About BigRedMachine

For Dustin Goodwin aka BigRedMachine, all roads lead back to the dancefloor. Whether as a dancer or a DJ, the common denominator between his pursuits is a dedication to finding the next groove.

BigRedMachine once toured the US as a professional dancer, performing at competitions and on stages of festivals organized by Insomniac. He’s spending his second chapter proving that this period wasn’t his peak. Not only did he help found the world’s largest blockchain conference, ETHDenver, in the years since, but he’s played records at leading events such as Texas Eclipse, Art Basel and Consensus.

It was the year 2000 when a teenage Dustin discovered raves. He fell in love with the scene’s emphasis on community and creativity and never looked back. Dustin took up street dancing under the stage name Red, and before long, he found himself rubbing shoulders with the likes of Popin Pete, Skeeter Rabbit, and the late Don “Campbellock” Campbell. At an Orlando competition, the latter dance legend told him, “You’re more than just Red. You should go by BigRedMachine.”

BigRedMachine cliqued up with Denver dancer Average Nate, who landed him a local Team EZ Crew spot. This, in turn, gave him an audience at some of the biggest dance music gatherings in the US. Among them were Insomniac massives like Nocturnal Wonderland, Beyond Wonderland, and even the main stage of Electric Daisy Carnival.

BigRedMachine felt the call to branch out into a separate medium as he was seemingly on top of the world. In 2010, he enrolled in courses on DJing and music production at Dubspot in NYC. Armed with a newfound knowledge, he set out to attack the dancefloor from different angles.

Life had other plans. BigRedMachine fell on hard times financially, so he even had to sleep on the subway for a few nights. This reality check led him to seek financial freedom as a successful entrepreneur. By 2017, he had arrived. As a talent leader for top projects like NEAR and Chainlink Labs and a co-founder of Opolis and ETHDenver, he carved out an indelible lane himself in the emerging blockchain industry.

Being the future-forward space that it is, web3 has allowed BigRedMachine to pursue electronic music once again. He plays records at rooftop parties across the Big Apple and events as big as Texas Eclipse, Art Basel, and Consensus. BigRedMachine also regularly performs at the annual arts gathering Burning Man, where he runs a sound camp called Disco Lips.

If it wasn’t for dance music and the connections it’s brought him, BigRedMachine wouldn’t likely enjoy as many opportunities in the crypto space. In this way, life has brought him full circle, allowing him to channel the joy and abundance he’s achieved through his selections. BigRedMachine’s heart beats to these rhythms — the same as each dancer on the opposite side of the decks. He’s been in their shoes.

BigRedMachine’s newfound fan base can look forward to original music releases that capture a cross-section of the house and techno spectrum. In the meantime, expect to see him on a dancefloor near you.