Doc Martin
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Many credit Doc Martin as the godfather of the west coast electronic scene. Doc Martin’s live sets truly bring people together. The variation in his style of music is endless. Doc is by far the best west coast DJ and one of the best DJs in the world. What makes him so different from the rest? In an age of specialized sub-genres among DJs and producers, Doc is known to reach deep into all forms of dance music—from deep house, trax, techno, funk, tribal, and classics—to create a seamless selection. At the top of the U.S. house scene, Doc spent the past 20 years constantly touring, playing his music for fans from London to Sydney to Ibiza and everywhere in between. Doc Martin has developed the respect as a house DJ that so many of us admire. It is this respect that keeps him constantly touring; from New York to London, Japan, and everywhere in between.
Real name, Martin Mendoza, has been known to play up to 28 days straight. Has over 1,300,00 frequent flier miles. The only DJ from the West Coast to have held numerous residencies in New York ( Roxy, Twilo, Tunnel ). Has played on tours with Grace Jones, Deee-Lite, Cream, Prodigy, Timothy Leary, Moby, Dajaé, Electric Highway tour, Dubtribe etc. Has been voted in the top 20 DJ’s in the world by Details magazine. Known in the US and Canada for being able to hold a dancefloor for 6-8 hours.
Doc created the underground series Sublevel at a time when most of the clubs were getting stale. He wanted to do something for the dance community. The parties start at 10pm and have been known to go as late as 11am. In the beginning Doc would play the whole night. He decided that we wanted to bring guests that might not otherwise make it to LA, to show people that there is a lot more to Los Angeles than what they saw on TV.
Mark Fraina
Mark Farina is best known for his Chicago house, acid jazz and downtempo works. Notable releases include Mood and the Mushroom Jazz series, and recently known also from house compilations El Divinio. He is primarily identified with the house music scene in San Francisco, California, where he resides, but DJs widely around the world.
Shortly after Mark befriended Derrick Carter in 1988 at a record store in Chicago, his passion for House music, and sharing it with the world, exploded. Mark developed his trademark style, known as “Mushroom Jazz“: acid jazz infused with the West Coast’s jazzy, organic productions along with urban beats. Along with partner/manager Patty Ryan-Smith, Farina created his own San Francisco Monday night dance club also called Mushroom Jazz. In 3 years at the club, Farina and Mushroom Jazz established a very strong following. The name would also be used for a cassette series that Farina would launch in 1992, by which time the DJ was making quite a name for himself on the west coast, resulting in his relocation to San Francisco, California. Mark has been traveling the globe performing hundreds of shows each year. His House sets have been described as the jazzy side of Chicago House mixed San Francisco style. Some of his sets have been known to last up to 8 hours. Sometimes Farina will play two different rooms at the same party, showcasing his range of talents. URB, MUZIK and BPM Magazines have all had him on their Top DJs In The World lists.
Jason Bentley
Jason Bentley has played a critical role for years promoting and publicizing electronic music in Los Angeles, California for many years. Jason began his career at KCRW as a phone volunteer in July 1988. Jason later attended Loyola Marymount University and worked as a DJ at their college station KXLU. He was recruited by former KCRW Music Director Chris Douridas after a softball game between the two stations in 1991 and he began working at KCRW on-air starting in the summer of 1992. In 1995 Bentley co-founded the influential Los Angeles club night “bossa:nova” with Bruno Guez, and George Ghiz.
Jason has recently stormed the recording studio to remix Seal, The Flaming Lips, Gus Gus, Meat Beat Manifesto, and The Robert Randolph Band. He is currently working on original music as well, and developing a DJ compilation series for release later this year. Whether he’s producing his show on KCRW, working on a film project, or deejaying at a Hollywood hot spot there is an underlying love of music that is evident, making Jason’s work a vital part of the Los Angeles cultural landscape.
John Tejada
John Tejada, is an electronic music artist, music producer, DJ, and record label owner. His Austrian father was an orchestra composer/conductor who met his mother, a soprano singer of Mexican-American descent while she was studying in Vienna.From his home in LA to the global scene, John Tejada is a planet-navigating techno ambassador and one of our favorite electronic musicians. He’s one of a handful of artists successful today who has managed to cross eras, whose experience isn’t just of this moment but who has touched the evolution of that scene.
