DJ Mel

DJ Mel is a turntablist in the purest form of the art; the party rocker. Musically unpretentious, Stylistically eclectic." Dj Wise". Renowned as one of the most prolific djs in the business due to his wildly popular Rock the Casbah 80s parties , host of the longest running Hip Hop weekly in Texas, a Finalist in the 2004 Scion Free Your Mix contest, regularly touring across North America, all the while holding down his position as Hip Hop buyer for the hugely successful Waterloo Records in Austin Tx.
"A flawless mixer, Mel always makes it a point to demonstrate the similarities between divergent styles of music, whether segueing A Tribe Called Quest into Black Sabbath, or a 50 Cent a cappella track over a Nine Inch Nails instrumental. Brazen enough to make such musical leaps, Mel is a master of true party rocking.
An avid a crate digger, Mel traverses the vinyl archives for anything apt to make people bug out - physically, mentally, emotionally. An admirer of like-minded national DJs such as The Rub, Haul & Mason and DJ Z-Trip, it's no wonder unpredictability has become an asset for Mel as he continues on his quest to "put Austin on the map." (Austin Chronicle).
i throw a monthly event called SWOLL . one of the finer events in texas, it focuses on everything in the higher bpm range and things that facilitates full-on debauchery.
i'm also a photographer. see my work on flickr .
i have a weblog (since 2001) visit it. click here .
rock the casbah 25. nye 2006.
sxsw '07 family portrait @ SWOLL: pack of rats (plastic little), spankrock, yours truly, klassen, rose (sweetheart), curt (flosstradamus), dj contra (m.i.a.), amanda blank, smalltown dj's & the rub.
the rub, spankrock, ttc and the crew getting sauced @ sxsw 2006.
the rub. brooklyn. august 2006.
me and z-trip.
rock the casbah 14.
kansas city.
some online press.
daily texan interview. 2008. click here
gigacrate interview. click here
fader magazine blurb. click here
the lowendbuzz.com interview. click here
the austinist interview. click here
best club dj. 2007 best of austin awards. click here
the 2006 austin music awards. click here
the 2005 austin music awards. click here
the 2004 austin music awards. click here
best club dj. 2004 best of austin awards. click here
an old daily texan feature. click here
urb magazine's "hey dj" feature. click here
2004 "free up your mix" finalist. click here
radio free chicago review. click here