DJ SAMUEL
MANN
“I have spun music in cities you’ve never heard of, for dancers you could never forget. I’ve played for the restless, the broken, and the utterly in love. My name is Samuel… maybe you’ve heard of me.”
Tango DJ, teacher, and traveller from Manchester. His sets are crafted with the precision of an audio engineer and the heart of a dancer, creating an atmosphere that is both energetic and deeply emotional, blending rhythm, energy, and passion to keep the dance floor alive all night.
MY SETUP
Investing in your setup is important if you want to deliver a quality performance. The following is my current hardware and software preferences:-
HARDWARE
- Machine – I7, 16GB, 1TB Surface Pro
- Additional monitor for extended virtual desk space
- Focusrite Scarlet 2i2 DAC
- Backup DAC M-Track Solo
- Sony WH-1000XM4 Headphones to monitor
- Backup audio card phone headphone out
- High quality audio cables – RCA, XLR, 3.5, 1/4″
- Shure Microphone
- 512GB SSD Backup music & database
SOFTWARE
- Virtual DJ – Main Player
- MusicBee – Track Database
- Ableton Live Lite – DAW
- Izotope RX10 – Sound processing
- TDR Nova – Eqalisation & Compression
- ASIO Sound Drivers
MISSION STATEMENT
I play not just to fill the air, but to awaken it. My purpose as a tango DJ is to draw every dancer into the heartbeat of the music, to let them feel the whisper of Buenos Aires beneath their feet and the echo of a thousand stories in each note. Every tanda I weave carries the weight of my travels, the faces I’ve met, and the nights that refused to end.
I command the night like a storyteller guiding his tale, from the fever of romance to the hush of reflection, crafting moments that linger long after the last embrace. Each set is a tapestry of passion and memory, where joy and melancholy intertwine. Through music, I build a world where strangers connect, where time slows, and where tango lives again. My dream is to carry this magic across continents, letting the pulse of tango reach every heart willing to listen.
