DJs

OKI KORO

Oki Koro was inspired to inspire. Since his early introduction to music, Oki Koro has made it his comfort zone to linger amidst the beats and melodies which would become his passion and destiny. It is as meaningful to him as waves are to surfers, cliffs to climbers, and a pen and paper to writers. It then was eventually just a matter of time until he discovered the art of Djing — something that would nurture this passion, and serve as his medium for imparting his own interpretation to this beautiful thing we call music.

His musical inspiration and influences cover the whole spectrum of sound, but when DJing, he enjoys it most when he’s playing House Music. Call it what you want or put different tags to his style of music — in the end of the day everyone agrees that it evokes your raw emotions.

Oki Koro has paid his dues playing countless underground and high profile events throughout Australia, Malaysia and his hometown Indonesia ——- sharing the limelight with the likes of DIZ (Iz & Diz), Derrick Carter, Deep Dish, Dennis Ferrer, Karizma, Felix da Housecat, Colette, Louie Vega, D-T3CH, Grammophonedzie, Osunlade, Jaques Renault (DFA), Chocolate Puma, Mad Mats (Raw Fusion), Wei Shen, DJ Meme, Dean (Funk Bastards / Cosa Nostra), DJ Chus, DJ B, Rasmus Faber, Eddie Leader, David Penn and many more. He has also played for international banner events such as Kamp Nocturnal (Australia) and Protein Events (Malaysia) – all further cementing his status as a major DJ to be reckoned with in the region.

Despite getting offers to join some of the more established labels, an inspired Oki Koro decided to start his own, DigitalSix (with peers DJ Masagi & Indra 7), upon settling back in Indonesia. A staple name in the local dance scene today, DigitalSix revitalized the House scene in Indonesia by combining a sound that had yet to reach those shores, with the classic house sound that was simply forgotten or lost. This unique sound can be heard through their monthly nights such as ‘NiteGrooves’, ‘Don’t Panic!’ and ‘Audio Kollektiv’ — all of which feature quality talents from the national and international circuit.

In 2008, the Heineken Thirst DJ Committee awarded Oki Koro a certificate of recognition for being one of finalists in the 2008 Heineken Thirst Music Championship. In 2009/10/11, he was nominated as House DJ & Resident DJ of The Year in the Ravelex Electronic Dance Music Awards (REDMA), landed at number 37 in the TOP 50 poll and currently a product ambassador for Monster’s Beats by Dr Dre.

Oki’s past Club residencies include; TheSanctuary/Club11A/theMetro/NextBlue/PlatformOne (Melbourne), Luna Bar (Kuala Lumpur), Bibliotheque (Jakarta) and currently Immigrant (Jakarta) as one of their respected resident DJs. Though he has been producing tons of material for personal use, production for a bigger audience seems to be the direction he’s headed. With a few original things set to come up from the horizon, be sure to keep your ears peeled and watch out for this man from Indonesia.

DARMA WARDHANA

Darma Wardhana began his career in 97 and was first recognized as a breakbeat pioneer in town. Along the way, the curiousity and enthusiasm he had led him to discover more facets and angles about dance music. Since then, his sets have become more varied than before, playing anything from nu disco, deep house, tech house and techno, to anything and everything in-between. In other words, his sets always take you to a place with no boundaries in it.

Darma Wardhana began his career in 97 and was first recognized as a breakbeat pioneer in town. As part of the journey, Darma and his armada decided to start a local dance label named, Echosystem. Here he created many events such Discovery Disco, Alpha Disco Beta and a legendary rave at the Diva Club back in the day. Also, aside from having played at numerous clubs and events across town, some of which include the big international superclub events such as Gatecrasher, Godskitchen, and CREAM, Darma is also deeply involved in the underground rave scene such as Higher Level, Rhythm Unity, The Tunnel (2002), Destination One (2003), Aquasonic, Bash Rush Anniversary, Lost Chapter at Bidadari island, Sound Therapy and so much more.

