Baltimore Convention Center
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
The Otakurave is a dance party featuring local djs from the central PA, NY, MD, VA, and DC areas. Friday and Saturday night the DJs spin everything from remixed pop songs to drum and bass, anime remixes, and everything in between. The Otakurave occurs from 9pm to 1:30am Friday and Saturday night with two rooms of music. If you like loud music, a great crowd, and dancing all night, then this is where you want to be!
Download the Otakurave 2010 flyer.
This year we will be featuring the following DJs:
- Josiah Cochran
- DJ Don Vega
- Trigga Happy
- Empath
- Rob Sekay
- Kanon from An Cafe And Mike Beargi
- DJ CUTMAN
- DJ Speed Demon
- Monsterz Under the Bed
- DJ ZVI
- Joe Kopasek
- Tony Contino
- Muramasa
- Leni K
- Jungle Jessie
- Proxxy and Lantern
We will also be featuring the following Video DJs:
- The Fourth Floor
- Faith in the Glitch
Music provided by…
DJs
Josiah Cochran
Josiah has been DJing for the past 10 years. He refuses to be confined to one
genre, but instead focuses on working the crowd with the finest selection of
music across varying genres. Tribal, techno, trance, electro, acid, breaks,
whatever moves you……… He takes great pride in his timing,
layering, EQing, and programming. He is a performance driven DJ, serving a
variety of genres and emotions. He tells stories with his sets.
DJ Don Vega
I have been DJing in and around the DC and Baltimore area for the past ten
years. I play a style of drum and bass that is full of positive and boundless
energy that creates a frenzy of movement on the dance floor. I have played from
small clubs to large capacity venues. Currently I hold two residencies with 3D
and the Burke Styles production companies. I have opened for many big name acts
such as Icey, Armand Van Helden, Bassbin Twins, AK1200, Ed Rush, Optical, Craze,
Hype, 12th Planet, Adam F, Rap, Richard Vission, Frankie Bones, and
many more!
Trigga Happy
“Trigga Happy” is a unique happy hardcore tag team duo based out of
Washington DC and Baltimore. Their focus is not only on slamming dance floors
with bass heavy beats but also taking crowd participation to a new level during
their sets. They constantly rotate between crushing the decks and leading a
multitude of stage acts. Crowd interaction is everything to this duo. They are
constantly coming up with new and exciting ways to get the crowd involved,
bringing them the freshest beats and the wildest stage acts around. Attend a
Trigga Happy show and you will walk away with an experience that goes beyond the
music.
http://www.facebook.com/triggahappyhardcore
Empath
I’ve been DJing in the DC area since 2001 and regularly played the main room at Buzz, including gigs with Tiesto, Paul Van Dyk, Crystal Method and many more. I performed at Otakon in 2003 (I think, it may have been 2004). Recently I’ve been playing shows for brightestyoungthings.com, including their pool parties (as seen on MTV’s Real World DC) and their New Year’s Eve massive.
Rob Sekay
My name is Rob Sekay and I am a featured DJ with cynamatik.com alongside Monsterz under the Bed. Jerramey hit
me up and told me that you guys are now accepting promos to consider for
Otakurave 2010. So without further ado, I submit my last promo mix, titled
Stipes Rex V: Descent into madness.
Cynamatic.com
Kanon from An Cafe and Mike Beargi
(no picture or bio available)
DJ CUTMAN
Late one night during a radioactive electrical storm in the skull-shaped lab of
an evil scientist, an archive of old video games and music production software
got mixed in with source code for antagonist robots. The accident overloaded
countless robots, but one survived.
www.djcutman.com
DJ Speed Demon
Having spun at numerous raves and clubs across the U.S. and overseas during the
last 18 years, DJ Speed Demon has plenty of experience rocking crowds of all
sizes, including a set at Otakurave 2008. He’s going to drop some mad
funky house science on you this time so bring your favorite dance moves to the
floor. A limited amount of promo mix CDs will be given out during his set, so
don’t miss it!
www.tallpirate.com
Monsterz Under the Bed
As children, we’re all taught not to fear the Monsterz Under The Bed.
