On Saturday, December 31st, I was honored to be invited to play at a NYE Trance DJ event at a club called Opaline, in Portland, Oregon. This was a special show for me for a couple of reasons, 1/ Opaline was a new club for me, which is always exciting and fun to spin at new venues, but also, 2/ this was my very first time playing in Portland since December 31st, 2019, for the NYE Bash at the Whiskey Bar, a club that I’ll always hold near and dear to my heart and which has since unfortunately closed down due to financial hardships caused by the COVID pandemic, which took the world by storm just a few months after that show.. This means that I was able to spin with some of my best DJ buddies like ZOXY and Scott Vorel (Cooltown) down there, whom I’ve missed terribly over the past several years. I was also joined by a Seattle Trance DJ and long-time buddy of mine, Serjey Andre Kul, which was a lot of fun, and the show was kicked off by a rising young DJ in Portland, Shay Baca, and she kicked off the eve with a banging Electro House set that had the crowd bouncing off the walls. We had a total blast that night bringing in the New Year, and the crowd was so much fun to play to. I was SOOOO happy the way this set turned out, and I was able to play tracks on the slower, more progressive side by so many big name artists that you usually find in the higher BPM’s of Uplifting Trance, such as Ronski Speed, Nitrous Oxide, DJ T.H., Dan Stone, and Kyau & Albert, plus some of my current FAVORITE spine tingly and brand new Progressive House tracks from the likes of Vintage & Morelli, SØNIN, Hiski, and Laura van Dam. I really tried to select tracks that might capture some feelings one might be inclined to feel on New Year’s Eve, and it was one of those nights where everything just fell together so perfectly and I wished the night would never end.. I know I’ll be listening to this set many times over the next many months, and I hope that you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed playing it. Hoping you all are having an Awesome 2023, Cheers and Happy New Year!! Mark a.k.a. GOTEK

DJ Gotek presents: Guest set for NYE 2022 Party at Opaline Nightclub, Portland, OR, Sat, Dec 31st, 2022
* Duration: 01:03:40
* BPM: 122 start - 127 end
* Quality: Recorded as WAV - mastered and converted to 320 Kbps, 48,000 Hz MP3 for download
* Tracklisting:

	1. Hiski - Hourglass (Original Mix) ~ Mango Alley
	2. Nitrous Oxide, Mac Night - World of Clocks (Extended Mix) ~ FSOE Argento
	3. Ronski Speed, Sun Decade, DJ T.H., feat. Linnea Schossow, - Searching In Your Soul (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeats
	4. Vintage & Morelli, Anthony Nikita - Terra Nuova (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeats
	5. Cubicore, feat. July Mell - Remember Me (Extended Mix) ~ Enhanced Progressive
	6. Hausman - Four To Three (Extended Mix) ~ Enhanced Progressive
	7. SØNIN, feat. Lewyn - Waterfall (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeats
	8. Andrew Bayer, feat. Alison May - Midnight (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeats
	9. Dan Stone - Waiting (Extended Mix) ~ FSOE Argento
	10. Alex Sonata, TheRio - Voices (Extended Mix) ~ Enhanced Progressive
	11. Kyau & Albert - Falling Anywhere (David Broaders Extended Remix) ~ Euphonic
	12. Laura van Dam - This Love (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeats
	13. Kojun, Kev Bundy - Nova Aurora (DJ Version) ~ Deepalma

Guest set for NYE 2022 Party at Opaline Nightclub, Portland, OR, Sat, Dec 31st, 2022

