Turnstyle RVA

Turnstyle RVA operates from Richmond and has held events at Loso. Jesse Oremland, also known as DJ Jesse Split, and JoAnna Willey, who performed as Miz JoAnna O, opened a downtown boutique on West Broad Street in June 2003. The shop offered electronic music, clothing for DJs and clubgoers, and turntable accessories; it closed in 2016. Co-founder JoAnna O. organized weekly and monthly events. Jesse Split worked in house and techno, while JoAnna O. concentrated on breakbeat and drum and bass.

Turnstyle’s Richmond programming included drum and bass, breaks, and house. Electric Jungle traveled between locations as a party centered on underground drum and bass, with some events also featuring house. At Data.Bass in Pandora’s Cafe, drum and bass and breaks occupied different rooms. The promoter also put on dance-music events during First Fridays Artwalk and ran Frequency, a WRIR 97.3 FM radio show featuring house and drum and bass. Through Turnstyle, JoAnna O. promoted underground music and performed alongside Goldie, LTJ Bukem, DJ Marky, and Lenzman.