DJ Reid Speed

by Diana PottsDrum'n'bass and two-step DJ Reid Speed started DJing her senior year in high school, two years after she entered New York City's dance music community. Formally known as Reid Margolis, Speed started playing out just short of a year after she began spinning. Her local career swiftly took off, as she was soon playing at a large handful of local parties and received her first rotating residency, all within two years. Her affiliation with Stuck on Earth promotions began when founder, Chris Kausch, caught her at a local event. In April of 1998, her knowledge and experience landed her a job at DJ Dara's record store, Breakbeat Science. Working in the well-known store exposed Speed to many promoters and artists and gave her an avenue to further her DJing. The job also lead to her residency at DJ Seoul's Direct Drive nights. She has worked on productions with FS (of Ming & FS) and her first mix CD, Reeespect, was released through Stuck on Earth in early 2001.