born and raised in the heart of new york city, alex started spinning records in 1999 while pursuing his undergrad studies in boston, ma... with an initial passion for psy trance and goa, alex played a handful of parties in the northeast before moving to northern california for grad school in 2002... during this time he explored other genres of electronic music including hard trance, uk hard house, and nu nrg...
under the stage name *apot* he began playing out consistently in the san francisco bay area rave, underground, and club scene since 2003 when he was voted the bay area's most exciting new dj on the bayraves forum... he later started teaching himself music composition and analog synthesis in late 2005 and has since been producing electronic dance music while exploring a growing interest in progressive house and nu-school breaks... a recent move to london in late 2006 has brought him to one of the world-wide hubs of dance music where he now pursues his mastery of electronic beats...
with flair, energy, and charisma, apot delivers seamless mixing second only to the quality of his track selection and creative programming... his experience behind the decks and in the studio has left him with a driving initiative to take risks and a relentless ability to interact with the dance floor... several of his mixes have been played around the world, including two features on hard house uk radio , london's top hard dance radio station, and a guest mix apprearance on world-renowned digitally-imported in 2006...
apot has performed at events featuring some of the world's most influential producers and dj's including tandu, christopher lawrence, michael parsberg, safri duo, steve baltes, ddr, eufex, james lawson, alex calver, ali wilson, danny gilligan, matt thomas, nicholas bennison, matt k, ij sinnetti, andrew innes, hardrive, phil able, mars, mystre, dyloot, icon, dragn'fly, denise, and many others...
apot has also performed at many renowned bay area venues including the blue cube, 1015, the social club, crash, the edge nightclub, fm studios, the luna lounge, club oasis, the sf dj academy, club octane, the stoney inn, homebase, the crackhouse, the noodle factory, the dungeon, the modifortress, telic, and many others... when not playing out in the exciting san francisco nightlife, he has traveled out of state and performed in many other cities across the country such as new york, boston, los angeles, seattle, and st louis...
mixes, pics, and bookings @ www.djapot.com
to download a fierce compilation of the top hard trance and nrg mixed by apot, right-click on the following link and *save as* - apot - aberration.mp3
