We couldn't be at Black Rock City physically this year, but a lot of people put in a lot of different than usual work to put together a virtual version. Charlie represented from Wednesday on as we always do, and my music was coming off of a virtual Charlie not long before the virtual man burned!

Charlie the Unicorn On The Virtual Playa

Charlie the Unicorn on the Virtual Playa - Erik Nelson Burn Night

Where house music, art and mythology collide **SPARKLE**

The Unicorns offer more than just the ever popular art car at Burning Man, but that’s where this fairy-tale started in the spring of 2011. A group of artists, makers, DJs, and adventurers brought their love of all things funky and magical together to create the Charlie The Unicorn Art Car, an homage to the most infamous Unicorn in the history of popular culture.

Shortly after the launch of the art car, the Los Angeles based team realized they could spread the Unicorn sparkle to thousands more by producing local parties and participating in community festivals. Since then, this blessing of enchanted beings have put on events in Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York City and San Diego. More art was built including the LED Rainbow and The Unicorn Lair, a unique staging and art area that can feature DJs, musicians, dancers, live painters, projection mapped imagery and whatever your imagination can add to it.   
As of 2018, The Unicorns have hosted stages at or been a part of LA Pride, Boogaloo Art Car & Music Festival, One Love Festival, i3Arts Festival, Los Angeles DeCom, San Francisco DeCom, Venice After-Burn, Untz Festival, YouTopia, Chalice Festival, Emerald Exchange and the San Diego Mardi Gras Parade. The Unicorn DJs and musicians have performed at Coachella, Lightning in a Bottle, and many other internationally known events.

Part panda. Part human. All make-that-booty-shake goodness. Bamboom is known for the kinds of sets that make a family out of perfect strangers and leave an entire dance floor in a group hug. 

He brings the joy, the funk, and the BOOM with upbeat and unexpected mixes. 

This panda has been spotted in the wilds of Burning Man, Genius Loci, Leyenda Eterna, The Gathering, The Opulent Temple White Party, Kostume Kult events in NYC, Youtopia and LA Decom, while spearheading epic summertime parties for The Mystikal Misfits theme camp.

Starting in the misty past of the last century, Erik was taken to a party that he rather enjoyed, which started a habit of having way too much fun dancing to really loud music in unlikely places. Not too long after that first party, he had his own sound system, and carted it all over the deserts, forests and warehouses of southern california to help give other people loud music to dance to. While doing that, he noticed that DJs were having a lot of fun, and figured he should give it a shot. More than a decade after first getting behind the decks, he's still at it, with most of what he plays now falling somewhere in the giant and wonderful family tree of House music. Exactly which branch depends on where and when, but basslines are always key, funk is essential, and a little melody now and then never hurt anyone.

Charlie the Unicorn on the Virtual Playa - Erik Nelson Burn Night

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