-----INTRODUCTION----- A staple breakbeat DJ on
both the West and East Coasts, DJ Haaps career
had humble beginnings blending sounds from a CD
player and a belt drive turntable using a radio
shack mixer. With proper equipment the humble
beginnings immediately gave way to active
bookings: shortly after first playing out, Haaps
was booked at a Seattle rave with headliners
Donald Glaude, DRC, and Ghost Tribe and things
havent slowed down in the nine years since.
Despite his initial interest in trance, Haaps
quickly developed a love for the deep bass lines
and choppy nature of breakbeat, finding himself
drawn to the crossfader tricks possible with the
genre. While Haaps has grown to appreciate most
of the many subgenres of electronic music, he
continues to focus on bringing his flavor of
exceptional breaks and d&b around the U.S.,
and recently the world. 2005 included a tour
around the world, including shows at the world
renowned Full Moon beach party in Thailand; NAPT
& MJ Cole-run night, Prolific, at Herbal in
London; and multiple D&B shows in Barcelona.
----ROSTER----- In the nine years Haaps has been playing out, he has performed at events alongside Aquasky v. Masterblaster, Deekline, Lee Coombs, Dylan Rhymes, Bassbin Twins, Keith McKenzie, Agent K, J-Break, Dieselboy, Aphrodite, Hive, AK1200, Richard F, Dara, J. Majik, Kaos, Black Sun Empire, DJ Rap, The Sugarhill Gang, The Pharcyde, Mixmaster Mike, Deep Dish, Donald Glaude, Mauro Picotto, John Selway, Jon Bishop, Huggie, Seb Fontaine, Nicholas Bennison, Miss Honey Dijon, John Kelley, Reid Speed, Scott Hardkiss, Mars, Eric Beretta, Eric Davenport, Czech, Charlotte the Baroness and countless others.
----BOOKING HISTORY------ During his five years of DJing in Seattle, Haaps was booked on radio stations C89.5 and Groovetech, and played nearly every local venue, including NAF, the Electronic Music Project, Club 2424, Club FX, DV8, Contour, Raindancer, the Bohemian, the Alibi Room, the Merchant Caf, Aristocrats, Noc Noc, The Spot, Larrys, Rebar, The Last Supper Club, the OK Hotel, the Firehouse, AROspace, and numerous warehouses and outdoor spaces. Within six months of moving to Tucson, AZ, in 2001, he was headlining many of the citys summer massives, and was booked at six of Tucsons clubs before bringing his sound to Washington D.C. in 2002.
----RESIDENCIES----- Seattle---- DJ Haaps remains a resident at Seattle's longest-running breaks night, "Broken Grooves," flying back to perform in Seattle every month or so. In 2001, Haaps had a Groovetech Radio residency (co-sponsored by Lotus Magazine) called Health, Happiness, and Love. He also had a d&b/breaks residency at Raindancer in Seattles U-District.
Washington, D.C.---- Initially, Haaps founded a small breakbeat d&b weekly called DIESEL @ DAEDALUS with the purpose of building a broken beat collective in the DC area. While working on promoting this night he was invited to be a resident at CODE @ NATION where he stayed for the summer of 2003, helping to do the broken beat bookings and keeping the dancers happy every week with his two favorite genres. In September he competed in the ALIAS Shape the Future Battle and won the final round in October, returning to Nation again and beating out over 40 contestants. Haaps has held numerous other residencies in D.C. at venues such as Dream, Andalu, 1223, Singapore Bistro, and Home. The calming vibes of Club XS, in Baltimore, is where Haaps has been sneaking away for the past year from his more aggressive style and provides the perfect venue for his monthly sophisticated deep house/breaks sets.
-----PRODUCTION----- Beginning in 2004, Haaps has made production and Live shows the focus of his efforts. Working under the name Kairologic with Evancipation, from Robot Death Squad, Haaps has been honing a dark tribal-tech sound that has been wowing dancers, DJs, and producers alike. Waiting until a full album is complete before looking to sign the work to a label, expect to hear the Kairologic name more widely at the end of 2006.
