I've been spinning progressive house since the early 2000's, and over the years I have recorded some demo sets along the way. I thought I would compile them all in one place to make them easy(er) to find for people that like this type of more mellow, chillax, emotion-invoking music. More recently I started the "Prog Sessions" series, and I'll continue to add those here as they come out. Hope you enjoy!!

Gotek's Progressive House Demo Sets - Melodic and Emotive Sounds.. ^_^

On Friday, January 6th, I was honored to play my very first show of the New Year at ORA Nightclub in downtown Seattle, and this one was for a fun Trance and Progressive local Seattle DJ’s night called “Illuminate”. For this Illuminate it was an all B2B sets (B2B = “back-to-back”, 2 DJ’s playing a set together) night, and I was lucky enough to once again be paired up with one of my favorite local talents, the lovely Janice Chae, a.k.a. J-Note. If you’ve listened to some of my more recent mixes you’ve probably heard Janice and I spin together before, opening for the likes of Paul Oakenfold and Oliver Smith within the past 6 months. So, I am always excited to B2B with Janice and I really love how her taste in music works so well with mine and we always have so much fun and many laughs up there behind the decks. It ended up being a great night and we had a really good turn out at the club for a “local’s night”, so it was extra fun to play to a bunch of great people whom were there to have a fun time and dance the night away. Originally this Illuminate was announced to be an "Anjuna Tribute night", but that changed towards the end, however Janice and I were already working on getting an Anjuna playlist together, so we stuck with our original plan, since we both adore the Anjuna record labels, and played a magical playlist of may of our more recent Fave Anjuna tracks, plus one massive golden oldie by Mat Zo slipped in there thanks to Janice and I really loved hearing that one again after so many years. Anyway, as usual, I hope that you enjoy the set!! Cheers and Happy New Year. Mark a.k.a. Gotek

DJ Gotek presents: Gotek + J-Note guest B2B Anjuna Tribute set for “Illuminate” at Ora, Seattle, WA, Fri, Jan 6th, 2023
* Duration: 00:57:24
* BPM: 123 start - 127 end
* Quality: Recorded as WAV - mastered and converted to 320 Kbps, 48,000 Hz MP3 for download
* Tracklisting:

1.	Rezident - Echoes (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunadeep
2.	Damate - Eternity (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeats
3.	Del-30, Meduza, feat. Maki-Koa - Sparks (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeats
4.	Gardenstate - 1995 (Simon Doty’s I Made Trance Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeats
5.	My Friend - Came Here for Love (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunadeep
6.	Above & Beyond, feat. Zoe Johnston - No One On Earth (Gardenstate Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeats
7.	Bexxie - The Time (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeats
8.	ALPHA 9, Tom Bailey, Scorz - Calling (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeats
9.	Mat Zo - Superman (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeats
10.	Oliver Smith, SØNIN - Passion (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeats
11.	Luminary - Amsterdam (Grum Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeats
12.	BT, Ilan Bluestone, feat. Caitlin Charters - Run (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeats

Gotek + J-Note guest B2B Anjuna Tribute set for “Illuminate” at Ora, Seattle, WA, Fri, Jan 6th, 2023

So, this mix was intended to be an experiment, just to play with some deep progressive and organic house tracks that I have compiling for my next (hopefully) progressive house opening set, which is at this time a primary support spot for GENIX on Feb 11th, which I am very excited about!! Most of these tracks ended up being a bit too mellow for my Genix set, but I did manage to hit “record” on my digital recorder before I played it, just so I could listen to this later while working or driving, etc, my favorite times to listen to more introspective, thought and emotion-provoking music. After I listened to it a few times I realized that this set actually turned out kinda special, the tracks really went well together, so thought I would post it as a demo set anyway, just in case anyone else might enjoy it as well. One thing to call out is the opening track “Last of Us” by Vintage & Morelli, I actually bought a few years ago and believe it or not this is actually a 100 BPM track, which is insanely slow for a DJ set, e.g. usually the very lowest I will go would be in the neighborhood of 118 BPM or so, but I could hear that this track has these amazing qualities that probably would be better consumed at faster BPM’s and I always wanted to experiment with it, like I finally did on this set! I love how it sounds at 116 BPM, the very fastest I could speed it up on my CDJ’s, and it almost has that “Grand Theft Auto 3” opening track vibe (only PC gamers will get that reference haha), so chill and layered with euphoric complexity, albeit the ocean wave sounds towards the end sound quite ridiculous speeded up that fast haha.. oh well.. Oh!! And also, I chopped up the Forty Cats' beauty, "Zen", with hot cues a bit, because I needed to hear that beautiful piano breakdown more than just once haha.. Anyway, thought I would explain some of the background on this one, if anyone even reads these things haha. If you ARE reading this, I hope you enjoy this peaceful set, “Introspections”. Cheers! -Mark a.k.a. Gotek

DJ Gotek presents: “Introspections” a Deep Progressive demo mix, recorded live Jan 31st, 2023
* Duration: 00:59:13
* BPM: 116 start - 123 end
* Quality: Recorded as WAV - mastered and converted to 320 Kbps, 48,000 Hz MP3 for download
* Tracklisting:

