Down at the Honky Tonk
In April 2022, Blake Horstmann headed to the Stagecoach Music Festival in California to DJ from the Honky Tonk. "I think one of the coolest things about Bachelor Nation in general is they're wildly loyal and that can turn into wildly crazy," the Bachelor in Paradise star told E! News. "But when my whole Stagecoach fiasco went down, I think a lot of people saw through kind of what was happening and so they came out to support me at Stagecoach and I did end up having the biggest crowd in the Honky Tonk tent that they've ever had."
Spinning the Hits
"I'm definitely an open format DJ," Blake explained. "I will play my mixes and remixes of songs that maybe a lot of DJs won't play. Some DJs have big egos and say, 'I'm not going to play Katy Perry or Natasha Bedingfield,' but if the crowd wants to listen to that and they're going off to it, I'm gonna keep playing it. I'm that kind of DJ."
He's a Little Bit Country...
"I think there's a niche that not many DJs are really breaking into and that's the country house mix," Blake said when reminiscing about his Stagecoach gig. "I've done a lot of country mixes with acapella country with some house drops and people go freaking bonkers for it."
New Milestones
Over the 4th of July weekend, Blake celebrated his first headlining DJ gig in Las Vegas. "My whole fam flew out for it and we had a fun weekend," he said. "There's still some really big things to come that I haven't really announced yet. But Vegas is definitely a milestone for me that meant a lot."
Colorado Roots
After growing up in Denver, Colo., Blake has his eyes set on one very special venue for a future DJ gig. "Red Rock is one of the greatest amphitheaters in the world," he said. "Just to be able to be on that stage where legends and incredible moments in music have happened, that would be pretty surreal."
More to Come
With help from mentors in both the country and electronic music world, Blake has dreams of collaborating with many artists in the future. "I got a really big festival and I'm playing the main stage every day," he teased. "I'm hoping some of those country artists that are out there see me and they're like, ‘Oh, dang. What this guy's doing is really exciting, really cool. I'd love to work with him.'"