Opening for my special guest Alinka. There was something magical in the room this night. So happy I hit record for a change. This is the first live recording from my 7-year residency at The Castle. Enjoy!

Live at The Castle in The Dungeon (Tampa, FL) July 8th 2022

Urban Toreador. Slipping Glimpser. Cosmographer. Creator. Disco Giraffe. DJ. Roller Girl, she’s taking chances. She just loves to take them all💋
🎧🦒🪩🎪🍏🪐

Tampa Bay native and a DJ since the 90’s, Brian Busto has worked for the last 30 years to keep the flames of the underground alive for the most Serious of Souls in the Tampa Bay area. Since he fell in love with dance music on one fateful night at SIMONS over three decades ago, Brian has never looked back. Busto first started DJing in 1994 with his first residency coming a year later at Beanjuice. A queer run late night haven for the house heads, ravers and weirdos of the Tampa Bay area. From Beanjuice, Busto went on to earn his first residency at The Castle courtyard in 1996 along with starting his second afterhours in 1997, Silver Meteor. From there Brian Busto went on to curate legendary nights in revered Tampa venues such as Rain Lounge, Malios, Bahassa, Ceviche, Hyde Park Cafe, Iberian Rooster, and The Castle. Wherever the location, Busto remains on the front lines, pushing cutting edge new music, ignoring trends, and always staying true to his roots. 

Brian Busto is a genre-defying DJ that loves to dig. You’re always going to get something unique, from tough cutz loaded with swagger to hypnotic rhythms that lift you right off the floor. Sounds from stateside meccas Detroit and Chicago as well as overseas Italo and Balearic flavors provide pleasant twists and turns throughout his sets. Uniting it all, in his own words - “I always play deep.” 

You can find Brian's productions on these labels below...
SERIOUS SOUL | ORIGINAL LABEL | RED ANT | UNITING SOULS | CHILLIN MUSIC | BULLETDODGE | WARM WALLS | UGLY BUG | SLIGHTLY OFF | ELECTRIK SOUL | SAGOL | HALLUCIENDA | MODMOTIF | VFTR | EVASIVE | DEL SOL | BOMBIS RECORDS

I am a HAKIM and my mission is to heal with the full power of Unconditional and pure LOVE

Hosting the world's best DJs since 1994 by DJ Brian Busto & the SS crew. 
Serious Soul has worked with the following djs giving many of them the opportunity to play the Tampa Bay area for the first time laying the groundwork for many repeat visits. STEVE LORIA, GARTH, DERRICK MAY, SEAN CUSICK, THREE, BRYAN ZENTZ, MAZI, HEATHER, EDDIE RICHARDS, PETE BONES, DJ HELL, JOSHUA, MIKE BRYANT, DAVID HOLLANDS, DERRICK CARTER, JOHN SELWAY, HUGGY, JENO, CHRIS FORTIER, ANDY HUGHES,  RICHARD from AMSTERDAM, STRYKE, DAVID CHRISTOPHER, JASK, TIGERHOOK CORP, CHRIS HARSHMAN,  MIXMASTER MORRIS, TONY, GRANT DELL, MARKIE MARK, CHANG, JOHN HOWARD, STEVE PORTER, CLIVE HENRY, NATHAN DREW LARSON, JT DONALDSON, JOESKI, ONIONZ, HIPP-E, CASEY HOGAN, BRENT JOHNSON, MARK GRANT, CHRIS UDOH, RANDALL JONES, SUNSHINE JONES, ATNARKO, DEEP C,  RALPH LAWSON, JUSTIN MARTIN, PETE MOSS, ROB SLAC, PEZZNER, GREG WILSON, JAY TRIPWIRE, Q-BURNS ABSTRACT MESSAGE, J. PHILIP, SEAN PATRICK, JOINT CUSTODY, CHRISTIAN MARTIN, D. RAMIREZ, LAZARO CASANOVA, LAYO & BUSHWACKA, ALLAND BYALLO, THE MARTINEZ BROTHERS, THUGFUCKER, SERGIO SANTOS, JOSH WINK, BRUNI & DANIELLE,  DOC MARTIN, NIC FANCIULLI, OONASLIM, FRANCIS HARRIS aka ADULTNAPPER, PLEASUREKRAFT, CHRIS MITCHELL, VICTOR CALDERONE, ADAM BEYER, CHAD ANDREW, RANDALL-M, JAMES ZABIELA, ROBERT JAMES, ELON, NICK CURLY, LOCO DICE, XO CHIC, DORY, BUTANE, DAVID SCUBA, ABAGALE FISCHER, D'JULZ, DANI LEHMAN, NITIN, FRANCESCA LOMBARDO, MS. MADA, JONNY CRUZ, CAJMERE, CHRIS DOMINGO, KIKI, SASHA, KING BRITT, OLIVER DEUTSCHMANN, JAMES TEEJ, DANIEL BELL, JOEL MULL, BLOODY MARY, ALEXI DELANO, JULIETTA, JESSE PEREZ, MATUSS, PETE BONES, KIMBALL COLLINS, SONNY FODERA, OSCAR G., OONA DAHL, HECTOR, DJ PIERRE, SISHI ROSCH, STEPHANIE (NYC), CLAYTON STEELE, FINLEY, SPUN, RYAN ELLIOTT, PIG&DAN, TAIMUR AGHA, JAMES FLAVOUR, TONY HUMPHRIES, DAVE ANGEL, MR. C., SIAN, MARK STARR, SAGE ARMSTRONG, PHILLIP JUNG of M.A.N.D.Y., CAMEA, BUTCH, SLUMBER, MARCO EFFE, HAIR BAND DROP OUT, BASTI GRUB, TERRY FRANCIS, RODRIGUEZ JR., EMILIANO MARTINI, GENE FARRIS, LEE BURRIDGE, SIOPIS, LOCO & JAM, LAUREN LANE, DEAD SPACE, MYSTIC BILL, RYAN CROSSON, KIM ANN FOXMAN, ITALOBOYZ, ORLANDO VOORN, TRONCOSO, JOZIF, THE MIDNIGHT PERVERTS.

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my genre playlists are for me to dump old songs from my faves list without losing them. they're not meant to be perfect visions of the genre, just stuff loosely associated that i like

Minimally Invasive Series - 
Deep surgery for your mind.