Just for fun I've decided to call my next series of mixes "Popcorn House," because each time I start a new mix I don't quite know what's going to pop up!  

How I put together these mixes consist of recording myself spinning a live set, then I take that recorded set and play it back while recording myself spinning even more tracks on top of the previously recorded set!  I know, kinda nerdy.  But the result, I think, comes out pretty cool.  

It basically ends up sounding the same as if it was two people spinning a live set at the same time.  And if you want to see visually what that looks like, feel free to watch my video version of this mix on YouTube at: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-45U4kNCPy0&t=52s

I have no clue if anybody else even enjoys listening to my mixes, but I'll keep posting them just the same.  

Posting does a couple things for me: helps to confront my low self-esteem and confidence which tells me things like "I'm not good enough, or what I do isn't good enough, or because of my past I don't deserve to enjoy this, or I should just keep it to myself."  This is a form of creativity for me, therefore it is a form of art.  And, as far as I know art is meant to be shared, to be expressed,  to be received, and to potentially INSPIRE.  

Even if just ONE person, somewhere along the way, is inspired or motivated, or encouraged by the content of my mixes, then facing my fear of "posting" will have been worth it.  

The tracks and sound sources used in the mix itself are from the following:

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.- "We Must Work" (Speech and Montage)
Sound Effect- "Preparation of Popcorn"
Kaskade, The Moth & The Flame- "Haunt Me"
J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding feat. Charlie Mingus, Billy Bauer, Kenny Clarke- "Lament"

"Going Through Tough Times"- (A YouTube video which can be found at:)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgjTB...

Galantis, JVKE- "Dandelion"
David Goggins- "Alter Ego (No Background Music)"
Cheyenne Giles, Knock2- "DVNCEFLOOR"
Cheyenne Giles, Gamuei Sori- "Heat"
Cash Cash feat. Sofia Reyes- "How to Love"
Billy Kenny- "Just Came for the Music"
Alan Watts- "Life is a Journey"
Alan Walker, Jamie Miller- "Running Out of Roses"
Isenberg, JC Stormz- "Steppin"
Isenberg, Foundry- "Bounce"
Isenberg, Dread MC- "Drop Bass Not Bombs"
Fisher- "Losing It (Cheyenne Giles & Knock2 Festival Flip)"
Biscuits- "Real Low (Billy Kenny Remix)"
Billy Kenny- "Work"
Billy Kenny- "We Don't Sleep"
Billy Kenny- "Call You Back"

Loki & Cooper                 

Popcorn House V1

Here is a 22 minute mix I put together in the year 2022.  (No mystery involved...just some chronic....)

The musical sources were from:

Joe Hike: "Inbox"
Edson PP & Renato Xtrova & Grace Mendes: "Mi Ma Bo (Dj Alpha Awareness Remix)"
Zairah & Joe Hike: "Wepa!"
WhySoSerious & Joe Hike & Versano: "Poster"
Visage Music & Buzter: "Etnia (Extended Mix)"
Visage Music: "The Beat (Extended Mix)"
Visage Music: "Sereno"
Visage Muisc: "Mission Failed (Orignal Mix)"
Jerome Robins & MC Flipside vs DJ PP: "Dirty Beats (Jaceo Remix)"
Illusionize & Visage Music: "Phoneline (Original Mix)"
Croatia Squad: "The D Machine (Illusionize & Visage Muisc Remix)"
Carta: "Back to the Dancefloor"

And....the video can be found at the following:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qzXoWXfsf0

Methless                      

22 in 2022

The main purpose of this mix is to spread awareness about the lifesaving power of Narcan, and how it can be used to temporarily reverse opoid overdoses.  The overall theme of this mix is about harm reduction.  The mix also just happens to include some seemless mixing of course, and some dope-ass beats!  

