Bio
Deep House? Organic House? Tech House? Progressive House? Techno? Genre labels make it easy to categorize music, but you can not label DIRTYHERTZ’s sound as he pushes through genre barriers. His divers taste has landed his music on wide spectrum of international labels like; Pacha, Cafe De Anatolia, Magik Muzik, Black Hole Recordings, Bird Song, DrizzlyMusic, Looq Records, Pipe & Pochet etc. His productions has also been supported by some of the biggest names in dance music including Tiesto, Sasha, Digweed, Paul Van Dyke, Paul Oakenfold, Markus Schulz and many more.
Besides music production, he is also recognized for his divers, international DJ sets and sound design. As a Sound Designer he has composed music and sounds for some of the biggest companies and product launches in the world including Apple computers, Konami Video Games, Big Fish Audio, Sound Ideas, NASA and legendary synthesizer companies E-mu and Kurzweil Music Systems just to name a few.
DIRTY’s musical journey began in childhood when he began playing the guitar. But soon he discovered his obsession with tweaking amp knobs and F/X. This knob fetish eventually led him to his first job as a sound engineer at the age of 19 in Chicago. After a mind-blowing experience at a rave in L.A. he made his way up the 101 to San Francisco for the first time. Instantly, he fell in love with San Francisco’s diverse music scene and decided to be part of it ever since.
Word got around that DIRTY was a sound designer with tons of analog gear, and soon he began working with drum & bass and house producers as an engineer. Then, in 1998, he released his first track, a remix of Hawke’s “Erections 3,” on Gavin Hardkiss’s label, Sunburn Recordings. In 2002, he gained more international attention with the track, “Solitude,” released on Looq records. By 2004, his “Rattlehead” release found it’s way into Paul Van Dyk’s record crate. Around this time, he began “Myfavoriteremixes” series which included bootlegs of the Beatles’s “Tomorrow Never Knows,” Cocteau Twins’ “Blue Bell Knoll,” and Interpol’s “Hands Away” Etc. These highly sought after remixes were being played by Sasha, Digweed, Paul Oakenfold and Tiesto and ended up on the BBC’s Radio 1 and Kiss FM.
Since then, DIRTYHERTZ’s original productions and remixes have made numerous Beatport Top 20 releases. His productions have been on every Pacha summer CD release since 2011. These compilations feature his hit releases “6 String Hero,” “Eyes Closed,” and “Underground.” BT and Richard Durand have recognized his talent by choosing two of his tracks, “Be With You” and “Forgiveness,” to appear on the “In Search of Sunrise” 2015 compilation CD on Black Hole Recordings. 2016 started strong with a remix for Bassanova “Fire Escape” on Tiesto’s label Magik Muzik and a remix for Federico Scavo “BUG” (DIRTYHERTZ remix) on Pacha Recordings. 2017’s more releases on Pacha Recordings including; “Club” and “Only You”. “ The moon may change your mind” & “Speakers dream the same” harder remixes got some attention with the techno heads. Lately he has been exploring his roots with more international sound and releases on Cafe De Anatolia with his remix for ARANAVA of “Sunshine” and “Self Love” on Pipe & Pochet. Also another anticipated remix “Red” by guitarist Eduardo Agni on Cafe De Anatolia. “Pipa” a long-awaited track is finally out now with “New Leaf” on CDA. Back on Tiesto’s imprint Magik Muzik with the remix of Amun Starr “Dreaming” released on Feb 7th 2025.
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Deep House? Organic House? Tech House? Progressive House? Techno? Genre labels make it easy to categorize music, but you can not label DIRTYHERTZ’s sound as he pushes through genre barriers. His divers taste has landed his music on wide spectrum of international labels like; Pacha, Cafe De Anatolia, Magik Muzik, Black Hole Recordings, Bird Song, DrizzlyMusic, Looq Records, Pipe & Pochet etc. His productions has also been supported by some of the biggest names in dance music including Tiesto, Sasha, Digweed, Paul Van Dyke, Paul Oakenfold, Markus Schulz and many more.
Besides music production, he is also recognized for his divers, international DJ sets and sound design. As a Sound Designer he has composed music and sounds for some of the biggest companies and product launches in the world including Apple computers, Konami Video Games, Big Fish Audio, Sound Ideas, NASA and legendary synthesizer companies E-mu and Kurzweil Music Systems just to name a few.
