Dan Merlot producer and creator for Crash Berlin has been a vital player in the dance scene in California for the last 10 years .Ever since organizing an ongoing series of successfull events in San Francisco back in the late 90's that included top deejays ,performance artists and live music .Merlot then expanded to hosting the same type of events in Tokyo and Los Angeles.
While out in Tokyo Merlot hosted t.v. shows such as MTV countdown,BBC specials on the Tokyo music scene and played several times on the popular music channel Space Shower T.V.He also toured and played on Japans biggest electronica dance festivals at that time.
He also helped launch Vogue Magazine/Conde Naste fashion podcast series.Scoring and co producing those in Los Angeles. Daniel also was creative director fo Panjea.com.Panjea was music,media and social network. Panjea won the Demo God technology award for 2007 for best new internet product.
Merlot also scored the famous fight scene with Jessica Biel & Wesley snipes in the hollywood movie Blade Trinity.He collaborated with hip hop legend Kool Keith for the score.
Producer,deejay and musician Merlot has produced/composed tracks with people such as KOOL KEITH,PERRY FARRELL,MAD PROFFESSOR,AQUASKY,BASSNECTAR,NICK JAGO(BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB),MILLA JOVOVICH etc. .
With these projects and deejaying Merlot has played alongside ,toured,opened for or collaborated with such types as Justice,Bjork,Peaches,Janes Addiction,Kool Keith, Lee Scratch Perry,Crystal Castles,Black Ghosts,The Horrors,Dj Spooky, etc.
He was also the main deejay for the 2003 30 city Lollapalooza summer tour and also Jane's Addiction' touring dj..
He also has played 3 years in a row at the at Miami's Ultra Music Festival.Merlot runs a music/multimedia studio in Hollywood and constantly tours thru out the United States,Japan .
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