Noncompliant

American musician

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Noncompliant

Birth name| Lisa Smith
Also known as| DJ Shiva
Genres| Techno
Occupation(s)| DJ, producer
Years active| c. 1995–present

Musical artist

Lisa Smith, performing as Noncompliant and formerly known as DJ Shiva, is an American DJ and record producer.

## Life

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Smith is originally from Evansville, Indiana.[1] She moved to Indianapolis in 1996.[2]

## Career

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Smith's current stage name is derived from the comic Bitch Planet, in which women who fail to observe patriarchal rules are termed "noncompliant".[2][3] She adopted the moniker in 2017,[1] and has said that it is "very much based in queerness and feminism".[4] Smith has spoken in favor of equality for women in electronic music.[1]

Smith has performed sets at Berghain's Panorama Bar, on UK radio station Rinse FM, and at Detroit's Movement electronic music festival.[1][4]

Although primarily a DJ, Smith released an original EP titled More Than Surviving in 2017. A reviewer for Resident Advisor observed that, although described as techno, More Than Surviving has house influences.[5] Smith also contributed a single titled "Femslash" to a 2017 compilation, described as a "loopy acid cut with a sense of humor".[6]

As of 2018, she had been performing as a DJ for approximately 20 years.[7] She purchased her first set of turntables in 1995.[1]

## Discography

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* More Than Surviving (EP, 2017)
* "Femslash" (single, 2017)

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e Long, Kyle (February 14, 2018). "Lisa Smith's journey from DJ Shiva to Noncompliant". NUVO. Archived from the original on September 23, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
2. ^ a b Sharoni, Erin (May 2, 2017). "DJ Shiva Is Noncompliant". DJ Mag. Archived from the original on August 3, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
3. ^ Matos, Michaelangelo (September 28, 2017). "DJ Shiva aka Noncompliant celebrates the rebellious joys of analog techno in this week's recommended mix". City Pages. Archived from the original on September 7, 2019. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
4. ^ a b Hinton, Patrick (March 15, 2017). "Premiere: DJ Shiva unleashes mind-bending techno as Noncompliant". Mixmag. Archived from the original on June 24, 2018.
5. ^ Ryce, Andrew (April 5, 2017). "Noncompliant - More Than Surviving". Resident Advisor. Archived from the original on July 4, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
6. ^ Lee, Steph (December 5, 2017). "Various - American Dance Music Vol. 1". Resident Advisor. Archived from the original on July 21, 2020.
7. ^ Trandafir, Leticia (May 10, 2018). "Noncompliant aka DJ Shiva: Hard edged techno with a groove". Never Apart. Archived from the original on September 23, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2020.

## External links

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* Official website
* Noncompliant discography at Discogs
* Noncompliant on SoundCloud

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* MusicBrainz

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