Super nice. This set needs to be used to set the bar for all the others. 

On my 4th or 5th listen, super set, great job Syd, love it!

If you have loads of time on your hands and want to hear some new old music, you can now hear a set of mine from every year at BM from '03----> 2023 on this playlist where some sets had to be dusted off from the deep archives.  Did anyone ask for that?  Of course not, it's my self indulgent archiving, but some sets have their moments, and it's a time capsule of BM music through the years.  Some of these sets shouldn't even be shared, but this is how it happened.  From the beautiful to the gritty to the deep, it's all there.  Hope you enjoy.

Syd Live Sets at Burning Man over the years 2003--> the present

As we all know, the official 2021 Burn didn't happen.  Nor did I head out to the Rogue Burn.  But musically I was ready!  And I still had to put together what would have been the kind of set I would have played if I stepped into the O Pod (Opulent Temple's DJ booth) on a Wednesday night ready to rock a crowd and play with flame throwers. 

So accept this substitute for the dance floor experience this set tried to capture, with a range of house to take the playa tinged journey.  Hope you enjoy.

Track Listing: (Please support these artists!)

1. Get This Party Started : Westend
2. What is House : Dog n Hoss
3. Disco Stepper : Crazibiza, House of Prayers
4. On my Way : Skogsberg & Akgogan
5. Shaolin Dreams : Michael Bibi
6. Acrobatic : SIDEPIECE
7. Drinkee (Vintage Culture & John Summit remix) : Sofi Tukker
8. Miniskirt : Croatia Squad
9. Just Feels Tight : Fisher
10. Crowdrocker : Croatia Squad
11. No Good : Geluk
12. She's the One : Antonio Giacca
13. Soundcheck : Marvin Sykes
14. Never Let Me Down (Testpress remix) : Gorgon City, Haley May
15. Free : Roland Clark, Vintage Culture
16. Power : Solardo
17. Blinding Lights (Joris Voorn Remix) : Alex Kennon
18. April : Yousef, Camelphat
19. Aquatic : Nora en Pure

2021 Set for the Burn That Wasn't

DJ Dane's melodic, joyful and bouncy morning set from The Love Party in San Rafael, CA, February 13, 2022

Morning Love - DJ Dane @ The Love Party 2022

The long awaited live set from Love Burn 2022! Much love to the Deep Florida crew for a fantastic night! Put your boogie pants on and turn the music up...

Love Burn- Deep Florida Stage

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

Opening for Nora en Pure at a sold out show at Midway is a very specific mission.  Keep the steady deeper side house vibez going without hot dogging it, and keep it interesting for a packed big room.  I started and ended keeping it fairly dreamy and pretty, but played with all kinds of subtle interesting tracks in the middle.  These deeper sets have better re-listen value than the prime time movers, so I hope you enjoy.  Make sure and catch the brilliant new and unreleased track by the Scumfrog at the end.  Nora's tour manager made me fade out my last track before it was done but added the rest for posterity and because it's f'ing brilliant.  Let me know what you think. 

Track Listing

1. Alioth : Qoobwave
2. Sirius: Qoobwave	
3. Late Night Thoughts : Innessa Kuz & Marksman	
4. Saviour : Illarion		
5. Miles : Oscar Barila			
6. DiMO : Sono Leopardi
7. Die a Little Bit [feat. Ms Banks]	: Tinashe & ZHU	
8. Other Side : Azzecca			
9. Masuda : Morgi		
10. Tra Tra : BLOND:ISH
11. Lil Mama (Golf Clap Remix) : 	ZHU		
12. Tomorrows (Kyle Watson Remix) : Crooked Colours		
12. You Got Me (Me & My Toothbrush Remix) : 	Robert Burian	
13. Moving All Around (Jumpin) (John Summit Remix) : Schak ft. Kim English 
14. Hierbas : Gorgon City 			
15. Alone feat. FEMME : Cristoph			
16. Bohemia : Township Rebellion, Victor Pilava		
17. Freedom (Mass Digital Remix) : Che Jose feat. Jodie Knight	
18. Bridge : Illarion	Sentinel	
19. Blue Valley : Deltium	
20. Sunset : Asrem	Sunset	
21. Watata : Kris Castellucci, Pando & Lopez	
22. Velourian & Nisene - In My Life
23. Nomad Dreams  : Soul Engineers
24. 50th Gig : The Scumfrog

Syd Gris - Live at Midway 2/25/23 (Opening For Nora En Pure)

It was pretty magic. Full moon Wednesday, on a perfect night. Opening drone show with a white rabbit.  10-11 Opening for Carl Cox. Moments you co-create to make it all worth it.  Live how it happened. 

