream, with its UK edition taking place on August Bank Holiday weekend, with a number of international editions held across various territo ...

, Amnesia,

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, and the

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. In May 2022 she performed live from the

headquarters. Her music has been characterised as "synth heavy sounds plus acid and house-infused garage" that is "filled with energy and love" and "intertwines multiple genres". In 2024 Ward launched the ''Mega Wavy'' record label, with first released single "Keep U" by Ward herself.

Discography

* "Have Ur Love" * "Troubles" * "Connections" * "Phenol House" (2020) * "Meditate" (2020) * "Lookin 4 Fame" (2020) * "Coral Diving (Meg Ward Remix)" (2020) * "Last All Night" (2022) * "Keep U" (2024)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ward, Meg Living people People from Pontefract British women record producers British electronic dance music DJs English women DJs Year of birth missing (living people)