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It was evident that Ray's passion for music while growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area would take him places.  He discovered his parent’s record and tape collection at a young age and was heavily influenced by artists such as Otis Redding, James Brown, the Beatles, Elvis, Marvin Gaye, and The Rolling Stones.  He later discovered bands such as Depeche Mode, New Order, and Kraftwerk in the 80's which ultimately shaped his current sound today.

From August of 2001-04 he was a resident DJ at the now defunct Blue Room in Washington DC, where he and double o7 (Freddy Williams) brought thousands of people together every Thursday for their themed event called KNEE DEEP. With several other residencies along the east coast, he later joined DEEP DISH (Dubfire & Sharam) to manage their world-renowned record label YOSHITOSHI where he released singles by Eddie Amador, Deepsky, Danny Howells, Little Louie Vega, Luke Fair, Narcotic Thrust and Deep Dish.

Ray quickly began production on his own music and featured his first remix at the 2004 Winter Music Conference in Miami. He later teamed up with long time friend Barrett Atwood to form one of DC’s best DJ duos,“2 Tribes” where they quickly built a reputation for rocking dance floors with their signature blend of tribal house and techno until 2009 when Ray returned to the Bay Area.  He is now back in the studio after a 2 year hiatus and is quickly finding his place in the flourishing San Francisco underground scene. 

He has played in virtually every major US city alongside renowned artists including Dubfire & Sharam (Deep Dish), Derrick Carter, Victor Calderone, Pablo Ceballos (Chus & Ceballos), Peter Bailey & Richie Santana (Mind Control), Oscar G, D:FUSE, Trendroid, Dieselboy,  DJ Icey, Noel Sanger, John 00 Fleming,  Demarkus Lewis, Lance DeSardi, and Groovefire to name a few.

Ray has been featured at the Winter Music Conference, MIDEM, and most recently at Burning Man. His sets have been broadcast globally through various channels including SiriusXM's “Electric Area,” Digitally Imported Radio (www.DI.FM), Driversion Radio (ssradio.com), and Pocket Underground's Beat Soup Podcast (pocketunderground.com).

We dare you to find a New Yorker who isn’t familiar with Chriss Vargas. With a residency at the legendary Pacha New York, Cielo in The Meatpacking District, and an array of Beatport charting tracks, Vargas is the embodiment of the underground New York sound.

Colombian by ancestry and birth, Vargas began DJ’ing and producing over a (bakers) dozen years ago after moving to the United States. With a strong musical background - Vargas is a self-taught drummer and pianist - and a love for technology and programming (Logic, Abelton, plug-ins), he morphed from an educated fan to the puppeteer behind the scenes, creating and playing his own music. 2014 saw the birth of Drop Dead Records (DDR), a place for the producer to expand on his own creations.

I am constantly inspired by the beat. Whether it’s creating it in the studio or banging it out behind the decks, it’s all amazing. ~ Chriss Vargas
 
The year was 2000. Sound Factory was THE home of dance music in New York City, and Chriss Vargas was asked to open the room for Junior Sanchez. Thus began the whirlwind, parlaying into a long standing residency at Pacha New York, gigs at Electric Daisy Carnival, Governors Island Music Festival, Black and White Music Festival, and a larger than life birthday celebration: Voodoo, which gets bigger and bigger each year.

Vargas regularly brings the sound of the underground to your laptop: with singles on stronghold labels including Nervous Records, KULT, Stereo and Dark Vibe, and original tracks like "Rib Breaker" and "Perceptions" on Beatport. His latest studio efforts include a 10-song album for Nervous Records, coming to digital retailers in Fall 2014, and multiple EPs for Waveform Recordings.
2014 saw the launch of Chriss Vargas’ Drop Dead Records (DDR), which Vargas describes as a label for artists from all over the world. DDR serves as a launching pad for Vargas to expand on his own musical creations.

DJ, producer, party starter. Music industry executive, talent discoverer, and music distributor.  Is there anything Vargas can’t do? His story began thirteen years ago and shows no signs of slowing.


