Dan Tait

About me:

.. ..

..Dan Tait's Litany of Misdeeds

Craft yer' jolly roger..

Dan The invincible Mr Tait…

Dan Tait is one of the world’s top 10 DVJs (Mixmag). He released the first-ever commercially available audiovisual DJ mix DVD (in association with iDJ). He helped Pioneer develop revolutionary hardware like the DJM 800 & EFX 1000. He ran London’s infamous G-Club parties with Gerald Elms and Shovell. He holds residencies at Gatecrasher and Ministry Of Sound, and he has remixed Michael Jackson. Yet to Dan all that matters is the future: the next party, the next mix, the next video montage, the next moment of magic.

“I’ve always been fascinated by technology and art, the point where they meet – or clash,” Tait says. Just 30 years old, the Leeds-based star has spent half his life shaping these twin passions into a DVJ career which has taken him from London, Mumbai and the Love Parade to Singapore, Space Ibiza and Glastonbury. Dan has also been a key member of Pioneer’s multi-million pound research and development team for five years, testing their groundbreaking DJ technology around the world.

But Dan never lets gadgets get in the way of the music. A highly accomplished producer, he debuted with You Can’t Talk About Love and has recently released 360 Days – a collaboration with Tom Noise set to be the sleeper hit of the summer. The hallmark of all of Dan’s production is his devotion to the celebratory, joyful spirit of true house. His enviable technical skill is used to enhance rather than overwhelm the music.

This ethos is at the heart of everything he does and, unlike many gizmo-obsessed jocks, Dan shies away from talking too much tech. Whether playing in the slick surroundings of Ministry Of Sound Singapore or igniting the Space Terrace he feels his greatest achievement is to let his wizardry melt into the background so the music can speak for itself. He is always supremely focused on the moment, on creating a melange of sounds and images that will transport his audience. “I remember the thrill of listening to tapes of Sasha’s sets at Shelly’s as a kid and that’s what I want to share,” he says simply.

Dan Tait has spent 15 years behind the decks and has a passport crammed with the stamps of 30 countries, but at heart he’s still that boy hunkered in his bedroom with a bootleg mixtape and an ear-to-ear grin. For him, the adventure is just beginning.

Selected Residencies: Ministry of Sound (Singapore), Gatecrasher (Leeds), SpeedQueen (Leeds), G-Club (London)

Selected Gigs: Space (Ibiza), Attica (Shanghai), FortDance festival (Russia), Glastonbury (UK), Chinese Laundry (Sydney), Love Parade 2007 (Essen). Selected discography: Dan Tait & Tom Noise ‘360 Days’ (G-Club Records), Michael Jackson ‘Man In The Mirror’ (Dan Tait & Tom Noise remix) (white), Chemystery EP (G-Club) (forthcoming)

Selected achievements: #20 in the DJmag Top 20 DVJ's & Vj's. Named one of the 10 best DVJs in the world by Mixmag; played the first full 90 minute DVJ set at Space Closing; mixed the world’s first DVJ-DVD in association with I-DJ magazine