Hello Friends, I'm 8ball (aka JDW, JDub, Josh Damon, Josh, Guy in the Glasses). I started DJing in the 90s at underground parties in SF and out on the playa. I started with drum n bass and expanding to a range of genres—breaks to disco, hip hop to funk, punk to electro, and all sorts of stuff in-between. I'm one of the OG members of the Bay Area arts and music collective, Space Cowboys.

And every now and then I mix ambient, experimental, and leftfield stuff, including some original tracks, as Nuv8. 

You can also find me here: 
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8ball Mixography

Our Day Party fundy at the Ramp was a delight! The recordings from the party didn't work out... But I did manage to record my warm up set for the party, which includes tracks I played plus bonus material! 

Enjoy! 
8b

8ball - Day Party (Extended Set) - August 2022

8ball - Drum N Bass Therapy Part 4 - Sept 2022

Hella fun time at the inaugural Dust Bunnies party last Sunday at District Six! This was a fantastic collab between Space Cowboys and Heavy Petting Zoo, featuring a roster of top notch local DJ talent, plus a special surprise set from Dave Dresden to send us off into the night. 

We only forgot one little super important thing... we didn't record. But I had so much fun playing booty breaks that I went home and immediately replayed+recorded the set for the interwebs!

Tracks: 
01 - @Bubble-Couple - Get Up Now 
02 - @mnnrmusic - HRDR 
03 - @F-Word - Put It On 
04 - @Deibeat - Hit The Dancefloor 
05 - @DJOndamike - Din Da Daa Bass (Exclusive Mix)
06 - @Basstyler - Your Love (Original Mix)
07 - Rasco, @bubble-couple - Old Groove (Original Mix)
08 - @nipponeer / The Darrow Chem Syndicate - Elektro (@PerfectKombo & @Hankook2 Remix)
09 - @johnny_dangerously / Brothers Of Funk - Make My Day (@djondamike OnDaMike Remix)
10 - INXS - Need You Tonight (@alt-a Bootleg)
11 - DJ Brownie - Off The Chain (Original Mix)
12 - @BradleyDrop, Dmoney - Skillz
13 - Rob Cokeless - When Doves Cry (Original Mix)
14 - @JDouble - Jump (Original Mix)
15 - @mizzo808 - Bringin' '88 Back (Original Mix)
16 - @tropiko / NukBreakz - DirtyOff (NukBreakz Remix)
17 - @Deibeat - Rise Up
18 - @case-82 - Rescue Me
19 - @StantonWarriors - PNG
Plus random samples, assorted edits, & original mutations...

Enjoy!
- 8b

8ball - Dust Bunnies - Oct 2022

Flashback! This disappeared and folks were asking where it went, so I dug it up and now it's here again. Enjoy! 
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8ball - A Whoreable Summer BBQ Mix (2010)

This week’s RIPEcast features Space Cowboy’s 8ball from this year’s Haunted Hoedown. Some words from 8ball:   “Haunted Hoedown was a blast this year and it was a blast to open in the main room for our special guest, Left/Right. This is an extended version of the set I played—full of bouncy bass, acid, breaks, electro, garage, plus some throwbacks and spooky samples. Hope you enjoy!” 

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8ball - Haunted Hoedown 2022 - RIPE Director's Cut

Look, I'm going to miss playing my 2nd ever Breakfast of Champions New Year's Day party since the whole thing began back in the 1900s. I'm not mad about it—it's good to mix things up now and then, so while a bunch of my favorite humans are getting grinnin' & sweatin' with Space Cowboys n friends over at the block party in front of The Great Northern, I'll be skiin' & grinnin' in the snow. 

Still, every year around this time my brain is hardwired to go into deep track discovery mode. Even tho I'm not playing a BoC set, I still had to scratch that itch, so... here's the result. Drum n Bass for Santa. 

