Mandy Rollins
DJ Mandy Rollins' (Sydney, Australia) percussive, tribal house sounds have been dominating the Sydney underground for more than thirteen years. Headlining residencies and events including the unique, intimate underground venue Phoenix, the internationally famous Hellfire Club, Mardi Gras Parties, Sleaze Ball and Sydney Leather Pride’s Inquisition, Mandy is the undisputed queen of tribal in Australia.
Mandy Rollins has created her own distinct movement in the Australian dance music community. Her unforgettable sets have been heard in the most respected and desirable clubs around Australia and Internationally.
Since her arrival in 1996 to Sydney’s Sleaze Ball, Mandy Rollins cut her teeth at the men’s only leather bar, The Barracks (now Manacle) earning her stripes amongst the sexy, masculine leather community and playing the bulk of this community’s major parties.
Mandy's tribe grows as a respectful, eclectic, loyal-to-the-end fan-base. After so many years immersed in Sydney's gay sub-culture, Mandy has now turned her valuable talents and experience to promoting some of Sydney's most forward-thinking and dynamic events, including the monthly DIRTY events and the bigger EXTRA DIRTY held three times a year.
Her unique music style has become an aural commodity in Australian club land. Capturing the spirit of cutting edge nightlife to keep the funkiest venues rockin’ alive. Mandy’s music hits you where you live.
Producer and resident DJ of DIRTY and EXTRA DIRTY events.
DJ Feisty
Solid, polished, quality. You are deep inside the dance world of DJ Feisty. Known for her long association with Sydney’s premier Underground venue Phoenix and veteran of some of Australia’s largest dance parties including Mardi Gras, Sleaze Ball, Tropical Fruits and Inquisition, Feisty is one of Australia’s most popular tribal-tech DJs.
It is Feisty’s original approach to her tribal sound that has made her stand out. Sexy, hip-grinding rhythms and rolling baselines characterise the Feisty sound.
Feisty’s credentials in the Sydney scene include top notch residencies, most notably her four year stint with Crash @ Phoenix, and now Dirty @ Phoenix, both Oxford Street institutions, as well as Queer Nation at Home (Australia’s largest nightclub). With numerous special guest appearances including Rubberball, Gayday, Homesexual and the world famous Hellfire Club, she’s got a name that stands for something and the talent to back it.
Whether it’s an intimate underground venue or the main room of a major circuit party, you can be sure that Feisty will move you.
Resident DJ of DIRTY and EXTRA DIRTY events.
Rob Gilbert
Rob is a Melbourne based underground house DJ and is best known for his nine-year residency at Beyond (Melbourne).
Rob’s tribal house sets are filled with hip grinding, percussive, twisted, distorted vocals and filthy bass. The darker the room, the darker the music.
Together with Rob’s Sydney residency at Dirty @ Phoenix, he has been a fixture on the Eastern seaboard with residencies at Code Black and Easy. Rob has also performed at events in recent years including Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras, Sleaze Ball, Inquisition, Tropical Fruits, Indulgence, The Market Hotel and Taboo (Singapore).
Sveta
From the most obscure sub-cultural sex parties in Sydney and New York, to the biggest hands-in-the-air mass appeal events like Mardi Gras and Sleaze Ball, Sveta manages to keep everyone happy whilst maintaining her passion for
music.
Sveta has held a true national club DJ profile and has played regularly all over Australia for well over a decade. Simultaneously she has established an overseas profile with gigs in Toronto, Tokyo, New York, New Zealand and London, where amongst other events she has headlined the legendary Torture Garden. Sveta’s New York profile exploded in June 2006 as the special guest DJ at Mr.Black (Voted ‘Best Night Club’ by The Village Voice) alongside DJ Sammy Jo; tour DJ to the Scissor Sisters. She returns to tour there every year.
Sveta will grab hold of a dance-floor and take it to the edge with a spellbinding mix of music that will leave the audience absolutely breathless.
Scott Pullen
Scott Pullen has been rocking dance floors since Sydney’s world renowned RAT parties. This cutting edge DJ is immersing himself deeper into the scene with more energy and passion than ever having supported an enviable list of internationals including; Steve Lawler, Pete Heller & John Acquaviva.
Scott has rocked the dance floors of major events including; Mardi Gras, Inquisition, Action, Big Queer Nation, Locker Room (Melbourne) and played the closing set on the main stage at the World DJ Festival (Seoul) in May 2009.
Scott is one of the few Australian DJs ever to be listed in the coveted DJ Magazine Top 100.
International DJs
Javier Medina
Javier Medina is on the move ... big time!
Having recently remixed Leomeo’s massive stormer “Give Me Love”, and Phunk Investigation’s “So Fast and So Deep” featuring New York’s legendary vocalist Lula, he is now one of the men most sought after for his remixing abilities.
