Something that doesn't have a beginning or an end. 
Infinitely awful and beautiful at the same time.
Imanou

As for now, my music is free to use for both commercial and non-commercial projects, as long as you credit me as the author. If you use it, please share a link to your project—I’d love to check it out!

An aspiring DJ’s messy collection
Welcome home, babes <3

( ͡𓂀 ͜ʖ ͡° ) Rhythm & Sound ~ Human Design - LP out exclusively on Bandcamp.

https://fieldrecordingslc.bandcamp.com

- @hand_selected_denver (party series)
- GLOOM - @chinadollslc (Resident)
- @hacktheplanets - V/A - Planet Boom (HTP002)
                                      V/A - Interstellar Buzz EP (HTP001)
- @eyarecords - V/A - EYA004

Vinyl & Hardware Junkie.
Soul Searcher & Cerebral Explorer.


Upcoming Events:
05.17.25 - Denver - @hand_selected_denver pres. Zella w/ poten, @colinnthedj

Past Events:
12.13.24 - Denver, CO 
   'Hand Selected' pres. Taimur @blkmarket_music w/ Poten, @rodmo97
09.13.24 - Denver, CO
   'Hand Selected' pres. @sweaterdjphilly w/ @anthony-r-acosta-bonet & @colinnthedj
07.13.24 - San Francisco, CA
    '5 Years of @texture-summit' w/ @louivsf & @nicetimingforzacky, Poten, @claws-sc, @iamphilco & @djcombover
06.22.24 - Denver, CO
    ‘Golden Hour’ residency w/ @collinmckennaofficial feat. Poten 
at ‘Stay Tuned’
06.18.24 - Denver, CO  
     LOOM - CHKLTE Factory w/ Poten b2b Harmon Giddles, @berdwerd, @carlos-varela b2b Lizette, @chkltee b2b @blacktuesdayus, Toe (@anthony-r-acosta-bonet & @joe-unit), Seabass
05.04.24 - Washington D.C.
      @dchousegrooves radio w/ Andy Grant, Katrina Mir, Poten
05.03.24 - Washington D.C. 
      @deep-dive-dc presents Poten - Open - Close
09.30.23 - Salt Lake City, UT
      Playscool 30+ Year Reunion w/ @chris-sick, DJ Hypa, The Prophet, 
      Thick Optics, Kno-1, Poten
07.22.23 - Denver, CO
      @octoocta, @berdwerd, Poten b2b @rodmo97
06.17.23 - Salt Lake City, UT
     @chinadollslc w/ Poten, @enjoythebassline, @herna-prieto
04.01.23 - Denver, CO
GLOOM w/ @joetagessian, @diego_santana, poten
01.01.23 - Denver, CO
     Day 1 @ Milk Bar 
01.21.22 - Denver, CO
   GLOOM w/ @unai-trotti & Poten
07.17.21 - Denver, CO
   LOOM w/ @chkltee, @tomasstation, @n1ghtcrawl3r, Poten, @majiini, @blacktuesdayus
02.21.20 - Austin, TX
   @rudimentary-music Showcase:  Poten
   w/ @majiini, @andreifaji
02.14.20 - Denver, CO
  Liminal / GLOOM w/ @giammarcoorsini, @robin-ordell, Poten
08.24.19 - Denver, CO
GLOOM w/ @lam-ache-or-lettuce, @alci, @o-bee, @giammarcoorsini, @blacktuesdayus, @diego_santana, poten
07.13.19 - Denver, CO
LOOM w/ @ramanyc vs. @cisforchavez, poten
03.08.19 - Denver, CO
  GLOOM w/ @lam-ache-or-lettuce & Poten
  



Contact & Booking Info:  derekpoten@gmail.com

hi i am 𝗣𝗝𝗣𝗝𝗣𝗝

record collector, dj, producer

info & booking:
pj.nm.info@gmail.com

upcoming:

24.05.     TBA // Vienna
06.06.     Porto Pollo // Vienna
18.-22.07. Amuse Festival // Drognitz
29.-31.08. FELD Festival by rosa brisante // Brandenburg
04.-07.09. Tarmac Festival // near Leipzig 
02.11.     b2b Jonah at Morgengymnastik // Sass Vienna 

past:

30.04.    Halftime extended // Conne Island Leipzig 
01.05.     Sachsentrance // Lagerhofstraße Leipzig
19.04.    Popsugars x das zündet // transit Chemnitz 
20.04.    Teil 8: Anfang lebenslang // Objekt klein a Dresden 
12.04.    P.A. Operators // Tante eMma Innsbruck
14.02.    Cyclic Existence at Sass // Vienna
23.01.    Free Fun at Rhiz // Vienna
01.01.     Lxgxnx // Secret Vienna

