Admittedly, it's not the best thing I made. But, I made a commitment to finish a song every month. Month 1 was "one day you will no longer be loved". Month 2 is currently out for demo right now. This here's month 3. I was really getting into Keinemusik and afro house, but I don't think I quite understand it, yet. How to really make it. Anyway, because it's not up there with something I'd want to really send out, but want to have accountability, here's September's track for the month.

speaking for trees

From the green age of 8, Danny Sims, a San Diego native, found himself obsessed with music. Starting with clarinet and working his way to guitar, it wasn't long before he found his home in electronic music. Heavy into trance and progressive house, it was easy to see that his musical obsession would soon lead to a much deeper connection with the world of EDM.

In June of 2010, as a short term resident of Jacksonville, Florida, Danny Sims picked up his first pieces of equipment: a set of Technics SL-1200 MK2 turntables, a Macbook Pro, and together with Serato Scratch Live, he took the next step in his musical journey. Before too long he found himself playing at local EDM nights around Jacksonville, including “Phuk The Politics,” “The MusicBox” and “Euphoria.”

Moving back to his home state, he made yet another turn on his road to musical enlightenment and entered the world of controllerism and music production, utilizing an Allen & Heath Xone:4D mixer/controller, Ableton Live and Traktor Scratch Pro. Sims currently travels across the US and Europe as a DJ, producer and as Regional Manager for Xpel Muzik, and holds residency at Euphoria in Jacksonville. He embraces a new approach on electronic music by pushing the boundaries of genres by merging elements from many genres to create a fresh, dynamic musical idea. Sims is scheduled to showcase his ideas throughout 2011, touring across the USA and over to Europe this summer.


Starting at age 4, Russell Paac started learning music. Studying classical piano, he knew very little about electronic music. It wasn't until he was 15 that he started listening and enjoying EDM. Under the Siraph name, he's put down multiple remixes and original tracks. The multitude of artists he's loved in the past are influential in his style today, with the likes of Above & Beyond, Lane 8, BT, Sultan + Shepard, Keinemusik. His Coffee House DJ sets are a study into music he's been gathering influences from since the pandemic, pandemic.

I don’t make music. I consume it with the force of a thousand very hungry caterpillars.