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Ask those in the know, and you will be so advised: Glenn Okada is one of the most technically sound DJ's in the Midwest region. Superior mixing skills, creative transitions, and top-flight track selection have placed him among the Midwestern region's elite and lent themselves to the rise of the area's progressive house movement.

A transplant from Orlando, Florida, Glenn's 1993 immersion into the dance scene brought him to the filled floors of The Edge, and the now legendary Club at Firestone, then ranked amongst the world's best. There, Glenn fell in love with a music that he himself now twists and presents along the front lines of the genre. Glenn has been spotted performing alongside a portion of the upper echelon of world talent, such as Carl Craig, Keoki, Richard "Humpty" Vision, Christopher Lawrence, Bad Boy Bill, DJ Dan, Andy Hughes, Ed Real, Lange, and Pulser. Mr. Okada has also played an active role in the promotion of some of the region's most memorable events, including D-licious, Alpha, Pure Blue, and Deeper Water. Now a resident of the greater Omaha area, Glenn has enjoyed residencies at the Velvet Lounge, Bada Bing, and the Shark Club, as well as local mainstays Bar 415 in Omaha and The Bricktop in Lincoln, and was also an instrumental figure with the advent of Omaha’s first electronic music radio show on 89.7 The River in 1998.

"I used to listen to all kinds of stuff," says Glenn of his roots. "Gary Newman, Blondie, The Bee Gees, Depeche Mode, New Order, Afrika Bambaata, Kraftwerk...". While currently an aficionado of the sound wielded by the likes of Sasha, John Digweed, Satoshi Tomiie, and Max Graham, Glenn's musical influences originate deep into the day of disco, navigate the 80's maze of electro, traverse the evolution and advance of house and trance, and today continue along a course of continual transformation.

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