Forming the Funky Techno Tribe in 1993, DJ Dan fused together breakbeat, house, dub, and techno to create a sound that later was fittingly crowned, “West Coast House”. Starting his professional musical career with some smaller clubs in Seattle and then Los Angeles, DJ Dan had a rise to recognition in the dance music community that could be considered meteoric. Music has been forever entrenched in Dan’s life, having garnered a superior record collection at the age of 8 that would give Amoeba Records a run for its money. As you can tell from just a bit of the praise from musical icons DJ Dan has received, our West Coast bred friend has been around the block a few times (and turning heads all the while). To those who still may not know all that much on Dan, we’ll help you out from under that rock. 'The thing I love about Dan is that he's always had a funky spirit and he always pushes the elements of music.'-Carl Cox “Dan is a pivotal ingredient to live DJing and production, a real teacher to all.'-DJ Sneak Just take a look at what some other legends have said: It’s tough to say more about DJ Dan than what is most likely known by just about any dance music fan that has ever taken interest in the genre.
