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Biography.
GALLAGHER is a Cape Town-based DJ whose sets are built on depth and tension. House sits at the core of his sound, but his selections move fluidly outward, from the raw soul of US house to left-field rhythms and heavier, late-night textures.
In 2019, he founded Secret Society, a platform that began life as a resident night at The Waiting Room and has since grown into a series of events shaping the city's electronic music scene. Through FOUR FOUR, Exercise, and Goshica, he continues to build out that ecosystem, creating space for South African talent to be heard and pushed forward. It's a body of work defined less by any single genre than by an instinct for pacing, mood, and the long game of a night.
He has performed for collectives including Champagne, Xylem, Hotboxed, Just Between Us, Hungry4, Plae, CTEMF, and Killer Robot. He has performed at festivals and venues including Modular, Future Frequency, All My Friends, Torte Bar, Pangea, Bazique, and Wolfkop Weekender. He has shared stages with artists including Zisko, DJ Sweet6teen, Stojche, Matrixxman, Demi Riquisimo, Axel Boman, and Ralph Lawson.