The DJ and Musician Who’s Setting Herself Free From Expectations
You’d need both hands to count all the things Barbie Bertisch is. Of her many titles, there’s DJ, zine creator, bassist, writer, and her newest one, record label owner. Lately, though, she’s been trying to figure out how to be just Barbie. She says for the past five years, she’s been running nonstop. “My goal is not to live in a jet every night, DJ festival stages for 30 minutes, and then leave and go to the next gig to just collect money,” Bertisch says. “A, it’s not sustainable. B, it doesn’t contribute anything to this culture. C, you just become a machine.”