Race to the Surface

Steve has been listening to electronic music since the 1990's - sucked in by the hard sounds of early rave, and the euphoric sounds of trance. These sounds still permeate through on the tracks he selects and listens to today.

As a resident of Ottawa Prog Vibes based in Ottawa, Canada, Steve has played at several of the city’s best venues and shared the decks with some of the world’s finest Progressive House DJs and producers.

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PONY is an established fixture in the nightlife and art scenes as a DJ, social curator, and artist. 
Born to American parents in Rome, Italy in 1986 and raised in the USA, he came to New York City at age seventeen. Working alongside art, nightlife, and entertainment industry legends, he soon became a staple to the city that never sleeps. His mixes and appearances are enjoyed internationally with streams in over 100 countries worldwide, and popularity in nightlife bringing him attention from many sides of the industry, such as being named one of HX Magazine's 'Top 9 people in nightlife under the age of 25 to watch in 2009', which featured him on the cover, and receiving seven nightlife award nominations, winning two. He was named one of Paper Magazine’s Beautiful People and his parties have been labeled 'Best of New York' by New York Magazine on multiple occasions. DNA Magazine (Australia) called PONY 'NYC's Hottest DJ'. 

In 2012 he started spinning for Burning Man art collective Disorient. Later in 2012, he became the resident DJ and founding member of the monthly theme event series I FEEL. In 2014, they started another monthly event, Thank You for Being You (#TY4BY), as well as an annual immersive weekend residency on the island of Isla Mujeres, Mexico. In 2015 they launched an annual summer festival in upstate New York. He parted ways with his I FEEL collaborators in 2017. From 2015 to 2017, he was co-creator and resident DJ for the event series Treetops. In 2017 he also created a four-part series called Outsiders, which was an instant hit. From 2014 to 2018 he was co-creator and resident DJ of his namesake weekly dance party in Tribeca, garnering a cult following over its four-year run. In 2019 he was resident DJ and co-creator of the event series The Party. During the venue closures of the worldwide pandemic of 2020, he created the ‘expressions’ mix series on SoundCloud to feature local and international talent on his online channels and keep the music playing. In 2021, he produced and played a solo event series called Gateway. He curated his private social group The Stable from 2021 to 2023. After fifteen years of nonstop performing, PONY retired from playing shows in 2022 but continues to release his sets online. His most recent private social curation project, The Spirit Society, launched in 2024. 

Having done well over two thousand events in his nearly two decades as a DJ and social curator, his experience has taken him from the downtown bars to chic hotel lounges, clubs, rooftops, beaches, warehouses, boats, and everywhere in between producing events and playing alongside some of the top DJs and scene makers. No matter the venue, his unique style and thoughtful selection are guaranteed to take the dance floor on a magical journey of sound. Drawing from a diverse range of musical and visual art influences, PONY combines a passion for music and people with a dynamic personality. 



All music featured on this channel is non-commercially shared under Creative Commons License: creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/

Hello, my name is Jean Christophe Barroso aka Leo Baroso (France)
Founder & Owner, at Encyclopédia Groups and Co Owner at Encyclopedia Radio 

Bio Anglais
Encyclopedia was founded in 2021. Since its creation, the artistic direction has been driven by the design and creation of visual and musical supports. Encyclopedia's activity is mainly focused on the promotion and distribution of DJ artists in the world of progressive house Organic House & Progressive. In three years, more than 250 artists have emerged, totaling more than 600 mixes around the world (England, Germany, Italy, Hungary, Spain, Portugal, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Israel, Turkey, etc.) and great artists of Progressive House and Progressive.

