EG 028 - Dana Bergquist

[Natalie-C]

Recently the largest daily newspaper in Sweden, Dagens Nyheter, invented the phrase "Dana House". The expression applies to the seamless blend of the different styles Dana plays. During his dj-sets musical elementrange from Rimini flavoured italo, funk and glimmering 80s to jerky electro, polished techno and ultrafresh disco. Everything closely connected with house - the genre where his musical roots belongs to.

Dana Bergquist is undoubtedly one of Swedens most diligent and reliable dj's. Playing alongside people like Steve Lawler, Deep Dish, Sander Kleinenberg, Roger Sanchez, DJ Hell and Tiga he can be seen every weekend dj'ing at one of Stockholms best clubs. The past three years Dana also has been holding a residency at the now defunked world famous and renowned Grodan Cocktail Club and this fall will see the launch of his own montly night, Oh!, at the stockholm venue Teatron. There he will fly in his own favourite dj's from around the globe. First up looks to be Smokin' Jo

Furthermore, Dana has at repeatedly occasions been given the honourable task to represent Sweden when superclubs like Renaissance, Ministry of Sound and Cream visits Sweden. And finally, the production of hot tracks has really started to kick off. The music production is something that Dana has been doing more like a spare time thing. But now labels and people are starting to pick up his music. This spring his first release, McEnroe, was out on Desyn Masiellos fantastic label Symphonic Vibes and featured on John Digweeds latest mix, Transitions, for Renaissance. It's been supported by John Digweed (of course), Francois K, Laurent Garnier, Dave Seaman, Sharam & Ali (Deepdish), Hernan Cattaneo, Nick Warren, Desyn Masiello, Danny Howells, Luke Fair, Demi (Deeper Substance) and many many more. With several original tracks waiting in the pipeline and a bunch of own upcoming remixes Dana Bergquist is definitely a name heading for the international scene. Make sure to experience the soul of Dana House before everyone else does it.

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