Atish plays from the soul with a smile on his face. His charm flows as freely as his grooves, and his infectious personality is poured into every performance. The links he makes are not just musical but personal, too, as he communicates the highs and lows of life through his sounds. As an unmistakably warm person, he has quickly built up a dedicated fan base that feeds off his passion and energy. The Atish experience is about more than just dancing - it's about connection.

There is an intimacy and elegance to the music Atish plays whether it's deep house, Romanian minimal, artful techno, or emotive progressive house. Melody unites it all - whimsical keys and curious synth patterns that stir a wide range of emotions and get lodged deep in the memory. For Atish, the challenge is to lead an audience into unexpected new worlds: they won't know how they got there but will be delighted when they arrive. It's a subtle skill he has mastered
while never taking himself too seriously.

His own productions have come on cultured labels like Anjunadeep, Satya, and Stil Vor Talent. The Manjumasi Music label he co-founded with Mark Slee in 2016 deals in house with real heart and musicality. The aim is simply to work with artists whose music they admire; to give a leg up to those who deserve it, then watch them grow, whether with his label or elsewhere.

He is similarly open-minded and candid on social media and recently wrote some software to analyze a year's worth of playlists before discussing the results. He's also keen to demystify the often shadowy and secretive world of DJing and production and open it up to all, which is why he started his own unique party series, Late Night Tonite. Each event started with a sit-down interview with the guest and a conversation about the creative arts before the dancing began.
That now dormant concept led Atish to start his own mentorship program during the Covid lockdowns. He continues it to this day, with students enjoying one-on-one coaching, feedback, and advice sessions in which he shares what he has learned about all aspects of the industry.

In truth, this career chose him rather than the other way around: as a long-time and obsessive music collector, he was happy enough to play on the side around his software engineering day job. But he was making such a mark on the parties he played that word got out and the bookings kept on coming. He decided to throw himself into music rather than live to regret the missed opportunity and hasn't looked back since.

Atish has forged his own path and proven that DJs need not hide behind the music. Instead, Atish is right there to share the moments with you.

Contact:
mgmt@atishmusic.com

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Desert Hearts is a tribute to House, Techno, & Love. 

What started as a renegade gathering in the Mojave has blossomed into a movement celebrating love, life, and music. With the annual Desert Hearts Festival holding down the roots of the movement while the DH Crew circles the globe, Desert Hearts Records provides the soundtrack as our family spreads as much love and positive energy as humanly possible. House, Techno, & Love... We Are All Desert Hearts.

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Influences: Jimi Hendrix, Yo La Tengo, Wilco, Radiohead, The Rolling Stones, Al Green, Sly and the Family Stone, Stevie Ray Vaughn ... this list could get very long so i'll give it a rest.

Derek Fairchild went to high school a block from Haight & Ashbury. He studied the blues more than algebra. Robert Johnson, John Lee Hooker, B.B King, and Albert King were his favorites. But Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughn played a major role as he started gravitating towards a psychedelic sound that is unique to San Francisco and the Haight. his fate as a musician was sealed on August 20th 1983 when he and his guitar player friends got tickets to see yet another southern blues guitarist [oh no, he's white?] play at The Stone on Broadway. The four of them packed in and managed to crush up to the stage. When Stevie Ray Vaughn sidled out in his snake skin boots, feathers, and beads, hot boxing a cigarette and committing what seemed to be felonies against his pre-historic Stratocaster ['59] Derek knew that nothing would ever be the same. He and his high school friends, all of whom were competitively studying the guitar and the blues, walked out stunned. Silent. There was nothing to say. After the initial shock of that night wore off, Derek decided there were two options. Double, no, triple down and do whatever that man SRV had done to achieve his sound … or quit. Nothing in-between seemed worth doing.

Decades later after years of working out of Manhattan touring, doing shows, sessions, musicals etc. with some of the world’s finest musicians, Derek made his way home to San Francisco and started Flat 12 with Andrew Laubacher and Oscar Westesson, two very busy and accomplished musicians in their own right. 

Since Andrew is going all rock star on us [seriously congrats Andrew - we miss you already], we are really pleased to announce that Bennie Murray will be joining us on drums. He's Aaron Neville's go to guy when he's in the bay area, along with many other greats. I've had the great pleasure of playing with some of the worlds best drummers and Bennie is right up there atop that list.

I think that as we grow & and fall into the repetition of work & routine our perception of the world vignettes and we loose our sense of wonder and amazement- at least, that's my experience.
Recording the sounds around me forces me to listen to my world objectively which I find reveals some of the inherent beauty in life.


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