Damian Lazarus

Psychedelic techno visionary; founder of Crosstown Rebels and immersive experiences.

Damian Lazarus is one of those rare figures in electronic music whose influence comes as much from curation and world-building as it does from DJing itself. Musically, he moves through house, techno, psychedelic grooves, and more mystical, leftfield territory, but what really defines him is mood: his sets feel ceremonial, transportive, and a little unhinged in the right way, less like straightforward club programming and more like being pulled into a full environment. A huge part of his reputation comes from everything he built around the music, Crosstown Rebels, plus events like Get Lost, Rebel Rave, and Day Zero, all of which helped shape a more cosmopolitan, hedonistic, spiritually charged corner of underground dance culture. He is not the kind of artist people talk about only in terms of tracks or genre tags. The real appeal is that he has spent years acting as a tastemaker, connector, and architect of experiences, which is why he still carries that mix of underground credibility, Ibiza-season power, and broader scene influence.