If you ask any house/techno promoter in Australia worth their salt to put together a lineup of the country’s best credible and underground DJ’s, you can bet on it that Melbourne’s Mike Callander will top that list. He is the man for any occasion, be it warming up for an international, taking the event home with a closing set, or even headlining the event, Callander is always technically proficient, never missing a beat. Cutting his teeth as a resident at the world famous, but now defunct, Honkytonks, he now resides at Australia’s most infamous haunt Revolver, alongside regular guest bookings all over Melbourne, Sydney and beyond. But it’s not just Australia where Callander has made a career; he is regularly invited internationally to play at global clubs suchRex Club in Paris and Berlin’s Watergate. (Get Physical’s DJ T personally invited him to play in Berlin for DJ T’s 20 years of DJing anniversary event.)
On the production front Mike is known in Australia as an well-respected producer who has had solo releases signed to compilations mixed by David Seaman and Phil K, one full length album under his belt (‘Antarctica’), and he also co-runs and founded the highly esteemed Haul Music label. Recently he released the first remix under his new Zero Percent banner (a project alongside The Presets’ Kim Moyes) for indie act The Jezebels(the remix can also be found on this podcast). And to top it all off he also co-runs the School of Synthesisproduction school alongside international production veteran and legend, Davide Carbone.
We can go on and on as Mike Callander really is that decorated, but in the end it’s all about the music so sit back and press play. We can’t be more excited to have one of Australia’s best (if not the best in our opinion) as our next guest…
Balance Selections Q+A
Name:
Mike Callander
Location:
Melbourne, Australia
Alias/Producer name:
Mike Callander
Labels affiliated with:
Haul Music / Power Station / Motorik
My last 3 releases:
– “Motorik XTCNRG001” – V/A vinyl with The Finger Prince, Vakula and Christian S – Motorik
– “Power Station 001” – V/A vinyl with Kris Baha, Disrute and Heavy Concern – Power Station
– “Zero Fucks Given” – EP with remixes by Paul Mac and D-Rex – Green Fetish
