You know Dirtybird for dropping basslines and creating smiles on the dance floor since January 2005.

The fun family vibe of the Dirtybird label can be traced back to a free event started in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. This new kind of house music went against the smooth vocal house that was popular at the time and derived its influences mostly from hip-hop, drum n bass, and American funk. The free outdoor BBQ party was very rough around the edges but eventually became legendary amongst the people of San Francisco. This event was also a very influential factor in the decision by Claude VonStroke to start the record label in 2005.

Today, Dirtybird has offices in San Francisco and Los Angeles and has expanded into events and tour production. As it grows, the brand continues to expand beyond music into merchandise, licensing and artist management. In 2015, Dirtybird launched the inaugural Dirtybird Campout festival, which has been dubbed “Summer Camp For Adults”, and Dirtybird has been recognized from their achievements by being awarded "Underground Label of the Year" at the International Dance Music Awards, “Label of the Decade” by Mixmag, “Best North American Label” by DJ Mag, and Billboard’s "Top 5 Independent Dance Labels".

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At a very young age, Nathan Rowe wandered weary eyed into the kitchen of his parents home. Still running on mischievous youthfulness, he put a fully operational radio into the blender and continued to not give a fuck. As chunks of audio from crew like Underworld, The Prodigy & The Chemical Brothers flew about the room, Nathan got his very first taste of mixing music. Then and there his love for blending songs was spawned, albeit in the most unconventional fashion possible. His parents couldn't care less about the mess he'd made, and ever since then he's crept out the bedroom window at night to run around the valley and spread his eclectic taste of modern sound. Since then people of the day may call him Nathan, but when darkness falls he's Nado.

Having drifted in and out of musical love all his life, a large portion of Nado's teen years were spent in a relationship with punk. Bands like NOFX, Blink 182, Reel Big Fish and Less Than Jake made up daily listening during this time, but hip hop and rap originals like Dr. Dre and Snoop kept shit honest. After turning 18, a transitional period made Nado realise there was more to dance music than the tacky stuff that plagued the radio. Once the revelation had fully swept over the now ambitious youngster, the decision to become a DJ was as clear as the Vodka on the rocks he was drinking.

Since honing in on his purpose in life, Nado has shared the booth with international royalty like Porter Robinson, Zeds Dead, Borgore, Jack Beats, Wiwek, Valentino Khan, Caspa, Zomboy, Yellow Claw, Snails, UZ, Dodge & Fuski, Doctor P, AutoErotique, Habstrakt, NGHTMRE, Getter, MUST DIE!, Delta Heavy, The M Machine, Pegboard Nerds, Ookay, ETC!ETC!, Barely Alive, Torro Torro, Victor Niglio, Sigma, Antiserum, Mayhem, Apashe, Boombox Cartel, Tropkillaz, Bear Grillz, Gent & Jawns, Brillz, Dirtyphonics, Sikdope, Herobust, Twine, Crizzly & many more, but also national treasures Will Sparks, Timmy Trumpet, Uberjak’d, Joel Fletcher, SCNDL, J-Trick, Kronic, Krunk, New World Sound, Mashd N Kutcher, Tonite Only, The Potbelleez, Chardy, Ember, Bass Kleph, DCUP, Shockone, Alison Wonderland, Spenda C, Nick Thayer, Hydraulix, Oski, PhaseOne, Trumpdisco, A-Tonez, Seek N Destroy, COMMAND Q, HWLS, Rave Radio, Slice N Dice, Surecut Kids, Matt Watkins, Rob Pix, Danny T, Tenzin, Phetsta, Doctor Werewolf, KOMES, Bombs Away & many more. He's sweated out sets in joints like Family, The Biscuit Factory, The Met, Oh Hello, GPO, TBC, Birdees, Arena, Normanby Hotel, Boundary Hotel, Fox Hotel, Chalk Hotel, Jubilee Hotel, the Velvet Underground in Cairns, Candys Apartment in Sydney, Alive on the Gold Coast, Fitzy’s in Toowoomba, Ambassador Hotel in Mackay and even waved back at punters from stages at Stereosonic, Summafieldayze, Valley Fiesta and most recently the Futuredome at Future Music Festival. Alas, he remains humble, understanding that his talent is his foundation and that only hard work will push him to where he wants to be.

