took a few days but made it through the whole set - great mix Dylan!

Fantastic set. And VERY well mixet. Very "Tenaglia"

5 hours with Dylan. I think I'm going to turn off my cell phone.📵🤤🤤🙌

i really appreciate the effort you put into organizing this set together. BUT, I remember and always liked the experimental techno you used to spin.

Wow! Excellent mix! Can't stop dancing! You're a true inspiration! I'm so excited to begin my DJ training. A 50 year dream/vision! Wishing for you always the best. My favorite seven words: Never, never, never, never, never give up! 💖🤗👍

Move your feet… like this like this…❤️

Dylan Drazen

Live recording of my set for Claptones Masquerade Stage at World Club Dome 2022! Hope you guys enjoy....

xxx Juliet

MASQUERADE @ WORLD CLUB DOME - STAGE // Opening Set Juliet Sikora

Phil Smart - Tweekin' Reunion

Pig Dance at Ramrod Fort Lauderdale was the most important gig I had since deciding to come out of DJ retirement 18 months ago, never preparing so hard for an all night set. It’s the culmination of 18 months of learning, by trial and error, curating the best of what has worked, knowing I didn’t have to hold back—and I didn’t.

While I’m fairly new to playing for gay crowds, I have the benefit of literally decades of experiencing the gay nightlife in multiple cities around the world, but mainly all those New York experiences that have left their indelible mark. This set brings all those experiences together, culminating with these recent months of living life as a local DJ, something I’ve always wanted to experience.

Hopefully those who have stuck by me have benefitted in some way. I did not come up in the DJ world playing gigs like this. It’s definitely been a learning experience but it has made me stronger. The narrative in this set is the vision I’ve had for many many years of what I’d personally want to experience at a major gay party. Some of the tracks in this set you might not expect from me, but I’ve been holding onto them in my back pocket with this vision in mind.

I know it’s long, but there isn’t some peak 1-2 hour stretch I could edit out for your convenience. It stands alone as a single statement.

Pig Dance (Feb 4, 2023)

Garrett Belschner and Mikey Hahn are no strangers to Spybar.  This duo is back warming up the decks THIS SATURDAY December 16th opening for Ben Rau!  Here's their action packed house inspired set from The Official ARC Afters when they opened for Dennis Cruz!
Enjoy and get your tickets now!
Tix Link: https://link.dice.fm/f60e083f1d50

Garrett Belschner & Mikey Hahn Opening for Dennis Cruz @ Spybar Chicago – Arc Afters 2023

My official releases in 2023 on Tronic, Sudbeat, Elektronik Zoo and a remix on XYZ.

Reza Safinia & Keolle Reverie (Ian O'Donovan Stripped Mix) [XYZ]
Ian O'Donovan - The Initiation [Sudbeat]
Ian O'Donovan - Indian Summer [Sudbeat]
Ian O'Donovan - Empyrean Eclipse [Sudbeat]
Ian O'Donovan - Noughties By Nature [Tronic]
Ian O'Donovan - Meteor Shower [Elektronik Zoo]
Ian O'Donovan - Acid Moon [Elektronik Zoo]
Ian O'Donovan - Slingshot [Tronic]
Ian O'Donovan - Electroviolet [Elektronik Zoo]
Ian O'Donovan - Solas [Tronic]

Ian O'Donovan - Mix Of Official Releases 2023

A vinyl set at the invitation of Black Octopus to perform with some of my musical heroes. Hours of practice went in to this to honour the opportunity, new friends and the heritage of the line up on this night. 

Presented for you listening pleasure. 20 tunes. 1 hour. Two vinyl decks. 128 bpm. Fast and Hard are *not* the same thing xx

Dave Spendley Live Vinyl Set @ Black Octopus with Leftfield and Billy Nasty

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Deep & bassy update of the Jeff Mills & True Faith classic 'Take Me Away'. Enjoy x

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TAKE ME AWAY - ALEX MILLS EDIT

Lose The Plot (Breathe And Stop)

This week on Traxsource LIVE we welcome eclectic Italian Riva Starr in for an hour of hard-hitting House. Never one to be pigeon-holed into a genre, the London-based producer / DJ consistently remains one of the most exciting talents in dance music, year on year, throwing everything from Tech House to Indie Dance and Electronica our way. We’re thrilled to have him behind the decks this week for a tasty mix ft. wAff, Moove D, Moodymann, & many more!

Traxsource LIVE is your guide to the underground. The hottest guests and the finest underground dance music, delivered every week. A place to hear the freshest new and exclusive tunes before they hit the dance floor, an authority on upcoming artists and labels and your ‘source’ of knowledge for the tracks shaping the scene.

20+ countries, 80+ radio networks and 15million+ monthly listeners can’t be wrong. Keep it Traxsource. Keep it underground.