Musical sources of this mix are as follows:
Wiley & Stefflon Don & Sean Paul feat. Idris Elba- "Boasty"
Versano Laroz & Mas Fasto- "Guava"
Versano Laroz & Fabriue & Paolo- "Bad n' Boujee (Remix)"
Versano Laroz & MC Vega- "Muy Caliente"
Versano Laroz- "Zulu Scream"
Versano Laroz- "Issa Problem"
Versano Laroz- "Easy"
Sublime- "Smoke Two Joints"
Shelco Garcia & Teenwolf & Zairah- "Loco"
Renato Xtrova & Eddy Tussa- "Angolano Kikola (D-Malice Afro Expression Instumental)"
MHD- "Never (Versano Laroz Remix)"
Major Lazer & Tove Lo- "Blow That Smoke"
Loving Caliber- "Say That You Won't Go"
Illusionize- "In the Morning"
Illusionize- "I Want You"
Illusionize- "Drums"
Illusionize- "Berimbas"
Lyndsay Hartman- "Harm Reduction as an Act of Compassion"
GTA feat. Godwonder & Versano Laroz- "Muevel Booti"
Frnkie & Versano Laroz- "Riot"
Finding the Hook- "Changing Perceptions of Harm Reductions"
Express Groove- "Say You Won't Let Go (Special Extended Soulful House RMX All Sound Track)"
Losing a Child to Addiction- "A Mother's Story"

The vocals from Losing a Child to Addiction, and Finding the Hook, and Lyndsay Hartman can all be found on YouTube and regard the topic of harm reduction as a strategy to fight against addiction.  

And....to ANYONE who is currently struggling with addiction, or knows someone who is--PLEASE do not give up!!!  Keep moving, keep trying, no matter how many times you fall.  Get back up and keep going!  It's easier said than done, but it can be done!  My heart goes out to and want you to know that NO MATTER HOW LOW YOU THINK YOU HAVE GONE--you are still loved, you are still worth it, and you DESERVE a better life.  You are not alone!

End the Stigma                

Narcan

Hello all.  Here is another mix for you….to bump-on-hump-day! (Or on any day that ends in "Y" really!)  
It’s inspired by a local drag show coming up that I get to DJ for.  
The show isn’t going to be house music related—that’s just my own passion of course, but the fact that I had to gather some top 40 music to have available for the show IS.
Top 40 is not something I’ve ever used in a mix, so I felt like experimenting!  This half-hour long mix is the result….
Hope you enjoy the rest of your week, and have an awesome weekend.  
I’ll post a flyer to the upcoming drag show in the comments below 🌈❤️🧡💛💚💙🖤🤍🤎🏳️‍🌈 so that if you are in Wichita Falls on May 6th, 2023….you might come on down to Tequila Mary’s to check out the *Haus Of Baddies* (Dragshows In Wichita Falls, Tx)!

Haus of Baddies               

Tequila Mary

Here is the second installment of my new Unshaven Sundays live weekly house music mixes.  I might continue creating and posting bi-weekly, or maybe eventually do a weekly mix.  It's a healthy creative outlet for me, one that promotes healing...as music is a great conduit for Spirit!

If there was a message to this mix it would be that "your angels are watching over you and guiding you to a place where things are set to get better. You can take heart and comfort that everything will be OK and to try as best you can to keep a positive mindset."

Please like, subscibe, and share if you feel motivated to do so!

Weekly Expressions            

Unshaven Sundays v2

I was so excited about this mix; the tracks, visuals, and content that I couldn't even wait until Sunday to put it together!!!

The vocals, and overall theme of the mix was inspired by and includes a video from The WAY Home, @thewayhome8415 called: "Quantum Spirituality. The Convergence of Science with the Sacred."  

And the tracks used in this mix were from the following artists/producers:
Wiwek
WhySoSerious
Joe Hike
Relique
One Day One Coke
Armand Van Helden
Woak
Aylen
Divide
Keeld
Rhiannon Roze
Uggo
Newthebeat
Billy Keny 
Abby Jane
Mochakk
Mkjay
Twippy

I literally was dancing almost the entire time I was making the mix!  Hope y'all enjoy.  

