FNF Fall Classic Submissions

Live set from the Friends and Family Train Track Stage at Distrikt's Revel fundraiser party (16th St Train Station, West Oakland, CA)

Lick The DJ - Live At Distrikt's Revel, FnF Train Track Stage

BRKYLN LUV

A very unique set for me featuring my take on vocal house, recorded 9:00-10:45am at the second Morning Gloryville party in LA.  

Dancers rose early and enjoyed a super fresh space, dance floor and climbing walls - LA Boulders is an awesome venue for this party!

I really enjoyed playing upbeat morning house music for the  fun crowd here and look forward to doing so again sometime <3  

Dance your way into the day!






Ben Annand live at Morning Gloryville August 19, 2015

One shot live recording at The Scorpio Harvest 2015. Had a lot of fun mixing this set. Beatbox SF. Really amazing sound system. 11pm-midnight set.

Tapesh - Mood Level (Original Mix)
Drastic Duo - Drum'n'Fun (Re Us Remix)
Drastic Duo - Looperman (Zlatnichi Opened Remix)
Superhero - It's Not For You Ft. C Layne (The Mekanism Remix)
Misstress Barbara, H.O.S.H. - Finally Mine (Gorge Remix)
Tube & Berger - When They Come (Original Mix)
Christopher Groove - Ruff Tape (Original Mix)
Roach Motel - Wild Luv (John Aquaviva & Olivier Giacomotto Remix)
David Scuba - Everything (Pattern Drama Remix)
Adam Beyer - Waste Land (Original Mix)
Derek Marin - The Shallow End (David Scuba Remix)
Joyce Muniz - Sleepless feat. Angelique Bianca (Wehbba Remix)
Ole Biege, Martin Waslewski - Odsbodkins (Hanne & Lore Remix)
Rene Amesz - Preston (Original Club Mix)

Chai ScorpioHarvest2015

Here is the next edition of 'Its all about the BASE'. This one is a birthday gift to my beloved Katz, and as well is our most recent DJing collaboration since our debut together at Burning Man this last year. This time, rather than us DJing together, she just told me the songs that she really liked (the kind that really makes you want to shake your booty), and I recorded it using my new system. So enjoy... and while your grooving to it,  wish a rousing HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my girl!

Its all about the BASE - Katz Birthday Mix 2018

I was BEYOND stoked to be selected to play this year's sunrise set on Sunday at Friend and Family (FnF). Playing the FnF main stage is a major bucket list item for me. Unfortunately, the fire gods had another plan in mind. 

My thoughts are with all of the people affected by the Ranch and River Fires and I'm hoping that our beloved Saratoga Springs is spared. So many of us have incredible memories and meaningful life moments at that special place. My hope is that we can continue that in the future. 

This set was supposed to be played from 5:30am to 6:45am, from the darkness to the light. I hope that by posting this, some folks will start the journey from the darkness we are in, to the light of a new chapter. 

Thank you to everyone in the FnF community for all of their hard work in preparing for this event. And most of all, thank you to the Saratoga Springs staff and the brave firefighters currently battling these epic blazes.

Phoenix of the Faerie Ring

Step into the Deep Desert with EXOENDO as she takes you on a journey to a far off place drenched with soul, fire, and dance with deep tribal world house beats. Connect with your heart as you move your body on earth's skin, a powerful way to open up to Spirit and the Collective Consciousness! Allow yourself to let your dance be woven with this music >>> vibrating your whole body, with peaks of joy and echoes from our elders who walked these lands long ago, reminding us of how we play a potent part in taking care of our home, Mother Earth. Our actions affect not only our own selves but ripples out across humankind, animals, insects, plants, trees, mycelium, waters, soil and beyond.  

Soak up the sound, let it move you, and prepare to go deep. 

:<+>:

Deep Desert >>> Opulent Temple, Burning Man 2018

Recorded live at the Friends and Family Fall Campout at Spinning Wheel Yosemite. Track list coming soon.

Ethan - Live At FnF Spinning Wheel

Back in October, this mix was recorded LIVE @ FnF 2018 (22nd Annual 'Friends n Family' Campout). 100% TECH HOUSE. Loads of dark moodiness gritty with luscious texture - just a wink of bounce and funk. Artsy, yet accessible. Danceable, yet car appropriate. First night at a new beautiful woodsy campout venue, private land just outside Yosemite - virgin to electronic music rave culture. It felt like the start of Autumn, the turning of a new leaf - with actual golden yellow brown leaves sporadically drifting down around the DJ booth at night. Take a sonic journey with DV down the rabbit hole of tech house!

