Ketadream (Original Mix)

This is my first mix in a very long time.

I got to draw inspiration from a lot of different parts of my life. Exploring my musical heritage and sprinkling it into this mix was particularly rewarding.

I hope you all enjoy this.

Moonlight Mass Vol. 1

It was a little over a year ago and my life was in the midst of changing. I had dropped out of college and taken a job at a new company. The uncertainty had crippled me creatively, and the things that had comforted me throughout my life were no longer doing so. I needed to evolve, but I did not yet grasp how true that was.

Once my friends got back from Burning Man and I was surrounded by their stories, energy, and creativity, I realized that I had become a cynic and a passive consumer of the culture around me. Everyone's desire to make and share inspired me to create and participate again.

The music that my friends shared particularly spoke to me. This music was inspired by global sounds - it took me out of the concrete prison I'd worked so hard to put myself in. The cultural isomorphisms of the rhythms, melodies, and instruments helped me realize how much bigger the world is. I saw the connection between eastern and latin sounds and finally saw my blood, my upbringing as a strength and not a disadvantage for the first time.

At that point, I began making music again.

I've taken a rather unorthodox approach to sharing it, however. Rather than disseminating songs on the internet, I've worked closely with friends to curate shared experiences. These include a midnight set for a small room of people during Wolf moon blizzard, organizing an intimate DIY festival at a farm with all my best friends, and DJing in a remote beach on the north shore of Oahu. My only desire is to contribute to my life and others in an active way.

And, although I mostly keep the few songs I make to myself (and a small group of friends), I now wish to share some with more people. Here is the fruit of that wish: two songs, "Lost In Translation."

I look forward to making the Black Rock City pilgrimage in a few weeks and find new life yet again...

additional songwriting by https://soundcloud.com/sonofalee

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