Happy Ho-Ho-Holidays, Frens! 
xo, 8b

Tracks:
Sydney & SMP ft. Exult - Dream Walking 
Dom & Roland, Adred - Tundra
Harriet Jaxxon, MC GQ - Find A Space
Spinline - Photography x Beastie Boys - Rhymin & Stealin (Acapella)
Mountain - Cosmos
Emz - E - Style (feat. Gemi)
Sevin - How She Did It
Edlan, Bazil MC, Sydney Bryce - Surrender
Cliques - Hold On
wnboss, Sevek - Move Your Body (Hedex Extended Remix)
Bredren - Moldovan
Rockwell, Novelist - Peak
P Money & Whiney - Buss The Red 
Collette Warren, MC Fokus, Philth - Set Me Free
AKAS, DJ Hybrid - Make Me Feel
Akas_Georgina Phoenix_2Shy MC - Oldskool Newskool (Extended Mix)
Calyx - Tempest
Donny Brook - Universe
Selecta J-Man - Run Dat
Grafix, Flowidus - Submarine
Vektah & PAV4N & T-Man - Echo Mode
Exult - Arbiter
Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence (Ripple Bootleg)
Askel & Elere_Shibumi - Alpheratz
In_Most & Karina Ramage - Light Up The Night
Toez - Leith Pub Tick Book
Solah - Something To Get Over
Gunston - Black Palm x Q-Tip – For the Nasty (Acapella)
GLXY - New Day 
Sakkura feat. Cat Knight - You Need Me
Maduk, S.P.Y - Still In Love
BTK_Archive 21 - Fractured
Whiney, Doktor, Coco & Slay - Flight Mode
Guzi, Woolf - Snow White
Zero T, Onj, Manny - Lifetime
venbee x goddard. - messy in heaven
Emz - Stellar (feat. Sir Hiss)
Particle - No Mistakes
Calyx - You Want It All
Pola & Bryson, Zitah - Tell You What I Did
Rezilient & Gemma Rose - Follow Me 
Jappa - Clash (VIP)
Objectiv, Amoss - Valley Stepping
Break, MC Fats - Natural Way
Anaïs, Red Fox, Formula - Tek It Easy

8ball - DnB For Santa - Dec 2022

Woke up early to record some UKG on this MLK Day. 
<3, 8b

PS: maybe some breaks too

8ball - UKG4MLK - Jan 2023

Hella good times at Bottlerock playing HushConcert's Silent Disco! Duran Duran was headlining so I played a set of New Wave jams, including some original edits. Hope you enjoy some these oldies from the 1900s! 
- 8b

8ball - Bottlerock 2023 - New Wave

❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 Happy Pride Weekend Frens! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

So this new mix is in large part thanks to DJ Maculate, who invited me to join the first ever Funklectic party in SF this weekend! The mix is my pre-party warmup mix—it's longer by far than what I played upstairs at Monarch, but also includes all the tracks I ended up playing. A lot of these tracks were Bandcamp Friday scores—if you like them, go look them up and add them to your own library!

