DJ Heartbeat (aka Lloyd Barde)

DJ HEARTBEAT is known for his mesmerizing, heart-opening, magical musical mixes that span dance tracks, world beat, chill out, reggae, electronica, tribal rhythms, flowing trance, oldies, dynamite cover tunes & well-placed surprises. Lloyd Barde has an instinctive gift for providing music for creative movement, dance & healing. As DJ Heartbeat, he brings an exquisite depth of knowledge and presenc

e to his work as Movement Wizard, playing music that invites the body to move and inspires the heart to soar. Besides his vast music collection, spanning six decades in all styles, is his innate sense of “reading the room” and tuning into his audience. His music is at once playful, unexpected, and lends a special “live magic”. As resident DJ and co-host of Marin County’s monthly “DanceMarin!” events, DJ Heartbeat is immersed in the best music flow on the planet, starting from his being the founder of Backroads Music in 1981, Music Editor of Common Ground Magazine, and producing concerts and events for well over a decade. Since 1985, DJ Heartbeat has brought his magical mixes to Ecstatic Dance, Berkeley Dance Jam, Dance Medicine, Dance on the River, Barefoot Boogie, Spirit Rock, Rudramandir, Groove Garden, World Dance & Fitness, and countless weddings, parties and events
Recently DJ Heartbeat brought his musical presents and presence to Ashland OR where there is an awesome dance community, last Christmas Day and recently for a Labor Day Jam, with fabulously ecstatic results.