- 2024 -

20.12.    Cyclic Existence // Tagada Vienna
08.12.    Morgengymnastik // Sass Vienna
25.10. Duqo // Leipzig
11.10. Cyclic Existence // Sass Vienna
12.10. b2b @goodyyyy  // Lxgxnx Vienna
14.09. special listening set // Duqo Leipzig
06.-08.09. Rosa Brisante Festival // Vienna 
08.06. b2b Lucie Vuittong // Transit Chemnitz 
22.06. b2b Lucie Vuittong // Jena
25.05. closing AntiBar // Leipzig 
16.05. pop up sesh Garage Ost // Leipzig
23.02. Ms Treue // Bremen
18.02. AllRed // Institut fuer Zukunft Leipzig
01.01.2024  Over // mjut, leipzig

-2023-

19.12. bin.aural // callshopradio.com
24.11. Instore Apartment8 // Vienna 
22.11. RadioRudina // Vienna
18.11. Lxgxnx // Vienna
03.11. Instore Sleeve for ANTI // Leipzig 
13.10. SoliParty // IFZ Leipzig
23.09. Transit // Chemnitz
09.09. IFZ reopening // Leipzig
25.08. od:vod // Ljubljana
18.08. little thing outside
28.07. CyclicExistence // Legal Munich
21.-24.07. Amuse Festival
01.07. Waldbrand // Elipamanoke Leipzig
28.06. RelateRadio // Groningen - relateradio.com
10.06. EMKultur // Weimar
26.05. Wolkenkuckucksheim // Fulda
21.04. Pracht // Leipzig 
14.04. Tarmac x Endlos // Halle 
09.04. Legal // München 
31.03. InstoreSession at @sleeveplusplus // Leipzig
31.03. Kegelbahn // Leipzig 
25.03. Lxgxne // Vienna
22.03. CallshopRadio // Vienna
21.03. diagonale_at afterparty // Graz 
24.02. MS Treue  // Bremen
22.02. Halftime Opening @ Conne Island //Leipzig
18.02. Unterdeck // München
20.01. Mjut Leipzig
06.01. ___ // Elipamanoke Leipzig

-2022-

11.12. for High Energy Vienna
17.12.  Lxguxe Vienna
03.12. cyclic existence #1 // Rhiz Vienna
17.11.   FreeFun by @rosa_brisante // Rhiz Vienna
29.10. Chimaera // Dresden
14.10.  InstoreSession // @plasticdreams_eu Vienna
22.09.-25.09. CCCamp
16.09. MANIAC // Areal Orbis Leipzig
07.09. Sommerbar // Mjut Leipzig 
02.09.-04.09. Tarmac Festival
19.08.-21.08. AATreffen // Worms
05.08. R2tF Slovenia
08.06. AS/EM // Leipzig
11.06. secret // Leipzig
03.06.      TriUnity // KalifStorch Erfurt
16.05.       Radio 80k empty container // radio80k.de
07.05.      Komitee // München
29.04.      Tarot // Bxtxnxixtx Leipzig
14.04.       Humboldthain Berlin
04.03.      SUKANICA: Carmen + PJ // Zorica, Ljubljana 

-2021-

09.09.      Farewell mix at Callshopradio // callshopradio.com 
05.09.      Tarmac Festival // Flugplatz Altstedt
06.08.      Elsteraue OT Göbitz
31.07.        OST X FM // Berlin
14.07.         Private b2b Lucie Vuittong // Halle
13.07.         Outta Sight OpenAir // Leipzig
03.07.       cRaving // Leipzig
30.04.       PJ b2b Simon(@sim_lsc) // callshopradio.com

-2020-

01.11.         OSTX FM Livestreamcast with Vinyl Fetish 
10.10.     CC 
05.09.   Tarmac Festival // Flugplatz Altstedt
22.08.   5hrs of PJ 
03.05.  PVC TV / Livestream on Twitch & Facebook   
02.04.  Callshop Leipzig Homeoffice // callshopradio.com
07.03.  Fitzroy, Berlin
28.02.  Mjut, Leipzig
10.01.    Klanggerüst Erfurt

-2019-

15.11.      Dornheim Würzburg
09.11.      Halle
25.10.      Casa Pepe Leipzig
14.10.      callshopradio.com
02.10.      secret location
06.09.      Basement Berlin
15.06.      secret location
17.05.      KlanggerüstErfurt

ptrkspcy / pj.nm
part of @cyclicexistence
graphic design for @trichome-records

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