Occasional producer and prolific remixer, in September of 1998 Darrin Friedman moved from NYC to Boston where he is currently a resident DJ at Club Avalon. Prior to this move Friedman was already spinning frequently in Boston for three and a half years. To quote Friedman: “I like to play fun records, really hard house and really anthemy vocals.” 

Eventually Friedman found his direction in a combination of extremely hard beats, full-cry vocals, and intricate orchestrations. He gradually sped up the tempo until the now jam-packed floor of dancers gave itself up to the density and rapid-fire lushness of the music. Many of his song selections were DJ Danny Tenaglia mixes or productions, and in his use of CDs and soundboard distortions, as well as his appetite for dense electronica, the performance resembled one of Tenaglia’s. But not precisely. Tenaglia’s live-performance electronica moves sound non-melodic, like the metal scream of acid house. Friedman’s set never lost its suppleness of rhythm or its tonal sweetness — the basics of house, which he obviously values as highly as does his mentor, Frankie Knuckles.