Our next installment comes from Elan Vital Collective founders, Father Figure. The Project began in 2017 as the solo project of DJ/Producer, Matt Weishaupt. In 2022, longtime live collaborator, Matt McLaren, expanded into the engineering and production space. The now DUO is Influenced by both Golden Era NY Hip-Hop producers, like J.Dilla, DJ Premier, Pete Rock and the electronic and jam scene. Their sonic collages run the gamut stylistically from Electro Soul to Hip Hop to House and everything in between.

ÈVC Mini-Mix Vol. 6 - Father Figure

20-12 > Modular (Live Extended Jam)
Date: 12.30.23
Event: Reflect Refract
Venue: The Eastern in Atlanta, GA
Coordinates: 33.7454° N, 84.3605° W

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The Eastern in Atlanta, GA (2023​.​12​.​30)

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20-12 > Modular (Live Extended Jam)

Scheme Reprise > Modular
Date: 09.15.23
Venue: Mishawaka in Bellvue, CO
Coordinates: 40.6874° N, 105.3659° W

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Mishawaka in Bellvue, CO (2023​.​09​.​15)

Scheme Reprise > Modular (Live Extended Jam)

Native End > ReEmergence
Date: 07.21.23
Event: Sound of the Light
Venue: Red Rocks in Morrison, CO
Coordinates: 39.6655° N, 105.2052° W

Stream + Download the full show here: https://sts9.bandcamp.com/album/red-rocks-amphitheatre-in-morrison-co-20230721

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Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, CO (2023​.​07​.​21)

Native End > ReEmergence (Live Extended Jam)

Modular > Rise Above, Get Loud > Modular
Date: 04.21.23
Event: Wind Keepers
Venue: The Concourse Project in Austin, TX
Coordinates: 30.1806° N, 97.6864° W

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2023​.​04​.​21 :: The Concourse Project :: Austin, TX

Modular > Rise Above, Get Loud > Modular (Live Extended Jam)

Reed - live 2.7.24 Bozeman, MT

Buttercup - live 2.7.24 Bozeman, MT

2024-08-03 Live @ Red Rocks

How Can You Lose (New)

Space In Between

Jestem Światłem w Mroku (1)

Sun sinks low, color fades,
Our time drifts to yesterday.
I hold on to what’s not mine,
Cling to what leaves in time.

Close my eyes, the moment stays,
A ghost of warmth that won’t remain.
I whisper soft, to no reply-
"All we love will one day die."

Drift, the moment flies,
Fading before my eyes.
But I still can see,
To love completely,
You must let go.
You must let go.
Let go.
Let go.

Dawn breaks through silver rain,
I find my peace inside the pain.
It fades away but leaves a sign,
I'm not alone in this loss of mine.

Let it go, it’s so beautiful.
Even the fall is wonderful.
As time drifts by I realize-
It was never mine.

Never mine

Drift, the moment flies,
Fading before my eyes.
But I still can see,
To love completely,
You must let go.
You must let go.
Let go.
Let go.

Just drift.
In this moment in time.
That was never mine.
It was never mine.
Never mine...

Never Mine

20 years before the emergence of STS9, NASA sent Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 on a mission to the farthest reaches of the solar system and beyond. Each of these probes was equipped with identical Golden Records, special messages attached to what Carl Sagan called “a bottle launched into the cosmic ocean.” They contained numerous images and sounds from throughout the world, pieces of music from various cultures, a map identifying the location of our planet, and other information for whomever, or whatever, might find them.

While the Golden Records included greetings in 59 languages, they made no mention of nations and borders, wars and rivalries, or anything else that divides us. What they did mention was life, love, peace, birth--the things that bind us to one another and to the planet we call home. 

The Universe Inside is a reflection of this message. It is a story about human identity and the magical truth of who we are, where we’re going, and our place in the Universe. It says we are one, made of stardust and the forces of nature that evolved over billions of years. Connected by the sun, moon and stars, we are the living, breathing conscience of the Universe. 

"We are one, made from dust of the stars / down here we bear the weight of the pain and the scars / just want to live with nothing to hide / every one of us a universe inside."