About Me
Having been a resident DJ at one of America's premier dance clubs, Simons , since 1992, Boyd Westerman developed his style through the experience of sharing the decks with the world's best DJs. Carl Cox, Richie Hawtin, Digweed, Sasha, Paul Van Dyk, Tennaglia, and many others have past through the small town of Gainesville, Fla. to play Simons, a club many of them called one of their favorite places to play. In the 90s, if he wasnt DJing Simons, or somewhere else across the US, you would have found him touring the country as the bass player for the Gainesville rock band Whoreculture , who played with bands such as Fugazi, Everclear, and L7. The band is no longer together, however this combination, of DJing and playing bass in a rock band, gave Boyd a unique view on music and a style of his own.
With a style hard to pigeon-hole, somewhere between techno and house, emphasized more on mixing and programming, Boyd's sound is based on the groove. As a record store manager for over ten years, Boyd has been able to dig deeper through the latest releases to find his choice of tracks. "I'm not caught up in what is the latest trend. I'd rather sound like myself than play what is on the top DJ's latest charts. I want to take the listeners on a journey, expose them to new styles, and most of all keep them dancing." This attitude enables Boyd to play upfront underground tracks and maintain his success behind the decks.
This attitude translates into his production work as well. He started building his own studio in 1996. Since then his own label Vortex has had twelve releases, he's had tracks released by Platipus , Fluid , Tune Inn , Sun Generation , and Red Ant , many of these found their way into the boxes of Digweed, Oakenfold, and Danny Howells, just to name a few. He's landed tracks on CDs by Lee Burridge , John 00 Flemming , Taylor , as well as several European , and UK label compilations. He's collaborated with Evolution , POB , Taylor , Pete Bones , and Mike Hiratzka . One of his most notable songs, Looplife , was the top import seller for Massive Records in the UK as well as NEWS distribution in Belgium for over a month.
Still today Boyd holds down his residency at Simons, playing Friday nights in the Plasma Lounge. Though the glory days of Simons have passed, due to the early closing times enforced by the Florida Rave Law, Boyd's nights still bring in a crowd eager to hear what he offers. He hasn't wavered his sound, sticking to his guns he plays what he wants to a very receptive audience. "Gainesville is great in that way, we have a very open minded scene. Even though the crowd falls in comparison to the nights in the 90s, I am still able to fill the room and expose people to cutting edge music."
Here's some mixes for download.
Live set at the Compound - Feb 08
TC Maniak - Creepy Feather - Pako and Frederik rmx
Antix - Wandering - De Sens Rmx
Seth Troxler - Love Bezerker
Robbie - The Joint
Corrie - Ginitex
D Sens - Ce Genre De Filles
Deetron - I CLing - Aril Birkha rmx
Gregor Tresher - Syncopia
Afril Lounge - Gene
From Karaoke To Stardom - Home Town Bulk Clu - Dapayk rmx
Alex Smome - Clapface
Antix - Circade - Vibraspher rmx
Slam - Azure
Monoroom Knister Knaster - Anthony Collins rmx
I-Rob - Breeze - Luca Bacchetti rmx
Dondolo - Dragon - Shit Robot Rmx
Doutequ - Logo
Alex Smoke - Rotwang
Alex Smoke - Blackbody
Onur Ozer - Red Cabaret
Gregor Tresher - Running Systems
Robbie - Hot Kitchen
GusGus - Need in Me - Trick n Kubic rmx
DJ Pippi/Willie Graff - Hyper Space - Space dub
Alex Niri - July
Shinedoe - Enjoy the Moments - Ripperton rmx
Dirk Digler - Axiom - Dapayk rmx
Christian Burkhardt - Kreiskollaps - Federico_Molinari rmx
April 07 mix
Monojoke - In Squall - Trancephorma Mix [Lover Dealers Deep]
Antilope - Freak A Della - Bjorn Stolpmann Remix [Opossum]
Steroe Freak - Donnerwetter [Karatemusik]
Kalle M - Vulvaproge [Frisbee]
Aril Brikah - Berghain [Kompakt]
Samual Session - Can you Relate [Klap Klap]
Studio R - A + R feat. Capitol R - Llorca rmx [Compost]
