The DJs behind the genre-crossing party rap phenomenon of Spank Rock, Baltimore DJ duo Devlin and Darko have deep crates and they know how to use them. The two met back in 1998, after discovering their mutual obsession for 1980s hip hop and scratch DJs. Both successful local DJs at the time, Devlin and Darko decided sometime in 2002 to combine mixing forces and start playing gigs together. "By that time we had been friends for a few years," states Ronnie Darko," so we felt we knew that if we performed together, their would be an automatic sense of what each was doing or about to do, without a need to practice or plan it prior. We work on the same vibe, so there is quite a strong connection." Along with their extensive performing with Spankrock, they have also DJed with the likes of Beck, KRS-One, and Gnarls Barkley, as well as finding time to throw the wildly successful monthly parties "Baltimore Bass Connection," and "Fully Fitted" in New York City. They mix everything from classic hip hop to Italo disco to French electro into a dance party that's populist without being strictly pop. They're adept mixers, inventive selectors, and genial hosts. Expect them to keep things bouncing until the very moment the lights go on and the sound guy pulls the plug.

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