A mainstay of the Portland and Seattle scenes since the late 90's, Pacific Northwest native Trevor Vichas has entertained audiences with his mesmerizing blend of house, garage, and techno meets jazz, disco, and hip hop; warm rolling basslines, hypnotic chord progressions, and soulful vocals that speak with a message of love. With his production reflecting early influences of both classic Chicago and Detroit house and techno, it's not surprising that his love of all things funk, soul, hip-hop, and disco pulse through him; giving his unique sound the infectious ingredients that make you want to jump up and get out on the floor.
Trevor has held regular residencies in Portland and Seattle since 2005; he has traveled from Seattle to San Francisco to Honolulu to Miami pushing his sound to broader audiences and gaining popularity across the country, yet keeps his feet planted firmly in his own backyard by contributing to the progression of his local scene through booking national and international acts, further placing the Northwest on the map of dont miss places to experience performing. Trevor has contributed guest mixes for some notable podcasts, including UglyHouse, House Salad, Jacking Beatz Collective, 5Magazine New Mix Mondays, and HAWT Musics HAWTCast. Trevor currently maintains a residency on Chicago House FM and broadcasts both his personal sessions and live events on the Florida-based radio station.
Trevor launched into producing in 2008 and immediately received positive response to his creations, securing his tracks in playlists of industry heavy-hitters such as Mark Farina, DJ Sneak, Derrick Carter, Iz & Diz, Phil Weeks, Hector Morales, and DJ Heather. Additionally, Trevor has collaborated with notable artists such as Craig Hamilton, Andrew Lozano, Tommy Largo, and Terry Mullan; completed remixes for successful artists such as Chuck Love, Chemars, Filta Freqz, and Dave Allison, and has also found himself being remixed by the likes of Mark Castley, Flapjackers, Tom Special Interest, and Nonfiction.
Trevor has had successful original and remixed works released on Robsoul Recordings, Flatpack Traxx, Phobic Recordings, Serial Sickness, Cabbie Hat Recordings, FLC Recordings, Bounce House Records, Market House Meats, Mighty Perverts, Greenhouse Recordings, Seventy Four, Ficus Tree, Union Recordings, Blue Gritt Records, Aspect Audio, Cotopaxi, Treasured Grooves, Skeet Traxx, Jack Locker Recordings, Mindshift Recordings, Freqy Music Group, Funk Mansion, Drizzle Music, Coyote Cuts, Dustpan Recordings, and Tight Recordings.
With such versatility, creativity, desire to keep things fresh, and a steady stream of releases keeping him in-demand and relevant to dance music today, Trevor Vichas has already proven himself to be a contender in today's market, showing no signs of stopping. In fact, hes just getting started.