Been stuck in the house for so long now, it's been a little while since I put out a personal mix/set. Here's the second hour block I did at Parallel Park Chi on 5/1/21. First time DJing in front of a physical crowd in 6 months & it felt so damn good. Excited to start ramping things back up this year & making shit shake. Thanks for the continued love & support!

Live from Parallel Park Chi [5.1.21]

A little over 2 hours of a guest mix I did during the homie @quickolas' Voyage Nights residency at Arbella a couple nights ago. First time playing there & grateful to be able to come through & get busy for a bit. The sound system in that place was a DJ's dream & this set ebbs & flows through a few different genres w/ great energy all the way through.

Live From Quicktastic Voyage Nights @ Arbella [7.8.21]

Honored to have made my Nappi Hour + AfroTrack debut this past weekend. Here's my live set from Good To Go's rooftop, bringing you 2 hours of afrobeats, amapiano, house, riddims, & reggae that'll make you whine & groove. Super fortunate for the space to really get into my amapiano bag & play some cuts I'd been eager to play out in public.

Live from Nappi Hour [7.25.21]

New mix out live from Little Wild at Ace Hotel. 4-hour sets can be a marathon (speaking of which, shouts to everyone who completed the actual Chicago Marathon today) but I absolutely love them b/c when you’re playing them in inclusive spaces like Little Wild it gives you the room to explore a few different specific pockets of genres & have some fun flowing in & out of things. This one felt really good for me & I hope it makes you feel that way too.

Live From Little Wild @ Ace Hotel Chicago [10.7.21]

First post of the year! Really slacked on posting my sets last year, so it's new year new me for 2023. Here's my entire set from January's edition of my residency at All Together Now. This one's full of soulful shit of all genres you can unwind and sip some wine to... Hope y'all enjoy!

Live from The Great Wine Down @ All Together Now [1.29.23]

The season's are changing once again... the sun is out longer, the temps are rising, the patios are re-opening. What a time. Spring has finally sprung so I'm hitting y'all with a 3+ hour set recorded live at All Together Now bringing y'all a wild journey across soul, funk, R&B, and house. Throw this on & enjoy something smooth that goes just right with spring weather.

Spring Has Sprung 💐

A few things bout this new mix:
- I typically treat Memorial Day Weekend as the official start to the summer & this is me channeling what's on my heart rn during this transition into a season of longer days outside & more adventure
- I challenged myself to really lean into track folks haven’t heard me play out & let the tracks breathe
- Speaking of breathe, I recommend running this one with a chilled red (gamay or grenache are some faves atm) & a lil 2 step
- We start off with some familiar sounds (house’d up roy Ayers funk, Chaos in the CBD)
- We slide into some house house with Kerri Chandler to jump start ~1h of stuff that really settle into a groove
- Then some disco & UKG-adjacent sounds) (Sandy Rivera, Coeo, ANOTR)
- We finish things off back by putting a spin on some all-time R&B faves of mine (Maxwell, Kem, Patrice Rushen)

SOUNDS:
Sugar (The Reflex Revision) - Roy Ayers, Carla Vaughn
Good Vibrations (Kerri's Mad Mix) - Kerri Chandler, Roy Ayers
GUILI (Art Of Tones Remix) - Souleance
The Word Is Love feat. Sharon Pass (Silk's Original Mix Of Life) - Sharon Pass, Steve Silk Hurley
I'm In Love feat. Yvonne Brown (TM Vocal Mix) - Yvonne Brown, P.B. & Company
Everyday (The Naked Penis Remix) - Central Living
Burnin' Up - Anorak Trax
How You Feel - ANOTR, Leven Kali, Erik Bandt
Molecular - Slxm Sol
Kindness - Retromigration, Nephews
Next To Me - Fred Everything
Jazz Club (Max Graef Remix) - Shur-I-Kan
Free - Don Carlos
Intro To Dance - DJ Kemit & Luke Austin present The Lounge Lizards
Fall For You feat. April (Sandy Rivera's Classic Mix) - Kings Of Tomorrow, April
Soul Value (Jersey Groove) - Housemates
Skin  - Delacour
I Can Never Be Yours - Coeo
Back In Time - Ricky Razu
Piano Weapon (Instrumental) - Doorly, Shadow Child
VIP - Subjoi
Maxwell - Ascension (Never Dull Extended Remix) - Never Dull
love calls (kmb edit) - KMB
Who Told You to Forget Me Nots (esentrik blend) - Patrice Rushen x J Hus

Seasons Change

First installment of a few random mixes I'll make over time... I'm still a work in progress, but I just love music & admire the mixes that a lot of great DJs & producers make. Tracks featured are not my own - all credit goes to the original artists. (EDIT: The original Polaroid Nights, Vol. I got taken down b/c of an ATCQ track on the back end so I've taken it out & re-uploaded.)

