Burning Man didn't happen this year. There weren't 20,000 people in the desert who built a city, did some art, and shared a community based on principles and joy. Nope, definitely none of that. And this certainly wasn't a set I played under a beautiful shade structure to a packed house on a wild Friday night, so don't get the wrong idea when you listen to it. This never happened.

Major Trouble at Deoxidized - Friday Night at Plan B Burn

Soulove @ Elementum Camp | Renegade Burn 2021 (9.2.21)

Live at Opulent Temple, Wednesday Night - Burning Man 2022 - Sacred Dance ('the white party')

It's our flagship event we've done on playa since the first OT in 2003. It's the night that most encapsulates our Vision and intentions to be a mass joy generator. I picked this slot, going on before Carl Cox, to have the latitude of the early start to start deep and ramp up the energy, before bringing it down a bit for Carl to take over. That means restraint and flow, with emotion moments getting pulled back into groove and steady beauty.

As always, it was a magic night and I thank you if you were there dancing with us!

Track Listings:
1. The Children (Unreleased Rmx) : Robert Miles
2. Phobia : Jomtec
3. Aerial Space : DJ Leandro
4. I Don't Wanna Leave (Innellea Remix) : Rufus du Sol
5. 'Unreleased Track' : Sono Leopardi
6. 'Unreleased Track' : Gorgon City
7. Macao (Calussa Extended Remix) : Pato's Groove
8. No Me Importa : Francis Mercier
9. Cold Heart (Claptone Extended Mix) : Dua Lip, Elton John
10. Eastern Roll : Del 30
11. Feeling : Jack Black
12. Lose Control feat. Guilty Empress : OFFAIAH, Guilty Empress
13. Running feat. Meg Myers : Anyma ofc
14. Insomnia 2021 : Faithless, Maceo Plex
15. By Your Side (Dom Dolla Remix) : Dom Dolla, Calvin Harris
16. 'Unreleased Track' : Gorgon City

Syd Gris, Live at Opulent Temple, Burning Man 2022 - Sacred Dance

Live at the FCRC Burning Man Fundraiser on July 31, 2022 https://mobilesofa.com

FCRC 2022 Burning Man Fundraiser

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Many thanks to @Rithma for the beautiful mastering job! 

Lightning in a Botttle 2022 was my first big festival after the pandemic and it was HUGE - more than 30,000 people.  I played Thursday night and there were only 3 stages going and already 18,000 people there.  This set was played on the Junkyard stage to I don't know maybe 1500-2000 people - a secondary stage became pretty main, and the mains of course were nuts at this fest.

I knew exactly where was going with this set, coming out of the pandemic with pure unbridled euphoric house vibe on the edge of underground and mainstream.  People were freaking out, it was so so so lovely there I can't even tell ya ♡♡♡  

Incredible experience and before I go any further let me thank Jesse and Dede Flemming for throwing the whole shebang, and Patricio for curating the Junkyard stage formerly known as Favela Bar.

DJing is an art, or it should be.  I'm not just transitioning tracks, I am almost always playing with tracks together with very short gaps in between. I spend far more time in the mix of two tracks than out.  

DJing is also a performance, particularly at a festival, and to be honest I'm way more natural musically than as a performer.  I think the most important thing is how a mix sounds listening back - lots of the more 'showy' sets I can't get through live let alone listen to later.

BUT PERFORMANCE IS STILL IMPORTANT!  People want to see the DJ having fun, and that's not always natural for me.  

LIB has been a great confidence builder for me, my sets have steadily improved and my DJ energy even more :)  It's become home for me and I have a really nice following there after 5 years straight.

Much credit to the amazing sounding DJ booth provided by Todd Anisman of ChinoSound - who became Tropical's sound guru right after the first tome I played in 2016 - I felt my groove and put on at least a decent show along with a really nice house set.  

MUCH LOVE TO THE ARTISTS FOR THE TRACKS I WOVE TOGETHER - I hope you also listen and enjoy my art ♡♡♡  
Credit where credit's due, and bite my style all you want, it's super flattering and more importantly gives exposure to artists who likely get less than they deserve.  

Special shout out to Kevin McKay who I've been following since 90s Glasgow Underground - always one if my fave vinyl labels - for the peak moment in the middle of this set when the crowd absolutely exploded for 'Move Your Body'.  

And another to Christian Burkhardt for appearing the most in my track list - I guess you know who my favorite producer is lately :).
 
