First Night At the Falls – AMAZING

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Yours Turly @ The Falls

The Falls came and went, but what a memorable night it was! First I want to say thanks to The Falls, SA Roller Derby, Landon, and everyone that came out (for me or the fundraiser)! It was absolutely incredible and I hope folks that came by the Martini Lounge (where I was mixing it up) enjoyed themselves!

I did such a good job (I think?) that Jenni even invented a new fist-bump handshake. The jellyfish. Folks really dug Greyhound (of course) but also got pretty into it when I played Zedd’s rendition of the Legend of Zelda. Had a compliment from the bartender too as apparently she likes progressive house (the core of my set) and that doesn’t get played often enough for her taste I would guess. Anyways it was good times!

By the way, sorry to the folks that wanted Tejano and Rap. That’s not what I do, but they had that going in the other room, so hopefully you were covered.

Playing at the Falls, May 19th

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On May 19th, I will be playing at The Falls for a benefit show to raise money for the San Antonio Roller Derby. It all starts at 9pm and there will be live bands as well as the in-house DJ playing. I will go on at 10pm in The Martini Lounge. Hope to see you there! If you want to buy tickets ahead of time you can do so here. You can also pay at the door, but be sure to mention that it’s for SARD so that the money goes to them.

Hope to see you there!

SARD Flyer

Hosting Sets on MixCloud

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How did I not know about this!? I am probably the last DJ to know about this but MixCloud is a free service for hosting and listening to DJ mixes. Unlike other avenues, it has licenses to allow the sharing of DJ sets in a more legal manner. Outside of DJing, I’m also a music and member of a band called Victim Cache. My opinion on the matter is that, if someone is helping distribute your music, then they should serve thanks instead of a subpoena. But sadly the big label behemoths think differently. Either way, MixCloud seems to help solve that conundrum and something I greatly appreciate! As both a DJ and listener, MixCloud seems incredibly awesome!

As a result, I will be posting all my sets from here on our on MixCloud and moving over my previous sets as I have the time. Lately I have been focused more on Victim Cache as we have been working on some very cool things in regards to the completion of our first album as well as the starting of the next. But I hope to start continuing work on more demos and some longer sets here very soon! And with the help of MixCloud, I can now bring it to more people in a better (and more legal) way!

Happy Hardcore Set?

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A friend of mine really into Happy Vocal Hardcore asked me to see if I could put together a set of it. So, Challenge Accepted! As I am fairly focused on getting my demo sets out and doing some marketing first, I thought I would post this as a bit of a reminder not to forget to do it :)

That and it is going to take me a little while as I basically have no Happy Vocal Hardcore songs in my library, being more of a vocal trance / progressive style DJ. But hey, always good to branch out and try new things, right!?

Added a Vocal Trance Demo

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Spent the evening recording out my Vocal Trance demo-set. I turned out rather well and was the product of some improvisation and last minute tweaks, which is good since the demo-sets really are meant to embody my live DJing style as opposed to how well I can make a studio set.

To that end, the set was not flawless so I may go back and do it over to smooth things out and get in some extra practice. I am torn between doing that now or working on a deep house or dub-step (not to be confused with brostep) set first and going back to fix things later.

Either way, it turned out to be a solid set and one that embodied my vocal trance preferences almost perfectly. You can find this, and other demo-sets on my demos page.

GSO #1

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GSO #1 is a mix I made while up on-site at my day job for some friends there. Big thanks to Landon for doing some more voice-overs for the new show name (The Swell). They turned out rather awesome, though I think I need to work on the musical part of the intro a bit. This is also the first set using my new (for me) Reloop Digital Jockey 2. Worked out well but now I have an even bigger desire to get some turntables and do it up old-skewl with vinyl! ;)