John Tejada’s music has been raising the bar for more than fifteen years. Alongside an intense schedule of performances all across the world, he’s managed a steady stream of high-quality releases on dozens of labels, including his own Palette Recordings. John is married to the force behind Green Galatic, a powerhouse PR agency in Los Angeles. Add to this some high-profile DJ mixes for outlets like Fabric, along with strong support for his music from top international DJs, and what you’ve got is one of the highest-calibre electronic artists around. Despite this success, he remains a very friendly, down-to-earth guy who’s instantly approachable, and whose love and enthusiasm for electronic music and performance immediately comes across.
Donald Glaude
As a child, Donald was classically trained in the upright bass and violin. After hearing early funk records, he began experimenting with tape decks and a primitive radio shack mixer at home in Tacoma, Washington. He began playing at nightclubs by the mid-1980s and began gaining name recognition in early turntablism. In the early 1990s when the rave scene took hold up and down the west-coast Donald had an entire Friday at the Underground nightclub in Seattle. His clubnight showcased many now famous DJs from around the world. Donald, along with DJ Dan in San Francisco and Ron D Core in Los Angeles helped define west-coast house music through the 1990s. Donald Glaude is a pioneer of House Music and is doing what a lot of other world class DJs aren’t. Donald Glaude has put out multiple records of his own songs and vanity labels Durty Records and Eden Records targeted to professional DJs while making digital releases on Beatport. He is in demand worldwide as a DJ and as a producer and re-mixer.
DJ Dan
DJ Dan (born Daniel Wherrett) is an American electronic house music DJ and producer. Dan previously released works through the Moonshine label. Dan grew up in Olympia, Washington. He began hearing electronic dance music at clubs in Seattle and Tacoma where Donald Glaude was playing. Glaude taught him the basics of turntablism before Wherret went to study fashion at FIDM in Los Angeles in 1991. At the time, the nascent rave culture was emerging in Los Angeles. Dan played a few events with Ron D Core and soon became a sought after DJ – the two of them released a series of mixtapes together, including some live mixes. He was voted the #5 DJ in the world by DJ Magazine ‘s “Top 100” poll for 2006. DJ Dan has performed in music venues throughout North America and Europe as well as music festivals including Starscape, Nocturne, and Ultra.
As global demand grew for his skills behind the turntables, Dan’s 1995 single under the moniker Electroliners was a result of a shift in the American who decided to dedicate more time to producing music. ‘Loose Caboose’ proved to be one of the definitive tracks from the breakbeat era and encompassed the talents that inspired many to follow.
Dan has worked with megastar P.Diddy. He has remixed Lady Gaga and Janet Jackson.
Tatiana
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DJ Tatiana currently is rocking the hottest pool parties in Las Vegas in between jetsetting the globe. She is a regular guest DJ at the worlds hottest night clubs. Music has always been the fuel, emotion and motivation in DJ Tatiana’s life. Everyone around her recognized this. Beginning back in elementary school outside of Los Angeles, she made individual mix tapes for her friends for birthdays and special occasions. By the time she was in high school she was introducing her peers to the electronic giants like New Order and Depeche Mode, trying to open up ears that were loyal to the heavy metal scene. The fervor spread amongst her small town and inspired an openness to new sound. She was also into the Ska scene, collecting vinyl from The Jam, Selektor, The Specials, The Skatalites and The English Beat. She became known and trusted to introduce new styles and educate on the best of the past.
Her obsession with music led her to the underground rave scene and the massive rave scene and earned her the title of one of the best west coast DJs. The energy of all the people who lived the music and felt it made her realize she had found her home. She soon realized that she could infuse her own passion into the music and deliver emotional experiences to crowds. DJ Tatiana emerged. In 2001 she became a resident DJ for Feelgood Entertainment in Oakland and the monthly legendary parties at Hotel Ibiza. Sharing the main stage with superstar DJ’s right from the start. Two months later she was given residency at The House of Blues Foundation Room in Las Vegas. She was gaining momentum playing at venues throughout America. Within a two year time span she released four mix CD’s. One of the CD’s was released on the Moonshine label, Kinkysweet. She toured with Hot Import Nights as an official DJ throughout America. At the same time she was chosen to be the official DJ for the Spike Television network show called ‘Do It’. She also appeared on the Spike Television show called ‘The Club’ hosted by Paul Oakenfold, where she was a finalist in the DJ competition. She has rocked crowds throughout America, Mexico, Canada, China, Indonesia,India and New Zealand.
