The former MTV star DJ who toured the world's festivals alongside Fatboy Slim and Blink-182, ranked one of the world's best DJs by DJ Magazine UK, brings that energy to Twin Cities weddings, private parties and corporate events.
Festival tours with Fatboy Slim and Blink-182. Shared stages with Prince, Björk, Daft Punk, Bob Dylan, Eminem, Metallica, Violent Femmes and Grandmaster Flash. Festivals and venues include Glastonbury, Creamfields, Reading-Leeds, T in the Park, Benicàssim, Festimad, Torquay Festival, Moscow Olympic Stadium, Jazz and Groove Germany, Liquid Room Shinjuku and Trans Musicales.
Track 01 Weddings ● Private Parties ● Corporate Events
$2,500 DJ + MC services
$3,500 DJ + MC services
$4,500 DJ + MC services
All packages include professional DJ equipment, wireless and/or hard-wired microphones, laser, strobes and dance lights. Venue parking and loading-zone requirements vary by package; see the full 2025 price list (PDF).
Please fill out the music planner and the event planner (wedding or corporate). For any other type of event, send the details and you'll get a custom event link.
Track 02 Custom DJ Mixes
Freddy has performed over 200 radio shows worldwide, appeared on over 25 music television programs, produced the famed Essential Mix for BBC Radio 1 and several Ministry of Sound sessions, and has judged the Red Bull Freestyle DJ Mixing Competitions.
Now he offers custom DJ master-mix blends tailored to your taste and song choices. Every song is blended on tempo to keep the dance floor packed. Pick songs by style or give an exact song layout.
Track 03 Born in Minneapolis
A former MTV star DJ who toured the world's festivals alongside Fatboy Slim and Blink-182, Freddy Fresh has been ranked one of the world's best DJs by DJ Magazine UK and has performed in more than 35 countries at clubs and festivals including Glastonbury, Creamfields, Reading-Leeds Fest, T in the Park, Benicàssim, Festimad, Torquay Festival, Moscow Olympic Stadium, Jazz and Groove Germany, Liquid Room Shinjuku (Japan) and Trans Musicales (France).
He has shared stages with artists such as Prince, Björk, Daft Punk, Bob Dylan, Eminem, Metallica, Violent Femmes, Grandmaster Flash and Blink 182, and has remixed songs for Delakota, Tito Puente, Gus Gus, KRS-One and Heaven 17, among others.
As a producer, Freddy has recorded on over 100 independent labels worldwide and for majors such as Sony, Virgin, BMG and Harthouse, scoring two international hits: “Badder Badder Schwing” featuring Fatboy Slim, and “What It Is”.
He produced the Essential Mix for BBC Radio 1, hosted the late John Peel's sessions twice and Annie Nightingale's program. He founded the labels Howlin' Records, Electric Music Foundation and the Analog techno label, and is a former faculty member at McNally Smith College of Music, where he started the DJ & Dance Music Production programs.
Track 04 Music productions & mixes by genre
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Track 05 Techno & electronic
Freddy started producing techno as “The Modulator” in 1992. His first release, Maximum Pulse, came out on 12" on New York's Experimental label alongside Damon Wild, Tim Taylor, Joey Beltram and Frankie Bones. A devoted modular and analog synth collector, he has worked with early techno labels in Germany, England and Japan, and has released on R&S, Hybrid, Harthouse, Drop Bass Network, Synewave, Missile, Earwiggle, Labworks and more.
He has shared stages with Jeff Mills, Richie Hawtin, Aphex Twin, Dave Clarke, Laurent Garnier, Luke Slater, 808 State, Felix Da Housecat and Carl Craig, and played legendary clubs such as Fabric and Tresor.
Track 06 Syncs: film, TV & advertising
Freddy's songs have been licensed for TV shows, commercials and films including:
Track 07 Author & crate digger
New
Over 800 breakbeats catalogued by artist and BPM, sampled from vinyl over 40 years of collecting, sampling and producing, with an introduction to sampling and beat-digging culture and the hardware (MPCs, SP-1200s) behind it.
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The critically acclaimed guide to independent rap record labels worldwide, new and revised, now expanded through 1994 and beyond.
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Few left
The first book to detail the independent labels that released rap music from 1979 to 1989, with catalog numbers, dates and rarity ratings. Winner of the Award for Excellence in Historical Sound Research, with reviews in the New York Times, Record Collector, Vibe, The Source and the Village Voice.
Buy nowRare vinyl for sale: Freddy's Discogs shop.
Track 08 Private tutoring & lectures
Freddy has lectured at educational institutions around the globe on DJing, hip hop and electronic music production, with hands-on demonstrations. He was a faculty member at McNally Smith College of Music and teaches DJing and dance-music production privately.
Pioneer CDJ basics, tempo matching and transitions, styles from hip hop and house to techno and drum & bass, basic scratching and effects, reading a crowd and music selection.
Finding beats in vinyl, looping and truncating samples for production, sample-clearance basics, with Ableton for looping plus an MPC walkthrough.
Track 09 Press
Track 10 Corporate & community clients
Track 11 Contact & bookings
Get in touch by email at freddy@freddyfresh.com, or use the form to start an email with your event details.
Freddy offers personal consultations in person or by phone to go over every detail of your event.
Already booked on your date, or working with a limited budget? Contact Better DJs, Freddy's partner company for boutique DJ services, with one of the most experienced and professionally trained DJ teams in the Twin Cities and greater Minnesota.
