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DJ
Alex
Merrell
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She regularly spins at annual music
and film festivals including Coachella,
Lollapalooza, and Toronto International
Film Festival. A favorite amongst the
fashion crowd, she has played events
for Dior, Zara, True Religion, Guess, Lia
Sophia Jewelry, and Marie Claire. Alex
has provided the soundtrack for parties
and photo shoots for the likes of Miley
Cyrus, Lindsay Lohan, Leona Lewis, Selena
Gomez, Rachel Zoe, and the casts of Pretty
Little Liars, Dancing with the Stars, Fringe,
Raised in Vancouver, Paris and New York
and The New Girl. In addition to a packed
by artist parents, Alex pursued dance,
list of Los Angeles clubs and events, she
theater and music from a young age. In
2007, she moved to Los Angeles to work in has played throughout North America,
the music industry. In the summer of 2008 Europe and the Caribbean, in countries
such as Switzerland, Belgium, Canada,
she bought her very first DJ setup and
soon after met DJ Mark Luv (The Pharcyde), Mexico, England, Romania, Sweden,
who became her mentor. It only took a few Germany, Norway, and St Barth. Alex is
Taio Cruz’s Official DJ and has toured
months for her to go from playing local
hotspots around LA to being recognized on with him in the US as well as Europe,
Fox News and opening for world renowned playing at The American Music Awards Pre
DJs AM and Skribble, propelling her to take Show, Jingle Ball, and The Tonight Show
with Jay Leno. She has been featured by
part in the closing ceremonies when her
numerous press outlets internationally and
hometown hosted The Olympics. She’s
has made appearances in music videos
been living on a plane ever since, sharing
and commercials for the likes of Mike
her passion for music across the globe.
Posner and California Tourism. Alex has
Alex has DJ’d events for global brands such recently been chosen as the face of Sony
as Unicef, Mercedes Benz, Chrysler, Fiat,
headphones and is featured in their new
Disney, Thompson Hotels, W Hotels, Dove
campaign with displays in Target stores
Beauty, TV Guide, and Universal Music.
across North America.
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Alex Merrell is truly all about the music,
making her one of the most sought
after DJs for high profile events and top
venues internationally. She has been
called upon to create the right vibe for
the best nightclubs, hotels, lounges and
countless events and has performed
with international superstars in front of
hundreds of thousands of people around
the world.
O Zone Olympics Closing Ceremonies Event — Vancouver, BC
Olympics International Media Welcome Party — Vancouver, BC
Thompson Hotel Grand Opening — Toronto, Canada
Chrysler/Fiat Event - with Samantha Ronson & Robin Thicke — Los Angeles, CA
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The Leopard Party — St Barth
The Justice Ball 2010 - with DJ Skribble & Dave Navarro — Los Angeles, CA
Fashion’s Night Out at Zara — Los Angeles, CA
Dior Boutique Grand Opening — Beverly Hills, CA
3rd Annual Autumn Party — Los Angeles, CA
TV Guide’s Hot List Party — Los Angeles, CA
Guess & Marie Claire Event for Save the Children — Los Angeles, CA
Mercedes-Benz SL Private Event — Los Angeles, CA
Lindsay Lohan Photo Shoot for Lifetime’s “Liz & Dick” — Los Angeles, CA
TV Guide TCA Awards Week-Long Photo Lounge — Los Angeles, CA
Cellairis Elle & Blair Collection Launch — Los Angeles, CA
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Disney Hannah Montana / Miley Cyrus Photo Shoot — Los Angeles, CA
Leona Lewis Photo Shoot — Los Angeles, CA
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ABC Pretty Little Liars Photo Shoot — Los Angeles, CA
Hope for Haiti Afterparty — Los Angeles, CA
Universal Music Group Christmas Party — Los Angeles, CA
UNICEF Blue Party / Tap Project Launch — Los Angeles, CA
Music Loves Fashion House of Hype Coachella Party — Palm Springs, CA
Dove Product Launch — Los Angeles, CA
Lia Sophia Clambake ­­— Malibu, CA
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Event
