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| Milton Keynes girl, 10, to DJ at festivals in the UK and Ibiza | Milton Keynes girl, 10, to DJ at festivals in the UK and Ibiza |
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| DJ Steady said she preferred jungle music to the likes of Taylor Swift | DJ Steady said she preferred jungle music to the likes of Taylor Swift |
| A 10-year-old girl known as DJ Steady is getting ready to perform at music festivals across the UK and in Ibiza. | A 10-year-old girl known as DJ Steady is getting ready to perform at music festivals across the UK and in Ibiza. |
| Eden, from Milton Keynes, has been perfecting her skills since her dad bought her some decks when she was eight. | Eden, from Milton Keynes, has been perfecting her skills since her dad bought her some decks when she was eight. |
| Within weeks she hosted a show at her own ninth birthday party and went on to be a finalist at Mix Master, a competition for adult DJs. | Within weeks she hosted a show at her own ninth birthday party and went on to be a finalist at Mix Master, a competition for adult DJs. |
| She said: "Most of my friends like pop music and dance but I like jungle, drum and bass and afrohouse. I like fast music rather than music with loads of lyrics." | She said: "Most of my friends like pop music and dance but I like jungle, drum and bass and afrohouse. I like fast music rather than music with loads of lyrics." |
| Eden is not allowed to practise after 20:30 and often performs during daylight hours | |
| The young rising star has played countless gigs at venues including the Unit Nine club in Milton Keynes. | The young rising star has played countless gigs at venues including the Unit Nine club in Milton Keynes. |
| She said: "Before I go on, I'm a little bit nervous. When I'm up there I can't help but smile but sometimes I don't smile because I'm concentrating. | She said: "Before I go on, I'm a little bit nervous. When I'm up there I can't help but smile but sometimes I don't smile because I'm concentrating. |
| "It just makes me feel really good when I'm up there." | "It just makes me feel really good when I'm up there." |
| After performing in Ibiza later this year, she is hopeful for more gigs in other countries. | After performing in Ibiza later this year, she is hopeful for more gigs in other countries. |
| This coming weekend she will play her first ever festival, In It Together in Wales and said she hoped to run into Becky Hill backstage. | |
| Eden's mother Maria said her daughter was smashing barriers on the DJ scene | Eden's mother Maria said her daughter was smashing barriers on the DJ scene |
| Her mother Maria said: "I've been very much into clubbing festivals myself, so that's what she's grown up with. | Her mother Maria said: "I've been very much into clubbing festivals myself, so that's what she's grown up with. |
| "It's mind-blowing. She vibes off the crowd. She really wants to make sure kids that come to family events know it's possible no matter how old you are to follow your dreams. | "It's mind-blowing. She vibes off the crowd. She really wants to make sure kids that come to family events know it's possible no matter how old you are to follow your dreams. |
| "A lot of the industry is 18 and above, but she's proving being 10 isn't a barrier anymore." | "A lot of the industry is 18 and above, but she's proving being 10 isn't a barrier anymore." |
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