Before the livestreams came packed dancefloors, festival stages and nights that didn't end. Eric Stephens / SzechOne, formerly DJ Sleazy E - has spent over 25 years behind the decks, from Adelaide icons HQ, Red Square and Dog & Duck to Stereosonic. Nicknamed “The Machine” for his marathon sets, he's known for instinctive crowd-reading, bold track selection and taking a dancefloor on a proper journey.
His story goes beyond DJing. As a former national director of Australian Ticketing, he helped drive direct festival ticket sales across Australia, built relationships with international artists and made his mark in radio. Today he's an ARIA Club Chart reporter with access to respected promo networks including Anjunadeep, Cocoon and Odd One Out.
Still as hungry as ever, SzechOne blends melodic and progressive house, techno, trance and old-school classics into sets built on energy, emotion and connection - from the club to the global livestream.
