Anne Savage (born 18 July 1969) is a British

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DJ.

Early life

Savage was born in

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, England, and raised in the

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. She attended the private

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. She took classical guitar lessons at an early age. In the late 1980s, she played guitar in a punk band called 53rd State.

Career

Savage had her first UK DJ residency at

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and later resident at the infamous Vague Club,

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. She was also part of the original ''Tidy Girls'' line-up, with

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, Lisa Pin-Up, and Rachel Auburn. She has featured several times in

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's 'World's Top 100 DJs' and was the only female listed in the 'Top 10 Club DJs in Britain' by the

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. She made regular DJ appearances for club events such as Tidy, Slinky, Frenzy, and Storm. Her production of "Hellraiser" peaked at No. 74 in the

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in April 2003.

Non-music career

Promoting

In 2013, Anne Savage joined on with Ultra DJ management where she managed the bookings and promoting of various DJs. Savage joined on with event host and promoter "WeLoveHardHouse" who host venues throughout the UK.

Television

Savage was brought on for an episode of

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's "Faking It" where she attempted to coach a classic musician to become a DJ. The episode ended up winning a BAFTA in 2002 for best production team.

References

External links

Anne Savage discography at Discogs.com
Complete discography
BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix homepage
BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix homepage
TranceSound interview, January 2011
Club DJs English women DJs People from Ribble Valley (district) People from Burnley Living people 1969 births People educated at Westholme School Electronic dance music DJs {{Dj-stub