On Saturday January 26, 2023 I am thrilled to be a part of the SIXTEENTH annual Icebreakers Ball with DJ Icey at our new home, Monarch SF. I am thrilled to release a full live album's worth of my sets from Icebreakers over the years. They run the gamut of styles, music and even quality. These are LIVE recordings, I was occasionally a bit tipsy, so were certainly some goofs.

This was a really good night and a really good Icebreakers Ball but what's notable for me looking back on it today was that it seems like the end of an era. My daughter had been born the previous July and with TWO little ones to care for my studio time had dropped from little to nil. More importantly, this would be the last live event I would play for almost a year. A few weeks after this Icebreakers Ball, that February of 2020 my wife was coughed on by a sick baby with masked parents at a Chinese New Year parade in Berkeley. Within a few days she was deathly ill and I sooned followed suit. What we thought at the time was the worst flu we had ever faced, was soon to be revealed as the novel Covid virus. It nearly hospitalized me, killed many of my friends, millions of others and changed our world to this day. Looking back on that year's Icebreakers Ball is like taking a snapshot of the end of a more innocent time.

Enjoy the beats and as always, the memories.

MoPo Live @ Icebreakers Ball - 1.17.20 - A

MoPo Live @ Icebreakers Ball - 1.17.20

Music for Decks. Porches. Drives. 

Track list not necessary.  It's the future now.

CHRIS GRANT : SUMMER MUSIC SELECTION 2023

Slonkers Paradise MDW 2023

Sunset boogie-down session at Planet V Festival in Naturita, CO. A slightly crunchy start, living up to my name Wrecka 😜, and then on to some funky, disco grooves

Wrecka @ Planet V Festival May 2023

Going big for Alex Abelin's 40th birthday on the north shore of Kauai.

Bamboom Live at The Stardome (AA 40 birthday set)

Traveling to DJ over new years in Brazil was an amazing experience. Missing Breakfast of Champions and not being around my close loved ones was not the easiest call to make. I'm so thankful to have met so many very fun and awesome people even though I could barely speak a word of Portuguese. A big thank you to Ricardo and Fred from the Peninsula Beach Club Hotel booking me as their resident DJ. I hope for many returns in the future and in the meantime please enjoy Party People 7 Brazil edition. - Deckard

www.facebook.com/pages/DJ-Deckard/103355413814

Deckard RIPEcast - Party People 7 - Brazil Edition

I was thrilled to play a packed Madrone for Motown on Mondays back in May. This is an in-studio recreation of what was one of my favorite sets I've played this year. 

Deckard RIPEcast Party People 10 Motown Edition

GO FUNK YOURSELF

A fun time had by all at Alibi Ale Works in Truckee, CA. It was my great friend Lucky's birthday, and it was a kick ass time.

soundcloud.com/micahj --- www.djmicahj.com

Live@Alibi --  Lucky's Birthday 12-28-18

Slower tempo mix of tracks that weave through Mid Tempo, Lounge, Electronic, Hip Hop and Groove.  A rich blend of percussion, horns and vocals of Slow Fi and Slow Fi 2 Cocktail mix.  Relax and enjoy!

Slow Fi 3

Recorded live from Quarantine on 2/14/21

My Valentine's Day card to you. You are loved.

Hay Girl Hay

EMAIL:   moporobbie AT gmail DOT com

MoPo (aka Motion Potion aka Robbie Kowal) is one of America's most versatile, experienced and flat-out joyous party rockers. His decade long mission is to 'put the party back into the party', and to connect the casual music fan with the hard core dance music mavens and prove that music is more than just beats. Most commonly a bootleg breakbeat pusher, MoPo is kown for a rare ability to play exactly the right music for the moment and an expertise with a wide variety of genres that he seamlessly melds into a coherent blend. Since breaking out as a rare groove Dj in the 90's he has spent the 21st Century using funky breakbeat, trip hop and tech house as a backdrop for his genre-bending experiments. From a near religious love of funk and hip hop, to a lifetime study of rock and roll to a massive aptitude for latin, reggae and other outernational formats, MoPo incorporates bits and pieces of music culture into electronic edits that slam the dancefloor. As a backdrop, he creates, edits or chooses only the biggest baddest breaks, hooks and drops to create a sound that truly slams. To the dancer, MoPo is a breath of fresh air, often transforming a room into collective song or crowd chant that connect the audience to the DJ. These abilities have seen him preceding, following or tagging with a who’s who of breakbeat heroes like Afrika Bambaataa, DJ Icey, Cut Chemist, Grandmaster Flash, James Lavelle, Bassnectar, Evil 9, DJ Vadim, Tipper, Freq Nasty, Kraak & Smaak, Aquasky, the Freestylers, Future Funk Squad, Fort Knox 5, A.Skillz, Featurecast, and All Good Funk Alliance.

MoPo Live @ Icebreakers Ball - 1.17.20

mopo

Related tracks