Most twin brothers are as close as best friends, but that doesn’t mean they don’t argue here and there. While they sometimes squabble over Derek’s annoyance with Doug’s tardiness in real life, once you get the Perry Twins in the DJ booth they effortlessly blow away the crowds with their united love of the music they’re spinning, and the energy of the crowd. The two work in tandem to bring the audiences out with their signature sound, and it’s obvious these two were meant to perform as a duo. The Perry Twins will be joined by Jania – their "Activate My Body" counterpart – in Calgary for the special Halloween gala Superheroes, Villains & Pride at the Metropolitan Conference Centre. The twins are looking forward to their return to the Calgary dance floor, and they will be dressed to impress, so don your favourite costume and join them for a night of music. Here’s what they had to say about coming back.

GC: You have performed in Calgary before, what do you love about the city?

Doug: The people in Calgary are very cool and are really into music. Everyone we have met in Calgary has been so nice, and Peter Bedard from Magical Music DJs does a great job with the events he has had us spin at in Calgary. Peter and his family and friends always make it a great trip when we DJ in Calgary.

GC: It’s Halloween! Will you be wearing any special costumes for the Superheroes, Villains and Pride event?

Derek: Halloween has always been one of our favourite holidays. Growing up, we really got into it, and our family would turn our home into a haunted house for the trick-or-treaters every year. This year’s Superheroes, Villains and Pride is a super fun theme, so we’ll be wearing special costumes that fit into that theme.

Doug: We can’t wait to see everyone’s costumes at the party! Our costumes fit into the theme but we had to alter them a little bit. We originally wanted to fly into the venue, like real superheroes, but the flying apparatus to make that happen wouldn’t fit in our luggage.

GC: Obviously you have established quite a following in the gay scene, as DJs; what has been your favourite part of your rise to fame?

Derek: We have had a passion for music since we were little kids, so it’s awesome creating music and playing music that people enjoy and want to dance to.

Doug: Yeah, the best part is definitely the people we get to play music for.  It’s so much fun seeing everyone on the dance floor having a great time.

GC: When did you guys realize you wanted to DJ?

Doug: Derek and I would pretend to DJ when we were about three or four years old, and we were always playing music throughout our childhood. We loved playing music for people – whether it was just for ourselves or at a party.

Derek: We got serious about it in college and realized then that it was something we could pursue professionally.  We started doing radio mix shows, and working in clubs, and then things really took off when we moved to LA about ten years ago.

GC: You guys are really close, as brothers and friends, but do you ever have any arguments and, if so, what about?

Doug: We’ll fight about anything and everything. We are very close but, like any siblings who are around each other a lot and work together, we have tons of fights about stupid things.

Derek: We are lucky to have each other, but being around each other and traveling together so much both lead to many fights.  We most often fight about how late Doug always is for everything. For the Halloween party, please tell him he needs to be there an hour earlier than you actually want us there so that he shows up on time!

GC: You’re both out – when did you learn you were gay, and when did you decide to come out?

Doug: I don’t remember exactly when I knew for sure, but always kind of new something was up.  When I was very young I had a crush on Han Solo from Star Wars. I didn’t know what it meant at the time, but I was definitely in love with him. I officially came out in college even though I figured everyone already knew anyway.

GC: What do you guys do for fun when you’re not together?

Doug: I’m more into going out dancing than Derek is. I usually like going to clubs more than he does. He, of course, likes it but I’m just more of a party animal. He’s married and would prefer to be home at a reasonable hour and not dancing the night away.

Derek: We both love rollercoasters and go to theme parks together all the time. We also go to see pretty much every movie that gets released in theaters, so we do see each other almost every day even when we’re not spinning or working in the studio on music.

GC: What are your favourite styles of music to perform?

Doug: All kinds of dance music. We’re fans of all styles of music and our parents – who are musicians – always had different kinds of music playing in the house, so we were influenced by many genres of music, but anything with lots of energy that gets people going on the dance floor is my favourite.

Derek: Yeah, our favourite styles are anything that gives people energy on the dance floor and that people can sing along with. Our parents’ bands were always dancey and feel-good and that has carried over into the music we play and create.

GC: Do you feel you have been able to take your music out of the gay community – and do you feel accepted?

Derek: We do feel accepted. Whenever we DJ for mixed crowds or straight crowds our music goes over just as well, if not better than, for a predominantly gay crowd. Music is music. It’s truly universal.

Doug: We actually recently released an original song called #AllEqualOnTheDanceFloor with Cameron E Neilson that sums it all up. The music is all that matters on the dance floor.

GC: Tell us something about you twins that our readers might not know?

Derek: Canada has been one of our favourite places to DJ for a long time and we are so excited to be performing in Calgary with one of our favourite singers, Jania. Our first original single that we ever released, "Activate My Body", features Jania on vocals, and we have a brand new song with her called "Impulse". We’ll be debuting "Impulse" at the Superheroes, Villains and Pride party along with other spooktacular Halloween surprises!