February 17th brings us another installment of Woogie Nights LA, this time with NYC based DJ/Producer Derek Marin, of Subtrak Records & Thoughtless Music, Mikey Lion from the Jungle crew and a special birthday set by Pocket's own Sammy Bliss!

A drummer turned techno producer, who has been making beats since he was 9, Derek Marin is always working on three things at a time and never seems to get tired. His many iTunes smash hits include Nintendo soundtrack remakes and Depeche Mode reworks. But don’t be fooled, Derek is a serious Tech House producer who has been doing it longer than the other guy, and he will be around when they trade in their turntables for cooking classes. He is integral in the process of finding and remixing some of Subtrak’s greatest talent. If you see him at the club, just be careful. His tolerance is high, and his cackle is infectious.

Check out a couple of Derek's tracks, as well as an awesome mix of all his favorite Booka Shade tracks!

Be sure to check out Derek’s Top 10 list on Beatport.

Addicted to music at a very young age, Sammy Bliss quickly became a skilled mix-tape DJ, but it wasn’t until he found himself in LA that the door opened for him to House music and the scene that went with it.  After founding the LA based DJ crew Pocket Underground, with his partner Jesse Wright, in 2002, Sammy soon found himself with a monthly residency at Spundae LA and regularly rocking’ asses at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival.  Also 1/2 of the team that brings the Woogie Stage to Lightning in a Bottle each year, Sammy is always down to bring the dirty, chuggy 4/4 to the masses, as they journey together down the rabbit hole of brain bending beats.

Enjoy a few live mixes from Sammy below:

Click here to listen to Sammy’s performance at Lightning in a Bottle 2011.
Get more mixes from Sammy on the Pocket Underground website.

Born and raised in sunny San Diego, and nourished by a love of the ocean and underground hip-hop, DJ Mikey Lion’s life was forever changed after witnessing the debut of the Daft Punk Pyramid at Coachella 2006. From that moment on Mikey knew that a future in electronic music was the only life for him.

Take a listen to this new Mikey Lion re-work that he put together for his upcoming set for Beat Soup!

Have a listen to Mikey's awesome set on Beat Soup!