Brad Moontribe - Live @ 22YR FMG (Night)

I don’t use this account much, but I use SoundCloud to find mostly electronic music (DNB, bass, breaks, garage, house, lofi/chill hop) and sometimes hip hop

Joshua grew up in a small New England town during the 1980s, heavily influenced by the vibrant jam band scene that swept across the region, as well as the raw intensity of the hardcore metal club circuit of the early ’90s. This unique blend of musical subcultures inspired him to craft an audio-visual aesthetic of his own by the mid-’90s, collaborating with a tight-knit group of artists and DJs.

In 1998, Joshua moved to Chicago, and by 2004, he had relocated to Los Angeles, where he continues to produce, edit, engineer, and design across multiple media disciplines including audio, video, gameplay, and graphic design. His love for music runs deep—dating back to 1979 when he acquired his first vinyl record: the infamous KISS Dynasty, a pivotal influence that helped define his identity as both an artist and a human being.

In the wake of Warholian excess, amid the sampling and reshaping of pop culture through immersive soundscapes and technotopian visions, Joshua—under the name SOTRAB—emerged as an image-sound manipulator. Working with film, digital video, turntables, samplers, and live media, his creations blur boundaries. His films, live audio-visual performances, and installations have been featured in underground venues, galleries, and living rooms around the world. He regularly performs across the U.S. and internationally. Though originally from Massachusetts, he now lives and works in Los Angeles.

The origins of visual music can be traced to the 1890s, when George Thomas projected photographic slides alongside the song The Little Lost Child. While crude, this marked the birth of visual music. Over time, however, the medium became co-opted by commercial forces, evolving into the modern music video—ultimately synonymous with MTV and mass-market commodification.

My work seeks the lost chapters and forgotten epilogue of visual music. I reject the notion that music's visual counterpart must serve industry metrics. Instead, I pursue a form that exists independently—a visceral, intuitive embodiment of sound through image. Drawing on the legacy of Maya Deren, Stan Brakhage, Bruce Nauman, and Vito Acconci, I explore their creeds within a video techno-wonderland.

Each of my films, performances, and online transmissions probes the assumptions that reduce visual music to mere commercial artifact. By manipulating pop iconography and repurposing tools of the music video industry, I confront the viewer's biases—forcing a reconsideration of what visual music can be. In a gallery or performance space, can an audience sever the neural tether to television? Can they resist reducing my work to just another music video?

I recreate what could be sold as a slick music video, yet demand it be experienced as personal expression and experimental art. The blurred lines between context and interpretation rise to the surface: can visual music be separated from its commercial shell? Or will every video artist forever inherit MTV’s shadow?

Each of my works is a self-contained experiment—part homage, part rebellion—advancing the legacy and evolution of visual music.

Seattle based friends and Music lovers - you'll find the latest Psytrance, Techno, DnB full sets (https://facebook.com/LoudHippie)

>>>>>Booking: christinaleorosa@gmail.com 

>>>>>Bio
Although a house and techno head to start, Christina Leorosa glides effortlessly between genres in a constant search for a sound unique to the vibration of her musical soul. With a diverse taste and a preference to classify songs by mood rather than genre, she seduces any crowd in front of her with music that will speak to their souls and get their bodies moving!

With multiple ongoing residencies under her belt in Southern California and a history of gigs throughout Los Angeles, Philadelphia, New York City, San Francisco and other cities across the country, one thing is for certain...she's not slowing down. 

When she isn't tirelessly hunting for the most moving tracks across all genres and styles (yes, dance music and BEYOND), Christina spends her spare time on projects like The Athena Collective, an organization she founded in 2014 to empower women in the music industry and beyond. 

