Best of Austin®

Best Live DJ

DJ Mel

We dare those who claim to dislike hip-hop, reggae, soul, dub, or Eighties to not lock in and get down to DJ Mel's irresistible beats. He's a technical master, a genre-hopping chameleon, and his skills at reading the crowd are the best in the industry. He's hosted a weekly at Nasty's since the mid-Nineties, played at multiple Democratic National Conventions, and even spun at President Obama's inaugural ball. Mel has been sending Austin crowds into a frenzy since 1995, and though it's tempting to say that practice makes perfect, he's been sending out perfection for just as long.