Let’s go!!
Next week we’ll be featuring an international artist alongside local radio station Kiss FM hosts next to open deck slots available to be taken by you. Sign up at the event during one of the rounds - be early!
Welcome to Open Decks Perth!
We're very proud to announce our latest interstate expansion into Western Australia with Open Booth Foundation Perth. Join in the fun at Australia's best Open Decks on the 15th of May 2026 from 8pm at Si Paradiso Basement
We'll be leaning towards Drum 'n' Bass genres, with a love for jungle, dubstep, and of course, house and techno. Open slots will be available for you to sign up for at the venue during the event. Be as early as you can - more details via Resident Advisor.
https://ra.co/events/2427326
SWIPE >>>>
Thanks for your amazing support - we’re so lucky to have the friendliest patrons and we truly get to hear some of the best music around Naarm and Meanjin.
We’re getting close to hitting our one-year mark of operations. That’s around 56 featured artists, and just about 30 events between Melbourne and Brisbane. Nearly 200 budding DJs have filled out open slots at our events and launched their professional music careers.
We’ve got some incredibly exciting collaborations and special features coming up.
Apply to perform with us as part of our featured lineup of professionals via the new form found in our Linktree.
Stay tuned so you don’t miss out, and grab yourself a ticket to our next event via the link in our bio.
#openboothfoundation #opendecks #naarm #meanjin #dj #music
This week feel the heat with Thursday’s lineup of featured guest artists known for twisting tunes and bending beats across Naarm - Michael St James, Syme Tollens, and Lotus Sapphire.
Bring your own tunes along with your mates and have a go at spinning on one of the best systems out - test your tracks, flex to your friends, and secure the vibes at Killing Time on Thursday the 7th of May with Open Booth Foundation from 7pm.
See you there!
@michaelstjames@lotus__sapphire@syme_tollens
Lotus Sapphire is a Melbourne-based DJ and event curator known for genre-blending sets that move seamlessly through house, techno, drum and bass, UK garage, and beyond.
Raised in India and now rooted in Australia, his sound bridges continents—fusing soulful Eastern textures with the energy of underground club culture.
As the founder of Shunya Sessions Collective, Lotus Sapphire creates immersive
experiences where music, community, and consciousness intersect. A resident at Jack and Bones Island Bar, he has also brought his distinctive sound to renowned venues including New Guernica, Circus, Industrique, Sound Music Bar, and Glamorama.
With a reputation for crafting emotionally resonant journeys on the dance floor, Lotus Sapphire delivers sets that are both deeply immersive and sonically expansive.
Michael St James is deeply passionate about music and no stranger to the Melbourne scene. With years immersed in dancefloors, culture and sound, he now steps behind the decks to share his own vision with audiences.
Inspired by his hometown of Melbourne/Naarm and his time spent in the Paris music scene, his selections blend contemporary cuts, nostalgic favourites and hidden gems collected over more than a decade of musical discovery.
Michael St James curates feel-good sets that move across progressive house, techno and electro. Built on energy, emotion and exploration, his mixes are about celebrating new sounds, timeless records and the artists shaping electronic music.
If there was ever a constant on the Australian underground music scene the
name Syme Tollens would arguably be one most spoken.
With 27 years in a career which has seen him accrue an impressive resume, Syme has held residency with the most infamous Melbourne underground Clubs such as: Q
Bar, Metro, Chevron, Palace, 161, Lounge and Abode.�
Teaming up with Australia’s leading underground event producer BluAfterGlow 12 years ago, Syme continues to be the primary resident for all their main productions such as the infamous Black Label, SINthetic, N Tice, BLU, Secret Room and the New
Year's Eve parties including the Seven Deadly Sins and Rooms Of The Mansion
series.�All this adds to his already busy schedule of his weekly radio shows on
Melbourne's KissFM and running his DJ school which has seen well over 600
students successfully qualify with many now working in the club scene.�
Taking pride on his belt are accomplishments as runner up in both the 2009 & 2010
prestigious Pro Pioneer DJ Search comp and subsequently the Championship
in round 2 of the 2012 TheSearchIsOn DJ competition, earning him a promotional tour to Ibiza, signing a contract with Entertainment Embassy, and being invited to play the 2013 summer season at Mijorn (Ibiza).
Next week feel the heat with Thursday’s lineup of featured guest artists known for twisting tunes and bending beats across Naarm - Michael St James, Syme Tollens, and Lotus Sapphire.
Bring your own tunes along with your mates and have a go at spinning on one of the best systems out - test your tracks, flex to your friends, and secure the vibes at Killing Time next Thursday the 7th of May with Open Booth Foundation.
See you there!
@michaelstjames@lotus__sapphire@syme_tollens
Hello!
Welcome back to Open Decks with Open Booth Foundation 🎉
We’ll be hosting these legends tonight this 23rd of April at your favourite place to listen to music, Killing Time. Bring your tunes along and sign up to play on at the venue amongst Naarm’s finest.
Six slots will be available over two rounds of sign ups. Be early! Doors are from 7pm at 11 Chapel Street, Windsor, 3181.
Also: PERTH ☀️
Follow our latest interstate expansion at @openboothfoundationperth and stay up-to-date about our launch in Boorloo at Si Paradiso.
Gay Roberto is a known quality in Naarm's house-loving circles, having cut his teeth at coveted clubs and festivals around the country and across the globe for the last decade - always serving gay underground excellence.
He is known for a highly broad but seamless range of styles within the underground house umbrella and for an unmistakable euphoric sound, juggling vinyls and CDJs, delivering hidden gems, forgotten favourites, bespoke edits and acclaimed unreleased originals.
A master craftsman on the mixer who consistently blows minds with quality of his song choices.
Real conversations only.
Listen on @area3000.radio (click link in bio) 1400 today AEST or stream recording on Soundcloud later this week 💕
#melbournedj #musiclovers #bedroomdj #opendecks #melbournemusic
No Stranger to dance music, Melbourne local Dale Murphy’s style is rooted in the funky and groovy end of the house spectrum.
Focused on energetic journeys through all genres of the underground house scene, Dale has solidified his sound across Melbourne, nationally and internationally, making him a mainstay in the Australian club scene for over 20 years.
Known for adventurous, floor filling sets built using his signature technical ability and exclusive edits, he maintains a consistent roster of feature and resident gigs delivering quality music sharing his love of house through every gig.
@dalemuuurphy
