Colorful founder of the much-loved Bay Area dance collective, Friends and Family, Ethan has been making dance floors sweat since 1993. Known early in his career for hard Acid and Techno sets, the years since have revealed a taste for Breaks, House, Tech House, Deep House, and of course Techno of all flavors. 

While currently turning up at DISTRIKT, BrassTax, Space Cowboys, Strategik, MotorCityJam, Prohibition, Opel, and other Bay Area underground events, Ethan has also held residencies at MAD Mondays, RhythmMethod, Delve, and of course Friends and Family. Reaching way back you would have found him holding it down at some of SF's now legendary raves including The Gathering, Vision, Basics and more. 

Ethan is available for gigs near and far! You can reach him at soundcloud_public@djethan.com.

Dancing Mandy digs deep into her extensive knowledge of electronic music past and present, weaving house, techno and UKG  to bring joy and sass that moves your ass.

She has shared the stage with Walker & Royce, Lubelski, DJ Dan, Purple Disco Machine, Christian Martin, The Crystal Method, Golf Clap, Andreas Henneberg, and Gabriel & Dresden to name a few. You can catch her at many Burning Man and underground house music events up and down the West Coast, especially in the Bay Area and her hometown of Santa Cruz.

I make a little bit of this and a little bit of that

I am the Rave. You are the Rave. We are the Rave.

DJ & Record Producer | Founder of BRC Snow Club | )'(
Releases on Gold Bloc Records, Cease & Desist (UK), Bread & Butter Records

One of the longest running fun creators in the Bay Area dance music and underground arts scene. Called a "Renaissance man of the West Coast scene", and with good reason. Founder of the legendary Opulent Temple collective, best known for their premiere sound stage at Burning Man, past Board Member and key producer of the San Francisco LovEvolution event (formerly known as LoveFest/Love Parade), founder of Opel Productions, throwing club events and 'parties with purpose' in San Francisco for 17+ years, a child psychologist with a Doctorate in transpersonal psychology, curator of sound in SF and BRC, blogger on social issues, and of course - a DJ.

Started throwing both underground parties in 2001, and benefit events for different charities with Spundae. Following year  started Opel Productions, intended to be parties with purpose showcasing a range of forward thinking underground dance music with a dash of social activism thrown in the party message. In 2003, finished a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, founded Opulent Temple, and joined the Board for San Francisco's Love event. In current 'day job', work out of a community clinic with foster kids in the Bayview Hunter Point area in San Francisco.

On the DJ tip, one of the West Coast's top talents, consistently being voted in the Top 10 San Francisco Dream Team poll, and playing the biggest events in California party land. Playing a versatile range of house and techno and breaks, been personally tapped to open and close for the varied likes of Underworld, Moby, Tiesto, Stanton Warriors, Armin Van Burren, and the list goes on.  Knows what to do in any situation to bring the universal vibe of dance music.  Sets are known for walking the fine line between the gritty and the pretty, with a musical range seldom seen in party land.

Listen to Syd Gris sets here: 
https://soundcloud.com/syd-gris

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/loulii.music/

dj / producer / vocalist


Bookings & Info: https://linktr.ee/nisene

Through her unique productions that blur the boundaries between melodic breaks, house, and techno, Nisene is writing a deeply personal love letter to her earliest influences in dance music. Her roots also run deep in the San Francisco nightlife as an accomplished DJ and performer, supporting progressive artists such as Qrion, Tinlicker, Gabriel & Dresden, Jody Wisternoff, Tube & Berger, EMBRZ, and Olan.

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