Endo

Endo https://linktr.ee/djendolive

Visionary, DJ, Innovator, Educator, based in Ibiza, follow the music. Mike Henderson aka ENDO falls into the latter category.

There are those individuals who are early adopters, then there are those who are innovators. A ubiquitous figure in electronic dance music for going on two decades, ENDO is a musician, a DJ, a teacher, an inventor, and a visionary. Beats have been driving ENDO as early as the first year of his life when he began drumming. Entering into his double digits, ENDO joined his school’s marching band and

orchestra. As a teen, he stepped into the drummer’s seat in a number of hardcore and punk bands, absorbing the influences of grunge, punk, and hardcore sounds. That is until he decided to travel to Woodstock in 1999. Here, a 17-year-old ENDO experienced DJs for the first time. In an airplane hangar with mental visuals, his life took a sharp turn after hearing Moby, Fatboy Slim, and the Chemical Brothers. Upon his return to his home state of Vermont, ENDO traded his drumsticks for turntables, and locked himself away for the next couple of years, perfecting the art of DJing.

“It was an addiction and an obsession,” says ENDO. “It helped that I was a drummer and that I had a mathematical background. Using both of these and having a knowledge of song structure, I am able to calculate when I should stop and start tracks, using my mappings to navigate mathematically so they come in and out of the mix exactly when I want them to.”

Part of what ENDO calls his DJ “Jedi training,” was a marathon, all vinyl, graveyard shifts on 90.1 WRUV FM in Burlington, Vermont called “Graveyard Breaks.” Here, he learned how to program sets, segueing into a weekly, three-hour daytime show on the station, “Hit The Breaks.” Word of ENDO’s skills started spreading. Soon he was getting booked at raves around New England. A progression from his drumming background, ENDO’s instinctual gravitation started with breaks. From tear-out breaks to melodic breaks to clubby breaks, he can find a style that will fit the mood of the event. After a decade of breaks, ENDO has shifted into more house-based sounds. Similar to what he was doing with breaks, he seamlessly adjusts his sets: For dark, minimal, and trippy afterhours vibes, he will play techno or bass-driven tech-house on a beach—where you’ll find him more often than not—he’ll bring out happier beats, but he could just as easily drop deep house, bassline house, G-house or funky house.

“My sets are all harmonic progression. I program my iTunes with smart playlists to give me compatible songs. Every song is in key, or intentionally out of key, modulated harmonically,” ENDO says. “You can subliminally play with people’s emotions with harmonic mixing. There’s all this tension, then you give them the harmonic release. You have to tell your story. You have to find the songs that speak to you. That’s the art form, the intuition. A good DJ has good intuition.”

When the world paused due to the pandemic, ENDO did not. He seized the opportunity to remain connected with his audience by having a weekly residency, 'LINK LA,' on Beatport's Twitch, playing 3-hour sets of new music released that month. This period also saw the creation of his first-ever DJ Album, 'KEYS,' a unique exploration of harmonic mixes entirely mixed in a single musical key." ENDO has unleashed his patented brand of harmonic mixing at events across the globe: Pacha, Marquee, and Cielo in New York, Sound in Los Angeles, Guvernment and Coda in Toronto, Stereo in Montreal, Spybar in Chicago, Heart in Miami, Sands in Ibiza, Club Vertigo in Costa Rica, as well as BPM Festival in Mexico and Electric Festival in Aruba. He has played alongside John Digweed, DJ Craze, Roc Raida, Victor Calderone, Danny Tenaglia, Carl Cox, Chus & Ceballos, and Eric Prydz, to name just a few, and perhaps given them a much-sought-after technical tip or two in the process. ENDO’s technical know-how is an inherent gift. Once he knew electronic music was his future, he left his University Of Vermont education as a math major and enrolled at the prestigious Berklee College Of Music as an electronic music production and music synthesis major with drum set as his principal instrument. Following his time at Berklee, ENDO hosted a radio show at Massachusetts Institute Of Technology’s college station, 88.9 WMBR FM called 'Algorthythms.' Here, he was breaking ground both musically and technologically with the latest DJ gear. For his final project at Berklee, ENDO put together an exhaustive DVD tutorial for Native Instruments’ Traktor and in the process, created a new harmonic mixing system for DJs working with vinyl.

