I'm exited to have been invited back to the Paramount to DJ their New Year's Eve party!

This club is sick, plain & simple.  Loud, tight sound.... dark w/ good lighting, and a rediculous DJ booth taboot.  It's a real pleasure playing here.

Opening the night will be Steve Marsden.  Steve is a good friend, and the head sound & lighting tech for the club.  I owe these opportunities to him - thanks, Steve!

Whereever you find yourself on NYE, party safe and remind your loved ones how much they mean to you.

Every Wednesday, catch me mixing up deepness with techness at Boston's W Hotel.

For years I played in the lounge @ RISE every Sunday night.  I grew to love that room, the warm system, and the freedom to play really deep for the people looking to escape from the madness of the main room.

This Friday, I will return to the lounge to drop some hettie beats for the kids at Wonderland.  Time to get some heads nodding.

Every Wednesday, catch me mixing deepness and some techy delights for the players at Boston's W Hotel.

It is my pleasure to mix a live set for Jonathan Santarelli's radio show, Audio Spectrum on unregularradio.com

Every Wednesday, catch me mixing up electronica, deep, and techy delights at the nightclub in Boston's W Hotel.

Music Ecology is a great weekly hosted by some very creative & eccentric electronic musicians.

Leave It On Stage is a live electro, breaks, and BASS group.  My good friend Chris is the beat-man in the group and invited me to play this night with them.

Also on the bill is Jules, aka ELECTRONICANonymous.  This guy is a jack-of-all trades drummer, producer, festival guru, and more.

It will be a pleasure to share the bill with this lot of talented and passionate musicians!

I'm back for my monthly residency @ The Red Door (Portsmouth, NH's, only saving grace).

RAVE FREE OR DIE!

Every Wednesday you can find me mixing up deeper grooves, tech-house, and other electronic delights at Boston's W hotel.

There is no guestlist, just a really long line.  If you want to come out, email me and I'll work some magic.

Every Wednesday you can find me mixing up nu-disco, deep house, and other electronic delights for the ultra-swank at Boston's W hotel.

There is no guestlist, just a really long line.  If you want to come out, drop me an email and I'll see what I can do for you.  :)

Sunday party time, and this one's no joke!  Circoloco @ DC-10 Ibiza resident DJ's Matthias Tansmann & Davide Squillace are swooping into town for a special 8-hour day-into-night party.  I'll be warming things up, a duty I will happily flex.  Big thanks to WeNo Music for asking me to be a part of this party!

If you're not sure what to expect from these to, check out this recoding  of their back-to-back DJ set at Sonar Festival in Madrid.

The White Rabbit is taking over RISE for an all-night throw down.

We are welcoming dubstep maven J.RABBIT for the headlining slot.  The rest of the line-up consists of some of New England's finest electronic music artists.

I will take the helm in the mainroom to play the closing set.  No dubstep from me, just wacked out late-night tech-house and techno.  I'll make your head right.

This Wednesday I will be spinning a private party @ The W.  It is a soft-opening, and the first time anyone will be partying down in this jammy jam.  Can't wait!  Just a little 2-hour tease.

Every Wednesday you can find me mixing up nu-disco, deep house, and other electronic delights for the ultra-swank at Boston's W hotel.

There is no guestlist, just a really long line.  If you want to come out, drop me an email and I'll see what I can do for you.  :)

It's funny... I played every weekend @ OM for two years, and had some great times there.  But Daniel Merlino & his crew have taken this room to a whole new level with beefed up sound and redic lights.  

I'm really looking forward to playing that room again...  :)

Unlimited House Sessions is Daniel Merlino's new radio show.  He will use it to showcase the sounds of the guest DJs at his monthly Sphere party in Cambridge.

I will join Daniel & Justin to stream 3 hours of music LIVE from OM Lounge in Harvard Sq.  I will update this event as soon as I have a download link.

October means hoodie season.  It also means that Portsmouth will be in full swing, squeezing every last minute of fun out of life before the tundra sets in.

Come through to New Hampshire's EDM gem for dope drinks + quality dance music.  DANCE FREE OR DIE!

