Yuka Yu Music DJ from San Francisco, CA

Hailing from Taipei, Taiwan, a city with a thriving nightlife that goes until the wee hours of the morning, Yuka grew up with the birth of the electronic music scene in Asia in the late 90s. With a mix of Chinese, Dutch, and Japanese ancestry, Yuka has been influenced by a variety of musical traditions. As she grew up, Yuka became serious about making her own music and started DJing in London in Camden Town, training at the London Sound Academy. “We need music so we don’t forget that there are places in this world that aren’t made out of stone. As it has across the Taiwan Strait between Taiwan and China, or as it did across the Berlin Wall between West Berlin and East Berlin, music has the ability to transcend any borders. I have been asked many times why I became a DJ, and the answer is to use music to connect all people. I had a childhood dream of becoming a conductor in an orchestra or a choir, so I never thought I would become a DJ. I surprised myself by making my musical dream come true in another way." Her musical style is influenced by Aphex Twin and Björk, and she likes 90’s acidic, psychedelic, and oriental rhythms. Her sets are a mix of genre-overlapping styles, telling a story and creating a formidable musical journey. Immersed in a multi-cultural and conflicted atmosphere, her experience in Eastern and Western cultures inspires her creation of music. While living in London, she effortlessly bridged the underground to the mainstream in a male-dominated industry. She has played alongside artists like Cosmic Gate, The Crystal Method, Donald Glaude, Jesse Saunders, Poolside and Eric Prydz to name a few, all while playing in premiere venues and nightclubs all over London, East Asia, and North America. She has also opened for Rebirth Brass Band, ALO, and the California Honeydrops. She has played a number of different corporate gigs and at hotels such as the Madrona in Healdsburg, Napa Valley Marriott and Sandman Hotel. She has also played at several wineries throughout Napa and Sonoma County. Yuka’s career highlights include: playing on the Insomniac Camp OG stage at EDC Las Vegas, Ministry of Sound (London), and Oil (Shenzhen). In 2019, she founded the artist exchange program Nu Tekno (??) and has been hosting events regularly since 2020. Nu Tekno currently has monthly residencies at the Endup, Lion’s Den, and Mars Bar in San Francisco.