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DJ CHRIS ALLEN

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About Me

My profile was recently hacked so I had to go in and remove pretty much all the html code (because some hostile code was slipped in) and return it to a simple state. I will be redoing it over the month of May with a new custom layout and new slide shows so stay tuned. Back to the profile....Howdy disco citizen!Welcome to the official DJ Chris Allen MySpace profile!So ya know, the sample dj sets posted here are an example of what I have done before and what I can do for you if you hire me as the dj for your event.These audio recordings are intended for promotional use only to highlight my programming and technical skills. Like a photograph, they capture a moment in time.I am Chris Allen - a Texas based DJ, radio personality, musician, & writer.
Yup. The same one. That sorta queer dude with the hottest picks & the latest dish with his bits Groovelines Aloud and Grooveline Gossip during the hot central Texas mixshow Hypersonic every Saturday night at 10 pm on 101X in Austin. The one that throws down those serious electronic beats every Tuesday night at Oilcan Harry's in Austin. That one that let's you have it relentlessly when you party your ass off at Halo every Friday night in Bryan / College Station. The same guy that pounded the system at Threadgill's in Austin with phatt dance beats when he djed a private birthday party for Austin meteorologist Jim Spencer. The same guy that Stephen Moser of The Austin Chronicle still calls his "favorite dj." The one that spins all those fashion shows for Macy's in Hoston and Dallas. The dj formerly known as Dig'm. Yup. I am that Chris Allen.
I am currently available for private bookings to spin your next party, function, or event. I specialize in popular progressive house, electro, and circuit. I also have no problem spinning hip hop and 80's parties. For more info e mail me at chrisallen at djchrisallen dot com and please title it "DJ CA BOOKING." I am looking forward to talking to ya!
AND NOW, ABOUT ME:Once known as Dig'm, I've been djing clubs, parties, and events all over the great state of Texas since 1992. I've been in the biz since 1998. I've played in Austin, Dallas, Houston, Fort Worth, Temple, Galveston, San Antonio, Corpus Christie, and Bryan/College Station. Originally from the bay area of Houston, I moved to Austin in 1992. I started spinning at this club called Oilcan Harry's where I stayed put for nearly 10 years. That was followed by some time playing at Splash, Twist, Rain on 4th, The Boyz Cellar, Dick's Deja Disco, The Empanada Parlour, Guava Lamp, Charlie's, The Paggi House, and even after hours at a gay bath house to name a few. Along the way, my guest spots have included several Gay Pride festivals, opening events for the circuit parties Meltdown, Perfect Day, and Rip'd, over a decade of First and Last Splash Days on the party barge out on Lake Travis in Austin, several fashion show/receptions at Macy's in Dallas and Houston for Out magazine, I-N-C, Calvin Kline & H.R.C., pool parties galore, and many many more.
Currently, I am spinning in Texas 6 nights weekly. Recordings of my sets are played in bars, cars, pubs, and clubs all over the world. My current residency is at Oilcan Harry's in Austin. I returned to the club where it all began in January of 2008. OCH was listed as one of the top gay bars in the world by Out magazine in 2007. You will normally find me spinning to a packed house every Friday night at Halo in Bryan/College Station. I play at Guava Lamp in Houston at least 3 times a year.
I've been writing music since I was a kid but never really got serious about it until after my father died. At first, the music was my therapy. Then, the unfortunate events that took place after Bush became my country's president un-elect only encouraged me further to pursue a life and career based on art, creation, and positivity rather than the negativity of destruction. I have released 7 self produced albums under the name Stiletto, Texas since 1998. My eighth is due out in 2008. All are available directly from me. Check out the MySpace profiles www.myspace.com/djchrisallenmusic, www.myspace.com/discokittydelux, as well as www.myspace.com/stilettotexas to hear more.I write for the biweekly central Texas based gay entertainment e-zine called Shout. Check out www.shouttexas.com to learn more. Until the end of 2007, Shout was a printed magazine. In January of 2008 Shout was reorginized and became an e-zine. My regualr column, Groovelines, is a music review and mention column. I have interviewed music celebrities like Annie Lennox, Pepper Mashay, RuPaul, Rachal Panay, Georgie Porgie, Peter Rauhofer, Giuseppe D, Thelma Houston, Francis Preve, Manny Lehman, Jason Jenkins, Bananrama, Michael M, Junior Vasquez, Mimi Rossi, Cyndi Lauper, Jacinta, Jenna Drey, and many more. Groovelines has been running since the launch of the magazine every issue for well over 3 years now. Samples of my writing are available from me and by checking out my blogs here at MySpace. Many of these articles will also be published on the web at www.gigcreator.com beginning in Febuary of 2008.You can hear me live on the radio every Saturday night on 101X during the hot central Texas mixshow called Hypersonic with my bits - Groovelines Aloud & Grooveline Gossip. Every week I tell all the good folks in Austin, Texas all about the latest and greatest from the world of dance and electronica with a bit of home grown thrown into the mix. My bits air around 10:45ish and 11:15ish. Tune in and check it out. It's fun, fresh, and quite very.Basically it is my understanding, I'm just here to spread the groove ya'll. And I gotta say, I love this damn job!
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Member Since: 8/31/2004
Band Website: djchrisallen.com
Band Members: Just me, you, and the groove!I prefer to play an energetic fusion of familiar mainstream dance music that I call electro circuit - a tasty blending of progressive & electro house with a sprinkling of tribal, a dash of circuit and a touch of trance. Delicious stuff I promise. Everybody always has a blast. At the end of the night you will leave my dance floor feeling totally satisfied yet oddly thirsty.If you want a copy of a particular night's set or a disc of my hottest remixes please e mail me and I'll send you one for free. Only catch is that you have to send me the pre-stamped envelope first - it tells me that you really want it. And you know you do cause, I'm damn good at this job.I play the music that is soundtrack to your life. Dig it.
Influences: The album that was my true musical awakening was Pink Floyd's masterpiece The Wall.My sister bought it when it first came out in the mid to late 70's. I was a little kid so I was told I was to "young" to listen to it. That it was grown up's music.Who told me what? Thus began my pre-teen rebellion. I guess it all started with a lil rock'n roll.So, after my folks crashed I snuck out of my bedroom and listened to it in the rec room with the headphones cranked all the way up. The stereo imagry of the recording blew me away. From beginning to end - side one to side four - I was completely absorbed. All the while reading the sgiggly lyrics on the record sleeves and staring in awe at the albums artwork by flashlight.That recording changed my life forever. I had no prior idea of the raw power music could possess nor the journey it could take one on. I was only like 9 years old. After that night, one band led to another that lead to another and so on and so on. Rock to wave to electro to dance.And now - nearly 30 years later - music is my life. It is my career. I write it. I write about it. I talk about it. I play it. I make it happen. Who knew?
Sounds Like: The music I write and produce varies from cool shit to just kick back and chill to as well as pumpin' tracks to shake dat ass.

