Podcast
Drew G Presents
DJ • Producer • Creator of Dirty Pop •
Drew G is a pioneer of modern queer nightlife. He didn’t just chase a dream—he created a movement. Globally recognized for his signature Dirty Pop sound, Drew fuses pop, tech house, EDM, and mashups into sets that are unpredictable, emotional, and entirely his own. In a scene often defined by sameness, Drew is the exception: original, enduring, and unapologetically authentic.
He’s the #1 gay club DJ in the world—not circuit, club—with over 22 years behind the decks and a nearly unbroken streak of weekend gigs since 2003. Dirty Pop, both the party and the sound, is the longest-running non-circuit international gay event with zero gaps—even for vacations.
His journey started in death metal bands, but everything changed at 13 when he met Eddie Van Halen. The advice? “If you want to be a legend, don’t just be great—create your own sound and change the game.” That mission shaped everything.
After a life-altering night at The Roxy hearing Peter Rauhofer spin, Drew walked out and promised himself he'd become the #1 gay club DJ in the world. And then he did.
From managing a Sam Goody to building his own Frankenstein DJ controller out of RadioShack parts, Drew always stayed ahead of the curve—often laughed at first, then imitated later. His early foray into digital DJing helped shape what’s now standard in nightlife.
He’s played iconic venues including Stonewall, Avalon, The Roxy, and Fire Island Pines, and left his mark on both mainstream and fringe queer scenes—especially in fetish and afterhours parties where he explores his darker, wilder sound.
Career Highlights Include:
• 14-time headliner at Sydney Mardi Gras
• Personally introduced at Wellington Pride by New Zealand’s Governor-General
• Featured in Vogue Magazine and appeared on the Ricki Lake show.
• DJed an inaugural ball for President Obama
• Played two World Prides and major many other U.S. Prides (San Diego, LA, SF, DC)
• Official remixer for Madonna, Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, Blondie, Ariana Grande, Ed Sheeran, and Deborah Cox - Official NOT Bootlegs.
• Tours in India (including #1-ranked Kitty Su), Colombia, Manila, Kuala Lumpur, Costa Rica, Seoul, and more
• Brand DJ for John Varvatos, with stops in Dubai and Abu Dhabi as well as Guess Jeans.
• Long-running residencies at legendary clubs in NYC, LA, DC, Vegas, Houston, Dallas, Fire Island, Asbury Park, Fort Lauderdale, Austin, Charlotte
• Held Dirty Pop at Rich’s San Diego every third Friday for 12 years
Now based in downtown Dallas with his iconic French bulldog Pooh, he headlines globally but holds a local residency at Dallas Eagle.
Drew was mentored by the late Orlando Puerta (Madonna’s right hand in the dance world), who he calls a father figure. Their bond is immortalized in the liner notes of Dirty Pop 37 and a 2016 HuffPost piece about Drew’s personal comeback.
He’s also a former Billboard Dance reporter and contributor to DJ Times, with deep roots in music journalism and industry credibility.
- Episodes
- 381
- Releases
- Monthly
- Typical length
- 2 hr 1 min
- On air since
- 2014
- Latest episode
- 1 week ago
Episodes
381 episodes, newest first
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56 min
SCARY POP 2026
Season 4, Episode 26
Show notes
SCARY POP RETURNS. 🎃🔪
You ask me for this shit all year, and it’s finally fucking here.
Sorry it’s a tad late. I’ve been sick for three weeks, working full time at UPS, DJing every weekend, and trying to recover somewhere in between. I finally finished this at 3 a.m.
I work my balls off every year putting this mix together and give it away FOR FREE. A whole lot of time, music, and love goes into this.