“When we were playing vinyl, you had to write the key of the record on the sleeves,” ENDO explains. “I was doing that for every record. The problem is, when you speed a record up or down, it’s in a different key. How do I mix harmonically if I’m switching speeds all the time? I keyed every record in the same BPM, so no matter what speed the turntables were, you knew the keys were matching.”

ENDO contributed to Mixed In Key’s algorithm by sending them 200 tracks a month that he played, figured out the key to manually on the piano, and delivering his results. His contributions helped improve the accuracy of the algorithm. From here, ENDO went on to work with Native Instruments as a DJ product specialist and artist trainer. He has taught the ropes to everyone: Dubfire, Sasha, Steve Lawler, Nic Fanciulli, DJ Skribble, Josh Wink, Dennis Ferrer, DJ Dan, DJ Craze, LMFAO, Diplo, Lee Burridge, MSTRKRFT, Carl Cox, David Morales, Victor Calderone, Felix Da Housecat, among many others. ENDO also has numerous online tutorials on Dubspot, which to date have over five million views, and from which he gets positive feedback from regularly. These include his DJ tutorials on Traktor—including the first ever online DJ course, “Digital DJing With Traktor,” with DJ Shiftee. As the first person to be known for figuring out how to sync Ableton and Traktor as well as Ableton and Maschine, ENDO evolved DJing for both Native Instruments programs, and has detailed tutorial videos—the first of their kind—on these DJing methods. In addition, ENDO developed and continues to teach Berklee's first online DJ course, further solidifying his position as a leading educator in the DJing world. Recently, ENDO unveiled an extensive masterclass series on the Native Instruments YouTube channel, "How to use everything in TRAKTOR KONTROL S4". The series takes you through how to do everything with the S4 controller start to finish, and is also a full-on masterclass and refresher of the TRAKTOR PRO software. Drawing from his vast experience in the industry, ENDO co-founded the innovative booking app AGNT, which aimed to simplify the booking process for DJs and promoters. His experience in tour managing for industry titans like Sasha, Nicole Moudaber, Dubfire, Sharam, and Pete Tong gave him the insight to streamline negotiations and bookings through technology. Furthermore, ENDO created a revolutionary Maschine mapping for Traktor. After having the most downloaded mapping system, he set up MIDI Monsters, where he presents his evolutionary mappings as he creates them. Making his new home in Ibiza, ENDO is immersing himself into the vibrant dance music culture that the island is famed for. Enter his latest endeavor, theHUB. Ibiza Studios, a project conceived to provide a world-class educational facility for music production, DJing, and the music industry. The project is a testament to his dedication towards nurturing the rich heritage of Ibiza's dance music scene, inspiring creativity and innovation, and shaping the next generation of electronic music culture. theHUB. Ibiza Studios, beyond being a commercial recording and editing suite, serves as an invigorating hub that welcomes industry leaders, budding artists, and creators to share skills and learn in a collaborative environment. DJ Sasha, an artist recognized as one of the world's most innovative icons in electronic music, serves as the public face of theHUB. Ibiza Studios, along with an immensely talented team that includes ENDO himself. This team carries out their unique roles, contributing towards the collective vision of reshaping the future of electronic music and DJing. From instructing world-renowned DJs, creating online tutorials viewed by millions, developing innovative mappings to spearheading cutting-edge initiatives in Ibiza, ENDO consistently pushes the boundaries of electronic music and DJing. His influence in the realm of electronic music culture continues to grow as he relentlessly innovates and inspires.