#housemusicallnightlong

Unshaven Sundays V3

Keep getting up!  The ups and the downs.  The highs and the lows.  The bass and the snare.  It's tough in the "trough," and perhaps feels best in the "crest;" but like a sound wave life continues, ALL is interconnected, and happiness can (and will) follow the pain.  So if there is anyone reading this who feels like giving up, all I can say (from experience) is............DON'T!

This mix is inspired by @thewayhome8415

And the music I used was from the following artists:
DJ Mes
Jeremy Joshua
Legitimate Scandal
David Penn
Bemende
Uppermost
Paul Anthony
ZXX
Sweet Pussy Pauline
Hardsoul
Tasty Lopez

Unshaven Sundays v4

This week’s mix is a bit more personal.  It begins with some commentary of my own struggles with substance use disorder, and throughout the mix there are elements that discuss alternative forms of recovery that include the scientifically proven benefits of psychedelic assisted therapy.  

With love and respect for ALL pathways, it’s essential for the individual to find one that works for THEM, regardless of what other people think.  If it helps you to function, directly reduces harm, and benefits those around you…then that IS recovery!  There is absolutely no shade meant to those who believe there is only ONE way to recover, but…it’s ok to keep “open-mindedness” a little more open….

This mix is a creative expression that includes videos easily found on YouTube.  I won’t list the artists whose music I used to make this mix because visually you will be able to see those playlists within the video itself as I mix from track to track.  However, some of the songs I used were found while listening to a mix that Donald Glaude spun!  (He is literally my favorite DJ on the planet btw.)

I have no clue if I will keep “Unshaven Sundays” going, or if I have the consistency to post 1 mix per week.  Don’t know if that level of creativity is sustainable right now in my life.  But it has been REALLY fun so far, and has helped connect me to people I might otherwise never have crossed paths with.

Love to ALL!

Oh….it’s preferable that you listen/watch this mix on a sound system or headphones that have really good bass!  Just sayin’.

Unshaven Sundays v5

I came across this artist named Shanin Blake, and am super inspired.  She is dope!  The beginning of this mix has one of her tracks.  

Another special element of this mix are some vocals from my best friend, Justin Makuta, who I know is on the other side now still loving and protecting his family and those he cares about as he always did.  Miss you Justin.  

The rest of the mix is just some fun house music.  

Hope everyone had a heartfelt Christmas, and I wish y'all a Happy New Year!

Unshaven Sundays v6

I hope everyone's New Year is a happy one!  This is my last mix of 2023!  

Thank you to Brandi and Roberto for the Christmas gift I'm wearing in this mix!  Bright colors, kittens, and tacos....what could make a better hoodie then that?!!  

And, I love the message of the last song used in this mix by MK (remixed by CVMPANILE), which urges those that need to hear it to "get on another frequency...you know you can re-align...don't forget that!"  In 2024 when blessings and opportunities present themselves, I'm going to "Take My Chance!"  

Of course this mix wouldn't be what it is without my kitten Loki hanging out with me while I was making it!

Unshaven Sundays V7 (New Year's Eve 2023)

I was unsure if I'd post another episode of Unshaven Sundays, or just let it end with 2023.  

Here is the last in that series of mixes, and also the first mix of the year!  

This mix is somewhat of a vision board for me.  Dancing, traveling, bright colors, laughter, beautiful scenerary, friendship and a strong sense of family...all things I'm challenging myself to be a part of in the year to come.  Anyone else ever get stuck in that middle ground between contemplation and action, the void between potential and actual, the space between comfortable and unknown?  Discipline must have something to do with breaking through that, the push from what was to what will be, I'm guessing... 

And.....if you just want to listen to some good old house music, well....here ya go!

Unshaven Sundays v8

Demo                          

LMN1

Yard Sale                     

Mad March

This is probably one of the funnest mixes I have ever made: like I had a lot of fun spinning it!  I'm grateful that it does something for my Spirit, just the experience of it, regardless if anyone else listens or not.

