ALX DJs
Rayned Wiles
Rayned Wiles is one of the East Coast's most popular DJs with a busy schedule. He is an internationally known DJ with an extensive experience working at swing clubs, conventions, dance camps, and competitions across the United State and Canada. "I think the point of DJing is to ensure that everyone is having a great time through music. My music of choice is swing jazz blues. I like Fats Waller's view that swing is 'two-thirds rhythm and one-third soul' and Carmen McRae's reminder that 'Blues is to jazz what yeast is to bread-without it, it's flat.'"
Kristin Buxton
Kristin started DJing in Portland in 2001 and has been a regular DJ at lindy and blues events there, in Seattle and now in LA. She's also traveled to DJ lindy exchanges in San Francisco, Denver and Chicago.
Thain Maurer
Thain's music energizes dancers and he is always a crowd favorite. He is known for his great music finds and always keeps the crowd happy with an unexpected song.
Patrick Warren
Patrick began dancing in 2002 after being dragged kicking and screaming to a Swing class. He was instantly hooked. Introduced to Blues dancing in 2004, Patrick began attending several Blues weekends. After taking Blues musicality through a Jerry & Kathy class at Cheap Thrills, he became hooked on music. He began collecting a wide variety of music that he felt was ideal for Swing and Blues dancing. The next logical step was for Patrick to begin sharing his music with others. When not traveling, he is a house DJ for Kick Butt Blues and a board member of the Blues Association of Austin.
Nathan Malone
Nathan Malone has been part of the Austin Swing Syndicate's DJ Team since 2001 and had DJed at a number of national events, including Frankie Manning's 89th Birthday cruise, as well as multiple editions of the San Francisco Lindy Exchange, South Florida Lindy Exchange, Lindy Gras, Lindy Groove, and Great Southwest Lindyfest, and ALX. He is also has been an Yehoodi Radio Guest DJ on two separate occasions. Joining the Syndicate during its first month it has held dances, he served the Austin Swing Syndicate as Vice President, Membership Chair, Marketing Coordinator, Go Dance Coordinator, DJ Coordinator, Historian and ALX Chair. Currently, based in San Antonio, Texas, he dances and DJing in both cities 3 to 5 nights a week. In terms of music style, he believes in variety and playing to the dancers in the room. DJing from a music collection thousands of CDs thick (via laptop), he can adapt to whatever sound and feel is needed.
Rachel Jordan
Rachel (aka DJ BluRay) was introduced to blues music shortly after her birth in Austin, Texas. In 2007 (less than half of your age plus seven years later) she became a regular on the DJ rotation in Austin, including as a house DJ at Kick Butt Blues. She has spun tunes at dances and events in San Francisco, Berkeley, Pittburgh, Montreal, Colorado, Portland, all over Texas, and at blues, swing, and "fusion" parties in many cities. She has also DJ'd at car break-ins, garage parties, 80th birthdays, hotel lobbies, Greyhound stations, subways, and city parks.
Dave Bradford
Dave started DJing in 2008. He DJs regularly for the Austin Swing Syndicate and Four on the Floor. In September 2009, he was the DJ at the Hot Rhythm Ball.
Colin Wise
Colin G. Wise, The Reverend Shady Glenn, began dancing in Austin in 1998 and has been spinning tunes for the Austin Swing Syndicate and other dance organizations since 2000, including all of the previous Austin Lindy Exchanges, the 2000 Austin Mini-Exchange, and all three Austin Blues Parties. He also runs The Shotgun Shack, a netradio station dedicated to blues, soul, and funk music.