1.	Vintage & Morelli - Last Of Us (Original Mix) ~ Monstercat Silk
2.	Forty Cats, Arentis - Zen (Extended Mix) ~ Monstercat (gotek edit.. )
3.	Moby - Why Does My Heart (Oxia Dub Mix) ~ Deepalma
4.	Jordin Post, feat. Dan Soleil - Deserve You (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeats
5.	Lane 8 - Closer (Falden Remix) ~ This never Happened
6.	Into The Ether - I Do (Extended Mix) ~ UV
7.	Cressida - Enigma (Extended Mix) ~ Avanti
8.	Shingo Nakamura - Falling Off (Extended Club Mix) ~ Monstercat
9.	Yotto - Just Over (Extended Mix) ~ Odd One Out
10.	Ollie Darling, feat. Rihana Shae - Fling (Sound Quelle Extended Remix) ~ LNG Records
11.	Yotto, Something Good - Rhythm (Of The Night) (Extended Mix) ~ A State of Trance
12.	Chicane - Offshore (Kryder Extended Remix) ~ Modena Records

“Introspections” a Deep Progressive demo mix, recorded live Jan 31st, 2023

So, I’ve hinted that this mix was coming on my Gotek FB page etc, but I’ve noticed that I’ve been gravitating to my collection of much older, “vintage”, Uplifting Trance tracks (early-to-mid 2000’s, before 2010), many of which I originally purchased on vinyl, some of which were only ever released in vinyl format, back in the day when I would hear something on DI.FM and frantically search the internet for it, when you often times would be paying $15-$30 bucks for a “white label” piece of vinyl to be shipped to you from Europe somewhere, long before the convenience of the Internet and paying $2.50 for immediate gratification to download a lossless file. Back in the days when Trance was still forming, when the tracks were 8-9 minutes long and sounded rawer and more primitive, but still some of the most spine-tingly stuff I have ever heard. Well, a couple of weekends ago I decided to record a classics mix on the CDJ's to listen to later from Dropbox (something I do once in a while for music to listen to in the backyard while I was BBQ’ing, etc). So I went to my music collection and sorted by date, and was frankly surprised how many MP3’s I had that had no date or other metadata because they were so old, so I compiled a list of tracks I hadn’t heard in many years, and this is what I ended up with. Truth be known, I did go back and repurchase many of these tracks in AIFF (lossless) format from Beatport, because some of those ancient MP3’s just didn’t have the sound quality I needed, but there still were several MP3’s used to mix this set from tracks that weren’t available to re-buy as lossless files anywhere online. This mix has been professionally sound-leveled, and preserved in the original WAV format that I recorded it in,  for that added punch of sound quality on those extra old files, but I also sort of don't mind the MP3's for the extra emphasis on that "vintage" (slightly crappy) sound quality anyway haha. For me, this mix really brought back a lot of fond memories from a couple decades ago, when Uplifting Trance was much newer and pure, still just coalescing and finding it's place, and the feelings it conjures up are pure magic. I called this one “White Label”, and plan to have a vintage Trance series of the same now. I hope you feel the same way as I do when you hear it, enjoy!! -Mark a.k.a. Gotek PS: I always thought Menno De Jong’s “Intuition (Summer Event '07 Theme)” needed an extra breakdown after he teases you with it then just ends the track haha.. So I added some hot cues ands chopped it up on the CDJ's and added it myself!! So there, Menno!! =)

DJ Gotek presents: “White Label” a Classic Trance demo mix, recorded live Feb 13th, 2023
* Duration: 01:22:10
* BPM: 136 start - 139 end
* Quality: Recorded as WAV – professionally sound leveled and uploaded in WAV format for the best quality sound
* Tracklisting:

1.	Global Warming - Far & Away – (Wandii Remix) ~ Moonrising, 2008
2.	Sophie Sugar - Day Seven (Original Mix) ~ A State of Trance, 2007
3.	4 Strings - Jewel (Original Mix) ~ Liquid Recordings, 2010
4.	Deems - Tears Of Hope (Aly & Fila Remix) ~ Armada Music Albums, 2010
5.	Kenny Hayes - Daybreaker (Original Mix) ~ White Label, 2005
6.	Onova - Platitude (Original Mix) ~ Monster Tunes, 2007
7.	Jose Amnesia - The Eternal (Original Mix) ~ Armada , 2003
8.	Svenson & Gielen feat. Jan Johnston - Beachbreeze [Spacediver Remix] ~ Let it Play Music, 2003
9.	Blank & Jones feat. Bobo - Perfect Silence (Martin Roth Hard Trance Mix) ~ Sound Colors, 2009
10.	Julian Ressive - Sunrise (‘The Anthem’ Orginal Mix) ~ White Label, (?)
11.	Mirco De Govia - Aura Indigo (Sequentia Remix) ~ Euphonic, 2007
12.	Emotional Horizons, Xplorations - Emotia  (Original Mix) ~ Deep Blue Records, 2007
13.	Lost Witness feat. Tiff Lacey - Coming Down (Sequentia Remix) ~ Captivate (Fektive), 2007
14.	Menno De Jong, Solid State, ft. Re:Locate - Intuition (Summer Event '07 Theme) ~ Intuition Recordings, 2007 (Gotek edit)

