Recording of my midnight set for "The Harder Option presents Techno Alliance" on the 25th of April 2020.

@ THO TECHNO ALLIANCE (24h00)

Johannesburg’s Adrian Botha aka Doctor Stone debuted onto the DJ scene in late 2002. He soon started racking up gigs and earning residencies at social venues and bars across town.

Doctor Stone’s first big gig was at a Citrus Lounge circuit party in 2003, where he played the “Fresh Fruit” opening slot. He instantly won the hearts of the crowd, and was soon offered residency, and went on to compile and mix 3 compilations for the brand.

After three blurry years of Deep, Electro and Tech House mayhem, Doctor Stone achieved his first accolade when he was voted as one of South Africa’s Top 60 DJ's by Clubbers Guide in 2005.

Doctor Stone first took his sound across borders in December 2005 with a tropically heated Mozambican tour. This epic journey delivered one of Adrian’s most memorable dj'ing experiences with hundreds of people dancing in the sand of a massive dune while the first sunrise of 2006 peered over the edge of the Indian Ocean at the end of a 6 hour back-to-back set with DJ Antz. Mozambique remains one of Doctor Stone’s favourite places to perform.

2007 Saw Doctor Stone bursting onto the airwaves with guest appearances on South Africa's premiere dance radio station, 5FM. These included sets and interviews on popular shows like “The 5th Element” and “The Vinyl Frontier”.

Doctor Stone thrilled Cape Town, Durban and Umhlanga with his “Coast 2 Coast Tour” in April and May of 2008. Crowds experienced the sound that had begun to define Doctor Stone's unique musical journeys.

In 2008, Doctor Stone took up the offer to produce and host a weekly show on South African based web radio station, “Derek The Bandit’s Sound Republic”. His “Aural Clinic” show featured mixes and interviews with guest djs from all over the globe. Despite a change of ownership, and re-branding to “Dance Web Radio” in 2009, Doctor Stone continued dishing up top class underground beats for vibe-hungry dance music followers. 2010 saw Doctor Stone’s Aural Clinic grab the attention of online listeners from all over the world, as it became the most popular show on the station with guest mixes and interviews with the likes of Sharam Jey, Shermanology, Franky Rizardo and Darin Epsilon. Doctor Stone closed the Aural Clinic at the end of 2010 to shift his focus to a more underground sound.

Adrian spent the next few years exploring the strong rhythms, phat basslines and full intent of techno to develop the sound that you’ll hear him playing today. Following a string of mind-altering sets at indoor and outdoor techno events and music festivals, Doctor Stone was signed to Teknotribe as a label DJ, where he flourished as a solid, versatile techno dj that could play to the pulse of discerning techno fiends.

Doctor Stone is best known today for banging out aural trips in deep, dark, driving, progressive, hard and bouncy variants of techno.

Some of the most influential djs that have featured on line-ups with Doctor Stone include Victor Ruiz, Hollen, Luigi Madonna, Alberto Ruiz, Perfect Stranger, David Prap, Nick Grater, Vimo, Mark Stent, Lady Lea, Roger Goode, Chris Palmer, Sebotage, Gavo, Sound Sensible, Dogstarr, Sound Language, Matt Suttner, Stuart Hillary, Guy Herman, Brad S, Bruno Morphet, Ivan Turanjanin, Manifesto, Benson, Mr Mon, Michael Lesar, Missred, James Damian & Monique Pascal.

Some of Doctor Stone’s favourite events and festivals that he has performed at include Crater Gatherings, New Year’s Revolution, Moksha, Twilight, One Festival, Underground Sound, Mozamboogy, Teknotribe, Earthdance, {psy.ology} Festival, Citrus Lounge, Slippery ‘n Wet, Areira Festival, Icebreaker Social Sessions, House Society and Sideways Sessions.

The next steps for Adrian are simple - to keep a finger on the pulse of dance floors and pour himself into every Doctor Stone set, and get his latest productions signed for release on reputable labels.

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