Detroit, United States
DJ Legal Alien is a Drum’n’Bass DJ from Detroit, known for his smooth, jazzy, vocal-driven liquid DnB sound. Born in Russia, Gary Givental grew up in a musical family and began DJing in the mid-1990s after discovering Detroit’s electronic music scene. Starting with house parties and Ann Arbor’s Blind Pig, he quickly built a reputation, co-founding the PLURkids crew to bring more DnB to the city. Under the moniker Legal Alien—a nod to his immigrant roots—he gained local and regional acclaim, including a slot at the 2001 Detroit Electronic Music Festival. His sound evolved from techstep to diverse styles like intelligent, jazzy, and hardstep DnB. He co-ran Breakbeat Etiquette, Detroit’s longest-running DnB weekly, and later joined Metro Detroit Beatology. In 2009, he re-emerged with The Struggle crew, continuing to deliver deep, soulful sets to loyal fans.
