If you’ve ever been to The Perfect Drop on New Years Eve, danced till the wee hours of the morning at a friends birthday celebration where the music was cranking and the sound was fine, around Daylesford, chances are you have come across one of DMT’s DJ’s.
alexis pitsopoulos aka. zolly gold, phox in psox
alexis began djing in the mid 1990?s. earliest gigs were in small underground clubs and parties in melbourne and northern nsw. In 1999 he instigated Daylesford’s first regular dance music event “smooth grooves” run monthly at The Palais in Hepburn Springs and has been a regular on the decks there ever since. over the years alexis has played at every local music venue and many more parties than he cares to remember..
home base styles include upbeat classic & contemporary funk/disco/house/dance music, intelligent hiphop/soul/RnB leftfield electrofunk/techno/psytrance/deephouse
tracelemental
tracelemental began making mixed tapes for friends from the age of 14 but didnt start djing until she was 31 after becoming involved in the outdoor psy trance party scene and buying decks and mixer. During her twenties she had some time on community radio.
She features at many local private parties and is known to thump out the tunes until the sun comes up. Tracy ran DJ sessions for women during 2008 to provide opportunities for local fems to get on the decks.
dj styles include from minimal to electro, trance and psy trance styles. She also has a love for middle eastern, Indian and world fusion styles; renowned for finishing her sets with Rolf Harris or Neil Diamond. She is also a member of Ripe Burlesque Dance Troupe as a dancer and music director
aslan oram
currently runs the Couch Sessions, a monthly gig at the Perfect Drop, Daylesford which features both internationally acclaimed and local funksters playing downbeat and ambient electronica. Couch is coming up to its 2nd birthday – aslan has been a strong contributor to keeping electronica alive in Daylesford.
aslan has also been stage manager and dj on chilled beats stage at Rainbow Serpent Festival.
he keeps the fresh vibes coming in the door with new tunes from great local and melbourne artists.
cameron saunders
co-leader of local electronic recording and live acts cellula and ZebraHeard!
co-owner of Automata Recordings
As a dj cam plays a cocktail of nu funk/afro spunk/ minimal tech. Loving Ben Mono, Kelpe +
Dan Ring aka Reggae Dan
dan held a radio show at daylesford’s local radio station. dan initiated the first musical night “bushfire” at the Perfect Drop Wine & Food Bar in Daylesford which was later to become the DMT headquarters.
over the last 8 years Dan has played local and Melbourne clubs, parties and radio shows
dan’s home base style is reggae and dub. he also plays classic and contemporary dance/hiphop/soul and
’50s/60?s/70?s rock and rockabilly.
Ryan
The new sound in Daylesford pulls all his upbeat and heavy tunes from underground djs and groups from all over the world through the new online dubstep community, with very little experience and almost no old school techniques he relies almost entirely on technology and programs to create a modern crisp sound involving down beat DnB dance tracks with trance overtones, dubstep drops and live mash ups, when listening remember to keep an open mind and don’t be afraid to learn new things!
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