Jonboy (DiscoKatz/FreeDub/Opulent Temple/Swag/Afternoon Delight) – House, Techno, Disco, Acid
San Francisco, Chicago
Contact/Bookings: jcummi75@gmail.com

Recent happenings::     Jonboy's DJ style has evolved over the years to its current state as a driving hybrid of disco, house, acid, and the occasional breakbeat. He is currently a resident and promoter of the Disco Katz crew, well known in SF for their Sunday Disco Cabana day parties and other events around the city. He is a former resident/promoter of the Freeform v. Dubalicious parties that ran for 7 years at both F8 and Shine in San Francisco. He has thrown a number of undergrounds, with both the SWAG crew and with former partner Robb Greene at various locations around San Francisco. He also ran the notoriously sketchy Stillman space South of Market in San Francisco which held way too many parties and talented DJs throughout 2010 and 2011. He has also performed and helped build the large scale sound camp Opulent Temple at Burning Man during the summers of 2010-2012 & 2014-2016. 

Background::    Jonboy's journey to the decks began in the early ’90s, when he spent weekends listening to the likes of Green Velvet, Psycho Bitch, Felix da Housecat and Moby perform at Medusa’s. The music inspired Jon to attend raves across the city while dancing to the early techno and industrial music of that era.  While attending college in Boston, Jon started listening to big beat electronica, such as the Chemical Brothers, the Prodigy and Fatboy Slim. In addition, seeing live performances by the "superstar" DJs of the mid to late 90s at Karma and Crobar in Chicago, is what inspired him to purchase his own decks in 1999 and take in electronic music to its fullest extent.
 
In the summer of 2001, he relocated to San Francisco where he was exposed to the funky overtones of West Coast house. Jonboy eventually warmed up to the chunkier beats and now plays a hybrid of house, techno, disco, acid and the occasional breakbeat that he continues to explore today.
 

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Los Angeles based Michael Sandler’s accomplishments span across a variety of genres and pseudonyms. As SAAND, his melancholic audio tales are no doubt intended to motivate a floor over the course of an evening. The sulky textures that flow through SAAND’s palette add depth while simultaneously controlling the intensity of the music. SAAND consistently demonstrates control over the pace of his music and this skill will allow any melancholic shade of house music to flourish with enthusiasm. SAAND’s ability has amassed a punchy resume of performances that cover some lustrous festivals including Lightning in a Bottle, Woogie Weekend, and Mexico’s BPM among others. His releases are found riddled across affluent labels that are also pushing the envelope in their own way. Favorites including Dilate, Motek, Union Jack, and Sol Selectas can all be found highlighting SAAND’s work. In addition to having some of the world's biggest DJ's play and feature his music, SAAND has worked with cutting edge artists such as Till Von Sein, Tigerskin, Pezzner, KMLN, Dance Spirit, Powel, Balcazar & Sordo, HearthuG, Jonny Cruz, Andre Salmon, David Scuba, Raw District, Namito, Kosmas, Derek Marin, Ashley Wild, and Clayton Steele just to name a few.  Named Beatport's 'Breakthrough Artist of 2015' SAAND is ready to express himself further through his music.

Outside of SAAND’s musical prowess, his contribution to the southern California based music publication Music is 4 Lovers shouldn’t be short changed. As the Director and Senior Editor, Michael regularly exhibits years of music knowledge to the outlet which has helped advance its reach far beyond its California walls. Music Is 4 Lovers has distinguished itself as a prominent independent music publication and Michael’s influence is clear. Frankly, this is a great example of what makes an artist and a taste maker.

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London based house duo Saison have, over the last few years, carved out a niche of their own. Named the best deep house artist of 2018 and 2019 by Traxource,  and one of the biggest selling deep house artist on Beatport, they have released on some of the most respected house labels in the world, including Defected, Toolroom, Large Music, Sonar Kollektiv, and Suara to name a few.  They’ve also remixed many titans of the scene including such musically diverse artists as Jack Back, Chez Damier, Dave Lee and Kevin Yost. With a unique sound that incorporates influences from their disparate backgrounds, Saison’s music is raw, heady and demonstrating house music at its very best. 

Saison’s sound is characterised by a timeless quality and firm focus on groove, deeply rooted in their formative years of music discovery. Warm chords, intricate drums and evocative soulful vocals are blended to masterful effect to create records that are easily accessible, but that also reward repeat listens due to the intricacy and sophistication of their production. For Saison, it’s about more than simply making you dance: it’s about evoking an emotion that stays with you long after the music has stopped.

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