This 23-year-old knows that DJing isn’t just about playing the right records at the right time. It’s about connecting the emotion and passion that of the track and conveying it to the dancefloor. It’s a theory Bartas lives by and is obvious he is ‘connected to the people’ as he continues his rapid rise up Melbourne’s DJing ranks to become one of the city’s most in-demand house jocks. Adam got his first taste of the vinyl-stroking world in 2002 as a 19-year-old, from the encouragement of good friend and fellow DJ Dean Paps, who had a gig one night at Mark’s Place in Carlton. Paps insistence that Adam should come along and play some tunes with him was the entire budding dance enthusiast needed to become hooked on the craft. Adam would quickly develop a taste for performing, with his obvious talent and drive leading to DJing opportunities popping up all across town. With 5 years professional Djing experience under his belt, Bartas has refined his sound, drawing on a love of old skool sonics to throw in cheeky crowd-pleasing acapellas over the best in chunky house and electro. Flick through his record box and you’ll find the likes of Lines Loves, Switch and Eyerer & Chopstick at the front of the pack. His impressive skills have seen him sought by interstate and overseas promoters, with Adam spreading his DJing wings to play at Sounds on Sunday, Dragonfly (Sydney), G.P.O (Brisbane), Platnium (Gold Coast) and New Zealand’s massive 6000 person festival ‘Our House’. Back home, Bartas can be found at Famous playing alongside Mark Knight, Spencer Parker, Roger Sanchez, Tocadisco, Princess Superstar, Sharem Jey and Coburn. He is the Number 1 DJ to accompany the lyrical miracle ‘Seany B’ on his national tours, he has also joined electro heavyweights Tiefschwarz and house dons Sandy Rivera and DJ Sneak on the main stage of ‘We Love Sounds’.

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