On Sunday, January 21st, I recorded this, the next iteration of my Progressive House demo series, which I do every once in a while, when I feel like mixing but I don’t have any good shows coming up that match the music, yet meanwhile the flow of incoming tracks is just too great to ignore.. So, Viola!! Demo Set time haha.. Since I got tired of trying to think of clever new names for each demo set, I’ve just been calling them the month they were recorded in, followed by “Prog”, like “October Prog” late last year. But moving forward, I am going to call them a very generic “Prog Sessions”, because that’s what they are, even though everyone else also uses that same boring naming convention already haha. So, welcome to the January edition of Prog Sessions, the first of the New Year. And truth be known, I’ve been working on this one for an embarrassingly long time, and have actually recorded it several times before last Sunday, but they were never quite the right mix of tracks. I always have a rule for these things, and that is, would I want to listen to it multiple times myself. If the answer is yes, then I have a keeper (usually).. But if the answer is no, I keep on working on it. I figure that I need to make these things for myself first, make something that I love deeply, and hopefully if I get it right, other people might get some joy out of it too. So, with this one, I really now like the blend of Progressive House and Progressive Trance, some more deep and moody, and some more funky and Housey, with the common denominator of emotional and melodic undercurrent throughout. I almost think this one has a theme of “Love Sickness”, with the happy epiphanies of joy, followed by the moments of sadness or depression of longing for someone that maybe doesn’t notice you or like you back in the same way, but I’ll let you be the judge haha. Anyway, I hope you like the mix!! Cheers!!! ~ Mark a.k.a. Gotek PS: BTW, I took that photo in Kona, Hawaii, last Dec, so lovely!! 

DJ Gotek presents: “Prog Sessions, Jan 2024 Edition” a progressive house demo mix, recorded live January 21st , 2024
* Duration: 01:08:29
* BPM: 122 start / 124 end
* Quality: Recorded as WAV - mastered and converted to 320 Kbps, 48,000 Hz MP3 for download
* Tracklisting:
 
1.	Yotto, Franky Wah - Just Over (Franky Wah Extended Remix) ~ Odd One Out
2.	Kris O'Neil, Alex H - Canvas White (Alex H Extended Remix) ~ Fluentia Music
3.	djimboh - Yours (Extended Mix) ~ LW Recordings
4.	A.M.R - Holding On Is Human (Extended Mix) ~ Monstercat
5.	Sunny Lax - Raindance (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeats
6.	Tomb - Innerspace (Extended Mix) ~ Sekora
7.	Tailor, Hessian, Modera - Never Enough (Extended Mix) ~ Colorize (Enhanced)
8.	Ruben De Ronde, David Frank, Farius - Radiant (Extended Mix) ~ Enhanced Music
9.	Sebastian Sellares - Juno (Original Mix) ~ AMITABHA
10.	Tomas Heredia - Desire (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeats
11.	Marsh - Pretty Eyes (Marsh’s Extended Reflective Mix) ~ Anjunadeep
12.	Tibasko - Freedom (In Ur Mind) (MAFRO Extended Remix) ~ Another Rhythm
13.	Ultimate - Hai Van (Extended Mix) ~ FSOE Argento
14.	Marsh, Nox Vahn - Come Together (Scorz Extended Mix) ~ Anjunadeep

“Prog Sessions, Jan 2024 Edition” a progressive house demo mix, recorded live January 21st , 2024

Hey guys, welcome to the next iteration of Prog Sessions, April 2024 edition!! This one sort of happened by accident; I’d been working on my set for Solarstone and I was going through all of my recently purchased music, and for tracks that I thought were too mellow for the Solarstone show I was throwing them into a folder I just called “April Prog”, but I noticed later that I actually had a ton of great tracks in there so made a note to go back and see if I had the right elements to get a playlist to work.. I wanted to record a set to listen to for Saturday night BBQ, something I frequently do haha. So, I did, on that Saturday the 13th, this is what happened, and after I listened to it I knew I had a keeper. Probably “TMI” haha, but that’s literally how this set came to be, whereas many of my previous "Prog Sessions" sets took me numerous tries and probably weeks of trial and error to get to a version that I thought was good enough for streaming, so this was a pleasant surprise!! :D Anyway, without going into too much additional boring detail, I welcome you to Prog Sessions, April Edition, and hope that you enjoy the mix as much as I did recording it!! PS: the photo is one I took on my vacation to Germany back in October of 2022 for Oktoberfest; that was from a morning walk through a huge square in Stuttgart called Schlossplatz, and it has these two enormous and beautiful fountains, which were built in honor of King William of Württemberg, in 1863. The two landmarks are popular sights for tourists and visitors to Königstraße in Stuttgart, and I’ve always loved seeing them whenever I am there. I thought that photo would be perfect for this mix. Cheers!! -Mark a.k.a. Gotek

DJ Gotek presents: “Prog Sessions, April 2024 Edition” a progressive house demo mix, recorded live April 13th, 2024
* Duration: 01:06:02
* BPM: 122 start / 125 end
* Quality: Recorded as WAV - mastered and converted to 320 Kbps, 48,000 Hz MP3 for download
* Tracklisting:

