ALWAYS LIVE presents Nonstop DJs

CADA
New kid on the block CADA is the home of Hip Hop and RnB in Australia for the young and young at heart.

EVERYDAY COFFEE
Everyday Coffee commit to serving consistently outstanding coffee every day, and their selection of music tastemakers will be serving up consistently outstanding tunes, every morning for Nonstop DJs.

CHAPTER MUSIC
Chapter Music is one of the longest running and best respected independent record labels in Australia, and an international champion with a Melbourne focus.

SOJU GANG
Gracing some of Australia’s biggest stages, spinning on one of the world’s biggest DJ platforms, ‘Boiler Room’ and supporting both national and international acts, Soju Gang has exploded as a DJ who’s eclectic playlists get bodies moving all around the country.

DYLAN ALCOTT & DJ COOPER
DJ Cooper Smith is an up-and-coming artist from Melbourne who loves making and creating unique mixes. He’ll be joined by Dylan Alcott, the ultimate hype-man, at Nonstop DJs.

DJ BE KIND TO OTHER PEOPLE
DJ Be Kind To Other People is the mind behind ground-breaking dance music talk show, ‘Coburg Up Late’.

SULLIVAN
Sullivan’s eclectic taste in all genres upbeat and dance-inducing has seen them perform iconic sets at Dark Mofo’s Night Mass, Venice Bienalle, NGV, Melbourne Music Week, Meredith Music Festival, as well as Berlin’s most famous clubs such as Gegen and Berghain, and now, for ALWAYS LIVE’s Nonstop DJs.

D33
Revelling in high-energy vocal mixes, D33 incorporates elements of bass, funk and house alongside a healthy serve of dirty pop and some well-timed calmer moments.

DJ101
DJ 101 is a DJ program for aspiring female-identifying, trans, and non-binary talent looking to break into the dance music scene and this year’s participants will be showing off their freshly honed skills at Nonstop DJs.

DJ STEELY ANN
DJ Steely Ann shimmies you through the 1980s with a heady hustle of New Wave, Post Punk, Synth Pop and Disco

GINGER LIGHT
DJ Ginger Light will be serving the best of the best so expect everything from 50s, 60s blues, RnB, soul, gal groups and French classics.

JOY FM
JOY shares the diverse voices of the LGBTQIA+ community across the airwaves, and some of their best tastemakers will be on the decks, playing songs from LGBTQIA+ icons, pride anthems and tunes to get you dancing.

HERE FOR GOOD
Naarm based, globally operating creative music company Here For Good encourage and empower artists to reach people without compromise or limits.

COLLEGE OF KNOWLEDGE RECORDS
Coburg’s very own College of Knowledge Records represent a collective with a focus on instrumental music, within a soul idiom and a DIY mentality.

MELBOURNE FOOD AND WINE
They know good food, they know great drink and they also know fantastic tunes, which they’ll be plating up for a set that will keep you energised and hungry for more.

MISTLETONE
Completely independent local label and touring company Mistletone have been around since 2006 and they’re bringing an epic line-up of DJs to the decks at Nonstop DJs.

TORO Y MOI
Toro y Moi aka South Carolina-reared, Bay Area-based Chaz Bear emerged as a figurehead of the ‘chill wave’ sub-genre, the sparkling fumes of which still heavily influence musicians all over today.

TONY MF
A member of the last generation to experience life before total inter-connectedness, DJ Tony MF or Anthony Ferraro (also digitally known as Tony Peppers) aims to be a bridge between two very different realities.

WAVING AT TRAINS
Founded in 2009, WAT represents unique artists, DJs, bands and producers in the electronic realm.

HOPE STREET
Community radio station, Hope St broadcasts from everywhere; festivals, hospitality venues, live music events, the zoo – and now they’re hitting the Melbourne Museum forecourt for Nonstop DJs.

TRIPLE R
Since airing for the first time in 1976, Triple R have been a cornerstone of independent music around Melbourne and their team of taste-makers will be spinning some of their favourite tracks.

CROWN RULER
Crown Ruler are champions of the soulful underground and synonymous with forward-thinking music across Australia and beyond.

WOODY MCDONALD
Woody McDonald is host of the Cave on 3RRR, co-founder of STUDIO and the Eighty Six.

DJ SHAKY MEMORIAL
Mary Mihelakos aka DJ Shaky Memorial has been DJing for over 20 years who enjoys putting together themed DJ sets, and her selections are broad from dancefloor fillers to forgotten classics across many genres.

LYNDELLE WILKINSON
Lyndelle has been a part of the PBS 106.7FM family for 18 years, pioneering and co-presenting The Breakfast Spread and her DJ sets showcase new local and international sounds as well as some retrospective tracks for a comforting upbeat mix of feel-good vibes.

FEE B SQUARED
Selector, navigator, curator, instigator … Triple R’s Fee B-Squared will be slinging banger after banger with no genre left untouched.