• Weekend Weapons (Feb 2nd, 2017 Edition): http://www.traxsource.com/title/758489/february-10th ft. Riva Starr, Wolf + Lamb, Robb Swinga, & many more! 

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RIVA STARR – TRACKLISTING: FEB 10TH, 2017

01. Riva Starr – THE FLAME (BACK IT UP) (SNATCH! Raw) EXCL Out Now
02. Christian Nielsen – Bringin’ Back The Funk (Play It Down)
03. Joe Red & Kostha – Vladimir (SNATCH! Off)
04. D’Julz – Houdini (Bass Culture)
05. Paul C & Paolo Martini – Touchdown (Snatch! Off)
06. Russ Yallop, wAff – Snakecharmer (SNATCH!)
07. Riva Starr – SHATAFAK (Unreleased)
08. Nathan Barato – Stomp Change (Hot Creations)
09. Test- Test (Riva Starr Edit)
10. Moodymann- Got Dem Freaks Wit Me (Riva Starr Edit)
11. Move D – I Gave My love (Shan & Gerd Janson Edit)
12. Sueno Latino – Sueno Latino (Riva Starr Edit)

FORTHCOMING GUESTS ON TRAXSOURCE LIVE!

Giom (Feb 17th) / Full Intention (Feb 24th) / Opolopo (Mar 3rd)

Traxsource LIVE! #106 with Riva Starr

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Torsten Fenslau @ Dorian Gray Frühjahr 1990

This is Dylan's first attempt at creating a mixtape. He was 19 then, fresh and new full of ideas. Even then you could see he had his tastes set out - comparing the mixes from today to this one shows lots in common. Part one is hard and fast, while part two shows his early influences of the detroit style - the melodic and soulful techno sound from the early '90s. 

dd01 - No Hope (Part 1) - 1995

dd01 - No Hope (Part 2) - 1995

Things were getting hot and heavy in Spain, and the music was getting relentless.

Performed April 1999 in The Cervix, Brooklyn

 side a

Martial - Meteorite Wave - Taka 
Oxia - Fresh - GoodLife 
Grain - B2 - Fat Cat 
Sapiano and the Partycrashers - Body Parts - Klang 
Punisher - Extinction - Seismic 
Chris Jackson - Make 'Em Work - Resource 
Visco Space - Part 3 - Konsequent 
Pitch Invasion - In The Box - Core 
Petter Fripp - Structural Pump 
South Operations - Draining Faces - Evil Deception 
Cari Lekebusch - This Way - Access 58 
Olga + Josef - A1 - OJ 002 
M. Lloyd - The Jump - Sub Octave 
Clemens Neufeld - Impact - POD 10 
Smith & Selway - Thunder - Primate 
Raoul Delgardo - Steelworks - Sheep 

 side b

Alba Patera - Tog - Monoïd 
Umek - Halcion - XS 
Inigo Kennedy - Preliminary Statements - Aesimetrik 
Cio - Talkin' With Juanito - Ongaku 
Oszillator5 - S8084#02 - Planet Pump 
VCO - Mind Test - Thrust 
Stanlee - Klangphase - Planet Pump 
Icepack - Schwama - Solid 
P. Leroy - Outlast - Gelstat 
Tomito Satori - Manalive - Exhibit 
Olga + Josef - A2 - OJ 002 
Clemens Neufeld - Inappropriate Relations - Spiel-Zeug Schallplatten 
Musicolor - Violet - Musicolor 
Photonic - Impact - Universal Prime Breaks

dd19 - The Matrix (1999)

What was originally created as a promotional requirement for a small gig in Budapest became one of my more talked about mixes during the hard techno years.  I don't play like this anymore, but I can still appreciate the insanity.

In 2002, I wrote:
"this little promotional mini mix CD was given to the first 100 entrants into the coldwar party in budapest, hungary on december 14, 2002. it's unsettlingly hard."

recorded at tetanus studio, december 2002 - brooklyn 

AeoX - Nuclear Winter - Null 
Boss - Jahoda - Palica Vonzvreca 
Andreas Kremer - Rock Them (DJ Boss rmx) - Lifeform 
Dylan Drazen - Baba - Remains 
Simon Krach - Current Value - Null 
Polytechnique - Free Mind - Salpeter 
Next Level feat. Dylan Drazen - Doch - Unreleased 
Henrik B - Seven A - Illgo Rhythm

20 Minutes of Hell (2002)

My first live performance in Holland in three years, this set was played on 100% vinyl, comprised of my favorite techno from the last decade. I went through my entire record collection and found the best of the best. Apologies for the crappy sound quality; the turntables used at the event must have been shot, despite having new needles.