Track list - 

1. White Rabbit (Kaz James & Nick Morgan Extended Remix) : Jefferson Airplane
2. Bohemia :  Township Rebellion, Victor Pilava
3. Levitate : Icarus, GotSome, Arielle Free
4. Surge (PROFF & Igor Garanin Extended Mix) : Above & Beyond
5. The Crystal Eater : Christian T
6. Oscillator : DJ Glen, illusionize
7. I Love You Always Forever (Nora's Version) : Nora En Pure, Donna Lewis
8. I Need You (Adriatique Extended Remix) : Elderbrook
9. Love Me : Hot Since 82
10. I Remember (John Summit Remix) : Kaskade, deadmau5
11. Rise Of The 2nd Sun : Stereo Express
12. Turn Off The Heat : Vakabular, Red Machine
13. Afterglow (Simon Shackleton' s Golden Hour Remix) : Simon Shackleton

Special nod of thanks to Playground for hosting OT again on one of our 'off years' . Big love.

Some subtle clipping on the mixes, that was the recording. Decided to share as is. 

Hope you enjoy.

Live @ Burning Man '23 -  Opulent Temple's Sacred Dance 'White Party' @ Playground

My two hour live mix from atop Charlie the Unicorn, during Burning Man 2015.

From darkness to sunrise, I had the honor to play this set on top of "Charlie the Unicorn" (the legendary art car) surrounded by close and new friends @ Burning man 2015.

Mastered at The Analog Vibe by Pook Jamerson @pookjam

DEEP PLAYA Sunrise set on Charlie the UNICORN

Quirky sounds and happy vibrations is the name of the game when it comes to our youngest resident Matt Trujillo. As nephew of camp director and community builder Joe Trujillo, Matt has been a focal point of our Burning Man operations for a long long time. This year at camp he started the week off strong with his joyful Monday set and we are proud to debut it as our special holiday edition.

Matt Trujillo
https://soundcloud.com/matteo113
www.facebook.com/matt.trujillo.984

Pink Mammoth
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www.facebook.com/PinkMammothSF/
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Pink Mammoth - Burning Man 2017

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Matt Trujillo - Pink Mammoth - Burning Man 2017

Live recording from my set at Opulent Temple's annual 'Dust Off' at Public Works, Saturday, September 8th 2018.

Back Story: 
I played 3 sets at Burning Man this year. Monday opening night at OT on a bass house and future house vibe, Tuesday on the Sancturary Art Car with some heady techno and tech house, and Friday at OT with some new house and breaks. For this Dust Off set right after BM, I took my favorite tracks from those 3 sets for a 'best of' set opening for Stanton Warriors. As such, it covered some ground, which is just how I like it.

Feedback always appreciated.

Tracks
1. Simplon : Passenger 
2. Roots : Nora En Pure	
3. Lizard King  : CamelPhat	
4. Dopamine Machine : Ali Love, CamelPhat	
5. Shapes in Stonehenge : Grazze	
6. The Man with the White Violin : Fort Arkansas	
7. Exceeder : Umek (Mike Vale Remix)
8. The Solution : CamelPhat
9. Take It (Extended Mix) : Dom Dolla	
10. Fuego : Alok, Bhaskar	
11. La Junga : Leo Teran & Key D	
12. Live Young : Platinum Doug
13. Deep Dish It : Croatia Squad	
14. Pump Up The Volume (Extended Mix) : Mart & Under Sanctions	
15. Get Techy (It's About to Get a Real Dub Mix) : Platinum Doug	
16. Hollywood (FelgukÂ Remix) : Vintage Culture	
17. Elite Force : Mojosa (unreleased)
18. Elite Force : Jazo Ribello (unreleased)	
19. Elite Force : Kinetika (unreleased)
20. Elite Force : La Furioza (unreleased)

Downloads

Syd Gris : 'Best of Burning Man' (Live at Dust Off) - 2018

For Opulent Temple's 2019 annual Wednesday night Sacred Dance party, we were hosted by our friends at Playground since we didn't have a sound camp this year.  I played 10-11 before Carl Cox.  So the goal was walking the fine line of being engaging & building energy but still being a proper "opening set" for Carl, and not hot dogging it.

2 songs (Sunshine & Peanut Butter), were by my friend and vocalist Ida Flo, who sang live up on stage next to me.  The night was pure magic, the energy gorgeous, the vibe palpable.  Hope this takes you back, let me know what you think!

Track Listing

1. Dizzy Rhythm (Mihai Popoviciu Remix) : Sous Sol 
2. Wicked : Dennis Cruz 
3. Repit : Cuartero 
4. Maia : Oliver Schories 
5. Music : Yulia Sam 
6. La Farsa : London Ground
7. Sunshine : Francesco Poggi, feat Ida Flo (K Mix)
8. Happinezz feat. Ginger : Ginger, Boris Brejcha 
9. Gravity feat. Laura Korinth : Boris Brejcha, Laura Korinth 
10. Remains of the Day : Hot Since 82 
11. Peanut Butter ; CASSIMM & PEZNT featuring Ida Flo
12. Heater (Tube & Berger Remix)	: Samim 
13. Days Go By (CamelPhat Extended Remix) :Dirty Vegas
14. Tilted : Hot Since 82

Live at Opulent Temple Sacred Dance ('white party') Burning Man 2019

From 10/191/10 at the Opulent Temple & Duck Pond stage at SF Decom.

