DJ SUN

Also printed as DJ Sun

Andre Sam-Sin Press Photo — Photograph: Momma strong

Houston Local Band Registry, 2003–2018 · documented 2005–2016

DJ SUN is a Houston DJ whom Free Press Houston described as “a force to be reckoned with” and, in 2015, as the curator of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston’s Mixed Media programs. The archive holds his appearances at Westheimer Block Party in 2005 and Free Press Summer Fest in 2013, and listings show him on bills alongside the city’s live bands as well as at dance events.

Biography sources (2)

Salad Days: The Best of The Week · Free Press Houston Archive (held article) · accessed 2026-09-24
Spike the Senses: The Best of The Week · Free Press Houston Archive (held article) · accessed 2026-09-24

External sources are cited for reference only and are not Free Press Houston holdings or affiliates.

Printed schedule for Westheimer Block Party, 2005 — “West Fest Compressed”, an event DJ SUN played — Held artifact from Westheimer Block Party, 2005 — “West Fest Compressed”, an edition the act played. Band Schedule, page 8 of Free Press Houston Issue 52, October 2005, printing thirty-six sets with times across Helios (411 Westheimer), Helios Upstairs, Numbers (300 Westheimer), Imagine That (2402 Montrose) and Mango's (403 Westheimer), under the printed title “West Fest Compressed”. Free Press Houston Archive holding.

2 appearances documented on Free Press Houston bills. Records are kept to the lineup sources the archive holds; nothing beyond them is stated.

Houston Local Band Registry, 2003–2018

Houston provenance: “Houston’s DJ Sun will also be on hand, and if you were unaware, he’s also a force to be reckoned with.”
Salad Days: The Best of The Week, David Garrick · 2015-10-14
Genre (as described): Electronic / DJ
Evidence: 17 archive articles name the act · 6 by David Garrick
Confidence: medium

Local booking provenance

Westheimer Block Party 2005
Local booking: Omar Afra
Free Press Summer Fest 2013
Local booking: Omar Afra and Jagi Katial

Organizer provenance supplied to the archive by Omar Afra; not independent third-party verification.

Registry acts on the same bills and pages

Deep Cuts Buxton Los Skarnales Wild Moccasins The Suffers Chase Hamblin

Other held flyers, posters and schedules

Westheimer Block Party, 2005 — “West Fest Compressed”
Free Press Summer Fest 2013
Free Press Summer Fest 2013
Free Press Summer Fest 2013
Free Press Summer Fest 2013

Appearances

Westheimer Block Party, 2005 — “West Fest Compressed”

Westheimer Block Party

Venue: Helios (411 Westheimer), Numbers (300 Westheimer), Mango's (403 Westheimer), Imagine That (2402 Montrose)
Date: 2005-10-15
Stage: Numbers (300 Westheimer)
Set time: 8:30 to whenever
Evidence: Lineup row held for Westheimer Block Party, 2005 — “West Fest Compressed”, source wbp-2005-10-band-schedule-map.

Free Press Summer Fest 2013

Free Press Summer Fest

Venue: —
Date: 2013
Stage: —
Set time: —
Evidence: Lineup row held for Free Press Summer Fest 2013, source fpsf-dev-2014-previous-lineups.

Related Free Press Houston coverage

Archive articles that name DJ SUN. A mention is a sighting in the paper’s own pages, not a statement that the piece is about this performer.

Adjacent records

UZOY Paul Wall Full register