Derek Russo

Denver

. --> ----> Currently based in Denver, CO, Derek Russo is a staple in the Colorado dance music scene. Raised in Washington, D.C. on house music and hip hop, Russo started his musical journey playing guitar in several bands throughout junior high and high school in the early 90's. His early influences were his sister's Prince and Led Zeppelin records, his dad's Fleetwood Mac, ABBA, and 60's surf rock records. The late 90's saw him immersed in the world of improvised rock music and jazz. Not until his early 20's did the electronic music world envelop him fully, pushing him to buy a set of turntables in 2002. He was immersed himself in a variety of sounds and was buying records at now shuttered D.C. shops like DJ Hut and Yoshitoshi. Downtempo nights at Eighteenth St. Lounge, legendary Sunday nights at Red with Sam "The Man" Burns, and the quirky party Lemur Lounge informed his formal years of clubbing and record shopping. A move to Colorado in 2004 saw him push his craft further with weekly residencies at Hapa and Trilogy in Boulder, before a move to Denver in 2013 shifted things once again to the present day. Known for his ability to adapt seemlessly to any type of DJ gig, he's equally comfortable playing lower bpm, eclectic opening sets, to banging out house and techno in a dark basement, to disco and funk party jams on a sunny rooftop. He hosts a monthly radio show entitled Morning Fever, a 2-hour show that airs every 2nd Sunday on internetpublicradio.live, with repeated rewinds throughout the month.

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