We went big on our stage cause we wanted to play with our flame throwers, so this high energy set of jackin house, tech house and future house jumps right in and keep it going strong, IMHO.  :-P

This is a dance floor set with nice drops to hit that poofer!

Let me know what you think.

1. San Frandisco : Dom Dolla
2. Lick Shot : Gorgon City
3. Ballers : DJ S.K.T.
4. Dirty Call : Slake
5. Pop Your Pussy (2019 Rework) : Croatia Squad Pop Your Pussy
6. Poseidon : Local Dialect (Gorgon City Remix)
7. Glitches : Croatia Squad (Yvvan Back Remix)
8. Okay : The Giver, Luca Debonaire
9. Big Love : Pete Heller (David Penn Extended Remix)
10. Heater : Samim Heater (Tube & Berger Remix) 
11. Work (Club Mix) : Denise, Chris Lorenzo, Puppah Nas-T Work 
12. Move That Body : Croatia Squad 
13. Banger :  Morse, Hubba, Juzball 
14. High : Platinum Doug 
17. Rewind :  Sergio Trillini 
15. No More Time : Fort Arkansas 
16. Elizabeth Street : Gorgon City

Syd Gris - Live At SF BM Decompression 10/19/19

Welcome to the Poetry slam easter egg edition of Sunday Service, AKA Squires birthday party.  Name the 3 hidden poems/poets and win a prize! (hug)

Sunday Service Vol. 5 (Poetry slam easter egg edition)

There was no real Burn in 2020, as you well know, but we still had playa music all week at the Virtual version of Burning Man where Opulent Temple had a camp in the 'Dusty Multiverse'.

I approached the set as I always would a playa set. I was imagining starting on playa at 9:00pm (as this set did), with the dance floor slowly filling up with that 'come for a magic night' vibe that always accompanies the Wednesday night Sacred Dance white costume party at Opulent Temple.

Start off pretty and deeper, a little more progressive than my usual sound, build it up and pull it back before getting to a more jackin' groove, and end on a pretty note.  Hope you feel the desert vibez.

Track Listing
1. Phases : Ben Bohmer, Spencer Brown
2. Dustpig : Fabrication 
3. Turn Around : Ali Bakgor & Furkan Kara 
4. Ignition : Castlebrook 
5. Ceiba : Troste 
6. Birthright (Dosem Remix) : Nora En Pure
7. Maira : Abhishek Negi 
8. Five : Dennis Cruz
9. Take That: Joël Fabrice
10. Stereo Century :The Giver
11. Troubled (Croatia Squad Remix) : Stan Kolev 
12. The Mage (Croatia Squad Remix) :  Passenger 10, Anissa Damali 
13. Get Down : LOVD & Crankstar 
14. All Night Alone (Chris Lake Extended Mix) : Chris Lake, Josement 
15. Moving Blind (Gorgon City Extended_Remix) : Sonny Fodera, Dom Dolla
16. Prepare for the Night (Yvvan Back Remix) :Croatia Squad
17. Feel the Rhythm : Josh Green 
18. Blackbird (Gorgon City Remix) : Joeski, Gorgon City
19. Rise : Hot Since 82
20. Hypercolour (ARTBAT Remix) : Camelphat, ARTBAT, Yannis

Live at Virtual Burn 2020, Opulent Temple Wednesday

Taking you from the late night into the sunrise atop the virtual Charlie the Unicorn Art Car in the Burning Man Multiverse **SPARKLE**

Unicorn Sunrise, Live in the Burning Man Multiverse 2020

One of the longest running fun creators in the Bay Area dance music and underground arts scene. Called a "Renaissance man of the West Coast scene", and with good reason. Founder of the legendary Opulent Temple collective, best known for their premiere sound stage at Burning Man, past Board Member and key producer of the San Francisco LovEvolution event (formerly known as LoveFest/Love Parade), founder of Opel Productions, throwing club events and 'parties with purpose' in San Francisco for 17+ years, a child psychologist with a Doctorate in transpersonal psychology, curator of sound in SF and BRC, blogger on social issues, and of course - a DJ.

Started throwing both underground parties in 2001, and benefit events for different charities with Spundae. Following year  started Opel Productions, intended to be parties with purpose showcasing a range of forward thinking underground dance music with a dash of social activism thrown in the party message. In 2003, finished a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, founded Opulent Temple, and joined the Board for San Francisco's Love event. In current 'day job', work out of a community clinic with foster kids in the Bayview Hunter Point area in San Francisco.

On the DJ tip, one of the West Coast's top talents, consistently being voted in the Top 10 San Francisco Dream Team poll, and playing the biggest events in California party land. Playing a versatile range of house and techno and breaks, been personally tapped to open and close for the varied likes of Underworld, Moby, Tiesto, Stanton Warriors, Armin Van Burren, and the list goes on.  Knows what to do in any situation to bring the universal vibe of dance music.  Sets are known for walking the fine line between the gritty and the pretty, with a musical range seldom seen in party land.

Listen to Syd Gris sets here: 
https://soundcloud.com/syd-gris

Live at Virtual Burn 2020, Opulent Temple Wednesday

Syd Gris

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