Born in Cuba, Alexander began deejaying in LA at the age of nineteen. A three-year residency at Circus Disco was followed by gigs at the Mayan and Avalon, and a residency at Reload after-hours. Alexander's polyrhythmic blend of classic house, tribal, and Latin rhythm laced with vocal anthems has made him a favorite at events such as White Party Palm Springs, Cherry in D.C., and clubs such as Score in Miami Beach and Splash in New York. Alexander debuted as the headliner for Scandal @ The Music Box Theater in Hollywood, where he remains the resident deejay, along with his residencies at Reflex, Friction and Rage. With remix producer Mark VDH, Alexander has remixed over 200 tracks for artists such as Madonna, Mary J. Blige, Inaya Day, Janet Jackson, Suzanne Palmer, Jennifer Hudson, and Lady Gaga, including two top five Billboard singles for Tommy Boy.
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From his hometown roots in Austin, Texas where he held a residency at local favorite, the Forum, Roland Belmares quickly built a loyal following for his infectious blend of high energy and tribal vocals (as well as for his terpsichorean enthusiasm in the booth). In the ensuing years, Belmares has played nearly every major circuit event in the US, from White Party and Winter Party in Miami, Alegria in New York, Fireball in Chicago, Jungle in Houston, Purple in Dallas, Cherry in D.C., as well as his much-heralded sets for Gay Days/One Mighty Weekend in Orlando. Internationally, Belmares has worked his tribal magic in locales such as Montreal, Vancouver, Toronto, Rio, and Amsterdam. Belmares' production skills have landed him projects with artists such as Kristine W., Pat Hodges, Debby Holiday, Amber, Billie Myers, and Charo, and on music labels such as Centaur, 4Play, and Harlequin, where his range is represented on CDs such as Blue Ball Vol. 5, Boy, Party Groove: Winter Party, Vol. 8, and Party Groove: One Mighty Weekend, Vol. 3.
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A native of St. Petersburg, Russia, Boris Inzhin took up deejaying while studying at the Institute of Audio Research in New York. With metronomic mixing and dark, driving, sexy beats, Boris quickly earned gigs at Exit, Spirit, and Roxy in New York, and Warsaw in Miami Beach—before his groove-based, hard-hitting, power house music landed him a residency at Crobar New York in May 2004. For the next three years, Boris regularly filled the 30,000 square foot megaclub, where he holds the attendance record with 5,400 party people—a feat that is noted in Club Systems as one of the Top 100 Moments in nightclub history.,With the imminent closing of Crobar, Boris moved uptown and became resident of Pacha in 2006. His compilation CDs, Believe, Believe II, and Believe in Me are all testaments to the phrase "Believe in Boris," which began appearing all over the city on banners, video screens, t-shirts, and tattoos. The recipient of two Club World Award nods for "Best Resident DJ," one while at Crobar, and the other at Pacha, as well as a DJ Times cover story, and a top five finish in America's Best Deejay poll, Boris currently holds multiple residencies, including Rise in Boston and Space in Miami, where his Winter Music Conference marathon sets ensure that his myriad fans keep believing.

Originally from Louisiana, with a furlough in Aberdeen, Scotland, Alyson Calagna has been mixing beats for the past 17 years. Calagna's love of progressive music led to her victory in a Power 96 Hot Mixer contest and her introduction to a live radio audience—followed by gigs in Miami and Atlanta. During a two-year residency at Club 735 on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Calagna refined her signature sound of long overlays and rhythmic sampling, drawing upon the haunting and Latin-based percussion music from Miami. Her subsequent move to South Florida found her spinning her encyclopedic mix of tribal electro funky house at the legendary Salvation—as well as in clubs across the States, such as Avalon, Crobar, Nation, Release, and Space. A headliner on the circuit, Calagna has played Blue Ball, Cherry, White Party, Winter Party, Southern Decadence, and Jungle. Her performances at One Mighty Weekend's Arabian Nights have earned her rave reviews. Equally prolific in the studio, Calagna's singles and remixes are featured on labels such as Intenso, Star 69, Pure Music and Hammer. Recently, Calagna's remix of Christian George's "Strangers" reached the top ten of Billboard's Dance chart.
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Winner of the 2009 Winter Music Conference Best Local DJ award, Charlmix has been a resident of Miami Beach for the past seven years. Originally from Colombia, Charlmix has spun at Ultra, Summer Fest, Winter Music Conference, and White Party. Charlmix's appearances at clubs such as Unity in Montreal, Score in Miami Beach, Space, and Karu&Y are marked by sets focused on tribal and electro vocals—often combined with live drums and percussion. Working with J Music Group, with production by Jimmy D. Robinson, Charlmix's first compilation CD release, The Club Sound, features tracks by Ceevox, Carol Hann, and Lady Gaga.