She has appeared in numerous publications as a DJ as well as a model. She began a career in the high fashion industry at 16 traveling the world from Japan to Egypt, Cuba to Africa and living in London. Her travels exposed her to world music and sounds which she incorporates into her music bringing sensual, exotic and hypnotic beats to her crowds. She has done many live radio mix shows, including the well known Powertools radio show in Los Angeles. Within the past year she opened her own label, Jook Music, and has produced original tracks and remixes. Her current project is killerkat.
This Cuban blooded girl is on fire. One of the most humble artists out there, she is inspirational in her approach to deliver unforgettable dance experiences where all are touched and moved to feel the music.
Kaskade
In 2010, he added another number one Billboard Hot Dance Airplay track to his credit with “Dynasty”, featuring Haley Gibby on vocals.
In 2012, Kaskade headlined at Ultra Music Festival in Miami, Florida, Electric Daisy Carnival and Coachella Valley Music Festival to a packed crowd. In June 2012, he embarked on his “Freaks of Nature” summer tour in support of his released album Fire & Ice.
Dj Garth
DJ Garth is a pioneering House music DJ who is largely credited with both defining and capturing the sound of San Francisco House music in the 1990s. As a recording artist, his productions are recognized on club anthems such as “Twenty Minutes of Disco Glory”. He co-founded the Wicked Sound System and established a series of legendary underground parties which were important in putting San Francisco on the club/rave map.Born and raised in England, Garth moved to San Francisco in 1990 and became a key player in the city’s exploding dance scene. He organized the monthly Full Moon events that led to increased underground interest in rave culture, and in 1991, he led the Wicked Sound System venture with friends and fellow DJs Jenö, Thomas Bullock and Markie. By 1994 the crew imported a custom Tony Andrews-designed Turbosound system, teaming up with a 1947 Greyhound bus which allowed the Wicked act to tour the States.
Sandra Collins
Sandra Collins is an American DJ. She got her start on the West Coast of the U.S. in Phoenix, Arizona and into residencies in Los Angeles, and eventually moved towards trance. She used American producers to give herself a unique sound. Her music is filled with beats, rhythms, vocals and spins that transport the dancer. Collins is the daughter of a show business family, but beginning in 1987, emerged in the DJ scene. Her recently released CD, Tranceport 3 continues Paul Oakenfold’s Tranceport 1, and Dave Ralph‘s Tranceport 2.
The Collins family name has always been in the bright lights of showbiz. Sandra Collins’ father was a successful comedian, her mother was a talented singer, and to top it all off, her godfather is none other than legendry comedian Milton Berle. Sandra has been carrying on the greatness of the Collins name by electrifying audiences across the globe with her dark, progressive DJ sets for over ten years. In recent years she has been nominated for Best Trance DJ and Best Electronic Artist and has received awards from numerous dance publications to back her title of America’s Trance Goddess. In 2000 Sandra proved that trance is not a man’s world with the stunning release of one trance’s best albums to date, Transport 3. Her latest release, Cream, takes the listener on an emotional journey through the world of progressive and deep trance. Sandra’s mixes are recognized in the dance culture as being a symbol of quality in their style.
DRC
DRC (aka Darcey Kearney) has been an integral part the electronic music since the early 90’s. Moving to San Francisco from her native Idaho during the American rave scene’s nascent days, DRC cut her teeth on the decks coming up together with such West Coast dance music icons as DJ Dan, Christopher Lawrence , Donald Glaude, Sandra Collins, the Hardkiss Family and Jondi & Spesh (Looq Records). Making her name on the scene through a skillfully mixed hybrid of tough tribal, trance, techno, breaks and bass-heavy drum’n’bass, DRC’s high voltage performances and technical skills behind the decks, soon found her crisscrossing the U.S. weekly, electrifying dancefloors coast to coast as well as the Closing Party at the 2000 Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games and on tours of Canada, Germany, Holland and Eastern Europe.