So turn it the fuck up, enjoy it, and share it with somebody who needs a Halloween soundtrack. 🖤🎧
❤️
Drew G#ScaryPop #DrewG #DrewGilbert #DrewDoesDallas #DirtyPop #HalloweenMix #HalloweenMusic #HalloweenParty #Halloween2026 #SpookySeason #HorrorFans #EvilDead #DJMix #FreeDJMix #DanceMusic #ClubMusic #PopRemix #PartyPlaylist #GayDJ #PoohsLittleAdventures
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2 hr
DanceFloor Daddy V7- Live at the Dallas Eagle
Season 4, Episode 25
Show notes
DIRTY POP: DANCEFLOOR DADDY V7 is here.
New music. Bigger remixes. And a whole lot of the trance records that raised us, rebuilt for the dancefloor now.
I pulled in current club weapons alongside fresh takes on those early-2000s euphoric, hands-in-the-air trance hits—the ones that still make your brain leave your body the second that synth line starts.
This one is sweaty, emotional, a little filthy, and made for driving too fast, getting ready with your friends, or ending up on a dancefloor way later than you meant to.
Turn it up.
— Drew G
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2 hr 16 min
Dancefloor Daddy V6 Live at Dirty Pop at Richs San Diego
Season 4, Episode 24
Show notes
DANCEFLOOR DADDY V6
Live at Dirty Pop • Rich's San DiegoThere are moments behind the booth when you realize this is bigger than music.
Twenty-two years into this career and I still get that feeling when the lights drop, the room fills, and a thousand strangers decide to trust me with their night.
Dancefloor Daddy V6 was recorded live during Dirty Pop at Rich's San Diego, a city that has been part of my story for more than a decade, the longest running monthly party in San Diego.
Some of you have been dancing with me since the beginning. Some of you found me last week. Either way, for a few hours we all ended up in the same place.
Whether you're listening at the gym, on a plane, in your car, or getting ready for a night out, I hope this mix gives you the same feeling that room gave me.
Turn it up.
Love,
Drew GDancefloor Daddy V6
Live at Dirty Pop
Rich's San Diego#DancefloorDaddy
#DancefloorDaddyV6
#DirtyPop
#RichsSanDiego
#DrewG
#DrewDoesDallas
#DJLife
#CircuitMusic
#GayNightlife
#LGBTQ
#HouseMusic
#DanceMusic
#ClubLife
#PartyWithPurpose
#MusicIsTherapy
#LiveDJMix
#SanDiegoNightlife
#GayCulture
#DanceFloorFamily
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2 hr 37 min
Baseline - Music to F#%k To V1
Season 4, Episode 23
Show notes
BASSLINE
Music to F#%k To.Live at the Dallas Eagle.
The darker side of Drew.Heavy bass. Dirty energy.
For the people making terrible decisions after midnight. 🔥#Bassline #DallasEagle #TechHouse #AfterHours #HouseMusic #EDM #CircuitMusic #GayNightlife #DirtyPop #DJDrewG #Nightlife #ClubMusic #BassMusic #ElectronicMusic #DeepHouse #DrewDoesDallas
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1 hr 54 min
Dancefloor Daddy Live at Scorpio 4/25/26 Mixed by Drew G of Dirty Pop
Season 4, Episode 22
Show notes
DANCEFLOOR DADDY
DIRTY POP • Live Set
2 hours. No breaks. No mercy.
This isn’t background music.
This is what happens when the room is full, the lights are wrong, and everyone decides to make bad decisions together.
Built for:
• Sweat dripping off the walls
• Eye contact you’ll regret later
• That one track that hits and suddenly you’re a different person
Tech house. Dark pop. Pressure. Release. Repeat.
If you’ve ever lost yourself in a set… you already know.
If you haven’t, this is your warning.
It’s dirty.
It’s pop.
It’s us.
— Drew
#DirtyPop #DancefloorDaddy #DrewDoesDallas #TechHouse #DJMix #ClubMusic #GayClubs #CircuitVibes #LiveSet #HouseMusic #Nightlife #NowPlaying #DJLife #DancefloorEnergy #PodcastMix #EDM #ClubDJ #SoundCloudDJ
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4 hr 35 min
Dancefloor Daddy - DIRTY POP • Live at Rich’s San Diego (4.17.26)
Season 4, Episode 21
Show notes
Dancefloor Daddy
DIRTY POP • Live at Rich’s San Diego (4.17.26)
4 hours. No filler.