Gaiser & Heartthrob - Nasty Girl [Mnus]
Wighnomy Brothers - Epinikkion [Frede Am Tanzen]
Zoo Brazil - Backstreet Boys [Harthouse]
Johny Wagner - Intercity [Trenton]
Eyerer & Chopstick - Haunting - Gui Boratto [iO Music]
Boris Werner & Lauhaus - Legeres [Remote Area]
Daso - Thujon [Connaisseur]
John Scott - Sell's Records [Reticent Records]
WJ Heinze - Untitled [Ash 'n Diamonds]
Anthony Collins - Beattuck [Finerfood Music]
John Scott - My Favorite Jesus [Reticent Records]
Proton Radio - Jan 07
Alex Smoke - Neds - Tolga Fidan Rmx - Vakant
Gaiser- Half Life - Mnus
Gennaro Rossi - Purple Haze - Opossum
Gennaro Rossi - Orange Bud - Opossum
Carlo Dall'anese & Fabio Castro - Too Late - The B Sides
Pier Bucci - Hay Consuelo Samim Remix - Crosstown Rebels
Mark Romboy - I Need - Boyd's edit - Systematic
Sebastian Roya - Compresion - Rekleiner rmx - Connaisseur Superieur
Max Aschenbrenner - Nacthgefluster - Drizzly
Max Cyb - Out of Silence - Stranamente
Tolga Fidan - Ilsa - Alex Smoke rmx - Vakant
Tiga - 3 Weeks - Booka Shade Rmx - Different
Digital Addicted - Copenhagen Blues - Drizzly
Marcello Giordani - Shogun - Serge Santiago Rmx - Dirt Crew
Pako & Frederik - Etnosat - TC Maniak rmx - Sitrep
Digital Addicted - Digipop - Drizzly
Gui Boratto - Gate 7
Niekisch & Hermann - Tide - Playmate
Audiofly & Scarlett Etinne - Loose Lips Sink Ships - Kickboxer
Flavius E - Vispera - Casa del Puente Disco
Layo & Bushwacka - Feels Closer - Sycophant Slags rmx - Olmeto
Elastic Heads - Heat - Shitkatapult
Proton Radio - Oct 06
Onur Ozer - Twilight - Vakant
Raudive - Slave - Klang Elektronik
Rekorder - Rekorder 6.3 - Rekorder
Paul Eg & Eriko Tanabe - Parallel Play - Minimo
Audiofly - Loose Lips Sink Ships - Kickboxer
Master T - Sodomas - Sunplay
Aural Distortion - Overlap - Tsuba
Franklin de Costa - Butterfly - Degfrag Sound Processing
Markus Hartmann - Chromosom 24 - Weave
Rekorder - Rekorder 6.0 - Rekorder
Pako and Frederik - Shifting Foam -Siterep
Zen-Kei - The Punisher - Great Stuff
Riccardo - Voucher - Elettronica Romania
Finger Twister - I Remember Jah - Chillosophy Music
You May - Proton Radio - July 06
Raudive – Here (Len’s Turkish Delight Rmx) – Podium
Fo_Sek – Heedron – Kindred Sounds
Shendodatfaure – On my Mind – Catskills
3 Channels – Lady Salta – Trapez
Someone Else – Funny Wawa – Roman,Photo
Isolee – Lost (Glimmers Rmx) – Playhouse
Thomas Schumacher – Metro - Spiel-Zeug Schallplatten
Afro Deep – True Born King – Spacecraft
Rekorder – Rekorder 4.1 – Rekorder
Frank Lorber & Sikora – Spawn – Nummer
Stephan Bozdin & Marc Romboy- Phobos – Systematic
Rekleiner – The State of Things – Connaisseur
Gui Boratto - The Rising Evil – Kompakt Extra
Bushwacka – Another Chance – Olmeto
Rekorder – Rekorder 4.3 – Rekorder
Thomas Schumacher – Sleepy Hollow - Spiel-Zeug Schallplatten
Seuil – Uneasy Circle - Wordandsound
Gee & Pigbwoy – Take U Inside (Javier De Galloy rmx) – Paradise
Raudive – Here (Len’s Podium Rmx) – Podium
Adam Beyer – Stereotypes LTD – Cocoon
Swoop – Black Market (Greggor Tresher Rmx) – Craft Music
Nils Hess – Positive – Eukatech
Booka Shade – In White Rooms (Neo Mix) – Get Physical
Wombat - March 06
Love Bluff - New Vision - Logistic
Catwash - Mohake Dreams - Catwash
DJ T - Ambush - Physical
Neal White - Chili - Opossum
Remo feat D'Mia - freakless - Dance Electric
DJ T - Stalker - Physical
Heim - Zombie Party (Konrad Black rmx) - Crosstown Rebels
Wighnomy Brothers - Caput 1 - Freude-am-Tanzen
Chelonis R. Jones - Deer in the Headlights (DJ Hell rmx) - Physical
Nathan Fake - The Sky was Pink (Martinez rmx) - Extrawelt
Goldfish & Der Dulz - Privacy pt. 2 (Patrick Chardonnet mix) - Kick Boxer
Peace Division - Club Therapy - NRK
Mae - June 05
A bit on the acidy elctro side.
Xmas Eve 04
Trancey, tecky stuff with a bit of house.
Half of Proton - mixed for Joe C's Proton Radio in early 04
Cool housey stuff that builds into some progressive then acid.
Give it to Em pt1 - old sckool mixes I did around 10 years ago
Give it to Em pt2 - old sckool mixes I did around 10 years ago
More mixes here