DRC was listed as one of the top 100 DJ’s in “Sweater Magazine” in 1998. She is one of the most versatile musicians out on the scene. In one set she will mix in drum n’ bass, techno, trance, speed garage, progressive house, and will combine it all in ways you never thought possible. Hearing DRC perform live is a truly unique experience. She brings high energy and enthusiasm to all her work all of the time. She is currently working on her studio engineering skills in order to develop her music and explore her creativity as accurately as possible.
San Francisco’s legendary pioneer DJ DRC continues to take the Electronic Music Industry by storm. With her new release “The Rhythm” with Mike Giannini on Knob Records and a list of releases on IMIX, Vision Music, Off World, Merge, Twin Soul, sfhousemusic.com, ingrooves.com and her own label Undefined Musik, you know she’s been hard at work in the studio over the years. You can also find DRC’s original music featured in two movies, “Vision of Vibe” with Carl Cox and “Intellect” featuring Paul Van Dyk and many others. DRC is currently working with DJ Denise on some new powerful dance tracks. She is also hard at work on a full album with Chris Demetras under the name “ Ars Nova”. This album will feature a lot more of DRC’s vocals and song writing talents. You’ll even hear her playing the base guitar on some of these new tracks. With all this under her belt and more, it is obvious DRC has her finger on the pulse of this fast pace music industry.
Eddie Barajas
Whether it’s an after-hours warehouse dance party, an ultra-VIP lounge in the Kodak Theater, or anything in between, Eddie will set the perfect rhythm for the occasion. His broad appreciation for music reflects in his unique versatility as a DJ, touching on Deep,Techy, Funky, Jackin’ – in a word, all things HOUSE. He also dives deep into the realm of smoothed out downtempo much like Mark Farina’s Mushroom Jazz.Eddie has opened for Jurassic 5 and has also shared the stage with an eclectic mix of musicians: Bitter:Sweet, Shaun Escoffery, Lee “Scratch” Perry and West Indian Girl, just to name a few. In the DJ world, Eddie has graced the decks alongside world class talent such as: Doc Martin, DJ Heather, JT Donaldson, Chuck Daniels, Switch , The Littlemen, Special Interest (UK), Marques Wyatt, Andrew Macari, Diz, Q-Burns Abstract Message, and Slater Hogan & John Larner. A first generation Mexican-American, his earliest memories are infused with his family’s love affair with mariachi.His high school years were blessed with the inception of an electronic music station known as MARS FM, more recently known as the famed Groove Radio. Eddie was a huge fan of ‘The Illicit Groove’ on KXLU radio hosted by DJ Sonic, now better known as Jason Bentley. These shows schooled him in the world of underground music and laid the foundation for his appreciation of the art of the DJ”and the life-changing music he came to know as HOUSE.Eddie is a member of the renowned Hawt crew. Hawt has been a leader in the west cost underground for many years with branches in Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Diego.
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Hyperactive
DJ Hyperactive hails from the south side of Chicago, where he honed his djing and producing skills. Hyperactive started out as a DJ and 14 years ago, made the transition into writing as well. To date, he has released over 50 projects and remixes for labels such as Contact, Hybrid, Missile, Plus 8, Communique, Drop Bass, Planet of Drums, Smile, Analog, Saboteur, High Octane, Drop Bass, Contact, Missile, Uppercut and his own label imprint, 4 Track Records. His tracks have appeared on compilations such as Moonshine’s Psychotrance series and DJ mix albums such as Bad Boy Bill’s Shut the F*** Up and Dance.
Joseph Manumaleuna aka DJ Hyperactive leaped up out of Chicago right at the peak of his career on a straight shot to SoCal to take on the daunting challenge of opening a record store, managing 4 Track Records, and jumping on planes. Come 1998 it nearly tapped him out and set him into seclusion for nearly a ten year hiatus. Here we are again, woken from all of the murmuring amidst a culture and scene who’s nearly seen the complete obliteration of vinyl production and distribution stateside with having to lean heavily on the feeds from abroad.
Ron D Core
Ron has now spread his styles of terror over to the Headfuck crowds around the world. Whether he’s dropping on his own label or spreading his skills abroad you can expect nothing but banging terror from this L.A native. Since back in the acid days of old,Dirty Ron keeps up to par to show the newskoolers a thing or two about what hardcore is, without hesitation.
