Jocelyn Silver Ain't Armand is the name of my Armand van Helden tribute dj act, in which I play all tracks collaborated on, remixed, produced, or edited by my musical idol Armand van Helden, most under his own name but also under a few aliases or group names.  This recording was a practice for the first live set.  100% HOUSE and House Adjacent!

Jocelyn Silver Ain't Armand

Jocelyn Silver Ain't Armand, an Armand van Helden Tribute by Speaker of the House July, 2022

Opening House sets and Sunrise sets are really arts of their own, this mix aims to bridge the two and show what you can expect from me if I'm playing at 8:00, AM or PM.

Expect a lot of songs to feel familiar but new, with lots of remixes to keep what you already love exciting and fresh.  

Tracks by or remixed by Duck Sauce, Armand van Helden, Milk & Sugar, LF System, Wh0, Pete Heller, House of Prayers, The Good Men,  CeCe Peniston, Block & Crown, Diana Ross, The Eurithmics, Mousse T and more included.

8 O'clock in the

8 O'clock In The (Speaker of the House July, 2023)

Peak Hour House Music from all over the genre.  Featured artists include  Earth n Days, Nari, David Penn, Milk & Sugar, The Shapeshifters, Riva Starr, Groove Armada, and House of Prayers.

This is the first in my PSYCHED! series and the title was originally a private joke with a friend because we both suffer from Imposter Syndrome as DJ's and elsewhere in life.  But, I've decided to use the PSYCHED! Series as an opportunity to educate, and ain't nothing wrong with listening AND learning!

Imposter Syndrome is the persistent inability to believe that one's success is deserved or has been legitimately achieved as a result of one's own efforts or skills and people suffering from impostor syndrome may be at increased risk of anxiety and  perfectionism, paralysis, people-pleasing, and procrastination are associated with it.  For more information or help on this or any other mental health issue check out Nami.org or see this article from the National Alliance on Mental Illness https://naminc.org/understanding-imposter-syndrome-and-how-to-overcome-it/

Imposter Syndrome

Imposter Syndrome - Speaker Of The House July, 2023

Live at A Flow Through Time

This mix is full of fun and exciting new, classic, and new versions of classic house that the youngers will enjoy and the olders will understand the vocabulary of as clearly as if there were a dictionary for it!  Features a nifty little homage to Fatboy Slim and more credits listed here soon.

This is the 2nd of my PSYCHED! mixes following "Imposter Syndrome"  Each title is fun or funny or just sounds cool but also gives me an opportunity to teach a little.  I called this Shock Therapy because I've had ECT (Electroconvulsive Therapy), as it's now known, and it was the easiest and most impactful treatment I've ever had in a lifetime of psychiatric treatment and I'd like people to realize it's not scary... like AT ALL.  

According to NAMI.ORG (National Alliance on Mental Illness) ECT is a non-invasive medical treatment that is most often used with individuals who have a serious mental illness, such as major depression or bipolar disorder. It’s performed under anesthesia and involves using small electric currents to trigger a brief, controlled seizure in the brain. ECT appears to create changes in brain chemistry that can quickly improve certain mental health symptoms.

Although ECT is effective, it’s under used as a treatment option. This is possibly due to factors such as stigma and misinformation, lack of availability, or concerns over side effects.  The reality of treatment with ECT is very different than it was decades ago, when it was in the early stages of development. As with any treatment approach, the goal is to provide the highest benefit with the least amount of risk, and ECT has since emerged as a safe and effective option.

Read more on their trusted site or feel free to message me here with questions about my personal experience.

Shock Treatment

Original Track by Cajmere (aka Green Velvet) feat Dajae.  Remixes used for this version were Brighter Days (Thommy And Spen Muthafunkin Party Mix) and Brighter Days (Marco Lys Remix).  

This is my first attempt at anything other than DJing so please be gentle, I'm sensitive!

Brighter Days (Speaker Of The House Re-Mashup)

Brightest Days - Speaker of the House Brighter Days Edit

Unedited.  Live from the Cave.  Dedicated to all my DJ Dad's.. here's a taste of the monster you made.  So, here's some HOUSE! (oh, that effect at the very end, THANKS you know who, wasn't me!)

Live from THE CAVE: The Monster You Made

A series of Mixes from the very first days of learning to operate a little plastic controller through a short but well-recived vinyl career.

Unknown Album

Vinyl Mix (2015?): Redemption House

Dawn to Dark by Jocelyn Silver

Bumps In the Night vinyl mix

unreleased vinyl practice

This was mixed in about 2012 or 2013ish, as a love letter to The Asylum, in Springfield MA, around the end of the last century and the beginning of this one.  

These tunes, while not exactly my usual fare, are a good representation of the sounds and artists we were blessed to here there in those days, and, therefor This is Fresh.

Feels Like Home Again

01/01/2015

Vinyl Mix (2015?): Dusty Old Beats vol 2

Back Again

This was recorded in about 2014, when I'd been playing vinyl for about 6 months... a great run through a lot of classic and should-have-been-classic house and a bit of breaks.  Enjoy.

Dusty Old Beats vol 1

Dusty Old Beats vol 1 by Jocelyn Silver

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The Speaker of the House, until recently known as Jocelyn Silver, has been an active member of the New England rave and underground club scene since 1995, first self publishing a popular zine then leading the production crew Missed the Exit Again in promoting for and hosting countless events; she also founded an on-site first aid team called Rave Aid and worked for a number of other crews and clubs including The Municipal Cafe in Hartford and The Asylum in Springfield.

She first started DJing about 12 years ago after returning from a short ravetirement, falling back in love with Classic House, which remains the foundation her music curation to this day.  She also plays current releases in multiple sub genres of House like disco, gospel, funky, jackin'.  Her selections are often vocal driven and always honor the groove of House.

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