xo, 8b

Tracks: 
NAKEN - Go Down (Naken Edit)
Dj Maars & Tom Showtime - Champion Steez (Original Mix)
LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out (Wick it 2013 Revamp)
Fort Knox Five - Insight (feat. Asheru)
Tom Showtime - Re-Express Yourself (Charles Wright vs NWA)
Sam Redmore - Just Be Good To Me (feat. Andrea Brown)
Roast Beatz feat. Gob Shite - Luxury Boom Bap
SuckaSide - ESG DOC
Tom Pretty - Mary Jane (V's Edit)
Ballads - Hot Sh- (Ballads Nola Bounce Edit)
Andy Cooper - Chasing the Funk
SuckaSide - Open Letter To David Letterman
BRLLNT - Disco Inferno
SuckaSide - Stand Up Now
Lovesome x Smilez - Kaytra Bounce
De La Soul - Buddy (DJEZP Outstanding Remix)
DJ BACON - Lets Play House with Humpty.
B-Side - Funky Weekend
Roast Beatz - Take Me Back (feat. Figure Of Speech  Kristy Kurowski)
BRLLNT - Touch It (VIP)
discObeta - Down The Block
DJ Kool - Let Me Clear My Throat (Jimi Needles Remix)
All The Way Up (Lincoln Baio Big Energy Edit)
Fort Knox Five vs. Campeon - King Of Janglin (DC's Finest Remix) 
Anderson.Paak - Come Down (SLY 'Melba' Edit)
A.Skillz & Krafty Kuts - Simple Things (A.Skillz -Flashlight- Re-Rub)
Adina Howard - Freak Like Me (Les Bisous Remix)
M83 - Midnight City (Frankee More Remix)
Justin Timberlake x Anderson Paak - Make My Love Better (Double A 'from The Bay' Flip)
Rihanna - Bitch Better Have My Money (BRLLNT Senorita Edit)
NAKEN - Suit & Tie (Naken Edit)
The Breakbeat Junkie, DJP - Step Up
Brazil XXI, Eve St. Jones - Oops!...I Did It Again (Wax Hero Rework)
Greg Kihn Band - Jeopardy (Ilya Santana The Mix That Never Happen Edit)
Soul II Soul - Back To Life (birthdayboy5000 Flip)
Hall & Oates - I Can't Go For That (DJ Apt One Drum)	
Defkline, Red Polo - Space Cowboy (Original Mix)
Sammy Senior - Party & Bootleg
Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Dogg - Next Episode (B-Side remix)
Run DMC - My Adidas (Jimi Needles Remix)
X-Ray Ted feat. Nathaniel Hall - Get out the House
Beyonce - Break My Soul (DJEZP Remix)
BRLLNT - GONNA MAKE YOU SWEAT
Janet Jackson - When I Think Of You (DJEZP Edit)
Louie Vega feat. Anané, Tony Touch - Last Night A DJ Saved My Life (feat. Anané & Tony Touch) (Extended Version)
B-Side - Jucy Mama
Pecoe, Rockmaster Rus B - Shake It my
Jungle - Happy Man (Frankee More Re-Funk)
DJ Laurel -Jam Jam Jam
Father Funk - Don't Stop
The Darrow Chem Syndicate - Vietnam Sea (AGFA Remix)
Roland Wrightangle feat Darcus - In Your Blood (Dave Lee Funk In Your Blood Mix)
Sam & Dave - Wrap It Up (SLY Edit)
Dave Mathmos - YOU & ME
Bee Gees-More Than A Woman (Discokaravaan RMX - Cutdown)
DRAMA - 3AM - James Curd Remix

8ball - Funklectic Warm Up - June 2023

Had a blast playing on the Mog at Airpusher's 10th annual Steampunk Masquerade at Public Works. It was especially gratifying to move from boucey booty breaks into electro and then flip the tempo for some drum & bass before bringing it back down to breaks for the next DJ. 

The is my 2+ hr warm up set—my actual set was much much MUCH shorter, but I captured this one to share bc more music is MOAR MUSIC!  It also includes several of my original bootlegs and mashups, including the first track. 

Enjoy!

8ball - Steampunk Masquerade Warm Up - July 2023

Needed my drum n bass fix—maybe you did, too? This set's some new stuff and some old stuff, plus a bunch of original edits, mashups, and mishaps. 

Enjoy! 
8b

8ball - Drum N Bass Therapy - Part 5

Happy Rocktober, Friends! To celebrate, here's 178 minutes of rock edits and remixes of tracks across the decades! Some are monster jams, some are guilty pleasures, some are deep cuts, and a few are all of the above. 

Enjoy! - 8b

8ball - Rocktober 2023

Hello Friends!   I invite you to settle in for this new 'Electrovember' mix— a synth soundtrack for a digital Thanksgiving. This set’s stuffed with blips, bleeps, acid, robots, and some surprises. Intended for listening while destroying a kitchen while cooking a big meal or coping with indigestion afterward. Spoon up an extra helpings of beats and raise a toast of gratitude with me! Here's to a holiday season with some electro flavor. 

