Over time of holding parties in Chapel Hill, NC, DJ Dean Coleman relocated to Atlanta and gained some attention for his bootleg mixes of Peter Heller’s “Big Like” and Narcotic Thrust’s “Secure from Harm.” The Narcotic Thrust blend was eventually found for official launch through Deep Dish’s Yoshitoshi label, which kicked off a slew of productions for Deep Contact, Child Dynamite, 12X12, and Bitmotor. He also managed a regular DJing schedule through the entire first half from the 2000s, with halts around the world.