Chuck Witthaus a.k.a DJ Phoenix

Born: April 23rd 1972

Place: St. Louis, MO

Style: Tribal House/Trance

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Biography

1989 was the year DJ Phoenix attended his first rave in St. Louis and soon after was consistantly attending parties all over the Midwest. A short time later he and some like-minded friends began promoting under the name "Mars." The Mars crew threw some legendary parties like "Tribes Of Unity", "Sykodelik Peace Phreaks", and "Soopafly" that partiers to this day still talk about. After putting promotion of parties on hold, he began his journey into becoming a DJ. His motivation came from many of the old school DJ's that he listened to at parties including DJ JAJO a.k.a Juan Mauri Vera(R.I.P.) who eventually became a mentor to him and helped him early in his career. He helped by letting him play along side of him at clubs like "Fallout" and "Hyperspace"; which led to gigs at other clubs and parties.

He began performing at parties and clubs in 1995. His musical journey has taken him throughout the Midwest and the United States. Now having 10+ years experience behind the decks he currently holds down a residency at The Upstairs Lounge as well as playing at several different clubs in and around the Midwest. Additionally he is co-owner of Nepol Records, a tribal trance label based in St. Louis, MO. He also record's under the alias of Collective Consciousness, a collaboration between himself and Dan Dysphonix.

In 1996 they (Collective Consciousness) signed 2 tracks to Silver Seven Records a local label; copies of this record were sold throughout the United States and Europe. Together they have continued to produce and do remix work for Nepol Records. Their most recent project was remixing Bio Genesis' "Thoughts Of The Future" (nepol-001) which was played by many high profile dj's including: Chris Fortier(the bedrock party-wmc 2002), D:fuse, Spesh, Liam Kennedy, Troy Roberts, and Sean Carnahan. DJ Phoenix is now in the process of producing and remixing many other solo projects for Nepol Records.

DJ Phoenix has been an integral part of the St. Louis scene for many years through promoting, spining, and producing. He continues to support the scene, scout, and promote local as well as talent from around the U.S. Look forward to future releases from this talented artist.

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