What kind of music do you play' So hard to describe and put in a box Why I play good shit, as opposed to shit shit I play house, four to the floor & broken beats I play jazz, soul, funk, r&b & disco I play deep, jack, techno & electronica Why I administer joy! Introducing a fresh, new sparkly night @ Red Bar (indisputably the best damn DJ bar in the city). Launching with an all vinyl, all night get down and on the decks providing the musical joy you'll find: DEAN WEBB + RACHAEL SABIN + YAMA We are super excited to welcome Dean home to Aotearoa and this will actually be the first time we've played together since London over a decade ago!!! It would mean a lot to us if you'd spread the word, so we pack the bar out to pay tribute to one of the OG Auckland House DJs! Nga mihi for all your support now and forever X #thejoyadministration #allvinylallnightlongbaby #redbaraucklandcity #seeyouinthedancefloor DEAN WEBB BIO: Dean has been DJing since the early 90s and was resident DJ at the Box, Auckland from 1995 -1998 alongside the renowned Greg Churchill. Dean and Greg formed a formidable DJ partnership and in 1996 they released the Box mix compilation on Huh Records. They also joined Simon Grigg on the Beats Per Minute show on 95BFM every Thursday and co-managed BPM Records on High Street. Following his residency at the Box, he went on to become resident at the Garage Bar in Ponsonby and Fu Bar on Queen Street. He also formed the iconic monthly 'Superfunk', 'Musicpeople' and 'I Love Techno' nights in Auckland. In 2000 Dean mixed the FREq Records compilation and then moved to London, UK where he was part of the renowned South Side Soul nights in Brixton. Dean has also run other nights in London such as 'Cultural Disobedience' with Soho’s Flying Records, 'Just call it music' with Music Is label boss Robert Barrett and other nights at Nottinghill Arts Club alongside percussionist extraordinaire Williams Cumberbache. In 2009 he released 'To Go From Here' on Jane Fitz’s Peg Compilation. Over the years Dean has been gigging in the US, France, Netherlands, New Caledonia and the UK at iconic venues and events such as The Cross, Fabric, Plastic People, Heaven, Bar Rumba, Nottinghill Arts Club, Peg, Throb (Leeds). He has played alongside numerous international DJs such as Asad Rizvi, Rob Mello, Robert Barrett, Frankie Valentine, Mike Grant, Space DJs, Ritchie Hawtin, Derrick Carter, DJ Sneak, Lofty, Jeff Mills, Luke Slater, Alex Patterson, Joshua (Iz), Corey Black, Jane Fitz, Joachim Concolor, Tom Gillieron, Funky Transport, Paul Damage, Bionic Bump Band, Jitterbug, JT Love and many more.
