Daniel Sokolovskiy

Over the last decade, I’ve turned my side hustle into an international DJ career, which has allowed me to connect with incredible people and unlock amazing opportunities I couldn’t have imagined before.

In 2011, I began performing under the alias Daniel Lesden, hosting a monthly radio show, playing at gigs, creating numerous DJ mixes, and releasing music, with over 1M SoundCloud plays and over 800K Spotify streams.

In 2015, I started helping John 00 Fleming run his record label JOOF Recordings, handling A&R, marketing, and label management duties.

In 2017, I created Psytrance Guide, a tiny website that I built over a weekend, which organically attracted 330,000 visitors (and counting) without any promotion.

In 2023, I joined Beatport as a music curator, bringing my passion and expertise to enrich the global music community and contribute to the evolution of Trance genres.

That year I also obtained a Global Talent visa, a rare and difficult-to-obtain recognition for industry leaders, and moved to the UK, where I’m currently based.

Patreon

I run a Patreon page that offers exclusive episodes of the ’Ask Me Anything’ series, Rave Podcast in the highest audio quality, access to our community chat, my entire music archive, and more perks.

If you find my contributions valuable to you and the world, I would greatly appreciate your support on Patreon. Your backing means a lot to me.