BADSISTA chose her name after an argument, wishing to channel a harder, uncompromising energy and infiltrate a male-dominated scene. Hence diving further into production and her Bad$ista EP, which was released on São Paulo’s Funk na Caixa. The EP amalgamated ragga, trap, hip hop, and more, and featured an appearance from MC Lei Di Dai. Her own productions carry a vulnerability and rawness, as heard on self-released, unmixed, and unmastered tunes uploaded to SoundCloud. She’s also responsible for a handful of remixes, such as for artists including influential Brazilian vocalist Elza Soares and Berlin-based producer Daniel Haaksman.

BADSISTA is also part of the São Paulo promoter collective Tormenta, a crew known their commentary on today’s social, political, and economic climate. She is also active as part of Bandida, a feminist electronic music collective featuring Blackat, Sijeh, and Tatiane Lisbon.

In 2018, she delivered a fiery mix for The Fader (named by FACT as one of October’s must-hear mixes), which is a good example of how she unapologetically stomps through outrageous edits, industrial techno, and energetic breakbeats. Her newest compilation of dance-ready tracks, Lucy 4D, will be released in March 2022.

• GUETO ELEGANCE, by badsista

• GUETO ELEGANCE, by badsista