DJ Chris Sick has the perfect credentials to educate on the history of House music and EDM. He is a DJ, music producer, event promoter, and certified educator. He was there since the beginning, intimately involved since the time EDM was called Acid House, Rave, New Beat, Hip House, etc. He was listening to early Electronic Music, Funk, and Disco since 1980. Known originally as DJ Mechanized, DJ Chris Sick is one of the Godfathers of the Utah Dance Music Scene, and has been an active part of the electronic music scene since 1989, attending clubs and events and also throwing events for most of that time.
He was the founder and owner of the store Mechanized. At Mechanized he later was partners with Ryan Raddon, aka Kaskade, the well known music producer. A second store was owned by him and his wife in Salt Lake City called House of Sick from 2007 – 2011, It sold records, CDS, club clothing, and music tees. His coffee and event space, Mecha-Joes hosted Ambient music nights with DJs, live experimental Jazz, club events, and had amazing graffiti murals! It was a destination for the scene! He was also the resident DJ at the original Underground Rave club in Salt Lake City, Playscool. He played 6 hour sets every Friday night from midnight to 6 AM. Then he DJed the raves on Saturday nights in Salt Lake City and around the country!
He has thrown hundreds of events, and has DJed and produced music for nearly 40 years since 1986. DJ Chris Sick has performed at thousands of shows and club nights, playing with some of the biggest names in dance music. Sick has graced the decks with almost everyone, both as opener and headliner! He plays a wide range of electronic music, but generally plays a fusion of House and Breaks to keep the sound diverse, flowing, and energetic. He has DJed in 32 states, Canada, and Mexico! On the original music tip he has produced and released 2 vinyl records, Arms Wide Open (1996) and the Crystal Clear EP (2012), plus released about 20 digital releases. He continues to create new House, Breaks, Dubstep, and Glitch songs! You can hear some of these on his Soundcloud page below!
In addition to being intimately involved in music of the electronic realm, he is a certified teacher with 2 Bachelor’s degrees and a Master of Arts in Teaching degree. He has taught courses in music history at the high school level, and has been praised for his innovative and exciting lessons and classroom persona. He has also taught DJing and music production. This combination of experience with the music, the events, and in teaching formally all combine to make him an important voice to elucidate the history and roots of EDM.
His mixes can be found on https://mixcloud.com/chris-sick
His original music can be found on https://soundcloud.com/chris-sick
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