Erika discovered Seattle’s underground electronic music scene in 2008, and quickly became a regular patron of the dance floor. Once she had become a part of the community, Erika understood the importance of giving back, and could often be found volunteering at the local club events and festivals. Originally influenced by the more bass-driven sounds of Drum n’ Bass and Hardcore, Erika’s taste in music as a dancer expanded to techno and the many sub-genres of house. After over a decade of making the dance floors of Seattle’s clubs, lofts, rooftops and abandoned warehouses her home, Erika decided to dive further into electronic music and began DJing as Copeland in 2021. Because of her many years of dancing and feeling the music, Copeland has an intuitiveness to her DJing style that cannot be taught. As her confidence behind the deck has grown, so has her energy and movement, which feeds the crowd and sets the vibe. Rarely sticking to one genre in her sets, you’ll hear everything from Classic Chicago/Detroit House, Funk & Disco, to Minimal, Deep & Psychedelic House, Afro House and Organic House; paired with sensual and soulful undertones. Copeland has had the opportunity to DJ and produce several summer festivals such as Sun Worship, Afterglow, Cascadia, Panacea, Audible Bicycle Day, and APOG, plus local events for her burning man camp, The Dusty Booty Ranch, the infamous Train Car House Party, Flammable, Uniting Souls, and Hunt & Gather. Copeland has DJ'd at Monkey Loft, Lo-Fi, Madame Lou's, Substation, Nectar, High Dive, The Woods, The Seattle Art Museum, Timbre Room, The Hiyu boat, Cherry, Chop Suey, and more! Copeland is also a resident of the 25-year old House label, Viva Recordings, where she is learning about the business side of throwing events; bringing her full circle back to where she started, focused on the well-being of the Seattle Dance Community that has become her chosen family.

Born and raised in the Seattle area and always surrounded by different types of music. My personal musical journey took me from 80s synth-pop, to early rap & hip-hop, metal, grunge, punk, and then industrial music, before finding house, techno, and the underground Seattle rave scene in the early 90s. After going to my first rave in 1993, I was absolutely hooked, started collecting vinyl, and bought my first set of Technics SL1200MK2 turntables and DJ mixer in 1995. 

Collecting vinyl and DJing led me to Platinum Records Seattle, an underground vinyl store,  where I worked from 2000 to late 2003, during a massive resurgence of rave culture in Seattle. During that time, I played multiple raves at old venues like NAF, Studio B, Club Insight, Club FX, and clubs/after-hours like Aero Space, Noc Noc, Liquid Lounge, Club Contour, etc. 

At the end of 2003 I starting working for Rane Corporation WA, a pro-audio/ DJ mixer company that was based in Mukilteo area from 1981 until the closing of the factory in 2016. While at Rane from 2003-2016, I worked as a Product Specialist, Technical Support, Product Clinician, Social Media Manager, Artist Relations, Beta Tester, Project Manager, and Product Design, and the designer of the infamous Rane MP2015 and Rane MP2014 rotary DJ mixers. 

Fast forward to today, I am still DJing, still raving, and now throwing underground parties in the Seattle area (ifykyk 😘). I'm a resident DJ for the Diffusion crew, Brit Jean Presents, and Blue Moon. I've been producing music under the name "Double Helix," a musical duo with my good friend Rob Ali, with two releases out (so far) on Deep Contour Music, and Seattle's own Uniting Souls Music!

A California native raised in Seattle from the age of 13, Julie Herrera considers the NorthWest home and Seattle takes pride in claiming her as their own. Music has always been a source of inspiration for Julie. Her older sibling’s collection of 70’s and 80’s soul, disco and R&B records, coupled with her own tastes for new wave and dance artists of the 80’s, set the foundation for her future in music.

In the early 90’s Julie was instinctively drawn to Seattle’s underground dance music culture. With her passion for the art of DJing, a ferocious appetite for varied styles of music and unbridled soulful style, once Julie took to the decks in 1996 she quickly made waves. Her residencies with the Hitgirl Collective and HotBox shows had an important and long-lasting impact for her as an artist and the Seattle nightlife community, elevating herself and a host of other emerging female talent at the time.

With a career now past the 28 year mark, Julie is active as ever, holding down residencies with revered and respected crews such as Flammable, Noise Complaint, one half of the beloved WonderTwinz and her Burning Man camp, The Dusty Booty Ranch. 

Julie’s ability to take you on a journey from classic to modern house and techno stylings, tech-house, disco, Latin  and afrobeat is unmatched! A true artist with a captivating presence both as a DJ and performer, she is as much fun to hear as she is to watch. Beat by beat, Julie will leave you with an electrifying, soulful and uplifting dancefloor experience.

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