Landing gear for the dance floor faithful on an exceptionally brilliant Sunday afternoon in the desert. Thanks to everyone that enjoyed this as much or more than I did! I was exhilarated to near excess and felt grateful for all the sweet people in my life that helped make this moment happen. If you happened to have missed it or feel it might warrant another listen, here it is: unverfälschte

michael be - Live At Moontribe October 2022

As a kid, my love of music was inspired by family & friends with very different tastes but a common love for rhythm and dance that made a deep impression.  I began to find my own groove, and after picking up the guitar, I was hooked as a musician for life.

In the 90s, still a kid, I discovered techno and breaks at early Moontribe Collective events on full-moon nights deep in the Mojave.  It blew my mind.  This was the dawn of the So Cal desert rave, a revolutionary time and place, and I was hooked all over again...on something entirely new.

I'm so grateful for those early desert rave experiences.  They shaped my life in profound ways; much more than I could know at the time.  Through the rave community, I've found my closest friends, my life partner, and my passion.

May these mixes bring you some joy.  Thank you for listening :)  And whether to this music or any other you choose, I hope you dance!

~ Move the world to listen deeply ~
Van Michael is a DJ and producer attuned to a simple purpose: Help the world and have fun; Embrace play and listen to bliss. His evolving and organic sound is a celebration of the soulful dance that resides within each one of us. 

As a percussionist and performer with deep roots in the global electronic music subculture, Van’s performances and collaborations feature the legendary Moontribe Collective from California, Ozora USA, Global Eclipse Gatherings, Vortex and Stargate Festivals, Burning Man, Momentive Events, Music and Sky, and other budding world music projects. Van’s releases are currently out on Momentive Recordings and his own label, La Sound.

Van found his love for sonic delight with jams on improvised instruments as a child, sparking formal training as a percussionist, and leading him to journey deeper into music production and global collaboration. 

With sounds from deep veins of organic and electronic origins, Van Michael shares his productions and selections in celebration of the sound we find within ourselves. 

Ringing the sound system as a temple, a place of reverence, he meditates on subtle grooves, beckoning bliss and introspection, inviting a dance on the moonlit ground, in the journey to nirvana, celebrating rebirth and unity, with love for sharing the sounds we find within our soul. Poised to bring heights of elation in the deepest funky grooves, and to ignite a fire under-foot for your inner being. It's our time to keep shining!

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