MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
BIO & links
Obliveus plays an infectious blend of funk, pop, punk, hiphop, indie, soul, disco, house, rock and just about anything else he can use to work the room. A party beat specialist, the one thing you can say about his style is that he’s hard to define; yet always plays to the crowd and will pull out whatever it takes to get the room jumping…assuming that’s what’s required. If it’s a punk rock set you’re after, he’s got that covered. If you want club hiphop, too easy. Banging house music, check. Laid back vibes to set the scene, no problem.
As an “open format” DJ, he has held down residencies at every major club night worth mentioning in Melbourne Town. He currently holds down the St Kilda, Come Together and Sydney Road Festivals every year and he’s rocked sets at Soulfest, Harvest, Earthcore, Rainbow Serpent and Adventjah. With a residency at The Espy in St Kilda (one of the only DJ’s to regularly play the Gershwin Room, Main Room and Basement stages) he plays everything from Blink 182 to Calvin Harris to Marten Horger before Motown and funk/disco classics to rooms of 1000 punters going absolutely bonkers. Other ongoing residencies include The Toff In Town, Workshop, Lucky Coq, FiftyFive, Transport Hotel & Rooftop Bar, Section 8, The Provincial, Black Cat, Lame Duck and Music Room, so you can definitely say that variety is a constant in his bookings. Case in point was when he played Marvel Stadium to open proceedings for the Wallabies and a week later was on stage closing out the Melbourne International Film Festival at the iconic Forum for their 70’s glam rock & disco party. He’s supported DJ Koco when his 45’s World Tour hit Melbourne in 2024, he’s been on Triple J national radio and he formed Black Caesar Events years ago and continues to promote proper funk, soul and disco gigs in Melbourne. He’s also worked key events for brands such as Google, Seed, Creature Technology, Witchery, Country Road and the Carlton Football Club.
As a sign of his eclectic nature, his music career has seen him support and play with many of the top names in soul, funk, breakbeat, hip hop, reggae, drum’n’bass and live music. Acts such as Portishead, Nile Rodgers & Chic, The Veronicas, D’Angelo, DJ Koco, Opiuo, Fatback Band, Late Nite Tuff Guy, Roy Ayers, Smashmouth, Common, Beck, No Doubt, Bliss N Eso, Aloe Blacc, Crazy P, Dave Lee (Joey Negro), Norman Jay, Mos Def, Maxwell, Mr Thing, George Clinton & Parliament/Funkadelic, Santigold, Stickeybuds, Andy C, Omar, The Kashmere Stage Band, Miami Horror, Robert Glasper, The Dandy Warhols, Pato Banton, Plump DJ’s, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, The Freestylers, Mike Patton, Pendulum, Angie Stone, Chase & Status, Saskwatch, Incubus, Ed Solo, Donovan Frankenreiter, Georgia Anne Muldrow & Dudley Perkins, Herbalizer DJ’s, Kylie Auldist, Trojan Sound System, DJ Lord (Public Enemy), Ozomatli, Marky, Mr Savona, The Putbacks, Shortee Blitz, The Nextmen, Cactus Channel, Katalyst, Fort Knox Five, The Maestro (Blue Note), Natasha Diggs, The Flaming Lips, Andy Smith, The Family Stone (of Sly fame), All Good Funk Alliance, Katch (Resin Dogs), The Herd, Stanton Warriors, DJ Food, TV On The Radio, Spikey Tee, Ben Folds Five, Jacques Lu Cont, The Silversun Pickups, Cake, Ladytron, Tiesto, Mark Pritchard, Lanu and more. He even supported Chris Rock for 3 dates on his ‘No Apologies’ comedy tour, highlighting just how varied he can be as a DJ.
Contact & presence:
- 0409 185 373
- obliveus@gmail.com
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