In 2004, the Spanish deejays Chus & Ceballos made a huge North American splash with their wildly successful set at Montreal's Black and Blue/Main Event. Thereafter, the duo's trademark Iberican sound, a delicious blend of hypnotizing, warm, inviting tribal soundscapes laced with brilliant modern tech elements, made Chus & Ceballos two of the most sought-after deejays on the global circuit. With remixes for Madonna, Paris Hilton, Luzon, Deep Dish, and releases on labels such as Yoshitoshi, Defected, among others, Chus & Ceballos also turn out numerous tracks on their own imprint, Stereo Productions. One of the most successful production pairs and remixers in the industry, Chus & Ceballos hold residencies at Stereo in Montreal, Pacha in New York, and Space in Miami. Recently awarded the Best Tribal and Progressive DJ Award by Spanish Deejay Magazine, Chus & Ceballos are also charted on the Top 100 World Deejays List by DJ Magazine.
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To the more than 10,000 CHUNKHOUSE subscribers on iTunes, there's no mystery as to why DJ Ted Eiel (pronounced AISLE) has become a favorite at clubs in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and London, and a headliner for such leather and bear events as Folsom Street, IML, Sanctuary, Bear Week, Bay of Pigs, and Megawoof. With over fifteen years of experience, along with his current residency at the Eagle LA, Chicago-based Eiel is well known for his funky, chunky, meaty dirty beats—an aggressively masculine "muscle house" sound that has been inspired by underground tracks drawn from classic house, electro, disco, and rock. In little more than three years, over 500,000 Eiel mixes have been downloaded to dance aficionados all over the world—and as Eiel says, "I love hearing [that] I've opened people's ears to a whole new range of dance music [comprising] bold, melodic, progressive tracks driven by inspired bass lines." [Web site]   [My Space]   [Facebook]

Voted Hottest Deejay by OUT magazine in 2007, Hector Fonseca traded the catwalk, where he was an international fashion model, for the deejay booth. Working under the tutelage of Grammy-award winning DJ Peter Rauhofer of Star 69, Fonseca created his signature "electribal" sound, a sexy and chic mash-up of electro, vocal, and tribal that has resulted in remix hits for artists such as Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, Kanye West, and Shakira. Well-known for his highly-regarded 2007 track, "Drama," Fonseca also burned up the floor with his work on Alan T.'s "U Want It," as well as his remix of Suzanne Palmer's "Eye Can See U," included on his recently-released New York Club Anthems, Volume 3. Fonseca has headlined parties around the world, such as Circuit Festival in Barcelona, White Party Palm Springs, White Party Miami, Amore in Rome, Maxima in Rio, Scream in Paris, and Prism Pride in Toronto. Fonseca's current residencies include Parking in Montreal, Score in Miami, and Reflex in Los Angeles.
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The founder of the Masterbeat CD compilation series, Brett Henrichsen left his day job with IBM to start his own independent recording label, Trax Recording, which ultimately led to the re-launching of Masterbeat as a complete digital music store with exclusive remixes from major artists and labels. A resident deejay on Atlantis Events cruises, Henrichsen has headlined circuit events around the world, including NYC Pride Pier Dance, San Diego Zoo Party, Cherry in D.C., White Party Palm Springs, Amsterdam White Party, and White Party Miami. Recently, Henrichsen's Masterbeat Events celebrated its tenth anniversary with a sold-out, three-night New Year's party weekend in Los Angeles.
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International DJ/Producer Oren Nizri started his professional career in 1998. As the resident DJ of "The Voice of Tel Aviv," the city's hottest radio station, he hosted his own highly-rated bi-weekly program "In My House." The success of his show opened doors for him to spin in some of the most renowned nigthclubs and music festivals in Israel and Europe, bringing his signature blend of soulful, deep and European funky house that progresses into big room and high energy tracks with sexy and uplifting vocals to the large and diverse European market. The DJ phenomenon moved to South Florida in 2004. Since then, the increasingly recognizable and in-demand DJ has shared his infectious music style, built up a strong reputation and kept prestigious residences in some of the most successful venues in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, Atlanta, Boston, Washington DC, Fire Island, New York, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and so forth. Nizri's performance at White Party 2009's "Muscle Beach" party has earned him rave reviews.

During 2010, Oren Nizri will be touring across the United States, and internationally in Singapore and Shanghai (China), Europe, Canada, Mexico and South America.
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As the song from Chicago puts it, "The name on everybody's lips is...Ana Paula." A Brazilian bombshell, Ana Paula has soared like a meteor through the nightlife galaxy, recently exploding at major dance events such as Black and Blue in Montreal and Toronto Pride, as well as regular appearances at Montreal's Parking and Unity. After a brilliant five-year residency at the fabled X-Demente parties in Rio from 2003 through 2007, Paula became the resident of The Week in Rio and Sao Paulo, before taking over the tables at Flex Club in Sao Paulo in 2009. With her all-encompassing embrace of house music and its multifarious variants, Paula insures that her dance floors burn with fire and ice.
