DJ Dazy - May The Funk Be With You (August 2025)

All vinyl sets of various house music. Rekindling an old hobby and sharing the results. Hope you enjoy!

Started on vinyl in ’91. Switched to digital in 2024. Still here, still playing what I love. Bookings: djdazy.la@gmail.com

With time comes experience and with experience comes wisdom. Known for his trippy Chicago Jackin’ House sound back in the day, Marcus has transformed from a rolling ball of fire to a shooting star that ignites the skies with possibilities, exploring the endless universe of GRUVY and melodic sounds & shades of Deep House & Deep Tech. His growth & evolution has made him tap into his spiritual realm to create compositions & DJ mixes  that would make his ancestors proud.

Marcus Watkins is an old school Midwest DJ, producer, & founder/manager of former record label Random Access Recordings. Marcus was born & raised on the southside of Chicago and started DJing at the early tender age of 13. From small scale events to large outdoor festivals, Marcus has gotten his fair share of notoriety throughout North America & Europe in the late 1990’s & early 2000s. This includes international tours in Canada, England, Scotland, and an appearance in Greece. He has performed & shared the stage with Electronic Dance Music legends accrossed the globe. 

Due to family obligations and a disgust of what the underground electronic dance music scene had become at the time, he decided to retire. 

After a long hiatus, Marcus has returned to contribute music to the world &  to play his part in preserving the legacy of Black underground soulful dance music. Marcus does a monthly DJ Mix podcast (Gruv Therapy Session), which is sponsored by the South African outfit, DK’s Sound Entertainment. He also has been blessed to release music for Jay Hill’s powerhouse record label, People of the Light Records (POTL), South African amazing deep house boundary pushing label, Sanelow, as well releasing exclusive material independently.

HI! I've been an underground house music dj since 1994. I've played all over the US. I've lived in Knoxville, TN, Atlanta, GA, Kansas City, MO, and now San Diego, CA. While in Kansas City, I was lucky enough to work with DeepFix Records. Not only were we a household name for underground house from 2001-2007, we threw a crazy sick party called Frisky with all of our favorite Djs ; Derrick Carter, Luke Solomon, Mark Farina, Diz, Wally Callerio, DJ Sneak, Hector Moralez, DJ Heather, Miles Maeda... you get the picture. Since then, I've been lucky enough to become friends with some of them and play along side them many more times. They also play my tunes! I've been producing since 2001.  I've been on a bunch of cool labels like Kolour Recordings, Sampled Detroit, and Greenhouse Recordings. in 2008 Uriah West(one of the coolest guys in the world, and one of my best friends) and I started Audio Indika. It's a house music label focusing on quality, not quantity. We've put out tracks by Forrest Avery(The guy that invented the NWMC), John Hawley, Wally Callerio, Frankie J, and a whole bunch of dope underground artists. Right now you can catch me every Friday at The Air Conditioned Lounge in San Diego, and on other nights, different cities across the country.

My name is Toby Hilden. I used to listen to this music at all night parties, now... it powers me through my long runs over the hilly streets of San Francisco.

To create these runner's mixtapes, I draw on musical influences deeply rooted in the progressive house music scene of Salt Lake City and San Diego circa 1992. I make my mixes for like minded soles who are motivated by the smooth beats of house, the pulse of electronic dance music... and like me, who are amused by 80's dancehall and nerd core.

Run Happy.

DJ Dazy - May The Funk Be With You (August 2025)

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