CORBIN

CORBIN is one of Maine's few female DJ's who can bring an out of the box perspective to electronic music, power to a dance floor, and mean it. She began as a late bloomer in the electronic scene, totally missing the 90's but found her passion in Drum & Bass through friends and by going to local shows in college. Since she was a persistent musician from an early age; she knew she could mix and soon acquired her own set of turntables a few records and began her journey into the down and dirty basslines of Drum 'n Bass. She has experience in radio broadcast engineering (thanks to WMPG), hosting, and live mixing, and has won the honor of "Best Drum & Bass/Breakbeat DJ from We Push Buttons in both 2008 and 2009. CORBIN started the successful Portland DnB night 180BPM in February 2008, and has teamed up with Stryknyne to bring out of state DJ's, fresh beats and new faces into the DnB scene where together they work towards big and bassy things.

ATOMIK

ATOMIK is award winning DJ duo, Jason Keith and Matty T. Beginning in 2008, Matty and Jason's parties around Portland took off like a shot. They received a nomination from The Phoenix "Best Music Poll," and won the 2009 wepushbuttons.com award for Best Club DJs. Not one to slow down, Matty organized a monthly ATOMIK Presents night at Port City Music Hall. Their one-of-a-kind night includes not only Portland's other top DJs, but also Portland's local MCs and Musicians, playing dance music that has inspired them over the years. They also have presented the annual Yacht Rock parties, where ATOMIK takes a night to play only the smoothest rock from the 70's & 80's.

Jen "popgirl" 23

From her humble beginnings as a dancer and promoter, Jen "popgirl" 23 has risen to great acclaim and respect locally and in the underground house & techno DJ community at large. She is the winner of the We Push Buttons award for BEST HOUSE ACT 2008 & 2009, plus co-winner of The Portland Phoenix's BEST CLUB DJ 2004, one of The Portland Phoenix's list of PORTLAND'S MOST INFLUENTIAL WOMEN in 2004, and featured in the MUSIC SECTION of PORTLAND MAGAZINE in 2005. She's DJ'd in Italy (Sardinia), Brighton UK, Boston, New York City, San Francisco, Nashville, and San Diego; playing alongside international super-producers John B, Andy Caldwell, and Joe Bermudez, plus world-famous DJs Bad Boy Bill, Richard "Humpty" Vission, DJ Irene, The Bassbin Twins, Donald Glaude, Reid Speed, Robert Armani, and more. Jen is regarded as one of the original architects of outlaw parties in New England that defined the region's underground dance music culture in the early 90's. This brave effort inspired an entire crop of today's electronic artists & festivals in Maine and New England as they continue to deliver the freshest sounds to electronic music die-hards here and beyond. Currently, Jen plays a mix of sophisticated European-style techno with jackin' tech-house, as well as modern deep house for loungers, clubbers, and party "kids" alike.

Tim D

Deejay Tim D has been a fan of WMPG since his birth and a volunteer of recent. The opportunity to take part in helping WMPG boost their signal and make their community bigger is wicked awesome. Tim D has been mixing various styles of dance music for 12 years; bringing forth his talents at house parties, clubs, DIY events, raves, and on radio waves, from Maine to Boston, Ireland to Alaska and back to Maine. Auditory portals will be opened at the Porthole this evening, no sole will be left unturned. Expect a mix that smells funky, resonates with bass, and has a soul.

PSYDWAYS

BELTEK FOUNDATION, WERU.ORG, PSYDWAYS RECORDINGS Rick Kidson aka Dj Psydways started his dj-ing endevors in 2002 by creating and hosting a radio program called "The Hotel Yorba" soon to morph into it's current state: "The Track Lab" on a Maine community radio station: WERU-FM. Once a new wave-punk-garage-rock show, it became a strictly electronic dance music program in 2003. This was also about the time that Psydways started his experimentations with the turntables and the very first Beltek Festival was being planned. Fast forward to 2010 - Dj Psydways has hosted and performed for many events and has become known for his full-on, hard hitting styles. Punchy, hard, techy, vocal-laden drum-n-bass, hard-house/hardstyle and psy-trance is what to expect. If you want a pulse pounding experience then step right up.... and hold on tight-er!
beltekfestival.com, weru.org, soundcloud.com/psydways

Secret Weekend

milledpavement.com the secret weekend is producers Jason Hjort (j.hjort, slowing room, wepushbuttons) and Eric St.Pierre (late night clouds project, slowing room). Based out of Portland, ME the secret weekend creates euro-tinged, deep techno, with minimal and tech house influences, created specifically for the dancefloor. The duo's forte is performing live. Utilizing both hardware and software sequenced with Ableton Live, the duo's set-up allows them to cater their performance to the dancers. Mixing and mashing original basslines, synth lines, and drum grooves to create a unique experience each and every time. the secret weekend is the winner of the 2009 WePushButtons Awards "Best Techno Act" and was nominated for "Best Electronic Act" in the 2010 Portland Phoenix Best Music Poll.

JONNY

JonEk@t (Digital Mercenaries, Drunk n Bass, Sounds of Pleasure) has been a mainstay of Portland's electronic music scene for well over a decade now. Jungle/Drum n Bass is his first love, and in an effort to unite local junglists & beat-freaks he launched "Drunk n Bass", Portland's first dnb/breakbeat weekly. It was here that he was introduced to the pure bass sounds of dubstep by Selector Moldy. Since then JonEk@t has continued to support Portland's thriving dnb scene, and has helped champion the cause of putting Portland on the map of the American dubstep scene. Whether he's playing beats at 180 or 140 bpm, JonEk@t strives to bring only the best in beats and get asses shaking on the dance-floor.