His past club residencies from Embassy Club (Bandung), Willow to Tabac and Capocaccia has taken him and his DJing to new heights as evidenced in 2005 when he was nominated as House DJ of the Year, and which was then followed by a nod for Alternative DJ of the Year in 2006 at the Ravelex Electronic Dance Awards. Darma has spun a longside with some of the international DJ’s like Harry Who, Dj Buck ,Tony Hewitt, Mauro Picotto, Darren Pearce, Rebekah, Diamond, Tatiana, Joahkim Garraud, Tim Lyall, Mark Knight , StereoMutants , DJ Meme, Pete Herbert, Diskjokke, Motor City Drum Ensemble and Tim Sweeney.

RAYMOND MARIO

Raymond Mario grew up in Bandung, Indonesia - where he embraced the local Dance Music scene lookin up to local icon Lay (Mansion / 365 / Baloo Music) and internationals such as Doc Martin, Atjazz, Glenn Underground, Ray Mang and Henrik Schwarz among others. By 2006, he’s infiltrated the scene with a dissimilar style from what was mainstream, combining music thats heavy laden with soul, disco elements and deep vibes.

With a first release titled the TEENAGE DREAM EP under DEEP NOTA (Brooklyn, NY), this youngster made an impact internationally marking his debut EP at number 30 in whatpeopleplay.com HOUSE chart. Consistently producing quality music, VIBE BOUTIQUE RECORDS (New Jersey) is another label who has set their ears on his productions.

Most of his releases are found on major online music outlets. Be sure to check him out live as a prominent resident at our event NITEGROOVES & COMMON PEOPLE.

AGIEL MAHISA

DIRGA ARA

At the core Dirga’s sound lays the forward thinking that has given him critical movement in Jakarta, Malaysia, UK and beyond. Behind the decks he never fails to get the crowd grooving to his music. As Dirga says “My music reflects anything that you expect from house music”. 

FRITZ YONDA

REZA ECILO

FIRBOY

Don’t be fooled by his apparent shyness cause this guy is a beast behind the decks! Dropping House-Tech House-Progressive bombs, Firboy will sure to shake floors and don’t hold back when putting on his headphones with only one thing in his mind: to get your hips moving and hands waving for more.

Hailing from the DigitalSix Dojo in 2007, he has so far been rocking packed floors interstate and in his hometown Jakarta, reached the finals at major DJ Battles (RVLX, DENON DJ HUNT), ever so eager to deliver damage at an event near you.

ARYO IZRAIL


ELVIN SAN JUAN

When you are yearning for a much-needed dose of spell-binding and trippy house music beat, DJ Elvin San Juan should easily come in order. Fueled by the passion of creating music out of the conventional and driven by what technology has, made DJ Elvin push his way in embracing the electronic music. Among his influences are Groove Armada and the prominent house music production/remix team Masters at Work (hence, their name), a.k.a. ‘Little Louie Vega and Kenny ‘Dope’ Gonzalez. DJ Elvin is found to be the most experienced and exposed in the electronic music scene. Having been a DJ for almost 19 years now, he has been professionally remixing since 1998 and used to be one of the Top Remixers for Dance Mix Music Factory. Among his works are remixes of Madonna’s ‘I’ll Remember’ and ‘What Feels for a Girl’ and Paula Abdul’s ‘Rush’. He also has his own studio where he composes, arranges and produces tracks. He is also a Digidesign and Sound Forge pioneer. DJ Elvin released his album aptly entitled ‘My First Voyage’ which features hypnotic, electronic and tribal sonic tunes and rhythms. Never succumbing to the mainstream pit, theirs is a collection of 11 original tracks including ‘Underwater’ and “Sunset’, released by Pravada Music Ltd. The phenomenal contribution of DJ Elvin San Juan in the industry is considered to be one of the most undying creations in music remixes. It’s the ‘Passion of the Heart’ that pushes him to assemble a strong and a bizarre music technology. Timeless and an extraordinary artist, these made him such a legendary DJ and now he is the only DJ in indonesia endorsed by DENON, Japan-based DJ equipment company and Monster Beats By Dr. Dre. 

MC ZARRY