Mrs Wood (born Jane Rolink) is a

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female DJ and

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Career

Born in

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she first became involved in the

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and UK

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scene since 1990. Mrs Wood first came to prominence via her output on the React

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. Her first

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"Whodunnit?" was issued in 1994, shortly followed by one of her best-known releases, "Calamity Jane". In autumn 1995 Mrs Wood enjoyed crossover success with "Joanna", largely considered one of the defining tracks of the hardbag era. Featuring a tradestyle

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from

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as well as her own more minimal version, "Joanna" became one of the first hardbag releases to reach the

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of the

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, and was at this juncture one of the biggest-selling tracks to have been released on React. Further success ensued with "Heartbreak", which featured

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from Cleveland City signing Eve Gallagher, another artist who became synonymous with the house music and hardbag scene of the mid-1990s. "Heartbreak" charted at #44 in the UK, and featured remixes from former

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producer C J Scott, as well as a technoid variation from Wood herself, co-produced by longtime cohort, Kevin White. The following year witnessed the release of "Feel So Good", Mrs Wood's highest-placed chart hit, a double

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coupled with a

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remix of "Joanna". Also included in the mix package were further variations from Dancing Divaz, Nush and the original 1995 remix by Tony De Vit. "Road Rage" was issued in a limited quantity in late 1996, which Wood released under the

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, Madame Dubois. Shortly after the success of "Feel So Good", Mrs Wood began producing less commercially orientated,

- and nu-nrg-influenced tracks such as "1,2,3,4", which was less well received, despite featuring a trancey remake from

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. Her debut

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, ''Woodwork'', followed. Co-produced by Kevin White, ''Woodwork'' consisted largely of minimal, techno-based compositions. Mrs Wood is perhaps best remembered for her React-released mix

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s, ''Mrs Wood Teaches Techno'' and 1996's ''Bitter & Twisted'' (half of which was remixed by her longtime stablemate Blu Peter). Showcasing a variety of tracks in an array of genres, ''Bitter & Twisted'' featured material from artists as disparate as LSG, 16C+ and Mark NRG.

Discography

Include:

Albums

*1993: ''Mrs Wood Teaches Techno'' (React Music) *1996: ''Mrs Wood & Blu Peter - Bitter & Twisted'' (React Music) *1998: ''Woodwork'' (React Music)

Singles/EPs

*1994: "The Awakening"/"Calamity Jane" (React Music) *1994: "Whodunnit?" (React Music) *1995: "Joanna" (React Music) UK #40 *1996: "Heartbreak" featuring Eve Gallagher (React Music) UK #44 *1997: "Joanna '97" (React Music) UK #34 *1998: "1,2,3,4" (React Music) UK #54 *2004: "Joanna 2004" (React Music)

References

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