Natural Selection 3-29-24

Submission for FnF 2024!
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Playing Daybreaker at Grace Cathedral was incredibly meaningful for me on so many levels. Growing up singing in church choir was my first connection to music, so being able to DJ in a house of worship (in my wedding dress!) really brought my musical journey full circle. I thought deeply about what to play, and decided that it was really important to play soulful, uplifting house music, the music that unapologetically spreads love in the face of judgement, the music that was created (and still is) to bring fellowship to so many Black, gay, and other marginalized groups when organized religion did not support them. For so many, house music IS church — the only church where they feel 100% loved and accepted for who they are. Bringing these seemingly two diametric opposites under one roof was a powerful experience and I’m so grateful to Daybreaker and Grace Cathedral for making it happen. So as Jack said…Let There Be House!

Velourian - Long Long Way
Pete Heller - Big Love (David Penn Remix)
CASSIMM - Hella Mary (Zsak Remix)
Watermat - Preach
Louie Vega - Let It Go  (Vintage Culture Remix)
Junior Jack, Tube & Berger - E SAMBA 2018
KiNK - Perth (Dusky Remix)
Local Singles - Front Row People
Basement Jaxx - Do Your Thing (David Penn Remix)
HP Vince, Chuck Roberts - Jack Had A Groove (Glen Horsborough Remix)
A-Trak, Armand, Duck Sauce - Smiley Face
Softmal, Llolita, Lucenamusic - Sing It to Me (Original Mix)
Aretha Franklin - A Deeper Love (Sam Halabi Extended Remix)
Lefti, N2N - Juice (Extended Mix)

Live At Daybreaker At Grace Cathedral

As the sun shines brightly on a new year, @Freeda-Sol brings you a mix that starts off solemnly with a Rodriguez Jr.’s beauty “What is Real” – a track about longing for clarity, seeking new beginnings and searching for hope. The mix steadily crescendos throughout as it builds with levity and optimism until it’s closing high point with a  Zhu’s mashup remix of Hold Up Wait a Minute featuring old schoolers Bone Thugs Thugs-n-Harmony and New Orleans power house Trombone Shorty
Hear more: @Freeda-Sol
Shout out to her collectives:
@Antonym_HQ (Liverpool, UK) @famaorlando (Orlando, Fl) @queens-of-noise (Orlando, FL)

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Rodriguez Jr. – What is Real feat. Liset alea
Kirik – D1 Port Betaald 
Dusky – Stick by This (Maruwa remix)
Airball - Downtown (Diva Danielle remix) 
Hideo Kobayashi - Ase feat. Motoharu (DJ Shu-Ma remi) 
Gerry Reed - It’ll All Be Over (DJ Koze remix) 
Franc Moody – Dopamine 
Tom Trago and Steffi – Two Together 
Kirik, Alla Palant – Dance For You 
Mason Collective – External Intrument (Yaya remix)  
Zhu, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Trombone Shorty – Hold Up Wait A Minute

Sol Kissed Sessions #009 with Freeda Sol

Closing out month 2 of my brand new 1 hour weekly radio show on Data Transmission radio.
My name is Danny Marx, this is the sound of Shake The Tree.
Expect the full spectrum of the (mostly vocal) House Music I play & love.

Show 8 features tracks & remixes from myself, Hot Since 82, Kilimanjaro, Cash Only, Ben Westbeech, Dames Brown, RAHH, Clementine Douglas, Arielle Free & Girls of the Internet.

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Tracklist:
1 Danny Marx - Pianoesta
2 Tomaz, Filterheadz, Hot Since 82 - Sunshine 2025
3 Kilimanjaro - Run With It
4 Cash Only, Kyra, China Charmeleon - Holy Water
5 Ben Westbeech, Dames Brown, RAHH - Do Me Right
6 Daniel Steinberg - Sacrifice
7 JKriv - Blueprint
8 Yolanda Be Cool, Kim English - Tremble
9 Catz 'n Dogz, Aaron Veal - Wild Style
10 Saint (LDN), Dope Earth Alien - Don Dadda
11 Piem, SLM - Activated
12 Duke Dumont, Clementine Douglas - Ain't Giving Up (Paul Woolford's Special Request Mix)
13 Arielle Free, Might Delete Later - Shy
14 Girls of the Internet, The Gospel of Thomas - Make U Mine

Shake The Tree Radio Show with Danny Marx 008 260325

After 25 years behind the decks, I've learned that every DJ has a unique path.

