Deckard Mixography

Recorded live from the Space Cowboys Hoe Down stage at Ghost Ship Annihilation at Pier 70 in San Francisco.

On September 28 The Space Cowboys took to the seas for our first ever boat party. Thanks to all who made it a big success. This set from Deckard recorded live.

ShOOnanigans was a huge success and so happy to celebrate with breaks don Wes Smith and the birthday girl herself DJ ShOOey. For this set I played some of my favorite breaks both new and old. Enjoy!

Our good friends at Distrikt blew it out again at the 16th St. Station in Oakland and I had the good pleasure to throw down on the FnF stage. A big thank you to Ethan for extending the invite and FnF for providing a killer place to play. It's been awhile since I've played big room breaks, electro and dirty house for a whole set. I had a blast and hope you enjoy. For more of this check out ShOOnani...

The My Definition of Chill series, which has always been the purest public expression of my taste in music, has exceeded all expectations I ever had for it. What began as a playlist of songs I liked to listen to at the end of the night has evolved into a soundtrack of my life. The reaction from those who have let me know how this series has been a part of their lives has touched me deeply and I ap...

Traveling to DJ over new years in Brazil was an amazing experience. Missing Breakfast of Champions and not being around my close loved ones was not the easiest call to make. I'm so thankful to have met so many very fun and awesome people even though I could barely speak a word of Portuguese. A big thank you to Ricardo and Fred from the Peninsula Beach Club Hotel booking me as their resident DJ. I...

This week on The RIPEcast, we bring you DJ Deckard as recorded live from the Mog at Ghost Ship Asylum. For more information on Deckard visit: https://soundcloud.com/deckard-dj www.facebook.com/pages/DJ-Deckard/103355413814 Artwork by www.jempanufnik.com

First off a heartfelt thank you to all the Space Cowboys who made this Burning Man an incredible experience. I have been afforded the chance to become a part of your wonderfully twisted family, play some of the best damn parties anywhere, talk shit, and build crazy projects and I feel blessed to be a part of it. I came to the Cowboys because of the music and stayed because of the personalities and...

Welcome home, Everyone. We hope you had a fabulous Burn. We're still sorting through the recordings from the Hoe Down and should have those out to you via The RIPEcast in the coming weeks. For now, enjoy this groovy tech house set from our man Deckard. "Earlier this year I was asked to put together a mix by Zach Moore for The Armory Podcast. After primarily playing out ghetto funk and breaks for t...

"Minimal sleep. Days and nights of music. Hot tubs. Cowboys rocking it all weekend and one wicked house party. That was my 2014 Snowfest in a nutshell and I loved every minute of it. By Saturday night it was a chore just to get to the venue. Energy was sagging to say the least. We walked in to Rrrus bringing the funk and Tamo got the crowd on the floor with a killer dance set and it was on. The la...

For this installment of my chill series I found inspiration the moment I heard a vocodered voice singing Hotel California in the Luxxury edit. A week later I heard AfroQBen's amazing remix of Sweet Emotion by Aerosmith and I was off to the races. Being a New Wave kid as a teen I didn't get into many of these songs until my adult years and yet somehow I listen to this mix and it makes me feel like...

This week's RIPEcast is from Space Cowboy's own DJ Deckard. Here's what he has to say for himself: "Breakfast of Champions is consistently my favorite party of the year both to DJ and attend. I opened the outdoor main stage at 9am this year and for all intents and purposes got to play the sunrise set I had been desiring to play but never got the chance at Burning Man earlier in the year. I took it...

Deckard sez: This year's Black Rock Hoe Down almost didn't happen for me. Thankfully due to moving up the Hoe Down to Wednesday this year I was able to play at what could be my favorite Hoe Down I've been to as well as hauling my ass off the playa on no sleep Thursday to trek back home to San Francisco and then travel all day Friday to northern Michigan. It was all worth it. Along with the usual a...

"Wow. My release of "My Definition of Chill Vol. 4 Part Two (Less Chill)" got a huge reception. Over 15,000 plays after SoundCloud featured it on their Explore Electronic music page. Really gratifying to know so many people took a listen and hopefully like what they hear. Here is Part One (More Chill). Initially I had these two parts together as one gigantic mix but over time each half took on its...

A live recording of DJ Deckard from The End Up in San Francisco (January 2013).

This week on The RIPEcast, it's DJ Deckard as recorded live from the Silent Disco at Breakfast of Champions. "My how time flies. I can remember vividly how badly I wanted to play at Breakfast of Champions after moving to San Francisco. With this year's party I've now logged 5 BoC gigs under my belt and also the anniversary of my first gig playing for the Space Cowboys. Each and every one has been...

Ghost Ship is one of my favorite parties of the year in San Francisco. It's a huge thrill getting to play the closing set on the main stage for a party that drew 6,000 people and more importantly a lot of my closest friends come out and let loose. It really doesn't get much better than playing in front of a huge room full of people going nuts inside a virtual apocalyptic town and UFO lighting rig...

Back again to leisurely rock your boomboxes with My Definition of Chill Vol. 3. I've been overjoyed with the reaction I've received from the first two installments.  What began as a mix I was initially going to keep to myself ended up becoming my most listened to mix I've released. For volume 3 my life in San Francisco was a big inspiration for the songs that made it in. A departure in style from...

"Breakfast of Champions has been my favorite event to DJ in San Francisco since the first year I was invited to play 4 years ago. I still remember playing Fatboy Slim's 'Talkin' Bout My Baby (under the big bright yellow sun)' to start my set downstairs at Whisper. I was really excited to bring out my favorite new tunes along with a couple from earlier in the year and a first for me in getting to p...

Deckard - Party People 4: Pool Party Edition. I've been collecting a lot of funky, sunnier tracks this year. The sound is part lounge, funk, hip-hop, mashup, and even a taste of the 80s. When I started putting these tracks together for a mix I kept getting images of a pool party San Francisco style. Reminds me of sunny day parties I'd like to be at. I hope you enjoy this departure in sound for the...

After several weeks of fabulous guest mixes, The Space Cowboys are pleased to be featuring one of our own, DJ Deckard, on The RIPEcast this week. This mix is the third installment in Deckard's wildly successful, "Party People" NuFunk series. Enjoy Party People! For more information on DJ Deckard visit: www.deckard-dj.com http://soundcloud.com/deckard-dj You can also check out the DJ Deckard fan pa...

For GhostShip 2010 I was extremely pleased to get the closing 3-4 AM slot inside the GhostShip, an honored slot to play if ever I've played one. I brought lots of ammo for this one. And after spending most of the year branching my sound out and playing more mid-tempo breaks and funk, I came back to my beloved electro for this gig. It's sixty minutes of big-room, peak-hour electro. Enjoy. www.space...

I've taken roughly 13 months since I first started compiling tracks working away on Volume II of "My Definition of Chill." Like a squirrel storing nuts for the winter I would find some tracks and add them to the project and forget about it for awhile. A couple months go past and I forage a few more. Well, it's ready now. Putting together dance mixes is a relatively straightforward process for me....

A live recording of DJ Deckard [Space Cowboys] in the mix from Uno de Mayo at Kelly's Mission Rock in San Francisco, CA. (May 1st, 2010).

Breakfast of Champions is my favorite party of the year so it's always an honor to DJ at it. With 2009 being my first year as a Space Cowboy I'm hoping there are many more to follow. This year starting off the main room when the door opens I wanted to play both to those who were just starting their day and those who were going full force from the night before. I got a thrill out of playing a wide...