DJ VB, Van Burleson, was introduced to electronic dance music at age 17 when he went to his first dance club. It wasn’t long before he was completely hooked on EDM and in 1990, while a freshman in college he started djing in Western NC. In no time VB’s following grew too large for the intimate venues he was playing and he was approached by a local club owner who offered him his first residency. With this new position, VB livened up the local club scene with his mix of cutting edge music and infectious deck presence two nights a week. Week after week VB consistently drew larger crowds and he was eventually offered a second residency at a club in a neighboring city. After college, VB moved to Greensboro, NC where he immersed himself in the local rave scene both as a dj and promoter. Since the demise of the “rave” as we know it, VB packed his records and moved back to his hometown Charlotte, NC and focused his talent into the local club circuit.

Upon his return to Charlotte in 2002, VB