Cushion Lounge

Cushion Djs - Adam Bartas

This 24-year-old knows that DJing isn't just about playing the right records at the right time. It's about connecting the emotion and passion that of the track and conveying it to the dancefloor. It's a theory Bartas lives by and is obvious he is 'connected to the people' as he continues his rapid rise up Melbourne's DJing ranks to become one of the city's most in-demand house jocks.

Bartas' love of music started at an early age. His father was a keen musician and had his son immersed in everything from The Eagles, to AC/DC, Van Halen and Guns 'n' Roses as a youngster. Adam's tastes would eventually turn from rock to dance, with the likes of The Chemical Brothers and filtered French house heroes Daft Punk dominating his stereo.

Today, with 5 years professional Djing experience under his belt, Bartas has refined his sound, drawing on a love of old skool sonics to throw in cheeky crowd-pleasing acapellas over the best in chunky house and electro. Flick through his record box and you'll find the likes of Lines Loves, Switch and Eyerer & Chopstick at the front of the pack.

His impressive skills have also seen him accompany ARIA Award winner Seany B on both interstate and overseas shows. This alliance has seen Bartas support & work alongside Seany B at the nations premiere hot spots including Sounds on Sunday, Dragonfly (Sydney), G.P.O (Brisbane),Platinum (Gold Coast), Berlin Lounge (Gold Coast), YU (Sydney), The Bedroom (Gold Coast) and New Zealand's massive 6000 person festival 'Our House'. Back home, Bartas can be found at famous playing alongside mark knight, Spencer parker, roger Sanchez, tocadisco, princess superstar, sharem jey and Coburn. Adam has also joined electro heavyweights Tiefschwarz and house dons Sandy Rivera and DJ Sneak on the main stage of 'We Love Sounds' at the Metro earlier this year. Support slots alongside the likes of Soul Central, Knee Deep, M.A.N.D.Y, Martin Solveig, Paul Farris and Jamie Lewis have also further proven his reputation as a big-match performer. Summer 06-007 saw Bartas play Godskitchen festival supporting acts as Sasha, John Digweed and Princess Superstar, SUMMERDAYZE '06, 07', KISS MY GRASS '07' FUTURE MUSIC FESTIVAL '07' PARKLIFE '07'' supporting acts as Bob Sinclair, Switch and Tom Neville.

Away from the dex, Bartas is currently honing his production skills with Dean Paps (Orkestrated), with their remixes and funk-ridden re-edits getting bodies grinding all around town. His production of 'fergalicious' is proving to be a slammin dancefloor favourite for the crowds!

Adam polled at number 10 in this years In The Mix Top 50 Awards.

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