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Awkward timing on this one, given what it's like outside at this very moment, but, alas, Ross Edman, the man once known as Objektiv One but now known as Datahowler, passes along a new mixtape today called Melt. It's an homage, he says, to this summer's record-breaking temperatures, drought and forest fires in Texas. And it sure is fitting on that front, featuring warped, distorted dance jams that, as expected, align themselves with Edman's own vintage futuristic ways.

We even get some vintage Edman here, too: The former mashup artist dusts his cap off on this mixtape, offering up some remixes of Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti's "Round & Round," Madlibs "Do You Really Think" and, fittingly, Flying Lotus' "Melt," which earns itself a nice Staples Singers-sampling beat this time around.

Stream and download the mix after the jump.

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Like most babies from the '80s who grew up with an ear for music, Vincent Sliva dedicated hours of his youth to recording his favorite songs off the radio onto cassette tapes. But rather than just playing them back on his boombox, he tried to sync the songs up with other songs on the b-side of his tape deck.

A young DJ in the making? Definitely.

While he doesn't remember exactly when he started DJing, or even what his first gig was like, somewhere along the way Sliva morphed into LehtMoJoe. And he hasn't looked back since.

2011 has proven to be a busy year for the DJ/producer, as he's currently working on some remixes and original material. He's also doing production for the new AnonymousCulture album, as well as the upcoming Aisle7 remix album, which features past DC9er mix tape DJs YeahDef and DJ Merritt, as well as some international acts like Kontaktor and Whistle Tips.

Make sure to read his DC9er interview and listen to his exclusive mix after the jump.

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​Erik Thoresen was committed to the daily grind, spending his days working at a bank, while many of his friends were spending theirs preparing DJ sets for long nights in the clubs around town. Then a series of events threw him for a loop -- he lost his job, moved to Miami, and then moved back to Dallas.

Unsure of what the future had in store, Thoresen made a tape and brought it to the club where his friends were currently working. He was hired by the end of the week.

It was his segue into what would become a lucrative DJ career.

A huge jazz and bebop fan growing up -- he bought every jazz and bebop CD he could get his hands on, he says -- Thoresen now says he's heavily influenced by Armand Van Helden and anything that's rhythmic. And it's apparent in his DJ sets.

He's currently a weekly resident at Station 4 on Cedar Springs, plays video happy hours at JR's Bar & Grill, and will be opening up for Australian pop sensation Kylie Minogue at the Verizon Theater on May 18. After the jump, we get more into his personal tastes and history as a DJ. There, you'll also find his DC9er mix, which he's calling "To The Left, Vol. 1." Enjoy!

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The ChURcH has been Dallas' go-to spot for all sounds dark for nearly two decades now. And while the DJs, musicians and various performers who call the twice-weekly event at the Lizard Lounge home prefer to keep the sounds of the night decidedly sinister, the overall vibe is simply one of good ol' fashioned revelry -- with maybe a ghost or two, as well, as the building is supposedly haunted.

Every Thursday and Sunday night, party-goers experience an industrial, goth-type dance party -- think an '80s rave meets The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Two of the many masterminds behind such debauchery are long-time DJs and ChURcH residents, Joe Virus and Wild Bill Stanley.

Both men are undoubtedly experienced when it comes to DJing: Wild Bill Stanley has been behind the tables for 35 years; Joe Virus for 25. So it's quite the honor and treat, then, that for this week's DC9er we got both of these long-standing DJs to offer up exclusive mixes for us.

Check out both mixes, and read our Q&As with both of these DJs after the jump.

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​Hulon Pate has a lot of love for house and techno tunes -- so much, in fact, that he spends most of his time on the look out for the next hot thing to drop at Absinthe Lounge, where he currently has a residency, Deep After Dark.

Pate's has been DJing for nearly 20 years now, and considers himself to be a genuine, unpretentious person -- which is what he claims sets him apart for other DJs in Dallas.

As for what to expect when you go to see him play?

"Deep and sexy vocal house early on," he says, "[It gets] more uplifting and moody as the night goes on. Techno and house music with club classics, and remakes with the focus on playing the newest music possible in the genre I play."