BROADSHEET
Who better than Broadsheet, the ultimate authority on all things Melbourne to be the cultural life of the party at Nonstop DJs.

KATIE PEARSON X MILLU
Katie Pearson & Millú's love was founded on their shared passion for the electronic underground, and the community that surrounds it and at the core of their ethos is the importance of inclusivity and visibility within the electronic music industry.

OUR GOLDEN FRIEND
Our Golden Friend is an independent record label and management collective from Melbourne, Australia who deal with people who make music they love and help them share it with the world.

NEUROTIQ EROTIQ
Neurotiq Erotiq is a community organisation run by DJ duo IN2STELLAR, showcasing local and international acts.

SPOTIFY
Streaming giant Spotify are showcasing a monster set of powerhouse DJs - Soju Gang, SOVBLKPSSY and Yarra, who’ll have you scrambling for the replay button.

MILO EASTWOOD
Milo Eastwood is a Melbourne based DJ, Radio Announcer & Event Curator and his efforts behind the decks result in a serving of slamming house, soaring disco, worldly grooves and chilled out electronica amongst a smorgasbord of uplifting sounds.

MISTY NIGHTS
The boys behind Misty Nights struck gold with their magic formula of crass and classy disco, mixed in a swift and unforgiving manner, turning their debut Melbourne event into a stomping cult club attraction in just over 2 years.

STICK MAREEBO
Stick Mareebo is the voice, the personality and the man behind some of the biggest music and radio stunts this town has ever seen, and his own unique style is guaranteed to turn up the heat at any event, all while keeping his cool demeanour and staying in full control in his Jamaican way.

FOREIGN BROTHERS
Foreign Brothers is a collective of like-minded music lovers operating in Naarm/Melbourne, throwing parties within the city and abroad.

HOUSE OF CHEESE
All bangers, no shame, House of Cheese’s resident DJ’s Zaza and Sissy are delivery dancefloor bangers, shameless selections and all the tunes you need to get the feel-good party started.

DJ MANCHILD
DJ Manchild knows a thing or two about The Funk and he’s on a lifelong mission to dig it up and deliver it straight to you.

FINDING FIGARO & FRIENDS
The team from events, touring, and artist management group, Finding Figaro provide a space for connection and expression in our beloved creative, Melbourne ecosystem.

BONNIE KNIGHT & GAB STRUM
Bonnie Knight is a sound engineer, producer and songwriter, experienced in all aspects of sound and Gab Strum aka Japanese Wallpaper is one of Melbourne’s most exciting young producers and songwriters.

THE OPERATIVES
A multifaceted company with over 20 years’ experience, The Operatives are a touring, promotion, booking, record label, artist management, festival partners, consulting and production power-house.

MARY! DISCO
MARY! is Melbourne's favourite disco for everybody, a night where disco collides with queer magic to make a fabulous hot mess.

PBS FM
PBS FM has been treating our airwaves for over 40 years and some of their most beloved disc jockeys will be getting behind the decks for Nonstop DJs.

1800 LASAGNE
Delivered straight from Melbourne’s north side, 1800 Lasagne will be plating up the freshest bangers.

IT RECORDS
It Records is a small independent label out of Melbourne Australia, with a unique roster that includes electronic, rock, pop and experimental artists, drawn from diverse genres with a “dark” twist.

SYN FM
For young people, by young people, SYN FM’s roster of volunteers aged 12-25 will be doing what they know best; spinning the freshest sounds and coolest tracks.

ANDEE FROST
Andee Frost brings all the energy and realness to the party and has energised Melbourne’s underground for years.

JNETT
A huge name in the Australian dance music scene, DJ JNett brings over two decades of magnetic energy and impeccable skills to the decks.

MUSIC IN EXILE
Music in Exile is a not-for-profit record label and artist services organisation aimed at increasing access to resources and building professional networks for artists from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds working in the music industry.

THICKWAVE
Thickwave is presenting a finger licking platter of yummy DJ sets, celebrating each DJs favourite tracks to eat yummy food to.

PAUL GORRIE
Paul Gorrie is a DJ, musician, radio host, filmmaker, music programmer, producer and education and will be presenting a line up of DJs guaranteed to bring the vibes behind the decks.

DUTTY
Dutty is rooted in intentional nightlife and provide authentic spaces for community to experience joy and freedom through music and dance.

MZRIZK
Pioneering Lebanese Australian DJ, radio presenter and event curator, MzRizk is a self-taught, community emboldened, creative chameleon who has garnered widespread acclaim as one of Melbourne’s most respected House, Disco, Hip Hop, Jazz, Arabic and Contemporary Soul savant.

TANZER
Plucked from rural New South Wales and raised in the crumbling majesty of Rome, Tanzer delivers culture-clash disco drama-ama and hyper-colour haughtiness with a voice from another dimension.

YO! MAFIA
Renowned hip-hop DJ Yo! Mafia has been a name to know behind the wheels of steel for over 20 years and is at the forefront as one of the country’s most prolific tastemakers.