I am a music junkie, Thank you God for having us the right to create sounds and music, no music no life, i﻿ live for it and die for it!!!(CV)

Find all Steve Lawler Singles and Remixes right here on Soundcloud. 
for all DJ mixes, Mix Compilations, Exclusive Mixes, KNCT'D and NightLife Radio go to Steve Lawler's Mixcloud. 
for all Live Footage, Back stage interviews, Life on the Road and Steve's new Unmasked Podcast go to Steve Lawler's Youtube

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Started in 2002 both gentlemen have seen most parts of the world in their career as a DJ. They have released many records in their career, many of which are featured on legendary imprints such as: Spinnin, Big Beat, Great Stuff Recordings, Toolroom, Stealth Records, Nervous among many others.

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Morabito: The Art Of Enduring Excellence

The word “legendary” rolls off the tongue easily and often these days, but in the world of music and nightlife that story is usually told in the past tense. Unless the legend happens to be Susan Morabito. Few names have dominated the dance scene over the course of three decades and remain as relevant, current and celebrated as Morabito.

Susan moved to New York City in 1987, and after opening her own record store in Greenwich Village called BPM, she had her breakthrough as a DJ when she landed a multi-year summer residence at the famed Pavilion in Fire Island Pines. In the early days of AIDS activism, she provided the musical inspiration at many international fundraising parties and became a sought after name on “the circuit”. The GMHC Morning Party on Fire Island, Dance On Washington and Cherry in Washington, D.C., Blue Ball and Blue Redo in Philadelphia, Zoo Party in San Diego, Alegria in New York, Gay Days in Orlando, White Party in Palm Springs, Big Guns on the USS Intrepid for the 25th anniversary of Stonewall and the 20th anniversary of Dance On The Pier in New York are just a few of the events she played.

She kept people dancing until sunrise at after hours events during both Miami's Winter Party and White Party weekends, and her own Equinox and Climax parties became part of NYC nightlife history. She was the first woman to headline (with DJ Paulo one year and Victor Calderone another) one of the most famous dance parties in the world, the sexually infused, leather themed Saint At Large Black Party in New York City. Among many others, she also played The Saint At Large White Party with Peter Rauhofer and Twilo Halloween with Danny Tenaglia.

Susan Morabito has graced every major club and sound system in NYC, including Twilo, Roxy, Tunnel, Sound Factory, Limelight, Palladium, Roseland, Cielo, Pacha, Webster Hall, XL and Stage Forty8. Her musical reach extends to gigs in Tokyo, Sydney, Rio de Janeiro, Milan, Amsterdam and across New York’s cultural landscape, where she created the soundscapes to many must-attend galas by Calvin Klein, American Ballet Theater, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Sotheby's, Martha Stewart, Anna Wintour and Robert Isabel. Susan was also the musical director for the fashion world's most luminous event, The Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute benefit gala tribute to icon Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.

In 2013 Susan dropped her first name and introduced a visual identity to emphasize and support a new musical direction as “just” Morabito. Because of her instinctual understanding of music's power and her ability to drive the night with a wide range of tribal, underground, progressive and tech house, the project was enthusiastically received by the community. The past two years brought a quarterly residency at Viva in New York, repeated major club bookings in Los Angeles, Miami, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Houston, Provincetown, San Francisco, Montreal, Washington and Chicago, and saw Morabito headlining the WE Party in New York and San Francisco, Masterbeat for New Year’s Eve and Halloween in Los Angeles, White Horizons during White Party Week in Miami, The Pines Party with Chus+Ceballos on Fire Island and after 22 years, the return to the main event for the 25th anniversary of the famous Black & Blue festival in Montreal.

A new generation is now discovering and raving about the impeccable taste and rare ability to create a cohesive and seamless experience on the dance floor that sets Morabito apart and that earned her the appreciation and respect of dancers and peers alike. Through a new focus on music production and remixing she will take her meticulous standards and craft well into the future and will ensure that the legend continues.

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