Starting out in New Orleans in the early 90s Trent
Cantrelle was constantly called upon to adapt his
skills and sound to a dizzying array of circumstances.
He gained much of his experience as the go-to DJ for
the notorious promoter, Disco Donnie. When he wasn't
dodging the feds, it was these events where Trent
received the opportunity to play alongside all of the
top names in club music from Fatboy Slim to Sasha &
Digweed, to Oakenfold and Derrick Carter. If a major jock
rolled through New Orleans, no matter how different
their style, Trent was always sharing the bill. In
addition to these varied and high profile gigs Trent
headlined around town and was also somehow able to
find time for the occasional ten hour set. At one
point he even had a residency where he got to fill all
ten hours every week. Now not a lot of DJs can handle
too many extra long sets, or can excel at an opening
slot one night and peak time the next, and even fewer
can cater their sound to complement such a diverse
range of DJs but somehow Trent managed to do all of
that and more.
After mastering any DJ-ing situation you could think
of and reigning supreme as the top name in New Orleans
for a few years, Trent decided to expand his horizons
and hit the road for the West Coast. Deciding to skip
the mecca of Deep and Groovy that is San Francisco,
Trent headed towards the glamour and glory of
Hollywood where his love of Rock and Roll and his
passion for film could be indulged along with his
electronic sensibilities. It is in LA that Trent's
production work really took off on a global level. As
his own tracks began charting high on labels like
Ministry of Sound, Interscope, Little Mountain, Whoop!
and SR2 and getting play by just about every big name
DJ you can throw out there, he started to build his la
DJ profile and beyond. His talents have taken him
everywhere you could expect, rocking the top
dance-floors in NYC, Chicago, Las Vegas, Miami,
Mexico, South America as well as all the top spots in
his new home LA.
When his smash rock hybrid hit "Runaway", co written
with Nynex got essential new tune and scored as one of
the top tunes at WMC 2005 he was clocked by Pete Tong
as "One of the hottest dance talents from the US". For
those who had seen him spin or heard his tracks, this
was old news. Since then he has more than lived up to
the billing, constantly one-upping himself. He has
DJ-ed at the Playboy Mansion. He plays some of the
biggest clubs such as Space Terrace Miami, Pacha and
Crobar Nyc, and Avalon in Los Angeles. He rocked in
the New Year for LA's GIANT MAXIMUS New
Years Eve bash. Not to mention touring alongside Pete Tong, Sandra
Collins and Sander Kleinenberg from time to time. He even performed at America's best outdoor music
festival, Coachella this past year. His original tracks and remixes
continue to appear on compilation after compilation. Then, just for
good measure, his remix of Maroon 5's "Make Me
Wonder"hit number one on the Billboard dance charts.
On the horizon is an upcoming remix off of Seal's new
album for Warner Brothers, a variety of singles on labels such as Little Mountain, Organized Nature, and more. 2008 will also see the release of his full length artist album. On the DJ-ing front he will be hosting
his own "Sounds Like" night at LA's Avalon, as well as new digital label. From being the leading
DJ in New Orleans and Los Angeles, to a leading
producer around the world there is not much he has not
done. But if he hasn't done it yet, chances are, he
will be doing it soon.