I'm DJ Deckard, I’m launching 'A DJ's Journey' - a podcast that explores the stories behind the music with the DJs who shaped our scene.

My first guest is pioneer DJ Dan, taking us from the early West Coast rave scene up to today's electronic landscape.

Welcome to A DJ's Journey - where every beat tells a story.

A DJ's Journey Hosted by Deckard - Ep1 DJ Dan

Still feeling these emo indie vibes! This mix starts slow then ramps up with a bunch of melodic energy. Hope you all enjoy. xo

Tracklist
Purity Ring - obedear (Original Mix)
Young Ejecta - Build a Fire (Original Mix)
Royksopp - Me&Youphoria (Original Mix)
Onosizo, LilʼAnn, Intergalactic Rebel - Not Afraid to Dance (Original Mix)
Me & My Videotapes - Who Is Dancing (Original Mix)
Purity Ring - Lofticries (Skeler Remix)
Karimme - Disco Diamonds (Original Mix)
Oleg Xaler - Meterialised (Original Mix)
Disclosure, Fatoumata Diawara - Ultimatum (Original Mix)
Cassian - Lafayette - Extended Mix (Original Mix)
Alex Kogan - Make Love 124D
Ramz Demar & Alex Kogan - Be Yourself
Devizor - Kalimbian (Original)
The_Presets - Martini (Original Mix)
SelloRekt LA Dreams - Remnants (Original Mix)
DX100 - Destination (Original)

April 2025 - GINGERKAT Mix

I had an incredible weekend at my first unSCruz, the Burning Man regional event in Northern California. I had the pleasure of playing sunset sets on back to back nights with the Heavy Petting Zoo fam at their stage with Entheos and The Sound Garden. It also happened to be my birthday weekend, so here's a treat. Tracklist to come. 

Sunset Set @ UnSCruz 2025 - Heavy Petting Zoo x Entheos x The Sound Garden

Chris Irvin Live @ Lightning in a bottle Friday May 23 2025 Junkyard stage. What an amazing time & festival to be a part of! Thanks for my making dreams come true! Big love to the entire Junkyard family! Patricio, The Do Lab, all the Dj's & crew!! Home away from Home :)

Chris Irvin live @ Lightning in a Bottle L.I.B.  JUNKYARD stage

I kicked off LIB for the third year with my favorite Bulgarian vibe demon car, the Kuker! I played some of my fav tracks of the moment, alongside a bunch of my own tunes too. It was an absolute blast and I can't wait to do it again next year!

Live on the Kuker at Lightning in a Bottle 2025!

For the past two years, I’ve curated playlists of my favorite UK Garage and related genres, discovering fresh sounds that inspired me to create Nova. I wanted a seamless mix of these tracks to enjoy without skipping around throughout Spotify, and I believe mixed music has a unique power to captivate.
 
Nova took a year to complete and is the most work I’ve ever put into a mix. Many tracks lacked DJ-friendly intros and outros, but recent AI advancements allowed me to break them into stems, remix, and edit them for the intentional transitions featured in this mix.

Thank you for listening.

Tracklist:

Body Ocean | Back To Me
Snackbox | Don't You Know
Snackbox | Won't You
MPH | My Mind
Cesco | Flump
Halogenix | Keeping You Close (Cesco Remix)
Yolanda Be Cool | Tremble (MPH Remix)
Pola & Bryson | Falling 4 U (MPH Remix)
Biicla | Y Are
Interplanetary Criminal | The Valley
Interplanetary Criminal | Slow Burner
Sammy Virji & Interplanetary Criminal | Damager
Charlie Shell | HITZ 4 THE HOOD
MPH | One Sixty
MPH | Raw
Hamdi | Counting (Sammy Virji Remix)
Sammy Virji & Skepta | Cops & Robbers
33 Below | Blinded
Lockerz | Gone
Lockerz | Make Believe

Gene Lee - Nova

Recorded live July 19th, 2025 at the Treehouse Collective afterhours with DJ M3 and Anthony Mansfield, Brick Lee and Travis Press, in Denver, CO.

