I loved listening to this set from the tent... it was like a sonic dream blanket

Thanks for all the great music 🎶 you played at our Bug Out 4: Garden Of Dreams campout! Despite the cool temps the vibes were hot 🔥

You are awesome, I'm dancing my ass off to this set.

Recorded Live in the Mojave Desert at  Moontribe's 29 year Anniversary

Photo Credit: @leftrightvisual

Tracklisting:

01. Marc Spence & Pete Graham - Culture
02. Counter Pacco - Elevate
03. Ruff Hauser - Rotate Them Hips (Mark Starr Remix)
04. Jubilee - Ride With Me (Original Mix) 
05. apoteoz - Bel-Air (Eli Sab Remix)
06. Nicola Cruz - Surface Tension (Original Mix) 
07. Kwake - Signal 84
08. Desert Sound Colony - Infinite Strikes
09. Bowser & Guau - Acid Bits (Original Mix)
10. Krypsis & Neesnu - Foul Play
11. Brazen - Twocking
12. Bartek Industries - ProPhono
13. Electronarcosis - Living in Love (Bartek Industries Remix)
14. Fixate - Grizzle
15. Hydraulix - From The Bottom
16. An Avrin - Phil Oddie
17. Maelstrom - Pool Chicks
18. Boy 8-Bit - Fogbank
19. IsGwan - Sensible John
20. New School Yoni - Connected People (Original Mix)
21. Defiance - 1802
22. Niki Nair - Automatic
23. Doctor Jeep - Necka Pill
24. Mosca - Square One (Julio Bashmore Longhorn Remix)
25. CANDL - Distape  A.I. (Original Mix)
26. Broshi - The Corporation (Original Mix)
27. Hotfire - Pivitol
28. blorp music - D J PHAT - CHONK JAM
29. Seed - Echoes feat. Donna DeLory (Original Mix)

Bartek Industries @ Moontribe 29 Ear June 2022

Such Incredible Super Groovy Good Times all morning long at Moontribe's October Full Moon Gathering. Live in Love ***

Live @ Moontribe Gathering October 2022

PLEASE JOIN US FOR LIB 20 YEAR ON SALE NOW at libestival.com.
Many thanks to @Rithma for the beautiful mastering job! 

Lightning in a Botttle 2022 was my first big festival after the pandemic and it was HUGE - more than 30,000 people.  I played Thursday night and there were only 3 stages going and already 18,000 people there.  This set was played on the Junkyard stage to I don't know maybe 1500-2000 people - a secondary stage became pretty main, and the mains of course were nuts at this fest.

I knew exactly where was going with this set, coming out of the pandemic with pure unbridled euphoric house vibe on the edge of underground and mainstream.  People were freaking out, it was so so so lovely there I can't even tell ya ♡♡♡  

Incredible experience and before I go any further let me thank Jesse and Dede Flemming for throwing the whole shebang, and Patricio for curating the Junkyard stage formerly known as Favela Bar.

DJing is an art, or it should be.  I'm not just transitioning tracks, I am almost always playing with tracks together with very short gaps in between. I spend far more time in the mix of two tracks than out.  

DJing is also a performance, particularly at a festival, and to be honest I'm way more natural musically than as a performer.  I think the most important thing is how a mix sounds listening back - lots of the more 'showy' sets I can't get through live let alone listen to later.

BUT PERFORMANCE IS STILL IMPORTANT!  People want to see the DJ having fun, and that's not always natural for me.  

LIB has been a great confidence builder for me, my sets have steadily improved and my DJ energy even more :)  It's become home for me and I have a really nice following there after 5 years straight.

Much credit to the amazing sounding DJ booth provided by Todd Anisman of ChinoSound - who became Tropical's sound guru right after the first tome I played in 2016 - I felt my groove and put on at least a decent show along with a really nice house set.  

MUCH LOVE TO THE ARTISTS FOR THE TRACKS I WOVE TOGETHER - I hope you also listen and enjoy my art ♡♡♡  
Credit where credit's due, and bite my style all you want, it's super flattering and more importantly gives exposure to artists who likely get less than they deserve.  

Special shout out to Kevin McKay who I've been following since 90s Glasgow Underground - always one if my fave vinyl labels - for the peak moment in the middle of this set when the crowd absolutely exploded for 'Move Your Body'.  

And another to Christian Burkhardt for appearing the most in my track list - I guess you know who my favorite producer is lately :).
 