“White Label” a Classic Trance demo mix: 001, recorded live Feb 13th, 2023

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Scorchin' Radio 142 - Mark Bester

01 Jonas Dahl - ID (Extended Mix) [White Label]
02 Cosmic Gate, Diana Miro - Hear Me Out (Extended Mix) [Wake Your Mind]
03 Cubicore, July Mell - Remember Me (Extended Mix) [Enhanced Progressive]
04 Kamaya Painters - Summerbreeze (Matt Fax Extended In Search Of Sunrise Remix) [Black Hole Recordings]
05 Luke Bond - Deep End (Extended Mix) (feat. STELLA) [Armind]
06 Maor Levi & Magnificence - Let You Go (Extended Mix) [Anjunabeats]
07 Orjan Nilsen & Mark Sixma pres. nilsix - Anhedonia (Extended Mix) [Dreamstate]
08 TUNE OF THE WEEK: Jason Ross - A Place They Called Home (Extended Mix) [Anjunabeats]
09 Delerium Feat. Sarah McLachlan - Silence (Andrew Rayel & Achilles Extended Remix) [Find Your Harmony]
10 Hausman - Radahn (Extended Mix) [Enhanced Progressive]
11 Ghost Etiquette Feat. Aza Nabuko - Let Love In (Extended Mix) [AVA Recordings]
12 SCORCHIN' CLASSIC: Aruna - Reason To Believe (Steve Kaetzel Original Mix) [Enhanced Music]
13 Apollo Nash feat. Julia Ross - You Don't (Extended Mix) [Scorchin' Records]

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Scorchin' Radio 142 - Mark Bester

On Friday, March 24th, I was super excited and honored to not only be opening for Irish Trance legend and pioneer, JOHN O’CALLAHAN, but also to be back behind the decks doing a B2B set with one of my oldest and dearest Trance DJ buddies, the promoter that offered my very first gig and chance to open for a world-class Trance headliner, (The BLIZZARD, at the Whiskey Bar in Portland, 11 years ago in 2012!!) which made everything else after that possible, for which I will eternally owe him my endless gratitude for making my DJ dreams come true, my dear Serbian buddy, Zoran, better known as ZOXY. What a night, that’s all I can say. The club was packed for John O’Callahan, and it was packed early so even us opener DJ’s had a packed dance floor to play to, and it was so much fun. It is now just a blur of laughing and high-fiving and hugs and a bunch of smiling people with their hands in the air, which is about as good as it gets. Anyway, B2B sets are always fun, and also challenging to try to figure out how to mix in the next track on an unrehearsed set. This one has some amazing tracks and also a few unreleased bootlegs/mashups. I hope you enjoy the set as much as we enjoyed playing it!! Cheers!! -Mark a.k.a. Gotek

DJ Gotek presents: Zoxy + Gotek B2B opening set for John O’Callahan, Ora, Seattle, Fri, Mar 24th, 2023
* Duration: 01:00:19
* BPM: 124 start - 130 end
* Quality: Recorded as WAV - mastered and converted to 320 Kbps, 48,000 Hz MP3 for download
* Tracklisting:

1.	Yotto - Breezer (Extended Mix) ~ Odd One Out
2.	BT - Kintsugi (Siskin Extended Remix) ~ Black hole Recordings
3.	Joris Voorn, Monkey Safari - Safe (Joris Voorn Remix) ~ Spectrum (NL)
4.	David Broaders - Evenfall (DJ Version) ~ Euphonic
5.	Armin van Buuren vs. Genix - For Those Shivers We Lost (Myon Bootleg Mashup) ~ ID/ID
6.	Grum, Tigerblind - Shout (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeats
7.	Armin van Buuren - Communication (Roger-M Deep Trance Re-Rub) ~ ID/ID
8.	Kyau & Albert - Always (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeats
9.	Armin van Buuren, Shapov - Welcome Home (Extended Mix) ~ A State of Trance
10.	Alex Wright - Electropia (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeats
11.	Above & Beyond, feat. Richard Bedford – (Ilan Bluestone Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeats
12.	Greg Downey, Ben Nicky, feat. Christian Burns - Always (Richie Blacker Classic Trance Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeats

Zoxy + Gotek B2B opening set for John O’Callahan, Ora, Seattle, Fri, Mar 24th, 2023

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Tracklist :

