Nano Records A&R lieutenant, DJ and all around Nano ninja, DALA is the creative musical expression of Dale Bird, a fiery spirit born & raised into the South African events industry thanks to a long family history in the Music and Events industry!

Starting his DJ endeavours in the late 90’s, Dale joined Nano Records in mid-2000s and since then has flourished into one of the top Psy-exports from Afreaka!

Many years on and DALA has built a solid reputation within the international Psy-Familia, sharing his infectious positive vibes at a wide range of gatherings. From private events & clubs to open-air festivals, such as: Universo Parallelo (Brazil), Antaris (Germany), Sunshine Festival (Japan), Noisily (UK), Sonica (Italy), Transahara (Morocco), Monte Mapu (Chile), S.U.N (Hungary), Origin (South Africa), Gentenkaiki (Japan), Elixir of Life (UK), Moonflower (Argentina), Amazonas Andes (Bolivia), Goa Dupa (Poland), Earthdance (Cape Town/Sao Paulo), Rezonance NYE (South Africa), Alien Safari (Cape Town), Vortex (South Africa), Black Pearl (Wales), Cosmogenesis (FreeState), ONE Festival (Mpumalanga), Tswaing Crater (Pretoria), Fu-Cha Gatherings (Joburg), Gwaing (George), Wacky Woods (Jeffreys Bay), Aloe Roots (Mossel Bay), Jungala (Cape Town), Altered States (South Africa), Organik & many many more.

DALA is also a regular contributor to high profile media platforms, such as the Psytrance News section of the internationally renowned Mushroom Magazine.

DALA is deeply involved with all Nano Records happenings, assisting with A&R, promotions and music management. His super successful Sacred Vibrations compilation, rocketed straight to #1 spot on all the major charts upon release and he is set to produce more compilations for Nano soon!