“…Funk Queen Dayhota (a.k.a. Shannon Ialongo), who energetically works the crowd as she spins, looking as if she’d rather be on the dance floor than stuck in the dj booth. -david prince(spin magazine)
David Prince of Spin Magazine gives Shannon Ialongo the title of “Funk Queen”, but the world of house music knows her as the infectious DJ Dayhota. Her trademark cutting-edge style combined with her high-energy tech-house filled DJ sets put DJ Dayhota into the upper echelon of the underground industry.
A veteran of the dance music community, DJ Dayhota is finally making her way into the studio. Dayhota and her writing partner, knows as RDA, have their first release remix of The Model’s “ I Won’t Be Hanging Out Anymore” ( RDA Tech Step RMX) project coming out on Playloop Records June 3rd, 2010. With four more projects in the pipeline be sure to keep an eye out for the tech funk this duo is bringing to the table.
Dayhota also finds herself entering the film world with just completing her music coordination job for the feature documentary “ Ghetto Physics” featuring the likes of KRS1 and her stint as Music Coordinator for the new Julia Roberts produced film “ Jesus Henry Christ”. The film world suits this artist just fine!
2006 marked the release of DJ Dayhota’s first mixed CD Catch Me on RE-INVENT MUSIC followed by Stomp This on STOMPY.COM. Catch Me is an aural journey of unique tracks and top-shelf mixing. In the summer of 2005 Dayhota collaborated with fellow SuperJaner Lady D to work on a remix for Showtime’s critically acclaimed series The “L” Word. Tommy Boy Records picked up the remix and released it on a L Word CD compilation.
A Chicago veteran of house-music, Dayhota has entertained at clubs worldwide: Centro-Fly and The Limelight in NYC, Motor in Detroit, Rain and Ice in Las Vegas, Sno-Drift and Ruby Sky in San Francisco and Level and Nikki Beach in South Beach (Miami). Her sound has graced the international speakers at top-flight venues like The Guvernment and The Docks in Toronto, Batofar in Paris, Zapata and The Lab in Germany, Macarena in Barcelona, Seven in Melbourne and The Underground Café in Sydney to name a few. She has also had the pleasure of gracing the decks at the infamous COACHELLA in 2007. In an industry dominated by male influence, Dayhota and fellow DJs Heather, Colette, and Lady D paved the way for future female DJs, shaping DJ culture by forming the all female DJ collective SuperJane. In 2000 SuperJane went on its first national tour and in 2002 its first international tour.
In 2002 Mixer Magazine nominated DJ Dayhota as one of the Top 100 DJs, while URB Magazine nominated her in 2004. Not only is DJ Dayhota a feature talent of the underground world, but she rapidly gains mainstream recognition with featured stories on the pages of Billboard, XLR8R, Spin, Jane, Nylon, and Velocity. With her energy, unique style and indisputable talent she is becoming the conduit between the underground world of house and mainstream America.
