I’m a religious listener of Shanti Celeste’s monthly NTS Radio show.
For the first hour, Shanti spins tunes she’s currently rocking with—forever full of bounce and hypnotic rhythms. For the second hour, she invites a friend or someone she admires to take the controls. However, on some occasions, Shanti will simply go back-to-back with her guest for 120 minutes.
And this is how I discovered San Franciscan Sinéad (Sinéad Jonaidi). Often Shanti will pepper her show with chatter but on this episode, the two ladies barely say a word to one another as they go tit for tat filling the airwaves with delectable house music. You can literally hear how locked in they are, as one record melts into the next. For me, this is what gives a DJ mix that something extra, knowing those performing are having a ball!
Just a few weeks later, Sinéad is our 16th guest on TROVE. The Internet does have its perks.
Sinéad is of Irish and Iranian heritage. Wet basslines and dreamy femme melodies define her sound. The punchy, fervent tracks she chooses demand that listeners dance.
When I chatted with Sinéad, she had just landed back home from her first tour since 2023. As she tells me, “I took a bit of a break from gigging internationally…I was finding it hard to manage my overall health and all the anxiety that comes with DJing”.
A tempting offer by the team behind Love International brought Sinéad to the Adriatic coast of Croatia and back on the global circuit. Listen to the superbly summery recording of what she lay down HERE. I was glad to hear this particular tour was one of joy and didn’t weigh heavy on her mental health.
Sinéad proudly wears the badge of resident at the beautiful Public Records in New York City. She is currently working with their team to curate all-female takeovers at the club. “We’re talking all three rooms, The Sound Room, The Atrium and The Upstairs listening bar all stacked with women DJs”
Empowering women in dance music has always been in Sinéad’s genes. Back in San Francisco, she ran a popular gal’s night called Metropolis, and from the looks of things, she will never stop waving that flag.
“I hope to create a space to spotlight women like myself who have put in the time, dig deep and really care about their craft”.
Of all those we’ve featured in this series, Sinéad comes close to the perfect guest. Why? Because of statements like this:
