Francesca Lombardo

Francesca was invited to speak twice at the International Music Summit in Ibiza in 2013. The first panel discussed empowering women in music and how women survive in a predominantly male industry. The second panel was titled “New faces, new thinking” and the dialogue was around how to get noticed as a new producer/DJ. Francesca sat alongside David August, Eats Everything, Hot Since 82, Sam Evitt & Steven Braines. Francesca was invited back to the International Music Summit in 2016 to speak once more on “The New Breed” panel along with Kölsch, Dany Daze and Danny Howard. Francesca also performed at the closing party of the event which was held at the Dalt Villa Battlements.

In 2011 Francesca met Damian Lazarus, founder of the Crosstown Rebels label, at the Winter Music Conference in Miami. Damian signed her to the label and Francesca’s first outing was a remix for New York duo Walker & Royce. Leaving behind the Moniker of Jackie Misfit, Francesca continued to release under her own name and Changes, released 2012, was her first 4 track EP on Crosstown. Francesca was a regular addition to Crosstown Rebels parties and most notably performed over 10 dates on the Crosstown Rebels Rebel Rave world tour in 2013 which celebrated ten years since the labels incarnation.

In early 2010 Francesca started her own imprint, Echolette. The Kundi EP by Jackie Misfit marked the labels first release. Since then Echolette has charted releases by Hector Couto, Gregor Tresher & Birds of Mind. Francesca now also runs a sister label to Echolette called Echoe which launched in 2016 and has charted releases from herself under her given name as well as Manuela Gandolfo & INTO YOU.

2007 saw Jackie Misfit co found Lokomotiv Recordings alongside another Italian DJ / producer Achille Soardi also known as Kende and INTO YOU. Jackie Misfit’s first release, ‘Mama Cocha', came out on Lokomotiv in 2008 as part of a 3 track EP called The Dark Side of The Spoon. ‘Mama Cocha, the remixes’, was released in 2009 and featured remixes from Valentino Kanzyani and Tomy DeClerque, Bypass FX and Mauro Alpha & Andrea Paganin.

In 1999 she moved to London and started her career in the underground techno scene using the alias Jackie Misfit. Francesca started playing at underground parties around the capital. She soon became a resident at a UK Techno night called Chemical Warfare which was held at what is now known as Great Suffolk Street Warehouse. In 2006 she became a resident DJ at Ultraplay events held at cafe 1001 in London. To this day Jackie Misfit is Ultraplay’s longest standing resident.

Francesca Lombardo (born August 27, 1978) is an electronic music producer and DJ from Castiglione Delle Stiviere in the Lombardy region of northwest Italy. At age 13 Francesca joined the Conservatorium of music in Italy where she studied and graduated in vocal techniques and piano.