RISE is in the midst of a renaissance!  Open-minded party people with a love for the music & the culture have followed the White Rabbit and are taking over the club every Friday night.  Wonderland is a movement, plain and simple.  Not for a decade have I seen such enthusiam surrounding a party, and it's only gaining steam!

I'm going to stretch my wings a bit during this set and bring back some of the energy & emotion that first made me fall in love with EDM.  Expect high energy, melodies, twists & turns, new & old.  It's ON!

I'm baaaaaack!

DANCE FREE OR DIE

This private event is to commerate the union of Masha & Fish.  Those who know... know.

Special thanks to Kyle & John from Eskmo Kitchen for hooking up insane sounds, lights, lasers, & fog!

Dancing on the Block is back for it's final outdoor party of Summer 2011, and I'm happy to be a part of it.

DOTB is hosted by some of Boston's most consistent and committed DJs, and their parties always draw big crowds of people who know what's up.  Zero douche factor, which is such a nice thing to encounter in Boston!

The sun will be shining and the beers cold... come help us wave goodby to the warmth with some smiles & dancing.

Rick LaPlante is the mayor of after-hours in Ottawa.  For years he ran Sunrise After-hours at Lotus Lounge, until he moved across the river to start Framework at BPM in Kahbeck.  

He has graciously welcomed me back to the great north to help Ottawa celebrate gay pride!  We all know that pride parties get messy.  Can't wait to take the reigns, I'm ready for a bumpy, late-night ride.  >:)

Rave free or die!

It's time for another summertime rave on a boat!  OK, it's not really a rave, but people are likely going to be flipping out like ravers, and hopefully dancing as well as ravers.

I'm have the distinct pleasure of playing on the top deck again alongside two of the most notorious DJs from Providence.  I'm expecting some good-natured competition and lots of questionable decisions.

I've got pre-sale tickets available at a discount here:

For DJ lineup, discount parking vouchers, after-party details, and more info, follow this link.

The legendary Robert Babicz is finally coming to Boston, and I can't imagine a better place for him to do what he does best.  Funky, organically synthetic, lush, meticulous, relentless, psychedelic, acidy deep tech-housive.  It's an honor to welcome him at RISE.

Dance free or die with RISE favorite Will Pizzetti!  I can't say enough good things about this guy.  He rocks it every time he plays at RISE, and I know his vibe will be perfect for TRD.

It's the third annual Summer Wave harbor cruise!  Debauch on the open seas... what more could you ax for?

Get your tix here!

Not ready to call it quits when the boat docks @ midnight?
Head to RISE for the official after-party with D-FORMATION!

I'm making my P-Town debut at arguably the best club in town, and during Bear Week no less!  This is going to be a treat... looking forward to digging deep and breaking out some classics, all while pounding this one home.  >: )

Get the lowdown here.

Dance free or die!

Alex Kenji is a beast of a DJ/producer, and Therapy is a beast of an after-hours club.  This gig has been a long time coming... can't wait to throw down.

Read more about the gig here!

The Sunday Groove crew are doing things right in Boston.  Educating the new gen. of international students about proper house music.  I'm happy to be substituting their class.

Infected Mushroom, need I say any more?  Stoked to be warming things up with my L.A. homey Randy Seidman.  If you don't know Randy, click the link and check him out.

I am happy to have been invited back by the wonderful Sonic Beating crew to play a set on Sunday afternoon from 2-3pm.  This event will take over the greenway in downtown Boston and will be an awesome opportunity for families and everyone else to get outside and celebrate openminded collaboration.

FIGMENT demonstrates what the arts can be: participatory, bursting with creativity and completely free, born from the desire to share imagination and invention between artists and the public.

FIGMENT is a grassroots effort, organized and run entirely by volunteers as a gift to our cities because we believe in the aspirations and mission of FIGMENT. We believe that FIGMENT addresses a number of key issues:

Holiday Sunday whaaat?

Dance free or die!

Together is back!  This year, RISE welcomes ANTON PIEETE, one of Amsterdam's hottest up-and-comers.

