Girl, 10, to DJ at festivals in the UK and Ibiza

Laura Foster & Danny Fullbrook
BBC News, Buckinghamshire
Laura Foster/BBC An action shot of a 10-year-old girl with long blonde hair twisting dials on a DJ deck in an attic room in a residential house.Laura Foster/BBC
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.

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.

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."

Laura Foster/BBC A young girl with long blonde hair is in her house smiling and stood behind some large black DJ decks full of dials and lightsLaura Foster/BBC
Eden is not allowed to practice 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.

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."

After performing in Ibiza later this year, she is hopeful for more gigs in other countries.

This coming weekend she play her first ever festival, In It Together in Wales and said she hoped to run into Becky Hill backstage.

Laura Foster/BBC A woman with long blonde hair is smiling while sat in a living room with a large standing lamp behind her.Laura Foster/BBC
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.

"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."

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