What's the track ID at 1:11? Sick acid and the whole mix is on point Ben! Sounds very tropical! :)

this must be the greatest feeling in the world

Avance, Daniele Travali "Chinese Row" Sven Tasnadi remix

Hell yeah! Nice transition to a mini breaks track! :) Always enjoying your mixing Ben!

Had forgotton how good your sets are Mr Annand!

Recorded live midnight to 2am at Tropical's 25-Year Anniversary in Santa Monica

I need to out more sets out, here's a start <3

Tropical celebrates NYE in a hilltop mansion in LA, and is also preparing for April's total solar eclipse in Mazatlan, Mexico. Holla if you need info :)

Ben Annand Live Tropical 25 Year Los Angeles 11-25-23

Catch the magic of LA rave icons @Thee-O and @Ben-Annand in an unplanned b2b set at the Tropikroma Campout in Santa Clarita in August 2023!

This outdoor event survived a location shift the week of the party and crazy weather brought in by hurricane Hilary that canceled every other event, leaving Tropkroma as the last event standing.

The night was an homage to perseverance among the three organizers collaborating on the event - Tropical, Terrakroma, and The Gathering, ChinoSound who provided crystal clear Danley sound, and the 100 or so die-hard dancers that braved the first ever hurricane to hit LA - in August no less - and dance at this magical event in the trees.

Because we knew that rains would come in heavily in the late morning we made some shifts in the schedule.  Most notable was to move Thee-O's morning set into a combined nighttime back to back set with Ben Annand.

Thee-O is one of the most prolific LA DJs of all time, possibly playing the most total sets of any LA underground DJ from the 90s til now.  Ben also has an impressive DJ resume in addition to being the founder and vision behind Tropical, one of LA's most consistent, well-known and well-loved little underground events :)

There is no shortage of history between these two iconic LA underground warriors... At Ben's very first LA DJ gig for an outside promoter in 1996, he opened for Thee-O at Hollywood's infamous Gotham Club.  Ben DJed as Mr. Annand back then and is listed as such on the title for sake of nostalgia :)

The two have played together frequently since, and Thee-O has been a featured guest at Tropical parties in California, Oregon, and Hawaii.

Note how this set flows almost perfectly through a variety of styles between the 2 DJs switching every 4 tracks.  Hopefully this unexpected collaboration between Thee-O and Ben Annand will not be the last!  

Be sure and follow each of these DJs personal SoundCloud accounts at @thee-O and @ben-annand and get in touch with one of them if you want to make something like this happen again

Thee-O x Mr. Annand live b2b Tropikroma Gathering (L.A.) August 2023

This is one of my best set recordings so how come I never released it?  

Only because I had released a set with similar vibes right before playing. 

This was a really fun winter party - in fact I had a rather sketchy drive home to Eugene in a snowstorm...

Been meaning to put this one out there for a while.  In 2024, I'm dedicated to putting out more mixes so here ya go!

Ben Annand Live at House Party Reno Dec 2019

And now for something completely different!  

132 BPM Progressive-leaning techno mix :)

I wasn't expecting to be left at quite this fast a tempo but I'm glad I was :)  Only my Moontribe mixes tend to get over 130 like this, so it was a rare chance to spread my wings.

Deseract puts on a really cool party and the space, sound, lighting, and deco were all on point here.  It felt super underground and all my friends had a great time here.  

Hope you like the mix!  I'd love to play more sets like this :)

Ben Annand Techno Progressive Mix - Live in LA at Love and Lore by Deseract

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Torie Live at The Barrel 2024

This morning set from Tropical favorite Christopher Mohn was a joy to dance to in the morning between previously posted sets by Synchronometry and Bird Lady in our amazing 18-hour musical experience into 2024!

Set in a spectacular LA hilltop estate with sweeping views of the city and midnight fireworks, we danced our way into 2024 in style, and brought the lovely event to a close, enjoy!

* Beautiful Flyer art (top) by Jeremy Zahtre

* Beautiful Capture of sunrise (bottom) by Christopher Mohn

* Amateur meshing of images into cover Image by Ben Annand :)

Christopher Mohn Live at Tropical New Year 2024 -- 830AM-10AM

I was asked very last minute to fill in for Armando for the November 2023 Full Moon Gathering, eek! I was already planning to be there and would never pass down the opportunity to play so of course I said yes. I got to music hunting and prepared this post-sunrise set full of bouncy, progressive beats with indie dance and nu-disco influences. I hope you enjoy the recording! I had a blast as always.

TRACKLIST:
1	In My Head (Original Mix) - Awake Dreaming, Urs Am See
2	House Of Heart (Original Mix) - Kösh
3	Enjoying Gucci (Original Mix) - Yamagucci
4	B3SO (Original Mix - BadWolf, ADRIAN BLUPER, Alexia Malo
5	Naidi (Original Mix) - Yamil
6	Nero (Original Mix) - Fabra
7	Tartu (Original Mix) - Ric Niels
8	Nightfall (Safinteam Remix) - NAASA
9	Told You So (Original Mix) - Millero
10	Who you are (Original mix) - Guypa
11	Skazka (Extended Mix) - Gol'man
12	Alpha (Extended Mix) - Monostone
13	Finder (Matador Remix) - Ninetoes
14	Coral (Original Mix) - AFFKT
15	Red Planet (Original Mix) - Kellerkind, Felipe Puertes
16	Monument (Original Mix) - Rauschhaus, Peer Kusiv
17	Dust (Original Mix) - AFFKT
18	The Snake Charmer (Far&High Remix) - Giza Djs

Live at Moontribe FMG - November 2023 (indie dance & nu-disco)

Two good old boys playing tunes and having fun <3
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Here is my recording from the first season of the new Drum n Bass weekly every Sunday at Dead Ringer in Reno closing party featuring Diesel Boy, hosted by Hydra and Minimal-Mvmt. It's always a pleasure to get to play DNB. DNB was the reason I started DJing back in 2002 and Diesel Boy has always been an inspiration. I played my style of liquid and dark minimal sexy DNB.

