Artists > Derek Plaslaiko
2010 Gigs
Jan 08 - The Bunker, BrooklynJan 09 - bar13, NYC
Jan 16 - Philadelphia
Jan 23 - Resolute, NYC
Jan 30 - Oslo, Detroit
Feb 05 - Unsound Fest, Brooklyn
Feb 12 - Los Angeles
Mar 05 - The Bunker, Brooklyn
Mar 05 - The Bunker, Brooklyn
Apr 02 - The Bunker, Brooklyn
Apr 17 - Communikey, Boulder
2009 Gigs
Dec 31 - B&T III, BrooklynJan 09 - The Bunker, Brooklyn
Jan 13 - GO! at APT, NYC
Jan 24 - Oslo, Detroit
Jan 31 - End Up, SF
Feb 01 - Paradise Lounge, SF
Feb 03 - Anu, SF
Feb 06 - The Bunker, Brooklyn
Feb 07 - Save the Cannibals, NYC
Feb 14 - Love, NYC
Feb 15 - Phoenix Landing, Boston
Feb 20 - House-N-Home, Brooklyn
Feb 27 - Minneapolis
Feb 28 - Philadelphia
Mar 01 - bar 13, NYC
Mar 10 - GO! at APT, NYC
Mar 13 - The Bunker, Brooklyn
Mar 14 - Coco66, Brooklyn
Mar 19 - Washington, DC
Mar 21 - Sonotheque, Chicago
Mar 26 - Resolute, Miami
Apr 03 - The Bunker, Brooklyn
Apr 04 - Studio B, Brooklyn
Apr 14 - GO! at APT, NYC
Apr 17 - The Danger, Brooklyn
Apr 23 - APT, NYC
May 01 - The Bunker, Brooklyn
May 12 - GO! at APT, NYC
May 22 - Oslo, Detroit
May 24 - No Way Back, Detroit
May 29 - Studio B, Brooklyn
May 31 - bar13, NYC
Jun 05 - The Bunker, Brooklyn
Jun 07 - Rhythmism, Brooklyn
Jun 11 - Rivington, NYC
Jun 13 - Circle, NYC
Jun 19 - Loda, DC
Jun 20 - Los Angeles
Jun 26 - Berghain, Berlin
Jun 30 - C der Visionaere, Berlin
Jul 25 - PS1, NYC
Jul 25 - bar13, NYC
Aug 07 - The Bunker, Brooklyn
Aug 29 - Memphis
Sep 04 - The Bunker, Brooklyn
Sep 19 - Toronto
Sep 25 - Decibel, Seattle
Oct 02 - The Bunker, Brooklyn
Oct 03 - Dominican Republic
Oct 08 - Oktave, NYC
Oct 10 - Memphis
Oct 17 - Essential, NYC
Oct 24 - U-Funktion, Austin
Nov 05 - 222, SF
Nov 06 - The Bunker, Brooklyn
Nov 28 - Oral Sex, Detroit
Dec 04 - The Bunker, Brooklyn
Dec 18 - Joy, Brooklyn
Dec 22 - Family, Detroit
Dec 31 - B&T IV, Brooklyn
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 in NYC. He was honored
in the Village Voice 2006’s “Best
Of” poll as New York’s Best Techno DJ.
