DJ Daniel Van Olst

I'm a LeAnn Rimes fanboy - I admit it. But with a career spanning more than a quarter century, and covering multiple genres, what's not to like? On top of that, she's often paired with the most superb remixers - Dave Audé, Cahill, Graham Stack - with happy results. The focus in this mix is LeAnn Rimes, but I've avoided her big hits and chosen to lean into her neglected gems (of which there are man...

Taylor Swift - Change (Taylor's Version) (Daniel Van Olst - Sing Hallelujah Mix) - free DL by DJ Daniel Van Olst

The original "Rhiannon" by Fleetwood Mac is definitely a classic. But my take on this track is darker than the original. I ran with the idea that Rhiannon is fierce - not someone to be trifled with!

Many thanks to the amazing Leo Frappier for mix assistance and additional production! :-)

I loved creating this remix of "Listen To The Music" - such a joyous song about the power of music. (Mix assistance and additional production by Leo Frappier. I would definitely recommend him!!)

"We live for the music, no matter what the world comes to." - Robbie Rivera My December mix is music about...well, music. :-) It's about ways we make music, and things we do to the soundtrack of our lives. Listen. Dance. DJ. Sing, clap, groove. Get lost in it. Be lifted by it. And most of all, love to it. My wish for all of you this month is that music will fill your lives in the coming year in ev...

Ever feel a little badass? If not, do you want to? In support of your badassery (is that even a word?), I have a classics-heavy November mix. The world is complicated right now, and the days are getting longer in the northern hemisphere. If you are feeling a little down...consider this a musical prescription to boost your mood 🙂. There's a lot going on in this mix - some energetic house, some voc...

For my September 2023 mix, I've got happy (or dare I say, "transcendent"?) vocals. "I'm taking it to the next level." "I'm stepping it up." "Becoming a better version of myself." Most of us - at least sometimes - want to experience growth, and often not the gradual kind. --- We start our journey with our feet firmly on the ground with the incomparable "Husavik (My Hometown)", and end up in the clo...

July was a wonderful month for many of us. Wonderful, exciting, but also emotional, overwhelming...maybe even perplexing at times. So I've taken a step back here. Still a happy sound, still a great beat, but a bit more thoughtful, relaxed. Not evoking a perfect day...perhaps just a good day. Good days are underrated! 🙂 This mix is dedicated to DJ Brian Norwood. Not just for his great music, which...

Just like the title says - this is a big bundle of joy and happiness! I start easy with three groovy tracks, and land gently with three soft tunes, but in between, it's a whole lot of sunshine. This set is from the fifth Flag Alley event in San Francisco - an event by flaggers, for flaggers (and those that love them!). If you would like to know a little more about flag dancing, you can see a bit o...

I was telling DJ Michael Rackley that I wanted to make a Pride Month mix - but that somehow I wanted to put a new spin on the concept, a new twist. From that vague thought and him hearing me out, a week later, I have a new mix. It starts with a few clouds, but by the third track, they blow away and the sun comes out. I think it is a fundamentally happy mix to help you celebrate this month. ---- I'...

Recorded live at Flagging Open Studio on Saturday, May 6, 2023. At this month's Flagging Open Studio, I decided to go darker - smoky, sultry, but still with that beat that you need for flagging! Listen up for the third track, "Surge" (Above and Beyond), with awesome percussive loops and multilayered vocal pads. It's at a well-deserved top spot on the organic house charts right now. From that, I dr...

Recorded live at Flagging Open Studio on Saturday, April 15, 2023. Flagging Open Studio is an in-person event where we practice, share and enjoy the art of flag dancing. If you would like to see what this looks like, check out this link: https://www.facebook.com/1637960689/videos/178073715119908/ 1. The Rhythm Of The Night (Juloboy Remix) - Mart, DiscoVer. 2. The Most (Juloboy Remix Extended) - Al...

Sunrise + She's Got It (DJ Vartan, Sanich vs. Ghostbusterz) - Hugmonster Mashup by DJ Daniel Van Olst

I've been doing this for 6 months now, and I've been surprised to find out how personal it is. There are endless ways to make a set. What theme? What concept? Is this track a great one, or merely a good one? Where do I place a transition? Do I make this sort of transition, or that sort? Which track next? In the end, I finish, and (hopefully) I feel that it is just the way it should be - and no one...

Half the tracks on this new mix (the odd number ones) are vocal tracks. There are big ideas here. You'll visit lands like loyalty, desire, fidelity, silence, rage, being ghosted, courage, and love. To convey you forward between these destinations, I've arranged transport. The other half of the tracks (the even ones) are (mostly) instrumental tracks. Imagine taking a train...a ferry...a plane, to y...

This mix is mostly in the organic house category, but it also takes you on a bit of a journey: first clouds, then some sunshine, and finally ending up in a completely different place than the beginning. My favorite track is the title track ("Andaluz Human") with the lyric, "I am only human, too." What acceptance these words carry! I'm not bad, not perfect...just human. Would you be perfect if you...

We've all had it happen. We take a second look, and our perception of something we thought we knew well - a friend, a place, a lover, a situation - shifts, for better or worse, and nothing is ever the same again. Things are reshuffled, turned upside down. Nothing again is ever the way it was. And nothing has changed, except us. This mix is dedicated to those epiphanies, those pivotal moments of re...

A hint of magic, a coincidence, a small mystery. Wordless truths and the unexplained. Science and logic are great, but because of our limits as humans, or just a simple lack of information, we sometimes have to cross a line - to a place where we have to rely emotion, intuition, or a leap of faith. Making this mix, I've been tantalized by chance encounters, the radiance of strangers, a fleeting tas...

I wish I had something really profound to say, but this is just (hopefully) a solid house mix - with a bit of a twist at the end. ;-) For those of you (like me) that are remake-crazy, there are covers of "Hot Stuff", "If I Can't Have You", "Born This Way", and "Beds Are Burning". Enjoy! 1. Soulshakin' (Extended Mix) - Earth n Days 2. In Your Life (Original Mix) - Earth n Days 3. Has Your Man Got S...

The Sahara. The big city. Rio de Janeiro. Why are destinations such a popular song topic? Is it because, for the price of a song, you can go anywhere? Or is it because the physical journey is a reflection of our inner exploration? Maybe, in the end, the only question that matters is... Where do you want to go? Jerusalem. Wales. Africa. The sea, sun, moon, and stars. Close your eyes. Take my hand....