DJ Sprinkles

DJ Sprinkles is the deep house alias of Terre Thaemlitz, the American producer, DJ and writer born in Minnesota in 1968 and based in Japan since 2001. The name dates from New York, where Thaemlitz played at activist benefits and in the early 1990s became resident DJ at Sally's II, a Midtown club for transsexual sex workers. The DJ Sprinkles tracks and mixes carry the concerns with gender, sexuality and class found across Thaemlitz's work. The album Midtown 120 Blues, released on Mule Musiq in 2008, was named album of the year for 2009 by Resident Advisor.