Elm Street

Sometimes its lots of trying and little doing.  Other times, its lots of doing and little trying.  Fuck it, this shit is confusing, "SECURITY!" 

This (free) mix (of mine) was inspired by years of my own personal experience, and a shitload of amazingly creative music-making people!  

The songs/sound bites/hooks I chose are from the following producers/artists/movie soundtracks (and other random ass sources):

Blade Runner 2049, Englewood, Rihanna, Chris Brown, Samuri Jack, Nohidea, India Arie, George Smeddles, Leon Du Star, Dj Dan, Terry Mullen, Jordan Fields, Walker and Royce, Ursula Rucker, Sweet Pussy Pauline, Robbie Rivera, Minimatic, (and some other shit I produced myself)....  Lots of creativity, one mix.  

I have taken bits and pieces and tracks (oh my) and mixed the shit out of it, added a bunch of my own shit, mixed on top of that, listened to it a whole bunch more times, fixed it, edited again and viola!  The final product is a mix that is exactly 11:11 in length, literally 11 minutes and 11 seconds long.  For those who like numerology that specific number might have some spiritual significance; and for others--not so much.  Either way, hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I do!

Tuesday at Two                

Try & Do

Inspired by my great niece, here is my latest mix that includes a remix I made of the Baby Shark song.  Silly, random, but jammin' nonetheless!

Hope you enjoy.

Artists/producers/sound sources whose tracks/soundbites I have included in this mix are:

Pinkfong, Yolanda Be Cool, Dcup, Ninelives The Cat, Dave Martinez, David Guetta, Afrojack, Jantice, Olav Basoski, Skreatch, Sloux, Mayra, Crisis Era, Gianni Marino, Gregor Salto, Groove Armada, GTA, Wiwek, Stush, Reebs, Dirtcaps, Valentino, Khan, Yellow Claw, Kelevra, DJ Timbo & Friends, Jan Driver, Wisdome, Kuenta I Tambu, and Juyen Sebulba.

No More Super Power           

Shark Babies

Artwork: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B-R_OPaktQ

50th                          

Freaky Mutherfucka

Here is my most recent mix.  The tracks and sounds I used within the mix are from the following sources:

Cardi B, TV Noise, Chuwe, Ephwurd, Airwolf, Stace Cadet, Chocolate Puma, Tommie Sunshine, Volac, Walker Royce, Silver Tone, Vassy, Worthy, Ship Wrek, Lost Frequencies, Green Velvet, Hijack, Life Makes Noise (Vocals), and Sara Holbrook (Poetry).

Fail Fast                     

Visualization (Re-Edit)

Signs & Wonders               

Mama's Basement

Forgiveness                   

Metronome 127

Musical sources for this mix are: Futuristic Sci-Fi Lab Ambience, UI Sound Design Ambience, UI Sound Effects, Marvin Sapp, TD Jakes, Anthony Hamilton, Patrick Alavi, G Jones, Honeydripper, Dj Dan, Dole Kom, Jeremih, Juicy J, Twista, Dajae, Cajmere, Tightshirt, Green Velvet, Dennis Ferrer, Military "Taps," OneRepublic, Weisz, Jonas Aden, RebMoe, Shaman Academy, Eats Everything, Justin Martin, Idiotproof, Umami, Charles Feelgood, Donald Glaude, Raoul Zerna, Dub Deluxe, Peter Presta, Stanny Abram, and some of my own personal voiceovers.

Please enjoy!

Sin City                      

Father of Lies

So what if you took some grimey, break your neck, underground techno and mixed it with a whole bunch of random commercialized, mainstream music?  Well, I did that, and it sounds something like this....

