Bio

Danushka Othnapitiya began his odyssey in music at an early age of 14. After a lot of hard- work and strong ambition by 16 he had aced his mixing techniques and began working as a mobile DJ. He later moved on to small clubs and karaoke lounges but his love for house, trance and dance music hadn't reach the hot scene back home in Colombo, Sri Lanka. With the help of friends Danushka, did private gigs which built his reputation for beginning Colombo's underground dance scene. His talent was noticed and was asked to DJ for various international tsunami awareness events.He was invited to play in Germany, Thailand and Norway but was unable to accept due to financial reasons. None- the- less he had the chance to play at Onyx one of Colombo's latest club reinventions. Despite all the club exposure, Danushka was only playing a 2 hour sets of his one true love: dance music. After making a name for himself, he got the chance to do opening acts for international acts such as DJ Rohan from Dubai and DJ Akshay from Mumbai, as well as hosting special exclusive events for the MTV India crew which got him further down into the spotlight of the South Asian dance music scene. He has appeared for many local and Indian events and festivals such as 'Smirnoff Fire and Ice', 'Smirnoff Life' events, 'Gucci' Launch party, 'BMW' product launches and 'Porsche Caymen S Launch' after party .Danushka has collaborated with the like s of DJ Saber, DJ Mehndi X, Prototype Project, Bunker Boiz and Bays to name a few. His first tracks such as 'Gajaga' has been downloaded by more than 800 fans on 'www.download.com', which proves his influence on the Underground/Indie dance music scene. Danushka's influences such as the Dutch trance, Melbourne electro, Ibiza chill out and the general beach life style is well explored in his unique style of hypnotic music. His first ever EP release 'Colombo House Music' is available on iTunes on selected networks and Danushka is already busy working on new material for his upcoming release.