Dire's adventures in DJing began in the early 1990s in the NY/NJ area, and then continued in CA circa 2000 after he moved here from the east coast. Since then, he's shared music both as a guest and a regular DJ at events in the Capital Area, the SF Bay Area, and the Central Valley. His adventures over the decades have led him to spin tunes at various nightclubs/music venues, as well as on college
radio, pirate radio, and internet broadcasts (not to mention plenty of one-off special events). First and foremost he is a music fan, and prefers the music to be the central focus of events, but he also greatly respects the importance of the themes, atmosphere, genre umbrellas, etc. In recent years, Dire has played a part in This Green City (currently in hibernation), The Crypt (also dormant), and Club Séance. During the "ronapocalypse", he tried d**g the Twitch thing but found the whole experience overwhelmingly demoralizing, and so had to withdraw completely from that realm (but he is glad that others were able to find comfort in both attending and presenting virtual club events). He loves spinning post-punk, new wave, coldwave, darkwave, new romantic, synthpop, dreampop, goth, and related/adjacent styles, but he also enjoys exploring other areas like classic glam, psychedelic rock, garage punk, mod, Britpop, eclectic indie rock, freakbeat, surf, rockabilly, psychobilly, western swing, big-band jazz, and lots of other catchy stuff. He tries to avoid spinning overplayed tunes, and likes to share music from newer/more-recent artists as well as ignored or more obscure songs from older artists. This Green City: https://www.facebook.com/thisgreencity
The Crypt: https://www.facebook.com/crypt.zombie.hula
Club Séance: https://www.facebook.com/clubseance