DL was born in the former Soviet Union. It was there that his experimentation with music would begin. At the age of seven, DL was given his first record player by his father. Since he lived above a record store, he was able to begin a collection of many different styles. Every week he would use his allowance to buy new tracks to experiment with. While experimenting in his "lab" one night, he discovered that if he turned his turntable off, and left the needle on the record, it would continue to play sounds. He loved trying out new things like this to better understand how his equipment worked. Sadly, when he moved to the United States, he was forced to leave his belongings behind.
While growing up, DL's choice of music was influenced by his father. Every night he would come home and play jazz, funk, soul, and R&B records These sounds stuck with DL through his life. When he came to America, he discovered the sounds of hip-hop. After a few months, DL purchased his first hip-hop cassette; The Fat Boys. That's where his love for that style of music began. In 1992 he saw Juice. The DMC battle in it inspired him, he had never before seen the art of turntablism or a DJ battle. It was something so fresh to him and he knew that he wanted to be as good as those dj's were. The only thing stopping him now was the money for the equipment.
In 1997 DL was finally able to buy his first Technics turntables and a mixer. He began buying hip-hop records and learning the skills of a dj. He soon started to play at house parties and local clubs. Prior to '99, DL had only surrounded himself with friends that exclusevely listened to hip-hop. However, that year, he discovered electronic dance music. DL moved to Florida where he met his close friend Jason, also a dj. Jason played DL a drum 'n bass record that included hip-hop samples. Once again, DL was amazed by what he heard and although it contained some elements of hip-hop, it was unlike anything he had ever heard before.
Eventually, DL discovered the sounds of breaks. He heard Jackal n Hyde and they became his main musical influence. He became instantly hooked on their style and he started going to record stores to buy breaks records. In 2000 he attended his first Winter Music Conference in Miami and the experience pushed him to become as involved in the electronic dance music scene as he possibly could. Shortly afterwords he returned to his home in New England. He became more involved in local EDM events while perfecting his mixing and turntablism skills.
On April 13, 2002 DL signed up for a dj battle at the (now legendary) club Asylum in Springfield, Massachusetts. He won first place and feels that it was the event that got "his foot in the door". DL found himself getting booked more often and continued to promote himself by handing out mixes and networking with promoters. Shortly after his win at the Asylum, DL went on to place first in two more dj battles.
DL has played at events headlined by many of EDM's biggest stars including Planet of the Drums, Ashley Casselle, Monk, DJ Keoki, Jackal & Hyde, Kenny Ken, John B, Andy C, Anabolic Frolic, Simply Jeff, Goldie, Shy FX, Total Science, DJ Rap, Afrika Bambaata, Donald Glaude, DJ Rectangle, The Sugarhill Gang, Spacemen, DJ Soulslinger, Faust & Shortee, Frankie Bones, Tech Itch, DJ Craze, Colette, Miss Lisa, Reid Speed, Feelgood, DJ Icey, Sista Stroke, DJ Godfather, Nick Warren, Armand Van Helden, Bad Boy Bill, Freaky Flow, Electric Skychurch, Omar Santana, Jon Bishop, Ming & FS, and more.
DL continues to be on of the fastest rising breaks djs out of New England having now teamed up with fellow Dj - Dj Btz of Sneaker & The Dryer. In 2007 the two respected djs united as Sneaker & The Dryer and continue to light floors afire with a show like no other by combining all styles of breaks and other types of music, doing live remixes, layering acapellas, and bringing something to the table like no other breaks tag team out there. With DL's nasty scratching and mixer tricks and Btz's flawless mixing and diverse styles, these 2 are a seriuos force to be reckoned with having played all over New England, and NYC and as far as Canada, Florida, and the West Coast.
