Salt Lake City has trouble keeping up with Jesse Walker

As a celebrated DJ, designer, and event producer, Jesse Walker has helped shape underground dance music, design, art, and culture in Utah since the mid-1990s.

Founder and editor of New City Movement (NCM), Walker has become an ambassador-at-large for House music in America's best-kept secret; Salt Lake City, Utah, and been featured by Thump (Vice), 5Magazine, Rinse.FM, FADER, Music Is 4 Lovers, Out Traveler, The Advocate, MTV, Sassy Planet, SPIN, and SLUG Magazine.

When he's not playing host to respected artists from around the world with the help of the NCM family, Walker can be found gracing dance floors with his own deep, soulful, and organic mixing style.

New City Movement is known for its long-running annual “Bunny Hop” Easter Sunday charity event. Jesse specifically for his collaboration on installation and site-specific performance-based artwork. Including for the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art (UMOCA), The Utah Arts Festival, and as music supervisor for the international dance company NOW-ID. More recently he has been a key player in helping bring Neon Rodeo, an INTEL sponsored Experience Lab/Creative Conference to life in the city.

DJ credits include performances for the 2002 Winter Olympics, Sundance Film Festival, Utah Pride Festival, Human Rights Campaign, and top billing with acts Empire of the Sun, Chromeo, Green Velvet, Bonobo, Horse Meat Disco, Amtrac, Brazilian Girls, Big Freedia, Crystal Waters, EnVogue, WAR, along with DJs and producers from across the spectrum of dance music.

He also received early support from the crossover dance music artist KASKADE, who gave him his first residency, in addition to mastering his first mixtape.

For booking and other inquiries, please use the contact form, or find him on Instagram, Soundcloud, and Twitter.

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PRESS

• 2022 “New City Movement’s Jesse Walker Talks The Future Of SLC’s Dance, Art, & Culture Scenes, Forward-thinking Ethos, & More” (Volume Utah)

• 2021 “These College Students Are Getting Class Credit For Throwing A “House Music” Party” (Salt Lake Tribune)

• 2021 “New exhibition celebrates house music history in Salt Lake City & the Mountain West” (5 Magazine)

• 2021 "Queer Lives: A new book, Sassy Planet, looks at the LGBTQ scene in 40 cities and here we focus on just two of the most exciting – Berlin and Salt Lake City" (The Scotsman UK) [Available at Sassypla.net]

• 2019 "Salt Lake Is Probably Cooler Than Your Dumb City" (For Bottoms)

• 2019 RINSE.FM Huntleys + Palmers: Salt Lake Special with New City Movement & Choíce

• 2018 “Best Club Culture Booster” Jesse Walker of New City Movement (City Weekly 29th Annual Best of Utah)

• 2018 New City Movement: 20 Years of Groove (SLUG Magazine)

• 2018 Forward Progression, New City Movement celebrates 20 years of electronic music and human connection (City Weekly)

• 2017 SUPERNATURE! Celebrating Individuality, Gender and House Music (SLUG Magazine)

• 2017 "Why Utah Pride Is So Surprising — and Important" (The Advocate)

• 2017 "The LGBTQ Guide to Salt Lake City" (THUMP / VICE)

• 2017 Always Never Yesterday: Podcast + Interview

• 2016 "Hometown Heroes: Mr. Jesse Walker from Salt Lake City" (Music is 4 Lovers)

• 2015 "Jesse Walker On Beats Booze and Bunny Ears" (SLUG Magazine)

• 2015 "How Salt Lake City Became an Unlikely Gay Mecca" (Take Part)

• 2014 "Salt Lake City: Insider's Guide" (OUT Traveler)

• 2014 "SLUG STYLE: Jesse Walker" (SLUG Magazine)

• 2013 Untitled [warehouse party] (SLUG Magazine)

• 2013 "Say ‘I do’ to Salt Lake’s newest dance and arts company" (SL Tribune)

• 2013 "5 Profiles of People Who Love Salt Lake" (Downtown Magazine)

• 2013 "100" Reader nominated 'Catalysts' in the community. (Catalyst Magazine)

• 2013 Jesse Walker's Bunny Hop (SLUG Magazine)

• 2012 Featured Creative (Cityhome Collective)

• 2012 "Bunny Movin" (SL Tribune)

• 2010 "Bonkers geodesic futuristic homes of Idaho Falls" (Boing Boing)

• 2008 Gavin's Underground Interview

• 2007 "Spin Out" PRISM (Club Pick) (SPIN Magazine)

• 2007 "Rave flyers from Idaho, early-mid '90s" (Boing Boing)

• 2007 "The Club Where You Live" (Club Systems International)

• 2007 "Fun, Done" (City Weekly)

• 2007 "Spin City" (City Weekly)

• 2004 "84***" 'Cribs' segment (3.2 Percent TV)

• 1998 "Local DJ Sends a Message to Utah's Electronic Scene" (MTV.com)

NCM is fortunate to have shared the stage and formed relationships with artists across the spectrum of dance music, including…

Eddie Fowlkes, Horse Meat Disco, Empire Of The Sun, Bonobo, Chromeo, Kaskade, A-Trak, Crystal Waters, Victor Simonelli, CJ Mackintosh, Ted Patterson, David Harness, Mystic Bill, Mike Huckaby, Cajmere (Green Velvet), Doc Martin, Mark Farina, Chez Damier, Marques Wyatt, DJ Garth, Lars Behrenroth, Jason Kendig, Mike Servito, Dan Bell, Brown Amy, Aaron Clark, Jeffrey Sfire, Eris Drew, Waajeed, The AM, Titonton Duvante, Tammy Lakkis, Ladymonix, Jay Tripwire, Mark Grant, Mauricio Aviles, TK, Warehouse Preservation Society, Brett Johnson, Alexander East, JT Donaldson, Peter Croce, Joshua IZ, Diz Washington, Johnny Fiasco, Dan Curtain, Thor, Tin Man, Benji Candelario, Stacy Kidd, Wicked Sound System, Onionz, Jay-J, Sunshine Jones (Dubtribe), Galen, Snowboy, Willie Graff, Amtrac, Sharam, EXOS, Edit Select, Jay West, Andy Caldwell, Matthew Bandy, Andy Compton (The Rurals), Jimmy Whoo, Master Kev, DJ Disciple, Jojoflores, DJ Chang, Groove Junkies, Deepswing, Julius the Mad Thinker, Derrick Thompson (Drivetrain), Jon Howard, DJ Fluid, Rob G., Neik, Suciu, BlazeJ, Andrew Thomson, Ryan Crosson, Parris Taylor, Shawn Phillips, Stephen 'Bam Bam' Santoro, Nick Hammer, WF Rani "G", Sassmouth, Adam Stolz, Chavez, Adam Michael Terry, Blessed 1, Ean Golden, Riche Boom, Sappho, Howin Wong, Typefunk, Interstate Disco, Orographic, Condrick, Siak PHD, Cedano, When We Vanish, STAKX, Ryan Scannura, Lone Dancer, Deep Club, SL Steez, Loki, Field Recordings, Julliette, Tinkfu, Lamp Shady, Not That Jennifer, Mooninite, Dum Boy Sticky, Brass Tax, Plexøs, UTA Trax, Bobo, Choice, Gabo, Manu, Brain Detergent, Austen van der Bleek.