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From DJ Lessons to Festival Stages: Stello's Seven-Year Journey Through Progressive House and Techno
From learning to DJ while living with his grandmother to performing alongside Tiësto and joining the lineup of John Summit's Experts Only Festival, New York-based DJ and producer Stello has spent seven years building his sound, community, and career.
MY EPK Weekly: a Spotify playlist of what our artists just released, every Friday
Twelve tracks from seven artists on MY EPK, every one on with the artist's yes, refilled every Friday on the SKELLY Spotify. Plus six genre lists and how to get on it.
ORIGINS: Skelly's debut EP, six originals on Elevator Music Group
Six originals written, produced and mixed by Skelly: his debut EP, out in 2026 on Elevator Music Group.
maxfishrr: Tech house with grit
A Chicago drummer turned house DJ on the night his tracklist came together and the clubs he is aiming for next.
McDonough: Boston born, club driven
From a bedroom setup to a sold out All-White Party on the 52nd floor of the Prudential Tower: a Boston DJ with his eyes on bigger stages.
Press release: maxfishrr opens for Kromi at Out Cold, November 6
Press release, issued October 2026: maxfishrr opens for Kromi at Out Cold Vol. 8 at Basecamp in Lisle on Friday, November 6.
Press release: Dj.Manny Manny releases Defeated on Deep Elite, October 25
Press release, issued October 2026: Defeated, a heavy industrial techno single from Dj.Manny Manny, arrives on Deep Elite (Proton) on Sunday, October 25.
Spaceship Earth: Psychedelic electronic with live guitar & metaphysical messages
From Kalamazoo support slots to a new album in Denver: psychedelic bass with a live electric guitar on top.
Press release: SLENN at Mohegan Sun, October 16
Press release, issued October 16, 2026: SLENN headlines Avalon Nightclub at Mohegan Sun after a full season.
Find a DJ: swipe, shortlist, book
Open my-epk.com/swipe. Filter by weekend and city. Shortlist the ones that fit. Book into an open date. No account needed to look.
Write your DJ bio three ways: one line, one paragraph, one page
One bio pasted everywhere fits nowhere. Write a line, a paragraph and a page, and know where each one goes.
The booking email that gets a reply
Short, one link, one ask, a date: how to write a booking email a promoter actually answers.
Following up with a promoter without being annoying
No reply to your booking email? How long to wait, what to send next, and when to stop.
The warm up set is a job, not a slot
The opening set is the one the whole night stands on. How to read the room, build slowly and hand over a crowd that wants more.
Back to back sets: how to share the decks
Two DJs, one booth: how to plan a back to back set, hand over cleanly and keep the energy moving together.
Ten questions to ask before you say yes to a gig
Set time, gear, pay and photos: the ten questions worth asking a promoter before you confirm a booking.
The mix that gets you booked is not always your best mix
Your favourite mix and the mix that gets you booked are often two different things. Here is how to pick and shape the one you send.
Numbers that help a booking, and numbers that do not
Your stats row gets read before your bio. Here is how to pick four numbers that answer what a promoter really wants to know.
Get featured on the MY EPK blog
Answer five questions at my-epk.com/featured. We write a feature with your photos and a link to your press kit.
Who’s free this weekend? MY EPK shows you.
Mark open nights. Filter by city and weekend. Shortlist and book from one live kit — not a PDF from 2019. Hear the proof before you reach out.