01.- SOMMA & Sasson - Color Blue (feat. Nathan Nicholson) (Extended Mix) Armada
02.- Basil O'Glue - Tell Nobody (Original Mix) JOOF
03.- Jonas Blue & RANI - Finally (Endless Summer x Wave Wave Extended Remix) Universal / EMI
04.- DIM3NSION - Phoenix (Extended Mix) ASOT
05.- Javi d Vogue - Secret Weapon (Original Mix) Progressive Vibes
06.- RANK 1 - Airwave (Giuseppe Ottaviani Extended Remix) High Contrast
07.- Tonerush - Tyrant's Pantheon (Extended Mix) Suanda Base
08.- D72 - Our Darkness (Extended Mix) Armada Captivating
09.- Tempo Giusto - The Portal (Extended Mix) FSOE
10.- Christina Novelli - We're Home (Extended Mix) Muse Music
11.- Iberian - Are You Happy (Extended Version) Iberian Music
12.- Rolfiek & David Heart - A Momentum (Original Mix) CDR
13.- Will Dukster - Land Of Fire (Harmonic Wave Remix) Galaxia
14.- Lightstate & DJoy with Ria Joyse - Heartbliss (Extended Mix) 2Rock
15.- DJ Tranceair & Super Luminal - Ragnarok (Extended Mix) Aerodynamica
16.- Susana - Journey Will Unfold (Extended Mix) Amsterdam
17.- Crisy - Vestige (Extended Mix) Synchronized Next
18.- Roman Messer feat. Christina Novelli - Fireflies (Jorn van Deynhoven Extended Remix) Suanda
19.- N-sKing - Bad Love (Extended Mix) Activate
20.- James Dust - Villain (Extended Mix) Full on 140
21.- Edu Bravo - Maximum Happiness (Extended Mix) Ultima Audio
22.- Parcker Montivero - Stellarity (Original Mix) Your Melodies
23.- Nu Spirit - Eagles Call (Extended Mix) Trancespired
24.- Mike Zaloxx & Sharon Valerona - Turn Back The Time (Extended Mix) Suanda
25.- Carlos Martz & Paolo Frizard - Thunderbird (Original Mix) Dark Fusion
26.- Spectorsonic & Alex BELIEVE - Escape (Extended Mix) Suanda Dark
27.- Hardwell & Maddix feat. Luciana - ACID (Extended) Revealed

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This exclusive vol. 6 of Sunset Vibes is in remembrance of Przemek. R.I.P mate

Tracklist:

1: David Thulin & Euphoric Nation ft Avari - You're Not Alone (Zak Rush Intro Mix) [Above All Records]
2: Guy J - Metal Dreams (Original Mix) [Lost & Found]
3: EMOL - LA Sunset (Extended Mix) [Interplay Flow]
4: MRPHLNDR - The Devil & the Dirty Bird (Extended Mix) [Black Hole Recordings]
5: Namatjira - Rountree (Extended Mix) [Pure Progressive]
6: Code 96 & Physical Phase - Night Rise (Original Mix) [Addictive sounds]
7: Kaskade, deadmau5 - I Remember (John Summit Remix) (Extended Mix) [mau5trap]
8: André Salvador, ALLKNIGHT - Sweet Harmony (Radio Version) [Kaos Records Portugal]
9: Denis Njord - Pulse (Extended Mix) [Interplay Flow]
10: Sebastian Sellares - Conviction (Original Mix) [Proton Music]
11: Han Beukers - ID
12: Neeco - Event Horizon (Original Mix) [The Soundgarden]
13: Kay​Zen - Astronaut (Extended Mix) [Interplay Flow]
14: Delerium, Sarah McLachlan - Silence feat. Sarah McLachlan (Stone Van Brooken, Pete K Extended Mix) [Zerothree]
15: Anton Ishutin - Air (Dmitry Molosh Remix) [Audio Drive Digital]
16: Solarstone - Seven Cities (DIM3NSION & Dj Nano Remix) [Armada Captivating]
17: Hicky & Kalo - Coming Back Home (Original Mix) [Sudbeat Music]
18: Trilucid - Calling (Extended Mix) [UV]
19: Mauro Aguirre, Zalvador - Zatura (Extended Mix) [UV]
20: DJ DALI - Baglami (Original Mix) [Virgin]
21: ARTBAT vs. Tinlicker vs. PPK - ResuRection Without Oz (Mr. Trancetive Mashup)
22: David Hopperman - Kanabaye (Original Mix) [Go Deeva Records]
23: Tali Muss, Mayro - Fantom (Original Mix) [Freegrant Music]
24: Grooveyard - Mary Go Wild (Hel:sløwed Remix - Extended) [Spinnin deep]
25: Pryda - Of Me (Original Mix) [Pryda Recordings]
26: GRUE, AV, ocean.pop - Without You (Extended Mix) [Interplay Unity]
27: Maori, Adam Ten - Spring Girl (Extended) [Higher Ground]
28: Miss Monique - Concorde (Original Version) [Cercle Records]
29: LOUT - Acid Saves My Soul (Original Mix) [Monkey League]
30: Pretty Pink - Manipulate (Extended Mix) [DEEP WOODS]
31: Jerome Isma-Ae, Sandeep Pai - Nightfall (Original Mix) [JEE Productions]
32: Seegy, Kaimei - Ghosts Of The Past (Extended Mix) [Interplay Flow]
33: DIM3NSION - Ring The Alarm (Original Mix) [Find your harmony]
34: Binary Ensemble - Kailash (SKYDA Remix) [Addictive sounds]
35: Han Beukers, Akire - Words Matter (Ron with Leeds Remix) [Ablazing Deep]
36: Hel:sløwed - Flight 643 (EXTENDED mix) [AFTR:HRS]
37: Gaia - Tuvan (AVIRA Extended Remix) [Armind (Armada)]

