Dr Mike Callander is a Lecturer at RMIT University, a DJ, music producer and Ableton Certified Trainer – an accreditation earned by fewer than 400 people worldwide. Mike’s practice-led research examines the intersections between DJ technique, music formats, performance technologies and dance music culture. The reach of his work is vast: morning TV in Melbourne, European music festivals, art galleries in Australia and Singapore, and record stores in Japan. Callander has collaborated with chart-topping commercial artists The Avalanches and The Presets while also maintaining a weekly DJ residency at Melbourne’s Revolver since 2010.