As a DJ, Javier is rocking Europe’s sexiest dancefloors including European Beardrop and Under afterparty in Paris, and more recently Barcelona’s Devotion party. His style captivates dancefloors with his especially enigmatic and energetic sessions which are characterised by a mix of groovy and percussive beats and the darker cadences typical of Tech-house and Progressive.
From his hometown Sitges in Barcelona to a roaring international career throughout many of Europe’s most influential cities and now Sydney for Extra Dirty, Javier Medina is one to keep an eye on.
Javier will headline EXTRA DIRTY Mardi Gras 2010.
Leomeo
... in one word ... HOT!
With a popularity that is growing with every gig, Leomeo is the man of the
moment in the international gay club scene.
Paris, Madrid, London, Rome, Ibiza, Singapore, Manilla, Shanghai, Kuala Lumpur, Tel Aviv, Prague, The French Riviera, Antwerp, Cologne, Berlin, Moscow, Montreal and New York. These are just some of the cities where Paris-based Leomeo has played. He can now add Sydney, Australia to his ever expanding list of gigs in some of the biggest and hottest gay clubs in the world.
No stranger to playing to packed rooms of sweaty men, Leomeo relished the
opportunity to get amongst it in the intimate venue 34B.
Leomeo headlined EXTRA DIRTY in October 2009.
Extra Dirty Mardi Gras 2010 sees the return of the sizzling hot DJ Leomeo from Paris.
www.leomeo.com
Eric Entrena
Eric was born in Barcelona (1978), one of the most exciting and vanguard European capitals. Still resident in Barcelona, Eric is recognized as one of the most important Spanish DJs and producers of the moment.
From here Eric hops the borders to play in cities all around the world: Paris, Moscow, Mexico DF, Rabat, Kiev, Shanghai, Pacha 'Sharm El Sheikh, Berlin, Sydney, Melbourne or Ibiza. These are some of the dance floors that have vibrated with his unique house sets.
Elegance, Quality and taking care of the dance floor is what Eric aims to achieve in every set he plays. His sixth sense for connecting with the crowd through his music is his great weapon; he takes the dancefloor to a climax ensuring he returns again and again to some of the greatest clubs in the world. This great skill, allows him to play in small clubs or in large events like the LOVE PARADE, in Berlin or the B-PARADE, in Barcelona.
He has been nominated as “Best House Deejay of the year 2003” by the Spanish Deejay Awards; with names such Wally Lopez , D-Formation and Dj Chus.
He also manages his own music label, Dirty Players , which is distributed worldwide.
Eric headlined our first EXTRA DIRTY in October 2008.
Dextro
DJ Dextro was born in Portugal and is based in Lisbon. He learned the art of DJ'ing in the early 90's and has his unique perspective on music. His residencies in several clubs forged his name and helped him create his own distinctive brand of music. In 1998, he won the second prize in the first Dance Club Magazine DJ competition. He produced a relentless stream of tracks with "Redkone", a project he started in 2003, and releases on a variety of international record labels.
DJ Dextro has played in clubs all over the world and produced outstanding club hits like "Akordeon" that featured on 7 compilations CD's as well as numerous individual releases under the names Dextro and Redkone.
Dextro headlined our Mardi Gras recovery in March 2009.
Elliot DeHoyos
Elliot DeHoyos (New York City) last visited Australia back in 2005 when he guest DJed for us at Crash. Since then Elliot has quickly become one of the rising DJs and producers to leave his mark on today's dance culture. This guy has recently exploded onto the production scene with his releases featured on Slanted Black, Tommy Boy, Soundgroove Records etc.
He has earned residencies at XL Lounge, Avalon NY, Club DEEP and SBNY, and appearances at internationally renowned clubs such as The Tunnel, Twilo, Limelight, Centro-Fly, BLVD, Club Love, ROXY, Rise (Boston), and Twist (Miami). His skills have also landed him international gigs throughout North America, Asia and Australia.
Signed to the Slanted Black record label in 2007, Elliot’s first original release has been embraced internationally, bringing him to the attention of some of the biggest names in the tribal scene who are lining up to have Elliot DeHoyos on remix duties.
Elliot headlined our Queens Birthday recovery in June 2009.
Big Daddy
Playtime label boss and DJ Big Daddy has been a pivotal part of London’s underground club scene for years now.
Tired of “parties that didn’t disco and music that didn’t jack” Big Daddy set out to create a new clubbing experience.
With the tagline “look normal. They must suspect nothing”,Playtime and his record label of the same name is of unmatched pedigree when it comes to producing the best new electronica.
Big Daddy performed for us at EXTRA DIRTY in October 2009.