Had a great time closing the Ibiza season out at Cosmic Pineapple at Pikes Ibiza! 🍍 I ended up playing a surprise set on...
17/10/2023

Had a great time closing the Ibiza season out at Cosmic Pineapple at Pikes Ibiza! 🍍 I ended up playing a surprise set on the Sunset Terrace as well as the legendary Pikes pool. This event has always been a special one for me. Besides great music and DJs it’s filled with all kinds of art, healing and magic. We raised money for Children of Peace and the DJs who played all shared a collective vision and prayer for peace and love in the world. Both of my sets were all about that.

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Excited to share my set from Cosmic Pineapple Ibiza! 🍍 This was a poolside set I played at the iconic Pikes Ibiza Pool. ...
12/10/2023

Excited to share my set from Cosmic Pineapple Ibiza! 🍍 This was a poolside set I played at the iconic Pikes Ibiza Pool. The mix features some of my all-time Ibiza favorites, and chill poolside vibes. The DJs from the night shared a collective prayer for peace and love in the world, and this mix encapsulates that.

Save it for your next pool or beach day, or whenever you need to vibe out. Enjoy!

I’m excited to share my set from Cosmic Pineapple at Pikes Ibiza, a special poolside set. Cosmic Pineapple is a magical event with great music all around, art, healing, cosmic movies, tarot card readi

Excited to announce I’ll be playing at the Cosmic Pineapple closing party at Pikes Ibiza this Wednesday October 11th!🍍Be...
09/10/2023

Excited to announce I’ll be playing at the Cosmic Pineapple closing party at Pikes Ibiza this Wednesday October 11th!🍍

Besides a lineup of incredible DJs, the event features an outdoor cinema showcasing a Cosmic Classic film, Cosmic Activation dome with Ecstatic Breathwork, Healing Garden, and lots more. This magical and mystical event is *Guestlist Only* See the link in the comments to get on the list. Hope to see a lot of you there for the journey! 🥚

29/09/2023

🎚️Taking the new Native Instruments Traktor X1 for a spin at Club Metronome’s legendary Sunday Night Mass in Burlington, Vermont. Honored to be one of the first DJs in the world to road-test it live. Sometimes the best way to learn a new technology is to throw yourself in the deep end and try to swim. I thought the integration with my setup was seamless and it felt like second nature, but better. 🎛️

📹: Matthew Binginot Creations
Track IDs: Agoria, STS - Call of the Wild (GLOWAL Wild Remix) [Sapiens] with Fonz - Tveir [Applied Magic]

👕 reVOLVER Ibiza

Special thanks to Nexus Artist Management & D-Lav for having me out!

And so ends another semester of my Berklee Online Learn to DJ with TRAKTOR class as the next semester begins. Every seme...
26/09/2023

And so ends another semester of my Berklee Online Learn to DJ with TRAKTOR class as the next semester begins. Every semester, I am completely astounded by the work of my DJ students. A lot of Berklee students come into the class as producers or musicians, usually with no DJ experience, and they end up sounding (and thinking) like seasoned pros by the end. I have been keeping a running playlist of all of my favorite final mixes throughout the years, and these are mostly all people with only 12 weeks of experience. You can hear through each mix the amount of effort is put in and love for "the journey" which is what it's all about for me. They are all 30-minute (sometimes longer) harmonic mixes of all styles that the students submitted as their final projects. Massive applause to all of my students throughout the years. Keep going! 🙌

This playlist showcases some of my DJ Students final projects from my Learn To DJ with Traktor class for Berklee Online. Most of these are 30 minute Harmonic Mixes and some are short routines. While I

Epic Traktor X1 MK3 unboxing video from Josh Wink! One of the best unboxing videos in DJ History? You decide!     🔪📦
08/09/2023

Epic Traktor X1 MK3 unboxing video from Josh Wink! One of the best unboxing videos in DJ History? You decide! 🔪📦