Nado's rise to prominence has meaning. He understands his goals and how he'll reach them. He understands just how many other DJ's there are in the world and what it will take to stand out from the crowd. He understands that he's chosen the right path and while his liver might hate him for it, he's one of the few people on this planet truly doing what he loves. I guess throwing that radio in the blender all those years ago wasn't such a bad thing after all.

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Relation is at the heart of everything Australian brothers Aaron and Levi VanderAa do. Their relation to music, the environment and the First Nations people were cemented through an enriched childhood growing up in Darwin, building the foundations from which their musical careers have flourished. 

Both brothers forged an undeniable affinity with music from a young age, becoming multi-instrumentalists and honing their performance skills on global stages. They chose their surname, which is Dutch for Of The River Aa, as the moniker through which to deliver their unique sound. VanderAa combine the power of drums, beatbox, guitar and harmonised vocals that organically flow to create heartfelt compositions that transcend the realms of indie roots, funk and soul rock.

When Aaron was gifted a yidaki, (didgeridoo) from an indigenous elder in Darwin, a strong bond was formed with the culture that has carried through in their music and ethos to this day. Aaron and Levi went on to assist with the facilitation of Red Lightning, a global drumming ceremony with First Nations people. The camp hosted 30 indigenous elders as well as bringing people together with over 500 drum circles from Peru to Nepal to Iceland to Mexico and over one million listeners online, making it the largest drum prayer in history.

From humble beginnings busking the streets of the Northern Territory, VanderAa have expanded to performing at renowned events such as Splendour in the Grass, Falls Festival, Berlin Travel Festival, Burning Man as well as headlining festivals in Italy. However, their embodiment of Vanlife - living a global life on the road - was brought to a halt when international borders closed following the 2019 pandemic. 

Basing themselves on the Sunshine Coast, they have harnessed the opportunity to pause and innovate ways in which they can continue to create soul changing experiences. The results have included a series of Secret Garden Experiences, which to date have brought together around one thousand like-minded people to celebrate and connect. Aaron and Levi’s transition from forced stillness to conscious action and amassing a passionate social movement of drug and alcohol free spaces for the communities to reunite was captured in the documentary Secret Garden Experience. 

The growth in popularity of the Secret Garden Experiences has culminated in the creation of Secret Oasis – a zero-waste carbon neutral multi-day festival that is shaping a new way for conscious minds to relate through music, movement, creativity and land based activities.

Other projects that have found life through VanderAa include the Circadian Rhythms drum circle, which attracts musicians from all walks of life to play and hundreds of music enthusiasts to watch and dance as each jam session unfolds. 

Exercising their creative process as producers, VanderAa are birthing their debut album – Gravity – to add to their growing catalogue of music that continues to inspire a worldwide audience. 

“Enter your mind, body and soul, feel what moves you, feel the rhythm lift you up. Your senses are vibrating and your hair stands on end, your heart beats faster to the driving beat of the drums as the music washes over you. VanderAa begins with the music and ends with the music, what lies in the space between is a story we love to share.” - Aaron VanderAa

VanderAa has collaborated with a number of organisations who are doing good in the world. Organisations such as Noosa Environmental Hub, Landcare, Red Cross, Greenpeace, Sea Shepherd, TOMS, Will & Bear, Orange Sky Laundry and Take 3. VanderAa are always looking at ways to support organisations that give back. 

If you would like to collaborate with VanderAa, please go to the contact page here. here.

Unique in her own right, DJ & Radio Host Beth Grace has been making dance floors swoon on a regular basis since 2014. Most notable is her ability to transfer her effervescent and infectious energy to those on the dancefloor, captivating a crowd like no other; while building an intimate relationship with each individual through her knowledgeable yet intuitive track selection.

A familiar face at record shops across town, Beth makes it her mission to hunt down those classic house or disco tunes that may have been hidden away for years, and uses them to surprise dance floors again and again with both her record collection and ability to bring out the best of vinyl. 

Home is where the house music is, and for Beth Grace that is in the beautiful city of Melbourne, holding residencies at Pawn & Co, One Six One, Bimbo Deluxe, The Carlton Club, The Mill House, & Storyville. 

With regular guest appearances at Revolver Upstairs, Treat Night Club, Mynt Lounge & New Guernica 

And topping off her rapid rise, Beth has played at such festivals as Falls Festival ’16 & ’17. Beyond the Valley ‘17 & Babylon Festival ‘18.

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