But really, really, all these tracks and artists are super great, please look up and support  

Track List LIB 2022:   Artist - Track (remixer)

1 - Mosta - Paeonia (Lauhaus Remix) 

2 - Milos Pesovic - Don’t Scream

3 - Lauhaus, Maria Franca - Physical

4 - Giorgio Moroder - Our Love (Christian Burkhardt Rmx)

5 - James Dexter, Artslaves - Play On

6 - Chris Wood, Meat, Christian Burkhardt, BMW - Music

7 - Jorjick Croes, Kenny Kelly - Alma & Cuerpo (Shawn Jackson Rmx)

8 - Chris Wood, Meat, Christian Burkhardt, BMW - Super Sync

9 - Christian Burkhardt - In Today’s World

10 - LouLou Players - She Calls (Extended Mix)

11 - Chris Di Perri - For You Homie

12 - Milos Pesovic, Greck B - Head (Saul Antolín Remix)

13 - Alan Fitzpatrick, Reset Robot - Phantom

14 - Adelphi Music Factory -  My People (Love Can Live Forever - (Mark Broom 4am Dub (Extended))

15 - Kevin McKay - Move Your Body (Elevation) (Kevin's Extended ViP)

16 - Christian Burkhardt - Enough

17 - Gerd - 12 Minutes She Danced With an Alien (Jaris Voorn Ruff Mix)

18 - Cristian Merino - Peace, Freedom

19 - Dennis Quin - Are Fundamental

20 - MANT - Subconscious (James Dexter Rmx)

21 - Rob Pearson - Better (Rob Pearson Rmx)

22 - Riggs - Sleight of Hand

Ben Annand Live at LIB 2022 Junkyard Stage

Updated Download File 
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After 2AM in a San Francisco club with a warehouse feel, this Dulce Vita DJ set comes from an energetic performance on two decks and a mixer, immediately following DJ Dan and Lee Coombs.

Prepare for an in-your-face blend of super intelligent psy-breaks, tech funk, and electro groove - a ride that will take you on an emotional roller coaster, complete with driving bass lines and all the overt psychedelic contrasts that properly served audio curves, peaks, and valleys would provide. Slightly deep, always danceable, with loads of dark and luscious texture. Expect all the trippy sounds that you never knew you always wanted.
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Original comments here - https://soundcloud.com/dulcevitadj/dulce-vita-music-is-art

Dulce Vita - Music Is Art (Re-Release)

Here's to new beginnings!  This mix - titled 'Strength" is part 1 of a 12-part monthly themed studio mix series that I've committed to releasing this year. 

I mixed this set in October 2022, when I began feeling my strength again, in my amazing DJ Lounge in Eugene, Oregon.
The picture was taken on January 1st, 2023 at Bucerias beach near Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

2022 was a huge challenge for me.  The best things about it were my DJ career thriving post-pandemic, my daughter of course, and other than those, just getting through it.

The hardest things were that it was the first year devoid of hope for my marriage yet still living in the same apartment together the entire year, and that it was the year my mother passed - and those things were HEAVY.  

Hence the need for strength.  Dating for the first time after 15 years was a shitshow, and by summer what I already knew started to sink in hard - focusing on my daughter was a way better idea.  When my mom became very ill, it drove this point home further.

Just as I was starting to feel some strength, my mom lost the last bit she had left.  At first I relapsed badly into bad habits. She passed suddenly while I was preparing to come out to Connecticut, and I felt tremendous guilt when I didn't make it out to be with her at the end.

Although I took my mom's passing really hard, it was the catalyst for change I needed. 

I went from mid-September through the end of the year alcohol-free. I've had a few drinks in January but don't think I'll ever have a drinking habit like I did before.  I gave up herb early November and haven't looked back.  

I gave up these 'vices' without judgement but in the name of health, clarity, and productivity.  I wanted to stop getting in the way of myself and achieve my true potential.  I wanted to feel my strength again.

2023 will be a crazy year for me.  It's the 25th year of my party, Tropical, and the last one.  No one wants me to end it, and so this also takes strength.  I've given a lot through this event - in many ways too much.  

Of course I'm going a little nuts with it to the finale but I'm also showing restraint.  I want to respect the party and give it the finish it deserves, but I have much else to do and know all too well it gets it the way of really being able to focus on other things.