06/09/2023

The Hub Ibiza Studios is in full swing with the Sasha stamp of approval! If you’re visiting Ibiza make this a stop. Your new favorite place to make music in Paradise. 🌴🎶

New Live Set Alert! ⚡️Here's my live set from Sunday Night Mass at Burlington, Vermont Labor Day weekend. I couldn't wai...
05/09/2023

New Live Set Alert! ⚡️

Here's my live set from Sunday Night Mass at Burlington, Vermont Labor Day weekend. I couldn't wait another day to get this one up. It was a rollercoaster ride. Buckle up and enjoy the journey! 🎢

Here's a live recording I played at Sunday Night Mass in Burlington, Vermont. Always a treat to play for my hometown crew. This time I played a little differently than normal since I was playing a bit

For anyone who's got any "quick questions" on the Traktor X1 MK3, now is your chance to get your questions heard! Join u...
02/09/2023

For anyone who's got any "quick questions" on the Traktor X1 MK3, now is your chance to get your questions heard! Join us in this "Ask Me Anything" discussion with Traktor’s Lead Product Managers Friedemann Becker and Michael Koczynski.

Post your questions about the X1 MK3 in the comment section for a chance to have your questions answered directly in this thread from September 5 until September 19, 2023. Geek out!

Join us for a community-exclusive ask me anything session with Traktor’s Lead Product Managers.

🔥🔊 Vermont Fam! I’m looking forward to coming back to play Sunday Night Mass at Club Metronome!📅 Mark your calendars for...
14/08/2023

🔥🔊 Vermont Fam! I’m looking forward to coming back to play Sunday Night Mass at Club Metronome!

📅 Mark your calendars for September 3rd, Labor Day Weekend. Not only will we be tearing the roof off Club Metronome but it is also my good friend ‘s brithday bash! 🎂

I’m super stoked to be sharing the stage at Metronome with hometown heroes Justin R.E.M. , and Scott Carlson. We’re all ready to take you on a journey.

If you’ve been to a Labor Day Sunday Night Mass before, you KNOW the energy and vibes we’re talking about. For those who haven’t - trust us, you DON’T want to miss out on this. 💃🕺🏻

🎟️ Purchase $15 ADV tickets & save some dough, D.O.S. the tix increase to $20. Tix avail at https://tinyurl.com/snmlaborday

Word on the street is they are leveling up the production on this one so it will be booming. See you on the dancefloor. 🪩

I can't believe it's already been 5 years since I did my KEYS "DJ Album." 🎹 Every week, I would pick a key, dig through ...
21/07/2023

I can't believe it's already been 5 years since I did my KEYS "DJ Album." 🎹 Every week, I would pick a key, dig through thousands of songs in that key, then make a set all in one key and stream it live, then master each recording with care. An immense amount of love (and metadata tagging) went into this project, so I am resharing it. Over 24 hours of my favorite electronic music and beyond, harmonically mixed. I dug DEEP to make each and every one of these mixes a uniquely special story. Can a DJ keep things interesting playing in a single key for over 2 hours? You all tell me... Enjoy the journey! 🎼 ||: 🎶🔑🎵🗝️🔐 :||

To celebrate 20 years of DJing, I am excited to present to you my first ever DJ Album, KEYS. KEYS is a series of harmonic mixes that are mixed entirely in a single musical key. In the album there ar

Flashback to the pandemic when we were all DIY live-streaming from our home studios. This is a set I did for my good fri...
15/07/2023

Flashback to the pandemic when we were all DIY live-streaming from our home studios. This is a set I did for my good friends Manzone & Strong on their Twitch and for my Toronto fam. Fun vibes all the way. Enjoy!

Here's a special set I did last week for my friends Manzone & Strong on their Twitch channel. As always, I had to go hard for my Toronto fam. Enjoy!Listen to...