Enjoy!
8b

8ball - Electrovember 2023

Ayyyyy! If you were at Breakfast of Champions x It's a New Day this year, I hope you had as much fun as I did! I book-ended the party, mixing video on the Mog at the beginning and DJing on the BoC Space Stage to close the party out. Huge thanks to the happy crowd out there at the end—you made my night and helped kick off 2024 with an incredibly positive boost. 

Here's my set from the party! As usual, I put a lot into it—editing, layering samples and acapellas—and I was also inclined to detoured into DnB for a bit. Enjoy!

XO, 8b

8ball - Breakfast Of Champions 2024

Like last year, woke up this MLK Day and recorded some garage beats. Enjoy, 8b

8ball - MLK Garage - 2024

Nothing fancy, just some chill breaks and 4s to go with your headphones and umbrella while you weather the weather. Stay dry! - 8b

8ball - Weather Be Like - Feb 2024

The original idea was to post this around my birthday in March, after getting about halfway through I realized March wouldn't happen because... well, I was only about halfway through. I parked it to focus on other things. Then came incredibly sad news about friend and Space Cowboy, Danny. He was always a fan of the BBQ sets, and frequently asked when I'd get to another. Yesterday was Danny's birthday, so I carved out time and finished it up. Not perfect, but long af, and hopefully suitable for BBQing. RIP Danny, hope he bumps this at the big grill in the sky. 

XO, 8b

Tracks: 
DJ Bacon - Five on It
Eric Sermon - Bomdigi
Gang Starr - 1,2 & 1,2
Bahamadia - Uknowwedu
Q Tip - Let’s Ride
Store Elliot, James Brown - Get Up Off
S!RENE - Do For The Love of Steelo
Obliques - Instant Pleasure
Marlena Shaw - California Soul (Diplo Mad DeCent Remix)
Fat Joe - What’s Luv
Miley Cyrus - Party In The USA (Cosmo Mix)
Wilson Pickett - Engine Number 9 (Reflex Revision)
Reuben Bell - Superjock (MM’s Mix) 
DMX - X Gon Give It To Ya (Cold Chill Remix) 
Eric B & Rakim - In The Ghetto (Rhythm Scholar Urban Renewal Remix)
Justin Warfield - B-Boys on Acid
Fun Lovin’ Criminals - Scooby Snacks (Schmoove Version)
Tina Turner - Whole Lotta Love (JR Dynamite Edit)
Wiz Khalifa & Snoop Dogg - Young, Wild, And Free
Beck - Novacane 
Public Enemy, DJ Bacon - Give It Up
RHCP - Give It Away (Rhythm Scholar Dirty Funk Remix)
Lil Kim - The Jump Off
The Pharcyde - Ya Mama
Lupe Fiasco - Around My Way (Freedom Ain’t Free)
Destiny’s Child - Bug A Boo (Borneland Remix)
TLC - No Scrub (DJEZP) 
Coi Leray - Players
Bob James, Grandmaster Flash, Royksopp - The Message (Jimi Needles Acid Jazz Cocktail)
Drake - Nice For What (Delirious & Alex K Puro Pari Remix)
Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers - Islands In The Stream
Beastie Boys - Root Down (Free Zone Mix)
DJ Bacon - Inner City Chill 
Eminem - Real Slim Shady 
Flying Mojito Bros. - Shake The Dust
Become x Elohim - She Talks Too Much
Big Data - Dangerous
Captain Futuro - Like We Use To Say
Usher - Yeah
Viking Grooves - Summertime Groove
Bruno Borlone & Boogie Mike - California Love 
Bazza Ranks & Imagine This - That Stuff (The Allergies Remix)
Late Night Tuff Guy, Soul II Soul - Reality
Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight (Dim Zach Rework)
The Allman Brothers - Midnight Rider (Appo & Appozone Productions Remix)
Kasabian - Days Are Forgotten (Z*Trip Remix)
George Benson - Turn Your Love Around (Sparky’s Edit)
Never Dull, Gwen Stefani, Rick James - Hollabrick Girl
The O-Jays - For The Love of Money (Pecoe Remix)
Hayz - Wicked Trip
Madonna - Lucky Star (Reflex Revision) 
Beyonce, DJ I-Cue & Jae Mo’Ice - Grassy Knowles
Slynk - You’re The Fool 
Redhead & The FBI - Do The Right Thing (JMMSTR NuDisco Remix)
Fingerman - Brass Disco
Dancefloor Outlaws - Saturday Night City 
Lisa Shaw - Hot Skin
Dua Lipa - Levitating (KUU Remix)
Justin Timberlake - My Love (Wick-It DTF Remix)
Jam Master - Love Thang (Jam Master Dub)
Chris Isaak - Wicked Game (Dubbed Out Remix)
The XX - Crystalized (Rory Phillips Remix)
Freq Nasty, Phoebe One - Boomin Back Atcha   
Beastie Boys, The Beatles - Pass The Word (Goddam Guest Mashup) 
Tears For Fears - Mad World 
Opus III - It’s A Fine Day (Dim Zach Remix)
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Jamming (FISHER Rework)
Stereo MC’s - Step It Up
Patti Smith - Because The Night (DJ Apt One Edit)
Depeche Mode - Strangelove (Tim Simenon & Mark Saunders Remix)
The Chemical Brothers, Q Tip - 3-2-1-Go (Sticky Icky Remix)
Frankie Smit - Double Dutch Bus (Disco Syndicate Mix)
Three Dog Night, Fort Knox Five - Mama Told Me (DC’s Finest Remint)
French Soler - I Wanna Be Your Lover
Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes
Talking Heads - Girlfriend Is Better (Bit Funk Edit)
Spiritualized - Think I’m In Love (Andy Buchan Mix)
Aroop Roy - Talking Bout Life