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Follow her on IG at @christinarose.me and @christinaleorosa.dj 
Related Projects: @theathenacollective and @technoyogaclub and @tbbr.la

>>>>>Cities & Gig List 

>>>>>Cities & Residencies/Gig List 
Los Angeles; NYC; Washington, DC; Philadelphia; San Francisco; San Diego (Alpine)
PRIVATE PARTIES + VENUES*NYC
-Macao
-LES Hotel
-Gratitude 2014*Los Angeles 
Awa Oasia
Avalon 
Bardot Hollywood
Broadway Bar
The Boom Boom Room (Resident)
The Athena Collective (Resident)
Couture
Dragonfly
El Bar
Ejagz Parallel Universe
Essex House
Full Circle Venice
Palmtree LA (Resident DJ Summer 2015)
Purple 33
Malo Silverlake
Mission Control
Morning Gloryville (Resident DJ)
The Viper Room
San Manuel Ampitheater (San Bernadino)
and many more...*San Francisco
The Great Northern

*San Diego
Viejas Casino + Resort (Resident DJ)*Burning Man Camps
-Panda Lounge
-The Wulfden
-Kostume Kult
-Play)A(Skool
-The Blackbird Bus (Resident DJ)
-Tryptich 
-Spanky’s Wine Bar (2014)*Reno, NV
Sands Regency Hotel*St Kitts
Marriott Hotel and Resort>>>>>PARTIES/FESTIVALS
One Love Festival (Clinic Stage) 2017
Techno Yoga Club 001, 002
The Boom Boom Room 
Insomniac's Nocturnal Wonderland 2016 (Mixmag's Smirnoff House) 
This AIn't Bristol @ The Rave Cave 
Dark Karnival Presented by Opulent Temple, Steampunk Saloon & Cruz Coalition
Boogaloo Mountain Jam ( On Blackbird Art Car, Charlie The Unicorn Art Car, and The Sanctuary)
Electric Kitty (Resident DJ & Producer)
Elements of Life Gathering
Lucidity Festival (Goddess Grove)
Love Circle
Morning Gloryville (Resident DJ & Producer)
Coachella (Independent Afterparty)
Freeform Arts Festival
Gratitude NYC
Grateful Generation
Serenity Festival (Blackbird Stage)
Temple Tuesdays>>>>>Podcasts/Radio Shows
Like.Minded (Costa Mesa, California)
88.9KXLU Los Angeles, In A Dream With Mystic Pete.
Techna (InsomniaFM Radio, Amsterdam)>>>>>DJ Residencies
The Boom Boom Room (January 2018 - present)
Viejas Casino & Resort (July 2019 - present)Techno Yoga Club (Founder & Resident DJ, Founded March 2018 ) 
The Athena Collective (Founder & Resident D, Founded August 2014J)FORMER RESIDENCIES:
Blackbird (Resident DJ) (March 2014 - August 2016)
Morning Gloryville Los Angeles (2015)

>>>>>Gear of Choice: USBs & CDJs or for Extended Sets over 4-5 hours, Serato + Pioneer CDJS or Controller

For Brad's history and complete dj mix (mixtapes, CDs, some live recordings) archive:
http://www.foreverbecoming.net

For lots of CD and live mixes from Moontribe djs and friends from the community:
http://www.moontribe.org

Brad was born a music lover. By high school he was DJing backyard parties in Long Beach and had already become addicted to the latest 12" vinyl releases. His love and passion for cutting edge electronic music has not abated since that time.

Now a veteran of the West Coast rave community since 1992, Brad continues to perform regularly in the U.S. and Canada. His interest in the environment, yoga, and his philosophical nature are conveyed in his musical choices. He can energize any crowd with his seamless mixing, whether in a warehouse, intimate club, or out in the open desert. Brad defies classification by experimenting with a variety of musical genres, often cutting between techno, minimal, tribal, progressive, acid house, and breaks. He blends many intricate soundscapes to create the flow and funkiness that is essential Brad. His eclectic mixes take the listener on a musical journey where time and space seem to disappear. Using the language of music to unite and celebrate the earth and humanity is Brad's goal. Brad has been a resident DJ with Southern California's legendary Moontribe Collective since 1996.

DJ. Guitarist.  Bassist. Keyboardist.  Re-Mix Artist.

A man who is inspired by DnB, Techno, Break Beats, and House