Mike Swells has been resident DJ at RISE, Boston's only after-hours nightclub, since 2005. Monthly 5+ hour sets for the club's community of open-minded music aficionados has allowed him to develop a boundary-less aesthetic rooted in house and techno, yet spanning every genre of dance music - an approach inspired by Danny Howells' marathon sets and Phish's freeform musical excursions. Swells has performed at some of the nations most respected nightclubs, from Pacha (NYC) to B.E.D. (Miami), Temple (S.F.) to Avalon (L.A.), Five (D.C.) to House of Blues (Cleveland). Back at home, Swells has taken the lead as Creative Director at RISE, bringing diverse A-List global artists like Tom Stephan, Peter Rauhofer, Chus & Ceballos, Abel, and DJ Paulo to the Hub for exclusive late-night sets. Swells' commitment to push electronic dance music in Boston does not end at RISE; he was also a driving force on the executive steering committee for Together: The New England Electronic Music Festival in 2010. From the DJ booth to the studio to the planning room, Mike Swells is stretched thin, and he wouldn't have it any other way.
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