Masterfully talented DJ/ Producer, Jon Dasilva was at the epi-centre of the early days of UK dance music and defined the music policy of The Haçienda during the explosion of acid house. He quickly became regarded as an innovative, adventurous, and pioneering DJ.

 

Taking his cues from the legends that inspired him,  Larry Levan, Francois Kevorkian and Ron Hardy, Jon embodies the spirit and ideals of Acid House, his eclectic taste and technical ability mark him out as specialist from the old-school.

 

Jon developed a long standing relationship with The Haçienda and Factory. He toured the US with New Order and was part of The Haçienda’s 1990 American Tour, “The United States Of Hacienda”. It was his residency at legendary acid house night, “Hot” that cemented his reputation. The biggest night at The Haçienda during The Second Summer Of Love. Dasilva’s grasp of the Chicago house scene, coupled with his extensive record collection made “Hot” a national event for the early acid house scene and the style press.  Hot attendees and alumni include Sasha, Slam, James Barton, James Baillie and Massive Attack, with Sasha remarking that Jon's style at Hot influenced him more than any other DJ.

 

Jon’s insight into house, tech house and Techno, yields a unique concoction of muscular beats and  techno soul bringing together US House, European techno and UK progressive into a style that is distinctly his own.