  1. Last Day On Earth (Original Mix) – Michael Woods, Duvall
  2. Antidote (Original Mix) – Swedish House Mafia, Knife Party
  3. In The Air feat. Angela McCluskey] (Hardwell Remix) – Sultan, BT, Morgan Page, Ned Shepard
  4. Call My Name feat. Nadia Ali (Original Club Mix) – Sultan
  5. Titanium feat. Sia (Cazzette’s Ant Seeking Hamster Mix) – David Guetta
  6. All Over The World (Cahill Mix) – Ola
  7. Check It Out (Kyau & Albert Remix) – Ferry Corsten
  8. Starry Eyed (Max Vangeli & AN21 Remix) – Ellie Goulding
  9. Poker Face (Jody den Broeder Remix) – Lady GaGa
  10. Nowhere To Go feat. Bree (Shogun Remix) – W&W, Bree
  11. A Night Like This (Original Mix) – Kyau & Albert
  12. Something New (Club Mix) – Jenry R, Tritonal
  13. We Belong (Tritonal Air Up There Remix) – Ferry Corsten
  14. Hands To Hold Me (Mark Eteson Remix) – Tritonal
  15. Fight The Sunrise feat. Lucy Saunders (Original Mix) – Gareth Emery
  16. Sun & Moon feat. Richard Bedford (Club Mix) – Above & Beyond, Richard Bedford
  17. Feel So Close (Nero Remix) – Calvin Harris
  18. Skyward II (Original Mix) – Xilent
  19. Levels (Skrillex Remix) – Avicii

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Thanksmix, 2011

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This is a special 2-hour set I did in the wee hours of the morning Sunday night for a small LAN party amongst friends. I’m not a huge dubstep fan, but they asked and I did my best to deliver some dubstep goodness without being too over the top. Enjoy!

  1. Relapse feat. Sam Nafie (Original Mix) – Shock One
  2. Shave It (501 Remix) – Zedd
  3. Skyward II (Original Mix) – Xilent
  4. Better Days (Daniel Kandi Proglift Remix) – Estiva Feat Josie
  5. Save This Moment (Gareth Emery Remix) – John O’Callaghan
  6. Sun & Moon (Club Mix) [feat. Richard Bedford] – Above & Beyond
  7. Feel So Close (Nero Remix) – Calvin Harris
  8. Something New (Club Mix) – Jenry R, Tritonal
  9. Follow You feat. Aneym (Club Mix) – Nitrous Oxide
  10. Weekends!!! feat. Sirah (Zedd Remix) – Skrillex
  11. Raise Your Weapon (Madeon Extended Remix) – Deadmau5
  12. Give Me Faith (Vocal Mix) – Mike Shiver
  13. Not Enough Time (Sied Van Riel Remix) – Cosmic Gate, Emma Hewitt
  14. Spellbound feat. Cristina Soto (Original Mix) – Tritonal
  15. Titanium feat. Sia (Cazzette’s Ant Seeking Hamster Mix) – David Guetta
  16. U Got Me feat. Emma Lock (Tritonal Club Mix) – Ronski Speed
  17. Another World (Shogun Remix) – Matt Cerf
  18. End Of Silence feat. Nina Deli (Extended Mix) – Dash Berlin
  19. Not Too Late (Dennis Sheperd Mix) – Cold Blue
  20. A Night Like This (Original Mix) – Kyau & Albert
  21. Pressure (Calvin West Extended Remix) – Nadia Ali
  22. Starry Eyed (Max Vangeli & AN21 Remix) – Ellie Goulding
  23. In The Air feat. Angela McCluskey (Hardwell Remix) – Sultan, BT, Morgan Page, Ned Shepard
  24. Call My Name feat. Nadia Ali (Original Club Mix) – Sultan
  25. Fire In Your New Shoes feat. Martina Of Dragonette (Joachim Garraud Vocal Mix) – Kaskade

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The Swell, Episode 1 (2011-02-18)

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First show under the new name. Enjoy!

  1. Red Sky (Subsonik & Smooth Remix) – John B & Shaz Sparks
  2. Hide And Seek (Duo Infernale Remix) – Panic Girl
  3. Me & You (Dirtyphonics Remix) – Nero
  4. Shoreless (Original Mix) – Camo & Krooked
  5. We Can Have It All (Sigma Remix) – Danny Byrd
  6. The Arrival feat. Jan Burton (Original Mix) – Metrik
  7. Witchcraft (John B Remix) – Pendulum
  8. The Island – Pt. I (Dawn) – Pendulum
  9. The Island – Pt. II (Dusk) – Pendulum
  10. Quicksand (Autokratz Drags To Riches Mix) – La Roux
  11. Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger – Daft Punk
  12. Ghosts n Stuff feat. Rob Swire (Original Mix) – Deadmau5
  13. Live Forever feat. Emma Hewitt (Steve Brian Remix) – Lange
  14. Fly Into The Night feat. Aida Fenhel (Antillas & Dankann Mix) – Schodt
  15. Wide Awake feat. Ellie Lawson (Full Vocal Mix) – Richard Durand
  16. Talk To Me (Orjan Nilsen Trance Mix) – John O’Callaghan
  17. Lifted (Mat Zo Remix) – Tritonal
  18. Light Up feat. Jeza (Rough Mix) – Heatbeat
  19. Everything To Lose (Armin Van Buuren Remix) – Dido

