Taken by electronic music before he even knew what a turntable was, rocking 5th grade birthday parties with tracks like Orbital’s Halcyon On and On, Community Function brings you Detroit’s one and only Dru Allan. A teacher and a student in his own right, Dru embodies the spirit of dance music like no other, connecting people through his extensive music knowledge and astute track selection. Growing up in Flint, MI where electronic had a nonexistent scene, Dru dove deep to find the music he was so drawn to with the help of his older brother who  introduced him to the world of trance, progressive and electronic music at the turn of the millennium. Community Function is extremely proud to showcase one of our favorite selectors in the city, and excited to also share this Q&A with the man himself! Sit back and enjoy the mix, be sure to follow Dru to hear his latest tunes and see what his next moves might be.

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Guest Mix 002: Dru Allan

Emanation. Creation. Formation.


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Detroit, MI
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Those tender moments of cathartic house euphoria are what Sara Miller strives for, as the Irish-born DJ and producer conducts blissful trajectories through the then and now from her adopted home of Berlin.

Her artistry both behind the decks and in the studio is gleefully inspired by Berlin’s distinct hedonism, indulging the city’s timeless dancefloor energy to enact glorious ecstasy upon ravers. Astral melodies, rubbery basslines and soaring breaks embrace under Sara’s inherent exuberance, an experiential wonder that has seen her remain a constant presence in such Berlin clubbing institutions as :://About Blank, ELSE and Watergate, as well as regular appearances in her hometown of Dublin and across Europe. Celebrated mixes for HÖR, Oye Records, Tiger Tapes and Permanent Vacation also further her cause.

Sara’s Naive Melodies party series, founded in 2012 at the influential Kreuzberg club Kleine Reise, provided the groundwork for her ascent. These parties, along with regular appearances at the legendary Renate, allowed her ample headroom to hone her craft. A typical night would see Sara indulge in genre-bending selections that ran the gauntlet of progressive house, italo, acid, disco, deep house and lots in between. She also qualified to become an audio engineer, which saw her respected practice inspire her turn to studio work.

“Lunar Theory”, released this year on Permanent Vacation, marked Sara’s highly anticipated first solo EP following her debut production “Orange Sea” released on the label in 2021. Tapping into Sara’s vast musical knowledge in 4 dynamic house variations, “Lunar Theory” highlights her vibrant world within the celestial dance. Each track bounces along with purposeful energy while embracing lush harmonics, plush pads and bubbling acid tones along its way. A wonderful record that's bound to soundtrack the glorious summer dancing season ahead.

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*2025
19/12 tba, Dublin
12/12 tba, Berlin
11/10 tba, Berlin
20/09 Macadam, Nantes
13/09 Pawn Shop, Dublin
28/08 Renate, Berlin
16/08 ELSE, Berlin
11/08 Tresor, Berlin
11/05 Tresor, Berlin
17/05 ELSE, Berlin
03/05 Tresor, Berlin
20/04 Phonox, London
05/04 Zur Klappe, Berlin
21/02 Kater, Berlin
24/01 Renate, Berlin


*2024*

31/12 Bella Discoteca, Bremen
29/12 Kater, Berlin
23/12 Fidelity Studio, Dublin
22/12 Hang Dai, Dublin
13/12 Dark Matter, Berlin
30/11 Goldener Reiter, Munich
20/10 Panorama Bar, Berlin
11/10 EartH, London
21/09 OHM, Berlin
30/08 Popkultur Festival, Berlin
24/08 Color Factory, London, UK
17/08 Drugi Dom, Gdynia, PL
08/08 Skandaløs Festival, DE
22/06 Secret Sunrise, Detroit
20/06 Spkrbox, Detroit
16/06 Spkrbox, Detroit
03/06-14/07 Detroit Artist Residency
17/05 Renate, Berlin
05/05 ELSE, Berlin
04/05 Robert Johnson, Offenbach, DE
31/03 About Blank, Berlin
25/03 Noble Savage, Tbilisi, GA
08/03 Tresor, Berlin
02/03 Nitsa, Barcelona, ES
24/02 About Blank, Berlin
16/02 Refuge Worldwide, Berlin
02/02 Crack Bellmer, Berlin
26/01 Schron, Poznan, PL
25/01 Renate, Berlin

*2023*

29/12 Echo Bar, Bray, IE
21/12 Fidelity, Dublin
20/12 Hang Dai, Dublin
28/11 Prince Charles, Berlin
02/10 Paloma, Berlin
30/09 Zenner, Berlin
08/09 Permanent Vacation, Munich, DE
26/08 Westhafen Leipzig, DE
13/08 Woodstock Bloemendaal, NL
29/07 Watergate, Berlin
21/07 Badaboum, Paris, FR
01/07 Blurry Vision Open Air, Berlin
30/06 Bauhaus Archiv, DE
23/06 Pawn Shop, IE
16/06 Body & Soul Festival, IE
28/05 ELSE, DE
06/05 About Blank, DE
01/05 Floathouse Openair
14/04 Renate, DE
11/03 OXI, DE
07/02 M01, DE
23/02 Renate, DE
14/01 About Blank, DE

*2022*

23/12 Centre Point, IE
21/12 Izakaya, IE
17/12 Pygmalion, IE
16/12 Hang Dai, IE
20/11 Fitzroy
05/11 About Blank
27/10 Renate
08/10 Christa Kupfer
01/10 Bulbul
25/09 Night & Day Festival, IE
23/09 Pygmalion, IE
16/09 About Blank
03/09 Watergate
20/08 Another Love Story, IE
18/08 Pygmalion, IE
30/07 RSO, DE
09/07 Hang Dai, IE
17/06 ELSE
10/06 Watergate
28/05 Westhafen, Leipzig
30/04 About Blank
15/04 ELSE
04/04 Fies & Zornig
01/04 Refuge Worldwide
19/03 Paloma

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DJ / FOUNDER / ORGANISER of
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Aspiring Diplomat of the Dancefloor.
Community Function (Detroit).
Ephemeral Aerospace - F(i)C

in these trying times, what the world needs is another DJ