melbourne dj and producer who has spent close to a decade in australia's underground, with a sound tracing straight back to detroit and chicago house. he co-founded sundancer, a festival in thailand. his early australian festival run took in beyond the valley, strawberry fields and let them eat cake.

the record that changed the scale of things is Actin' Tough, out 20 march 2026 on ROSSI.HOME//GRXWN. after months circulating as an unreleased id. he built it on a 404 sampler, splicing up hip hop drums and pairing them with basslines. beatport, reporting on its own charts, said the track went to number one.

The record will do its thing and I'll keep doing mine.

dean turnley to mixmag australia, 26 march 2026

before that there was the Studio Diary ep in 2023. two remixes of Actin' Tough landed in 2026, one from mall grab on 22 may 2026 and one credited to a.b.c.

the 2026 calendar is dense. august 2026 takes in sub club in glasgow on 13 august, cabaret voltaire in edinburgh on 14 august and thuishaven in amsterdam on 30 august. north america follows with substation in seattle on 23 september, village studios in vancouver on 25 september and the crssd festival fall bill at waterfront park in san diego on 26 and 27 september. he headlines the basement at club vinyl in denver on 3 october 2026, plays iii points in miami on 16 and 17 october and art club in houston on 23 october. on 28 december 2026 he is on the lakes festival bill at hagley park in christchurch new zealand, alongside Armand Van Helden.