That’s definitely much easier said than done. Legend has it that they prey
on unsuspecting party people, making them dance by poking at their feet with hot
fidgety irons. Recent reports coming in from the Baltimore/Washington Metro area
have corroborated and confirmed an ongoing storm of sightings of one particular
pair of these feared beasts making audiences dance not by threat of danger, but
with a potent new serum of Bmore, Fidget, Dubstep, Progressive, and Electro
house. It has been hinted that this pair, to be specific, are actually the kings
of all party monsters, and not to be trifled with stylistically.
DJ ZVI
DJ ZVI started out break dancing at the age of 15. By 16, he started DJing hip
hop and moved into the world of electronic music, spinning electro, house, and
breakbeats that get peoples asses moving, always playing the best underground
music to people who love to dance. His passion for music comes from years of
growing up in South America and always being around many different genres of
music. He has played at many different venues in the Baltimore area over the
past few years. After years of playing different venues, he has come to find a
crew of DJs called ID Productions. He is also a part of BADASS Raves and Essence
Productions. He continues to bring that old skool energy back into the rave
scene today. You don’t want to miss a chance to see him spin!
Joe Kopasek
As one of the mid-Atlantic’s leading break beat Deejays, Joe Kopasek never
fails to turn heads with a music selection unlike any other. Driven by a passion
to find the latest and greatest sounds the world has to offer, Joe will go to
great lengths to bring what he finds pleasing to his ears… to yours. Be
it acid, funky, new school, or progressive, one thing is for sure… it
will move your feet.
Tony Contino
Tony Contino, aka The Little Trooper, is a house DJ from the Washington DC metro
area. He is no stranger to Otakon, having played every year since 2002. He has
also played hundreds of raves and parties throughout the DC, MD, VA, and PA
areas and has never disappointed a crowd. His highest profile gigs include
sharing the stage with worldwide sensation Darude and also with local legend
Scott Henry. In the past year, Tony has played at numerous local hot spots,
including The Black Hole and Ibiza. Expect a dose of his smooth mixing and
impeccable track selection to once again please the Otakurave crowd.
Muramasa
Muramasa, also known by his house moniker “Charly C,” will be
bringing the heat once again in 2010. No stranger to Otakon, this will be his
6th consecutive performance; “It’s my favorite gig each year,”
he says, “I can go totally wild performing, then completely nerd out with
the same people the next day in the gaming hall, at a panel, or in the artist
alley. I love it!”
From humble beginnings in the late 90’s playing anywhere with a set of decks, Charly quickly jumped into the DC spotlight after becoming a resident DJ for legendary events like Buzz and Alias, and has been no stranger to main rooms along the east coast, sharing gigs and producing shows with some of the biggest names in dance music. These days he spends a little more time behind the scenes working to help newer promoters and DJs learn the ropes of the industry, but still manages to juggle a full gig schedule, work as part of Otakon staff, take Japanese lessons, feed a video game addiction, produce his own events, and sleep when the time can be found.
Visuals provided by:
The Fourth Floor
The Fourth Floor (aka Tim Wingert) has been involved in the electronic dance
scene for over 15 years, but has only recently discovered the world of
large-scale Video Art Projection. Using his technical background in video
production and passion for all forms of electronic dance music, he’s found
a new love for providing energy-inspiring visuals for rave-goers. As well as
rocking both the Main and Side rooms for last year’s Otakon, his visuals
have also been seen during Tiesto’s opening act at the Electric Factory in
Philadelphia as well as private drum’n’bass parties in New
Jersey.
Faith in the Glitch
(no picture or bio available)
If you would like to submit a demo for Otakurave 2010 please send an email to otakon_djs@yahoo.com or go to www.myspace.com/otakurave. Thank you!!