Ron D Core, Dr. Freecloud’s Mixing Lab owner and Resident DJ, is the West Coast’s premier hardcore techno surgeon. With 15 years as a DJ, Ron’s core still remains hard. In the past 15 years, Ron D Core’s style has progressed from what is known as old school techno, to hard acid, to more recently, an aggressive hardcore style known as terrorcore – while also staying close to his old school Techno roots by playing Hard NRG and Acid Techno.
Armed with a unique mixing style, excellent track selection & programming, and a penchant for infusing humor into his sets with sound clips from his favorite adult films, Ron D Core continues to be sought after to play gigs not only in his present hardcore / gabber musical style, but also his rare hard acid and old school techno sets. Some of his most notable gigs include: No Doz, Funny Farm, Opium, Shiva’s Erotic Banquet, Aphrodite’s Temple, Pyrotechnodiscoworks, Nocturnal Wonderland, Circa, Together as One, and his own parties with Dr. Freecloud’s Mixing Lab: Operation 1 & 2, Funky Shit Happens, Megablast, Blitzkrieg, and Thirteen.
With his unique style and an ear for what is original and fresh in underground dance music today, Ron D Core will remain a spearhead for cutting edge techno music in the rave scene. Which direction he will take it from this point is anyone’s guess, but you can always be sure it will be something new, exciting, and HARD.
DJ Greg Campbell
In 1991, Greg Campbell, fell in love with technology and the sound of sequenced rhythms. A few years later, Campbell found further inspiration at Chicago legendary record stores: Wax Trax, Reckless, and Gramaphone building his record collection with funk, disco, jazz, and of course Chicago House Music. Greg found inspiration in the mixtapes of midwest heroes such as David Hollands, Mike Bryant, “Cyberjive” John Larner, John Acquaviva, Derrick Carter, DJ Sneak, Terry Mullan, Hyperactive, Woody Mcbride and Paul Johnson. In 1997 Campbell move to Detroit, where he landed his first industry position marketing and PR work for the legendary Motor Lounge.
Campbells next step was to start DJing and mixing the two sounds of Detroit and Chicago together to form something fresh. Campbells sound was a blend of disco, a dash of late 80’s avant garde, mixed with modern day synth styles and innovative programming along with beefy in your face drum patterns. Greg decided to start his own record label, entitled Full Flavor Music which was launched in late 2007. The label, features Mark Farina, Monoman, Pezzner, Matthew Bandy, J.Phlip, William Alexander, Matthew Brian, and Mike Disco.
DJ Colette
DJ Colette (born Colette Marino), born May 27, 1975 in Chicago as been a leading voice in the house music scene. She is a resident DJ at the SmartBar in Chicago, Illinois (along with Kaskade and others). She first gained attention when she started singing over her mixes as DJ. is an American DJ, producer and classically-trained singer. Her sound is a flow of deep and pumping Chicago house music combined with her own angelic mezzo-soprano voice. She has been championed by DJs like Mark Farina, DJ Sneak and Fred Everything and has collaborated with people like the aformentioned DJ Sneak, Kaskade and Greenskeepers. Colette is now a fixture on the west coast scene as well as traveling the world.
House music innovator DJ Colette began studying classical vocal performance, later studying painting and music at the Windy City institution Lane Tech. In 1993 she began collaborating with Chicago house mainstay Lego, adding vocals to some of his mixes and occasionally to his live sets; while a student at DePaul University, Marino next attempted singing over karaoke tracks, improvising lyrics and melodies and recording the end result. Her dorm room experiments caught the attention of local producers including Mazi, and DJ Sneak and Roy Davis Jr., both of whom sampled her work on their own records beginning with Shroom Network’s 1996 effort Moments of Epiphany. From DJ Sneak, Marino also bought her first turntables, and the following year she formed the SuperJane crew with fellow distaffs DJ Dayhota and DJ Heather; she ultimately began singing over her own live mixing, and in 2000 issued her first DJ Colette disc, In the Sun. In the fall of 2000 she relocated to Los Angeles, signing to the Nettwerk label and issuing the mix CD Our Day the following summer. Along with Paul Van Dyk and Felix da Housecat, Colette was chosen to be the face and sound of Motorolla‘s 2003 worldwide advertising campaign. She returned to the CD bins in 2005 with Hypnotized on the OM label.
Colette is married to actor/rock music star Thomas Ian Nicholas.
