a promise to you:
IF YOU ARE A PERSON WHO BELIEVES THAT MUSIC IS BOTH A CELEBRATION OF LIFE ITSELF AND A MEDIUM FOR UNIVERSAL CONNECTION ACROSS LINES OF DIFFERENCE
IF YOU LOVE MUSIC THAT’S ROOTED IN HIP-HOP, R&B, & HOUSE
I PROMISE THAT ENGAGING WITH ME WILL HELP YOU FEEL TRUE, DEEP JOY, THROUGH CONNECTING WITH OTHER PEOPLE AND DANCING & SINGING WITHOUT RESERVATIONS
MIXES
I DON’T PRODUCE MUSIC, BUT I DO MAKE MIXES AND POST THEM UP.
YOU CAN PLAY THE LATEST BELOW AND FIND THE OTHERS ON MIXCLOUD
what i can do FOR YOU:
BELOW ARE SOME OF THE SERVICES I CAN OFFER. PLEASE USE THE CONTACT FORM BELOW FOR BOOKINGS!
AT MAVEN RISING AT NEW WORLD SYMPHONY BUILDING
PARTIES
KIDS PARTIES (SUPER CLEAN)
COOKOUTS
BIRTHDAYS
CORPORATE MIXERS
AND MORE…
AT VENTURE CAFÉ MIAMI’S THIRD BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
WEDDINGS
SOUND/LIGHTING
COCKTAIL HOUR/WEDDING RECEPTION
COLLABORATION WITH MASTER OF CEREMONY
DJING WITH IAN MANN, SUPER TALENTED VIOLINIST
CLUB GIGS
GET PEOPLE DANCING. THAT’S IT.
Contact me
OR COMPLETE THE FORM BELOW TO GET IN TOUCH WITH ME!
About
WHO AM I?
MY STAGE NAME IS DJ MAHARLIKANS. I’M A DJ BASED IN MIAMI, FLORIDA. I PLAY MUSIC ROOTED IN HIP-HOP AND R&B.
MY NAME IS KYLE MAHARLIKA (THAT’S WHERE I GET THE DJ NAME FROM!). I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN MIAMI, FL. I DON’T REALLY HAVE A REMARKABLE STORY ABOUT MY RELATIONSHIP TO MUSIC. WHEN I WAS LITTLE, MY FAMILY DIDN’T LISTEN TO A LOT OF MUSIC. MY DAD PLAYED GUITAR SOMETIMES BUT IT WASN’T ANYTHING SERIOUS. SO IF I HAD TO TRACE MY LOVE OF MUSIC, IT WOULDN’T BE BECAUSE I WAS SURROUNDED BY IT.
THERE ARE 2 THINGS I CAN REMEMBER REALLY CLEARLY THOUGH.
1. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE A MUSIC CLASS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, TAUGHT BY SOMEONE NAMED MRS. SINGER (R.I.P. TO HER). SHE TAUGHT US A LOT OF THINGS, BUT THE TYPICAL. HOW TO PLAY THE RECORDER, HOW TO PLAY THIS MINI-XYLOPHONE THING, AND HOW TO HARMONIZE. SHE WOULD PLAY STUFF FOR US LIKE DUKE ELLINGTON, STEVIE WONDER, ELLA FITZGERALD, “LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING”. WE LEARNED A LOT OF REALLY AMAZING MUSIC, AND I DIDN’T UNDERSTAND AT THE TIME. I REMEMBER WHEN THE CLASS USED TO SING TOGETHER, I WOULD GET CHILLS AND START GETTING CHOKED UP AND TEARING UP EVERY SINGLE TIME. IT WOULD MOVE ME SO MUCH AND I WAS LOOKING AROUND THE ROOM TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE WAS HAVING THE SAME REACTION. “IS THIS NORMAL?!”
2. MY DAD WOULD CONSTANTLY BE GOING TO THE LIBRARY AND PICKING UP NEW CDs SINCE THEY HAD A BIG COLLECTION IN THE ONE IN NORTH MIAMI BEACH (YES… IWAS BORN IN THE 90S SO I DIDN’T GROW UP AROUND VINYLS OR VINYL CULTURE LOL). HE WOULD JUST GRAB ANYTHING HE COULD FIND THAT WAS NEW. THAT WAS HOW I HEARD THE D12 WORLD ALBUM (LOL I WAS TOO YOUNG FOR THIS), FALL OUT BOY, GORILLAZ, ETC. SO I GOT TO LISTEN TO A LOT JUST BY LISTENING TO THOSE CDs LYING AROUND. SINCE WE DIDN’T HAVE CABLE WHEN I WAS GROWING UP, THAT WAS ONE WAY I COULD LISTEN TO MUSIC THAT WASN’T JUST ON THE RADIO.
THE HABIT NEVER DIED AND I KEPT LISTENING, AND I LIKED COLLECTING ALL THE MUSIC I HAD. ONCE I GOT TO COLLEGE, I HAD BUILT UP A BIG LIBRARY, AND THEN SPOTIFY CAME OUT, I TRANSFERRED ALL THE MUSIC THERE AND COULD LISTEN TO MORE STUFF. I WOULD MAKE PLAYLISTS FOR MY FRIENDS’ PARTIES, AND I WAS SURPRISED AT HOW MUCH I ENJOYED IT AND HOW MUCH MUSIC I COULD ACTUALLY REMEMBER. THAT WAS PROBABLY THE FIRST TIME I CONSIDERED BEING A DJ.
ONE NIGHT I WENT OUT ON A DATE WITH THIS GUY, AND WE WENT OUT DANCING ALL NIGHT. I TALKED TO THIS HOUSE DJ IN MIAMI AND ASKED HER HOW LONG SHE’D BEEN DJing, WHAT SHE LIKES TO DJ, AND WHETHER I COULD BECOME ONE. SHE BASICALLY SAID, IF YOU HAVE THE HEART AND EAR FOR IT, GO FOR IT.
SO THAT’S HOW I GOT HERE. I TOOK HER ADVICE. TURNED TO THE INTERNET. I HAD SOME MONEY AND LEARNED HOW TO BEATMATCH THROUGH YOUTUBE. BOUGHT MY FIRST CONTROLLER, PLAYED WITH TRIAL SERATO SOFTWARE, AND JUST STARTED LEARNING FROM WHEREVER I COULD. BEEN LEARNING SINCE SUMMER 2017, AND I’M LOVING IT AND STILL HAVE A LOT TO LEARN.
THE BIGGEST THING I LEARNED IS TO THINK OF DJING MORE AS A SERVICE THAN A TALENT. MY WISH IS TO BRING OTHERS JOY AND CONNECTION THROUGH THE MUSIC I PLAY.