Tracklist:
1. No Sleep - Janet Jackson feat. J. Cole
2. Miss Right - Anderson Paak
3. Directions - Juan Calderon
4. PUSSY - (Johnny Rain Remix) - J-LOUIS
5. Stay Afloat (Mr. McDowell Edit) - ELHAE
6. Girl With The Tattoo Enterlewd - Miguel
7. Break From Toronto - PARTYNEXTDOOR
8. All That Matters (Oshi Remix) - Justin Bieber
9. Good Vibes (J-LOUIS Remix) - Abraham Blue
10. Touch - The Code feat. Kaleem Taylor
11. November 18th - Drake
12. Exchange - Bryson Tiller
13. Hipster Girl - Sango & SPZRKT
14. Wavey - Allan Kingdom feat. Spooky Black
15. Temple (Lenno Remix) - Parson James
16. Holding On (Pomo Remix) - Disclosure
17. HDIYL - The Code
18. On & On (Kaytranada Remix) - Snakehips
19. Bria’s Interlude - Drake feat. Omarion
20. No Less - SG Lewis
21. Embrace (Version) - Hayden James
22. Lying Together - FKJ
23. If (Kaytranada Remix) - FKJ
24. Heaven Sent - J-LOUIS feat. Zachary
25. I Want You - oriJanus
26. Was Good/Curious - PARTYNEXTDOOR
27. A Night Off (J-LOUIS Remix) - Drake feat. Lloyd

Polaroid Nights, Vol. I

Took a break from my mid-20's crisis to put together a new mix:

1. All Or Nothing At All - John Coltrane Quartet
2. Get Dis Money (Mozaic Refix) - Slum Village
3. Shagging - Mr. Surf
4. i kno what u want - Monte Booker
5. chillin - monte2099
6. Room In Here feat. The Game - Anderson .Paak
7. Do For Love feat. Ninna Lundberg - JUMPSWIM
8. Alive - Ravyn Lenae
9. Caught Out There (The Neptunes Extended Instrumental) - Kelis
10. Run to the Sun - N.E.R.D
11. Lose Sleep feat. Jordan Rakei - REMI
12. Claim - ELHAE
13. Unfair feat. ELHAE - Fortune
14. u make me wanna - thirsty beats
15. Dance on Me (GEOTHEORY Remix) - GoldLink
16. Runway - Da-P
17. wanna be feelin you - find
18. 02 Saturn - Caleon Fox
19. 1ne 2 step - west1ne
20. Energy - Iman Omari
21. She Was Fly feat. Eric Roberson - Full Crate
22. CRANES IN THE SKY (KAYTRANADA DJ EDIT) - Solange
23. So Anxious (Instrumental) - Ginuwine
24. Say It (Her Eyes) - Phoelix
25. The Way feat. Chance the Rapper - Kehlani
26. Spread Love - Mick Jenkins
27. Feel Me (Falcons Remix) - Sweater Beats
28. Reactions - Louie Lastic
29. number one (sam geillatry remix) - Pharrell & Kanye West
30. Pa Tras (Bogota Trap) - Sango
31. Saturday Love (VANDALIZED EDIT) - Jarreau Vandal
32. u know what is is (thrice groove remix) - Thrice Groove
33. Am I Wrong (Koolade Remix) - Anderson .Paak

Polaroid Nights

Polaroid Nights, Vol. IV

1. Last Breath - Elaquent feat. Iman Omari
2. Fly - June Marieezy
3. Middle of Nowhere - Strehlow feat. Dehku
4. Papas Fritas - NickHakim
5. Ms. Urbane - James Tillman
6. The Place - Inc.
7. Don't Wake Me - Moonchild
8. Paradise - Daniel Caesar feat. BADBADNOTGOOD & Sean Leon
9. Pink + White - Frank Ocean
10. Everybody Loves The Sunshine - Roy Ayers
11. Home Is Where The Hatred Is - Gil Scott-Heron
12. My Way Home - Kanye West feat. Common
13. into u - wntr
14. See How It Goes - Kay Franklin
15. Made To Stray - Mount Kimbie feat. King Krule
16. SeeSaw - Jamie xx feat. Romy
17. Out At Night - Oddisee
18. On My Mind - Pomo
19. Arrest Me (Noah Breakfast Remix) - Shy Girls feat. Tei Shi
20. Spectre (Bibio Remix) - Tycho
21. (No One Knows Me) Like The Piano - Sampha
22. Plastic 100C - Sampha
23. Blind Man (Gionna Lee Remix) - Xavier Omar
24. Sunshine - Ta-ku feat. Jordan Rakei
25. No Less - SG Lewis feat. Louis Mattrs
26. Break Well - Mount Kimbie
27. All Yours (Acoustic Version) - Submotion Orchestra
28. Right My Wrongs - Bryson Tiller

Polaroid Nights, Vol. VI

Memorial Day Weekend vibes to slide your way into the summer...

