Music Curator | Party Rocker
bio
No genré is off limits for DJ C as long as the music is magic.
He’s toured the globe performing at house parties and night clubs, weddings and holiday parties, underground raves and festivals, alongside artists like Lupe Fiasco, Four Tet, Rhymefest, Squarepusher, and DJ /rupture (with whom he founded the Toneburst Collective).
As a recording artist, DJ C has released a discography including more than 50 records on labels like XL Recordings, Ninja Tune, and Soul Jazz, sharing production credits with the likes of Diplo, Quincy Jones, Smokey Robinson, M.I.A., and Gregory Isaacs. His own Mashit label has produced more than 20 releases and was featured as a “Label of the Month” by legendary BBC Radio 1 host John Peel.
Past
1871 Launch Party: Chicago, IL
18th Birthday Party: Brooklyn, NY
20+ Weddings: Across North America
50th Birthday Party: Palm Springs, California
Andersonville Midsomarfest Block Party: Chicago
Arts & Business Council of Chicago Holiday Party
Bass Journey: Tel Aviv, Israel
Beat Research Club Residency: Boston & Chicago
Bouncement Club Residency: Chicago
Divvy Bike Share Launch Party: Chicago
Dungeons & DJs: Utrecht Netherlands
Hotaka Mountain Festival: Japan
Mega Bass Robo Orgy: London
mHUB Grand Opening Party: Chicago
No Mas Tequila Club Residency: Chicago
Renegade Craft Fair: Chicago
Rogers Park Montessori School Gala: Chicago
Smart Chicago Holiday Party
Spectrum Club Residency: Boston
ThinkChicago: Lollapalooza
Toneburst Co-Founder: 20+ events across Northeastern U.S.
Toxic Dancehall: Bristol, England
Year of Chicago Music Media Industry Event
World Business Chicago Gala
dj mixes
Best Tracks of 2020
When the going gets tough, musicians get innovative and when they're locked down they get prolific. Read more ->
2010s
A mix encapsulating some of the best tracks of the last decade recorded as part of the “Shelter in Place Mixes.” Read more ->
Physically Distanced Protest Music
A new generation of voices are rising up to proclaim that we shall overcome this moment too.
Singjay Rubadub (Dancehall Reggae)
Dancehall reggae feels like summer. To bring some of that sunshine into the dark days of quarantine, I live-streamed this set of Singjay Rubadub on 4/18/20.
Isolation (Eclectic)
Music for hunkering down, cozying up, getting down, and partying up. This is mood bling for stay-at-home family adventures.
Party Like It’s 19-Naughty-9 ('00s Pop)
68 classic hits of the 2000s mixed into a 55 minuite medley for a 2009/2010 new year's eve house party in Brooklyn.
Back & Forth
(Eclectic)
Classic-futurist-dancehall-pop and other party jams.
Lake FX
(Eclectic)
Recorded at the Lake FX IN Tune Music fest. alongside Lupe Fiasco, Rhymefest, Jamila Woods, Psalm One, and The Era Footwork Crew, this mix features emerging Chicago acts and other experimental party music.
Nu Blues
(Hip Hop / R&B)
futuristic sonic-scapes, in minor keys, with deep 808 basslines, and sprinkler high-hats back lyrics of love, and loss.
tracks
Set Me Free From This Wicked Game (mashup)
Umami
(Album)
M.I.A: U.R.A.Q.T
(DJ C Remix)
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