Thesis

You get a continuous DJ set planned for your event from the first track to the last, built around house music and reworks of songs your crowd knows, with the vibe, must-plays, and timeline worked out with you before the date.

THE MUSIC
I play global club house: Latin and Afro house at the core, with hip-hop and pop flips, peak-time tech house, and soulful, organic records for the slower stretches of the night. The flips are what make it work for a mixed crowd. People hear hooks and vocals they know, reworked for the dance floor, so it holds a room that did not show up specifically for house music. I'm not locked to one style. If your crowd wants something else, I play it.

HOW THE NIGHT IS BUILT
Every set is planned as one arc, not a playlist on shuffle. It opens warmer and lower-key while the room fills, builds to a peak when the crowd is ready, and ends on a track chosen for the mood it leaves behind. Tracks are matched in key and mixed with clean transitions: no gaps, no abrupt cuts, no clashing basslines.

PLANNING WITH YOU
Before the event we go over the crowd, the energy you want, and the timeline. Requests are welcome in advance: send your must-plays, do-not-plays, and any guest requests, and I work them into the set. If you want to see the plan, I can send a proposed tracklist before the date. I don't take requests during the set itself. The set is planned as a whole, and that plan is what you're booking. I will handle basic announcements on the mic: a welcome, a toast, last call, and similar.

SETUP AND LOGISTICS
I bring my own laptop and DJ controller, which connect to any house sound system or a PA you provide. I don't supply speakers, so the venue or client provides sound. For clubs with CDJs, I can play from a USB stick. I arrive at least 45 minutes before the first track to set up and sound check. Bookings run from 1 to 6 hours. Travel is fine; travel costs for events more than 60 miles out are added to the quote.

EVENTS I'M A FIT FOR
Bars, clubs, and lounges: opening or headline slots, rooftop parties, day parties.
Private parties: birthdays, house parties, pool parties, holiday parties.
Corporate and brand events: product launches, happy hours, conference afterparties, team events.

HEAR IT BEFORE YOU BOOK
Full recorded sets are on the Thesis EDM YouTube channel, so you can listen to exactly what you're booking.

Thesis is a DJ based out of Raleigh, NC. Working in global club house: a Latin and Afro house core, extended through hip-hop and pop flips, peak-time tech house, and organic soul with wide emotional dynamic range.

He approaches DJing as a craft. Every set is carefully curated into a high-end musical journey drawing on more than 50,000 hours of listening, much of it logged during a career that began in UI and product design.

While away from the decks, he runs a design agency Dreamten and a software startup GiveForms.

Available for club and private bookings

I'm a club DJ. I play on the venue's sound system and do not bring speakers, a PA, or lighting. Best fit: clubs, bars, lounges, rooftops, and private events held in a space that already has a house sound system.

2 WAYS I CAN PLAY (either works)

1. My own laptop and controller
I bring the controller, laptop, cables, and headphones. From the venue I need:
- One free line input on the house mixer (RCA), or two XLR inputs straight into the system
- A stable table or booth surface, about 36 x 20 inches
- One power outlet within reach of the booth

2. USB stick on your CDJs
If you have a Pioneer booth, I can play from a rekordbox USB with no controller: two CDJ-3000, CDJ-3000X, or CDJ-2000NXS2 with a DJM-A9, DJM-900NXS2, or DJM-V10 mixer, linked and in working order. Two decks are plenty.

Tell me which setup your venue has when you send a request and I'll arrive ready for it.

SOUND
Your existing house system, run by your staff or sound person. I don't bring speakers, subs, or amps. If your event is in a space with no sound system, say so in your request so we can work out whether it's a fit before you book.

LIGHTING AND STAGING
No requirements. Whatever your room already has is fine.

TIMING
I arrive about 1 hour before my set. Changeover takes about 10 minutes and can happen during the previous DJ's last tracks if there's a free channel on the mixer.

OTHER
- A place to park or unload near the entrance makes load-in quick.
- I film short clips of my sets for my own channels. If your venue or event doesn't allow that, let me know ahead of time.