Dave Fogg Explained

Dave Fogg
Birth Place:Las Vegas, Nevada
Occupation:DJ and producer
Years Active:1980s–present

Dave Fogg is an American DJ and record producer born in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was a program director and now resident DJ at XS Nightclub in Las Vegas. XS Nightclub was voted Number 1 in the Nightclub & Bar Top 100. Located in Encore Las Vegas, other DJs and producers have held residences at Encore's nightclubs, like David Guetta and Avicii. He has shared stage with artists like Diplo, Oakenfold, Pete Tong, Afrojack, Rusko, Z-Trip and many more.[1]

Biography

He has always worked in Las Vegas, except for short periods in San Diego and Los Angeles, working for Warner Bros. Records, Polygram Records, and rapper RBX.[2] Dave has been a producer and composer for artists like RBX on his album The RBX Files, and was part of two DJs collectives; Teflon Dons and Inhumanz. With the latter he released a series of LP called “Satanic Mash-ups”, mixing rap with metal music.[3] One of their tracks, Shoot the war pigs, mixing Black Sabbath and NAS was chosen nº2 on Rolling Stone’s Hot List[4] and as a featured download in Spin Magazine[5]

He started mixing music in college, shortly after he began to play at house parties and sport bars in the late 1980s. In 2002, he started at Whiskey Sky, Green Valley Ranch as program director and resident DJ. He would go on to have DJ residencies at the Hard Rock Hotel, Ra Nightclub, Tryst Nightclub and N9NE Group as program director in 2010.[6] In 2011 he returned to XS. In 2003, he appeared in CSI Las Vegas’ episode "Lady Heather's Box" as Lord Create DJ[7] He has also been in production groups like Inhumanz and Teflon Dons, whose EP Rudiments was featured in Billboard Magazine described as “too smooth and engaging”.[8]

Discography

Teflon Dons [10]

Inhumanz[11] [12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: deadmau5 replaces Avicii at Las Vegas. yourEDM. 27 June 2015.
  2. Book: VRated Magazine. December 2011. 117.
  3. Web site: Monster crunk rallies Hip-hop takes rap metal in the right direction . The Boston Phoenix . 27 June 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151010074901/http://bostonphoenix.com/boston/music/other_stories/documents/04220696.asp . 10 October 2015 .
  4. Book: Rolling Stone Magazine. June 12, 2003. 112. Issue 924.
  5. Book: Spin Magazine. June 2003. 106. 19.
  6. Web site: Clearing the Air. Vegasseven.com. 27 June 2015.
  7. Web site: Full Cast & Crew. IMDB. 27 June 2015.
  8. Web site: Billboard Magazine (May 25, 1996). Google Books. 27 June 2015. 1996-05-25.
  9. Web site: Review by Alex Henderson. AllMusic. 27 June 2015.
  10. Web site: Teflon Dons. Discogs. 27 June 2015.
  11. Web site: Inhumanz. Discogs. 27 June 2015.
  12. Web site: Monster crunk rallies Hip-hop takes rap metal in the right direction. Boston Phoenix. 27 June 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151010074901/http://bostonphoenix.com/boston/music/other_stories/documents/04220696.asp. 10 October 2015.