Encyclopedia also deploys a wide range of artistic interventions, which aim to share the different facets and singularities of our concept. Initially, the ARAWAK project is part of this dynamic and made it possible to set up the first electronic digital festival, in collaboration with Bianco Vargas dj living in Brazil, with whom we had been working since the first season. ARAWAK is a very innovative concept, and counts among its DJs: Bianco Vargas, Marttinez, ZANELL, Carmee, Kaito Aman, Fabiano Feijô, Glamour's Joint, Luciano Scheffer, Marcelo Strega, Carlos Tk, Patrick Medina, Bohnen, Lenharo, Sebastian Portman & Rgn.
In the following seasons were guests (Korb, Grife, Isadora, Leozinho, Long Brothers, Caio Endi, Leila Scheiwe, Halaros, Tonaco, Murilo Damasio, Carla Cimino, Kotsi & Anhert, SARAH CHILANTI). Encyclopedia does everything possible to ensure that ARAWAK has incredible visuals and great promotion broadcast on all streaming platforms such as Spotify, Soundcloud, Mixcloud, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter & Youtube.

Encyclopedia as a broadcaster has put together other playlists like Voyager, Mesopotamia, Destination and Monophony that you can discover on streaming platforms. After 3 years of development in Montpellier in France, Encyclopedia is in full evolution and created with Aglaia Rave a solid and professional collaboration on the creation & cooperation of the Encyclopedia Edition radio.

Aglaia Rave & Leo Baroso have been working closely on the EDITION podcast for more than 2 years. Her knowledge and professionalism make Aglaia Rave a major element in the evolution of Encyclopedia and the various projects to come. Encyclopedia Radio is also keen to welcome residents for residency. Each artist belonging to this large Encyclopedia family brings cutting-edge and professional know-how to their work.
Encyclopedia always listens to artists so that they are presented, as best as possible, on our platforms. Please know of course that Encyclopedia will be happy to have you among us. If the desire tells you to make a mix or more, the choice is yours, you are welcome.

"Encyclopedia supports both artists and labels. We are happy and very honored to see the DJs' tracklists, with the most famous artists and labels from the Progressive House, Organic House & Progressive scene such as:

(Kamilo Sanclemente, odriguez Jr, Hobin Rude, Nick Warren, Hernan Cattaneo, Ezequiel Arias, Dj Ruby, Nicolas Rada, Maze 28, Leandro Murua, Julian Nates, Callecat, Ruben Karapetyan, Michael A, Jamie Stevens, GMJ & Matter, Redspace , Simos Tagias, Andre Moret, NOIYSE Project, Andrés Moris, Rocio Portillo, EKIS EKIS, Etc...)

(3rd Avenue, Balkan Connection South America, SLC-6 Music, Univack, Massive Harmony Records, Mango Alley, TheSoundGarden, Droid9, Sounds and Frequencies Recordings, La Cura de la Semana, RKP, Timeless Moment, Outta Limits, Polyptych, For Senses Records, Lost Miracle, Tale & Tone, Creatus Flow, Mystic Carousel Records, Sudbeat, Plaisirs Sonores Records, Musique de Lune Etc...)"
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Leo Baroso Founder & Owner at Encyclopedia Groups & Co Owner at Encyclopedia Radio
Our Collab and Aglaia Rave -DJ | Producer | Remixer
& Co Owner at Encyclopedia Radio
Organic House | Melodic House & Techno | Progressive House
Label Owner Molon Labe Records
Co Owner at Encyclopedia Radio
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Contact:
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Encyclopedia Radio (Official Facebook)
https://www.facebook.com/encyclopediaradio

Encyclopedia Edition Radio Show
https://www.aglaiarave.com/encyclopedia-edition
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Contact:
​➡️: encyclopediaofficiel@gmail.com
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Links Encyclopedia:
➡️: youtube.com/channel/UCgvnPJp5WanxAauHwMx0JWg
➡️: open.spotify.com/user/5iub3p6at3z1q6n28lt7fgeb6
➡️: soundcloud.com/leobarosoencyclopedia2022
➡️: facebook.com/groups/888309973161352
➡️: instagram.com/encyclopedia_music/
➡️: aglaiarave.com/encyclopediaradio
➡️: facebook.com/profile.php

Race to the Surface

Peter PONY Clement