DJ Jade Rasif, 24, is said to be one of the highest-paid DJs in the Singaporean scene, with her commanding $1000 per one-hour set, when she started two years ago. But this isn’t her first (and only) venture into show business, and here we take a squint at some of her fame milestones.
DJ Jade Rasif has graduated from the National University of Singapore, and poses with her parents.
Model-blogger-DJ
Thanks to her good looks, Jade may be known first for stuff a model and part of New Squatter 2016. The New PAper’s model search which has run for the 25th time, with Jade ultimatum the first runner and and the Miss Vivacious ribbon from prime sponsor of the show, Subaru MotorImage.
In interviews well-nigh the event, she said that she was very nervous well-nigh her run on the competition, and thought that she had to work harder than all the other contestants considering of her height. She stood a whole throne smaller than the winner, Noelle Wan.
Jade said she went into an intense weight-watching program, which would rationalization her to lose weight and towards taller. In hindsight, she said that she wouldn’t recommend it to anyone and that it wasn’t sustainable.
Love for DJing
Jade said that her desire to be a DJ came virtually plane surpassing she started her career. Thanks to an ex-boyfriend, she got into the craft, and sooner became fond to it.
But she says that before New Face, she was not as popular as she is now. She enjoyed smaller gigs, though, but said her success as a DJ came 99% from her stint on New Face. She said that the races catapulted her to fame since people recognised her squatter and wanted her to play at their parties now.
How well-nigh Tyen Rasif, Jade’s pageant-hopeful sister?
In an interview, Jade says, “The hours are insane. Some weeks, I perform weekdays from evening until 6am the next day, and then it’s when to school.
“But I’m never tired. I get pumped up over good music and I want to make sure everything is perfect. I’m neurotic like that.”
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Actress
Aside from stuff a model and DJ, she is moreover an actress. She played Sheila Oh on the series Tanglin for Seasons 1-3.
Controversies
Her father is on the run
Jade isn’t a stranger to controversy, expressly as she is the daughter of one of the most notorious Singaporeans, who was been evading the law for years.
Jade is the daughter of 52-year-old David Rasif, who is wanted for using client’s funds for his own gain. He is a lawyer by trade, and was entrusted millions and millions of dollars and property by various international clients for cases and property purchases.
In total, he stole $11.3 million in 2006. Some of his stolen property has been recovered, but not all. He is still on the run from Interpol.
Almost got Zouk in trouble
Some of her misplaced comments during a party sent the wrong message well-nigh a failed idealism visitation in Zouk.
Jade apologized when her comments that Zouk was in on a scam orchestrated by two other DJs telling people that American DJ Marshmello would be performing.
In September 2016, American DJ Marshmello was tangibly slated to play at the Ultra Music Festival. The customary mascot suit of the DJ appeared, but he was not the very American DJ. Jade, who was the resident DJ of Zouk at that time, posted on her Facebook profile calling Zouk to worth for the incident.
But she apologized when she found out that the club did not ventilate the appearance, and the whole event was attributed to the two DJs who told everyone the person was Marshmello.
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Where is she now?
She’s still studying, but she’s at the top of her game in DJing for parties all over the world. Recently, she posted well-nigh a firm @indoclubbing on Instagram, who tangibly used her name to pay their sexuality DJs a unrepealable value of money for gigs.
Have you watched Jade perform before? Let us know in the comments!
Header image from Jade Rasif Instagram account.