Sunset Vibes Vol 6 In Remembrance Of Przemek

Episode 003 - October 2023

01. Sunda - Supernatural (Extended Mix) [Borderline]
02. Exolight - Maybe In Another Life (Extended Mix) [Always Alive]
03. UDM - Liberta (Extended Mix) [Pure Trance Neon]
04. Kayosa & Tolland & Michael Dow - Echoes [Titan Audio]
05. James Dymond - Anantara (Extended Mix) [FSOE]
06. Active Sight - The Search For Freedom [Captivating] **Classic Selection**
07. Tiësto - Nyana [Black Hole] **Classic Selection**
08. Sonic Element - Dreamscape [Borderline]
09. Alessandra Roncone - Sensual (Extended Mix) [FSOE]
10. Solarstone - Sovereign (Ultimate Extended Remix) [Black Hole]
11. Alan Morris & Daniel Garrick - Memory Lane (Extended Mix) [ASOT]

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Reflections 003

Reflections 003 - Di FM Oct 2023

Hey guys, welcome to the next iteration of Prog Sessions, April 2024 edition!! This one sort of happened by accident; I’d been working on my set for Solarstone and I was going through all of my recently purchased music, and for tracks that I thought were too mellow for the Solarstone show I was throwing them into a folder I just called “April Prog”, but I noticed later that I actually had a ton of great tracks in there so made a note to go back and see if I had the right elements to get a playlist to work.. I wanted to record a set to listen to for Saturday night BBQ, something I frequently do haha. So, I did, on that Saturday the 13th, this is what happened, and after I listened to it I knew I had a keeper. Probably “TMI” haha, but that’s literally how this set came to be, whereas many of my previous "Prog Sessions" sets took me numerous tries and probably weeks of trial and error to get to a version that I thought was good enough for streaming, so this was a pleasant surprise!! :D Anyway, without going into too much additional boring detail, I welcome you to Prog Sessions, April Edition, and hope that you enjoy the mix as much as I did recording it!! PS: the photo is one I took on my vacation to Germany back in October of 2022 for Oktoberfest; that was from a morning walk through a huge square in Stuttgart called Schlossplatz, and it has these two enormous and beautiful fountains, which were built in honor of King William of Württemberg, in 1863. The two landmarks are popular sights for tourists and visitors to Königstraße in Stuttgart, and I’ve always loved seeing them whenever I am there. I thought that photo would be perfect for this mix. Cheers!! -Mark a.k.a. Gotek

DJ Gotek presents: “Prog Sessions, April 2024 Edition” a progressive house demo mix, recorded live April 13th, 2024
* Duration: 01:06:02
* BPM: 122 start / 125 end
* Quality: Recorded as WAV - mastered and converted to 320 Kbps, 48,000 Hz MP3 for download
* Tracklisting:

1.	Passive Progressive, LTN, Ghostbeat - Echo (Original Mix) ~ Monstercat
2.	Plaha - Lose Myself (Original Mix) ~ Lilly Era
3.	Tommy Loude - Terra Incognita (Extended Mix) ~ Lost Tunes
4.	Sound Quelle, Norbert Koenner - Kislorod (Original Mix) ~ Melody of the Soul
5.	Tru Concept, feat. Romany - Give No More (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunadeep
6.	Le Youth, Møøne - Overgrown (Warung Remix) ~ This Never Happened
7.	Jody Barr - Eleanor (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunadeep
8.	Robby East, Feat. Kuala - Love In Slow Motion (Extended Mix) ~ Colorize (Enhanced)
9.	Angara, Bound to Divide - Odyssey (Extended Mix) ~ Monstercat
10.	Simon Gregory - Run Away (Extended Mix) ~ Mondo Records
11.	Late Night Alumni  - Beautiful (Myon x Hoten Extended Mix) ~ Black Hole Recordings
12.	Luttrell - Space (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunadeep
13.	Raine, feat. Lewyn - I Want to Come Home (Original Mix) ~ Songspire Records
14.	Paul Thomas - Belle (Extended Mix) ~ UV

“Prog Sessions, April 2024 Edition” a progressive house demo mix, recorded live April 13th, 2024

Hey Guys, getting the next iteration of my Progressive House series, “Prog Sessions” in just under the wire for May here haha. I was figuring that I would call it “June Edition”, but since the cover art is an awesome photo, taken over my house by my neighbor across the street, of the Aurora Borealis caused by the solar storm that so many people saw around the world during the month of May, and also in honor of my Dad’s 87th Birthday, which is TODAY (May 30th), I am sticking with “May Edition” for this one!! I have been struggling with time lately, as my “real job” has been super busy, so I haven’t had much time to work on DJ stuff lately. But I (of course) keep listening and constantly buying new music, and I had this massive stockpile of awesome new tunes building up, so much so that I really had a severe case of writer’s block with this one and had no idea where to start. So last weekend I spent hours downloading and arranging tracks and got it narrowed down to about 50 “keeper” tracks, then managed to narrow it down to the lucky 13 on this set, and recorded it on Monday, memorial Day Holiday.. I just recorded this the one time and that was it; all the tracks just worked together beautifully, which is rare for a one-time recording session!! Lastly, I usually try to put 14 tracks on these Prog demos, but Warung’s EPIC track, “All We Have Is Time”, seemed like such a great place to end it, and also loved the irony because all I DON'T have is time these days haha, so I stopped the recording there. Anyway, I feel like I am rambling, so better get back to work haha, I hope you enjoy this set as much as I did recording it!! Cheers!! Mark, a.k.a. Gotek