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Hailing from Rhode Island, the Perry Twins (Derek and Doug) grew up with rock-and-roll parents from a band called Fortune. With a radio mix show and a dance troupe, both called "Dance Planet," the Perry Twins spent five years performing live throughout the East coast, before relocating to Los Angeles to work in film and television. As remix artists and producers, the Perry Twins have collaborated with dance music stars such as Kristine W., Gioia Bruno, Erin Hamilton, Jeanie Tracy, Ari Gold, Debby Holiday, and Niki Haris, whose "Bad, Bad Boy" is the follow-up to the Twins' chart-topping debut single "Activate My Body." Recipients of the WeHo Award for Outstanding DJ, the Perry Twins have spun at CLICK in Miami, the Roxy in Boston, the Abbey in LA, Krave in Las Vegas, Fresh in San Francisco, as well as such events as White Party Palm Springs, San Diego Pride, West Hollywood's Halloween, and Ascension/Fire Island Pines.
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With performances in New York, Atlanta, Montreal, Aspen, and Fire Island at clubs such as Roxy, Limelight, the Pavilion, Metropolis, and Shelter, Pride's national fan base has become as ardent as her hometown crowd in Miami Beach. Her three-year residency at Créme&Sugar @ SCORE Bar has become an industry favorite. Known for her ability to blend various styles of dirty house and electro while saturating her music with emotion and tribal energy, Pride has worked alongside legendary deejays such as Danny Tenaglia, Abel, and Victor Calderone and played at such world-class music events as GayDays, Ultra Music Festival, White Party Miami, One Mighty Weekend, and Aspen Ski Week.
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Well-loved for its award-winning production work on such tracks as "Cha Cha Heels," "That Sound," "The Power," "And I'm Telling You (I'm Not Going)," and "Don't You Want My Love," the powerhouse duo known as Rosabel, comprised of Ralphi Rosario, Chicago's house music pioneer, and Abel Aguilera, Miami's circuit legend, has been universally admired for their tribal-laden, progressive house music sets. As youths, both Rosario and Aguilera played house parties before scoring their own wildly popular mix shows on radio in Chicago and Miami. Early in his career, Rosario produced the massive house track, "You Used to Hold Me," while Aguilera became internationally known for his Miami residencies at Paragon and Salvation. With numerous chart-topping tracks and #1 Billboard dance hits over the years, as well as best-selling compilation CDs, both Rosario and Aguilera have worked with artists such as Madonna, Mariah Carey, Cher, Jennifer Holliday, Janet Jackson, and nearly every other major musical star. With their explosive blend of heavy tribal beats, diva anthems, and funky rhythms, Rosabel continues to headline parties, music festivals, and circuit events around the world.
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Ever since her first gig at Harvey's Bar in San Francisco at the age of 19, DJ Saratonin (aka Sarah Alexander) has been moving crowds with her infectious mix of underground indie beats. With her contagious energy, Saratonin has opened for top Billboard artists such as Lady Gaga, Pat Benatar, India Arie, and Katy Perry. Saratonin's multiple residencies include Club Skirts in Palm Springs for the Dinah Shore weekend (the largest women's festival in the U.S.), the Standard in L.A., and Truck Stop in West Hollywood at the Here Lounge (home of Logo's Gimme Sugar). Recently interviewed by Logo's New, Now, Next, Saratonin was also a featured DJ on the Discover Sweet Caribbean cruise in November 2009.
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From her hometown of Washington, D.C., while attending the University of Maryland, Tracy Young secured a mix-show on the Donnie Simpson Morning Show, which cemented her reputation as one of the more cutting-edge deejays. After relocating to Miami in 1998, Young landed a plum residency at the legendary Liquid, where she developed a following of international fans and celebrities, among them Madonna for whom Young played multiple events, including her wedding in Scotland. Young's success on the number one rated morning radio show in Miami led to gigs on MTV—and ultimately to her headlining nearly ever circuit event such as Winter Party, White Party, Dance on the Pier, and Bay Dance. Young's residencies around the country include Splash in New York—and her fabled Genesis parties on New Year's Day in Miami are the stuff of legend. As producer and remix artist, Young has worked with stars such as Christine Aguilera, Stevie Nicks, Cyndi Lauper, and Mariah Carey—and Young's work with Madonna's "Music" prompted Billboard magazine to claim it an "emotional masterpiece." Under her own label, Ferosh Records, Young's seven CD compilations include the smash hit Danceculture and its follow-up Danceculture, Volume 2.
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