1. I’m Really Wishing U Would Call Me Back - PEDRO
2. Girl, U Know - PEDRO
3. I Went To The Jungle - HANNES
4. Wassup - Raiza Biza
5. Get Dis Money (Presto Remix) - Slum Village
6. Busta’s Lament - A Tribe Called Quest
7. Moment In Time - The Pharcyde
8. DFTF - Illa J
9. 93 ‘Til Infinity - Souls Of Mischief
10. Saturday Love - Jarreau Vandal
11. Running Man - Rexx Life Raj
12. Julio & Sa Gogo Danseuse - Krisy
13. Erotiquement votre (Interlude) - Krisy
14. Zuka - T Grizz
15. It’s Love (KAYTRANADA Edition) - Jill Scott
16. Desirée - Blood Orange
17. A Dance With You - Lakim
18. Get It On Tonite (Instrumental) - Montell Jordan
19. Give Me The Night - George Benson
20. Lose Yourself To Dance (feat. Pharrell Williams) - Daft Punk
21. Pete’s Jazz - Pete Rock
22. Step By Step - Time After Time
23. Imagine - Jordan Rakei
24. Guess Who Loves You More - Raheem Devaughn
25. Out Of Pocket - Mayer Hawthorne

Polaroid Nights, Vol. VII

The weather has officially cooled in Chicago, so you can find me at home mixing for the next 6 months.  Mans not hot.

1.	Juke Jam (Live @ Tiny Desk Concert) – Chance The Rapper
2.	So Into You (Cover) – Childish Gambino
3.	Look What You’ve Done – Playa
4.	Look What You’ve Done – Drake
5.	Pra Ela (com VHOOR & JLZ) – Sango
6.	Passinho de Linha – KKing Kong
7.	Bonde do Neo Soul – DKVPZ
8.	On My Mind – Jorja Smith & Preditah
9.	DONT WANT U – SAVON
10.	Crave You (feat. Gisele) – Flight Facilities
11.	Mystery Of Love – Mr. Fingers
12.	Fade (feat. Post Malone & Ty Dolla $ign)
13.	Dance, Dance, Dance (Disco Version) – Marta Acuna
14.	i bootlegged foisey 2 – mr surf
15.	Uber todas partes (Joe Kay’s Slowed Edit) – mr surf
16.	Without (PATCHWORK Edit) – Sampha
17.	Incomplete Kisses – Sampha
18.	Farmissplease – Nick Hakim

Enjoy.

Polaroid Nights, Vol. VIII

First hour & half-ish of my DJ set at The Winchester in Wicker Park/Ukranian Village over the weekend.  Started recording a few tracks in b/c I zoned out & forgot to press record at the beginning of the set.  Tracklisting to come in a couple days once I can sit down & track everything out.  Enjoy.

The Winchester: January 2018 (Live Set)

It's been a little while since I made something strictly high energy. So here we are. Something brief & upbeat to pick you up as you start the day, get ready to step into that big meeting, walk into the gym, pregame, ... you get it.

Sounds: http://bit.ly/2PghWoH

Polaroid Nights, Vol. IX

Labor Day is here, so you know what that means... Summer's over. Pack it up. Put those shorts away. Bring out the flannel. New seasons, new reasons. Set your intentions for the fall w/ this 40 min. mix to keep you optimistic going into cooler days.

Sounds: http://bit.ly/summersoverx

Summer's Over

Live set from @thepopupdotcom & @crownroyal's A Bronze Metropolis event. We brought people out to Boxville in Chicago’s illustrious Bronzeville neighborhood to celebrate black & brown creatives. The date sync’d up perfect with Open House Chicago & we ended up having a beautiful, wildly diverse turnout. That being said, here's ~2.5 hours of wavy Sunday afternoon vibes for you. | "Turn on, tune in, & drop out."

Live from A Bronze Metropolis - October 2019

New mix in honor of Daylight Savings & longer/warmer days ahead. 50 mins of R&B, reggae, bounce, hip hop, & dance bops. Get some fresh air & let this spin.

Sounds: http://bit.ly/daylightsavingsx

Daylight Savings

Got busy w/ the crew for a virtual house party to celebrate Memorial Day. Had the homies pull up safely from their own dwelling to rock w/ some tunes & enjoy some socially distant camaraderie.  Mixed 40 mins of day-off bops to chill & not have to do work to.

Live from Family Affair - Virtual Memorial Day 2K20 Kickback

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