About Me
Dan
Tait has literally spent half his life behind decks - at the
age of 28, he has been rocking parties for over fifteen years.
During this time his tastes have grown to encompass the many
different strands of music that fall under the heading House
and the breadth of styles with which he is comfortable is strongly
evident in his sets.
Talk to him directly about House music and you will find him
as eager to discuss the accessibility of Roger Sanchez and the
technical ability of James Zabiela as he is to enthuse about
the groovy electronica of Booka Shade.
Five minutes later and he will be talking about his respect
for the musicality of Masters at Work and the next thing you
know you'll be watching him, at three in the morning, in a grinding
London basement, carving up tracks with an EFX 1000 and working
underground anthems so hard that they feel like live remixes.
It was this ability to turn a track inside out, using whatever
tools were at his finger-tips, that first caught the attention
of the Pioneer product development team. Having first seen him
in 2002 hammering the effects unit on a Pioneer mixer and using
messed up loops on the CDJ-1000 being used to sculpt an epic
workout constructed from three copies of the same track, they
asked him to join their testing team and contribute advice and
criticism on prototype Pioneer products.
This work with Pioneer has now led him to showcasing their innovative
new djing DVD player; the DVJ-X1 alongside Sander Kleinenberg
and James Zabiela. This player allows Dan to play visuals that
he has edited at home from footage that he has shot and animations
he has created. These visuals are spliced with tracks that he
normally dj's with. He showcased this unique product at
the closing party at Space in Ibiza and the first Global House
Music Awards in London and has now taken the show to clubs in
Russia, Singapore, Taiwan, Eastern Europe and back to Ibiza
again.
“……with Pioneer’s effector (the EFX 1000), and a DJM1000 coupled with 2 x DVJ’s I can have some serious fun. Djing becomes more like a live performance with the spectacle of a live show while still maintaining that flowing club soundâ€
But it is not simply technical skills that have marked Dan out as Leeds' favourite after party DJ, (DJ Sneak, Louie Vega and Erick Morillo have all had their Leeds carry-on sessions sound-tracked by the man himself); Dan has played across Ibiza as dj for G-Club (Defected), the first full 90 minute DVJ set at the closing party of Space 2004, the incredible Fort Dance in St Petersburg, WMC In Miami for Beatport alongside playing regularly in America, Russia, China and across Europe.
His dedication to good House music, whatever it's sub-genre, his ability to read a crowd and then tease them into submission, and the pure optimism of his 'let's get this party started' attitude have all been central to the attention and respect he has attracted from the diverse range of clubs, DJs, producers and promoters that he has worked with.
Current Projects:
Member of product testing & development team for Pioneer.
DJ for G-Club alongside Gerald Elms & percussionist Shovell.
Producer with Tom Noise as Tom Noise & Dan Tait
Production:
Tom Noise & Dan Tait - 360 Days (G-Club Records)
Quincey Bones – MITM (white)
Remixes & Additional production work:
You Can’t Talk About Love – Fingertapp - Noise & Us vox dub (Grape) The Thing - Work for Beauty - Nicolas Bulostin remix (Live Saver Records) Don't step on my trunk – Nevo & Brown (Grape) Sunshine – Lyn Neville (Voodoo) Model Behavior – Gerald Elms (unreleased) Let me be crazy - Nicolas Bulostin feat. Noel Mc Calla (Grape) El Presidente – Nicolas Bulostin & Guy Pratt (Grape)
Residencies SpeedQueen (fortnightly) - The Warehouse (Leeds), Player Records (various locations), Parlez Vous (monthly) - a secret location (Bradford).
Recent guest appearances
IBIZA: We love Sundays @ Space, Space Closing 04 (Terrace & Discoteca), Bora Bora, Tonic - Space Terrace, Eden, Release Yourself @ Cafe Mambo, Defected @ Savanna, Bambuddha Grove, Sunsea.
OTHER: Ministry of Sound (Taiwan, Singapore), Rulin' - Ministry of Sound (London), Le Souk – New York (USA), Beatport – The National (Miami), Fort Dance, (St Petersburg), Jetset, Fabrique (Moscow), Digger (Gelendgik), Arena (Kazan), Sonar 05 (Barcelona), Defected in the House (Leeds), Pioneer Stand - Plasa ‘03/’04/’05 - Bar ‘04/’05, SIEL ‘05/’06 (Paris), Muzikmesse ‘05/’06 (Frankfurt), Music Moscow ’06, Tribal Sessions – Sankeys Soap (Manchester), Pin-Up (Sheffield), Body Tonic (Dublin), Frantic - Brixton Academy, Ministry Of Sound, Camden Palace, Meltdown - The Cross (London), Rhythm Room – Our House (Hull), Ocean Rooms (Brighton).
