Preview set for Mystic Jungle @Aragon Ballroom, Chicago Market Days

Light Of Hand is 78 minutes of downtempo house, and tech house.  This set was commissioned by Liz Ligouri to make a monthly podcast, contributing to the various selections of music for her to listen to when in the studio creating her art.   The first installment coincides with her art show, LIGHT OF HAND, opening this Thursday, March 3, 2022, and closing on April 16, 2022. 
LA MAMA Galleria 47 Great Jones St. NY
www.lizliguori.art
www.morabito.nyc

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Light Of Hand

R7: Philyra | ReINCARNATED Part 2

THE HERO’S JOURNEY:
Innocence | The Call | Initiation 
Allies | Breakthrough | Celebration

Part 2: THE CONCLUSION. This set continues with the Hero becoming more aware and looking at himself more deeply. He begins to recognize how much he was "building walls around" himself and starts his true ReINCARNATION. He knows that although this journey is his, he cannot complete this trek alone. He begins searching for and making Allies - starting with his Phoenix, Philyra. She becomes his guide and his strength. The music starts to build and becomes more 'gutsy' or 'charged.' You can almost feel the Breakthrough as the energy changes and the Hero pushes forward. He digs deep and questions what he is 'Missing' in life. During his journey, he learns it "doesn’t seem so funny to cry" and he lets go of all that was holding him back and discovers the importance and "the meaning of goodbye." As he lets go, he realizes and reminds himself, “I have 'Everything I Wanted.' It’s always been right here.” In almost complete and "total rapture", the Hero picks himself up as if "his feet were on fire" and "keeps movin’ on." In his new found 'State of Mind', he begins to celebrate. In his Celebration, you’ll hear the music shift and the feeling of hope, light and his triumph takes over. You can almost see him coming out of 'The Ravine' with Philyra next to him, his hands in the air, tears of joy in his eyes and his heart swollen with gratitude as he summits the mountain into the sunlight. The Hero has arrived and conquered!

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R7: Philyra | ReINCARNATED Part 2 of 2

I put together this compilation of morning music from the ’80s and ’90s in 2008. We’ve been listening to it a lot the past two summers on Fire Island, poolside, and dancing. After a small gathering at the house after I played the Pavilion Sunday night during Pines Party Weekend, I was inspired to finally put it out for all to enjoy.

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Morning Music 2008

DJ BRADY PRINCE - Chicago Graffiti Vol 2.

One of my Favourite events to play - Flagging In The Park is San Francisco at it's finest !
This is Part 1 of the set - 2 hours 7mins in length.

Centro De Placer - Kraak & Smaak (extended mix)
Burn - Miraculum (Nursultan Kun Remix)
Floatation - The Grid (Thomas Prins Mix)
The Swimmer - Django
Spring Rain - Destiny Orchestra (Phil B Edit)
Fade To Grey - Visage (Dim Zach ReWork)
Sounds Of Freedom - Juan Deminicis (Alex O'Rion Remix)
Love Shop - Damian Strong
Fittipaldi - Kraak & Smaak (Extended Mix)
Echoes From Daruma - Chus & Ceballos
Love Tonight - Shouse (Dim Zach Remix)
Desert Rose - Sting (No Result 2020 Remix)
Swimming Places - Julien Jabre (Purple Disco Machine Re-Work)
Cherchez La - Chiquea Femme (original mix)
Cold Heart - Elton John Dua Lipa (Claptone Mix)
Excited - M People
Age Of Reason - John Farnham (Phil B Edit)
Out Of Visitors - Abba Gadi Mitrani ( Phil B Rework)
Southern Sun - Paul Oakenfold (Paul Thomas Remix)
Everytime - Lustral (Paul Thomas & Dylhen Extended Remix)
Always Into The Sun - Lock (Phil B ReWork)

Flagging In The Park - August 2022 {Part 1)

ASPEN PRIDE (Playhaus Promotional Set)

DJ Set recorded live at the Ukai in London Portobello Road

Chill - Afro - Disco - Session

Part 2 (of 4) of my opening set for Pines Party 2023

FIPJUL23live Part2

This compilation is a mixture of downtempo music consisting of tech, deep, and vocal house.  
 