Dylan Drazen - Concept - Live at Ahoy, Rotterdam

No discussion of underground techno purism and technical DJ mastery would be complete without the mention of Dylan Drazen’s uniquely remarkable life and career, and the myriad of musical influences it has brought. Conforming to no one person, genre or entity, Dylan has fiercely charted his own path since his sonic journey began over thirty years ago.

With the outset of Drazen’s path arriving in the early 90’s at the age of 18, a crescendo would already manifest by the late 90’s when Spain took note of his visionary methods and pioneering sound during the earliest days of the Internet, and he quickly became an originating stalwart of its nationwide underground techno scene for years, putting in over a million air miles commuting from his New York base, crisscrossing the Iberian peninsula many times over, as fans couldn’t get enough of his relentlessly energetic, organic and authentic rhythms that were so novel to a generation of partygoers.

Yet at the height of all this in the mid 2000s Dylan became swept up in the worldwide poker boom and found himself at a crossroads with dual careers. Maintaining both for nearly a decade, he decided to relocate to South Florida in 2012 to take poker more seriously and music took a back seat. By 2020, Dylan’s poker talent would bring him over $1 million in cash and tournament winnings. Then the pandemic hit, the world ground to a halt and everything was reset as he noticed fans begging for his return, bringing him to yet another crossroads…

So let’s reset.

Dylan’s exposure to multiple forms of music began at the age of 16 getting his first job working at his local record store on Long Island, NY. He quickly gravitated to electronic music, heavily inspired by what New York’s FM airwaves had to offer well before the hiphop era would take over. That summer he would sneak out to NYC and into his first club experience, The Limelight, where he instantly fell in love with its debaucherous environment and DJ booth, which he vowed to get into.

By graduation in 1993 he was beyond hooked. Before heading off to college, he took that summer to intern at a few Manhattan based labels: Todd Terry’s Freeze Records, as well as Astralwerks and Instinct Records. All the while insatiably crate digging through NY’s various vinyl shops, Dylan’s teen self was already swimming in local contacts and influences.

But college awaited, and throughout his time at Boston’s Emerson College (obtaining a degree in audio engineering) he launched a weekly radio mix show called “Underground 88” on WERS 88.9 FM through 1997, working his contacts and continuing to hone his technical skills live on air. During these formative years Dylan maintained working at various vinyl shops in NY and Boston doggedly advancing his exposure to every genre imaginable, thus contributing to his encyclopedic knowledge of electronic dance music and all of the wide-ranging influences it would bring him. As a byproduct, his position enabled him to recommend tracks to and influence the taste of bedroom DJs and a myriad of luminaries alike.

Through these years, he even made good on his promise to play at The Limelight before it shuttered, as well as other infamous New York megaclubs like The Tunnel, Twilo and Save The Robots. And thanks to his stint as assistant engineer at The Looking Glass Studios where David Bowie was recording his latest album in 1997, Dylan was hired to DJ Mr. Bowie’s private 50th birthday party after his sold out birthday performance at Madison Square Garden.

But by the turn of the millennium it was off to the races and Dylan was spending more time on the road than at home, as he found himself in demand not only in Spain, but also in The Netherlands headlining the Awakenings festival three times, as well as other major events and festivals in Germany, Brazil, Japan, and Colombia, spreading his unique form of techno gospel one city at a time. 

Between journeys Dylan made the most of his audio degree by building out his own studio in Brooklyn, releasing a handful of original releases and remixes on some of America’s more influential labels of the era: François K.’s Clicktracks; Ascend; Blueline; Remains; and Ultra Records. Even after moving to South Florida in 2012, Dylan continued to work on remixes for other Spanish and European labels.

Then as Dylan began to go dark quietly diving head first into South Florida’s world of high stakes poker, he made sure to finalize the curation of his life’s work on his website and SoundCloud page, with that nagging feeling he would one day return…

That day arrived in 2021 when Dylan decided to look for work as a local DJ in Fort Lauderdale and its saturation of gay nightlife. His bimonthly residency at the legendary Ramrod helped pave his way back, growing just as comfortable in today’s booths as he did 20 years prior.

After a couple years of this and then launching The Techno Files podcast, he realized it was time for more. So in 2025 Dylan decided to relocate once again, this time to the birthplace of where it all began: Detroit.

Within his first year as Detroit resident, Dylan was already playing events for Detroit Techno Militia & Bang Tech 12, along with multiple appearances at Spot Lite, Spkrbox & TV Lounge.

New York-born, Miami-tested, now Detroit-welcomed: Dylan Drazen is primed and ready to return to the world’s electronic stage showing modern audiences how 30 years of sonic mastery, experience and musical influence can be put on brilliant display in a single set.

Hard working music enthusiast ..miss the old but hope for the new ! Be good to each other !!

Pig Dance (Feb 4, 2023)

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