DJ Optimism

DJ & Music Producer based in Naarm // Melbourne

Inspired by a strong appreciation for the '90s to '00s sounds of UKG and Speed Garage, Kyle Donohue reflects on this era in both his productions and his DJ sets. With over four years of experience behind decks and one year spent studying music production, he is beginning to make a name for himself in Naarm’s thriving electronic music scene. As well as being a part of Xe54’s rotating resident roster, Kyle has become a regular choice to support world-class artists such as Carl Cox, Rebūke, me, Sally C & more. Since breaking onto the scene in early 2021, he has provided energetic selections at some of Naarm’s most iconic venues including The Third Day, New Guernica, Revolver Upstairs, Glamorama and Electric. Most notably, Kyle has made two strong festival debuts in the past year at both Beyond The Valley (Schmall Klüb) and Sundancer Thailand. Coupled with his love for playing and producing, Kyle further expresses his music-fuelled enthusiasm through running events under his ‘Guerrilla’ & ‘Vibrance’ brands. His dedication to continuously refine the quality of his productions, DJ sets and events makes him an artist to keep an eye on in the coming years.

03/08/2026

Some more bits from Interval’s bday with the dawgs 🤝

🎥 // Paf Presents
📸 // allan

02/08/2026

4 hours of Interval Alliance (+ a few guest appearances) at Interval’s second birthday. Thanks for dancing with us 🖤

We’ll be running it back next at A3 Festival. Hopefully the real Lachie Garlick joins us this time 🤞

🎥 // Paf Presents

25/06/2026

Good to be back in the cage last Sunday for the first time in many years ⛓️

Thanks to Thick as Thieves & revolverupstairs for having me 🖤

🎥 // Paf Presents

28/05/2026

If you missed it yesterday, I dropped my full two hour recording from .melb last Friday. Super happy with how this set came together!

Swipe for a taste 🔊

27/05/2026

1AM in Fitzroy last Friday ⚡️melb

Spontaneous mix from ‘Rain’ breakdown to Ladbroke Grove with 2 mins to go 😬

Best closing track ever

So locked in haha.

Gun fingers always.

Little bit of to lift the energy.

Full set rec is live on soundcloud now ‼️

Locked in again.

& really cooked on this love shy edit 😍

Go give it a listen if you like the vibes. Link in the spot x

03/02/2025

Back at Interval this Friday with BL3SS [UK] for my first club show of 2025! 😇

I’m on from 12:00AM - 1:30AM, with plenty of new finds & unreleased music to test out.

See you on the dance floor! 🖤

19/11/2024

ALL THE STARS EDIT IS OUT NOW!!✨✨

After more than 10 months in the making, this edit is finally here for you to experience in full. 💫

A huge thank you for all the support and kind messages on this one — it means the world to me. 💕

Stream → https://soundcloud.com/djoptimism/all-the-stars

Download for free → hypeddit.com/djoptimism/allthestars

Photo // Liam Kavenagh
Cover // artbychiggy

07/11/2024

On Friday the 29th of Nov, I’ll be playing at the new A3 Festival curated by my passionate, hard-working friends from Novel. I’ll be stepping up to the decks on Stage 2 → an industrial warehouse which holds up to 5000 people.

The dedication and love that the team have poured into this festival is truly inspiring, and I’m thrilled to be joining this epic lineup for their inaugural year. With so many good friends on the bill and Guerrilla’s first-ever festival showcase, this is bound to be one hell of a party. I’m very appreciative for the opportunity and I’d like to thank everyone involved in making this happen.

If you want to come and support my set and / or the festival as a whole, shoot me a DM for a surprise.

Hope to see you all on the dance floor! ❤️

📸 // Charlie Traynor

02/10/2024

Proud to finally get this one out after working on it for so long! TALKING LITTER [SPEED MIX] is now on my Soundcloud for Streaming / Free DL

https://soundcloud.com/djoptimism/talking-litter-speed-mix

📸 // Charlie Traynor
🖼 // Artbychiggy

05/09/2024

Today’s the day! I’m thrilled to finally share my debut DJ Optimism track with you all.

This release marks a huge step forward in my journey as an artist, and I couldn’t be prouder of how it turned out compared to what I’ve previously released.

You can listen on my Soundcloud via the following link // https://soundcloud.com/djoptimism/so-much-in-love

As always, any support would be much appreciated!

Address

Melbourne, VIC

Website

https://linktr.ee/kyledonohue

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