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Hi, my name is Mandragora, I am a time traveller from 1354, while I was looking for weeds in the forest I fell into a wormhole, I traveled through infinite alternate realities for like a year, after I got bored of all that cosmic stuff I decided to camp on year 2012, then I found this weird music making box and I knew something big was coming.


Bookings:
ianoche@usn-agency.com

Mandragora prefers to keep his name out of the light and go by the name of
“Neto”, hence the username @holasoyneto on most of his social networks.
Apparently born in the desert city of Chihuahua, located in the north of
Mexico, it was in this place where he decided to fully go into music,
enrolling at the local Conservatory but quickly dropped out to pursue a career
in music production.
While still studying in the Conservatory of Chihuahua he had access to a
computer lab which had GarageBand installed, he rapidly realised the
possibilities of digital versus paper. One day one of his classmates listened
to one of his compositions and said, “Hey, Neto, that sounds like Goa music,
you should play it at the local raves.”
Not long after being introduced to the local rave scene, he started promoting
different kinds of events for different kinds of audience, this served to
create a local community to introduce the “Mandragora” project to the world,
inspired by the local rave scene and the hip-hop ethos.
Having this school of thought led him to create “#futureprog” a sub-genre of
Goa trance based on the idea of ever evolving music, of trying to predict the
future, right now #futureprog is produced and played by many artists big and
small throughout the entire world.
This creation led him to move to Brazil for 6 years to join forces with Alien
Records, releasing several albums and successful singles, performing at
legendary festivals, inspiring a whole new scene of producers and partygoers
worldwide.
At the moment Neto is based in the south of France locked in the studio
creating hundreds of tracks, just released a new mini album and is back on the
road, always on tour, always getting those new tracks mastered and ready to be introduced to the world.

A long running guerrilla campaign to take Monday's back for the people.
Music, fruit and love.

Miss Mel is a talented DJ who has perfected her craft with over 29 years of experience in the industry. She began her career as a commercial DJ in 1995, performing at suburban clubs before moving to the city, where she secured guest spots and residencies at some of the most prestigious clubs in Melbourne, including Bubble, Dome, Chasers, Samsara, Evolution, Hard Kandy, Viper, Sinergy, and Altitude.

Miss Mel is particularly renowned for her expertise in uplifting trance, hard trance, and hardstyle, and is considered a rare breed of DJ who mastered her craft on turntables. Her longest residencies were at Altitude in Melbourne and Viper Room, where she played uplifting trance to a packed-out club every Saturday night, alongside John Askew and other notable artists. She also represented 5am at Altitude in Sydney, where she gained recognition in the Sydney trance scene.

Miss Mel's mixing skills are tight and precise, and her ability to keep the energy flowing and take the crowd on a journey of high intensity from start to finish makes her a standout artist. Her mixing style, which she describes as "Relentless," is particularly noteworthy, as it ensures that the energy remains high throughout her sets. She has also mixed the Altitude Volume 1 compilation, which is still considered legendary in the trance scene.

After ticking off the final item on her bucket list—playing at Esoteric two years in a row, with her children by her side in the console for her 2024 set—Miss Mel officially retired in September 2024 with a sold-out Altitude Reunion on the iconic Inflation Rooftop. While she may still share the occasional home mix, Miss Mel steps away feeling deeply grateful for the memories, the music, and her contribution to the scene.

Liran Elkayam, aka 'Sphera,' is an artist and music producer who has 
been integrated into the psychedelic electronic scene since 2010. 
Best known for his conglomerate tracks ranging from mellow to high-
energy, Sphera brings an extensive track record in cultivating spectrum 
music that connects with audiences and leaves them wanting more. To 
date, Sphera is respected not only for his music inventory with recent 
works featured in his debut album 'Every Mind is a Place,' but also for 
his global live performances at A-list events, including the Boom Festival 
in 2023.
Growing up in a non-musical family and never pursuing formal 
institutional training, Sphera's passion for music and music theory 
initiated organically. Part of that stems from his natural ability to 
transition sounds and part from his versatility when it comes to balancing 
rhythm, sound syntax, and harmony. 
Sphera's music is defined as an exquisite fusion of influences that form a 
distinctive sound. This is complemented by his deep attention to detail, 
futuristic approaches, and his firm pulse on technology introductions and 
advanced electronic music production software. Overall, Sphera has 
become a gradually developed name over the last decade. But as 
dynamic as his work may be, Sphera's vision as an artist remains the 
same: to challenge the status quo with non-cookie-cutter sounds and 
create experiences worth remembering.

Harnessing the rational to illuminate the transcendental.

AUSTRALIA

Management:
Sasha@skalrudmanagement.com

North & South America Bookings: Alan Gary / Brittany Miller
AGary@teamwass.com
BMiller@teamwass.com

Rest Of World Bookings: Sam Wald
swald@wmeentertainment.com

Booking Inquires:

North & Central America: bookings@desertdwellers.org
International: bookings2@desertdwellers.org

Desert Dwellers is a pioneering electronic music project that bridges the ancient and the future, fusing deep bass, world instrumentation, and psychedelic textures into immersive sonic journeys. Founded in 1999 by Amani Friend and Treavor Moontribe, the project grew out of the legendary Moontribe gatherings in the deserts of Southern California and Santa Fe, New Mexicos desert rave scene. 

Blending influences from many genres, Desert Dwellers has released dozens of albums and remixes, toured across five continents, and collaborated with an eclectic array of artists from around the world. Their music has graced stages at Symbiosis, Ozora, Lightning in a Bottle, Boom, Envision, Shambhala, and Burning Man, resonating with audiences through both meditative journeys and powerful dancefloor experiences.

In 2026, Desert Dwellers will enter its most significant evolution yet. Co-founder Amani Friend will be stepping away from touring to focus on studio production and other creative pursuits, while a new collaborator joined the project, acclaimed producer and mixing/mastering engineer Sarkis Mikael. While continuing to honor the project’s signature sound and ethos “Music Beyond Borders,” Desert Dwellers is now expanding into bold new sonic territories. Sarkis, with releases on respected labels like Sol Selectas, Saisons, and Hoomidaas, brings a fresh creative spark and deep musical integrity.

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