DJ Gotek presents: “Prog Sessions, May 2024 edition” a progressive house demo mix, recorded live May 27th, 2024
* Duration: 01:00:22
* BPM: 124 start / 126 end
* Quality: Recorded as WAV - mastered and converted to 320 Kbps, 48,000 Hz MP3 for download
* Tracklisting:

1.	Jody Wisternoff, Blake.08 - BLAM (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunadeep
2.	Braxton, Because of Art - Between The Stars (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunadeep
3.	Darren Tate - 5AM To Lima (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeasts
4.	Blue Harvest, Leo Lauretti - All The Way (Extended Mix)
5.	Simon Doty, My Friend - Tuxedo Park (Extended Mix) ~ Colorize (Enhanced)
6.	John Grand - Sapphire (DJ Version) ~ Euphonic
7.	My Friend - Moonbeam (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunadeep
8.	Autograf - Wait For The Weekend (Extended Mix) ~ Armada Music
9.	ANUQRAM – Alright Now (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeats
10.	Diego Morrill - Farallon (Original Mix) ~ Alter Ego Digital
11.	My Friend - Wavy Jane (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunadeep
12.	Blake.08 - High Fidelity (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunadeep
13.	Warung - All We Have Is Time (Extended Mix) ~ Colorize (Enhanced)

“Prog Sessions, May 2024 edition” a progressive house demo mix, recorded live May 27th, 2024

Hey guys, hope you’ve been having an awesome summer!! Hard to believe that it is nearly September, when summer starts winding down, kids go back to school, and the beginnings of Fall start showing up here and there, my favorite season. Well, as you can tell, it’s been a very slow summer, DJ-gig-wise, which has kind of worked out for me because I have been buried at my job all summer long, but I also really miss playing in the clubs, and am hopeful the Seattle Trance scene will start picking up again with more shows in the Fall. Meanwhile, I never stop listening to, buying, and collecting music, so shows or no shows, I’ll always continue recording my live demo mixes. And, speaking of, I just recorded the latest in my “Prog Sessions” progressive house demo series, last weekend. I had a lot of amazing music to choose from, and had to spend a lot of time whittling it down to just 15 tracks, but I was really happy the way this one turned out, with brand new releases from some of my go-to progressive artists including Genix, ANUQRAM, PROFF, LTN, Paul Arcane, and I was SOOOO happy the insanely awesome Yeadon remix of Genix’s “Lights, Sound, Camera, Action” released the very day I recorded the mix!!! I had been checking Beatport every day since I first heard it, and it’s definitely my Fave track on the mix. Anyway, I’ve found that to keep the quality level to my very high standards for these things, my goal is always to have a set where I never feel like fast forwarding through any tracks, therefore I usually won’t have enough A-list tracks stored up to record one every month (I am quite picky haha), but I will try to get one out every other month. And meanwhile, I’ll continue working on my “Mission Trance” uplifting trance demo mixes as well, with about the same bi-monthly cadence haha. As usual, hope you enjoy!! Cheers! -Mark a.k.a. Gotek 
PS: The cover art photo was taken on a beach trip I went on to Pacific Beach, WA, a few weekends ago, such a beautiful place!!

DJ Gotek presents: “Prog Sessions, August 2024 Edition” a Progressive demo mix, recorded live Aug 17th, 2024
* Duration: 01:05:25
* BPM: 120 start / 127 end
* Quality: Recorded as WAV - mastered and converted to 320 Kbps, 48,000 Hz MP3 for download
* Tracklisting:

1.	Marsh, Nox Vahn - Come Together (Nox Vahn & Marsh Revisit) ~ Reflections
2.	LTN, Ghostbeat, feat. Adara - What Does Forever Mean? (Extended Mix) ~ Magik Muzik
3.	RYTERBAND - Echoes (Boxer Remix (Extended) ~ RYTERBAND Records
4.	Genix - Got My Love (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeats
5.	ANUQRAM - This Beat (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeats
6.	Genix, feat. Flowanastasia - Lights, Sound, Camera, Action (Yeadon Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeats
7.	Above & Beyond, PROFF - Palermo (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunadeep
8.	Kyau & Albert - Photographs (DJ Version) ~ Euphonic
9.	Ophanim - Libra (Extended Mix) ~ Immersed
10.	Yeadon - Expanse (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeats
11.	Kaz James - Never The Same (Original Mix) ~ Rose Avenue
12.	Tim Iron, Michael Mashkov - That Vibe (Extended Mix) ~ Elliptical Sun Melodies
13.	Quizzow, Loreno Mayer, Paul Arcane, feat. Brandon Mignacca - Lose It All (Extended Mix) ~ AVA Recordings (Black Hole)
14.	Digital Drift - Nebula (Original Mix) ~ SNRS
15.	Dusky - Trance You (Extended Mix) ~ 17 Steps