Phew, finally wrapped up my exhaustive tutorial series on the TRAKTOR KONTROL S4! We went from unboxing to becoming   Ma...
13/07/2023

Phew, finally wrapped up my exhaustive tutorial series on the TRAKTOR KONTROL S4! We went from unboxing to becoming Masters of the universe. In this video, we cover how to use Remix Decks, Turntables, recording your sets, using stems, and more. I hope that you all picked up a thing or two from this tutorial series, and feel free to bookmark it so you can access the videos later. That's it, I'm out, PEACE! *throws headphones* 🎧

Learn how to use everything in TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 and TRAKTOR software. In part 4 of this series, TRAKTOR pro Mike Henderson, aka ENDO, shows expert tips whi...

Part 3 of my "How to use Everything in TRAKTOR KONTROL S4" series just dropped. I don't know about you, but all these TR...
06/07/2023

Part 3 of my "How to use Everything in TRAKTOR KONTROL S4" series just dropped. I don't know about you, but all these TRAKTOR tips are making me feel loopy. Maybe my equilibrium is just a bit out of sync. We are now up to 3 hours of me teaching, and I have to go to the bathroom. Let me just set an emergency loop here, and then I'll BeatJump myself back to the DJ booth. Stay tuned, as the next part of the series is in Flux! ✌️

Learn how to use everything in TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 and TRAKTOR software. In part 3 of this series, TRAKTOR pro Mike Henderson, aka ENDO, dives into advanced D...

Words have little meaning when I can see right into your soul. 👁️‍🗨️📸
05/07/2023

Words have little meaning when I can see right into your soul. 👁️‍🗨️

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Part 2 of my How to use everything in TRAKTOR Kontrol S4 series is out. We’re still only scratching the surface. Get it?
29/06/2023

Part 2 of my How to use everything in TRAKTOR Kontrol S4 series is out. We’re still only scratching the surface. Get it?

Learn how to use everything in TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 and TRAKTOR software. In part 2 of this series, TRAKTOR pro Mike Henderson, aka ENDO, dives into creative D...

Excited to share my contribution to NATIVE INSTRUMENTS "How to use everything" series with a full-on masterclass on the ...
22/06/2023

Excited to share my contribution to NATIVE INSTRUMENTS "How to use everything" series with a full-on masterclass on the TRAKTOR KONTROL S4! Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned pro, there's something for everyone in these videos.

Make yourself a hot tea, and join me as a take you on a refreshed journey through TRAKTOR and show you how to use EVERYTHING in TRAKTOR KONTROL S4.

In this first series, I walk through how to get set up, install, and connect your software, then we start to get into an overview of TRAKTOR and the S4, and I share some of my pro tips on music organization, Beatport & Beatsource LINK, then we start getting into how to use the mixer. Stay tuned as we go deeper and deeper into the weeds, and show you things you probably didn't even know the S4 did. Enjoy! 🎧

Watch as TRAKTOR pro Mike Henderson, also known as ENDO, takes you through part 1 of a TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 masterclass for professional and aspiring DJs. By t...

Recently I discovered this hidden gem of a store in Ibiza Town  . I’ve been on a quest for a clothing brand that matches...
27/03/2023

Recently I discovered this hidden gem of a store in Ibiza Town . I’ve been on a quest for a clothing brand that matches ME and speaks the message and the vibe I want to project. It’s been a missing piece of my puzzle for a long time. Given my deep love of the island of Ibiza and love for black clothes, the universe led me to this front door, where I was greeted by the most amazing people and clothes. Not only are the clothes badass, but the message behind them is deeply routed in Ibiza culture.