1.	Passive Progressive, LTN, Ghostbeat - Echo (Original Mix) ~ Monstercat
2.	Plaha - Lose Myself (Original Mix) ~ Lilly Era
3.	Tommy Loude - Terra Incognita (Extended Mix) ~ Lost Tunes
4.	Sound Quelle, Norbert Koenner - Kislorod (Original Mix) ~ Melody of the Soul
5.	Tru Concept, feat. Romany - Give No More (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunadeep
6.	Le Youth, Møøne - Overgrown (Warung Remix) ~ This Never Happened
7.	Jody Barr - Eleanor (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunadeep
8.	Robby East, Feat. Kuala - Love In Slow Motion (Extended Mix) ~ Colorize (Enhanced)
9.	Angara, Bound to Divide - Odyssey (Extended Mix) ~ Monstercat
10.	Simon Gregory - Run Away (Extended Mix) ~ Mondo Records
11.	Late Night Alumni  - Beautiful (Myon x Hoten Extended Mix) ~ Black Hole Recordings
12.	Luttrell - Space (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunadeep
13.	Raine, feat. Lewyn - I Want to Come Home (Original Mix) ~ Songspire Records
14.	Paul Thomas - Belle (Extended Mix) ~ UV

“Prog Sessions, April 2024 Edition” a progressive house demo mix, recorded live April 13th, 2024

Hey guys, hope you’ve been having an awesome summer!! Hard to believe that it is nearly September, when summer starts winding down, kids go back to school, and the beginnings of Fall start showing up here and there, my favorite season. Well, as you can tell, it’s been a very slow summer, DJ-gig-wise, which has kind of worked out for me because I have been buried at my job all summer long, but I also really miss playing in the clubs, and am hopeful the Seattle Trance scene will start picking up again with more shows in the Fall. Meanwhile, I never stop listening to, buying, and collecting music, so shows or no shows, I’ll always continue recording my live demo mixes. And, speaking of, I just recorded the latest in my “Prog Sessions” progressive house demo series, last weekend. I had a lot of amazing music to choose from, and had to spend a lot of time whittling it down to just 15 tracks, but I was really happy the way this one turned out, with brand new releases from some of my go-to progressive artists including Genix, ANUQRAM, PROFF, LTN, Paul Arcane, and I was SOOOO happy the insanely awesome Yeadon remix of Genix’s “Lights, Sound, Camera, Action” released the very day I recorded the mix!!! I had been checking Beatport every day since I first heard it, and it’s definitely my Fave track on the mix. Anyway, I’ve found that to keep the quality level to my very high standards for these things, my goal is always to have a set where I never feel like fast forwarding through any tracks, therefore I usually won’t have enough A-list tracks stored up to record one every month (I am quite picky haha), but I will try to get one out every other month. And meanwhile, I’ll continue working on my “Mission Trance” uplifting trance demo mixes as well, with about the same bi-monthly cadence haha. As usual, hope you enjoy!! Cheers! -Mark a.k.a. Gotek 
PS: The cover art photo was taken on a beach trip I went on to Pacific Beach, WA, a few weekends ago, such a beautiful place!!

DJ Gotek presents: “Prog Sessions, August 2024 Edition” a Progressive demo mix, recorded live Aug 17th, 2024
* Duration: 01:05:25
* BPM: 120 start / 127 end
* Quality: Recorded as WAV - mastered and converted to 320 Kbps, 48,000 Hz MP3 for download
* Tracklisting:

1.	Marsh, Nox Vahn - Come Together (Nox Vahn & Marsh Revisit) ~ Reflections
2.	LTN, Ghostbeat, feat. Adara - What Does Forever Mean? (Extended Mix) ~ Magik Muzik
3.	RYTERBAND - Echoes (Boxer Remix (Extended) ~ RYTERBAND Records
4.	Genix - Got My Love (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeats
5.	ANUQRAM - This Beat (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeats
6.	Genix, feat. Flowanastasia - Lights, Sound, Camera, Action (Yeadon Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeats
7.	Above & Beyond, PROFF - Palermo (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunadeep
8.	Kyau & Albert - Photographs (DJ Version) ~ Euphonic
9.	Ophanim - Libra (Extended Mix) ~ Immersed
10.	Yeadon - Expanse (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeats
11.	Kaz James - Never The Same (Original Mix) ~ Rose Avenue
12.	Tim Iron, Michael Mashkov - That Vibe (Extended Mix) ~ Elliptical Sun Melodies
13.	Quizzow, Loreno Mayer, Paul Arcane, feat. Brandon Mignacca - Lose It All (Extended Mix) ~ AVA Recordings (Black Hole)
14.	Digital Drift - Nebula (Original Mix) ~ SNRS
15.	Dusky - Trance You (Extended Mix) ~ 17 Steps

“Prog Sessions, August 2024 Edition” a Progressive demo mix, recorded live Aug 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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