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@motion-ward

Introduce yourself?

Hi there ~ I’m Jesse. I live in LA, run a label called Motion Ward, walk dogs, love food, make music with my friend John, DJ from time to time, and love my friends and family. Music is a way of developing emotional closeness with people for me :) 

Where did this gig take place?

This gig took place in Turin, which is in northern Italy right next to the Alps. The venue was a DIY space run by Misto Mame Collective and affiliates. About 9 people pay for the space to be able to operate monthly, and the feeling of community there is really strong and sweet. It was a highlight for me on this recent tour I did. Also really loved the people ❤️

What did you drink as you played?

I had one beer and water lol, and at the very end someone brought me a glass of red wine :) Was trying to minimize the amount I was drinking so I didn’t have to go pee, but eventually I had to loop a track and bolt to the bathroom :X (can you spot the moment?) 

Favorite moment in the mix?

Probably when it starts to escalate after the first few tracks ~ it reminds me of when the energy that night palpably shifted and felt like the dance floor was turning into an amoeba 🦠

pi/live: JS in Turin 11-24-2023

pi/live: kohwi b2b llloyd in SF at Ruby Wine

pi/live: al dente b2b DJ Netburner @ Miscellenia 10-15-2023

pi/live: Aurora Halal b2b deep creep @ Mansions 02-16-2024

pi/live: phil in a maze for poems @ ohm  03-15-2024

Empty Gallery Rave 23

pi/live: Conna Haraway @ Empty Gallery in Hong Kong 03-24-2023

@fred-czital
@ayuuuuuuuuuuuu
@harmony-rec

Live set for Ankali 7th year anniversary

pi/live: Alfred Czital and Ayu live set @ Ankali in Prague 05-17-2024

pi/live: Joel Arcane @ Spanners in London 06-23-2023

@gigigigigigigi

https://www.instagram.com/gi____gi_____

pi/live: Gi Gi at Club Eternal 03-17-2023

@mirasamira

https://www.instagram.com/miraaasamiraaa

Mastered by Russell E.L. Butler

pi/live: MIRA MIRA @ Hot Mass 08-12-2023

pi/live: Downloadable Content All Night @ Mansions 05-17-2024

Words from @benbondy

https://www.instagram.com/soleilrouge.collectiv

attitude check: 

this is a recording of my 4am-7am closing set from the first night of Paturia festival this past August, a fest put together with immense love and care by Soleil Rouge Collective in the French countryside about an hour and a half from St. Etienne.

I was blessed to spend a week with this crew out at the farm house, watching them build and create a wicked forest paradise, all while preparing to perform. Being taken care of by a crew of volunteers, down to a crew of moms cooking us every single meal.

3 hours of pure love and joy — from nostalgia-core, deep subs, cunty rave, ignorant wubs, deep-hip unlocking, tender bliss, and morning sunshine in the woods. Couple technical difficulties, (toward the end one of the organizers got shocked by a wet outlet), filled with crowd recordings of pure love, and memories of the booth filling up with vibers throwing ass and head banging to Maara and Linkin Park.

this set feels like an actualization of my philosophy as a dj. every sound is a tool, every mood can be amplified, pushed, and played with. there is no narrative, there is no 

music connects the dots between emotions, movements, and attitudes: what’s urs?

https://soleil-rouge.bandcamp.com/album/paturia-2024-recordings

paturia 2024

pi/live: Ben Bondy @ Paturia Festival 08-17-2024

pi/live: Beatrice M. @ Le Sucre 12-13-2024

@napmusick

Photo by D. Tiffany (@d-tiffany)

pi/live: NAP @ Nowadays Nonstop 12-07-2024

pi/live: seiva @ Outra Cena - This Side 12-20-2024

pi/live: Lolo for Animalia @ Miscellania 04-27-2025

pi/live: Maara live at Solstice Festival in Ruka, Finland 06-20-2025

@ion_ny

https://www.instagram.com/besos.ion

pi/live: ion at Mansions 01-24-2025

@mgmldrm

https://www.instagram.com/megmldrm

pi/live: Miscmeg at Miscellania 08-10-2025

pi/live: Mike Midnight @ Ballet in NYC 05-18-2025

mix series and label by @deep_creep

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