
Steve Fabus

Steve Fabus
Biografía
Steve Fabus, one of the first nationally recognized US DJs from the West Coast, began his career playing loft parties and undergrounds of late '70s San Francisco. Already the Counter Cultural Capital of America, home of the Beats and hippie movement, it had become the epicenter of sexual liberation. Under the fireworks of social and political change, Steve played parties whose guest list included pre-disco Sylvester, then a member of the radical drag troupe "The Cockettes", and Harvey Milk, who would become America's first openly gay politician. San Francisco was one big energized party then hosted by a growing gay subculture that was throwing one gigantic party for the world.
While playing the city’s infamous all-night loft party, Boiler Room in 1977, Steve was recruited to spin San Francisco's first large venue disco, The I-Beam. Trocadero Transfer opened shortly thereafter where Steve shared the booth with Bobby Viteritti. In 1980, Steve became a resident of San Francisco’s legendary EndUp. His shift was the 6 am to 2 pm slot on Sunday mornings and many people credit him for starting what became to be known as "Church". It was here that Steve put the edge on the Endup's early morning sound with tracks like D-Train's 1982 release, "You're The One For Me".
Offered residencies at both River Club and Tracks, Steve moved to New York City in 1983. There he also did guest appearances at the notorious after-hours club, Anvil and at the Palladium's Michael Todd Room. Steve was inspired by many of the great DJs of this pinnacle period of Dance Music, from Larry Levan and David DePino at The Paradise Garage and Tracks to Robbie Leslie at The Saint. Disco morphed into Garage and House on Steve's weekly Sundays at Tracks, where the night would not end until Monday morning.
In 1988 Steve moved back to San Francisco to reopen Dreamland, and not long after, joined forces with promoter Gus Bean at a new House club Crew in the former Trocadero space. Steve then moved to Los Angeles in 1990 and quickly became a resident at Axis and Pulse, and often played at Probe and the legendary after hours club, Does Your Mama Know?
Steve, currently in San Francisco has been a resident & guiding force of GO BANG going into its 10th year partnered with Sergio Fedasz, Jimmy DePre and Prince Wolf at the legendary Stud. He also plays around town at Honey Soundsystem, Afterglow and other events in clubs like Halcyon and Public Works where he pushes the margins with new music as well as classic underground house and disco.
In his long career he has done guest spots in Chicago, NYC, LA, Seattle, Philadelphia, Miami, Houston, Fire Island, Palm Springs and other U.S. cities and across the pond he's played in London at Horse Meat Disco and Dalston Superstore, in Berlin at Cocktail d'Amore and in Glasgow at Sub Club.
Steve's hometown of Chicago with New York have largely influenced him with the roots of disco, house and techno in all their variations and he applies it to all the contemporary music he plays today.