Musical sources included in the mix:
Boys II Men, Doin' Just Fine; Chris James, Poison; Nipsey Hussle feat The Dream, Million While You Young; Robin Thicke feat T.I. & Pharrell, Blurred Lines; Franky Rizardo, Time; Chris James, I Know You Can Dance; Fabolous feat French Montana, Ball Drop; "Far from the shadow" a cappella; "God is so good" a cappella; Angel Alanis, Slipping on Ice; Angel Alanis & Adam Jay & Rebecca Ciaglia, Tales of Futility; Cevin Fisher & D. Ramirez, Restless; Christian Smith & John Selway, Work It!; Ghettoblaster & ZXX, Give a Fuck; Puri & Jhorrmountain & Adje, Cono; Wehbba, Mind Awake; Wehbba, Third Wave; ZXX * Ghettoblaster & Bad Boy Bill feat. SKYLR, Fine Day; ZXX & Paul Anthony, We Used to Jack; Fantasia & Missy Elliott feat Kelly Rowland, Without Me; and some other shit sprinkled throughout the mix.

The Real YOU                  

1990 (Harm Reduction Revamp)

Sound sources used within this mix are: 
Damistas "Fruit Pop (Original Mix), Daniel Caesar ft. Kali Uchis "Get You," Daniel Dubb & Jonathan Rosa ft. Kyla Millet "Shades of You," Robin Schulz & David Guetta & Cheat Codes "Shed a Light (Blank & Jones Relax Remix), Will I Am ft. Britney Spears "Scream & Shout," Will I Am ft. Justin Bieber "#thatPOWER," Will I Am ft. MC Supernatural "Bomb Bomb," Beatamines "Groove Symphony," Beatamines "In Motion" (Sebastian Boldt's Slow Motion Remix), Damsey "Funk My Brain (Si Biddle Remake), Dave Brody "Repeat," David Amo & Julio Navas & Rober Gaez "This Is True House" (Original Mix), David Jack & Sonntagskind "Basar" (Marticn Books Remix), David Penn & KPD "Disc Jockey," Matthew Codek & Rober Gaez "Xit Xat," Phillip Ort "I Heard About You" (Dave Brody Remix), Kupla "New Beginnings," Eric Thomas "You Owe You" (Motivational Speech), Eric Thomas "Secrets for Success" (Motivational Speech), Lady Bri "Do What I Do," and some random voiceovers from Life Makes Noise.

It's a trip that I was able to put that many songs into a continuous mix that is only 19 minutes long!  Hope you enjoy!!  

The theme of the mix is something that I personally needed to hear, and I hope it is able to help someone else as well.

Surrender 2 Win               

Power

Here are the musical sources I used within this mix:

"A shade shady (Now prance)" by RuPaul, "Testing Me" by Bas Roos & Chis Stussy, "Piece Of Soul" by Bas Roos & Guy Steve, "It's Just Begun" by Bas Roos & Nick De Morsain, "Big Bottom" by Dj Dan, "Whores Play" by Dj Dan, "Dance, Come On" by Dj Dan & Dj PP, "Earles and Jensen Present" by Jazz Jermain (Ru Paul's Personal Assistant), "How Goes It" by Gregor Salto & Wiwek feat Stush, "On Your Mark" by Gregor Salto & Wiwek, "Maluco Drum" by Rawtek & Wiwek feat Heavy Baile, "Ambience Nature Wood" by Sound Effects Bible, "Tibetan Bows with Nature" by Sound Effects Zone, "Wan Tu" by Wiwek & Chocolate Puma, "Masta" by Wiwek & Moksi, "Kuku" by Wiwek & RayRay, and "100 Years of Drag Queen Slang" by Vanity Fair.

All of that crammed into a 19 minute mix!  "Get it bitch!"

A Drag Queen's Glossary       

Fierce

My sister said it would be cool if I did a mix with some country songs in it.  I've never done that before and had no clue how it would turn out.  This is the result!

Little House In the Country   

Crazy Beautiful

House music is a powerful conduit for transmitting information!  I like to use my mixes as a tool to uplift, encourage, inspire, and motivate people to rise up, not lose hope, and keep moving forward!

Please like and subscribe to my YouTube channel as well:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lifemakesnoise/videos

Email: lifemakesnoise@gmail.com

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