In The Cage - Ben Silver 
Oh Baby Dance - Basti Grub, Dothen, Natch
Trick - Eden Burns
Dusk Till Dawn - Liz Cass, Cameron Jack
Gidafi Na (feat. Tesfit Asgodom) - Kino Todo, Tesfit Asgodom
Coruja - Adam Asenjo, Grant Richards
Open Your Mind - Habbo Foxx, Roxelio
Visual Distortion of Reality - Whitesquare
Xumba Xumba (Eden Burns Remix) - Mainline Magic Orchestra
Off The Grid - ATLAC
Sipoor - Red Axes
Craziness - DAMN! IT'S FUNK
Dripping Diamonds - Guy Gerber, Albertina
Nasnusa (Kino Todo & Danelz Remix) - Sababa 5, Yurika Hanashima
Sunrise Generation (Re-Shape) - Fink, Damian Lazarus
Tutto Bene (feat. Ruty Klein) - Niv Ast, Ruty Klein
Juan Last Dance (El Ultimo Baile) - Juan Soto
Y Don't U - Damian Lazarus

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Mike Bledsoe aka IAM1 set himself apart as an entrepreneur in the electronic music industry at the early age of 18 by producing raves in Indianapolis in 1996 under the alias of New Realm Productions. In 2003, he showed himself to be a visionary by relocating to Miami, FL to not only produce trance and breakbeat events, but also to create a new artist management company dubbed UpliftAM. With notable clients such as the inventor of Miami Bass, Amos Larkins III, as well as 2LiveCrew, Nucleus, Devine&EmilyPLAY, Eclipse and many others, for several years, UpliftAM was able to uplift the careers of DJs and producers across the United States.

In 2013, Mike moved to Chicago and at first was co-creator of a trifecta group named Skygarden before breaking off to create his own house and breakbeat inspired brand which led him to stay in the home of house music, Housebroken. Since 2014, the Housebroken Events brand has made a visible dent in the scenes of Chicago and the San Francisco Bay area at beaches, bars, clubs and after-hours spaces. Mike Bledsoe has brought the Housebroken name to residencies at EXIT (Chicago), The Foundation Room at the House of Blues (Chicago), The EndUP (San Francisco), Xippo/Revolver, Lokal, Innjoy, Never Have I Ever, Barbarella/700 Larkin (San Francisco), BRIX (Oakland), and he has served as a manager/agent for the late Paul Johnson as well as for Gene Hunt and many other Housebroken affiliates throughout the past decade. 

As a teenager, Mike Bledsoe studied the cello, guitar and percussion instruments, but it wasn't until he was introduced to event production and raves that he gravitated to the turntables and began learning how to skillfully mix music together. Mike created his own rave production company early on, but did not take his own deejaying as seriously as he did uplifting others. He chose to instead observe the professionals he would hire in order to learn to hone his own craft. As a promoter and artist manager in the trance and breakbeat communities, Mike Bledsoe had the opportunity to play records in 12 states before ever moving to Chicago, but once he had found a place in the home of house music, Gene Hunt and Danny Digable convinced the Natural Selection that he should take his skills seriously and become a professional house artist and dj. Since that day, Mike has added appearances in 14 more states, multiple gigs in South Africa and Mexico, a 25 city tour in 2021 and played alongside some of the greatest names in house music history including Paul Johnson, Mark Farina, Doc Martin, Gettoblaster, Wally Callerio, Franky Boissy, Garth, a B2B with Mr. Gene Hunt himself, and even once performed a blindfolded tag team of sensory deprivation with Chicago underground maestro Mathis Mega M Rousseau!

Mike is currently residing in Chicago and working on launching a new non-profit sober events organization named The Daydream Project. He holds a DJ residency with DTLA First Sundays in Los Angeles, is the artist manager of DJ ROSE RED, and has created music with Danny Digable on Fresh & Paid Records (Denver) and Sub
Subwoofer Laboratories (Berlin).