Curtis Jones had a lot to do with revitalizing the Chicago house-music scene in the ’90s. As DJ Cajmere, Jones produced vocal house tunes that easily rivaled that of his heroes, the men who built the scene. In an effort to branch out, Jones later adopted the moniker Green Velvet…

From his humble beginnings as a teenager spinning at weddings and school dances to traveling the globe performing at the biggest clubs to doing remix work for everyone from Sinéad O’Connor to Kylie Minogue, Miami’s Robbie Rivera has been involved with dance music for most of his life. His big…

Japan’s electronic-music scene remains a fanatical one, with a long history of genre-defining artists who could hold their own with any of their U.S. and U.K. counterparts. Japan’s scene is a bit more self-contained, though, and few of those artists, if any, manage to cross over and find success in…

Few DJs or producers have matched the level of mainstream success enjoyed by Victor Calderone. Handpicked for his skills by the likes of Madonna and Sting, this New York DJ has watched many of his remixes go to Billboard’s Top 10, in addition to putting out massive hit singles of…

Once a member of Crazy Town (the one-hit wonder responsible for the earworm that was “Butterfly”), Adam Goldstein, aka DJ AM, has reinvented himself as the most in-demand DJ among Hollywood’s A-list. Demi Moore, Ben Stiller, Tobey Maguire, Jessica Simpson and Madonna have all sought him out for their private…

Few DJs are as synonymous with their craft as Alexander Coe, aka Sasha. Throughout the ’90s, Sasha and his partner, John Digweed, did more to legitimize the art of deejaying than perhaps any other performers. They sold untold thousands of records and CDs and opened up markets that hadn’t previously…

The fact that drum-and-bass ever gained any kind of foothold at all in the States can largely be attributed to the efforts of a scruffy, lanky Irish immigrant named Darragh Guilfoyle, aka DJ Dara. A chief purveyor of the genre for more than a decade and co-owner of the famed…

In the 1990s, Junior Sanchez was one of America’s seminal house artists. Incorporating elements of disco, funk and soul, Sanchez’s sound was as smooth as it was infectious and funky. Through constant touring and the release of dozens of singles, the New York DJ became the face of that city’s…

DJ Swamp’s showmanship sets him apart from his peers, to say the very least. Known as the Sid Vicious of hip-hop DJs, when the L.A.-based turntablist isn’t breathing fire or setting his hands ablaze while mixing, he’s breaking his own records and carving up his chest with the shards ’til…

As the in-house producer for Moonshine Music, the nation’s largest independent dance label, Dave Aude (who appears at the Church on Friday, January 20) has produced and engineered some of the biggest names in dance music — notably, Paul Oakenfold and Keoki, as well as pop stars like Lindsay Lohan…

Gary “Mani” Mournfield enjoys the distinction of having been part of two of the most important bands to emerge from Britain in the past twenty years: the Stone Roses and Primal Scream. Both acts helped create the zeitgeist of their time, particularly the Stone Roses, whose impact on British rock…

Adam Freeland has a knack for reinventing himself. The main man behind the nu-skool breaks movement of the mid-’90s, Freeland, who’s also remixed tunes by such acts as Nirvana and the White Stripes, has helped bring rock and roll back to the dance scene. Taking that aesthetic a step further,…

Led by Tim Burgess, the Charlatans UK were one of the key acts to help resurrect British rock during the Madchester craze of the early ’90s. Their jangly blend of psychedelic rock and dance beats was unique (not to mention catchy as hell), setting them apart from the majority of…

Yahel Sherman, who hails from Israel, is one of the more popular artists to rise from the emerging psy-trance scene. Along with his fellow Israelis in Infected Mushroom, DJ Yahel has spent the past few years traveling the globe and spreading his sound to ravers and clubbers alike; in addition,…

Tiefschwarz is the brainchild of brothers Basti and Ali Schwarz. Hailing from Stuttgart, Germany, the two have been in the electro dance scene for close to fifteen years. The name “Tiefschwarz” is a play on the brothers’ surname and literally translates to “deep black” — which, by no accident, is…

As half of rave juggernaut Together Productions, founder of Beatport and talent manager for the Church and Vinyl, Brad Roulier has been a major player in Denver’s nightlife for the past ten years. Now he’s taking a turn at the decks, teaming up with Sean Sabo, aka DJ Sabotage, in…

In addition to being one of progressive house’s most recognized jocks, Orlando’s Jimmy Van M is also one of the key point men behind the scenes. Back in 1992, when he began his career, the DJ took a very practical approach to the dance scene. After completing several nationwide tours…

It would be easy to write off Damian Lazarus as a casualty of the electroclash trend of a few years ago, which promised so much yet delivered so little. Lazarus was at the forefront of the movement as a label executive with City Rockers (the imprint responsible for bringing Tiga…

Sander Kleinenberg has spent much of his career trying to evade the typical trappings of the superstar DJ. Maintaining a humble appearance and giving his tracks titles like “Frog Dancing” and “Slipper Sleaze,” Kleinenberg has succeeded in not taking himself too seriously. His stock in the world market has risen…

Timo Maas’s latest effort, Pictures, sounds less like a dance record than it does an extremely well-executed mishmash of rock, hip-hop and the Hamburg native’s signature dance grooves. Several of Pictures’ choicest cuts, bolstered by the vocals of Placebo’s Brian Molko, Neneh Cherry and Kellis, have successfully landed in rock…

Orlando’s Baby Anne (slated to hit the Church this Thursday, November 3) is more than a token female DJ — she’s one of America’s most popular DJs, period. Encouraged by DJ Icey to start spinning back in ’92, Baby’s mix of breaks and booty-shaking Miami bass quickly gained a dedicated…

Although technically a Canadian who now resides in Berlin, Richie Hawtin helped put Detroit techno on the map in the ’90s. As Plastikman, he found massive success in America’s underground rave scene and throughout Europe’s thriving dance scene. Always on the cutting edge technically and sonically, Hawtin is regarded as…