Miami Dubstep is alive and recently made a post highlighting the glorious Get Low event at Vagabond and all the big acts that have come through Miami. What I didn’t get into was the local DJs that help represent our city of bass.
This is for all you DJs that have repped Dubstep and play out in the clubs!
This is a list of local DJs that I know of that actually have been playing out in recent months.
Please let me know if you want to be added to this list.
Juan Basshead
This is one of the head honchos of the club we use to love Laundry Bar aka Black Sheep. He is one of the main reasons Miami has been blessed with some of the biggest names in Dubstep and Drum & Bass. He use to go by Burn but has converted to the new alias of Juan Basshead. Basshead comes from his established label with A-Sides that has put out some big records. This man does it all. He brings his own style of music into every set leaving tracks stuck in our heads and showing all of us was the meaning of dubplate really is, EXCLUSIVE SHIT! He’s world renown pretty much haha and friendly with some of the biggest names in the Dubstep scene. Despite all that and the fame he’s one of the most down to Earth guys and straight forward people. Juan doesn’t really put out many mixes out but you can be sure to catch him spinning at almost every big Dubstep event going on in the city, even outside of Miami sometimes! He recently was on the UM radio station promoting Get Low and Basshead Records…
Otto Von Schirach
This guy is a mastermind. One of the oddest people from what I can tell and that’s a compliment. I haven’t had the pleasure of speaking to him but have caught him numerous times live. He is a pioneer in the genre of Breakcore and has put out TONS of material out. He’s one of those guys who travels all around but makes it know that he is from Miami. His live performances are nothing sort of amazing. It’s more of a show than a DJ set when he has Peasant with Feathers alongside. He has been a huge contributor bringing new and diverse sounds to Miami. I’ll never forget the two nights I’ve caught him with Venetian Snares. Another big artist he has worked with is Modeselektor on their album Happy Birthday! Despite his major involvement in breakcore you can catch him spinning Dubstep at Get Low events. Be sure to check out any of his albums and latest release on Basshead Records.
SomeJerk
This guy is one of the first names I heard of when I started a search for Dubstep in Miami. He is one of the few producers of the dubstep sound and remember listening to Sobriety back when it was first put on his myspace. This man brings a serious passion for the music and is always hard at work. He currently represents Digital Felons and works on tons of projects. You can be sure he’ll always be up to date on the latest news in music. He also runs a new blog Pattern Awareness where you can find out all the latest scoop. SomeJerk has opened up for some of the largest names that have come around town. His sets are electrifying and just keep getting better and better every time I catch him spinning. If he’s not up there blasting tunes he’s on the dance floor throwing down skanking hard. Be sure to catch him at any of the dubstep events like Stank Love, Digital:Insight, Takeover, etc…
Gooddroid
Another lover of all types of electronic music Gooddroid. She plays from Dubstep to UK Funky and will have you dancing it up all night. She’s no stranger to dubstep playing in almost all the venues that have brought the Dubstep sound to Miami. Her sets are full of every style and sound out there especially the dub feel. I’ll never forget her set at Vagabond for Get Low with N-Type. She closed it off with 16Bit – Shallow remix, first time had heard that track be dropped in a big system. I def need to make time to catch more of her sets life considering she’s been busy spinning at new events such as Drum & Dub and Dubbed Out.
Ashworth
Don’t know much about this dude besides that he seems to be running the sound control stuff at the Get Low nights. Only have caught some of his sets but he brings the fire tunes. He is sure to be a regular at the Get Low events and hitting up tons of other locations around town lately repping Dubstep tunes. I’m sure this is only the start for him and will continue to play out.
Damaged Goods
I’ve recently caught Damaged Goods set at White Room when Skream & Benga came. Damn to be honest right now this guys set is what impressed me most of that night. It was just solid track after solid track. Don’t get me wrong Juan, Skream, and Benga brought it but Damaged Goods set is the one that stood out too me. After doing some research it seems like he is no stranger to playing out and playing along side big names. This is one DJ that I got to make sure I check out whenever he plays out, although many places he has spun at I avoid. He seems to be a resident for the new night, Arcade, at White Room.
Escher
I don’t know much about this cat except that he does throw down dubstep tunes. It seems like his styles are quite diverse and comes from a hip-hop scratching feel. He seems to have a base in Orlando but came over to Miami. He is part of the Collective squad, he is bringing the night back to the News Cafe. Seems like another Jazid in the making where there will be live painting on nude women and live art with Escher bringing the beats. This is def a night I got to check out.
El Topo
This guy is one down mofo. He produces all sorts of tracks and runs a small label here in Miami. I’m a big fan of some of his tracks and hope to see more come out of him. He’s one of those guys into all sorts of stuff such as anime, gaming, and just about anything fun. Haven’t had the chance of catching any of his DJ sets but hope he gets the chance to play out one of these days. He proforms with a mask on so should be exciting.
George Young
This man is on the grind and trying to show not on Miami whats up but all over the world. You can probably find him in the studio right now working on some beats. He represents Digital Felon and can catch him playing Dubstep tracks but also that Drum & Bass business. He brings heavy energy and his own unique style throwing his own tracks in his mixes. You can catch him throwing down at most events thrown by him and Digital Felons either spinning or on the mic MCing.
This is a work in progress and will be adding some more in the near future… Maybe one day I’ll get the chance to be on a list like this along with these fellow DJs. Right now I’m taking a step back away from Dubstep and diving into a new sound from the West Coast. Big Up to you ALL who play out and show Miami what’s up with Dubstep…
Afro Monk
June 25th by Afro Monk 
Tags: Brostep, Down, Friction, Get Low, Gooddroid, Gooddroid Mix, Miami Dubste, Miami Dubstep Queen
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