Downtempo music at one time was an essential part of the gay community dance scene starting in the late 70s up until the early 2000s. It would often be played during the last 2-3 hours of a long evening of pulsating energy, as well as the first few hours before the evening began. It was all a part of the arch of an evening where you had a beginning, a middle and an end.  
 
In the 1990s, downtempo music started to surface around Ibiza, where DJs would bring down the vibe with a slower rhythm and gentler electronic music upon approaching sunrise. It’s still being played in Ibiza until this day, and it has emerged again at various events in the gay community in NYC, Brooklyn, and Europe.  
 
Like all music, downtempo has evolved over the years; it's a part of the evening I miss playing in my sets; it was time to put out a podcast for those of you who appreciate it, miss it and are curious about it.   

xS

Soundrise

A TASTE OF MY ORION MONDAYS ON MY Twitch.Tv/Abel305Miami

ORION

ORION #003 TWITCH MONDAYS BY ABEL

Michael Thomas’ journey on the decks began almost three decades ago at a friend’s downtown loft for a small private party. It was in the middle of this party where Michael was offered his first paying and public gig, leading him to his first DJ residency at Cleveland’s newest bar, Club Visions, where he would remain for the next almost two years developing his following and honing his craft.  Quickly recognized for his uplifting sound and unique story-telling placed Michael in high demand, adding him to the rosters for national events like The Ohio Boy’s Club parties and Dancin’ in the Streets in Cleveland, Corbett Reynolds’ ‘Rudely Elegant’ Red Party in Columbus and Change of Seasons in Atlanta to name a few.  Michael has been a frequent returning guest DJ at nightclubs throughout the U.S. and has helmed multiple residencies in Cleveland, Fort Lauderdale and Chicago.   

Some of Michael’s strongest early influences like veteran DJs and legends Mark Tarbox, Susan Morabito and Buc or famed producers Frankie Knuckles, Mark Picchiotti and David Morales are still inherently present and recognizable in his sets today – uplifting vocals and banging piano keys and horns, sexy Afro and tribal rhythms and percussions, underground tech or warm melodic techno. Michael's timing and his command of the room are proof to a resumé that spans nearly two decades. His versatility as a DJ has booked him gigs for tea dance to after hours for big rooms such as U4IA in Cleveland or Tabernacle in Atlanta to the intimate Posh or Sidebar in Fort Lauderdale. 

Michael Thomas had been away from the decks for nearly a decade while he focused on his bar career, family and self. During that time he was part of the development team and later became Head Bartender for one of the country’s leading cocktail bars, Sable Kitchen & Bar in Chicago. During his tenure at Sable Kitchen & Bar, Michael gained national attention in publications like Imbibe, Timeout, Forbes, Chicago Tribune, Plate, Men’s Journal, Travel & Leisure, Wine Enthusiast, Bar & Restaurant and Zagat and was a key contributor to the bar earning national accolades:  “10 Best Restaurant Bars in Chicago” by USA Today, “Best Hotel Bars” by Food and Wine, “Best Bars in America” by Esquire, “Best Bar Team” and “Best American Hotel Bar” by Tales of the Cocktail.  During this time he also married his long-term partner and soul mate, Canadian-born artist Darren Jones.

Recently, Michael is speaking publicly about his ‘aha’ moment(s) during the COVID-19 lockdown and how he was brought back to the music. In lockdown, he faced his demons with eyes wide opened and triumphed over his many years' battle with addiction and is now living sober.  In his sobriety, he says he is "learning self-love," has adopted "an essential routine of self-care" and has uncovered a new found spirituality where he's discovered his muse, Philyra. Michael's return to the DJ booth is bringing a new maturity and a refreshed sound that he credits to life experience – the struggles and celebrations, alike. With an invigorated perspective and his self-proclaimed “reincarnation” combined with his music, one might say they are listening to the soundtrack of his life. Michael’s ability to create a “journey” for his dance floor has never been more apparent and will undoubtedly continue to propel him to tell his story and compose his “soundtrack."

R7: Philyra | ReINCARNATED Part 2 of 2

MICHAEL THOMAS

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