DJ Ayres comes from a really musical family in Mississippi. Been DJing since 1996, originally inspired in college by Mark Ronson, Paul Nice, Darshan Jesrani, Mr. Vince and Jamie Hodge. His style is a little bit of everything, from hip-hop to house, bass, reggae, rock-n-roll and classics. He started The Rub in 2002 at Southpaw with Mikey Palms because he was bored with all the bottle service clubs and lounges in Manhattan and he wanted to do a big, no-bullshit dance party in Brooklyn away from the weekend warriors. By most accounts it is the best party in New York, and now he travels all over the world to DJ because despite his best efforts at playing like a weirdo, he’s kind of a big deal.