DIRTY’s musical journey began in childhood when he began playing the guitar. But soon he discovered his obsession with tweaking amp knobs and F/X. This knob fetish eventually led him to his first job as a sound engineer at the age of 19 in Chicago. After a mind-blowing experience at a rave in L.A. he made his way up the 101 to San Francisco for the first time. Instantly, he fell in love with San Francisco’s diverse music scene and decided to be part of it ever since.
Word got around that DIRTY was a sound designer with tons of analog gear, and soon he began working with drum & bass and house producers as an engineer. Then, in 1998, he released his first track, a remix of Hawke’s “Erections 3,” on Gavin Hardkiss’s label, Sunburn Recordings. In 2002, he gained more international attention with the track, “Solitude,” released on Looq records. By 2004, his “Rattlehead” release found it’s way into Paul Van Dyk’s record crate. Around this time, he began “Myfavoriteremixes” series which included bootlegs of the Beatles’s “Tomorrow Never Knows,” Cocteau Twins’ “Blue Bell Knoll,” and Interpol’s “Hands Away” Etc. These highly sought after remixes were being played by Sasha, Digweed, Paul Oakenfold and Tiesto and ended up on the BBC’s Radio 1 and Kiss FM.
Since then, DIRTYHERTZ’s original productions and remixes have made numerous Beatport Top 20 releases. His productions have been on every Pacha summer CD release since 2011. These compilations feature his hit releases “6 String Hero,” “Eyes Closed,” and “Underground.” BT and Richard Durand have recognized his talent by choosing two of his tracks, “Be With You” and “Forgiveness,” to appear on the “In Search of Sunrise” 2015 compilation CD on Black Hole Recordings. 2016 started strong with a remix for Bassanova “Fire Escape” on Tiesto’s label Magik Muzik and a remix for Federico Scavo “BUG” (DIRTYHERTZ remix) on Pacha Recordings. 2017’s more releases on Pacha Recordings including; “Club” and “Only You”. “ The moon may change your mind” & “Speakers dream the same” harder remixes got some attention with the techno heads. Lately he has been exploring his roots with more international sound and releases on Cafe De Anatolia with his remix for ARANAVA of “Sunshine” and “Self Love” on Pipe & Pochet. Also another anticipated remix “Red” by guitarist Eduardo Agni on Cafe De Anatolia. “Pipa” a long-awaited track is finally out now on CDA with another release “New Leaf”. Back on Tiesto’s imprint Magik Muzik with a remix of Amun Starr “Dreaming” released on Feb 7th 2025.
DIRTYHERTZ’s talent and versatility also extend to his DJing. He has played across the world from Shanghai to Pacha Ibiza and has shared the stage with international stars such as Paul Van Dyk, Paul Oakenfold, Above & Beyond, ATB, Bob Sinclair, Ferry Corsten, Sander Van Doorn, Markus Schultz, Gareth Emery, Dash Berlin, DaDa Life, Darude, DJ Dan and many more. In 2006, DIRTY was invited to play Tiesto’s private birthday party in Los Angeles. He’s held residencies at San Francisco’s legendary clubs The Endup, 1015 Folsom, and Ruby Skye and appearances from Las Vegas, NYC, LA to countries like Spain, Mexico, Switzerland, Croatia, China & Dubai and to outdoor festivals including LoveFest, LovEvolution, Burning Man etc.
With his signature DJing style and multi-genre production, DIRTYHERTZ still refuses to be pinned down to a sound.
DIRTYHERTZ’s talent and versatility also extend to his DJing. He has played across the world from Shanghai to Pacha Ibiza and has shared the stage with international stars such as Paul Van Dyk, Paul Oakenfold, Above & Beyond, ATB, Bob Sinclair, Ferry Corsten, Sander Van Doorn, Markus Schultz, Gareth Emery, Dash Berlin, DaDa Life, Darude, DJ Dan and many more. In 2006, DIRTY was invited to play Tiesto’s private birthday party in Los Angeles. He’s held residencies at San Francisco’s legendary clubs The Endup, 1015 Folsom, and Ruby Skye and appearances from Las Vegas, NYC, LA to countries like Spain, Mexico, Switzerland, Croatia, China & Dubai and to outdoor festivals including LoveFest, LovEvolution, Burning Man etc.
With his signature DJing style and multi-genre production, DIRTYHERTZ still refuses to be pinned down to a sound.
