DJ Sets - Techno / High Energy

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The highlight of 2022 for me was a sunny beach party with 300 of our friends on the shores of beautiful Victoria, BC.

This is the set I played.

It's a fun, hoppin' sonic journey that starts with some favorite remixes/remakes of timeless classics and then moves into some new territory for me, verging on Bass House. Then near the end it gets melodic again featuring some other current favorites that have received regular play this summer.

Please let me know what you think or if any tracks really stand out for you ...in the comments.

DJ MIX

SUMMER 2022

One of the first local burning man fundraiser parties I attended in BC was Winter is Coming II (in 2014!)and the subsequent parties have consistently been one of my brightest nights of the long, grey winters here. What an absolute pleasure to be able to play this sixth edition of Winter is Coming as we come out the other side of the dark night that is the pandemic. 

This set starts off with an extra special deep house track featuring vocals by my dear friend Emily M. Cheung and ends on a rather epic dance music note, courtesy of the ACRAZE remix of one of my favourite Sam Smith tracks ever. Moody and dark, moving into energetic and sassy; probably perfect for your pre-party prep or just a warm up to an epic dance sesh at home. Enjoy!

Recorded live on the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Skwxwú7mesh, S’ólh, and səlilwətaɬ peoples with deep gratitude to the Black and queer roots of house music.

Track list:
Haunt Me (Cover ft. Emily M. Cheung) - Kaskade, The Moth & The Flame, vocals by Emily M. Cheung 
High on Beat (Sofi Tukkers Extended Remix) - Jan Blomqvist, Bloom Twins
Que Ritmo (Simone Vitullo Revisited Mix 2020) - Simone Vitullo, Do Santos
DayDream (Extended Mix) - Benny Benassi, Bloom Twins
The Mixologist (Rafa Barrios Remix) - Honey Dijon, Sebastian Manuel
Forgive Me (MOTi Extended Mix) - Mahmut Orhan, Sofi Tukker
Witch Doctor feat. Nic Fanciulli (Extended Mix) - Nic Fanciulli, John Summit
Fever (Original Mix) - Aioli & Assia
Cure My Desire ft. Clementine Douglas (Themba Extended Remix) - Hannah Wants, Clementine Douglas
Dance with My Ghost (Extended Mix) - CamelPhat, Elderbrook
Garden (Extended) - Emily Nash
High and Lonely (Feat. Ashley Pater)(Keepsix VIP Edit) - Keepsix, Broken Boy, Ashley Pater
Disconnected (Extended Mix) - Tita Lau, James Hype
You Boy feat. Kylah Jasmine (Original Mix) - Kyle Watson
Sway (feat. Dope Earth Alien)(Original Mix) - Dope Earth Alien, HoneyLuv
Who Are You? (Extended Mix) - Miane
Sete (Original Mix) - BLOND:ISH, Amadou & Mariam, Francis Mercier
Ave Maria (Original Mix) - Diego Lima, Dmitri Saidi
La Danza (Extended Mix) - John Summit
Unholy (ACRAZE Remix)(Edit) - Sam Smith & Kim Petras

Winter is Coming VI 2023.01.14 (Live)

My opening set from the sixth annual Winter is Coming party at Climb Base5 in North Van. An ideal venue to create the wintery cave-like vibe this party is known for.

We start off with a some beautiful instrumental foreplay, slowly & steadily building to grimey, hip swaying world bass, dubstep and even some (actually good) trap to really get the twerkshop going. As usual, I sped things up into some energetic bass house & tech house toward the end, to ramp up the energy for the epic night to come.

Winter Is Coming VI

So many great tracks came out this year!

Here's a collection of my favs (plus a couple older ones). The mix definitely moves around a bit stylistically: from organic vibes into more experimental territory. Same with the energy level. It's a journey.

I'd love to hear if any particular songs really resonate with you.

Deep respect to all of the thoroughly talented artists that created the music.

Summer 2023

Burning Man 2023 was amazing. I played this set at Mycodelic Forest. I got to experience Djing on 2 art cars (Axolotlearthguardian and Walter) and had a blast with friends out on the Playa.

Burning Man 2023 - The Dusty Bean @ Mycodelic Forest

A wonderful afternoon of dancing delights at the Bronz Palace.

BRONZ PALACE

SF's longest-running New Year's Day celebration spanning 2 square blocks featuring 100s of artists.

Breakfast of Champions - It's A New Day Set - San Francisco, CA

Last year I started my journey as a musical artist and launched YES! Records (with Jon and Jason). Creating beautiful original music to add to our collective global consciousness has filled my heart and soul in way that I previously could not imagine. I want there to be more love, more joy, more connection, more acceptance, more play, more inspiration, more hope, and more dancing in our world! That is my voice as an artist and inspiring that world to manifest is what I’m here to do.

Having a music label allows my to seek out, directly support, and uplift other artists who have the same mission and fill the world with the same flavor of beautiful, intention-filled music. Music is connecting, it is healing, it resonates within us on a deeper level. It can spark joy, open hearts, excite dance, and expand minds. So with YES! Records, in a not so small way, I can help create a more loving and compassionate world. What a blessing! What a gift!