My DJ career is a constant hustle, and is back to being my main source of income.  That's not actually my vision but you also have to respect what's working. My venue booking business is growing slowly, largely because I'm limited by the other things. but I know it's my most sustainable future.

This is the last year I will work this hard.  It's the end of a decade I knew I would work really hard, and I want to respect the deadline I set to take a chill pill and be focused on other things including self-care, and my daughter. I'm still going to work real hard after 2023, but more efficiently and with more help.  And without the burden and risk of organizing events.

I started a bit early last Fall with increased self-care, sleep, and focus on Cerise - but with the onset of 2023 I'm also feeling the crunch of so many projects and goals.  Still I feel more balance than I used to. And that is also strength.

Well I can go on forever but I'm going to cut myself off.  I haven't said a word about the music on this mix this time, but that's ok, it speaks for itself.

I hope you enjoy the mix, and find strength in yourself this year and beyond!

Track list coming soon <3

Ben Annand 2023 Studio Mix 1 - January - Strength

Forest Green brings you Makin' Movez, a live DJ mix featuring House, Tech House and Bass House goodies for you! ❤  Mixed live in C.J. Larsen studio for Tunes 4 yo Monday - live stream (partial DJ freestyle too)! ❤ Enjoy!  Love n' PLUR always, Forest 

FOREST GREEN - MAKIN' MOVEZ (House, Bass House, Tech House) Live at Tunes For Yo' Mondays - 02/13/2023 - Cute Fang Recordings - forestgreen.org

FOREST GREEN - MAKIN' MOVEZ (House, Bass House) - Cute Fang Recordings - forestgreen.org 02/13/2023

Recorded Live in the BPY Village, Love Burn 2023

Vonfunkhauser - Live @ 420 Party Love Burn 2023

I had a short but sweet time at Bug Out Campout 4: Garden of Dreams on day 8 and 9 of my Spring Break roadtrip with my daughter, Cerise.

This set went down at midnight on a pretty frigid desert night, did my best to warm people up with some break and then some techno.  Ok, fine, there's. little house in there too :). Something for everyone, hope you enjoy!

Overall one of my faster sets, starting at 130bpm and creeping up to 132 by the end. 

Many thanks to hosts Neil Bombshelta Black, Jason Deyarmin and Julia Daemia Styczynski for putting together a lovely event ♡

Definite highlight having Cerise bopping around to my breaks - she really has quite the dance moves!  She got cold tho and came and chilled for the rest of my set in back of the DJ booth while I moved more into techno.

Speaking of DJ booth, it was on point and I could hear great!  Sound system was proper for 1000, and decor and visuals were great too.  A lot of care was our into this little party, which of course is close to my heart ♡

Bug Out was intimate and fun!  I wish I had more time there but the time I was there I got to connect with some friends and some new people, all good vibes 🙂

 I hope to be back next year and stay longer- but it also  worked perfectly in this Spring Break adventure this time tbh.

BugOut Breaks And Techno (LIVE In The Mojave Desert 4 - 2-23)

Clearly due to affiliation with a musically diverse group to the extent that Opulent Temple is, I hold a deep appreciation for a WIDE ass variety of electronic music.  This pumping high-energy mix offers a little something for everybody here... Tribal and afro house leading into big room EDM alongside super dirty bass house drops before an unsurprising pivot to breakbeat-land (well well well) and while we're way out here, why not a pinch of theatrical techno!

As for OT, it still remains an honor and a privilege to perform as a DJ alongside some of the hardest working, determined, dedicated people I know.  Gratitude to Syd Gris for the vision... And HUGE thanks to every single person who supports our crazy awesome thing, this shit takes a big fucking village!

If you are feeling it, please drop a comment or share the link with a friend to give their weekend an extra boost :)

Dulce Vita @ Opulent Temple - Sacred Dance 2023

Music to capture the intensity and beauty of 30 years of Full Moon Gatherings. Thank you Moontribe Collective. Thank you Desert. Thank you Full Moon. Thank you Dancers. Thank you Music. Live in Love!!!

Live @ Moontribe 30-Year Anniversary - Night

LIve @ Moontribe 30-Year Anniversary

Saturday night on the Main Stage surrounded by 450 of your most beloved Friends and Family. Live set from our 25th Annual Summer Campout, June 3, 2023.

Lick the DJ - live at FnF XXV (Summer Campout 2023)

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.

BugOut Breaks And Techno (LIVE In The Mojave Desert 4 - 2-23)

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