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Music
Thought Criminal “3 Hand Slap” (DIRTYHERTZ Remix) Baroque Records 2017
“Only You” Pacha Recordings 2017
Frederico Scavo “Bug” (DIRTYHERTZ remix) Pacha Recordings 2016
“Be With You” feat. Hadara (DIRTYHERTZ & S.Poliugaev Remix) Song Bird 2016
“Be With You” feat. Hadara (DIRTYHERTZ Deep Remix) Song Bird 2016
Bassanova “Fire Escape” (DIRTYHERTZ remix) Magik Muzik 2016
Ti-Fred “The Bright Blue Bird” (DIRTYHERTZ remix) 3xA Music 2015
DIRTYHERTZ & Nick Shively “Run With Me Now” Feat. Lacy Love Pacha Recordings 2015
DIRTYHERTZ & Nick Shively “Run With Me Now” Feat. Lacy Love (DIRTYHERTZ Remix) Pacha Recordings 2015
DIRTYHERTZ & Nick Shively “Run With Me Now” Feat. Lacy Love (Nima G Remix) Pacha Recordings 2015
Chris Royer “Too High” Feat. RonKat (DIRTYHERTZ remix) Pacha Recordings 2015
“Heat of the night” Pacha Recordings 2015
“Be with you” feat. Hadara Songbird 2015
“Forgiveness” DIRTYHERTZ & Joel Jungell Songbird 2015
Ti-Fred “Our Gift Was Chaos” (DIRTYHERTZ remix) System Recordings 2015
Ti-Fred “Second Reflection” (DIRTYHERTZ remix) System Recordings 2014
“Pink Lemonade” DIRTYHERTZ & Jose Vizcaino System Recordings 2014
“Pink Lemonade” DIRTYHERTZ & Jose Vizcaino (Andy Slate remix) System Recordings 2014
“Pink Lemonade” DIRTYHERTZ & Jose Vizcaino (Spektor & DIRTYHERTZ remix) System Recordings 2014
“Swarm” DIRTYHERTZ & Jose Vizcaino System Recordings 2014
“Swarm (deep mix)” DIRTYHERTZ & Jose Vizcaino System Recordings 2014
“Indica Flute” DIRTYHERTZ & Jose Vizcaino System Recordings 2014
“Voices in my head” Spektor (DIRTYHERTZ edit) System Recordings 2014
“Partings” Ti-Fred (DIRTYHERTZ remix) Baroque Records 2014
“7X7” DIRTYHERTZ & Spektor System Recordings 2014
“7X7” DIRTYHERTZ & Spektor (Nima G remix) System Recordings 2014
“7X7” DIRTYHERTZ & Spektor (DIRTYHERTZ & Jose Vizcaino remix) System Recordings 2014
Gavin & Robbie Hardkiss “Revolution” (DIRTYHERTZ remix) Pacha Recordings 2014
Trendmonster “Rising Moon” (DIRTYHERTZ remix) Pacha Recordings 2013
DJ Licious “Expecting” (DIRTYHERTZ remix) Pacha Recordings 2013
“Underground” Pacha Recordings 2013
“Underground” (Deep mix) Pacha Recordings 2013
“Unworldly” FlyingBird Records 2013
“Unworldly” (DIRTYHERTZ & Rishi K. remix) FlyingBird Records 2013
“Eyes Closed” Pacha Recordings 2012
“Eyes Closed” (DIRTYHERTZ & Jose Vizcaino remix) Pacha Recordings 2012
“Hypnotic Sound” DIRTYHERTZ & Jose Vizcaino Baroque Records 2012
“State of Sedation” 2am Pacha Recordings 2011
“State of Sedation” 6am Pacha Recordings 2011
“My Poison” (Martin Garcia remix) Looq Records 2011
“My Poison” (Art Bleek remix) Looq Records 2011
“My Poison” (Issac remix) Looq Records 2011
“6 String Hero” Pacha Recordings 2011
“6 String Hero” (DIRTYHERTZ remix) Pacha Recordings 2011
“6 String Hero” (DIRTYHERTZ & UFO remix) Pacha Recordings 2011
“6 String Hero” (Andy Slate & DIRTYHERTZ remix) Pacha Recordings 2011
“6 String Hero” (Bricklake remix) Pacha Recordings 2011
Dresden & Johnston “That Day” feat. Nadia Ali (DIRTYHERTZ remix) Unreleased
DIRTYHERTZ “Electrofying” Spundae Digital 2010
Kiosk “Yarom Bia” feat. Mohsen Namjoo (DIRTYHERTZ remix) Bamahang Productions 2009
Dolbyd “Sexy Rock” (DIRTYHERTZ remix) Infinity Records 2008
DIRTYHERTZ “I want you to be a good boy” Below Zero Compilation 001 2008