On Sunday, December 31st, I was thrilled to have been invited back down to Portland, Oregon, to play a New Year’s Eve 2024 Trance Party at Opaline Nightclub, for the 2nd year in a row!! Opaline is a neat, kind of intimate little club in the heart of the NW “Old Town” district of downtown Portland, and it was a total blast to be down there again spinning some Trance with my old DJ buddies from yesteryear; Zoxy, Scott Vorel, and Tim Clang, guys from the old “Mission Trance” days when I had a once-a-month residency at the “Whiskey Bar” in Portland for a few years, over a decade ago.. Whiskey Bar has sadly since closed down during COVID, and ironically, I had to walk by the boarded up building where it once was, to get to Opaline, I could still feel the energy and almost hear the Oonz Oonz Oonz coming out of there like the old days, a lot of fond memories and ghosts from a better time emanating from within. As soon as I found out that my set time was from 12am to 1am, starting right after the New Year’s Champaign Toast at Midnight, I immediately knew that I needed to kick off the set with the CLASSIC “Moonlight Party” by Fonzerelli, to get a bit of that early nostalgic Tiesto “In Search of Sunrise” vibe, and to set up the total party mood to keep people dancing and on the dance floor. From there, I just decided to keep it all Classics, and played a smattering of some of my very favorite tracks, ranging from 2005 to 2016, but mostly centered around the early 20-teens, to align with that magical era when I was playing the Mission Trance at the Whiskey Bar in Portland and Foundation in Seattle, when there were SOOOOO many incredible Progressive Trance tracks coming out back then. Anyway, the DJ coming on after me took some extra time coming up to the DJ booth so I got to sneak in a few extra tracks past my 1-hour time slot, and also I ratcheted it up to some Uplifting Trance at the end, which was fun. Also, this set was RECORDED LIVE directly from the mixer at the club, and unfortunately the first track got cut off on the recording a bit.. Oh well.. But the rest turned out pretty great and I hope you enjoy this collection of some of my very favorite tracks and relive that New Year’s Eve with me. Cheers, and happy 2024 everyone!! ~ Mark, a.k.a. Gotek

DJ Gotek presents: Guest set for ”New Years Eve 2024 at Opaline”, Recorded LIVE on Sunday, December 31st, 2023
* Duration: 01:11:48
* BPM: 130 start / 136 end
* Quality: Recorded as WAV - mastered and converted to 320 Kbps, 48,000 Hz MP3 for download
* Tracklisting:

1.	Fonzerelli - Moonlight Party (Original Mix) ~ Meena Music (2005)
2.	DT8 Project - Hold Me Till The End (Truly Deeply Dub) ~ Mondo Records (2007)
3.	Empire Of The Sun - Alive (Mat Zo Remix) ~ Capitol Records (2013)
4.	Dirty South, Those Usual Suspects, feat. Erik Hecht - Walking Alone (Arty Remix) ~ Phasing records (2011)
5.	Lange - Songless (Cerf & Mitiska Trancetastic Remix) ~ Maelstrom Records (2009)
6.	Sound Quelle - Delicacy (Original Mix) ~ Monster Tunes (2013)
7.	Jallen - Venture (Makaseo Remix) ~ Elipptical Sun Melodies (2016)
8.	Piramex - Aravia (Original Mix) ~ Silk Royal Records (2015)
9.	ARTY - Zara (Original Mix) ~ Anjunabeats (2011)
10.	Sound Quelle, Max Meyer - Toscana (Miroslav Vrlik Remix) ~ Silk Music (2015)
11.	Andrew Bayer - Memories (Original Mix) ~ Anjunabeats (2015)
12.	Suncatcher, Mihai M, Starshifters - Driveby (Original Mix) ~ Enhanced Recordings (2012)
13.	Nitrous Oxide - Aurora (Sunny Lax Remix) ~ Anjunabeats (2009)
14.	John Askew - Chime (Original Mix) ~ Discover (2007)

Guest set for ”New Years Eve 2024 at Opaline”, Recorded LIVE on Sunday, December 31st, 2023

On Saturday, February 17th, I was thrilled to be able to venture back down to my old stomping grounds of Portland, Oregon, and play a Trance guest set for the boys behind Mission Trance and Team Yellow, at Opaline Nightclub in the heart of NW Portland in the Old Town district. I was joined by some fellow Trance enthusiasts and up-and-coming Portland DJ’s, Anthony Julian, and Dougal Sorcha, whom completely blew me away with their awesome sets and performances, and of course, OG Portland Trance Master and avid promoter, ZOXY. We had a great little crowd of local Trance fans dancing the night away that evening, and this show was so much fun to play at, just like all of my previous experiences playing at Opaline; kind of bare bones set up, but with a cool, underground sort of vibe, just large enough to feel like a club, but still a smallish, more intimate setting, with a great sound system and great drinks! Anyway, I had a lot of fun with this set, and since I was first on, I wanted to kick it off slow and have a nice build, and ended up using three tracks by one of my favorite producer Duo acts and creators of a non-stop list of spine-tingly bangers, Alex Sonata & TheRio. I included “Nebula”, which I had played once before in 2021 during a COVID quarantine streaming set, but I had always wanted to play it live to an audience, such a great track.. I also broke out one of my all-time favorite tracks from the archives, “Cloverfield”, by 19 Hz, SO great to hear that track again after so many years. Anyway, I hope you enjoy this set as much as I enjoyed playing it, and just a heads-up that I will have a new Prog Sessions uploaded sometime soon, with some really beautiful and mellow, soulful tracks as well. Cheers and enjoy the set! -Mark a.k.a. Gotek 