“Prog Sessions, August 2024 Edition” a Progressive demo mix, recorded live Aug 17th, 2024

Hey guys, hope everyone’s having a Happy New Year so far! So, as I mentioned on my Facebook page, I tried to get this next iteration of my “Prog Sessions” demo series finished in December. I think I recorded it at least four times, and each time I felt it wasn’t quite ready for uploading here and released into the wild, it could be better. So I kept whittling away at it, and now it’s practically an entirely different mix than what I started with, but I am very happy with it. It might even be my favorite of the series so far haha. So (for me at least) the wait was worth it. Anyway, we are all our own wort critics I suppose, but I love every track on this mix, and love the journey through sound aspect of this mix, with a little something for everyone, some twists a turns through mostly instrumental melodic Progressive sounds, some more Housey, some a little more moody and ambient Deep Progressive “Guy J” kind of vibes, and even a dash of Progressive Trance. The highlight of this set is one of the only truly vocal tracks in the mix, the LTN remix of “Wait Forever” by Estiva. I first heard a bootleg of this track on YouTube probably a year ago and was so in love with this track, but it never released. Finally, I JUST found a radio edit of it, and had to use some looping and hot cues to make it work in this mix, but I just can’t get enough of this gorgeous track. Anyway, I hope you like this set as much as I enjoyed spinning it! Not sure when I’ll get my next one out, but I’ll do my best to keep them coming ASAP haha. Cheers! -Mark, a.k.a. Gotek

DJ Gotek presents: “Prog Sessions, January 2025 Edition” a progressive house demo mix, recorded live Jan 11th, 2025
* Duration: 01:09:08
* BPM: 123 start / 125 end
* Quality: Recorded as WAV 
* Tracklisting:

1.	Amber Stomp - Nerja (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeats
2.	Second Mars - Skynet (Paul Arcane Remix) ~ Allsense Recordings
3.	Into The Ether - Those Who Wait (Extended Mix) ~ Hathōr
4.	Ultimate - Catalyst (Extended Mix) ~ FSOE Argento
5.	PROFF, Igor Garanin - Glacier (Extended Mix) ~ Colorize (Enhanced)
6.	Estiva, Cardinal, feat. Arielle Maren - Wait Forever (LTN Radio Edit) ~ Armada Music
7.	Simon Gregory - Ah Funk It (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeats
8.	Lost Arcade - Jupiter (Vora Extended Remix) ~ Deep State
9.	Maty Owl - Intuitions (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunadeep Explorations
10.	Yeadon - Look Within (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeats 
11.	Abaze, Paul Arcane - Vaporis (Original Mix) ~ Transensations Records
12.	Jad Alexander - Route (Original Mix) ~ Soundcloud Direct
13.	Mark Eteson, Bluebird Wood - Nostalgia (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeats
14.	Vintage & Morelli - As We Become (Extended Mix)  ~ As You Are
15.	Marsh, Volen Sentir - Ascension (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunadeep

“Prog Sessions, January 2025 Edition” a progressive house demo mix, recorded live Jan 11th, 2025

Hey guys, hope everyone’s having a great summer so far! So, I finally got this next iteration of my “Prog Sessions” demo series recorded over the 4th of July weekend! You may have noticed that I have taken a bit of a break on the DJ front this year, and that is primarily because of my actual career “day job” has finally gotten to the point where the workload and stress of my job kind of kills my energy level to work on music during the weekends. Plus, sadly, the Trance/Progressive scene in Seattle is going through a bit of a dry spell, not as many local Trance shows or opportunities for me to be an opener DJ for a headliner, etc. especially since several of my old and beloved “stomping-grounds” NW DJ clubs from yesteryear closed down during COVID.. However, rest assured, the passion will never truly die, and regardless of whether I am posting sets or not, I am still constantly listening, researching, and collecting new music for future DJ sets, so you know I’ll always be back eventually, like a moth to the flame haha. The good news is that, aside from getting out a new Prog Sessions set for your listening pleasure, I do have an awesome show coming up in a couple weeks at ORA Nightclub, where I will be opening for world-famous and beloved Italian DJ/Producer, Giuseppe Ottaviani, on Friday, July 25th!! Can’t WAIT for that one!! So, lastly, I really liked the way this one turned out, it was a one-time-through dry run that I recorded and thought, “that’s it”, that’s exactly what I wanted, that hypnotic journey through sound, beautiful Progressive House ramping into more ethereal Progressive Trance, my happy place.. Anyway, hope you enjoy, and keep your eye out for a new Trance Mission demo coming soon, and possibly a new “White label” Classic Trance set as well!! Cheers! -Mark a.k.a. Gotek 