Anton has been busy in the studio lately, working with artists like Umek, Arman van Helden, Carlo Lio, Butch, DJ Madskillz, 2000andOne, Mark Broom, and the list goes on & on.  His touring schedule brings him around the world, and it's an honor to welcome him to Boston for the first time ever.

Email me at mike@mikeswells.com to get on the guestlist!

Check out the Facebook event page for videos & set downloads:  http://on.fb.me/antonpieeterise

The Boston Herald & Best Buy have teamed up with Together to host a week of DJ appearances in Best Buy's Newbury St. location.  I'll be holding court on Friday.  This will be light-hearted & fun.

Come by for a chance to win some freebies to the parties @ RISE!

Re:Set is a revitalization of Wednesdays at the Phoenix Landing.  Upcoming guests include KinK, Mr. C., Til von Sein, and Todd Terje. Not bad!

Residents Randy Deshaies, Patrick Barry, and Markl Ingram are holding it down - nice.

April @ The Red Door

There's only one way to deal with the post-Miami comedown... with a great gig!  Middlesex is my favorite regular-hours party to play in Boston, as the system bumps and the crowd is always ready to get down.  Let's get wikkid.

PORTERHOUSE returns to Miami for its 7th year!  I've had the pleasure of playing this party countless times, and its always a blast.  This year, Sporter has invited big name guests like Desyn & Lazy Rich to join in the fray, while once again leaving the closing negligence to me & Silky Sleaze.  Can't wait for another wild Saturday night in SoBe!

Room 1: Steve Porter, Mike Swells, Eli Wilkie, Hot Pink Delorean, Sydney Blu, Lazy Rich

Room 2: Desyn Masiello, Jon Hart, and Dory

Tickets $15.00 Advance (plus s.c.):  http://www.wantickets.com/Events/ShowEvent.aspx?eventId=87679

I'm back at The Red Door for another session of all-things electronic.  This club is Portsmouth's best kept secret and I'm always grateful for the opportunity to DJ here!  The crowd gets rowdy after 12 so be patient... :)

We welcome Brooklyn's Sub Swara to RISE for the first time.  I will be playing the closing set.  This is the after-party for Further @ The Orpheum.

ELECTRONICAnonymous plays the opening set; SUBduction DJs & EYELOVE are in the lounge.

Doors @ 1am (technically Sunday morning).  Get on the guestlist here!

It is my pleasure to share the decks with Obie at Sunday Groove.  This party, hosted by Tamer Malki & George Vala, is new to town and quickly turning into one of the best house music parties around.  Great sound & an uncompromising focus on underground house, tech-house & techno.  We needed a Sunday refuge like this!

Dance Free or Die!

Fellow CRWU alumn James Kramer, host of Karma Street, welcomes me to the wonderful city of Lowell!  Grab your heat & cowboy up.

Time to work-from-home.  I spend months preparing for these 5 hour sets, and I've got so much great music to share this time around.  Expect heavy doses of deep, techy, groovy, funking, peaktime, house & techno.  Make sure you get a nap in because we'll just be taking off come 3am...

Low lighting, deep vibes, unique seating arrangements.  Sounds about right for a Wednesday night.  Sit back...

The Brain Trust have invited me to play the closing set after The Magician!  Never heard of him?  Well maybe you're aware of the disco superduo Aeroplane that he's one half of?  Sounds like a cooler Sunday night than most.

I'm back @ The Red Door.  New Hampshire owes a lot of it's cool factor to this place.  Recognize.

Part 2 of a random Wednesday in NYC takes place at Karma lounge, a hookah bar in "the heart of Manhattan" (according to their website).  Rite of Wednesdays is hosted by Matias Jofre of (S)innerScene and is one of the staples of the Big Apple's underground scene.  No frills, no B.S., just music that matters.  Let's keep it going until Thursday's sun is on the horizon.

Stephen Eaves is one of the coolest homeboys I know.  He marches to his own drum, and sometimes he invites me to jam along side of him.  I'm stoked to return to NYC to play at his party: Moment Um: A Techno Happy Hour