But really, really, all these tracks and artists are super great, please look up and support  

Track List LIB 2022:   Artist - Track (remixer)

1 - Mosta - Paeonia (Lauhaus Remix) 

2 - Milos Pesovic - Don’t Scream

3 - Lauhaus, Maria Franca - Physical

4 - Giorgio Moroder - Our Love (Christian Burkhardt Rmx)

5 - James Dexter, Artslaves - Play On

6 - Chris Wood, Meat, Christian Burkhardt, BMW - Music

7 - Jorjick Croes, Kenny Kelly - Alma & Cuerpo (Shawn Jackson Rmx)

8 - Chris Wood, Meat, Christian Burkhardt, BMW - Super Sync

9 - Christian Burkhardt - In Today’s World

10 - LouLou Players - She Calls (Extended Mix)

11 - Chris Di Perri - For You Homie

12 - Milos Pesovic, Greck B - Head (Saul Antolín Remix)

13 - Alan Fitzpatrick, Reset Robot - Phantom

14 - Adelphi Music Factory -  My People (Love Can Live Forever - (Mark Broom 4am Dub (Extended))

15 - Kevin McKay - Move Your Body (Elevation) (Kevin's Extended ViP)

16 - Christian Burkhardt - Enough

17 - Gerd - 12 Minutes She Danced With an Alien (Jaris Voorn Ruff Mix)

18 - Cristian Merino - Peace, Freedom

19 - Dennis Quin - Are Fundamental

20 - MANT - Subconscious (James Dexter Rmx)

21 - Rob Pearson - Better (Rob Pearson Rmx)

22 - Riggs - Sleight of Hand

Ben Annand Live at LIB 2022 Junkyard Stage

Here's the recording of my headlining set at Meow Wolf on 1/27/23

I hope you enjoy it as much as I did playing it. <3

Photo by AJ Canaria

Meow Wolf Headlining Set 1/27/23

I made this for my campmates and friends going down to Love Burn in Miami.

Craig - Wish I Was Camping

Sharing love & connection though good vibes house & techno music!

This is the third DJ mix I've released in the lead up to the release of my debut Cptn Jay - "Loves You (EP)"! This time my original track "Heartbeat Tone" is featured, nestled in at the end there.

The track, and this mix in general, carries with it my deep hope if we all still our minds, listen to our hearts, and put more unconditional love out into the world that we will, very tangibly and directly, make our world a better place.

SAY IT WITH ME

you are love i am love we are love
you are beautiful i am beautiful we are beautiful
you are worthy i am worthy we are worthy
we will find our purpose
we overcome fears by following our dreams
we are in charge of our lives
we have the power to love and love will change the world

TRACKLIST

01 - 0:00 - Jon Hopkins, East Forest vs Lee Jones, Marco Resmann - “Tone Trails Around The Fire ft Ram Das” (Cptn Jay’s Love & Kindness Mashup)
02 - 6:40 - Platzdasch, Dix - “Changing Expressions”
03 - 11:15 - Luka Sambe - “Binky”
04 - 15:12 - Roy Rosenfeld, Khen - “Milongi”
05 - 21:23 - RÜFÜS DU SOL - “See You Again” (Carlita Remix)
06 - 26:35 - Julian Wassermann, Raphael Mader - “Aversion”
07 - 31:15 - CIOZ - “Lost in Space”
08 - 36:09 - Nacho Varela, Ezequiel Arias, Cruz Vittor - “Meloram”
09 - 42:51 - Uzun - “Memories” (Sergio Vilas Remix)
10 - 48:03 - Tim Green - “Sowa”
11 - 54:28 - Alex Tomb - “Kids Will Be Kids”
12 - 1:00:54 - Cptn Jay - “Heartbeat Tone”
13 - 1:07:18 - Four Tet - “Scythe Master”

Cover art background by Con Ryan - https://www.instagram.com/conryan.design/

Studio Mix Series

Heartbeat Tones - Studio Mix

Saturday late-night to Sunday sunrise, just after daylight savings kicked in, I had the pleasure of taking the main stage at The Afternoon Umbrella Friends' annual Umbrella Weekend festival in Jacumba, CA. From trippy wee-hours breakbeats to some groovy melodic breaks as the sun came up - playing a sunrise set will continue to be one of my absolute favorite things. you just might catch a bit of b2b with dernis for the last few tracks too 🙃

photo: @ AUUDREY.A on ig

Torie - Live @ Umbrella Weekend 2023 [Late Night >> Sunrise Breakbeats]

My daytime set from Bloom Festival 2023. Just as the rainclouds parted to make way for sunshine and blue sky, this set moves from deeper melodic global sounds to funky soulful beats, with some groovy detours along the way. 

It was an honour to be a part of this beautiful homegrown festival, a radiant celebration of music, art and heart. Can’t wait for next year! 🌺 🌸 🌹 💐 Enjoy!

DJ Astroboy - Bloom Festival 2023

Live from San Francisco on Saturday 5 May 2018

The Happy Show, Act 2, Scene 1

A recording of the first couple hours at Ted + Tish + Theo + Ali's Madrid Street Cinco de Mayo party

The Happy Show, Act 2, Scene 1

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