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The original. The tastemaker. The first. All of these are terms that have been applied to DJ Justine D. more than once by the media and nightlife royalty. As the consummate professional she is thought of as one of the best female DJ’s working in New York City.

She is a native New Yorker who honed her skills on the most infamous dance floors over two decades ago.

She has worked with and opened for such talent as Patti LaBelle, Phoenix, The Rapture, Chromatics, James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem, Moby, The Cramps, The New York Dolls, and many others.

“You’d be hard-pressed to find a party hungry New Yorker who would deny the ongoing sanitization of the city’s nightlife. But thankfully… there are people like Justine D.” said i-D Magazine. In the early 00s, Justine rose to prominence as a DJ, scene maker and style arbiter creating and managing nightlife institutions like the traveling Motherf**ker parties, Tiswas, and the infamous Williamsburg venue Studio B. She quickly became known for her exceptional taste and Djing prowess as well as an essential part of the collision between the rock’n roll and dance music worlds that would change dance floors forever.

In recent years Justine studied Classic Pastry Arts at the French Culinary Institute and became a classically trained pastry chef with recipes featured in Martha Stewart Living, Food & Wine, and the Cherry Bombe cookbook. She has also created custom cakes for an impressive client list including Humberto Leon of Opening Ceremony, Karen O. of The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Bobby Cannavale and Rose Byrne and Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam.

While pursuing her other passion, she has made regular appearances at events across the city. 

As The New York Times Ruth LaFerla stated, “Justine Delaney speaks fashion like a native, her conversation studded with insider argot and references… Listening, you would peg her as an indie designer. In fact, Justine D., as she is known to her public, is on cozier terms with a turntable than she is with a cutting table; her medium is vinyl — the kind that spins.”