Talk about heart and soul. Following a lengthy selection process - involving over 80 DJ's submitting mixes, a music selection panel vote, AND a larger community vote - is always a huge honor to be invited to perform as a DJ for FnF, one of the pioneering dance music tribes in Northern California. Very humbling. This annual gathering is very special in the hearts of so many, and I feel so lucky to be a part of this longstanding community of rave professionals, who pour nothing but love. All the gratitude!

(As a special treat to me, the old school techno DJ Amber - who first taught me how to DJ when I first searched for lessons on craigslist in 2004 - was on the dance floor during my set which helped raise the bar just a bit higher for me during the performance!)

Enough ado. Enjoy, and share if you like! <3

(Digital Art is kind courtesy of Dmitry Posudin)

Dulce Vita - Just SHAKE It - Live @ FnF 2018 (Friends-n-Family 22nd Annual Campout)

DJ set recorded amidst the recent NorCal fires. Dubby techno and deep house for the apocalypse. Perfect for night driving under a haze of ash and smoke.

heavy representation from - and much love to - @valbyrotarylabel @kompakt @seven-villas-records @eintakt-records and @svnsetwaves

2018

Black Lung Beats

Q23@Aryana44

Well... I must admit, I am overflowing with gratitude and still in the afterglow of one of the best full moon celebrations in a long a while for me!

 This is a 2 hour dj set. The weather was perfect going from a warm afternoon into sunset, and night. The forest meadow was alive with dancers of spirit and fire. Drums beating, feet stomping, howls of all kinds echoing!
The moon showed its bright eye and from where I was standing inside the dj booth, it was truly spectacular to see. 
There is no other feeling like that and I hope to feel it again soon. 
I, as I have been so many times before, am left fully in awe.  Moontribe is just incredible and has again charged my soul. My friends, my family, this beautiful planet, our sacred Moon...the MUSIC!

So much love and gratitude for this community.

Do not know where I'd be if I didn't find this tribe 22 years ago.

Enjoy my mixes friends!  So much love forever!!!

Moontribe 26 Year full dj set (Strawberry Moon) June 2019

On this weeks episode of the Space Cowboys RIPEcast, we are continuing to celebrate Bay Area DJ heroes by bringing you DJ DENISE from the Footnote DJ Crew.   Here are a few words from Denise about this mix:

"Thank you for listening to this freshly recorded mix (recorded 23 June 2019)! I decided to delve back to my funky house roots and honestly had quite a bit of 
fun recording this today. Some of my funky house influences include Mike Balance, DJ Dan, Harry Romero, and Antoine Clamaran.
You'll hear some of their music during this set. This mix starts off funky and walks the line between house, tech house, and some good
ol' fashioned funky house."
- DJ Denise

Check out more from DJ Denise here:
www.facebook.com/djdenise
www.djdenise.com 
www.soundcloud.com/djdenise

Track Listing:

1. Mike Balance - "Cola"
2. Antoine Clamaran, Agua Sin Gas - Everybody Pumpin'"
3. Instant Funk - "I've Got My Mind Made up" (DJ Dan Remix)
4. Mike Balance - "Dig This"
5. Harry Romero - "Express Yourself" (Extended Mix)
6. Xantiago B - "Rumba En El Arenal" (Fabian Argomedo Remix)
7. Mark Knight & Danny Howard - "You Can Do It Baby"
8. Block & Crown, Damon Grey - "Bounce"
9. Hoxton Whores & Will Gold - "That Funky Groove"
10. AC Slater - "Amen Tribe"
11. Antoine Clamaran & The Cube Guys - "Go"
12. Mendo & Danny Serrano - "Grush"
13. Shift K3Y - "Rhythm Of The Drum" (Extended Mix)
14. Carl Cox - "I Want You" (Forever & Deadmau5 Remix)
15. Greg Stainer, JECK, Scott Forshaw - "Feeling the High" (Original Club Mix)

DJ Denise (Footnote) RIPEcast Guest Mix

“So, eleven hundred men went into the water. 316 men come out, the sharks took the rest. Saturday, FnF poolside 12:45, 2019. Anyway, we delivered the bomb.” -Quint from Jaws. The sharks swam vigorously, the ravers ignored them, apparently good vibes repel sharks. Dao and PWNY sent their sexy shark house through human and marine cartilage alike. UV rays pounded through the ozone on FnF pool inhabitants and after a taxing Friday night many looked to the soundwaves for healing and invigoration. The music funked and jived through the mid 120 bpms. Floaties spontaneously combusted and the beat carried the party through the + 90° hotness. Some shopped at the clothing swap, some enjoyed massages, everyone heard the duo hold the afternoon. Dao and PWNY have toured the lower 48 for 10 years now, mostly via rideshare and short bus. Their head and booty bobbing beats have become an FnF staple. Whether opening, closing, in the day or at night, everyone eats their green egg breaks and hambone house. They brought the dome over the pool down with their finishing track “baby shark dance.” Hundreds of closeted opears, nannies and dad joke offenders came out of the woodwork with that family friendly heater. As always Dao and PWNY meant business Saturday, as Quint says best “I’m not talkin’ about pleasure boatin’ or daily sailin’, I’m talkin’ about workin’ for a livin’, I’m talking about sharkin’!” ... Raver Tip #80: Apparently good vibes repel sharks.

