Featured DJs
Julie Brown
Julie Brown got her start DJing in Pittsburgh in 2006, and made the rounds at house parties and smaller events until bursting onto the big scene at East Meets West and Emerald City Blues Festival 2009. She now DJs regularly in Boston, where she lives, dances, works, and occasionally sleeps. Julie's musical tastes span from the soulful to the sultry, the dirty to the demure, but always with a healthy dose of attitude. What she loves most is to see you get out there and work it.
Whitton Frank
Whitton started dancing at the tender age of eight, when she was enrolled in a ballet class. As the years progressed so did her love of dance. Whitton is originally from breezy San Francisco, but learned to blues dance at college in Pittsburgh, PA. It has been her goal to bring a little bit of the Pittsburgh Dirty Blues to California.She has DJed various events in Pittsburgh including End of the Month Blues and Saturday Late Night Blues. She loves both classical and contemprary blues music and artists and tries to reflect that when she DJs. Currently you can catch her at the of every month as the house DJ lil'red at DoSomethingBlue. Whitton teaches a weekly blues class with Tim on Wednesday nights, check out www.lablueskitchen.com for more details.
DJs
Scot Mattson
Scot got his first taste of Blues back in the "early" days, when it was primarily relegated to house parties and the back room of Lindy exchange late nights. He enjoys attempting to DJ while organizing and throwing a big weekend-long party, even if that does result in him being a little crazy and sleep-deprived throughout. His DJing philosophy is to play good music, because bad music sucks.
Emily Smith
Emily started DJing when she moved to Seattle 5 years ago. She was invited to be one of the first DJs at Burn Blue, the weekly blues venue in Seattle. The first event she ever attended was the Phoenix Lindy Exchange in 2004. There, she was introduced to blues and was hooked! She loves blues music and enjoys the amount of variety within the genre. She likes to play everything from fast jump blues to slow, passionate blues.
Sherri Griggs
Sherri has been dancing for 24 years, starting with ballet and developing into just about every style, and has been swing dancing for 9 years. This past year she started the first weekly blues venue in Salt Lake City at her own home, affectionately tagged as "Sherri's House of Blues". Through the inspiration of other local DJs, she was able to start her collection of blues music. Sherri prefers the sultry, groovy, drag style of blues. Her collection ranges from classic to modern, deep south to electronic, and all sorts of groove. There's nothing like a good blues song to make you want to move!
Andrew Jaswa
Andrew got his start DJing at weekly dances in Virginia Beach. While in Virginia he helped get Dirt Cheap Blues Exchange going, but then moved to Denver in 2008. Since then he has DJed at most of the local venues like The Merc, The Blues Room and The Turnverein to name a few. He likes DJing for the people, keeping the flow and feet and bodies moving.
Bryan Spellman
Bryan, a clinically diagnosed dancing addict, started DJing as one of many outlets to spread his love for Blues. He has been spinning for dancers from coast to coast, from Virginia Beach to Denver, from Austin to Los Angeles His sets are guided by the mood and desires of the dancers, ranging from the slow and sultry to the exciting and energetic. His goal is to keep you from resting your tush, because the music won't let you sit down. He plays songs that will make you want to move. In his spare time, Bryan holds a "day" job, travels around the country, and has as much fun as possible. Bryan recently married (sorry ladies!) and is making his new home in Denver.
Adin Van Duyne
Adin learned to dance and got his start as a DJ in Lawrence, Kansas back in 2002. After briefly living, dancing, teaching and DJing in Memphis, Tennessee, he found his home out in Ft Collins, CO. Ever since, he has been an integral part of the local scene, teaching, DJing and running a weekly dance. He has had the privilege to DJ for such wonderful events as Lindy Diversion, Albuquerque Lindy Exchange, Aspen Blues Recess and Blues Fever. Adin DJs regularly at local as well as a number of Denver venues. Many times he can be found DJing great blues house parties. Music has always been a passion for Adin and as a DJ he loves nothing more that to find songs that inspire people to dance.