Derek Russo

Brooklyn NY

. --> ----> Derek grew up in the Washington, D.C. area music scene, he started first playing guitar in several bands throughout junior high and high school in the early 90's, mostly Nirvana covers. Those early influences also included 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 late into college, pursuing an undergrad in Geography, did the electronic music world envelop him fully, pushing him to buy a set of turntables in 2002. He immersed himself in 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, Hippie Torales and other house legends, and the quirky party in a Moroccan restaurant in Alexandria called Lemur Lounge, all informed his early years of clubbing and record shopping in the early 2000’s. A move to Colorado in 2004 saw him really develop his craft, with weekly residencies in Boulder for a 4 year span, usually playing open to close, sharpening his skills slowly but surely. Then a move to Denver in 2013 brought new opportunities, joining the Family Affair crew, a push into music production, and throwing the occasional party. Derek is starting 2019 out with a fresh move to Brooklyn, NY, after 14 years of living in Colorado. 2019 will also see his debut release of original material, followed up by a second EP via US label, Make Mistakes. Known for his ability to adapt seamlessly to most any type of 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.

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