Based in San Francisco, D.SANTIS plays with intent, shaped by the room, the time slot, and the energy around him. With over two decades behind the decks, his approach is built on patience, pressure, and precision. Raised through House music on groove, rhythm, and soul, he eventually found himself drawn toward the deeper and heavier edges of Techno. Artists like Richie Hawtin opened the door to a more experimental mindset, where technology and live manipulation became part of the performance without losing the human element underneath it. His first monthly residency at Wish in San Francisco gave him the space to develop through extended four hour sets, sharpening the long form storytelling that still defines his sound today. A residency at Halcyon SF followed, along with countless after hours events and support slots for touring headliners. Often trusted with closing duties, he also thrives in opening sets that allow space to explore deeper cuts, minimal rhythms, dub textures, and slower building energy that rarely exists during peak hours. Most of the music comes from digging, not charts. Some nights call for pressure. Others demand restraint. Whether closing with intensity or opening with patience, his sets are rooted in movement, atmosphere, and tension that unfolds over time rather than instant gratification. Performances include respected San Francisco venues such as Halcyon, Audio, The Midway, F8, Monarch, and The Great Northern, along with a long list of after hours and underground locations across the Bay Area. He has shared lineups with artists including Paco Osuna, Carl Craig, and Ramiro Lopez. A career highlight includes a back to back closing set with Lopez, a night that further sharpened both his sound and perspective behind the decks. Original productions have landed on Fierce Animal Recordings and Household Digital, with releases featured in Beatport charts. For D.SANTIS, House and Techno were never just genres. They were structure, escape, and identity. The rhythm stayed constant, and that connection still drives every set.