This set was built for the dancefloor and nothing else.
High-energy tech house, dark pop moments, and a few things you’re not supposed to have yet.
Featuring:
• An exclusive preview of Madonna’s “I Feel So Free” (not released anywhere)
• My Deconstruction of Doechii x Lady Gaga’s “Runway” (Devil Wears Prada 2)
• And a full ride through everything that actually works in a packed room
Recorded live. No safety net.
If you’ve ever been on that floor, you already know.
If you haven’t… this is what it feels like.
With love-
Drew
#DirtyPop #DrewG #LiveSet #DJMix #TechHouse #HouseMusic #ClubMusic #GayClubs #CircuitVibes #DancefloorEnergy #NowPlaying #SoundCloudDJ #Podomatic #ClubDJ #Nightlife #EDM #DanceMusic #RichsSanDiego
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1 hr 19 min
Dancefloor Daddy Live at Dirty Pop at Rich's San Diego 3/26/26
Season 4, Episode 20
Show notes
Dancefloor Daddy
Live from Rich’s San Diego.
March 20, 2026.
Packed floor. Sweat in the air. Lights cutting through bodies like a warning sign you ignored anyway.
This wasn’t a set.
This was control.
EDM. Dirty edits. Moments where the room forgot who they came with.
If you were there, you already know.
If you weren’t… this is as close as you’re getting.
Press play. Fix your attitude.
❤️ Drew G
#DirtyPop #DrewG #DancefloorDaddy #LiveSet #DJMix #TechHouse #GayClubs #CircuitParty #ClubLife #NightlifeVibes #HouseMusicLovers #SanDiegoNightlife #RichsSanDiego #PodcastMix #DJLife
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1 hr 23 min
Dancefloor Daddy 2026 V2 - Mixed by Drew G 8/26/25
Season 4, Episode 19
Show notes
Dancefloor Daddy 2026, v2.
Listen to this if you’ve ever stayed too long.
If the lights coming up felt personal.
If the drive home was quieter than you planned.
This isn’t peak-hour ego music.
It’s for the comedown thinkers.
The ones who feel first and talk later.
I made this for people who know the room and still chose to stay.
You’ll hear yourself in it.
#DancefloorDaddy #DancefloorDaddy2026 #QueerDJ #AfterHoursEnergy #ClubKidsGrownUp #GayNightlife #EmotionalHouse #TechHouseVibes #LateNightThoughts #drewdoesdallas
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1 hr 2 min
Dancefloor Daddy 2026 V1 mixed by Drew G
Season 4, Episode 18
Show notes
Dancefloor Daddy
This one’s for the guys whose brains never shut up
and whose bodies only relax when the bass takes over.
No talking.
No preaching.
Just a nervous system reset disguised as a DJ set.
If you feel better after this mix, that’s not coincidence.
That’s regulation.
Turn it up.
Breathe.
Let your shoulders drop for once.
#DancefloorDaddy #DJMix #GayClubCulture #NervousSystemMusic #TechHouse #ClubTherapy
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1 hr 36 min
DIRTY POP 12/17/25 LIVE AT THE DALLAS EAGLE
Season 4, Episode 17
Show notes
Sorry kids, I wasn't originally gonna record this til people started asking me to. So it starts midway through Rocketeer :) I hope you enjoy it anyway....
Hugs- Drew G
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1 hr 8 min
MIXTAPES FOR YOU: YELLOW HANGERS
Season 4, Episode 16
Show notes
Dirty Pop: MIXTAPES FOR YOU – Vol. 1
“Yellow Hangers” — mixed by Drew G
For YOU.. 🎧💛✨#DirtyPop #MixtapesForYou #DrewG #YellowHangers #QueerMusicMagic #EmotionalSupportDaddy #ForSomeoneSpecial
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58 min
Scary Pop 2026
Season 4, Episode 15
Show notes
🎧💀 SCARY POP: The Interactive Horror Musical Experience 👻🎶
Welcome to Scary Pop — where the lights flicker, the bass drops, and the screams harmonize. This isn’t just a podcast — it’s an immersive horror musical that drags you straight into the dark heart of nightlife.