One of the shirts I got was a graphic of the walkway to DC10 (the fence by the airport). Another was a white shirt inspired by “Time and Space,” which is Ibiza’s Stonehenge, and the other was a plain grayish shirt inspired by the salt mountains of Salinas after the rain, along with super cozy black pants and hoodie. If you are walking through Ibiza Town and need some awesome clothes for the club and beyond (or sunglasses 🕶️) make this shop a must-go. For everyone else, you can order online at http://www.revolveribiza.com ⚑🖤

Thank you  for another one of your magical offerings for spring equinox. Thank you for filling our cups with gratitude, ...
23/03/2023

Thank you for another one of your magical offerings for spring equinox. Thank you for filling our cups with gratitude, manifestation, love, harmonies, frequencies, wisdom, inspiration, and delicious ceremonial cacao and a journey into sound with your crystal bowls. That was much needed. Also happy 8 years since creation of . Aho!

Excited to share a new 3-hour mix! This was meant to be a "Best of 2022" jam, but I ended up sneaking in some tracks fro...
15/02/2023

Excited to share a new 3-hour mix! This was meant to be a "Best of 2022" jam, but I ended up sneaking in some tracks from the future as well. This one is full of twists and turns. 🎢 Enjoy the ride!

Recorded at The Hub Ibiza Studios 🎚🎛

Hey Everyone, I’m excited to share with you all my latest ENDOCAST, recorded at theHUB. Ibiza Studios. This was originally meant to be a sort of “Best of 2022,” but I dropped a few surprises in here f

Happy National DJ Day! To celebrate, I've compiled all of my mixes from my LINK | L.A show on Beatport's Twitch into one...
21/01/2023

Happy National DJ Day! To celebrate, I've compiled all of my mixes from my LINK | L.A show on Beatport's Twitch into one chronological playlist on SoundCloud. Over 40 hours of music. Each week, I played only new music that was no older than two weeks, and each set was at least 3 hours long. So basically this whole playlist is a chronological story that starts at the beginning of the pandemic, all the way through, telling the story of the moment. I hope you all enjoy the journey as much as I did.

There are those individuals who are early adopters, then there are those who are innovators. Mike Henderson aka ENDO falls into the latter category. A ubiquitous figure in electronic dance music for g

20/01/2023

Three free tools that DJs and music lovers should know about in 2023:

Soundiiz - easily transfer your playlists and tracks between streaming services
https://soundiiz.com

One tagger - edit and organize metadata of your music. I use this for getting album artwork, genre and release date from Beatport.
https://onetagger.github.io

Sortyourmusic - Sort your Spotify playlists by a wide range of musical attributes such as release date, tempo, energy, danceability, popularity and more.
http://sortyourmusic.playlistmachinery.com/

What else should be in this list?

A lot of you asked for an updated article on using the Pioneer DJ CDJs and mixers with TRAKTOR so here you go! This arti...
29/12/2022

A lot of you asked for an updated article on using the Pioneer DJ CDJs and mixers with TRAKTOR so here you go! This article talks about how to not only set up the CDJs in advanced HID mode and use Pioneer mixers with TRAKTOR but also how to set up audio recording, update firmware, and some other advantages and troubleshooting steps with this kind of setup. Enjoy and drop any questions you have in the comments.

Learn how to seamlessly integrate your DJ workflow by using CDJs with TRAKTOR, the groundbreaking software that brought software into the DJ booth.

It’s that tiiiime of year! 🎶🎅🎶
25/12/2022

It’s that tiiiime of year! 🎶🎅🎶

Hey Everyone, here is a special mix I did for the holidays. This is a 2 hour non-stop mix of all Holiday Songs. There is no Dance Music in this Mix. This is purely Holiday music Harmonically Mixed, un

25/12/2022

Merry Christmas ya filthy animals! 🎅

📹 Darko Panic

12/12/2022

Out of all the mixes I’ve ever done, live or recorded, which set is your favorite of all time?

15/05/2022

I don’t normally post other DJs stuff on my Facebook but Pete Tong just delivered a masterclass of all the freshest new tunes for Blue Marlin Ibiza. This tune is by Avnu on Ellum Audio and I’ve been rocking this one hard. I’m calling it, this is going to be one of the tunes of the summer. As you can hear me say in the background… “It’s just… rave.”

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