Kazell
A UK native and LA transplant, DJ Kazell (Kevin Bazell) first arrived on US shores in 1991. And in his home city of Atlanta, he quickly became a favorite local resident at Liquid Groove, now known as Liquified. After a few years on the East Coast, Kazell relocated to Los Angeles. In late 2005, Kazell launched his new record label, Influx Audio.
Kazell is widely recognized as one of America’s brightest talents and his popularity has been growing steadfast. Kazell will release his debut mixed compilation CD “Driven” with Velocity Records. “Driven” had such a great response from the press and music fans, Jive Magazine named the compilation “Best DJ Mixed CD for 2003”. With DJ tours in the UK, Japan, Germany, plus an extended US tour in support of the album release, it’s easy to see why he has drawn the attention of the world’s top jocks, promoters, critics and clubbing fans alike. Keep an eye on Kazell – his music and passion for the dance music scene guarantee that he will constantly be driven to new heights.
Kazell is now bringing his keen understanding of the organic relationship between the music and the clubbers on the dance floor into the studio. His recent collaborations with production partner Mike Hiratzka will soon launch a series of 12″ releases, beginning with “Reaction” followed by “In Your Eyes” on Alternative Route Recordings. Their work has such strong appeal and creativity that Vanguard Records took notice and asked Kazell & Hiratzka to remix Sinead O’ Conner’s “My Lagan Love.”
DJ Terry Mullen
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Terry Mullan, Chicago’s turntablist extraordinaire, turns out dance floors week after week throughout the US and abroad. Any true fan of House Music knows his name, and celebrates his amazing DJ sets. His credits include Coachella, Sullivan Room, Bugged Out, The End, Footwork, and Ruby Skye amongst raves as far off as Japan, Australia and Germany. He has developed a faithful following to those who know through his signature style of funky quirky jacking acid house combined with cutting and scratching making up an entirely new genre all his own.
Although his roots began in hip-hop, he found himself smack in the middle of the Chicago house explosion. House and Disco were styles of music that were entirely new to Terry, but the match was struck. Soon after gaining inspiration from Chicago air personalities like Farley “Jackmaster” Funk, Fast Eddie, Armando, & Mike “Hitman” Wilson via 102.7 WBMX, Terry made house his home. Next, when acid house hit the US, the link was completed. It was that added flavor he was waiting for, something new, twisted and forward. And with the addition of the Detroit sound, this was it, three different languages, disco, house and techno. They could all translate the same message together or apart from one another.
Now based in San Diego, Terry has been featured on Robsoul, Definitive, Control, Funk’d, Chicago Housing Commission, Aciiieeed, and on his own imprint, Catalyst Recordings. He has released tracks for Sneak, Ian Pooley, Halo Varga, Mazi, Angel Alanis & TJR, as well as for himself under the monikers, Acid OG’s, Speakerphreaker, Tone Broke, and as Serotonin project on Richie Hawtin and John Acquaviva’s former imprint Definitive which featured Terry’s track “Sidewinder” on the Chemical Brothers “Brother’s Gonna’ Work It Out” Mix CD. Terry’s DJ’ing, label and tracks have earned him a reputation that extends worldwide. This man is truly a living legend.
Drum Cell
Moe Espinoza is founder of Droid Recordings and co-founder of Droid Behavior. As a graduate of the Musician’s Institute, a veteran performer at parties, and longtime recording engineer Drumcell harnesses a strong musical background with a gifted sense of technological intuition. The delicate balance keeps him pushing the limits of his gear continually as a way to develop his artistic express. Forming the Droid Behavior collective with the Vargas brothers in the early 2000′s was another other major step in this ongoing development. In turn, the west coast collective has helped expose other local artists as well as established DJs to the growing legion of techno fans in the Los Angeles basin. In the past five years, he’s played alongside nearly every major DJ in the genre via the trio’s signature Interface parties. This year he also did a mini-tour of the US which culminated in him playing the main stage at the prestigious Movement festival in Detroit.
Recently, Drumcell has also had a string of additional successes including remixes of techno legend Chris Leibing on Leibing’s own CLR label as well as the seventh anniversary of the now legendary Interface parties These gatherings have brought the best of the old school warehouse vibe together with intense new school multimedia presentations that defy explanation. He is currently developing a audio/visual performance to be unveiled by the end of this year in hopes of elevating his performances at these events to the next level. Drumcell will definitely be one artist worth watching in 2012.
