If more people set out to fulfill their childhood dreams, we'd all be a lot more excited about life. Either that or there'd be an excess of firemen and astronauts.

Pogoda is living out her childhood on a grand scale. As an only child of two creative parents, a writer and builder, she developed a vivid imagination, and ability to entertain herself from early on. A typical day consisted of painting along with Bob Ross, hosting her own personal radio show via cassette recorder, helping dad lay down some flooring, and throwing a costume party with 100 invited stuffed animal guests. It's no surprise that today Pogoda is a live visual artist, designs costumes and stages for events, builds props, hosts several internet radio shows, and loves to entertain and be surrounded by a community that she calls family.

VJ-ing (or live video mixing) is an artistic role that Pogoda discovered when she entered the electronic music scene. Modern day dance music events around the world are neve