Hip Hop DJ Agent 86
DJ Agent 86 - Warmup Set For DJ Premier at Brown Alley, Melbourne, Jan 7th, 2016

DJ Agent 86

A genuine multi-genre mixmaster of vintage, contemporary & emerging Hip-Hop, Funk, RnB, Dub, Disco, Afro, House, Electronic, Rock, Pop, Reggae, Jazz, Blues, Post-Punk and much more besides...

3-time winner “DJ of the Year” from Inpress Magazine.

A true lover of both music AND the craft of DJing, Agent 86 has been spinning good tunes since 1989.

Starting out with a Tuesday-night residency in an underground bar in Adelaide, South Australia, along with 2 belt-drive turntables and a primitive mixer at home, he set about learning the craft of DJing. Before long came Technics SL1200s and a crossfader - and with them, hours of scratch & beat-juggling practice culminating in DMC & ITF DJ battles and, more recently, victory with the 100% Phat team in Section 8's Battle 8 DJ Competition in 2016 (Part 1: youtube.com/watch?v=bnU_VPlO2ac and Part 2: youtube.com/watch?v=3osIO_NasN...asNg&t=570s). At the same time, he held down a long-term position at an influential music store (Central Station Records), greatly expanding his musical tastes, his knowledge of classic, contemporary & emerging dance-music styles and, of course, his record collection.

Since then, he has headlined countless parties, played at countless festivals, ran a record label, worked in music distribution, produced a slew of underground hits and supported some of the biggest names in music history (see list below).

Fast forward to 2018 and that same passion remains. Always looking for the perfect beat, always looking for the perfect scratch, always looking for the perfect mix. And when he's exhausted from that, he steps into the studio to bang out fat tracks & edits for other DJs.

Supported: Kraftwerk, James Brown, Grandmaster Flash, Q-Bert, Jeff Mills, DJ Shadow, Moloko, Mark Ronson, Chromeo, Salt ‘N’ Pepa, Ghostface Killah, Carl Cox, Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Carl Craig, Greg Wilson, Method Man, Redman, DJ Premier, David Penn, Krafty Kuts, Sasha, Inflagranti, Fred Falke, Total Eclipse, I-Dee, Ron Carroll, Zebra Katz, Le1f, Mike Q, Funkanomics, Basement Jaxx, Roots Manuva, 2 Bears, The Killers, Claude Von Stroke, Metro Area, Goldfrapp, Derrick May, Peaches, Miss Kitten, Funkagenda, Marcia Hines, Diplo, Busy P, Steve Aoki, Adam Freeland, Switch, Guy Sebastian, DJ Mehdi (RIP), Ajax (RIP), New Young Pony Club, Mark Seymour, Glass Candy, Tom Craft, Audiojack, Gypsy & The Cat, MGMT, Tame Impala, Pendulum, Steve Agnello, Headman, Kissy Sellout, Russell Morris, Sam Sparro, Riot In Belgium, TLR (Bunker), Bangkok Impact, Laurent Garnier, DJ Yoda, Sebastian, P-Money, Kavinsky, Fatboy Slim, Sinden, Ursula 1000, Fat Freddy's Drop, Clutch, Infadels, Dynamo Productions, DJ Assault, Lord Echo, DJ Godfather, Mark Rae, Katalyst, Matthias Tanzman, Cosmic Baby, Southern Outpost, ?uestlove, Kid Koala, Dukes Of Windsor, RJD2, Dee-Jay Punk-Roc, Greyboy, Fort Knox 5, Kraak 'n' Smaak, The Crystal Method, Koma and Bones, Booka Shade, DJ T, Z-Trip, Felix Da Housecat, Dirty South, DJ Noize, Mr Jigga, Theo Parrish, Mista Sinista, Resin Dogs, DJ Sneak, DJ Food, Bonobo, Junior Sanchez, Brand New Heavies, Kid Loco, Mixmaster Mike, Aceyalone, Salmonella Dub, Wamdue Project, Nick Thayer, Meat Katie, Thomas Schumacher, Malente, Nubreed, Underground Resistance, Pepe Deluxe, Tiga, Damian Lazarus, Martin Solvieg, Joey Beltram, Brad Baloo (Nextmen), 2 Many DJ's, DJ Maseo, Hexstatic, Infusion, Isaac Tucker (Spektrum), Ali B, Lee Coombs, Prefuse 73, Blockhead, Laidback, Paul Van Dyke, Black Grass, Prince Quick Mix, Tipper, Soul II Soul, Gangstarr, Dexta, Liptrick, Speedy J, CJ Bolland, DJ 2120 aka Claude Young, A-Skillz, Bang Gang DJ's, Mama's Funk, Jungle Brothers, Luke Vibert, Vitalic, Hilltop Hoods, Koolism, Simian Mobile Disco, DJ Pogo, Eric Morillo, Filo and Peri, Scot Project, Marcel Woods, Wippenberg, Mark Sherry, Vandall, Brennan Heart, Bertie Blackman, The Cool Kids, Metronomy, Metric, Lady Sovereign, Evil Nine, Tom Novy, Technotronic, The Shapeshifters, Danny Howells, Sebastian Leger, Mark Knight, Randa and The Soul Kingdom, Tijuana Cartel, Cassette Kids, Art vs Science, Bluejuice and many others.