AFFILIATIONS
> Breakthru

PAST AFFILIATIONS
> SDR Productions
> WhizBang! (Residency)
> Daaang! (Residency)
> FLUX (Residency)
> Rumor (Residency)

STYLES
> Breakbeat, Tech-Funk

Spivak's motto on music is "music without emotion is noise", which is the philosophy he uses when buying records, programming sets, and DJing. Although he enjoys music meant for the head and not the heart, a track won't make it to his record box if it doesn't lift his spirits, raise some hair, or make him smile. Breakbeat is music that does all this for him and contains all the emotion he needs to express himself through DJing.

Although breaks are Spivak's current genre of choice, his fascination with electronic music all started in the 1980's with the likes of Kraftwerk, Devo, and Brian Eno. This fascination guided him through various genres of music and eventually to artists like Underworld, Fluke, Orbital, and the Chemical Brothers. One thing led to another and he found himself in San Francisco in the midst of the rise and heydey of dance music and the DJ in the late 1990's and the new millenium.

His discovery of dance music in San Francisco began at a little house music club called Liquid and eventually at the Wednesday happy hour party phenomenom called Qoöl that's hosted by San Francisco dance music artists, knob twiddlers, and DJs Jondi and Spesh. Spivak immersed himself in San Francisco's rich and diverse dance scene, frequently attending underground and club parties. After indulging in countless parties and numerous DJ mix CDs, he succumbed to the lure of the DJ and began concentrating more on the DJs' mixing skills, music selection, and programming rather than dancing. Spivak soon launched into his own foray into spinning, mixing, and programming. He began playing trance, but quickly moved to driving, tribal and progressive house. When the energy of the progressive house began to mellow significantly, he found new and vibrant energy in the breakbeat that was coming out of London. He began incorporating breakbeat into his sets and gradually refined his sound into his current blend of breaks infused with house elements that he now plays.

Spivak began DJing in 2000 and his skill as a mixer and programmer and his ability to choose quality records developed quickly, making him a reliable DJ that can energize a crowd on any given night. As a testament to his ability, he's warmed the decks for the likes of DJ Hyper (Killowatt), DJ Friendly (Fat!), The Scumfrog, Jerry Bonham (SAW Recordings, Qoöl), and Spesh (Loöq Records, Qoöl, Spundae). He's also been playing consistently in everything from San Francisco's smaller DJ bars to its biggest clubs, such as 1015 Folsom, and he enjoys playing in every setting. Afterall, it's not the size of venue that matters to him, it's making people dance.

Spivak's breakbeat sound is always dynamic and full of energy. Strong, sometimes funky, sometimes dirty basslines are at the heart of his records, which also incorporate elements from tech and tribal house, techno, and electro. A smattering of vocals add soul and dynamic builds rouse the spirit.

In addition to DJing, Spivak has been writing music since his early teenage years. He took a hiatus from writing to focus on DJing, but recently returned to writing original tracks. Keep an eye out for these on the website and an ear out for them when he spins live.

Spivak has recently moved to New York City and is looking forward to bringing his brand of high energy, dirty, and funky breaks to dancefloors in his new home.