deep house

Citing names as varied as Theo Parrish, Dorothy Ashby and Stravinsky as major influences on his work, it is not hard to see that he has musical knowledge way beyond his (22) years, and having been an accomplished pianist since the age of 16 - he is a true musician. The variety in influences is mirrored in the diversity of his productions - one week it’s broken, the next a string quartet and sometimes just straight up gritty beats.

Born and raised in the western suburbs, Derrick was into music from a young age, but during his teens Chicago´s house scene sucked him in for good. Before long Derrick became a strong presence in Chicago´s underground dance scene. "When I got my driver´s license at 16 my sneak ability was validated," he laughs. "I was a fierce bedroom jock for a long time. After you mix for the love of it for six or seven years, you get it pretty tight and you can take it on the road." Derrick got by working at dance–music specialty stores like Gramaphone and gigging at parties.

Dixon is either a DJ/producer Steffen "Dixon" Berkhahn or a British band formed by Adam Rogers in 1989. Steffen Berkhahn has recorded under the aliases Dixon and Wahoo. More information: http://www.sonarkollektiv.com/artists/Dixon The band Dixon are known for their unusual style of music, or as they like to call it; "Arabian Grunge Surfmetal". Their first singer, Steve Birby O'donnel was fired from the band when Berry Mouse, Musk fifth street's former singer, showed his intrest in joining Dixon.

Nick Curly began his career at the tender of age 15 when he became the resident DJ at the legendary Vibration Club in the Karlsruhe region of Germany. Ten years later and he is now the resident DJ at the Loft Club in Ludwigshafen, as well as at the Soho Club in Mannheim,
A regular at clubs around Germany for much of the past decade, Nick is now becoming a sought after DJ in other European territories.