IBIZA vibes: Chill, splashy daytime lounging to sun-kissed, Balearic, disco, and house grooves building in energy throughout the day. After this B3B, Thugfucker played at sunset to keep us grooving before the cops shut it down.

2025-07-19

Pike's House Party – July 19, 2025 – South Orange, NJ

Bookings: dj_robjames@yahoo.com

I've been listening to, dancing to, and DJing House Music since back in the day. I consider myself a bit of a student when it comes to the history of the scene, and I'm a fan of legendary venues like Paradise Garage, The Warehouse, and Muzic Box—though I was never lucky enough to experience them firsthand. However, I did get to go to The Hacienda, Quadrant Park, The Sound Factory, and Shelleys.
I originally learned to mix vinyl on a pair of belt-driven turntables before switching to digital about five years ago. Why does this matter? Because learning to DJ on vinyl gives you a deep appreciation for the music and an intuitive feel for what works and what doesn’t. It teaches you to read the flow of a track, knowing exactly when to mix in and out to keep the crowd engaged.
I’m now based in New York City but am originally from the Northwest of the UK, where I played clubs and bars around Liverpool and Manchester. I always believed had the best scene and atmosphere. If you’ve ever been to Quadrant Park, or the Blackburn Raves in the 90s, then you know exactly what I mean. DJs like Andy Carroll, Mike Knowler, Graeme Park and Mike Pickering where DJs who were truly ahead of their time and a big inspiration to me in my early days of learning the art of playing music for people. 
Musically, I now play everything from Detroit Techno and Tech House to Disco, Afro House, and Vocal House—touching on all points in between. My sets are inspired by the long, immersive journeys crafted by Junior Vasquez, Larry Levan, Sasha and Danny Tenaglia. I'm not particularly a fan of EDM, but as Carl Cox once said, "If EDM is your entry drug into the broad church of house music, then it’s all good—it leads to new places" (or words to that effect).

✨DJ / Party Curator / Logistics Master✨
✨Organic Free Range Party Animal✨✨
✨Here for The People and Music✨✨
DJ Bookings: Thomasindilla@gmail.com

Raised on Raves in the Great Lakes region(MKE,MAD,CHI), DJing since '96, Satellite Records allumni, throwing parties in NYC since 2000.  Member of Loop De Loop Group, Almond Brothers and Disco Knights... Oww Owwoo 💃🏾🐺

In retrospect, it's clear that Josh couldn't escape his destiny in electronic music. At 8 years old, he purchased his first record, a 45 of Sweet Dreams, and fell in love with the synthesized bass. Fast-forward to now, his DJ style is a polyamorous exploration of a genre-fluid relationship between house, disco, and techno.

Josh's love for music pushed him to learn guitar and trumpet, and he played in a funk band in college. At the same time, he started an electronic music radio show on 91.1 WSPN, and his record collection took off. In 1997, his friend Pete taught him to beat-match and mix records, and the duo founded Triple X Music to produce and promote large warehouse raves in upstate NY until 2001.

Josh then relocated to NYC and reconnected with his college friend Tom. They began a series of weekly outdoor daytime parties under the Williamsburg Bridge at Rock Star Bar. Josh and Tom also began collaborating to produce house and techno music under the name Colorful Language. You can hear more from Josh here: ffm.bio/josh2x

Pike's House Party – July 19, 2025 – South Orange, NJ

Josh Doubles