DJ Darkwave

DJ Darkwave Live Saturday nights at 10:00PM I love to a crowded dance floor and hope to see you out on it enjoying yourself soon.

Finalist in City Newspaper's Best Live DJ category 10 years in a row and winner in 2015 and 2018
I play mostly darker alternative with a strong tendency towards electronic bands from all eras. I grew up listening to Depeche Mode, OMD, INXS, Kraftwerk and a ton of other similar bands and all those influences greatly impact my musical choices today. But I also like to keep it modern and play new mus

ic from my favorite genres, I get a lot of satisfaction from connecting the dots that lead from my favorite older music to my favorite current bands and I really enjoy sharing that journey with you.

25/01/2025

In Buffalo tonight to see the Depeche Mode tribute Strangelove so Deemonica is filling in for me at Vertex.

Next weekend has a lot going on!

Disintegration (my Cure tribute band) is playing at Iron Smoke on Friday the 31st, then I'll be back at Vertex Night Club Sat night for a special birthday edition Rewind Night, then Sunday is my actual birthday.

Have fun tonight and see you all next week!

Wanted to update this to include Vertex Night Club, first time the club has actually won this! Thanks again to everyone ...
15/01/2025

Wanted to update this to include Vertex Night Club, first time the club has actually won this! Thanks again to everyone who voted for us.

Thank you Rochester! You guys are the best!
04/01/2025

Thank you Rochester! You guys are the best!

23/11/2024

I will be back in the booth at Vertex tonight. It's been a long, busy, painful 2 weeks but I'm healed enough to start shaking off the rust (and effects of spinal surgery) so I hope to see you all out on the dance floor!

14/09/2024

It's Fringe Fest you say? Pretty sure we're always on the fringe so come on down to Vertex Night Club tonight and experience Rochester's native weirdos in all our glory! See you on the dance floor

04/08/2024

It's an extra special Rewind Night celebrating 30 years since the opening of the original Vertex! Lots of classics and maybe even some long forgotten favorites. See you on the dance floor!

04/05/2024

Just a friendly reminder that tonight's a Rewinder, so you can expect to hear a lot of Vertex Night Club classics along with some older stuff that will sound vaguely familiar. Until I get bored with that and just play whatever the flock I feel like. See you on the dance floor!

27/04/2024

Back in the Vertex Night Club booth tonight to bring you 5 hours of alternative music and videos. Come join the fun at 10 PM!

Broadcasting if you want to tune in...
14/04/2024

Broadcasting if you want to tune in...

DJ Darkwave livestream on Livesets

06/04/2024

Tonight is an extra special eclipse party at Vertex! I'll be playing dark music in a mostly dark room with people dressed in dark clothing! Ok, so a usual Saturday night. But I do have some extra eclipse glasses if you need a pair for Monday! See you on the dance floor (unless it's too dark)

09/03/2024

It feels like it's been a while even though I really only missed one week, but it's been a busy time!

I'll be back in the DJ booth tonight and we'll see what the universe brings.

Hope to see you all on the dance floor!

Here goes something, not sure what but you can tune in
18/02/2024

Here goes something, not sure what but you can tune in

DJ Darkwave livestream on Livesets

11/02/2024

DJing is like being the engineer on a train. You may be running the equipment but you're not in charge of where it goes.

11/02/2024

Time to wake up and get ready for Vertex Night Club! I'll be in the booth all night for your entertainment needs.

In the meantime, here's some studio noise I made last week.

See you on the dancefloor!

15/01/2024

My sets have felt really chaotic to me the last few months. I've been dealing with increased migraine/headache issues and tried a few different meds to mitigate their impact (with minimal success) but it's been challenging. Some nights it also seems to affect my perception and it can be difficult to really "hear" how to the music sounds. One of the things I do to help me get through the night is to take a gummy or smoke and drink less when I'm DJing. That helps with the headache but can make it harder to deliver a coherent set, it also makes me more willing to try new things which don't always work, but it can be fun to push my boundaries (after all, it is called pressing "Play"). I'm still working on this and hopefully I'll be able to come up with a workable solution so I can squeeze out a few more years of DJing. Either that or I'm just getting old and it's time to start slowing down a bit. 😛

14/01/2024

Mother nature has not been kind to us on Saturday nights in 2024 but Vertex is open tonight and I will be DJing. We'll be there if you decide to head out but please be careful, your safety is more important than your support! I'll likely be broadcasting if you feel like tuning in after 10.

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Time to wake up and get ready for Vertex Night Club! I'll be in the booth all night for your entertainment needs. In the meantime, here's some studio noise I made last week. See you on the dancefloor!

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Finalist in City Newspaper's Best Live DJ category 9 years in a row and winner in 2015 and 2018

I play mostly darker alternative with a strong tendency towards electronic bands from all eras. I grew up listening to Depeche Mode, OMD, INXS, Kraftwerk and a ton of other similar bands and all those influences greatly impact my musical choices today. But I also like to keep it modern and play new music from my favorite genres, I get a lot of satisfaction from connecting the dots that lead from my favorite older music to my favorite current bands and I really enjoy sharing that journey with you. I love to a crowded dance floor and hope to see you out on it enjoying yourself soon.