It’s tough to say more about DJ Dan than what is most likely known by just about any dance music fan that has ever taken interest in the genre. Just take a look at what some other legends have said:

“Dan is a pivotal ingredient to live DJing and production, a real teacher to all."-DJ Sneak

"The thing I love about Dan is that he's always had a funky spirit and he always pushes the elements of music."-Carl Cox

To those who still may not know all that much on Dan, we’ll help you out from under that rock. As you can tell from just a bit of the praise from musical icons DJ Dan has received, our West Coast bred friend has been around the block a few times (and turning heads all the while). Music has been forever entrenched in Dan’s life, having garnered a superior record collection at the age of 8 that would give Amoeba Records a run for its money. Starting his professional musical career with some smaller clubs in Seattle and then Los Angeles, DJ Dan had a rise to recognition in the dance music community that could be considered meteoric. Forming the Funky Techno Tribe in 1993, DJ Dan fused together breakbeat, house, dub, and techno to create a sound that later was fittingly crowned, “West Coast House”. And with renowned tracks like “Needle Damage”, and remixes for everyone from Depeche Mode to Duck Sauce, Dan’s production prowess is undeniable. The journey that Dan’s talents have taken him on could go on for pages and pages. He has played alongside the likes of fellow legends from Carl Cox to John Digweed with a mission of making club goers unable to fight the urge to dance the night away.

And it’s not just party goers and fellow DJ’s who bow down to Dan, the press have drooled over his music. DJ Mag named DJ Dan the #1 House DJ in 2006 while Urb Magazine named him “America’s Favorite DJ” and “America’s Hardest Working DJ” while he was also DJ Time’s ‘America’s Best DJ’ 2014 Top Ten Finalist. The media has never been more accurate. But one of the proudest moments could be said when THUMP warned partygoers to ‘never fuck with DJ Dan’ much like one unfateful attdendant did this year in Baltimore to which Dan had the most powerful of responses.

Dan’s widely renowned Los Angeles based label Instereo Recordings,has further etched his name into dance music’s core. With TJR, Phunk Investigation, Wolfgang Gartner, DJ PP, DJ Sneak, Hatiras, and DJ Dan being amongst the many artists featured on the Instereo Recordings, the label is hard to ignore in the industry. Dan also has releases on Toolroom, Pacha Recordings, Ultra, Guesthouse, Work, XL Recordings, Magnetic, Rising, and many others. 

In 2014 Dan shows no signs of slowing down. His EDC set was rated as one of the best sets of the weekend by DJOYBEAT.com as well as Magnetic Mag. Similar buzz had Insomniac President/ CEO Pasquale Rotella chiming in:

"We go back since the early 90′s and he DJ’d some of my first warehouse parties. He’s an LA underground staple and music legend.”

And if that wasn’t enough, in the recent major dance music poll ‘America’s Best DJ’, DJ Dan clocked in at #9 in a extremely competitive field; beating out some of the largest names in electronic music.

As this dance music world continues to evolve, it is safe to say that DJ Dan will continue to be one of its strongest voices and most powerful influencers.

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SABO Azulik Umay set: https://youtu.be/kxoaoa7Ct9w

Bio:
Sabo’s music is a journey into sound, a sonic landscape that crosses several musical borders with mixtures of tropical poly-rhythms, warm bass frequencies, rich percussion, lush tribal vocals, and smooth organic textures. When listening you will undoubtedly find yourself resonating with his intention, imagining yourself dancing in an Amazon rainforest, on a moonlit Tropical beach,  or on a desert plane for a Saharan sunrise. Behind the decks, his innovative approach to each DJ set makes him a consistent stand out at festivals like Burning Man, Coachella, Lightening in a Bottle, Shambhala, Fusion, Symbiosis, and Further Future. He is also the label boss of “Sol*Selectas Records” which is successfully re-defining a new vein of dance music. It was the Top 10 Best Selling Deep House label on Beatport in 2016 and 2017, several #1 release in 2018 til present, and with every release breaking into the Top 10 charts of their respective genres. The label captures a wide array of sounds, drawing influence from our native roots,  and combining these traditional styles with the modern sounds of electronic music. With a stellar roster of underground DJs and producers  from all over the globe, Sol Selectas deep tribal sound is guiding its listeners into the future realm with positive intention.

It was winter, 1994... we packed into the car and trooped into Boston for my first “Rave” at Boston Body Works. Little did I know that this night would be THE ONE that would change my life forever. 


I was just a 19yo kid from Haverhill, MA who didn't know what it was like to go to a party with people from various walks of life and there not being some type of altercation. Needless to say… I was hooked; the music, the colorful people, everyone dancing like nobody was watching, all of it culminating to a magical experience that I knew I had to be a part of!

I threw my first party "Communion" in 1995 with my friends Mike and Cory in my hometown of Haverhill, MA. It was epic and we had to follow it up with another, "Ultimate Equation" in Taunton, MA which was another epic party in the books. This whole time throwing parties and attending them I was also collecting records and practicing in my parent's basement.

Fast forward to late '95 and a few stories meant for an episode of "Behind the Music" I was offered my first residency at the now infamous Empire Theater in Manchester, NH. We (Midas & I) had a good thing going there. We grew from a small ~50 people a week party to a loyal 300-500 people every Friday night. Now, if you knew the Empire Theater at all, you knew this was far too many bodies for this venue... Enter the Bahama Beach Club in Nashua, NH and a night known as “Operation: BOOM” later to be known as just “BOOM”. That loyal 300-500 sweaty bodies grew to 1,400 sweaty bodies over the course of just a few months.
 
No need for the cliché “I played alongside…” or “traveled all over the country and played at venues such as…”. If you were there, you know the story!

I've dedicated this page to my original recordings; all DAWless, recorded live as I play them. For my mixes follow Huggs & Kisses on Mixcloud and TRAX Radio UK.

Thank you for listening and stay tuned for more!
XOXO

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