Syd Gris
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Biografía
- Syd is one of the longest running fun creators in the Bay Area dance music and underground arts scene and a staple DJ presence on the West Coast.He’s been called a “Renaissance man of the West Coast scene,” and Spin Magazine called him “The man behind the music of Burning Man.” He's the founder and music curator of the legendary Opulent Temple collective, best known for their premiere sound stage at Burning Man. Also the founder and talent booker for Opel Productions, throwing club events and ‘parties with purpose’ in San Francisco for 16+ years, and former producer of the San Francisco LovEvolution / Love Parade. But he's also a child psychologist with a Doctorate in transpersonal psychology, occasional music producer, blogger on social issues, and of course – an active and busy DJ. Syd has been organizing events since 2001 when he started throwing both underground parties and benefit events for different charities with Spundae. The following year he started his own production company Opel Productions, intended to be parties with purpose showcasing a range of forward thinking underground dance music with a dash of social activism thrown in the party message. In 2003, he finished his Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, founded Opulent Temple, and joined the Board for San Francisco’s Love event. As curator of Opulent Temple during their still going strong run of epic years, he’s applied his varied tastes to raise the bar on the music experience on playa while setting his own pace musically to help shape new directions of dance floor musical peak experience. On the DJ tip, Syd is one of the West Coast’s top talents, playing some of the biggest events in party land including Lightning in a Bottle, Outside Lands, Woogie Weekend, Wakarusa in Arkansas, WTF in Oregon, WEMF in Canada, Fabric London, EDC Vegas, SF Love events, How Weird, and of course many epic sets at Burning Man where his varied style of future house, nu-disco, heady / dirty techno and tech funk breaks can best be applied. He's provided direct support with the biggest names in dance music, and so has shown time and again he knows what to do in just about any dance floor setting. He's played directly before and after the varied likes of Carl, Armin, Tiesto, Oakenfold, Moby, Infected Mushroom, UMEK, Crystal Method, Stanton Warriors, Chromeo, Rob Garza, Bassnectar, and the list goes on. Syd still loves to bring the universal vibe of dance music, and continues to show with obvious fervor his love of the music and our scene.̸https://www.beatport.com/track/who-are-you-original-mix/1231300
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