Reza
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His unique musical style and charismatic showmanship have distinguished Reza as a Musical Trendsetter and favored Party Rocker! DJ Reza is responsible for putting the “Grand” back in “Finale” annually at America’s largest Halloween Spooktacular “Monster Massive”.
Self-taught the art of mixing, it was no coincidence that “DJ Reza” devoted his time and efforts to what started out as a hobby to being a true enthusiast to dance music culture. Aside from his duties as founder of Go Ventures, one of Americas leading purveyor of dance music events attracting crowds of at least 50,000 per, respectively.
This west coast DJ’s style is limitless with an enormous bound of continuous energy that can’t be matched. It’s Dance Music, with a lot of different twists. From funky House, Tribal, to Electro, sometimes vocally charged but always sweet to the last beat. Nothings ever set or the same when he’s on the decks, the music is always freshly delivered.
Currently DJ REZA is busy touring, producing, shaping and defining the sound of Go Ventures new imprint record label: “Saturday Night Sessions”. A “REZADENT” nationally at some of the most revered nightclubs and Festivals including Avalon (Hollywood), Beta (Denver), Vegas Alliance (Las Vegas), The Love Festival (Hawaii), and the annual New Years Eve mega party Together As One, in Los Angeles.
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Stillwell
Stillwell entered the underground dance scene in the late 90’s in Northern California. Since then, he’s shared his passion with the masses and taken us along his own life’s journey. It’s one that goes into those dark and sometimes bright places existing in both the literal and subconscious. Stillwell not only plays but also produces his own signature style of music characterized by its deep heavy bass lines and progressive intricate sounds.
With over a decade of DJ-ing under his belt, Stillwell is capable of leading an audience, and can speak volumes through tracks with little to no vocals. His talent has earned him a culturally diverse following of loyal fans that are eager to hear how his production evolves. Expect the name Stillwell to be popping up on the radar more frequently as true music-lovers get wind of this up-and-coming producer.
Stillwell with partner and VJ Pogoda provide an engaging and exciting live audio-visual experience. With the combination of Stillwell’s Live PA and Pogoda’s Live Visuals, each performance is a unique and custom display of music production alongside video projection, costuming, and décor. Stillwell is not a DJ, he does not use turntables, CDJ’s or Serrato as many club DJs do. He is a producer and live re-mixer who, using program-based hardware, combines original tracks with techno and electro tracks by other producers. This allows him the flexibility to create a set tailored live to each audience, and the freedom to merge layers and sounds from several different tracks to shape each performance as it happens. Pogoda provides visual elements in many different forms. From VJ-ing (live video mixing) using software and midi to control projectors and LCD screen images, to customizing costumes and event décor, to booking live performers, she is able to adapt the show to each venue. While most club nights are like going to a great film, with Stillwell and Pogoda it’s more like stepping inside the movie, interacting with the characters, and being inspired by the creativity around you.
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Derek Micheal
Derek Micheal aka DM rounds out our list of the best west coast DJs. Established as one of Canada’s premier DJ act’s, holding residencies at the world’s most prestigious venues such as Club Tresor (Berlin) and Tokyo’s Club Core, since 1996, Derek Micheal (aka DM) has consistently incorporated influences from the bizarre to the sublime. His studio tracks, released through Hor-Zu, Sender and most recently, critic’s darling Detroit Underground Records, reflect Michael’s deep knowledge and vast historical understanding of Western musical practice. A knowledge which he has consistently shared with audiences around the world.
Growing up in Windsor/Detroit, Micheal has existed in a unique geographical area where the radio and television signals overlap, cultures and tradition blur, and an an undercurrent of rebellion has consistently charged the musical experience. From Jazz to Motown, the Stooges, to Plastikman, Derek Michael is heir, archivist, and activist to, for and within this daunting and influential legacy. His philological approach to recording affords Michael the opportunity to access, re-open and expand dialogues with sources that electronic music has supposedly killed, while still operating within a general “techno” framework. The results of these investigations are a highly reflexive, meta-musical experience imbued with generous amounts of personality where Michael’s innovation resides within his adoption of an electro-musical historical materialism. Plus he can make you shake your ass.
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