(Florida)
Originally from Argentina. Mariano has DJ’d for over 15 years tango music for milongas and practicas. He is constantly researching and digging around in the archives of tango music for new inspiration.
As a DJ, Mariano’s main concern is always to keep people dancing. As a dancer himself, for Mariano, DJ’ing is a dynamic relationship with the dancers and unique every time - requiring the DJ to be perceptive of mood, skill level, and flexible with the music. For this reason, Mariano never prepares a list of tandas. Every tanda and cortina is a response to the energy of the dancers.
In addition to DJ’ing his milongas in Miami, Mariano has been invited to DJ in Buenos Aires, Rosario, and throughout the United States (San Diego, Los Angeles, Tampa, Gulfport, St. Petersburg, Orlando, Houston, Chicago, Austin, New York, New Orleans) and at festivals including: Fantasy Festival (Miami), Florida Tango Festival (Ft Lauderdale), Red Carpet Tango (Las Vegas), One City Tango Marathon (Newport News, VA), USF Festival (Tampa), Windy City Tango Festival (Chicago), Holiday Tango Weekend(Dallas), the Honolulu Tango Marathon (Honolulu),Tampa Festathon,Crown Jewel Tango Festivalito among others…
He currently organizes the biggest festival in Florida (Miami Sunshine Tango Festival), The Miami Tango Club Milonga, and also teaches, and DJ’s at local milongas in South Florida. “I want to re-create the excitement of why people in the old days were so crazy to dance this music.” - Mariano Bejarano
Mike Shanahan is a classical musician, tango dancer and museum professional who now lives in the greater New York City area, after living in the Hawaiian Islands from 1999-2017.
Mike has danced tango since 2002 and started DJing in 2006, with a deep love of traditional golden-age music. Mike has traveled to Buenos Aires for tango seven times.
He plays classical guitar and his day job, which is also often his night job, is to manage the largest planetarium in the Americas.
Shoja Irani
(Los Angeles)
Founder OC tango and Apasionada Milonga ‘.
Have been promoting and organizing tango events for more than 20 years in Orange County California.
(Hawaii)
DJ - Singapore, Maui, Hawaii & Buenos Aires
Rosamund began her Tango journey in 2009 and at the same time, was introduced to the many Tango orchestras of the golden age through her mentor TDJ Benjamin Koh.
Her exploration of the Tango genres and orchestras continued through all the years until 2023 when she started DJing in Hawaii for the various communities situated in Kailua Kona, Waimea, Hilo.
In Sep 2024 Rosamund DJd at Portal in BsAs.
Happily in Nov 2025, Honolulu, Oahu will be added to her TDJ biography.
Besides DJing, Rosamund and her husband Scott Cooper, both teach a weekly tango class n practica in Honaunau, Hawaii ( Big Island).