Summer Channel “Undertow” (DIRTYHERTZ & DJ Taj remix) Libra Rising Recordings 2007
Jan Van Lier “One Through Seven” (DIRTYHERTZ remix) Looq Records 2007
Astro & Glyde “California Girl” (Andy Slate & DIRTYHERTZ remix) Water Based Music 2007
Matt Cerf “Bent” (DIRTYHERTZ & Jerry Bonham remix) 1Shot Recordings 2006
DIRTYHERTZ & Musselman ” Revival” Looq Records 2006
Momu “One” (DIRTYHERTZ & Musselman remix) M-Theory Records 2006
Digital Witchcraft & Habersham “Dangerous Music” (DIRTYHERTZ & Jerry Bonham) Looq Records 2005
DIRTYHERTZ “Suicide” San Trancecisco Compilation
Sertac Kaya “Boncuk” (DIRTYHERTZ & Jerry Bohnam remix) Pangea Recordings 2005
DIRTYHERTZ & Jerry Bonham “Rattlehead” Dorigen Music 2004
DIRTYHERTZ & Jerry Bonham “Rattlehead” Supalova Club Compilation vol.8 – VV.AA 2004
DIRTYHERTZ & Jerry Bonham “Vertigo” Dorigen Music 2004
Reza & Chris Echo “Big Brother” Cabaret Breaks Golden Gate Recordings 2003
Reza “Unspoken Words” Looq Records 2002
Reza “Unspoken Words” (Momu remix) Looq Records 2002
Reza “Solitude” Looq Records 2002
Reza “Solitude” ( Jondi & Spesh remix) Looq Records 2002
Reza “Solitude” ( Jondi & Spesh remix) Solid Sounds Compilation N.E.W.S. 2002
Hawke “Erections 3” (Reza & Hawke remix) Sunburn Recordings 1998
Reza “Dreams” (Reza remix) Dogon 1998
WHITE LABELS: (MyFavoriteRemixes)
Alice In Chains “Check My Brain” (DIRTYHERTZ Hotrod remix)
Empire of the Sun “We are the people” (DIRTYHERTZ remix) 2010
Dariush “Vatan” (DIRTYHERTZ remix) 2009
Orbital “Halcyon” (DIRTYHERTZ remix) 2007
Gus Gus “Polyesterday” (DIRTYHERTZ Steroids mix of Carl Craig’s remix) 2006
Dubtribe “Do It Now” (DIRTYHERTZ & Chris Echo remix) DH-005 2005
Interpol “Hands Away” (DIRTYHERTZ remix) DH-004 2005
Stereo Mc’s “Connected” (DIRTYHERTZ remix) DH-003 2005
Cocteau Twins “Blue Bell Knoll” (DIRTYHERTZ remix) DH-002 2004
The Beatles “Tomorrow Never Knows” (DIRTYHERTZ remix) DH-001 2004
VIDEO GAMES:
Konami – Dance Dance Revolution – “Snake Charmer”
Konami – Dance Dance Revolution – “Frozen Ray” Dirtyhertz “Meltdown” remix
Konami – Dance Dance Revolution – “Thrill Chaser”
GameTrust – Aquabble Quest
Grab.com – Snake Snacks
Grab.com – Toy Wars
Superdudes.net – Cards & Arenas
TV/VIDEO:
Apple – iTunes
Apple – iMac Flower Power edition
Apple – Quicktime 5
Apple – iMovie
NASA – Aims Research Center
Katazo – National Ad
PodCast
Videos
Gallery
Events
DIRTYHERTZ “sessions”
Thursday December 12th at Shelby’s Rooftop 8:30pm-12am
Sound Design
Ads & Film
Design sounds & compose music for Film, Video & Ads (Steve Jobs & NASA approved). Most well-known works include some of Apple Computer’s biggest releases: iTunes, Quicktime & Flower Power Macs.
Video Games
Sound design & music for video games. Since Dirtyhertz is in the forefront of music you get nothing but the cutting edge sound & music on your next project. Most well-known works: Dance Dance Revolution (Multiple releases).
F/X
Multiple commissions from the largest Sound F/X Library producers: Sound Ideas, Hollywood Edge and Big Fish Audio. These are the sounds used in many Films, Games and TV shows today.
Synthesizers
Product music demos, PCM, Patches, Preset design, Architectural Consulting for some of the best selling Synths (Hardware & Software) & Samplers around the world. Most well-known works: E-Mu’s Audity 2000…