Catch Hulon Pate spinning techno, house and everything in between on Monday March, 21 at Absinthe Lounge, and, in the meantime, make sure to check out his exclusive DC9er mix and Q&A after the jump.

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DJ NVS got his start spinning records 15 years ago.

"I have always been around music, and had a few friends that were already DJing," he says. "One day, I said to myself, 'Hey, I can do that!'"

So, he did. And now the California native has made a name for himself as a DJ in the metroplex. For instance, he recently competed in the Red Bull THRE3Style DJ competition at the Granada Theater against some of Dallas' DJ elite, and placed second. Not too shabby.

As for his own particular style, DJ NVS is quick to explain that he favors house music but likes to keep an open mind, and doesn't set limits while playing at parties or clubs.

"I never go into a gig thinking 'I'm definitely gonna play this song,'" he says. "That is never a good idea because you never have the same kind of crowd."

After all, his main motive when it comes to DJing is to provide great tunes and inspire people to get out on the floor and dance. So make sure to catch him at Wish Ultra Lounge on March 11. And, in the meantime, catch our exclusive Q&A and DC9er mix from NVS after the jump.

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​DJ Joe Vega has been spinning records for nearly 15 years, and he likes to keep an open mind when it comes to the records he spins.

Reluctant to be pegged as anything in particular, the seasoned DJ admits that he has "a very wide range [of styles] 'cause [he] loves all kinds of music." And that much seems to work out for him: Vega won last year's Red Bull THRE3Style DJ competition in Dallas.

And, tomorrow night, he will defend his title, as the THRE3Style returns to town on Saturday at the Granada Theater. There, Vega will go head-to-head with other big-name DJS in Dallas -- such as DJ NVS, DJ Fishr Pryce, DJ Danny West, DJ Trek, DJ Danny V DJ D-Ross and DJ anywhere -- to once again try and prove himself as the best.

After the jump, get a taste of Vega's style via our latest exclusive DC9er Mixtape. There, you'll also see our Q&A with Vega in full.

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​Blake Ward got his start spinning in Oklahoma while attending Oklahoma University. But he made the trip down to Dallas to play gigs so frequently, that, before long, he started being recognized as both an Oklahoma and a Dallas DJ. Really: Ward even played this past year's State Fair of Texas, for which he was situated directly under the iconic Big Tex.

It doesn't get more Dallas than that - but alas, the boy still lived in Oklahoma.

Now, only a few months later, Ward is a proper Dallas resident and DJ, with a weekly every Tuesday at Bar Celine alongside that a previously DC9er-featured DJ, Redsean. In the near future, Ward will also be DJing some Thursdays at PM Lounge, and he asks that you "save the date" for upcoming PM Lounge gigs with DFA's Woolfy (on February 10) and Dam Funk (on March 3).

In the meantime, make sure to have take a check out our Q&A with Ward, and to have a listen to his exclusive DC9er mixtape, both of which are posted after the jump.

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​Music producers, DJs and electronic music purists, Rodrigo Diaz and Oleg Belogorsky have been tag-teaming the local electronic/dance music scene for a few years now with multiple DJ gigs and their own radio show.

And while the pair states they enjoy their artistic freedom and, with it, the ability to play whatever kind of music they wish, it's not likely Diaz or Belogorsky will bore their party-going patrons to tears.

The duo admits that their main objective when it comes to spinning is straightforward -- to ignite the dance floor.

"Although I do have my roots and most of my musical knowledge in purist forms of electronic music, I play whatever I think is the hottest thing" says Diaz. (Full disclosure: You might recognize his name from the Observer pages. Diaz, in addition to DJing, pens our weekly Denton-centric North of the Dial column.) "I hate being confined to a genre or set of genres, and I only care about the dance floor."

As for Belogorsky's main objective when it comes to spinning: "To make people move or be moved."

The pair have yet to announce the date of their next gig, but, in the meantime, make sure to check out their DC9er mix and their two-part Q&A, posted in full after the jump.

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