----THE MIDNIGHT SONS-------
Haaps founded the Midnight Sons with MC Pupil, H-Bomb, O-one, and Alternate in 1999 to organize events in Seattle. After a few events there the name went into dormancy until moving to D.C. Upon entering the capital he began to see how difficult it would be to promote events without some help, so as time progressed he picked out the finest talent D.C. had to offer. At the same time, he has worked on building up the crews presence in other cities. With solid, respectable, skilled DJs, producers, and promoters in five cities now, the Midnight Sons is becoming a nationally recognized name in the EDM community. The Midnight Sons are interested in providing quality music, supporting local talent, and bringing socially conscious events to their respective cities. Keep your eye out and let us know if youd like to get involved.
In addition to his musical life, he also works as an attorney to address juvenile justice and community development issues along with promoting renewable energy in the developing world under the alias, Scott Haapala.
----ROSTER----- In the nine years Haaps has been playing out, he has performed at events alongside Aquasky v. Masterblaster, Deekline, Lee Coombs, Dylan Rhymes, Bassbin Twins, Keith McKenzie, Agent K, J-Break, Dieselboy, Aphrodite, Hive, AK1200, Richard F, Dara, J. Majik, Kaos, Black Sun Empire, DJ Rap, The Sugarhill Gang, The Pharcyde, Mixmaster Mike, Deep Dish, Donald Glaude, Mauro Picotto, John Selway, Jon Bishop, Huggie, Seb Fontaine, Nicholas Bennison, Miss Honey Dijon, John Kelley, Reid Speed, Scott Hardkiss, Mars, Eric Beretta, Eric Davenport, Czech, Charlotte the Baroness and countless others.
----BOOKING HISTORY------ During his five years of DJing in Seattle, Haaps was booked on radio stations C89.5 and Groovetech, and played nearly every local venue, including NAF, the Electronic Music Project, Club 2424, Club FX, DV8, Contour, Raindancer, the Bohemian, the Alibi Room, the Merchant Caf, Aristocrats, Noc Noc, The Spot, Larrys, Rebar, The Last Supper Club, the OK Hotel, the Firehouse, AROspace, and numerous warehouses and outdoor spaces. Within six months of moving to Tucson, AZ, in 2001, he was headlining many of the citys summer massives, and was booked at six of Tucsons clubs before bringing his sound to Washington D.C. in 2002.
----RESIDENCIES----- Seattle---- DJ Haaps remains a resident at Seattle's longest-running breaks night, "Broken Grooves," flying back to perform in Seattle every month or so. In 2001, Haaps had a Groovetech Radio residency (co-sponsored by Lotus Magazine) called Health, Happiness, and Love. He also had a d&b/breaks residency at Raindancer in Seattles U-District.
Washington, D.C.---- Initially, Haaps founded a small breakbeat d&b weekly called DIESEL @ DAEDALUS with the purpose of building a broken beat collective in the DC area. While working on promoting this night he was invited to be a resident at CODE @ NATION where he stayed for the summer of 2003, helping to do the broken beat bookings and keeping the dancers happy every week with his two favorite genres. In September he competed in the ALIAS Shape the Future Battle and won the final round in October, returning to Nation again and beating out over 40 contestants. Haaps has held numerous other residencies in D.C. at venues such as Dream, Andalu, 1223, Singapore Bistro, and Home. The calming vibes of Club XS, in Baltimore, is where Haaps has been sneaking away for the past year from his more aggressive style and provides the perfect venue for his monthly sophisticated deep house/breaks sets.
-----PRODUCTION----- Beginning in 2004, Haaps has made production and Live shows the focus of his efforts. Working under the name Kairologic with Evancipation, from Robot Death Squad, Haaps has been honing a dark tribal-tech sound that has been wowing dancers, DJs, and producers alike. Waiting until a full album is complete before looking to sign the work to a label, expect to hear the Kairologic name more widely at the end of 2006.
----THE MIDNIGHT SONS-------
Haaps founded the Midnight Sons with MC Pupil, H-Bomb, O-one, and Alternate in 1999 to organize events in Seattle. After a few events there the name went into dormancy until moving to D.C. Upon entering the capital he began to see how difficult it would be to promote events without some help, so as time progressed he picked out the finest talent D.C. had to offer. At the same time, he has worked on building up the crews presence in other cities. With solid, respectable, skilled DJs, producers, and promoters in five cities now, the Midnight Sons is becoming a nationally recognized name in the EDM community. The Midnight Sons are interested in providing quality music, supporting local talent, and bringing socially conscious events to their respective cities. Keep your eye out and let us know if youd like to get involved.
In addition to his musical life, he also works as an attorney to address juvenile justice and community development issues along with promoting renewable energy in the developing world under the alias, Scott Haapala.
