David Javate aka dj Javaight aka JV8 is a San Francisco based dj, event promoter and managing editor for Nitevibe. David has been playing at clubs and raves since 1992, and spins a mix of minimal techno, tech-house, Detroit techno, deep house, electro and acid.

As a founding member of Washington DC's Dirty Crew in the mid-90s, David quickly became a regular on the East Coast rave circuit. On top of coordinating his own series of Dirty and Filtered parties, he also played for promoters such as Buzzlife, Ultraworld, Sonic Soul, 2 Tuff, Catastrophic and The Circle, in addition to playing for Spundae in California, Pleasure Force in Canada and other promoters in Florida and Colorado.

Feeling creatively limited in Washington DC, David moved to San Francisco in 1998. In San Francisco, he started the Optimal Group to explore the gray area between house and techno. He coordinated a successful string of parties called optimal, featuring Derrick May, Stacey Pullen, Ken Ishii, Mike Dearborn, John Tejada, DJ Pierre, Kenny Larkin, Gemini, and EBE.

After optimal David reunited with Dirty Crew DJ Fil Latorre to coordinate a number of events under the Staple moniker. The duo have thrown a number of events at the Endup, Rx Gallery, Anu, the Transfer and Wish. Focusing on what the pair call "Future house and Deep Techno", Staple has featured dj's such as Kenny Larkin, Mike Huckaby, John Tejada, JT Donaldson, Jeno, Glenn Underground, Lance Desardi, Theo Parrish, the Rurals, Mark E. Quark, Markie, and Alton Miller.

Currently, David continues to DJ regularly, coordinate events, and support San Francisco nightlife.