Artists > Derek Plaslaiko
Upcoming Gigs
Jan 18 - The Bunker, NYCJan 19 - Igloofest, Montreal
Jan 24 - Warsaw, NYC
Jan 25 - The Bunker, NYC
Feb 01 - The Bunker, NYC
Feb 08 - The Bunker, NYC
Feb 09 - Zodiac, Washington, DC
Feb 15 - Z:lounge, Pittsburgh
Feb 16 - Touch, Cleveland
Feb 22 - Oslo, Detroit
Feb 23 - Homme Lounge, Phoenix
Mar 01 - Kontrol, SF
Mar 07 - Kulturszene, Portland
Mar 08 - Krakt, Seattle
Mar 12 - Phoenix Landing, Boston
Mar 13 - Salon Daome, Montreal
Mar 15 - Pia Bouman School, Toronto
Mar 22 - Elevation, Nashville
Mar 23 - Nashville
Mar 25 - Urb Party, Miami
Mar 27 - Destinations, Miami
Mar 28 - PS14, Miami
Mar 28 - Milwaukee
Apr 04 - The Bunker, NYC
Apr 11 - The Bunker, NYC
Apr 16 - Sonotheque, Chicago
Apr 18 - Minneapolis
Apr 25 - The Bunker, NYC
May 02 - The Bunker, NYC
May 09 - The Bunker, NYC
May 17 - Alphahouse, St. Louis
May 23 - The Works, Detroit
May 24 - No Way Back, Detroit
May 25 - Oslo, Detroit
May 26 - DEMF, Detroit
May 30 - The Bunker, NYC
Jun 06 - The Bunker, NYC
Jun 08 - Water Taxi Beach, Queens
Jun 13 - The Bunker, NYC
Jun 15 - Blk|Market Boat, NYC
Jun 20 - The Bunker, NYC
Jun 27 - The Bunker, NYC
Jun 28 - reSOLUTE, Queens
Jul 04 - The Bunker, NYC
Jul 05 - Marcy Hotel Day, Brooklyn
Jul 05 - Inciting HQ, Philadelphia
Jul 10 - Hiro Ballroom, NYC
Jul 10 - GO!, Apt, NYC
Jul 11 - The Bunker, NYC
Jul 12 - Love, NYC
Jul 18 - The Bunker, NYC
Jul 19 - Amendment XXI, Miami
Jul 26 - Daikanyama Unit, Tokyo
Aug 01 - The Bunker, NYC
Aug 08 - Beta, Denver
Aug 15 - The Bunker, NYC
Aug 22 - The Bunker, NYC
Aug 23 - Plan B, Detroit
Aug 24 - Volatl, Chicago
Aug 29 - The Bunker, NYC
Sep 05 - The Bunker, NYC
Sep 12 - The Bunker, NYC
Sep 13 - Minitek, NYC
Some people filter through the record bins, taking what are on the
wall or record store employee suggestions. Then there are people who
dig deeper into the dusty crates, and absorb music like a sponge; ignoring
labels, bucking trends and are forever on a quest to find the perfect
record. The ones that make the staunchest of chin stroking, note taking
trainspotters lose their shit on the dancefloor, hanging on every record
from one to the next.
Derek Plaslaiko unquestionably falls into
the latter category. As a teen equally transfixed by Mojo and Wizard
cassettes and Minor Threat 7”s, Plaslaiko followed the beats from his hometown 20 miles
south of Detroit to the epicenter of Detroit techno, then enjoying
its third wave of success. He quietly paid his dues on Detroit’s
rave circuit, and was a crucial piece of the puzzle for the legendary
Poorboy and Syst3m parties of the mid-nineties. He quickly earned a
reputation for forward thinking DJ sets that were clinical, sophisticated
and extremely sensual. This combination resulted in a residency for
Family, the weekly party at Detroit’s legendary Motor.
With a reputation for high energy sets that were versatile and tasteful,
Plaslaiko slowly became in demand on the Midwestern club circuit; sharing
the stage with such techno luminares as John Acquaviva, Kevin Saunderson,
Richardo Villalobos, Baby Ford, and Matthew Herbert. It was also during
that time Plaslaiko was asked by Carl Craig to perform at the inaugural
edition of the Detroit Electronic Music Festival.
In 2003, Plaslaiko became part of the original
team of DJs at Detroit’s
Untitled parties, sharing a residency with Tadd Mullinix (aka James
T. Cotton), Matthew Dear and Mike Servito. In 2004 he made the decision
to head east and set up camp in New York City, determined to bring
a slice of the Motor City to the Big Apple.
Currently, Derek is one of the resident
DJs at the Bunker (Galapagos) in NYC, as well as an integral part
of the Wolf + Lamb monthly parties. Most recently, he was honored
in the Village Voice 2006’s “Best
Of” poll as New York’s Best Techno DJ.
