Just as rave culture was making its first waves in the UK in 1988, a mad English kid named Lee Reynolds rode his BMX bike across the Atlantic to Los Angeles, carrying with him dreams of big air and sunny skies. He was as wild then as he is now, it’s just that on two wheels, Reynolds’ lack of abandon resulted in broken bones, not broken beats. In 1992, he limped off the ramp one last time and soon found himself lost to electronic psychedelia, and thusly one of the West Coast’s finest DJs began his path to the Desert Hearts movement and the hysteria he now conjures with every performance. 

Now, a quarter century later, Reynolds has a lifetime’s worth of experience bringing the weird and the wonderful to the dancefloor. He earned his chops up and down the West Coast in the dance scene’s dustier institutions––Moontribe, Moonshake, LiB––That’s where he developed his endlessly wide palate, penchant for mysticism, and an understanding that a dance party should be a spiritual experience. 

“When I DJ, I want people to feel ecstatic, in a zone, in the moment, like the only thing that matters is the dance,” he says. “I don’t want to play music that people can dance to, I want to play music that makes people dance. I want it to sound like aliens are about to land on the dancefloor.”

In 2011, It was an encounter with a plucky bunch of San Diegans barely out of their teens that was the calling Lee Reynolds had spent his whole life working towards. Alongside Mikey Lion, Deep Jesus, Marbs, and Porkchop, Reynolds formed Desert Hearts and the rest is history in motion. Over the past three years of bi-annual renegade ragers and relentless touring, “Papa” Lee Reynolds has developed into the patriarch of the fastest growing and most visible cultural movement in all of stateside dance music.

“My real role in Desert Hearts is more on a spiritual level, making sure we spread a positive message and do the right thing,” says Reynolds. Wise words, maybe, but behind the decks, Reynolds is a maniacal presence as he channels his past lives, tastes, adventures, and perspectives into a dancefloor magic that captures you upon first beat and does not release: House, techno, acid, and breaks, they’re all conjured up in a plume of purple haze and that little mad bastard is at the center of it all. 

Dance music now is so often about fast rises and immediate gratification, but Lee Reynolds’ story is a reminder that some beats taste better when slowly fried over the course of 25 years. “I’ve been obsessed with this shit forever and I’ve always believed the madness was coming,” says Reynolds. Well, the madness has commenced, and it seems like it’s here for good––and Lee Reynolds is conducting the score.
- Jemayel Khäwåja

DuckmanSD is a multi-instrumentalist based in San Diego California. He started music at 12 with the electric guitar and drums and synthesizers, driven by new wave and industrial music. Duckman has always been drawn to newer interesting musical concepts as opposed to overused tropes. Cutting his teeth on as many musical styles as he could get his hands on, and DJ'ing for the last 24 years. Duckman's production style is multi layered thick synthesizers and atmospheric textures. Big beats and interesting arrangements. Contemplative nerd music. 59 albums released.

Influences; Gary Numan, Ceephax Acid, Ministry, KMFDM

Joe Pea is an electronic music DJ and producer hailing from The Pacific Northwest, USA. His musical journey began with a childhood passion for percussion, leading him to play drums in various bands across the Western United States. In 1999, a transformative experience in the Arizona Desert, turned him onto electronic music and culture, prompting him to transition from live bands to DJing and vinyl collecting. 

Over the past two decades, Joe has become a prominent figure in the West Coast underground dance scene, performing at renowned festivals such as Burning Man, Lightning in a Bottle, Dirtybird Campout, Desert Hearts, and Oregon Eclipse Festival. He has shared the stage with notable artists including Claude VonStroke, Nick Fanciulli, Pig&Dan, Doc Martin, and many more. 

Although Joe has fully moved to the Pacific Northwest, he is still a resident DJ at Dance Klassique, San Diego’s longest-running house music weekly. A pillar in the Southern California dance community for over 25 years.

Beyond his performances, Joe is a passionate advocate for the dance floor as a sacred space for community and connection.

Additionally, you can find him dancing and working at music events and festivals all over the U.S., as he is a very strong supporter of the concept of music, fostering community and the dance floor as a sacred space to come together as one.

Labels:
Uniting Souls Music
Tilted Records
Sol Selectas
Desert Hearts Records
Slightly Sizzled Recordings
YHV Records
RiM Label
SMR Underground
AudioBite Records
HEAVY

Current Residencies:
Dance Klassique - West Coast

As a long time lover of dance music culture, influenced by a wide range of music throughout his youth and inspired by the DJs and happenings of the early 90s California rave scene, Chadwick began his journey as a DJ in 1993.

Over the years of playing events large and small including Moontribe, Terrakroma, Psytribe, Electric Daisy Carnival, Serenity Gathering, and Photosynthesis, he has developed a diverse musical palette ranging in various styles of techno, progressive, trance, psytrance, psytech, breakbeats, house and electronica. While having a deep love for underground club and warehouse dancefloors, Chadwick feels most at home playing outdoors under the open sky. Day or night, indoors or out, his sets will take you to a place of heart thumping, foot stomping, psychedelic bliss.

Chadwick is a resident DJ and organizing volunteer with Southern California’s Moontribe Collective, who have been gathering under the full moon in the Mojave Desert since 1993.

❤️ Live In Love ❤️

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David De Anda is a DJ & producer in LA. He found his passion for music in the early-90s rave scene in Los Angeles. Just like the city he calls home, he is influenced by a wide range of cultures and styles.  He plays breaks, deep house and downtempo.

As a DJ, David has performed at many California festivals such as Moontribe, Tropical, Friends & Family, Electric Poncho, Dreamers Collective, ElectricCocoon/Vortex (RIP Matthew Parkey), Floasis, and many other regional events.  

He lives with his wife June and his beloved kitty Honey in Hollywood.

www.MikeyHighJinks.com
“Uplifting House & Tech/House, Artist & Budding Producer. Originally UK known now US based. Bringing countries together through parties and fresh, clever, cheeky beats."

For all booking inquiries please contact DJ@MikeyHighJinks.com

Terrakroma - Desert Trax - Open Records - Techgnosis Records - Horns & Hoofs - On&Off Records

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