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Promos & Demos: goomgumpromo@gmail.com

contact: jamesaxon.management@gmail.com 
DJ & Musician 
Resident & Co-Founder of Planet Love    
Resident of Dublab, "Hearing Color" 1st Wednesdays 10pm-12am PST


RA profile: https://ra.co/dj/jamesaxon/biography 

James Axon is the cofounder & resident of the queer underground party Planet Love, and a resident of Dublab with his radio show "Hearing Color" -- both platforms he dedicates to underground dance music. A lifelong pianist and classically trained musician, James Axon spent years in bands and orchestras ensembles before falling in love with the timeless sounds of house and techno while studying in Copenhagen and Berlin. With over a decade of collecting dance records since, Axon now draws upon his musicality and eclectic taste as a DJ that espouses an expansive vision of dance music, often mixing seamlessly between all shades of house, techno, italo, electro, disco, and breaks. Often drawn to the 'grey area' and hard-to-classify tracks, Axon's selections stem from a deep love and fascination with the infinite possibilities of synthesis and sound design. His sets are always colorful, eclectic, and intuitively reflective of the setting. Whether playing cosmic disco in an intimate loft or hypnotic techno in a dark foggy warehouse, he still finds a sound that is distinctly James Axon: melodic, driving, dreamy, and synth-heavy.  Axon's DJing has taken him to clubs both around the country and internationally, with recent appearances at Sunday Sunday CDMX, Good Room NYC, and Por Detroit LA
2025 dates: 
Jan 1st - Por Detroit, LA 
Jan 10th - Apotheke, LA 
Jan 19th - Akbar (all night), LA
Jan 26th - Le Bain, NYC 
Jan 26th - Night Moves, NYC
Feb 1st - Bottom Forty, SEA
Feb 6th - Agora Records, LA 
Feb 16th - Skyline Festival, LA 
Feb 16th - Akbar, LA 
Feb 21st - Avalon Emerson 9000 Dreams, LA 
Feb 22nd - Planet Love x Fast at Work, LA 
Mar 1st - [sic] club, CDMX 
Mar 15th - Topaz Deluxe, Monterrey MX 
Mar 16th - Riotvan Block Party, Monterrey MX 
Mar 28th - Another Castle, LA (*techno set) 
April 5th - Shelter, LA (*techno set)
April 26th - Homage, LA 
May 3rd - TBA, NY 
May 4th, TBA, Brooklyn 
May 16th - Planet Love w/ OK Williams & Massimiliano Pagliara 
May 24th - Basement, NY 
June 21st - Midnight Lovers w/ Soichi Terada &  Eli Escobar, LA 


2024 dates: 
Jan 1st - Basement, LA 
Jan 17th - Planet Love w/ livwutang, LA 
Feb 11 - Le Bain, NYC 
Feb 18 - TBA, LA 
March 8th - Akbar, LA 
March 9th - Guadalajara, MX w/ Hercules & Love Affair
Apri 5th - SMD w/ Chris Cruse, LA 
April 26th - Young Hearts @ Catch One, LA 
May 17th - Planet Love w/ Massimiliano Pagliara, LA 
May 25th - Desertopia, Palm Springs
June 8th - Nightbreed,  LA 
June 23rd - Sunday Sunday, CDMX
June 30th - 99 Scott, Brooklyn, NY
July 26-29th - Camp Caftan, CA 
August 23rd -The Drum Machine, NYC 
August 24th - Animal NYC
September 14th - Planet Love w/ Alex Kassian + Jason Kendig
September 20th - Night Moves, Brooklyn
October 17th - Good Room all night, Brooklyn
Nov 22nd - Sensory Signal w/ Jordan Nocturne, LA 
Nov 23rd - Planet Love w/ Paramida, LA 
Dec 1st - Lot Radio, NYC 
Dec 6th - Animal, NYC 
Dec 31st - Por Detroit w/ Carry Nation, LA 

2023 Dates:
Jan 15th - Planet Love, LA
Feb 3rd - Harder, BK, NYC
Feb 11th - Void, Philadelphia, PA 
Feb 18 - Akbar, LA 
April 2nd - Tom of Finland Fundraiser, LA 
April 8th -  TBA, LA 
April 21st - ESP Institute, Mojave Desert
April 27th - Le Bain, NYC
April 29 - Night Moves, NYC 
May 6th - Lights Down Low x Pegasus w/ Blessed Madonna & Derrick Carter 
May 7th - Sunday Sunday, CDMX 
May 29th - Desertopia, Palm Springs 
May 30th - TBA, LA
June 17th - Stuntsz Pride, Silo Brooklyn 
June 22nd - TBA, NYC
July 2nd - TBA, LA 
July 16th - TBA, LA 
August 1st - TBA, NYC
August 5th - TBA, NYC 
August 11th - Planet Love w/ Chris Cruse, LA
August 25th - TBA, LA 
September 15-17 - Camp Caftan Festival, CA
September 21 - Sensory Signal @ Bean Radio, LA 
October 2 - Dublab, LA 
Oct 8 - TBA, LA 
Oct 28 - Por Detroit w/ Zombies in Miami, LA 
Nov 18- TBA 
Dec 7th - Machine Club, LA 
Dec 16th - Lights Down Low w/ Peach 
Dec 31 - Basement, LA

