Mark Shorter / Hotcaller

Mark Shorter / Hotcaller plays around two sets a week, mostly in venues run by Merivale, so a busy Sydney bar is familiar territory. The brief shifts from room to room: cruisy lounge sounds, house, pop-tech, funk, party pop, R&B, and 90s and 2000s hip hop. That makes for a DJ who can keep a bar ticking along early and lift it later. Behind it sits more than 15 years of full-time work as a DJ, producer and studio engineer. An earlier stretch as a bass music artist added festival and touring experience, plus work alongside high-profile artists and venues.