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Thanksmix, 2010

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  1. Slam – Pendulum
  2. We Can Have It All (Sigma Remix) – Danny Byrd
  3. The Arrival feat. Jan Burton (Original Mix) – Metrik
  4. Crush – Pendulum
  5. Witchcraft (John B Remix) – Pendulum
  6. The Island – Pt. I (Dawn) – Pendulum
  7. The Island – Pt. II (Dusk) – Pendulum
  8. Quicksand (Autokratz Drags To Riches Mix) – La Roux
  9. Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger -Daft Punk
  10. Ghosts n Stuff feat. Rob Swire (Original Mix) – Daedmau5
  11. Trash (Original Mix) – Heatbeat
  12. Bomb Has Been Planted (In Trance We Trust Mix) – Michal Poliak
  13. Rapture (Avicii New Generation Extended Mix) – Nadia Ali
  14. Believe Me (Meridian Remix) – Solis
  15. I Got Amnesia – Mr. Pit
  16. Don’t Give A Fuck (Vocal Mix) – Stoneface & Terminal
  17. Cayo Norte (Lemon & Einar K Remix) – Mike Foyle & DNS Project
  18. Spellbound feat. Cristina Soto (Original Mix) – Tritonal
  19. Liberate (Original Mix) – Signum feat. Kate Louise Smith
  20. Stranger To Myself feat. Aneym (Mike Shivers Garden State Mix) – Tenishia
  21. Rattle (Original Mix) – Ben Nicky

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Landon’s Mix

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For Landon’s birfday and the Mega LAN last week, he asked me to make a DJ Mix for him and it turned out really well! It’s not flawless (I made 2 or 3 small oopsies) but it still ranks among my top 5, maybe top 3 of all my DJ Mixes (in my opinion of course). Most of my mixes I broadcast on our internal radio station at work but since this one is special I thought I would share.

  1. Carl Sagan – Glorious Dawn (ft Stephen Hawking) – Colorpulse
  2. Mellow feat. Terri Pace (Original Mix) – Netsky
  3. Bad Red (Original Mix) – Culture Shock
  4. The Fountain (feat. Steven Wilson) – Pendulum
  5. Genesis – Pendulum
  6. Knock You Out feat. Emily Haines (Original Mix) – Tiesto
  7. Dont Give A Fuck (Vocal Mix) – Stoneface & Terminal
  8. Memories feat. Kid Cudi (Extended Version) – David Guetta
  9. Ghosts n Stuff feat. Rob Swire (Original Mix) – Deadmau5
  10. Spellbound feat. Cristina Soto (Original Mix) – Tritonal
  11. Higher State feat. Jodie Connor (Club Mix) – Bailey
  12. Bulletproof – La Roux
  13. Find Yourself feat. Sarah Howells (Original Mix) – John O’Callaghan
  14. Faces feat. Meighan Nealon (Ben Gold Vocal Mix) – Andy Moor
  15. Let It All Out feat. Sarah Howells (Original Mix) – Lange
  16. We Belong (Tritonal Air Up There Remix) – Ferry Corsten
  17. Still Alive (Paul van Dyk Mix) – Lisa Miskovsky
  18. Perfect Sky feat. Maria Nayler (Hodel Remix) – Julian Vincent
  19. Still Alive – GLaDOS & Jonathan Coulton

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If you like these songs, please show your support for the artists involved by checking out their music. I have provided links above to the common places to get music. Most of electronic songs I purchased from BeatPort and highly recommend them if you are interested in getting the DJ tracks suitable for making your own mixes. Plus, they offer WAV downloads for the audiophiles (such as myself). The exception was Pendulum – I bought the album straight from their website. The album is fantastic so I recommend grabbing the whole thing.