Interview by Jeremy Kinser • Photography by John Skalicky • www.skalickyphoto.com

New Year's celebrations don't necessarily end when the clock strikes midnight. Two of the country's most in-demand DJs will keep you on your feet at the Henry Fonda Theatre from 3 a.m. till the wee hours of 2006 -- DJ Paulo on the main floor and DJ De León on the rooftop terrace. New Year's: After Hours happens Jan. 1 at the Henry Fonda Theatre, 6126 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood. For tickets, visit www.resolutionevents.com, www.jeffreysanker.com, or www.rohanbisset.com. For more information on De León and to download his recent XM radio broadcast, visit www.djdeleon.com. For more information on Paulo, visit www.djpaulo.com, or www.beatport.com.

What will you be doing on the 31st when the clock strikes midnight?

De León: (Laughs) I'm actually going downtown to see John Digweed, part of the Giant Village New Year's festivities. I'm very much looking forward to that. I'll probably be kissing Alex (Catala, promoter of Lattitude and De León's partner) on the lips at that moment.

Paulo: I don't spin till after hours so I'll be at home throwing a party for about 15 people. Then we'll all go out.

What have you got planned for New Year's: After Hours?

De León: I want to make this New Year's extra special. It means a lot to me. A lot has happened for me this year and I feel like New Year's is a special night when everyone goes out together and it's a perfect opportunity for me to give back to my community here in Los Angeles. I plan to give them the best show that I have given anyone ever.

Paulo: My signature sound -- a bouncy tribal progressive sound with vocals.

Why will your after hours party at the Henry Fonda be the place to be?

De León: New Year's: After Hours will combine both of L.A.'s favorite after hours DJs -- Paulo and myself -- and I think that makes for possibly the biggest after hours event of the year. We've never spun together at the same event before. The upstairs terrace will be roofed with a tent and I hear both floors will be turned into quite extraordinary clubbing spaces so it should be quite an experience to go back and forth between Paulo and myself doing what we do best on such a big night.

Paulo: My sound is more cutting edge and they'll hear stuff at my party they won't hear anywhere else. I have a lot of surprises planned.

What's your resolution for 2006?

De León: To successfully get married and continue working as hard as I've been working on meeting all of my creative goals.

Paulo: I actually want to have my own original production that will reach Billboard's
Top Ten.