Hometown:
Denver, CO (lives in Southern California)
Biography:
Dj Contrast (Mike Silvestri) was raised in Denver CO, and has always been in love with music. Mike Has been Mixing for over a decade, from the midwest to the west coast he has held residencies at some of the top clubs in the country and worked along side of some of the leaders in the industry. Over the years he has primarily been known for mixing Drum and Bass and Break beats but over the last 5 years or so, Contrast has grown to mix just about anything he can get his hands on, living up the the definition of his dj name. Still heavily involved in the bass music scene, Dj Contrast Strives to bring Hipstep to the fore front by bridging the gap between hiphop and all types of electronic based music. When Djing, Mike keeps to the old school roots by using Tech 1200's and paying homage to the godfathers of our musical generation buy educating the new comers as well as the old heads by not just slamming new tunes, classics are a must in every set. Dj Contrast has worked with Such artists as Tc Izlam, MC Dino, Dj Fury, Emcee Curious,Vortex,Dcypher, MC Ian D (RIP) and Stevin Ryan, and has warmed up the stage for Dj Craze, Rahzel of the Roots Crew, KRS ONE, Pendulum, Dj Dan, Donald Glaude, Frankie Bones, Dj Rap, Planet of the Drums (AK1200, Dieselboy, Dara & Messinian) multiple occasions, Rabbit and the Moon, Empress, Reid Speed, Aphrodite and many more.

Residencies Held: 2001-2011
Breakdown Thursdays (RIP) Denver CO
Quench at The Church Denver, CO
Reload Events Denver, CO
Ryan Dykstra Night life, Denver CO
Dark Ghost Records at Club Purple Denver, CO
Konkrete Jungle Denver, CO
Guava Tuesdays at Sutra Denver, CO
Woody's Wharf Foreplay Thursdays Newport Beach, CA
Wreckin Kru Productions Newport Beach CA

Affiliations:
Urban Aboriginee
Wreckin Kru
Hipstep Zulu
Reload