Tracklist:
01 - Here I Am - (Nicone Diskone rmx) - Dirty Doering
02 - Controller - Channel Tres
03 - Breakin - (Audiojack rmx) - Seb Zito
04 - Sonne Park Und Sterni - Rampue
05 - Last Dance - Giom
06 - Swaggin - Beatamines
07 - All U Writers - !!!
08 - New Religion - (Marcus Marr rmx)
09 - Harry Got Some Moves - Betoko
10 - If I Can't Get Down - Mike Dunn
11 - Near Me - Malente, Lars Moston
12 - Bump - Lyndon Kidd
13 - Pancakes - DJ E-Clyps
14 - Forever (Kyle Watson rmx) - Chunda Munki
15 - The Philly Jam - Antonio Giacca
16 - Lovework - (DJ T Rmx)
17 - Sweat - ZDS
18 - Work This MF - DJ Deeon, DJ Puff
19 - Black Magic 
20 - Utopia ft. Janelle Kroll - (Nick Monaco rmx)

Photo by Karl Doyle
Raver Tip writeup by Jay Russell. To subscribe, write to TheRaverTip@gmail.com or TheRaverTip.com

Dao & Pwny - FnF Poolside 2019

On this weeks episode of the Space Cowboys RIPEcast, we are continuing to celebrate Bay Area DJ heroes by bringing you Jess Stockton from the Brass Tax crew.  Here is a few words from Jess about this mix:

"This mix is a midtempo/funky house journey through some of my favorite genres- soul, hip-hop, gospel, bluegrass, Dolly (yeah, Dolly probably counts as her own genre). It makes me and mine move our happy asses and I hope it does the same for you and yours. Shout out to my crews Brass Tax and Angels of bAss- proud to still be going strong after all these years with y'all. And to HazMatt and my little man QDubs- my biggest cheerleaders and harshest critics who egg me on with DJ treats (french fries and booty shakes) but also never hesitate to tell me when something sounds "yucky." Thanks to the Space Cowboys for the invitation and to everyone who still follows me and remembers my name, even after I've stepped away from the scene for a minute or two. It was good to be back behind the decks for this one, and I look forward to our next encounter on the dancefloor."
- Jess

Check out more from Jess Stockton here:
https://www.mixcloud.com/helljess/
https://soundcloud.com/helljess 
https://brasstaxsf.podomatic.com/
https://www.facebook.com/angelsbass/

Photo credit:
Scott Fin
https://www.facebook.com/Scottfin.photography/ 

Track List:
Left and Right (Frankee More Bootleg) - D'Angelo
Blue Grassed Devil - Aldo Vanucci, Featurecast
Jolene (Todd Terje Remix) - Dolly Parton
4.N.W.A. Fuck Tha Police - Wood N Soo Reboot
Jump - Richard Grey, Lissat
Funk Up The House - Gyocz & Hanzee
Take it to the House - Cut and Run
Fat Papa (Danny T Remix) - Monkey Safari 
Harm - Allistair Albrecht
Mama Say Say Wot - Scotty Boy, Block and Crown
No Diggety (Original Mix) - Richard Grey, Lissat
Betty Never Sleeps - Block and Crown
SassoBasso - The Cube Guys, Andrea Laddo
Reckless Gurl (WhiteNoize + Mike Balance Remix) - DJ Dan
Funk Ya - Oliver Dollar, Nils Ohrmann
Shake it Out - DJ Rudd

Jess Stockton (Brass Tax) RIPEcast Guest Mix

TiK ToK

Early afternoon space age disco from poolside at the tenth annual Frolic Campout. Ever a privilege. Full turbo.

Ghost Squadron - Live @ Frolic X (2019)

Ghost Squadron Live @ Frolic X (2019)

10 years of frolic campout! Such a momentous occasion required a set to match. Saturday night (technically sun am) 12:15-1:30am @ Saratoga Springs Aug 2-4. Blasting off on the insane waveworks sound system meant the basslines had to hit hard, the culmination of ten years of putting on a bespoke event with the best vibe required the right sounds. Hope you enjoy the set, mostly tech-house with some fun bouncier house thrown in.

Frolic X 2019

kem live @ Frolic X 2019

A wise woman once said: "Frolic is all the things!"

I couldn't agree more. 

 What a treat to get to share some of my favorite music with such excellent people, in a beautiful place, in the sunshine, by the pool!

FNF Fall Classic Submissions

Laina Reynolds Levy