Speaking of gifts, today I would like to share the gift of 90 incredible minutes of dance music with you. This is my set from our YES! Records label laugh party and represents the current state of my heart and soul. Four of my tracks are stinging right in with many of my favorite records of the year and some of my favorite artists of all time; this is incredible company to be in.

Thank you for allllll the love and support and encouragement you’ve given me as I’ve walked this path! We are doing this together for love can only be shared!

TRACKLIST 

0:00 - Pig&Dan, Gregor Tresher - “Ultraviolet”
5:10 - Cptn Jay - “Heartbeat Tone”
11:15 - Dam Swindle - “You”
16:30 - Cptn Jay - “Black Man Up” (Busta vs  Ray Okpara vs Rhythm Staircase)
21:10 - Cptn Jay - “The Calling” (Unreleased)
27:40 - Pig&Dan, Gregor Tresher - “Become the Sky”
33:30 - Sasha & Knives Out - “Hoodie Alan”
40:00 - Andrea Oliva - “Dilemma” (Avision Extended Remix)
45:50 - JA:CK - “Solaris”
51:51 - Gai Barone, Luke Brancaccio - “Brokheimer” (Renato Cohen Remix)
57:10 - Pryda - “Tromb”
1:02:18 - Fredrik Hendrik - “Oranje” (Make a Dance Mix)
1:08:28 - Cptn Jay - “Almost Home”
1:15:16 - Pablo Fierro & Peppe Citarella - “El Rey”
1:20:41 - Jimi Jules - “Free Bird”
1:26:17 - Stereosystem - “La Onda”

Live @ YES! Records Label Launch

Recorded Live Thursday Night at Love Burn 2024

Vonfunkhauser - Live At BPY Village, Thursday Night Love Burn 2024

Low-Key Reservations ː Vol 17 - MARKJ | Downtempo

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A beautiful vibe created with a potent mix of Deep Organic house with Progressive & Latin Tech house, co-creating  a couple of amazing shows with @kr3ture at the Waverley hotel in Cumberland & at KWENCH in Victoria. 


Track listing:
Harem (Zuma Dionys Remix) - @Veleyle
Zarad Tebe Mome - @stankolev
Amormio -@zafrir-music
Ajamah - @matan-caspi 
Anadolu feat. Mtu - (MEL7EM Remix) - @mel7em_official
The Roar - @matan-caspi 
Oasis - @amvymusic
Matumbe - @atmanmusica
La Gringa - @jhonycastillodeejay
Trompeta - @sanpachomusic

Kr3ture Closing set

My focus with this mix was on the groove.
Set a vibe and ride it.
How'd I do?

I found a few of these tracks by way of DJs I heard in Tulum, in January, for Zamna and Day 0 festivals.

The rest I've come across more recently, putting sets together for Otherworld, our regional burn here on Vancouver Island, in June.

I want to give a special shout out to Bryz( @comanbr), a producer with whom I've recently become smitten. Everything he makes is fantastic. I've featured two of his tracks in this mix and will be playing many more soon.

Otherworld 2024

GANO - techYES

Low in frequency and high in acidity, this well-balanced blend teases the palate with its subtle notes and satisfying finish. Best enjoyed with a subwoofer, it pairs nicely with friends and dancing.

Pschonautic

Recorded live from our fantastical NYE 2020 - Under the Sea party. What a beautiful scene: filled with giant psychedelic jelly fish and trippy strips of neon kelp stretching 20 feet high.

I was feeling it. Maybe even got a bit wild. It's certainly one of the highest energy sets I've played lately, but I blame the dancerfloor ! They were given'er !! You can actually hear folks hollerin' around 48m. :)

NYE 2020

This set was streamed live for my friend's birthday, since COVID and shelter in place order kept us from celebrating in person. It's a 4 hour set with lots of soulful vocals, instruments, and melodic beats.

2020-05-08-Diora Bday-complete

The Colorado rave scene of 2001 was his first major influence. Gano was throwing parties and spinning acid and tribal house. Then moving to San Francisco, his sound got deeper, more organic. And he discovered the Burning Man vibe via the legendary after-hours parties, like Anon Salon.

In 2007, he met his wife on the playa and chased her to Vancouver island where he subsequently immersed himself in the B.C. house and techno scene. Playing clubs and festivals (e.g. Rifflandia 2017) across the province and performing alongside world-class artists, his loyal, discerning fan base quickly grew.

Next came the TreeHouse. He and his crew built a 30' long mobile rave unit (aka mutant vehicle) featuring a 10kw sound system, 20' tall fiberglass trees (with sound-responsive LEDs), and a roof-top dj booth + dance floor. For 2013 & 2014, the TreeHouse won hearts across Burning Man with their soul-warming blend of house music.

These days, Mike spends his time channeling the vibratory nature of the universe. Check out his mixes and production here on SoundCloud or follow his playlists on Spotify (link below).

GANO - techYES

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