Welcome!

DJ Kantrip resides in the Pacific Northwest area and focuses his work primarily in the genres of Goth, Industrial, and EBM. He plays new, local and regional acts along side crowd faves.

Here you will find all the information you need know about upcoming events, on a local and regional level. Also setlists from events that Kantrip has spun at, as well as, music reviews.

If you are interested in booking Kantrip for events or would like to have info about your events posted on to the website, please email at kantrip@gmail.com for more information.

RESUMÉ

I began DJing at WVVS Valdosta, GA 90.9fm back in 1996. I was the program director and trained other students on how to be competent air talent. I ran Nothing Radio for 4 years playing with the format from a traditional Radio format to a 2 hour block of Mixed Industrial/Goth. I learned basic segues and beatmixing from the Techno/House DJs who worked at the station and the show slowly evolved into mixed sets of music that would flow for 2 solid hours. My style focused more on abstract and guitar driven industrial and goth than the oontzy. In later years I would embrace EBM and Synthpop into this flow. I learned that there was more to mixing than making beats match successfully. I focused on building narratives and themes within the mixes. It adds an extra layer of challenge to the mix, and makes it enjoyable to dance to or just sit and listen for the "story" there in.

After college I began to promote and support local Augusta, GA Art Rock acts like The Hellblinki Sextet, or experimental industrial shows at the (now closed) Hangnail Gallery. I at the the few local gothic and industrial nights in Augusta GA when I learned they actually existed. After pushing my Demo CDs into enough hands, I landed my first guest spot gig at Thee Black Celebration at The New Brookland Tavern in Columbia South Carolina on July 20th 2002. From there I began to volunteer my time and resources at the various club nights around the Columbia area. In early 2003, I joined with Prodigal Productions. With Prodigal, I helped organize several nights around the Columbia, SC area. Prodigal Productions disbanded in Fall of 2005, and I left to focus on my personal DJ career in other portions of the country.

January 31st 2003, marked my entrance into travelling guest spots, when I spun at the Fetish Goth event, Purgatory in Charlotte, NC. Since then I've been travelling around the country, spinning events in Atlanta, Washington DC, Raleigh NC, Philedelphia PA, Milwaukee WI, Seattle Wa and Savannah GA.

In 2006 I relocated to the Seattle, WA area. After 4 years of inactivity, I launched my own Live 365 Station "Dark Bohemia Radio" and am now proudly contributing to the sunday night line up of Radio Blacklight.

My Goal is simple. Put good music in people's ears. So long as I have either a club dancefloor, an online radio station, a place to put my ravings, or even a crappy cassette recorder, I will continue being a DJ. And if I can tell a neat story in the process, then I've done my job right.

- Kantrip

PRODUCED/RESIDENCIES

  • Thee Black Celebration New Brookland Tavern (Columbia, SC)
    Every 2 Months, Semi-Annually
    Dates: 07/20/02 - 06/24/05

  • Asylum The Art Bar (Columbia, SC)
    2nd Thursday of Every Month
    Dates: 09/12/02 - 01/08/04

  • Elysium New Brookland Tavern (Columbia, SC)
    Every 2 Months
    Dates: 12/28/02 - 08/22/04

  • Jaded Luxury The Hangnail Gallery (Augusta, GA) *CLOSED*
    Once
    Dates: 02/21/03

  • The Monster's Ball New Brookland Tavern (Columbia, SC)
    Once
    Dates: 10/16/03

  • Goth Nyte/Pitch:Black The Art Bar (Columbia, SC)
    First Sunday of the Month
    Dates: 03/07/04 - 12/05/04 (As Goth Nyte), 01//16/05 - 10/09/05 (As Pitch:Black)

  • Symmetry The Art Bar (Columbia, SC)
    Quarterly
    Dates: 01/01/05 - 09/17/05

GUEST SPOTS

  • Sin-Dustrial Sunday
    Date(s): 06/16/02
    Venue: The Art Bar
    Reference: DJ Evil-Faery

  • Cirque De Diabolique
    Date(s): 11/01/02
    Venue: The Hangnail Gallery (Augusta, GA) *Closed*
    Reference: Andrew Benjamin

  • Spectral Erosa
    Date(s): 12/21/02, 04/25/03, 08/29/03, 10/31/03, 09/24/04, 12/17/04, 04/29/05
    Venue: Club Argos (Augusta, GA)
    Reference: DJ Triskyl

  • Purgatory
    Date(s): 01/31/03, 04/05/03, 04/09/05
    Venue: The Hungry Duck *Closed*, Amos' South End, (Charlotte, NC)
    Reference: Torch

  • Rapture
    Date(s): 02/14/03
    Venue: The Art Bar (Columbia, SC)
    Reference: Pet

