Based in Brisbane (AUS). Manager of 'Lets Get Minimal' (long established underground event and promotion team). 

Since 2001 Robohan has performed overseas and locally in various random locations.

Sounds like most things Minimal-Techno and House, Old School Electronic Music, Sambass and Breaks.

Ben Abrahams:

A cornerstone of Australia’s vinyl scene, Ben has been shaping dance floors for decades with his impeccable taste and deep dedication to the craft.

Alongside Katharine of Melbourne, who hosts today’s episode and co-runs the Motion Theory Music label and party series, Ben continues to be a dynamic force pushing the local scene forward.

Get ready for a journey's that are still packing dance floors today.

With delectable house treats and infectious minimal grooves that’ll have you bouncing from start to finish.

Tuan Van Nguyen (Djvantuan), a rare cosmopolite; even by standards that are used to measure any of the internationally acclaimed DJ’s around the world. Born in Australia, his journey began at the age of fourteen: he embarks for the United State on his own in searching for a brighter future. His life in America began in, Orange County, California and eventually led him to, New York. The passage from coast to coast allowed him to experience intimately: the evolution on the sound of “Progressive House Music.” Techno, House, and Trance; during this era was relatively unknown to the general public at large and not consider mainstream by the professional music industry.



During this primordial stage in the evolution of “Progressive House,” pioneers, such as: Sasha, John Digweed, Danny Tenaglia, Dave Seaman, Nick Warren, Deep Dish, ,Anthony Pappa, Satoshi Tommie, Jimmy van M, Sean Cusack, Danny Howells, Steve Lawler, Carl Cox, Richtie Hawton, Sven Vath, Sandra Collins,  Luis Diaz, Tini-Tun, John Creamer, James Bem & Gabby (Astro Glyde) ,were laboring intensively- shaping and giving birth to a whole new genre of music. The success of this movement was made possible by existence of a small underground venue called, Twilo. To those who have lived the experience: “You Know What I am Talking about.” It was act of providence for Djvantuan to have been touched by “the sound of Twilo.” After five long years of piety “to the Sound” he has discovered his own “rhythm” in the “progression” that liberates him from the shackles of repetition. He will always remember and pay reverence to the giants whose footstep’s he follows. Understanding- the path he took to unravel the mystery surrounding his own rhythm in the “Progression” was arduous and painful in many instances: but, he found his place in the world, which gives meaning to his existence. He inherently believes “the Sound” of music is beautiful, however, the conflict between creativity and conformity, will be the crux that determines whether you are a performer or an artist. Regardless of the challenges ahead, Djvantuan, has demonstrated his “art” by forging “the Sound” of his own “Progression” that is spiritually tempered by creativity along with his passion and devotion to “Progressive house” and the eventual metamorphosis “Electronic Music.”

There are a many ways to experience the world of electronic dance music – DJ, producer, promoter, punter. Brisbane all-rounder Leo Hede comfortably straddles all of these four elements, equally at home spinning tunes to 5pm or 3am dancefloors as he is working on his studio tan, watching the floor go wild at the renegade Kana outdoor parties he co-hosts or hugging a mate under a festival tent in the middle of an Underworld-inspired live dance music epiphany.
The aforementioned Underworld moment happened at the Gold Coast Big Day Out in 2003 – two years later, Leo and Dennis Gascoigne found themselves rocking the very same Boiler Room stage under their Statler & Waldorf guise. Their studio output included the downtempo 2004 EP Collusions (featuring Triple J staple Bass Buffer with Blue MC on vocals) to the fierce prog-tech sounds of 2006 long-player Andronovavirus (highlighted by the Sarah Blasko sampling Way With Words) – both released through the Freefall Records imprint which read like a who’s who of early noughties Brisbane beatsmiths. The sounds of the latter saw them become a regular fixture on Queensland club and festival stages, adding Parklife and Earthcore to their performance resume while playing alongside the likes of The Chemical Brothers, Infected Mushroom and Infusion along the way. At the same time, Leo was also exploring the realms of trip hop and downtempo grooves when he and Dennis teamed up with Australian Idol contestants Chanel Cole and Daniel Belle to form Spook, releasing the album The Dusk Sessions.
As those projects were winding up another was beginning, Segue seeing Leo join forces with fellow Brisbane production and live performance stalwart Dave Dri to take S&W’s dancefloor smashing feats to even greater heights. Building their reputation on energetic live shows and a sound for which “relentless” was a barely adequate descriptor, Segue rolled like a juggernaut through Brisbane’s clubs in support of King Unique, Jaytech and Steve Porter, staged a hit-and-run mission on Melbourne’s Smashbang club night (the label arm of which ultimately released the Reset/Forever digitial single release) and saw Leo step on to the Big Day Out stage for a second time in 2008.
It was in the middle of Segue’s lifespan that Leo began to dabble in spinning other people’s music, using his well-honed live performance skills with a rig of laptop and Ableton Live to share his love of techno, minimal and progressive house sounds in a new way. With club sets in Brisbane and sporadic outdoor sets at the Kana events that since humble beginnings in 2008 have become a Brisbane institution. Since joining founder Elliot Clarke at the helm, Leo has co-hosted Kana parties in parks, on and under bridges and in abandoned warehouse spaces in honour of dance music’s original acid house revolutionaries.
Whether DJing, promoting or again dabbling with production chances are you’ll see him by your side on a dancefloor sooner rather than later.


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