Jay Ell @ Spundae

Jay Ell

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San Francisco-based Jay Ell has been sharing his organic blend of deep house, techno and progressive sounds for many moons.

Jay Ell rose in popularity during Los Angeles’ burgeoning dance music scene of the early 2000s, playing regularly at renowned clubs such as Spundae, Liquified, Avalon, Giant, and others—opening for and performing alongside world-class DJs including John Digweed, Hector Romero, Anthony Pappa, Taylor, and other mainstays of dance music, along with many, many talented locals.

A proponent of the DJ as a storyteller, Jay Ell’s sets are thoughtful, intelligently programmed, and bring a sexy, mature element to dance music.

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Seas of Serenity — Aug 2019

This chilled out, minimal, deep house and techno mix features poignant sounds from Roman Flügel, Octo Octa, Rhauder, Martin Landsky, Theo Schmitt and others. As the second installment in the “Seas of” series, Seas of Serenity is the sequel to the original Seas of Tranquility mix that was inspired by the Apollo 11 mission.

Seas of Tranquility — May 2019

Minimal, dub techno and deep house inspired by the Apollo 11 mission. Featuring music from Octo Octa, Pablo Bolivar, Jan Jelinek, Sven Weisemann, and the voices of the Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Mike Collins. Full tracklist available on Apple Music at itunes.apple.com/us/album/seas-of-tranquility-dj-mix/1463071631

Mazilific – Feb 2019

A tribute to Mazi Namvar and Chicago house music. Exclusively featuring original productions and remixes of productions by Audio Soul Project.

It's been a minute

It’s been a minute.

Hello, it’s been a minute since I’ve done any music—almost 15 years—and it feels good to finally reconnect. Really good, in fact. My last active year was 2005, and by […]