Thx again for the amazing set and for sharing! 🙏🏼🫀

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ such range!!!

What an amazing set. The build up…🚀❤️‍🔥

When life gives you lemons - make a Mezcal Amores lemonade 

And that’s exactly what I did this warm night under the stars at the Mezcal Amores experience in Mitla. Oaxaca. The vibe was filled with powerful energy and beautiful people and by the time I got on stage everyone was already on Fuego - It was an experience ill never forget  - I'm very grateful to have been part of this magical night full of love, laughter and fireworks -
I've spent around 15 years collecting and playing the music I shared that night - some (very) old, with a splash of new - una mezcla of vibrations that have touched the core of my soul and I hope that wherever you are listening to this, it will take you on a journey through the agave fields and skyrocket you into inter-dimensional outer space. 

Thank you to Debs and Nikita (we know where the bar is thanks) and the whole  Amores experience team for the canvas to express how I truly feel - freedom has never felt so sweet. 


                   <<< Vous êtes fait de la meme matière que la lumière >>>


Photo credit: instagram.com/rosellvisual

ANSTASCIA @OAXACA EXPERIENCE 05.03.2022 ⎮ Oaxaca, Mexico

What a year...
I played many live sets in 2022. Each one was special and each one was different. I recorded just a few. This one I wanted to share with you. 
 Can’t wait to see you all live in 2023. ♡

Contains an unreleased and unfinished remix (around 1:03:00) of this lovely music:
https://soundcloud.com/kanto_records/eliyo-netam-xifse ♡

Rampue - Live Autumn 2022

"¡Feliz Décimo Cumpleaños!
Friday night. Apocalypse. Here we are again.
A dance with a (dust) storm of love : full of ups and downs, light and darkness, chaos and harmony - expect the unexpected and true love will find you in the end.
Thank you to the Mayan Warrior family (and all the people who braved that nasty storm with us)!
Love you forever.
For Raver, Forever ever...
V."

Follow Viken Arman:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vikenarman
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/vikenarman
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vikenarman
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1xQVwAdSzsF8DO76NsZpMK?si=Q7Da25_wQPKb8obv61qn3w

Artwork by Kirsten Berg, Drishti.
Cover photo by Duncan Rawlinson
Cover Design by Esteban Armendariz

Viken Arman - Mayan Warrior - Burning Man 2022

A fantastic start to 2023. Dreamscape / Crania chapeau! Location, production, and all the fun anomalies made this night memorable and the recording fire. Taking over from DJ Harvey made me kick off the set light and tropical before I found a clear direction on where to take things. Shout out to @dramian for closing it so tastefully, and much love to everyone for the overwhelming feedback this weekend.

Grateful I get to play these beautiful pieces. Many unreleased, so high fives to all the studio nerds out there i admire. 

Be sure to share with friends ..

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www.unders.nl for everything else unders.

unders @ crania | mexico | NYE

A gorgeous night in Soho to celebrate Bradley. Bradley and Rachel have been such big supporters of my musical journey over the past year, and it was a pleasure to join them in New York to celebrate his birthday. Reflecting on it, this one just flowed really nicely. An exercise in energetic management, weaving in and out of some deeper dance floor moments and intertwining nostalgia and a darker evolution as the night progressed. I appreciated the feedback on this evolution as it was happening and thereafter. Worth noting, It was fascinating to prepare for as I wasn't sure where I'd be starting energetically after the previous artist, and ultimately I think this made the set more interesting. Chloe definitely influenced me in this regard. Also quite happy to play music from a few artists I've been enjoying that just haven't found the moment to come out yet, particularly Josh Caffe. This is hands down my favorite set all around thus far. Thanks for listening! 

I ended up playing from 12:45-4am. I've included 2 tracks b2b with Jason Douglas at the close as well. Thanks to you both for the opportunity to share music with so many people I love. Happy Birthday Bradley!

Tracklist in the comments.

Justin Shaffer - [06] - Celebration of Bradley, NYC May 2023

Another year, another pilgrimage to Garbicz. But this time was an extra special one. Just an hour before our set the sky burst open and it started pouring nonstop. Yet given all the chaos, the confusion and the mud deep deep in the forest we all just vibed, danced and frolicked together. The only thing that really mattered in the moment was music and music only. That is a feeling that will be engraved on our hearts forever. Much love to everyone there.

Madota @ Garbicz Festival 2023 | Teebar

When the Temple burns, we bury a part of ourselves. 

We remember. We cry. We smile. And we move forward. 

A beautiful moment of eternity. Something intimate. Sometimes hard. Somehow sacred.

Playing on the Robot Heart bus after the Temple Burn has become an annual tradition for me.  It's a very special moment emotionally.  But this one was the toughest.  For many reasons...

But in the end, this closing opened the door to something bigger.

I am forever grateful for what happened afterward. Family for life. Unforgettable. All love.


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soundcloud.com/vikenarman
facebook.com/vikenarman
open.spotify.com/artist/1xQVwAdSz…_wQPKb8obv61qn3w

Art project in photo “The Prairie of Possibilities” by:  
https://www.moonlightcollective.studio/ 
https://instagram.com/the.moonlight.collective 

Photo: John Dill

Viken Arman - Robot Heart - Burning Man 2022

Wednesday, just after sunrise - HOVR’s first appearance at Burning Man was playing a memorable set on the Maxa art car. HOVR is a producer/dj from Berlin, but on a music mission around the world.  
Follow them here:  @hovrmusic
instagram.com/hovrmusic

HOVR - Maxa - Burning Man 2023

Madmotormiquel - Maxa - Burning Man 2023

unders | woomoon | 17.09.2023 | closing slot

Our set closing the sbcltr party in LA last month from 3 - 5 am.

Connect with us:
www.instagram.com/madotamusic/

Madota @ sbcltr LA | Dec 9, 2023

Justin Shaffer was born and raised in New York City. Since 2010, he’s been gathering people and building community in San Francisco. As of summer 2024, he now resides in Berlin. 

Justin’s musical path started classically.  After 12 years of the cello, he also explored jazz via the tenor sax. Concurrently, he found electronic music via the bittersweet tail of the pre-Giuliani NYC house music scene, a period from which he continues to draw inspiration.

In the 2000s, he shifted his energy and focus from classical and jazz performance to studio work and audio engineering. This path eventually led him to a deep commitment to the acoustic experience, a move to the west coast, a reinvigorated interest in electronic music, and then the better part of the last decade (2015-now) spent focused on audio engineering, musical curation, and producing experiences, predominantly with the Robot Heart crew.

For the past few years, Justin has shifted his musical focus to DJing, with a strong preference for vinyl. He is an enthusiast and a passionate storyteller with a critical, musical ear. In 2024, he moved to Berlin with a desire to continue to learn and go deeper with the craft. 

His sets have moved dance floors in California, New York, Nevada, Mexico, Germany, France, UK, Italy, Australia, Costa Rica, India, and more. 

Booking: shafferj@mac.com

Justin Shaffer - [06] - Celebration of Bradley, NYC May 2023

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