OMAKASE, episode 231b
Airdate: 2/02/2020
DJ: LIFECOACH 
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OMAKASE

OMAKASE #231b, LIFECOACH

Music | Energy | Unity
Since 2008, Lavolka has been exploring the sounds that first inspired him as a child—digging for unique tracks and building sets that connect with people on the dance floor. His sets journey through Italo, Acid, House, and other sonar oddities with intention and energy.

Although I got my first introduction to turntables 15 years ago, I just started building a serious collection and mixing about 5 years ago. I don’t like to label what I play; I just pick songs that I love and don’t hear played that often by others. Most of my current influences are European, including talented artists and DJs from Germany, Russia, Hungary, France, etc. When I started, I thought I’d just be a bedroom dj, but with the encouragement of supportive friends, I started playing out and have been happy to play at some great venues over the last few years. 

I am also one half of the DJ team These Siamese. You can hear us here: http://soundcloud.com/these-siamese

You can hear more mixes of mine here: http://www.mixcloud.com/macoeswett



DJ/Producer/Label owner at Look Ahead Music.
Born and raised in California. It was around 7th grade when I saw a few movies that planted the seeds of artistic expression in my blood.
Those two movies were "Breakin" and "Beat Street". The dancing, the graffiti and most of all the music I heard changed my life. At 13 years old, all I wanted was 2 turntables and a mixer to rock the party like they did in the Bronx. 
I went from listening to my older brother and sisters hand me down records and tapes of The Cure, English Beat , Depeche Mode on one spectrum and KISS, Van Halen and Ozzy on the other .  Once I found my own niche I discovered Africa Baambata , Egytption Lover and Nucleus which in turn sculpted and paved the way to my roots for djing and now producing.
At 14 I met a dj named Kenny who worked at a "pro-sound" shop I heard about thorugh another friend and he told me he can get me a pair of 1200's new in the box for $500 bucks.
I knew not to ask how.
  How was I gonna get $500 dollars at 14? You tell mom and dad you love them a whole lot and explain this deal will never come again and I want to be a DJ....
Kenny came through and so did my awesome parents. By age 15 I had a crate of records along with my set up to mix on.
I would practice every day and night and save every penny I could to buy 12" records from Music Plus, the local record store. I got a job spinning records at the Roller Skating rink where i spent a lot of time skating and making friends. 
As years passed and music evolved , so did I. Fast forward to 1990, I started hearing HOUSE music, and that was it for me. I had to get me some good house music to mix with and the shops in town didnt have much of that. I heard there were like 5 record shops in L.A. that specialized in HOUSE and TECHNO and thats where I saw these fliers with DJs like Frankie Bones , Steve Loria and Doc Martin, these were the guys that were out in the "Underground" and they had the Goods. HOUSE and TECHNO, the music that has been a part of me ever since.
Through the years I met some new friends who were sound techs for a company called HEARTBEAT SOUND, They provided sound for these "undergrounds". Needless to say I joined the team. Through this outlet I had the opportunity to play on a proper soundsystem and really sharpen my mixing techniques. When we went to do sound at these warehouses or outdoor festivals I was introduced to promoters and other like minded djs who had some established gigs going on. I had some "demo" mix tapes I always carried around with me to put in the hands of someone who new the"promoters" Eventually my tape ended up in the hands of someone who liked what they heard and in 1996 was asked by Eli Star to open for Doc Martin at Magic wednesdays in L.A. 
Over the pandemic of 2019/20 I met Christian Kestar who has become my friend ,mentor and label partner at Look Ahead Music. 
 Here on SOUNCLOUD I posted some of my sets from the early 2000's to more current. Please feel free to comment or send tracks to the e-mail address below. I will continue to be a part of this thing called... Underground House Music til I die!!
follow us on bandcamp
lookaheadmusic.bandcamp.com
To book Steve Massa send e-mail to
<a href="mailto:heartbeat.steve@gmail.com">heartbeat.steve@gmail.com</a>




psycho alpha disco beta.


  
    disco, house, techno, forward thinking, backwards driving always incorporating never corp orating. production work under the alias Claims Adjuster.


  
Party DJ and party thrower for coming up to 18 years and no signs of slowing down unless death or serious injury occur. 1/2 of the duo that created the infamous Gravy parties which ravaged the Los Angeles underground from 2002 - 2008. More good things are in the works so stay connected Always down to play choons when the time is right, hit me up on facebook as well Facebook.com/robotsandballoons

COMING UP:
• Aug 24, OMAKASE 504, LARS BEHRENROTH
• Aug 25, INNAMISSIONS
• Aug 31, GRILL N CHILL [iykyk]
• Aug 31, OMAKASE 505, VINCENZO + MISS FRIZZLE
• Sept 7, OMAKASE 506, TREVONE
• Sept 13, BURIED TREASURE [Los Angeles]
• Sept 14, OMAKASE 507, TONY WATSON
• Sept 21, SIMPLY SYRUP, [Los Angeles, 11am-4pm]
• Sept 21, OMAKASE 508, LILLYANNE [6-8 pm]
• Sept 28, OMAKASE 509, MADE2MOVE

Gold Code aka Raf Zevallos-Crowe, is a DJ/producer based in Orange County, California. A lifelong music lover, collector, and DJ, Raf's eclectic sets run the gamut of dance music with a base in-house and techno.

Growing up in 1980s Los Angeles, he was initially inspired by radio mix shows and DJs such as Doc Martin, Rob One, Michael "Mixxin" Moore, and 1580 KDAY Mixmasters. Moving to San Francisco in 1992, he immersed himself in its underground scene. Attending parties lead to working them and eventually to djing. He played his first warehouse in 1996 and spent the next 10 years djing and producing some of San Francisco’s most infamous parties and club nights.

"Gold Code" was initially founded as a music blog in 2007. The site showcased past, present, and future classics as well as his personal edits and DJ mixes. 

In 2009, he focused his efforts on music production and a live show. He adopted "Gold Code" as his moniker and debuted a well-received live set at the celebrated “As You Like It” parties. Remixes soon followed for Nude Photo Music and SubSensory labels culminating with his debut release, "The Day After" with remixes by Audioelectronic, Basskittens, Chris Fierenze, and Jonah Sharp.

2015 brought a move back to Southern California and a radio show, OMAKASE. Currently broadcasting live on Sunday from 6-8 pm [Pacific] on KUCI 88.9 FM, and livestreaming on www.twitch.tv/omakaseshow, showcasing the art of mixing past, present, and future classics.