Highlights
Couture & Chords Fashion Show *also walked runway* — Los Angeles, CA
H.L.N.R. In-Store Event — Beverly Hills, CA
Disney Selena Gomez Photo Shoot — Los Angeles, CA
The Justice Ball 2009 - with DJ AM — Los Angeles, CA
Toronto International Film Festival Launch Party — Toronto, Canada
The Booby Ball Breast Cancer Fundraiser — Toronto, Canada
Be Bash Charity Event — Los Angeles, CA
True Religion Denim Event — Santa Monica, CA
Mackage Fashion Show & After Party — Toronto, Canada
Discovery Channel’s 25th Anniversary of Shark Week — Los Angeles, CA
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Facehunter Event with The Society — Los Angeles, CA
Clubs &
Venues
Paul & Andre — Los Angeles, CA
Icon — Zurich, Switzerland
Teddy’s — Los Angeles, CA
Indochine — Zurich, Switzerland
Hyde — Los Angeles, CA
Port du Soleil — Gothenburg, Sweden
MyHouse — Los Angeles, CA
La Plage at Tom Beach Hotel — St Barth
Bardot — Los Angeles, CA
Casa Nikki — St Barth
Villa — Los Angeles, CA
Bagatelle — St Barth
Palihouse — Los Angeles, CA
V Lounge — St Barth
Smashbox Studios — Los Angeles, CA
Fratelli — Constanta, Romania
Tropicana @ The Roosevelt Hotel — Los Angeles, CA
Fratelli — Bucharest, Romania
Drai’s @ W Hotel Hollywood — Los Angeles, CA
Fratelli — Timisoara, Romania
Hollywood Palladium — Los Angeles, CA
Fratelli — Mamaiia, Romania
The Saint — Los Angeles, CA
The Wynn — Las Vegas , NV
Coco de Ville — Los Angeles, CA
Venom — Seattle, WA
Crown Bar — Los Angeles, CA
Amber — Seattle, WA
Les Deux — Los Angeles, CA
Shine — Vancouver, Canada
Kress — Los Angeles, CA
Richard’s on Richards — Vancouver, Canada
Green Door — Los Angeles, CA
Opus Hotel — Vancouver, Canada
Bar Marmont — Los Angeles, CA
Cobra — Toronto, Canada
Katsuya — Los Angeles, CA
Century Room — Toronto, Canada
Kiss Lounge @ Beso — Los Angeles, CA
Cheval — Toronto, Canada
Holly’s — Los Angeles, CA
Brassaii — Toronto, Canada
Delux — Los Angeles, CA
Nyood — Toronto, Canada
Stone Rose Lounge at Sofitel — Los Angeles, CA
Dorsia — Queretaro, Mexico
Ace Hotel — Los Angeles, CA
Club Adde — Mexico City, Mexico
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Spirito Martini — Brussels, Belgium
the US & Europe with him. Performance highlights include
the following:
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Alex is Taio Cruz’s official DJ and has toured throughout
US
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno — Los Angeles, CA
Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve — Los Angeles, CA
The American Giving Awards — Los Angeles, CA
The American Music Awards Pre-Show — Los Angeles, CA
Phooson — Phoenix, AZ
Jingle Ball — Los Angeles, CA
Not So Silent Night Radio Show — Poughkeepsie, NY
Jingle Ball — Columbus, OH
Kissman Radio Show — Cleveland, OH
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Triple Ho Radio Show — San Jose, CA
Not So Silent Night Radio Show — San Antonio, TX
Triple Ho Radio Show —
­ Houston, TX
AMP Radio’s Toys for Teens Drive —Los Angeles, CA
Wild Jam — San Jose, CA
Couture Las Vegas — Las Vegas, NV
Michael Hill Event — Waikiki, Hawaii
Taio Cruz
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Microsoft Store Opening — Huntington Station, NY
EUROPE
ZDF Euro Cup Performance — Usedom, Germany
NRG Radio Festival — Berlin, Germany
T4 on the Beach — Weston Super Mare, UK
Palmesus Radio Festival — Kristiansand, Norway
Lyoness Event — Vienna, Austria
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Cornell University Slope Day — Ithaca, NY
Nick LaKind at Table Manners
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For DJ bookings in the US (West Coast) please contact:
[email protected]
T. 323 465 5557
For DJ bookings in the US (East Coast) please contact:
Karrie Goldberg or Celia Chen at The Kagency
[email protected] / [email protected]
T. 646 873 4999
Mimmi Musiala at MUS-ARTIST DJ MANAGEMENT
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For bookings in Europe & The Middle East please contact:
[email protected]
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T . 33 6 34 06 46 78
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