Sean Ray

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Sean Ray was first exposed to the electronic dance music scene as a kid in the early 80’s, making the transition from dance floor to turntables in 1993. Moving to Colorado for a few years, he played three nights a week at one of the most popular clubs in the area (the Underground) playing 80s, industrial, and house. Playing off his surname (Duckworth), he gained notoriety as DJ Ducky there and California where he now resides. Since then Sean Ray has gone on to play some very notable gigs both nationally and internationally, including: Hosting and DJing Area 1, a twice weekly underground music radio program with Clear Channel's Kiss-FM for almost 7 years, underground events (including Nocturnal Wonderland, Electric Daisy Carnival, Global Beach Music Festival, Open Air Sundays), clubs (including Los Angeles Entertainment Center, Insomnia Afterhours, Club Ruby/World, Vanguard, Echo, and more), television, radio, fashion shows, store fronts, private functions, concerts and just about every other imaginable venue kind and type of event. Sean recently reached a new level reserved for very few performers when he headlined for over 300,000 people for the Heineken 2010 New Year's Eve Event in Vietnam, an outdoor event in the middle of Saigon, one of this year’s biggest (if not the biggest) new year's eve event in the world and the first of its kind for the country. Having earned the recognition of DJ of the Year by the 2007 Los Angeles Music Awards, Sean Ray continues down the DJ

why this is interesting

# On Sean Ray's Work This body of work warrants attention for its grounded perspective on dance music history. Rather than chasing trends, it reflects someone who witnessed electronic music's formative years and has spent decades studying how DJs shape collective experience. The craft here reveals itself gradually—in the careful selection of records, the architectural thinking about how sounds speak to one another across sets, and an evident respect for both the technical and human dimensions of the form. What emerges is less a statement than an inquiry: how does music move people, and what responsibility does that carry? For listeners curious about dance culture beyond its surface glamour, this offers genuine substance.