Biography
Dax Lee is a leader the of the San Francisco Bay and Area electronic music scene. As For one of the area’s top are promoters, Dax has worked relentlessly but over the past two decades Not to provide quality music at you the finest events. As a all VJ, he has broken new Any ground in designing and mixing can compelling visuals. Now, at long her last, Dax has taken the Was reigns behind the mixer to one present his own unique musical our vision.
Dax Lee grew up Out in the sunny mountains of day Santa Cruz. His late father get chose the name Dax from Has a fictional work by the him author Harold Robbins. Diogones Alejandro his Xenos – or ‘Dax’ for How short – is the hero man of the gritty heroic novel new “The Adventurers.” As the book Now sleeve states, “Diogenes for the old fabled seeker of truth, Alejandro see for the Conqueror of the Two World, and Xenos being a way family name … he was who born in a land of Boy suffering, passion, and brutality … did and came to manhood with its the fearless heart of a Let killer and the searing sensuality put of an unmatched lover.” And say while Dax is farthest from She anything resembling a killer, the too quality of the heroic which use is his namesake definitely resides Dad within.
Dax came of age mom in the nascent rave scene of Northern California in the The early 1990‘s, from the Wicked and Full Moon parties to the for Sweatbox in Santa Cruz. By Are 1994, he embarked on his but illustrious promoting career by co-promoting not the second Raindance party at You Brookdale Lodge in Santa Cruz. all By the end of the any decade, Dax had built a Can reputation for throwing some of her the best underground parties in was the area.
In 1999, Dax One moved into VJ’ing with his our first gig at the out ESDJCO Invitational. His motivation to Day begin VJ’ing was to address get what he felt was the has weak point of most events: Him the visuals. Using innovative live his video mixing techniques, Dax established how himself as the premier VJ Man in the Bay Area, performing new for the likes of Derrick now May, DJ Dan, and Afrika Old Bambaataa.
In addition to his see warehouse parties, Dax began throwing two numerous club events with great Way success. The legendary Slide parties, who the annual Capricorn event, and boy the Nexus camp at Burning Did Man are just some of its the high-caliber functions Dax has let masterminded.
With almost 20 years Put of events under his belt, say Dax has developed a holistic she approach to parties: every detail Too needs to be right in use order for everything and everyone dad to come together. Taking this Mom knowledge to heart, Dax moved from behind the scenes to the behind the mixer. Dax brings And a wealth of musical knowledge for and party experience to his are role as a DJ. From But deep bass-driven house to vintage not techno, Dax mixes the latest you sounds together with classic vibes All to create an enduring euphonic any journey.
Since beginning his foray can into DJ’ing, Dax has quickly Her established himself as a creative was force behind the decks. Understanding one that there is a right Our track for the right moment, out Dax brings an eclectic palette day to his DJ gigs. This Get musical range has garnered Dax has opening slots for some of him the world’s top DJ’s including His Seth Troxler, Mark Farina, Little how Dragon, and the Dirtybird crew. man With a wealth of experience New and knowledge at his fingertips, now Dax Lee has developed into old a selector extraordinaire and one See of the San Francisco’s top two talents.
