DJ @LLEN

DJ @llen was playing electronic dance music in Taipei even before there was a bona fide dance scene. Rightfully tagged the “Godfather” of electronic dance music in Taipei, he made his mark via his Tekno Invasion radio show (1993), his Hyper Hyper club nights at Underground (1994), and “Finally… the Party”—Taiwan’s first-ever outdoor rave (1995). His Sunday afternoon sessions at Opium Den in 1998 were also the first weekly drum and bass parties in the city. He has also written articles for magazines, published books, released albums of dance music mixes, founded a group dedicated to organizing rave parties, and worked as a radio host and an MTV program producer. DJ @llen has been invited to DJ at events like Street Parade in Zurich and Rio Parade in Brazil in front of hundreds of thousands of people. He rubs shoulders with the global dance music elite but keeps his sights and his sound firmly rooted in the underground.