Check out the DJ CHRIS ALLEN MUSIC profile in my top contacts list to get that groove on. You'll find links to profiles for Stiletto Texas and The Secret Loft Society.

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My Blog

Gonna get WET this weekend!

I can hardly wait for this weekend. It is so gonna be bad ass!Doing the usual thing Friday. I will be spinning videos at OCH for happy hour in Austin followed by playing to a packed house at Halo in B...
Posted by DJ CHRIS ALLEN on Fri, 25 Apr 2008 02:43:00 PST

Annie Lennox

Annie Lennox is a multi-million selling, incredibly talented, legendary artist. Her career dates back over 30 years. Lennox is best known as the front woman and voice of the Eurythmics. Her impeccable...
Posted by DJ CHRIS ALLEN on Fri, 02 Nov 2007 12:45:00 PST

RuPaul

There are some people in this world that need no introduction or explanation. RuPaul is one of those people. A multitalented performer, RuPaul hit it big in 1993 with the chart topping dance...
Posted by DJ CHRIS ALLEN on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 04:21:00 PST

Pepper Mashay - the first go, for Shout magazine

Got to give the people what they want. And what the people want is Pepper Mashay, one of the most in demand and hardest working female vocalists in the biz. In 2000 singer / songwriter Pepper Mashay b...
Posted by DJ CHRIS ALLEN on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 09:19:00 PST

Jacinta, Cant Keep Her A Secret!

The lovely and talented pop dance diva from down under, Jacinta, is no stranger to the pages of Shout magazine or many of our readers. She was first featured in Shout on the cover of the South By Sout...
Posted by DJ CHRIS ALLEN on Thu, 13 Sep 2007 03:11:00 PST

Ladies & Gentz, Miss Mimi Rossi!

Ladies and Gents, Miss Mimi Rossi Listen To The Music, the title of dance artist and singer Mimi Rossi's latest album is more than a request, it is a command. And when you do, you'll agree, Mimi Ro...
Posted by DJ CHRIS ALLEN on Thu, 13 Sep 2007 03:08:00 PST

An Interview with DJ Chris Allen, by Brian Alford

An Interview with DJ Chris Allenby Brian Alfordfrom Shout magazine, volume three, issue one In the three years since SHOUT Magazine has been circul...
Posted by DJ CHRIS ALLEN on Sat, 22 Sep 2007 08:03:00 PST

Chris Allen is interviewed by Michael, a writer for EntertainmentVine.com

8 Questions with DJ Chris Allenby Michael, writer for EntertainmentVine.com Welcome to another edition of "8 Questions with......" an ongoing (I know,it HAS bee...
Posted by DJ CHRIS ALLEN on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 01:42:00 PST

Groovelines

At the last minute, after some crazy ass b-s with the good old U.S.P.S, my landlord rang my cell to let me know that my copy of the brand new album from disco diva Thelma Houston had just arrived and ...
Posted by DJ CHRIS ALLEN on Wed, 12 Sep 2007 12:00:00 PST

Groovelines

Gay pop superstar and nightlife legend, "Gay Pimp" Jonny McGovern is back from soccer practice with a hot new campy cd, Gays Gone Wild! Johnny McGovern hit the New York scene in 2000 with the club hit...
Posted by DJ CHRIS ALLEN on Sat, 14 Jul 2007 06:52:00 PST