ER Recommends – Tristan Dominguez – Sullivan Room 16 Year Anniversary along with The Scumfrog, Sr Serge, Sleepy & Boo, Down Deep, Day Cart, Deap Soma and Max Sprauer
ER Recommends – Tristan Dominguez – Sullivan Room 16 Year Anniversary along with The Scumfrog, Sr Serge, Sleepy & Boo, Down Deep, Day Cart, Deap Soma and Max Sprauer
We return with another ER Recommends, this time with New York’s Tristan Dominguez. His veteran skills lets him get situated in any clubbing environment, which you can catch at the upcoming “16 Year Sullivan Room Anniversary Boat Party” on Saturday, September 16, 2017. Until then, find out more about Tristan and listen to his music via the following links.
Tristan Dominguez
Soundcloud : https://soundcloud.com/badonkadonk-records
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/tristan.dominguez
Twitter : https://twitter.com/tristan79
Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/tristan_dominguez
Contact
Phone – +1 9083042919
Email – tristandominguez@gmail.com
Resident Advisor Event Post : https://www.residentadvisor.net/events/999617
ER Recommends Q & A with Tristan Dominguez

1. How and when did you get started in electronic music production?
A: I’ve been producing music since 2011, my first release was on Kynatix, a collaboration with my friend Mitch Wells titled Square World. It was a natural evolution for me after I felt that I was a competent DJ and was playing out frequently. I think it’s something every DJ feels compelled to do after a period of time, either through an inborn drive or industry pressure.
2. Do you originally come from New York?
A: I do, I was born on 35th and 3rd. At the age of 9 my family moved to Indiana, and I returned to the city at 21 and have remained since. While I resented being there at the time, I’m grateful to the experience in Indiana for giving me a perpetual gratitude to live in New York that I don’t think I’d have if I’d remained here the entire time.
3. Who would you say are your biggest influences in making your own music?
A: My favorite producers right now are Rescue, Lindstrom, Todd Terje, among others, but when it comes to influencing my work I find I’m much more readily influenced by less prolific producers who’ve had one or two really stand out tracks. Human-Tech’s DinaMism for example, or the House Shaker version of Jeanette Thomas’s Shake Your Body have both been inspiration to me in my writing recently.
4. What are some of your favorite instruments that regularly make it into your productions?
A: I love playing with the human voice. Making it sound strange and psychedelic. A big influence on me when I was younger was the band Underworld and the way they manipulated the vocals in tracks like Pearls Girl.
Beyond that I enjoy using proper synth sounds, sounds that can’t be properly attached to an instrument (other than a synth). I’m an 80’s baby and I’m sure those early exposures to what was on the radio at the time influenced my subconscious preferences. More than once I’ve caught myself fixated on a new song only to discover it uses a sample from an 80’s song.
5. If you weren’t Djing/producing electronic music, what other career would you have chosen and why?
A: I’m quite interested in psychology and would definitely gravitate towards something that uses my passion for the subject. Not necessarily a psychologist as such, but something like motivational speaker or self help author. I often find my self talking like a little Tony Robbins in my day to day life.
6. Are there any new trends, music genres, futuristic gear, etc that you would like to mention to the readers so they are aware of it?
A: Happy to see rotary mixers in use more and more places. The increasing variety in DJ gear makes me happy and opens the door to new approaches to the craft which is always exciting.
7. Who would be your favorite producer of all time that you would like to have as a mentor and why?
A. Todd Terje is the first one to come to mind because of the sheer musicality and warmth of his work. He has a very organic and complex sound, a perennial sound that isn’t attached to a specific time. I find those qualities missing in a lot of music today and in my own work am striving for the same qualities.
8. We skip to the future and your records and shows are selling out everywhere. How would you use your influence and fame to help others?
A: Already in my DJ sets and songs I’m careful to be inspiring, if there’s lyrics I want them to be funny or uplifting. I’ve always gravitated towards music that has that quality, if something is catchy enough to get stuck in someone’s head I want it to be something that makes them feel powerful and energized, or at least give them a good laugh. This is the power of music and entertainment overall, the ability to put thoughts in a lot of people’s heads, and I don’t take that lightly. Thoughts beget action and action creates the world.
Tristan Dominguez ~ Bio :
A natural storyteller with DJ sets that showcase a meticulously curated and wide-ranging music collection.
New York native Tristan Dominguez is known for profoundly fun sets that fill a dance floor with enthusiasm. His distinctive sound has gotten a lot of the right attention from club owners and party promoters over the years, making him a favorite among the people that like to keep a room full. From underground warehouse parties playing hard techno to intimate rooms playing warm sensual house, Tristan has proven himself to be a DJ’s DJ time and again.
Born to a Chilean novelist father he was raised with an appreciation of art and storytelling from an early age. An avid music collector and evangelical about his musical taste, he became a regular attendee at seminal New York clubs like Twilo and Centro-Fly.
Eventually he procured a set of turntables and found his calling.
With a lot of trial and error in front of audiences through residencies at small venues like Sapphire, Moomia, and Red Room, he honed the empathy and observation skills necessary to reliably satisfy people looking to dance, to read the crowd and respond accordingly. If a song got popular or he even heard another DJ play it, he would retire it immediately, insuring that his sound stayed as unique as he could.
By 2011 he took up production and had his first release with frequent collaborator Mitch Wells on Kynatix, titled “Square World”. His first solo record, “Hot To Trot” was released on System Recordings in 2016 and he has several upcoming releases slated for 2017.
Throughout the decade he’s worked as a content curator for the illustrious Satellite Records, started his podcast Oscillations which can be found on Itunes and broadcasts monthly on Global Mixx Radio, and racked up bookings at an impressive roster of venues including Pacha, Verboten, House of Yes, and Cielo, playing alongside some of his musical heroes like John Selway, Hernan Cattaneo, & Tom Middleton. Currently he’s a resident for the roving party Sullivan Room at various locations.
Past Performances – New York
Output
Cielo
House of Yes
Analog
TBA Brooklyn
Water Taxi Beach
The DL
Sullivan Room
Pacha
National Underground Open House
Le Souk
Residencies – New York
Sullivan Room Events Cielo
TBA Brooklyn
Macao Trading Co
The Delancey
Red Room
Moomia Lounge
Solas
Sapphire Lounge
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