Here we blend 🩸 storytelling, 🎹 original music, and 🔊 interactive sound design — part haunted house, part pop concert, part fever dream. You’re not just listening — you’re summoning.
Expect possession by melody, confession by beat drop, and horror that doesn’t fade when the track ends.
Because in Scary Pop, the monsters sing back. 🕷️🎤.
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#ScaryPop #HorrorPodcast #QueerHorror #InteractiveExperience #HorrorMusic #DarkPop #GayHorror #AudioThriller #ImmersiveStorytelling #SoundDesign #EmotionalSupportDaddy #StuffIWishDadSaid #QueerCreators #PodcastLaunch #SpookySeason #ViralPodcast #HorrorCommunity #LGBTQCreatives #HorrorCulture #UnstableIcon -
1 hr 53 min
Dirty Pop - Dancefloor Daddy V5
Season 4, Episode 14
Show notes
Dirty Pop – Dancefloor Daddy V5 🎶🔥
Recorded live at Dallas Eagle 🦅🍑 Underwear Night 🍸👅Press play, lose the clothes, and let the floor take over. 🪩💦
#DirtyPop #DancefloorDaddy #DallasEagle #UnderwearNight #GayNightlife #TechHouse #LiveSet #EmotionalSupportDaddy #UnstableIcon #GayMrBeast #ClubEnergy #YourDadNeverSaidIt
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1 hr 51 min
Dirty Pop - Dancefloor Daddy V4
Season 4, Episode 13
Show notes
Dirty Pop – Dancefloor Daddy V4 🎶🔥
Recorded live at Dallas Eagle 🦅🍑 Underwear Night 🍸👅Press play, lose the clothes, and let the floor take over. 🪩💦
#DirtyPop #DancefloorDaddy #DallasEagle #UnderwearNight #GayNightlife #TechHouse #LiveSet #EmotionalSupportDaddy #UnstableIcon #GayMrBeast #ClubEnergy #YourDadNeverSaidIt
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4 hr 22 min
Dirty Pop - Dancefloor Daddy V3
Season 4, Episode 12
Show notes
Dancefloor Daddy V3
Recorded live at Crush DC — 4 hours straight of nothing but brand new chaos. No filler, no repeats, just me pushing buttons and breaking shit in real time. Includes my Demon Hunters deconstruction which… yeah, good luck surviving that one.
Dirty Pop presents another round of sweaty floor therapy.
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2 hr 18 min
Dirty Pop - Dancefloor Daddy V2
Season 4, Episode 11
Show notes
Dancefloor Daddy Vol. 2
Recorded live at Underwear Night – Dallas Eagle (College Night Edition)Two hours of unapologetic, sweaty fun—this high-voltage set blends pop vocals, electro energy, and dark, rolling tech house into a sound that’s pure chaos and control. Captured live at Dallas Eagle’s infamous Underwear Night, this isn’t just a DJ set—it’s a two-hour grind, strut, and scream-along in your jock.
Come for the pop hooks, stay for the filth.
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5 hr 48 min
THIS.IS.BASSLINE V4
Season 4, Episode 10
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MIXED BY BASSLINE LIVE AT THE EAGLE WILTON MANORS.
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2 hr 21 min
My House Is My House (And Your House is Mine)
Season 4, Episode 9
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Mixed live by Drew G
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2 hr 1 min
Dirty Pop - Dancefloor Daddy V1
Season 4, Episode 8
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Mixed by Drew G
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1 hr 32 min
Dirty Pop - Summer Fling
Season 4, Episode 7
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Mixed by Drew G Live 6/26/25 at The Dallas Eagle College/ Underwear Night
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