LA Summer
Tango Marathon
Our DJs
Dj Dk Quinn (NM)
Quinn has been a tango dancer since 2006, a DJ since 2012, and has been delighting dancers at milongas with his extensive collection of vinyl tango records since 2017. Why records? The transfers of tango music to vinyl are often superior to commercial digital copies, allowing you to hear things in the music you’ve never heard before! Featured at the Albuquerque Tango Festival in 2018 and the Endless Summer Tango Marathon in 2019, DK combines the best classic hits with exciting new material and energetic cortinas to keep the floor full from beginning to end.
Dj Homer Ladas (Berkley, CA)
Homer’s first major dj act was to put 50 cd’s (including assorted classic tangos, alternative songs and the ‘Last of the Mohicans’ sound track) into a player and press the random button. People loved it, but that was 1999. On July 9th, 2003, he pumped out the first ‘less than perfect’ dj mixes for the weekly ‘CELLspace alternative Milonga’ in SF. But again, folks were happy to have a venue where two worlds collided.
Today, Homer continues to apply & develop his dj skills at-large, both locally and abroad. Since his first dj gig his focus has been to find the right balance while making smooth transitions between music from the Golden Age and the music that lies beyond… He is compiling an online DJ resource page as well as helping to distribute a international Tango DJ magazine (to better educate and connect tango DJs everywhere – ask him for a copy).
Homer believes that the final goal or outcome, while meaningful, is less important than the road and risks taken to get there!
Dj Carolyn Stoklosa (Santa Fe, NM)
Carolyn is first and foremost a dancer; a former professional ballerina and longtime tanguera. She has DJ’d at local milongas in New Mexico and San Francisco, as well as festivals and marathons in the southwest since 2018. Her worldwide travel to attend tango events has shaped her musical repertoire. She has a dancer’s intuition with music
and curates a milonga to give dancers variety without being experimental. Carolyn cultivates a vibrant, elegant energy when DJing, and loves to interject some rare gems to make the dancing experience complete.
Dj Grisha Nisnevich (Denver, CO)
Grisha is a Tango Instructor, Musician, Lecturer, and DJ. He maintains an active touring schedule, performing in Tango Shows, offering group and private classes. Performing classical and tango music on the guitar, and giving his unique Concert-Lecture and Interactive Mixer about the "Structure of Tango Music".
Grisha is the founder of "Contrapunto Tango" (how to translate Counterpoint into the movement and dance technique).
Dj Varo Boyajyan (Los Angeles, CA)
Varo has As an avid dancer himself, Varo has a deep appreciation for tango music as a crucial part of the overall milonga experience for each dancer.
As a DJ, Varo strives to create a musical atmosphere that inspires dancers and connects with them on the emotional level.
While DJ-ing, Varo is always connected to the dancers-either by observing the energy and the interactions of the dancefloor, or dancing in the middle of it.
In addition to selecting good tango songs, Varo pays detailed attention to the structure of the playlist.
Varo comprises the tandas and the relationship of tandas to each other in a way to establish a harmonious flow of the energy, and to develop emotional-energetic contrasts with a tasteful climax and rise that resonate within each dancer.
Varo regularly DJ’s at milongas in Los Angeles and Southern Calfornia. He has DJ’d along with Otros Aires and Narcotango.
Varo is also invited to DJ tango at festivals all over the US.
Dj Olga Bogatova (San Francisco, CA)
DJ Olga DJ Olga has dj'ed at marathons and events in San Diego, Portland, Seattle, Tucson, Houston, Victoria, to name a few. You can catch her dancing and dj'ing at local milongas in San Francisco and the Bay. She aims to evoke various moods and create depth and intensity in her sets. Drawing inspiration from various music genres, Olga combines tandas that have a harmonious flow, enabling dancers to journey through a range of emotions while keeping the energy vibrant. She loves to keep everyone dancing until lights out!
Dj Vincent Wong (Los Angeles, CA)
Vincent immersed his life in tango since 2007 in Los Angeles, in late 2009 he started studying the tango music and playing for Practicas as to practice dancing as often as possible for free. He started DJing in milongas in 2011 and Festivals in 2012 and never stop listening and learning from other DJs at every tango festivals/marathons he worked or attended.
Along Vincent’s tango journey he also learned to see dancing as painting a picture matching or fitting with every tango song. So in another word, music he plays in a milonga would represent a large painting gallery which is telling a story as in a book or a movie.