8ball - Another BBQ Mix II - April 2024

Hella good time playing Bottlerock's 2024 Speakeasy! Shout out to Mo'Po and the HUSHconcerts crew for the invite and hospitality—they're the best at what they do and always great to hang out with. 

Played a lot of tech house, remixes, and lots of original edits and cheesy mashups. Enjoy! - 8b

8ball - Bottlerock Speakeasy 2024

Ain't a person who can't use a little more disco in their life. This set includes a bunch of disco and house tracks I played upstairs at Monarch SF last month for the Baby Weight party. 

Enjoy! - 8b

Tracks: 
01 - Space Cowboy (Michael Gray’s Good Vibe Zone Mix) - Jamiroquai
02 - Satisfy Your Soul - Da Lukas
03 - Keep Moving (Dave Lee Jungle Boogie Mix) - Jungle 
04 - Paradise (Feat Alexandra Prince) - Mark Lower
05 - Play 2 Win (Dave Lee Destination Boogie Mix) - Destiny II
06 - Say Yes - Flavans, Laura Vane
07 - Smooth Operator (Nu Disco Blend) - Sade, Jackers Revenge
08 - Disco Numberwang (Feat Amy Douglas) - Jean Aubergine, Dave Lee
09 - Hypnosis - Psychotropic
10 - Street Player - Jaegerossa
11 - You Gotta Feel It - Harlem Dance Club 
12 - Voyage Voyage - De Soffer
13 - Rendition (Jaegerossa Remix) - Buckley
14 - Little L (Dave Lee Disco Reblend) - Jamiroquai
15 - Sunny (Artem Forrat Remix) - Boney M
16 - Gonna Catch You - Babert
17 - President House (Superlover ReWork) - Urban Soul, Roland Clark, Superlover
18 - Move Your Body - Jaegerossa
19 - The Boy Is Mind (Feat Alexandra Prince) - Ben Delay
20 - Fireworks (Feat Moss Kent & The Knocks) - Purple Disco Machine

8ball - Disco Monarch - June 2024

Scotty's Super 70s Disco Birthday Mix By 8ball

Every week since 2010, we feature exclusive house, breakbeat, and drum 'n' bass mixes from our own roster of DJs as well as from Krafty Kuts, Ardalan, Yo Speed, Left/Right, A.Skillz, Plump DJs, Elite Force, Slyde, and more.