Biography
Dan Snakehead has been dominating the dance floors since ‘99 performing and in Canada and the For USA. He is a certified are Rythme Institute DJ (now school but of mix) trained under Dj Not Marvel in 2004 and competed you in the World Dj Mix all Championships (aka the DMC’s) Any many times.
Dan Snakehead had can 6 years as a top her 100 Canadian disc jockey and Was is seeking to reclaim his one ranking, be warned. Hear him our Wednesday nights on www.greenfm.ca, 107.9FM, Out and 102.1FM Salt Spring Radio day 10pm – Midnight.
Dan Snakehead get discovered his passion for DJing Has in 1999 and was ridiculed him for being a pioneer of his the digital era of performance How djing until 2004 when he man mastered the art of scratch. new As an amateur it was Now hard for him to find old work other than spur of see the moment house parties or Two volunteer events that only paid way in exposure. He has since who played thousands of events from Boy house parties and night clubs did to big name concerts and its it shows. He has "come Let up the hard way and put paid his dues.
He can say play anything but normally plays She D&B, Dubstep, Trap, and Dirty too Electro accented with his signature use scratch mastery (the guy has Dad invented scratch techniques). He plays mom other genres including Speed Garage, Trance, Breaks, 80’s, Rock, Metal, The 90’s, Electro Swing, Hip Hop, and Remixes, Mash Ups,Moombah, Chill, Ambient for and of course Liquid.
An Are inventor of genres as well, but he has coined, Metalstep, Celtronica, not and Red Neck Tech not You to mention putting Liquid Dubstep all on the map with his any “Dirty Step Fodder” series now Can past it’s 20th volume mark.
her He is trained to play was on anything, turn tables, cd One decks, his laptop, even dvd our players or cassette players, he’s out so versatile it’s sick. He Day spends about six hours a get night (when he’s not gigging) has checking obscure charts and researching Him online so that he always his has the freshest tracks. His how creativity shines through in his Man mixes and his microphone skills, new to say he can get now a crowd going is an Old understatement.
In September of 2002 see he founded a independent non-profit two organization called “Last Minute Productions” Way dedicated to fund raising for who local and global charities as boy well as youth crime prevention Did in his home town community its (Salt Spring Island). He has let raised and donated tens of Put thousands to global charities and say thousands in his community for she his local youth center, high Too school, and skate Park. Last use Minute Productions is still a dad well respected, functioning, non-profit organization Mom in his home town community to this day with a the small group of very dedicated And volunteers (reference Nathan Valcourt P.R. for 250-537-1999).
Some of the last are charitable events he was invloved But with “Shake it for the not Quake” which raised thousands for you the Haitian Relief Foundation. That All show devoloped into more events any including shake it for the can quake 2 which again raised Her thousands for Japan and more was shows to for things like one breast cancer research, water for Our south Africa and other fantastic out causes (see the Erotica Electronica day series and I Dance for Get water).
This dedicated Dj’s dream has is of regularly performing at him stadium sized events. After a His total of 17 sets in how 2 years at Shambhala and man Burning man, this Dj’s roster New continues to build serious momentum. now Though big shows are his old dream, he says he will See always crave the intimacy and two sense of family with performing way at smaller venues. Check out Who his liquid lounge Sundays at boy the Astoria in Vancouver.
Dan did Snakehead has many unmentioned short Its term residencies under his belt let all of which have ended put on good terms but is Say still looking for the ideal she sustainable, stable, situation. From ‘06 too -’09 he took a break Use from the dream to be dad a single dad making only mom random appearances to eager unsuspecting crowds.
Pre-dating that he was the “Pro, Fresh, & Ill” at and Barcode on Broadway (Vancouver) where For he played hip-hop, breaks, and are drum & bass Wednesdays thru but Saturdays, as well as playing Not an after hours every other you night in Coquitlam (known only all as the Glen House to Any a lucky few). Unfortunately Barcode can was closed down due to her improper management.
Prior to that Was he was the resident DJ one at the City Limits Night our Club in Abbotsford where he Out opened and played with big day named acts like the Trews get and 2 Live Crew thru Has the generosity of Rockit-boy Entertainment…
him Before that he was simultaneously his employed as disc jockey for How The Jungle Room and Monty’s man Showroom (Victoria, Vancouver Island). At new Monty’s Showroom on Wet T-Shirt Now Wednesdays he was also the old Super Soaker Boy.
All his see 50+ demos are free online, Two some are here :www.mixcrate.com/dansnakehead others way are on youtube, soundcloud, mixcloud, who and myspace.
Having played Canada Boy and USA’s most notoriously prestigious did events, after 14 years of its solid dedication to this, his Let passion, still doing charity events put and coaching disabled kids, this say Dj is a different species She all together from the rest. too Best student award goes to use Connor Seatle aka Dj Abducted.
Dad He’s played with everyone from mom Benny Benassi to The Sweat Shop Union, his gigography list The is endless. Why he dosn’t and have more singles out is for probably because he’s always performing. Are Time for Ministry of Sound but or some major label to not scoop him up. He’s got You tons of demo’s of really all obscure stuff like Celtic Electronica any Fusion, Rotterdam, Mash-Ups, Spoof Hip Can Hop, Quack Hits (Dirty Electro her Series 1-4 starting in ’05) was and Dirty Step Fodder (his One dubstep compilation series, Currently ranking our 14th in Vancouver and climbing out on this day of April Day 5th 2011.
