About Disco Death
Disco Death is an electronic music collective based in Chengdu, China. It was started by a pair of Americans who’ve been in China for years, performing everywhere from Hong Kong to Tibet. We’ve record and release DJ mixes, original songs, and host events featuring Asia’s most forward-thinking electronic music artists.
The name Disco Death is a reference to the nightclub mainstays of Mainland China, called discos. We spent years performing in commercial clubs across China that have thrived off the business of dice rolling patrons who’s nightlife culture is hearing happy birthday techno remixes. We set about offering an alternative at the beginning of 2010.
“Death: the last sleep? No, it is an awakening.” -Walter Scott
Disco Death Artists
Just Charlie
After spending years collecting records and performing up and down the east coast of the U.S., Charlie left for Asia in 2005. After touring across China for two years, he set his sights upon a monthly event in his favorite city in China: Chengdu. Hence, Disco Death was born. Charlie is a turntablist and plays multi-genre sets. Check out his website.
Jovian
Jovian has been producing hip hop and experimental electronic music since the late 1990′s in his hometown of San Francisco. Since coming to China 2006 he’s collaborated with dozens of local and international artists, signing tracks to labels near and far. Now he produces and engineers music in Chengdu full time. Check out his Soundcloud.
Big Snax
A fellow veteran of the Washington DC and Baltimore club scenes, Justin aka Big Snax has been spinning records for a decade. With a well tuned ear in the areas of Baltimore club music and futurebass in particular, Big Snax always brings new heat to the decks. He’s also a fire performer and psychonaut. Check him out on Facebook here.
The History of Disco Death
We ourselves on hosting the most edge DJ’s in Mainland China and Hong Kong. Over the last year and a half we’ve hosted many of the most influential and forward-thinking DJ’s in the region, including:
- Yao (Solos Records, Hong Kong)
- Blaise Deville (Shelter, Shanghai)
- DJ Siesta (Phreaktion, Shanghai)
- Deadlock (Rankadank, Shanghai)
- Blood Dunza (Heavy Crew, HK)
- DJ DSK (Unity, Kunming)
- DJ JCC (Chaos!, Guangzhou)
- The Unik (Chateau Bruyant, France)
- Drunk Monk (Shelter, Shanghai)
- DJ Enso (XXX, Hong Kong)
- Conrank (Rankadank, Shanghai)
- DJ Fu (London)