Brian Gardner may have discovered his passion for DJing by accident, but his success is far from accidental. As a veteran of the Chicago House music scene for more than 15 years, Gardner has emerged as a versatile DJ and producer who manipulates everything from soulful, jazzy jack to the harder beats of industrial and techno. More recently, Gardner has stepped into the role as one of the booking directors for Chicago's Music-101.com, where he brings in an array of top-tier House talent while promoting the underground vibrancy that makes the city's house scene glow.

"Acid, deep, jackin', old school-I'm not limiting myself to any one genre of House," Gardner says. More recently, his style has taken him the route of "deep boompty house," which are slower beats characterized by big vocals. "I'm not interested in putting people to sleep," he says of his performance style. "Good music is just good music."