1. Damian Higgins was born on 1972 and better known by his stage name Dieselboy, is an American drum and bass DJ and music producer.
22 Facts About Dieselboy
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Dieselboy was born Damian Higgins in Tarpon Springs, Florida in 1972.
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Dieselboy moved with his family to Oil City, Pennsylvania, on the third day of school in the 9th grade, and is a graduate of Oil City Senior High School.
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Dieselboy played on a Carnegie Mellon University radio station.
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Also that year, Dieselboy recorded a mix called Director's Cut which he had packaged in film cans, his first experiment in presenting a dance mix in a quasi-cinematic framework.
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In 1998, Dieselboy initiated Philadelphia's first 21+ drum 'n' bass weekly Thursday club night entitled "Platinum" at club Fluid, which ended on October 14,2004.
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In 1999, Dieselboy released his fourth mix CD, "A Soldier's Story" on the Moonshine label.
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Dieselboy is represented by agencies Corson Agency and RVLT Agency for booking.
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In January 2022, Dieselboy founded "Destroyer Design", a graphic design agency.
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Dieselboy began his design journey in 1991, has a background in both DJing and graphic design.
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In July 2018, Dieselboy co-founded a streetwear company called Death Saves, specializing in metal and fantasy-themed apparel, in collaboration with actor Joe Manganiello.
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Dieselboy has been involved in various clothing collaborations, including work with NEO4IC in San Diego.
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In 2006, Dieselboy released his first Human Imprint compilation called "The HUMAN Resource".
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On New Year's Eve 2009 headlining a 3D Productions event at Club 24 in Washington, DC, Dieselboy played a three-hour multi-subgenre set including drum and bass, dubstep and electro.
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In January 2013 Dieselboy started playing all drum and bass sets again.
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Dieselboy cooked a sold-out collaboration dinner with respected chefs Matt McCallister and Alex Stupak at FT33 restaurant in Dallas on June 9,2014.
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Dieselboy competed in a nacho battle against chef Alex Stupak at Empellon Cocina in New York in February 2013, which he lost.
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Dieselboy came back to face off against chefs Alex Stupak, Michael Anthony, Wylie Dufresne and Seamus Mullen in February 2014, beating Mullen.
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Dieselboy assisted chefs Dave Beran, Daniel Patterson, and Christina Tosi at an Art Basel dinner hosted by Questlove in Miami on December 6,2014.
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In November 2014, Dieselboy's cooking was featured at his first "pop-up" event called "Burger Night with Dieselboy" at the Groningen, Netherlands restaurant De Boom, preceding his DJ performance at Subsonic nightclub.
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Dieselboy collaborated with Betony restaurant chef Bryce Shuman on a limited edition hot dog as part of a monthlong "musicians and chefs" special menu at the New York City cocktail lounge PDT in May 2015.
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Dieselboy has a son with his ex-partner Jackie Carnesi, born in 2018.