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.

A lifelong musician, groover and shaker, Mr. Relish (aka Nathan Carver Smith) is one of Portland’s rising stars. Pulling inspiration from his years studying jazz, writing music, performing in bands, and his roots as an all-vinyl DJ, Mr. Relish dishes up flawless mixes through a dynamic and unique range of genres, all while playing live saxophone! 
Since his DJ debut in 2022, he has already graced the stages of The Den, The Get Down, Star Theater, Opaline and more, wowed crowds at SHIFT Festival, has been regularly featured at the renowned Heartbeat Silent Disco events, and has opened for legends like DJ Dan, The Funk Hunters and more. With styles ranging from rolling psy bass, wompy breakbeats, to funky and tech house, Mr. Relish has something for every listener!

DJ E.A.S.E
Producer/Writer/Spiritual Conductor/CEO of MY Life. In honour of creation xxx 
Enquiries: kr@endlessloveshow.com

Scratchin' records since 1985. Have been blessed beyond my thought of ever doing this. Watch close.

Please email management@gangwarily.art to book Smasheltooth for parties and events.


OTHER MIXES FOR DOWNLOAD NOT AVAILABLE ON SOUNDCLOUD:
Silent Frisco on WestCliff, Santa Cruz: http://www.mediafire.com/listen/b1081bgd3ofxnog/Silent_Frisco_Smasheltooth.mp3
Year of the Smasheltooth Tiger: http://www.mediafire.com/?8bzz2neqi4n2afh
Too Hard for the Fucking Raindance: http://www.mediafire.com/?glfuj53ze80vj94
Too Hard for the Fucking Radio: http://www.mediafire.com/?8e2hbif9wq5ek11

Smasheltooth Sightings:
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There once was a dreamy-eyed lass and only punk rock and hardcore could make her shake her ass. One day she was walking around the block when she heard a boombox play hip hop. She started dancing and yelling YAAAAY but fell over and landed in a pile of dancehall-reggae. Reggae covered her eyes and face when she meandered into a basement playing drum and bass. This music made her dance and shake her back until she thought she'd have a heart attack. Then an unknown mysteriously deep bass sound led her into a secret room where dubstep was abound. Deciding she'd already fallen in love with enough musics in this one day, she finally went home and had dreams of getting thizz faced and riding the whip with Mac Dre. 

Going stoopid doo-doo dumb on the stage with the likes of Too Short, E-40, Mistah F.A.B., Rappin 4 Tay, Girl Talk, Freestyle Fellowship, and more, Smasheltooth intends to integrate inner-city raps with privileged producer slaps and spread musical butter over rumps across the globe in the name of Furl! Yadadaholla?

Oregon based Andrew Mataus has had many accomplishments through out his musical career. From playing Russia's premier club "Propaganda" in Moscow at the mere age of 18, his love for house music has taken him across the globe. Having played for diverse international audiences, Andrew has developed a solid understanding of crowd control, making him a repeat contender for the world's most notorious house music clubs. His tour's have landed him gig's at the "House Cafe/San Juan Festival/Telefunken" in LaCoruna Spain and "Paradise Garage" in Portugal. Throughout his travels he has also been invited to warehouse parties in Amsterdam, Russia, Houston, Seattle, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Calgary- ending smoothly on the beaches of Costa RIca. Now focusing more on the production side of the spectrum, Andrew is gearing up for what is to be a promising year in the studio. With releases on Cotopaxi, Serial Sickness and Amfibious: Andrew is busy concoting his next E.P for Dufflebag Recordings. Andrew lives and stands by the underground culture: maintaining a passionate desire to connect the dots around the globe. 

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