AARON JAKOBS - DEAD RINGER CINCO DE MAYO 2024 W: DIESEL BOY

I offer my closing set from Tropical Oasis Retreat Kauai as an artistic expression given from perfectly within my element, with zero prep and purely emotion, intuition and experience guiding the flow <3  Please repost if you <3 this set!

1  Full Moon - Onofrio Conte
2  Mooca (Javier Orduña Remix) - Garance	
3  In&out  - Aga		
4  Chinese Row (Sven Tasnadi Remix) AVANCE, Daniele Travali
5  Maleika - Gorge
6  Breath Deeply feat. Moto - Dan Curtin
7  Moogy - Polder, Lauhaus, David Labeij
8  Edgy Dream - Tom Clark		
9  Julia Bursts - Pete Bones	
10  Perpetual Beginner  - Earth Deuley
11  Mobile - Dema, Alex Mine
12  Transitions (Gorge Remix) - Toygun
13  Musica - DJ Mouse
14  Voces de Africa - Von Georgi, Nick Hollyster	
15  Let Me Take You - Carlo Riviera
16  The Love Story Teller (Sascha Dive's Dark Energy Dub)	Davide Squillace	
17  Crutch (Pete Dafeet Warehouse Edit) - Recruit
18  Chuggernaut - Sean Collier
19  Into The Garage - Davide Cali	
20  Savannah - Indira Paganotto
21  Nothing Personal - Meeshoo
22  Closer (Da Sunlounge Dub) - Mood II Swing, Carol Sylvan
23  Killing Krazy - Addex - Killing Krazy
24  Dreams Are Blue - Nick Dare
25  Just for You - T.Garcia
26  Nalingi Yo (Luv Boutique Remix) - Nicolas Bassi
27  Paint On Desh (David Labeij Remix)	- Nick Daring
28  Bustin' Loose - Special Interest
29  Compromise feat. Zoë Xenia -  ACUMEN, Zoe Xenia		
30  Cat String Theory - Aziz

Other great sets from Tropical Oasis Retreat Kauai are coming out weekly on Wednesdays on the Tropical Soundcloud, please follow the page here:  @tropicalhouse

I am thrilled to announce I am now a full-time dj, and so very excited to finally be able to put my full time and energy into music! 

I will be working extra hard (and having extra fun!) bringing my best to a growing calendar of fun party happenings in 2018 :) Please get in touch on social if you want to help bring me to your city soon!

*Photo Credit, MikeyBLoveslife

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Ben Annand Live at Tropical Oasis Retreat Kauai - Closing Set Jan 29, 2018!

I hope you enjoy my music and how I mix it.
For bookings contact benannand@gmail.com // gunita@listedbookings.com

Upcoming Confirmed Dates

Oct 7 - Infinite Energy (Tesla Coil Show and Dance Party) San Diego at 
Encore
Oct 20 Gorg-O-Mish Afterhours, Vancouver BC Canada
Oct 21 - Spooky Forest, Darrington, WA
Oct 27 - Howl 20-Year Anniversary, Portland, OR
Nov 3 - Tropical Tour Sacramento, CA
Nov 12 - Secret Sauce Sundays, Eugene, OR
Nov 25 - Tropical 25 Year Anniversary, LA, CA
Dec 31 - Tropical NYE 2024 - Elevated House Party in the Hills of LA
Biography:

In his zone from deep house to techno, Ben Annand pairs impeccably smooth mixing skills with a dynamic style that keeps the music moving, artfully playing with breakdowns and spending most of his time in the mix.

“For me, a great mix is the interplay of 2 unique pieces of music, creating something greater than the sum of the parts - and a great set weaves those mixes into a musical flow you can’t help but lose yourself in on the dance floor.”

Ben fell in love with dancing and rave culture in 1995, and learned to mix in 1996. Just 2 years later he became resident dj at the famed Moontribe Gathering, and started his own production company, Tropical. The first half of his career was mostly focused on DJing abroad, with 13 trips to Moscow’s Propaganda club, travel across Russia, Spain, and Mexico, an appearance at Wiggle at Fabric in London and two at the Labyrinth Festival in Japan.  

In more recent years, Ben Annand became a top West Coast festival DJ, and recently played a standout set at his 5th consecutive Lightning in a Bottle (CA). He has also appeared at Sunset Campout and Desert Hearts (CA), Oregon Eclipse (OR), Photosynthesis and Cascadia (WA), Shambhala and Motion Notion (BC, Canada).

As organizer of Tropical, he's donated over $32,000 to charity, hosted zero-waste events in Hawaii, and presented gender-balanced dj lineups.

Whatever his project,, Ben Annand is always contributing, and always thinking outside the box.

Ben Annand Live at Tropical Oasis Retreat Kauai - Closing Set Jan 29, 2018!

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