Myles Hendrik
Having arrived in Los Angeles from his native land of New Zealand in spring of 2002, musician Myles Hendrik immediately kicked his DJ career into high gear landing a weekly residency at The Standard Hotel’s Purple Lounge in Hollywood. Playing to the glitterati that included the likes of The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Debbie Harry and Patti Smith, Myles’ eclectic dance-fueled sets – a cross-pollination of 60’s nostalgia, Motown classics and indie pioneers such as The Strokes and The White Stripes – packed the venue week in and week out.
Inspired by his turn at the hotel, Hendrik began promoting dance nights of his own and weekly parties like the cultural phenomenon that was “PASH!” which the Los Angeles Times dubbed “an iPod commercial come to life.” If some parts of L.A. were already celebrating the turn of the century’s indie music upswing, PASH! was its climax. Never short on positive attitude and out-and-out joie de vivre, Hendrik the resident DJ and promoter, had essentially created a sensation. Hailed as one of the ‘Top DJ’s in L.A.’ by 944 Magazine and LA Weekly, Myles was now a name, a tastemaker, a presence. Hendrik’s keen ability to shatter the status quo had become relevant. The doors of the musical world had begun to swing open, landing him and residencies at Los Angeles’ top venues such as Teddy’s at The Roosevelt Hotel, Paul & André, Smoke & Mirrors at The Standard, Hollywood, Bardot at The Avalon, The Bowery Hotel in New York, Le Baron and Bagatelle in Paris, and The Viceroy Hotel in Anguilla.
With his success and profile on the rise, events for some of the biggest names in entertainment followed; Sir Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger, Michael Jordan, Derek Jeter, Prince, Sofia Coppola, Spike Jonze, James Franco, Quentin Tarantino, Michel Gondry, Penelope Cruz, Marion Cotillard, Kate Moss, U2, The Strokes, Kings of Leon, Radiohead, Daft Punk, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, MGMT, The White Stripes, Florence + The Machine and The Black Keys among the ever-growing list.
Not satisfied with just the musical world, Myles also segued his talents into the development of a very credible presence within the fashion community producing runway music and DJ’ing events for such luminaries as Anna Wintour, Vivienne Westwood, Marc Jacobs, Stella McCartney, Rodarte, Givency, Balmain, Phillip Lim, Proenza Schouler, Dolce & Gabbana, Michael Kors, Cavali, Phillip Lim, Ann Demeulemeester, Opening Ceremony, Vogue Magazine‘s CFDA Fashion Awards, Teen Vogue’s Young Hollywood Party and the prestigious Vogue/Art Of Elysium Hero Ball.
In addition, his recent buzz landed him the very coveted DJ spot at the BAFTA Brits to Watch 2011 Los Angeles event where he Dj‘d for the Royal couple, Prince William and The Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton together with Hollywood’s creme de la creme including Tom Hanks, Jennifer Lopez, Harvey Weinstein, Jack Black and Nicole Kidman.
The future holds more sets at Coachella, SXSW, a summer tour of Europe, fashion show production, and touring as the songwriter and “fashionable front man” of his fast-emerging indie rock band, Viva Modula – hailed as one of the most promising emerging talents by everyone from Rolling Stone to the LA Times.
For Myles Hendrik the present is exciting and the future is getting brighter by the day. He is a musician, a DJ, a trendsetting, beat-carrying vanguard, and he wouldn’t have it any other way.
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