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Perth, Western Australia

Dr Darp, Perth DJ

Music that reads the room.

Perth DJ for club nights, weddings, Garba, Bollywood nights and birthdays. Tech house in the clubs, the songs everyone knows at the parties.

Dr Darp behind the Pioneer XDJ-RX3, mid-set

Genres: Tech House, Techno, House, Bollywood, Garba, Commercial, 80s, Hip-Hop, Pop, Progressive House

Finalist at The Court
Your Shot 2024
Live performance before DJing
15 years
Heard on Radio Fremantle
107.9FM
Snap Fitness Vic Park
Resident
The story

Fifteen years on stage before I ever touched a deck.

I grew up performing. Fifteen years of singing Bollywood and Gujarati music live around Perth taught me to watch a crowd and know when it’s ready to dance.

In 2024 I took that instinct behind the decks. My first paid set was at Paramount Nightclub in May. By the end of that year I had closed EMAS Curtin’s 10th anniversary party, played a techno set on stage at The Court as a Your Shot 2024 finalist, and rung in New Year’s Eve to a full house at The Old Synagogue in Fremantle.

These days I play underground tech house in Perth’s clubs and bars, and high-energy Bollywood, Garba and commercial sets at weddings, birthdays and cultural nights. I prep both the same way. I mix in key, I’ve checked every track in my library myself, and I change the set on the night to suit whoever is on the floor.

Dr Darp on the mic under green neon light at Your Shot 2024
Your Shot 2024, The Court
Sounds

Two worlds, one floor.

01

The club lane

Tech house, techno and house for bars, clubs and late nights. Mostly underground tracks with a few hits thrown in, mixed in key so the energy keeps building. I’ll go into hard techno if the room wants it.

  • Tech House
  • Techno
  • House
  • Progressive House
02

The celebration lane

Bollywood, Garba and Gujarati hits, commercial, 80s, hip-hop and pop for weddings, birthdays, Navratri nights and cultural events. It’s as loud as a club night but still feels like a family function, and I build the set list around your must-plays.

  • Bollywood
  • Garba
  • Commercial
  • 80s
  • Hip-Hop

My favourite move: dropping a Garba track into a club set and watching the whole floor turn into a circle.

Dr Darp
Where I’ve played

Rooms I’ve moved.

  1. 01

    Paramount Nightclub

    First paid set, What If Fridays, Unmuted Open Decks

  2. 02

    The Court

    Your Shot 2024 finalist, techno set

  3. 03

    The Old Synagogue, Fremantle

    New Year’s Eve, Gog Block Party

  4. 04

    EMAS Curtin

    House party, boat party, 10th anniversary closing set

  5. 05

    Varsity Waterford

    Back to uni and end of semester parties

  6. 06

    Naber Bar, Leederville

    Tech house night with Unmuted

  7. 07

    Snap Fitness Vic Park

    Resident DJ, 80s night, Halloween takeover, 24 Hours for Mental Health

  8. 08

    Coast Port Beach

    Sunset set, commercial, pop and house

  9. 09

    Mr Wellington

    Corporate function, commercial and Bollywood

  10. 10

    Subiaco Bar and Bistro

    Bollywood Night with DJ Karma

  11. 11

    The Rechabite

    EMAS House Party at Goodwill Club

  12. 12

    Radio Fremantle 107.9FM

    Tech house guest set

What I bring

Sound, lights, mics and a set built for you.

Full sound and lighting

Two 15-inch 2500W powered speakers, lighting bars with strobes, a smoke machine and wired and wireless mics. Enough to fill a hall, or I plug straight into your venue’s system.

Pro gear, prepared

I play on a Pioneer XDJ-RX3, and I check, tag and key my rekordbox library before every event so I’m never hunting for a track mid-set.

Your must-plays, built in

Send me the songs that matter and the ones to avoid. I build the set around them and adjust it live depending on how the room is going.

Mic ready

Wired and wireless mics are included for speeches, announcements and the countdown.

  • Weddings and engagements
  • Birthdays
  • Garba and Navratri nights
  • Bollywood nights
  • Club and bar nights
  • Corporate functions
  • Community and charity events
  • Fitness and activation events
Bookings

Let’s lock in your date.

Tell me the date, the venue and the kind of night you want. I’ll get back to you with availability and a quote.

Based in Perth. Metro area and beyond by arrangement.