Dance
United States
D:Fuse
About D:Fuse
Hometown
Austin, TX, United States
Born
1970
Genre
Dance
A Texas-born DJ with a penchant for progressive beats, D:Fuse became one of the Lone Star State's leading electronic artists. Though he was not always an electronica specialist, his background in industrial music made it easy to segue into the underground club scene. The Austin native left behind his former identity as part of the band Culture Industry, trading it for a place behind the turntables and a new name: D:Fuse. After just a few years on the scene, he quickly discovered his niche within the subgenre of progressive trance. He sidelined in house music, but trance is where this DJ made his name. He quickly rose from playing Austin clubs to organizing his own massive shows to snagging a residency at San Francisco's Release party and opening for Paul Oakenfold on his 2000-2001 national tour, a gig coveted by just about every DJ in the world.
D:Fuse's talent did not go unnoticed by record labels, either. After independently releasing two singles, he got signed to Moonshine, arguably the biggest and best electronic label in the U.S., whose roster included Keoki, Carl Cox, and Goldie, among others. D:Fuse started out by releasing two DJ compilations as part of a series -- Psychotrance 2000 and Psychotrance 2001 -- and the momentum continued to build. The soon-to-be superstar DJ recorded Progressive Mix Session 1.0 during one of his resident slots at Release, held at the San Francisco venue 1015 Folsom. It hit the streets while D:Fuse was halfway through the Oakenfold tour. "Bodyshock," his first 12" single on the Moonshine label, was released in July 2001. Subsequent mix albums included 2002's People, 2003's People_2, and 2005's People_3. He also issued an album of his own productions, Begin, in late 2004. D:Fuse died on February 22, 2025, at the age of 54. ~ L. Katz
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