P.S. The photo is one I took on a vacation that I took to Rome about 10 years ago, the beautiful Basilica of St. John Lateran, the oldest public church in Rome, consecrated in 324 CE by Pope Sylvester I. I always loved the way the sunlight played through the clouds in the backdrop, very magical looking. So, this was in honor of Giuseppe Ottaviani, our Roman Trance Champion, coming to Seattle this month!! =)

DJ Gotek presents: “Prog Sessions, July 2025 Edition” a Progressive demo mix, recorded live July 6th, 2025
* Duration: 01:04:58
* BPM: 122 start / 126 end
* Quality: Recorded as WAV - mastered and converted to 320 Kbps, 48,000 Hz MP3 for download
* Tracklisting:

1.	Into The Ether - Just One Way (Extended Mix) ~ Sekora 
2.	Station To Station (IT) - Caramel (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeats 
3.	Jody Wisternoff, PROFF, James Grant, Siobhan Wilson, Takeshi Furukawa - Mui (Ezequiel Arias Extended Mix) ~ Anjunadeep 
4.	Conro, Oncor - By Myself (Original Mix) ~ Monstercat 
5.	My Friend - Make U Mine (Extended Mix) ~ All Ways Dance
6.	Cephas Azariah - Contours (Steven Weston Extended Mix) ~ Anjunachill 
7.	Yotto - Polar (Extended Mix) ~ Odd One Out 
8.	Max Freegrant, Slow Fish - Fine Day (Extended Mix) ~ Freegrant Music 
9.	Bobina, feat. Betsie Larkin - You Belong to Me (PROFF Extended Remix) ~ Unicode Lab 
10.	Agustin Pietrocola - Sizer (Original Mix) ~ UV Noir 
11.	RÜFÜS DU SOL - Lately (Enamour Remix) ~ Rose Avenue/Reprise 
12.	Laura van Dam, feat. Dan Soleil - Never Feel Alone Again (Extended Mix) ~ DAYS like NIGHTS
13.	Alex Sonata & TheRio - Badnik (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeats 
14.	Digital Drift - Red Kite (Extended Mix) ~ Mondo Records

Prog Sessions, July 2025 Edition - a Progressive demo mix, recorded live July 6th, 2025

Lstn - Heat Wave

Embark on a sonic journey through the cosmos. Deep Space Melodic House is the sound of distant galaxies and shimmering starlight. We blend deep, hypnotic rhythms with lush, atmospheric synths, creating a sound that is both introspective and infinitely vast. This is music for drifting through the void, for late nights and serene moments—a soundtrack for the universe itself.

Floating Through Time

Fire in the Shadows” is a dark, hypnotic Afro Deep / Progressive house journey. Pulsing basslines, eerie synth layers, and haunting vocals create an atmosphere that feels cinematic and powerful — a love that burns even in hidden places. Afro deep scene, this track is built for late-night sets and mystical dancefloors, where shadows and fire collide.

FIRE IN THE SHADOW_YES

Seattle's Mark McCarthy a.k.a. DJ Gotek emerged out of the exploding Electronic Dance Music scene in the Pacific Northwest over the past decade+, and has held residencies at some of the hottest DJ clubs in the NW such as The Underground, Club Contour, and Foundation Nightclub in Seattle and Whiskey Bar in Portland, and also has played at an ever growing list of clubs and venues on the west coast. Specifically noted for his euphoric, uplifting, and melodic Progressive and Trance sets over the past decade, DJ Gotek has found himself being invited to open for some of the world's most prolific and iconic Trance and Progressive DJ/Producers, artists such as Paul van Dyk, Paul Oakenfold, Cosmic Gate, Sunny Lax, Genix, Solarstone, 4 Strings, Aly & Fila, ARTY, Ilan Bluestone, Super8 & Tab, Omnia, Ronski Speed, Orjan Nilson, Roger Shah, Chicane, The Blizzard, Lange, Daniel Kandi, Alex M.O.R.P.H., Gareth Emery, MYON, Max Graham, Andy Moor, Richard Durand, Bobina, Stoneface & Terminal, John OO Fleming, Simon Doty, Dezza, the list grows ever longer.. DJ Gotek always strives to create a feeling of euphoria with his mixes which are consistently heavy on the dreamlike and spine-tingly electronic sounds, regardless of which genre he’s playing in; Mark’s passion is to move people by bringing the very best in in Trance and Progressive to his audiences, and hopefully it shines through in the mixes he creates.

Note: Mark only uses AIFF lossless quality tracks mostly purchased at Beatport.com (except for producer demos). All mixes were either recorded live in the club or directly from Mark's gear (DJM A9 Mixer, 2 Pioneer CDJ3000's) recorded on a Zoom H4n Pro in WAV format, then professionally sound leveled post-recording, Voice ID Tagged, and  converted to MP3 by Chris Dececio Studios in the UK. EVERY single mix on Mark's Soundcloud was recorded live and in the moment on top-notch Pioneer DJ gear, not mixed with computer software, so they might not be exactly perfect 100% of the time, but they are "real", which is a standard of mix quality, authenticity, care, passion for live mixing, and DJ integrity Gotek is proud of. =)

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