It’s tough to say more about DJ Dan than what is most likely known by just about any dance music fan that has ever taken interest in the genre. Just take a look at what some other legends have said:

“Dan is a pivotal ingredient to live DJing and production, a real teacher to all."-DJ Sneak

"The thing I love about Dan is that he's always had a funky spirit and he always pushes the elements of music."-Carl Cox

To those who still may not know all that much on Dan, we’ll help you out from under that rock. As you can tell from just a bit of the praise from musical icons DJ Dan has received, our West Coast bred friend has been around the block a few times (and turning heads all the while). Music has been forever entrenched in Dan’s life, having garnered a superior record collection at the age of 8 that would give Amoeba Records a run for its money. Starting his professional musical career with some smaller clubs in Seattle and then Los Angeles, DJ Dan had a rise to recognition in the dance music community that could be considered meteoric. Forming the Funky Techno Tribe in 1993, DJ Dan fused together breakbeat, house, dub, and techno to create a sound that later was fittingly crowned, “West Coast House”. And with renowned tracks like “Needle Damage”, and remixes for everyone from Depeche Mode to Duck Sauce, Dan’s production prowess is undeniable. The journey that Dan’s talents have taken him on could go on for pages and pages. He has played alongside the likes of fellow legends from Carl Cox to John Digweed with a mission of making club goers unable to fight the urge to dance the night away.

And it’s not just party goers and fellow DJ’s who bow down to Dan, the press have drooled over his music. DJ Mag named DJ Dan the #1 House DJ in 2006 while Urb Magazine named him “America’s Favorite DJ” and “America’s Hardest Working DJ” while he was also DJ Time’s ‘America’s Best DJ’ 2014 Top Ten Finalist. The media has never been more accurate. But one of the proudest moments could be said when THUMP warned partygoers to ‘never fuck with DJ Dan’ much like one unfateful attdendant did this year in Baltimore to which Dan had the most powerful of responses.

Dan’s widely renowned Los Angeles based label Instereo Recordings,has further etched his name into dance music’s core. With TJR, Phunk Investigation, Wolfgang Gartner, DJ PP, DJ Sneak, Hatiras, and DJ Dan being amongst the many artists featured on the Instereo Recordings, the label is hard to ignore in the industry. Dan also has releases on Toolroom, Pacha Recordings, Ultra, Guesthouse, Work, XL Recordings, Magnetic, Rising, and many others. 

In 2014 Dan shows no signs of slowing down. His EDC set was rated as one of the best sets of the weekend by DJOYBEAT.com as well as Magnetic Mag. Similar buzz had Insomniac President/ CEO Pasquale Rotella chiming in:

"We go back since the early 90′s and he DJ’d some of my first warehouse parties. He’s an LA underground staple and music legend.”

And if that wasn’t enough, in the recent major dance music poll ‘America’s Best DJ’, DJ Dan clocked in at #9 in a extremely competitive field; beating out some of the largest names in electronic music.

As this dance music world continues to evolve, it is safe to say that DJ Dan will continue to be one of its strongest voices and most powerful influencers.

For over a decade Lick the DJ has been playing on the same continents as Carl Cox, Richie Hawtin, Chris Liebing, Trentemøller, Adam Beyer, Bassnectar, Daft Punk, Missy Elliott, Britney Spears, and many more. While in Berlin during the temperate summer of 2011 he successfully visited the headquarters of M-nus Records and was refused entrance to the world famous Berghain night club. He did, however, get into Twilo three separate times in the '90s.

Brass Tax, Angels of bAss performance & special event DJ — multi-genre selector specializing in bass-heavy, hip-shaking, smile-making beats.

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A Bay Area native, Haute Mess (aka Kristen Sunde) began her journey as DJ and promoter in 2011 while hosting San Francisco's wacked-out monthly: Romper Room. Wild experimentation with every genre gave birth to the Haute Mess sound — accessible bass-heavy beats that send hips in motion and spread smiles across dance floors.

Joining the underground party crew Brass Tax in 2012 kicked off a Haute Mess booty-shaking beat parade across the Bay Area— including monthly residencies at Amnesia, Bootie Mash-Up at the DNA Lounge, and billings at super-extravaganzas like Beats for Boobs, Supper of Survivors, Breakfast of Champions, Dirtybird Campout, and LoveBoat. In 2016 she was invited to join the all-female DJ collective Angels of bAss and began weaving her eclectic styles with producing successful philanthropic events benefiting women’s causes.

Whether it’s warming up a discerning audience with nu disco, ramping up a festival with funky tech house, or making hearts a’flutter with sexy breaks at the peak of the night, Haute Mess hits the right note in an array of environments, bringing her dynamic flavors to special events and nightclubs in the Bay Area and beyond.  

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Tara Brooks is making some serious waves. Rather than producing just one genre or style, she is sonically inspired by personal experiences and connections with the environment. 

Tara's out-of-the-box taste in a multitude of music genres, paired with her passion for taking crowds through journey of different sounds and styles, enables her to stir crowds with deep, funky soulful grooves, trippy rhythms, raw acid and electro beats, to breakbeats, to hypnotic indie dance vibes to techno and beyond. 

Always striving to elevate the vibe and connect with the dance floor, Tara creates exhilarating sound experiences that are compelling, sophisticated, haunting yet healing.

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Housepitality is an award-winning underground house music brand born in San Francisco. Founded in 1998 on the importance of producing dance music events that create an environment where patrons feel safe and can freely, “dance like no one's watching”. 

It’s flagship weekly cult Wednesday night, started by Michael Tello and Miguel Solari has been going strong at SOMAs f8 Nightclub consistently for ten years. Sought-after by its patrons, industry heads, artists, and dancers as an institution for House Music aficionados. In recent years it's expanded its brand, events, and marketing engine to Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago establishing itself as a domestic and international household name within the dance community and amongst underground House Music DJs around the globe. 

With a new imprint out of Chicago, Housepit Chi Records is the brand's newest vessel for releasing original material on vinyl and digitally from its vastly growing roster of resident DJs and producers. The “Housepit” crew is also constantly pushing the envelope in dance music when it comes to its production, live streaming has been no exception. Developing yet another platform online for its residents, special guest DJ’s and visual artists every week to broadcast its unique live stream. 

As the “Housepit” crew always says, “We got you!”

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Nurse Noise is a dynamic DJ who specializes in cross-genre, bass-heavy beats guaranteed to make you move. With a strong femme presence and a focus on creating positive vibes, she blends her love for music with an infectious energy behind the decks.

Born in South Africa and raised in a musical family, she played various instruments, finding her rhythm in DJing after moving to San Francisco. A true community builder, she aims to uplift and connect through high-vibration music, bringing people together on dance floors across the Bay Area.

By day, she’s an occupational therapist supporting children with sensory needs, but by night, she’s spinning tracks that are pure medicine for the soul. Nurse Noise specializes in cross-genre booty-shaking, bass-heavy, good-time feeling beats. She believes the attitude behind the decks is just as important as the music selection and mixing. With a background in performance arts, you might find her dancing on speakers to get the crowd going.

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