  • Carpe Noctem
    Date(s): 03/01/03, 01/03/04, 11/06/04, 05/07/05
    Venue: The Arena Sports Bar (Jacksonville, NC) *Closed*
    Reference: DJ Scarab

  • Nocturne/Apocalypse Theatre/Saint Famine Society Concert
    Date(s): 05/18/03 Venue: The Hangnail Gallery (Augusta, GA) *Closed*
    Reference: Andrew Benjamin

  • Never More *Event Ended*
    Date(s): 05/23/03
    Venue: Club Orpheus (Baltimore, MD)
    Reference: DJ Skunque

  • Midnight
    Date(s): 05/24/05
    Venue: Club Midnight (Washington, DC)
    Reference: DJ Skunque

  • Art Bar Guest DJ Project
    Date(s): 07/05/03
    Venue: The Art Bar (Columbia, SC)
    Reference: None

  • Cosa Noctra
    Date(s): 07/11/03
    Venue: Club Kink (Atlanta, GA)
    Reference: Meredith

  • Apocalypse Theatre/Hellblinki Sextet/DSS Concert
    Date(s): 08/20/03
    Venue: The Hangnail Gallery (Augusta, GA) *Closed*
    Reference: Andrew Benjamin

  • Empyre One
    Date(s): 10/22/03
    Venue: Club One (Savannah, GA)
    Reference: None

  • Urn/Sacred Ecstasy Show
    Date(s): 10/23/05
    Venue: The Hangnail Gallery (Augusta, GA) *Closed*
    Reference: Andrew Benjamin

  • New National Anthem Tour
    Date(s): 11/06/03
    Venue: The Hangnail Gallery (Augusta, GA) *Closed*
    Reference: None

  • Club Anything Guest Spot
    Date(s): 01/24/04
    Venue: Club Anything (Milwaukee, WI)
    Reference: None

  • Ghoultown
    Date(s): 02/18/04
    Venue: The New Brookland Tavern (Columbia, SC)
    Reference: John Dunagin

  • Bella Morte Concert
    Date(s): 03/22/04
    Venue: The New Brookland Tavern (Columbia, SC)
    Reference: Pet

  • The Monster's Ball
    Date(s): 10/17/04
    Venue: The New Brookland Tavern (Columbia, SC)
    Reference: DJ Logik 13

  • Eccentrik Festival
    Date(s): 10/23/04, 10/01/05
    Venue: The Brewery, The Pour House (Raleigh, NC)
    Reference: DJ Mouse

  • Childhood Nightmares
    Date(s): 10/31/04
    Venue: The Hangnail Gallery (Augusta, GA) *Closed*
    Reference: Andrew Benjamin

  • Red All Over Concert
    Date(s): 11/28/04
    Venue: The New Brookland Tavern (Columbia, SC)
    Reference: John Dunagin

  • Fun Freaky People
    Date(s): 12/13/04, 01/25/05, 02/21/05
    Venue: Jeff's Bucket Shop (Charlotte, NC)
    Reference: Mistress Lunasea

  • Attrition Concert
    Date(s): 01/18/05
    Venue: The New Brookland Tavern (Columbia, SC)
    Reference: John Dunagin

  • Dirge Factory
    Date(s): 03/20/05
    Venue: Underground (Raleigh, NC)
    Reference: DJ Lyria

  • The Zombie Room
    Date(s): 06/11/05
    Venue: King's (Raleigh, NC)
    Reference: DJ Kalyx

  • Ascension
    Date(s): 07/15/05
    Venue: Club Orpheus (Baltimore, MD)
    Reference: Kele-De

  • Taboo
    Date(s): 07/16/05
    Venue: Club Orpheus (Baltimore, MD)
    Reference: Steve Archer

  • Dracula's Daughter
    Date(s): 09/09/05
    Venue: Ringside (Durham, NC)
    Reference: DJ Mouse

  • Malice In Wonderland
    Date(s): 10/14/05
    Venue: Sky (Charlotte, NC)
    Reference: DJ Spider

  • Dracula's Ball
    Date(s): 10/31/05
    Venue: Shampoo (Philadelphia, PA)
    Reference: Patrick Rogers (Dancing Ferret Discs)

  • Club ? Lipstick Fridays
    Date(s): 12/16/05, 01/21/06
    Venue: Club ?
    Reference: THE PAT (DJ)

  • OZONE
    Date(s): 01/07/06
    Venue: Club ?
    Reference: DJ K-Y

  • The Phoenix Parade
    Date(s): 05/25/07
    Venue: Someday Lounge, Portland OR
    Reference: Kambriel

  • Eccentrik Festival 2007 Pre-Party
    Date(s): 10/12/07
    Venue: The Ringside, Raleigh, NC
    Reference: DJ Mouse

  • Eccentrik Festival 2009
    Dates: 10/29/09 to 10/31/09
    Venue: Masion 462
    Reference: DJ Mouse/Emmett Davenport