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Dress Code

Dress Code (a.k.a. Derek "DJH" Holley)

  • Style of music: Funky rocktronic dance music
  • Location: Dayton, Ohio
  • Members: Guitar, bass, synths, drums
  • Years active: 10
  • Random fact: Dress Code's first live show was at Plush in Cincinnati
  • Web site: www.dresscodemusic.com
  • What is your latest release, where can people find it and how does it differ from past offerings? My latest is "Dress Code EP," and it's a digital-only release on sale now at iTunes, Amazon and other download stores worldwide. This is different because my last two projects were self-releases, but the "Dress Code EP" has been released by Phuture Trax Records, an indie dance/house music label from Chicago.
  • If you had a musical motto, what would it be? Groove with attitude.
  • If you could've written any famous song, what would it be and why? "Happy Birthday To You." It's one of the most well-known and most-performed songs ever.
  • What is the most unique characteristic of you as an artist? I don't listen to just one kind of music, and I like to mix things up. I do dance music, but it has some rock and funk influences.
  • If you could seek musical advice from one music icon, who would it be and what would you ask? Prince. I'd ask him about songwriting, guitar playing, being a one-man band in the studio and his thoughts about the music business.

Compiled by Don Thrasher, contributing writer

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