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I struggled a fair amount with this mix as I tried to top what I put out in May (sounds like the same ol' story every month)...I must have cut, rearranged, and changed directions on this mix a half-dozen times. I'm moderately satisfied with this one, but slightly frustrated because it's not better than the last...Either way, there are still some nice tunes here. I describe the first section as a c...

For my May installation, I start off feminine and sultry. About half-way into it, I get a little more challenging and spacey with some k-style tracks that I appreciate but rarely play (29:00+)...Then I depart from the heady stuff and heavily contrast it with a driving Romboy track (43:00+) before a melodic/sultry cooldown with a Guillame track followed by Marco Resmann. I'm pretty happy with this...

This set was recorded from listed's Tyrant on the Tikki party during Miami Ultra Week. The Tikki boat parties are consistently the best parties in Miami. That combined with opening for DJ legends Tyrant (Lee Burridge + Craig Richards) made this gig really special for me. The first half of the mix is pretty chill as the boat was sitting around the dock as people were boarding...An hour into it, the...

March is a big month for me. In addition to some big local SF gigs I have (including opening for Mr. C @ tutu tuesday), the highlight of this month is Ultra Week in Miami. I have a couple gigs lined up including an opening spot for Lee Burridge + Craig Richards on a tikki boat. I'll be distributing this mix as a promo mix during my travels, and I think did a good job of capturing my peak hour soun...

January has been a hectic month for me. With stuff busy at work, a DJ gig every week, me beginning production work, and a few other projects going on, it was hard finding time to put this one together...A majority of this mix was arranged on the bus ride to/from work. I don't think this mix achieved the same flow that Dec and Jan did, but it does make a decent buildup from 97bpm-123bpm in less tha...

I bought a great collection of tracks in December in preparation for BPM Festival in January, so I was really looking forward to putting this one together. The first 35 minutes of deep and groove flowed really easily for me, but I must have iterated over the 2nd half of the mix a half-dozen times…Eventually, I felt most comfortable making the 2nd half really techy and minimal, which I don’t usuall...

This was a fun mix to put together. I'm pretty excited about the opening track "Dinosaurs"...It's a track that will probably never be appropriate play out, but I enjoy its playfulness and humor when listening at home. Beyond that, I pretty much stick to my deep and tech-house guns, with a gem @ 30:00 (Dapayk & Padberg - Close Up - Exercise One Remix).That track is multi-dimensional and incredi...

A few of my friends rented a ranch/mansion for the weekend deep in the east bay. It was an amazing house with a spectacular view. Most importantly, they had a DJ setup where any of the dozen or so DJs at this party could hop on and spin...I jumped on decks for a bit before it became a shit show. Here's a mix of what I played..... Gorge - Erotic Soul Rhythm Place - Dirty Chelonis R. Jones - Pompado...

My last two mixes were nudisco and hiphop, so I decided it was time to attack the other end of the spectrum and get back to my techy side. In the next hour or so, I tried to cover some deep/techy, heady, and peak hour tracks...Stick this one out until the end for some dance floor groovers...that popof - roxy track is heavy in my rotation right now. Haito Gopfrich - Disconnected - Sascha Funke Mix...

Last weekend was Love Weekend in San Francisco. Although the actual Lovefest parade was canceled, and I didn't get to play the listed float (which I was REALLY excited about), I got to spin some tunes at my friend's Lovefest breakfast house party. The mimosas were flowing and the party vibe with my best friends was perfect. Before jumping into the typical deep and tech-house jams, I started the da...

Yesterday I got back from Burning Man, and the 7 mind-blasting days were incredibly valuable to me, for they inspired a lot of well-needed confidence in my DJ abilities. Every morning I rolled out of bed, brushed my teeth and spun for 2-4 hours, eating breakfast while behind the decks. Most nights I would spin at least another 2-4 hours as well. It was a great experience playing for my camp and ha...

One of the things I heavily focused on this mix was harmonic mixing. If you compare this mix to my June 2010 mix, you'll notice that the tracks flow much better from a melodic perspective. I started this mix off with some spacey nu-disco tracks originally hoping to pull it around to some synth-funk and disco to close it out...The mix ended up taking a tech-house turn, most likely because I really...

Just a collection of some techy and deep tunes that I mixed together. The common thread running through this mix is that all but two tracks use vocals as an instrument. I am really attracted to the use of cut up, often indistinguishable vocal samples in dance music. I think it makes what some describe as the "robotic" feeling of techno/tech-house much more human, organic, and accessible. 1 Overdue...