Manchild AKA Daz 'Manchild' Smith is a Greater Manchester based DJ with house music in all its various guises flowing through his veins. Born and bred in Oldham, he has been hooked on music from the moment his Mum squirted him out and his style is almost impossible to pigeon hole due to him playing what he wants. Comfortable playing any time; whether that be warmup, peak, closing time or sexy time, all the Manchild cares about is that the crowd have the most untold time.

After only getting back into DJing in mid-2019, he fell back in love with the more progressive sound all over again in late 2019 and rather quickly became resident of Manchester brand 'Up Close and Personal Mcr' after being thrown in at the deep end supporting one of his idols, Anthony Pappa.

Whilst also heavily indulging in breaks, melodic techno, indie dance, house, trance, power ballads and more; Manchild's versatility allows him to flit seamlessly between all of the above.

Since late 2019 he has shared lineups with the likes of Sasha & John Digweed, James Zabiela, Anthony Pappa, Nick Warren, Franky Wah, Chicane, Cristoph, Anthony Pappa, Jody Wisternoff (numerous times), Marsh, Cosmic Gate, Sebastien Leger, Tim Green, Roy Rosenfeld, Grum, Lange, Jeremy Olander, Patrice Baumel, John 00 Fleming, Richie Blacker, Mr Sosa, Estiva, My Friend, Fehrplay, Marcus James (Renaissance), Dave Pearce, Diode Eins, Tommy Farrow, John Kelly, Dave Beer, Asch Pintura, Redfreya and many more at venues such as London's Ministry of Sound, Studio 338, EGG, the Steel Yard; Manchester's Stage & Radio and many appearances at Joshua Brooks'.

In 2023 alone he supported and handed the decks to technical wizard James Zabiela at Mains Castle in Dundee for 'Music is the Answer', and did exactly the same for the mighty Cosmic Gate when supporting them on the UK leg of their 'MOSAIIK Chapter II' World Album tour at Joshua Brooks, and Cristoph (also at Joshua Brooks) where he not only handed the decks to Cristoph but also played B2B with him for a little while too.

With more events TBA and his forthcoming Manchester based night 'You Think You Know Me' in the pipeline, there is plenty more to come from the Manchild.

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