Jayne Conneely, known as DJ Storm, entered drum & bass from the dancefloor. Together with her close friend Kemistry, she became obsessed with the emerging breakbeat sound being played by Fabio and Grooverider at Rage at Heaven. The pair bought their first decks in 1991 and began turning that obsession into a working DJ partnership.

Kemistry & Storm moved through London pirate radio and soon formed a close creative alliance with Goldie. When Metalheadz was established in 1994, they were central to its early operation: recruiting artists, helping with press and promotion, representing the label and becoming residents at the Sunday Sessions at the Blue Note.

The Blue Note years became one of drum & bass’s defining club chapters. Producers brought fresh dubplates to be tested in the room, DJs took greater risks, and Metalheadz helped push the music toward deeper, more experimental forms. Kemistry & Storm’s international reputation grew with that movement, culminating in their acclaimed DJ-Kicks mix.

Kemistry was killed in a motorway accident in April 1999 while travelling home with Storm from a gig. Storm eventually returned to DJing alone and built a major solo career while remaining closely connected to Metalheadz. She became an important role model for younger women entering drum & bass without ever being reduced to that role: first and foremost, her reputation rests on selection, technical mixing and an instinct for balancing darkness, soul and forward motion.

More than three decades after she started mixing, Storm remains an active international DJ and a living link between Rage, the Blue Note era and contemporary drum & bass.