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Why does Cal have both a reputation for being the perfect opening DJ AND for throwing down incredible headlining sets? Two simple reasons.

First, he’s a prolific crate-digger who has married the mindset and skills of a pre-digital DJ with the vast online music resources and powerful discovery tools available to a modern day music publisher. Picture a DJ on two vinyl turntables, without the aid of a computer, and a record collection at his disposal which could fill from floor to ceiling every inch of a 1200 square foot apartment.

Second, he’s seen more live performances in the last four years than most of the worlds most heavily touring DJs. But instead of listening to his own same DJ-set every night, Cal has been out exploring both the world’s finest musicians AND the next big thing that you haven’t heard of yet.

The result is a DJ who knows how to build a party. From packing out the dance floor early to blowing the roof off at 1am, Cal nails it every time. A DJ’s job is more than just breaking records, playing exclusives, and knowing the biggest tunes; it’s Cal’s superior ability to connect with his audience that has resulted in his being called on to support some of the biggest names in dance music AND headline big rooms. For Cal, breaking records and playing exclusives just comes with the territory of being a respected taste-making music blogger, with a passion for delivering the excitement of hearing “that amazing track” for the first time, in the context he loves most – the live performance.

A few artists Cal has supported:

Andy Ares
Autoerotique
Azari & III
Calvin Harris
Charlton
Chris Lake
Digitalism
Dzeko & Torres
Infected Mushroom
Jack Beats
LA Riots
Mansion
Michael Woods
Milano
Miami Horror
Pleasurekraft
Poupon
Quintino
Riviera
St. Mandrew
Sydney Blu
T.E.E.D
Torro Torro
Wolfgang Gartner

Upcoming Gigs:

No shows booked at the moment.

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I heard this first at Ultra during Skrillex’ out of this world set. We’ve heard bootlegs floating around for a while now, but a proper version has made it on [...]

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Download the b-side track ‘Programme’ off Breakbot’s upcoming album By Your Side

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Ed Banger star Breakbot will be releasing a full-length effort in September titled By Your Side. He also played yesterday at Coachella in the Sahara tent. http://www.facebook.com/breakbot https://twitter.com/breakbot

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Saturday Mixcast #79: Chris Ramos

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Every week we put our trust in a DJ to curate a selection of songs that you absolutely need to hear. This week: an hour-long set of progressive house put [...]

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Download Dzeko & Torres bottleg of Eric Prydz vs. The Wanted

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Dzeko & Torres are hot, though despite releasing several massive bootlegs over the last couple months it has taken ages for them to take off. But take off they have [...]

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New Knife Party EP ‘Rage Valley’ release date + tracklist announced

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Knife Party just confirmed via their Facebook fan page that their second EP ‘Rage Valley’ would be out by the end of the month. Tracklist: -Fuck Em -Centipede -Sleaze -Bonfire

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Listen to Torro Torro’s remix of 2Edit – Datsun Tropicalia

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WEMF 2012 Phase 1 lineup announced!

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To purchase WEMF tickets, click here. The phase 1 lineup for WEMF 2012 was just announced, and DAMN is the lineup impressive. I mean.. just a really high level of [...]

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Three remixes of The Night Out by Martin Solveig

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The list of remixing artists on The Night Out EP is pretty stacked, but I have to say.. my favourite is definite Finnish producer Lenno own nu-disco flip of Martin [...]

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The Weeknd going on tour after Coachella

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Immediately after a two-date stop in Indio for this year’s Coachella festival Abel Tesfaye, best known as The Weeknd, will be heading out on a 14+ date tour of the [...]

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Download Strobehypnoticz Infinite EP

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Devon Potter, aka Strobehypnoticz, just released his second EP for free on his Facebook page. The four-track effort is called Infinite, and features a mix of progressive and electro house [...]

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Show Preview: Happy Endings #014 starring Schlachthofbronx, Poirier, Pho Saturday, April 14th, 2012 @ Dim Sum King

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This Friday Mansion + Yes Yes Y’all will be hosting Schlachthofbronx once more at their one of their wild Happy Endings parties. The concept of a Happy Endings party is [...]

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AM Only + WeSC [SXSW2012] showcase video feature, starring Knife Party, Skrillex + 12th Planet, Zeds Dead, Codes + more!

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By far the most packed, wild, + loud showcase I had the pleasure of attending during SXSW2012 was the AM Only + WeSC showcase. Despite the fact that I was [...]

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After the overwhelming response to Insomniac’s Electric Daisy Carnival dates in New York, for which tickets sold out in mere hours, the North American producers have announced that they have [...]

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Tuesday Top Ten #54: April 2012 electro and progressive house chart

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This week’s chart is an overview of popular electro and progressive house for April 2012. I’ve been (rather unfairly) favouring midtempo and deeper sounds on my charts lately, despite the [...]

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Listen to Freaks EP by Sir Nenis, remixes by Neoteric & Wax Motif + more

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Download The Flexican & FS Green – Bumaye (Wessel S Moombahton Edit)

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Download Dzeko & Torres – Selection 08 Podcast

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Listen to Dark Sky’s Black Rainbows EP

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On March 26th, UK trio Dark Sky released their Black Rainbows EP on vinyl.

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Rihanna – Where Have You Been (Hardwell Remix)

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This club-ready remix of ‘Where Have You Been’, off Rihanna’s album ‘Talk That Talk’, comes courtesy of Hardwell. It’ll be out on Def Jam, likely soon (date still TBA).

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