"Did you hear that?" Colette asks, looking to her entourage. "It always cracks me up. When people say that, they must not ever go out, because there are so many female DJs out there now."

Later, Jenny Arellano is one of several fans dancing throughout Colette's hourlong performance. As Colette goes down off the the stage to meet her followers (this is still standard practice for her but no longer typical of the increasingly superstar world of DJs), Arellano is one of the first to approach her. Arellano is a bit shy, but as soon as she sees how receptive Colette is to the compliment--Colette asks Arellano's name, poses for pictures and signs autographs--Arellano embraces her in a hug.

"Colette is house music," Arellano says. "And we don't have a lot of female DJs who can throw the energy to the crowd, so any time you see a woman up there, it's inspiring." The tunes:

Colette's Playlist

Samson, "Hear Me" (Derrick Carter Remix), Estero
Ian Pooley, "Mongobeatdown," Cube
Havana Funk, "Ahora Si--2002" (John Kano Just Beats Mix), Strictly Rhythm
DJ Colette, "Feeling Hypnotized" (A2 dub), Nettwerk America
Eddie Amador, "Psycho X Girlfriend," Yoshitoshi
Home & Garden featuring Colette, "Sexuality," Classic Recordings
Supreme Beings of Leisure, "Divine," Palm
Soldiers of Twilight, "Believe," 2020 Vision
Prax Paris, "Under the Shower," International Records
Grom, "Love/Rocket" (MJ Lan mix), Ladomat
Carlos Fauvrelle, "Talking," Serial
Andreas Greiner Jun, "My Inspiration," FM Muzik
Jamiroquai, "I Want It" (Deep Swing's Dub), Sony


DJ Rap's Playlist

Beaumont Hannet, "Texturology," GPR
Beats Vol. 5, "Hypnotized," ECB
Stir Fry, "Breaking the Streets," Bedrock Breaks
Radioactive Man, "Radio," Bedrock Breaks
Peacemaker, "Crisis," Chewy Fat
Stisch, "Television Popper," Bedrock Breaks
Aquasky, "Masterblaster," Assenger
Rennie Pilgrim, "Into the Darkness," Unreal
Laidback, "Flow," Bolshi Red