GIGS &
STAGE
HISTORY
Three decades of crowds. From B96 Summer Bash at Toyota Park in front of 50,000 people to Halloween Bash and Jingle Bash at Allstate Arena, the Super DJ Spin-Off in Las Vegas, the U.S. Armed Forces tour in Japan, and a multi-year run as the Chicago Bears' exclusive DJ. Selected highlights below.
Selected gigs
| Date | Venue | City | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997–NOW | Mixmaster Throwdown | Chicago | Promotions crew, ongoing |
| 1999–2009 | B96 Summer Bash | Toyota Park | 50K per show, 11 years |
| 1999–2011 | B96 Halloween Bash | Allstate Arena | 25K per show, 13 years |
| 2001–2011 | B96 Jingle Bash | Allstate Arena | 25K per show, 11 years |
| 2001–2011 | B96 Street Mix | Chicago Radio | 1,100+ mixes aired |
| 2001 | Super DJ Spin-Off | Las Vegas, NV | First Place, RA Nightclub at Luxor |
| 2002 + 2003 | City Night Club | Cancun · Spring Break | Spring break resident |
| 2009 | Armed Forces Tour | Japan | 3-week U.S. military entertainment tour |
| 2010+ | AMP Radio | Los Angeles, CA | West coast Top 40 |
| MULTI-YEAR | Chicago Bears | Soldier Field | Exclusive event DJ |
| VARIOUS | Kanye / JT / BEP / LMFAO | National | Support / opening sets |
The room scale
If you add up the headline shows, Dan has DJed for somewhere north of half a million pairs of ears in person, and reached over a million weekly listeners on Chicago radio for a decade. The Summer Bash run alone was 11 years at Toyota Park with 50,000 fans per show. The Halloween Bash and Jingle Bash were 25,000 a night at Allstate Arena. The B96 Street Mix went out to 1.3 million weekly listeners. The Super DJ Spin-Off in Vegas in 2001 was a national bracket and Dan walked out with first place.
Booking
For booking inquiries (private events, corporate, festivals, brand activations, club residencies), reach out via the contact page. Dan's based in Chicago and works nationally. The DJ plus live guitar format described on the about page is available as a one-off feature set.
Press and feature requests
For press, podcast, or interview requests, the same contact channel works. Dan has done long-form interviews on the early Chicago dance scene, the B96 era, the rise of Euro and Progressive house in the Midwest, and the transition from DJ Smurf to performing under his own name. The discography page provides receipts.