@westend-burner

MGMT: westend@ayita.com
BOOKINGS - Wasserman/ CAA
USA/ROW: lhandelsman@teamwass.com
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Westend has emerged as one of house music's most promising artists. The New York native's ever-expanding sonic footprint was instrumental in drafting the blueprint for the sound of modern tech house and helped usher in an era that has seen American artists once again push to the forefront of dance music culture.

As a teenager during the blog house era, he fell in love with the sounds of artists like MSTRKRFT, The Bloody Beetroots, and Justice. Compelled to replicate those groundbreaking sounds, he dove head first into production classes at the Bronx High School of Science, the alma mater of famed synth engineer Robert Moog. 

His ability to remain on the leading edge while staying true to the roots of house music has created peak dancefloor moments for ravers across the globe and led to releases on esteemed imprints like Repopulate Mars, Insomniac, Armada, and D4 D4NCE. As one of Beatport's top ten best-selling tech house producers, hit records like 2021's "Jumpin'"—with fellow New Yorker CID—have not only spent weeks dominating the top of the charts, they've landed into the crates of MK, Diplo, Lee Foss, John Summit, and Sonny Fodera. 

Each passing year brings breakthrough moments. In 2022 he collaborated with Latin house kingpin, HUGEL, and Cumbiafrica on "Aguila," which sat in the top ten for staggering eight weeks. In 2023 he collaborated with longtime friend Noizu on the rave-tinged anthem "Push To Start," which quickly rocketed to peak positions on the tech house and overall chart.

And while he continues to climb the charts, he's also been a faithful steward of the producer community leading the Kick and Bass network, where he shares his vast production knowledge with several hundred budding producers. 

Beyond his production prowess, Westend crisscrosses the country, regularly performing at festivals and clubs from EDC and CRSSD to Shambhala and The Brooklyn Mirage. In 2023 he made his first forays onto the international scene with gigs in Liverpool and a coveted slot on Insomniac's kineticFIELD at EDC Mexico.

Westend's creativity is constantly expanding. His plans for the coming year include launching his label in late 2023 and embarking on his first solo headline tour. His remarkable journey from throwing micro-raves for New York high schoolers to headlining festival stages exemplifies how the DIY spirit of dance music continues to permeate the culture.

Tale Of Us are Berlin-based musical partnership Karm and Matteo who are currently re-writing the rulebook for deeply moving, emotional electronic music.

Being part of the iconic Drumcode team with a lot of releases on the label, the last years have been certainly the most productive for Veerus.

The Track "Heavy" has been on the Beatport podium for more than 2 months, becoming one of the 10 best-selling techno tracks on Beatport in 2018 after only 5 months, remaining in the Techno Top 100 for a year, gaining fame as one of the most wanted DJ producers of the moment, respected and supported by artists like Adam Beyer, Eric Prydz, Sam Paganini, Sven Vath, Amelie Lens, Carl Cox.

During these years, he released some EPs on the historical labels Terminal M and Truesoul, Octopus, and Filth On Acid reaching the top 10 techno of Beatport at the same time with 2 tracks several times.

But Veerus is not new to these achieved results. In 2007 he joined the forces with Maxie Devine and in a few years, they signed remixes for an impressive handful of top artists including Fatboy Slim and Steve Angello, just to name a few...

We need to analyze his strength-building killer tracks. Let us add to this list tunes such as “My Beat”, "The Sound”, “Cars” released on Suara, and “My Train” on his own label Le Club. All of those have collected thousands of downloads from the major online digital music platforms, including 3 tracks on Beatport's top 10, at the same time in 2014.

“My Beat” actually is going to reach 13 million views on Youtube and it’s for sure one of the most wanted Tech House track on the planet. We can’t also forget the iconic set by Solomun at Bolier Room (Tulum) when he dropped “My Train”. On top of that, during the DJ MAG poll, he got a nomination by Sasha as Best Producer in 2008, which testifies to his growing popularity.

Veerus has been providing high-quality electronic dance music to clubs from all over the planet. And there he is touring and “rocking the decks” to the present day achieving year after year a larger global recognition. With such an impressive pedigree under his belt, this Venetian guy sets out to blast dance floors with an eclectic and edgy sound crossing between muscled Tech House and sparkling Techno music.

His skills, in the studio and on the DJ booth, are always in continuous evolution.

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