DJ Gotek presents: Guest set for the “Trance Portland” show, Opaline, Portland, Sat, Feb 17th, 2024
* Duration: 01:02:43
* BPM: 124 start / 130 end
* Quality: Recorded as WAV - mastered and converted to 320 Kbps, 48,000 Hz MP3 for download
* Tracklisting:

1.	Nitrous Oxide, Adam Stodtko - Reborn (Sundriver Remix) ~ LW Recordings
2.	Durante, feat. HANA - Hot Night (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunadeep
3.	Nihil Young - 1998 (Extended Mix) ~ Zerothree
4.	Bliss29 - Serenity (Blue Harvest Remix) ~ Soluna music
5.	Alex Sonata & TheRio - Nebula (Extended Mix)  ~ Coldharbour Recordings
6.	Ultimate - Horizon (Extended Mix) ~ InfraProgressive
7.	Alex Sonata & TheRio - The Real Thing (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeats
8.	Alex Sonata & TheRio - Are We Dreaming (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeats
9.	Pete K - For Love (Extended Mix) ~ Stress Records
10.	ALPHA 9 - Save Earth (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeats
11.	19 Hz - Cloverfield (Original Mix) ~ Enhanced Progressive
12.	Alex Wright - Camelback (Extended Mix) ~ Ride Recordings

Guest set for the “Trance Portland” show, Opaline, Portland, Sat, Feb 17th, 2024

Seattle's Mark McCarthy a.k.a. DJ Gotek emerged out of the exploding Electronic Dance Music scene in the Pacific Northwest over the past decade+, and has held residencies at some of the hottest DJ clubs in the NW such as The Underground, Club Contour, and Foundation Nightclub in Seattle and Whiskey Bar in Portland, and also has played at an ever growing list of clubs and venues on the west coast. Specifically noted for his euphoric, uplifting, and melodic Progressive and Trance sets over the past decade, DJ Gotek has found himself being invited to open for some of the world's most prolific and iconic Trance and Progressive DJ/Producers, artists such as Paul van Dyk, Paul Oakenfold, Cosmic Gate, Sunny Lax, Genix, Solarstone, 4 Strings, Aly & Fila, ARTY, Ilan Bluestone, Super8 & Tab, Omnia, Ronski Speed, Orjan Nilson, Roger Shah, Chicane, The Blizzard, Lange, Daniel Kandi, Alex M.O.R.P.H., Gareth Emery, MYON, Max Graham, Andy Moor, Richard Durand, Bobina, Stoneface & Terminal, John OO Fleming, Simon Doty, Dezza, the list grows ever longer.. DJ Gotek always strives to create a feeling of euphoria with his mixes which are consistently heavy on the dreamlike and spine-tingly electronic sounds, regardless of which genre he’s playing in; Mark’s passion is to move people by bringing the very best in in Trance and Progressive to his audiences, and hopefully it shines through in the mixes he creates.

Note: Mark only uses AIFF lossless quality tracks mostly purchased at Beatport.com (except for producer demos). All mixes were either recorded live in the club or directly from Mark's gear (DJM A9 Mixer, 2 Pioneer CDJ3000's) recorded on a Zoom H4n Pro in WAV format, then professionally sound leveled post-recording, Voice ID Tagged, and  converted to MP3 by Chris Dececio Studios in the UK. EVERY single mix on Mark's Soundcloud was recorded live and in the moment on top-notch Pioneer DJ gear, not mixed with computer software, so they might not be exactly perfect 100% of the time, but they are "real", which is a standard of mix quality, authenticity, care, passion for live mixing, and DJ integrity Gotek is proud of. =)

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