Chris Cruse

Founder and resident of queer Spotlight party in Los Angeles. Club Toilet Crew in Detroit. Based in Berlin. You know it when you hear him play: that infectious groove is instantly recognizable, at home in both dark warehouses and in the sunshine. While he is a regular at Panorama Bar (and Snax), Cocktail d’Amore, Glastonbury, and Coachella, his mainstay is a party of his own creation, Spotlight, which aims to reclaim and celebrate the queer roots of house, techno, disco, and other forms of dance music. His newly-launched Spotlight Records unearths overlooked queer dance music, past and present.