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

Hey guys, just like the last edition of Prog Sessions, I’ve been working on this one for a while and have recorded it numerous times and changed things around quite a bit. I recorded this iteration of it a couple weekends ago on Saturday, March 2nd, and I really liked how it turned out, so it’s a keeper. I felt that this one turned out how I had intended it to, relaxing and sublime, with a nice, mesmerizing journey through sound. One thing to note is that, the 2nd track, “Silence If You Fall” by Alex H, I first heard on complication back in December while on vacation in Kona, Hawaii, and I listened to this track again and again for my whole trip, I loved it so much.. Frustratingly it wasn’t released until just recently, but I knew as soon as it came out it would be my impetus to build a mix around it, such a wonderful, amazing track that just makes me feel like I am floating haha.. Anyway, without going into too much additional (and probably needless) detail, I welcome you to Prog Sessions, March Edition, and hope that you enjoy the mix!! PS: the photo is one I took on my vacation to Japan back in October; that was from an early morning walk on the beach in Hamamatsu, and yes those are my footprints haha. I thought that photo would be perfect for this mix. Cheers!! -Mark a.k.a. Gotek

DJ Gotek presents: “Progressive Sessions, March 2024 edition” a progressive house demo mix, recorded live March 2nd, 2024
* Duration: 01:09:32
* BPM: 122 start / 124 end
* Quality: Recorded as WAV - mastered and converted to 320 Kbps, 48,000 Hz MP3 for download
* Tracklisting:

1.	Spencer Brown - Papi's Cenote (Jamie Stevens Acid Sunset Mix) ~ Divine
2.	Alex H - Silence If You Fall (Extended Mix) ~ Colorize (Enhanced)
3.	Bound to Divide - Remember Me (Extended Mix) ~ Colorize (Enhanced)
4.	Gregory Esayan - Cradle (LTN 'Sunrise' Extended Remix) ~ Monstercat Silk
5.	Wassu - The Way Back (Extended Mix) ~ Quantum Feels
6.	ANUQRAM - Hold Up (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeats
7.	Eugene Becker - Look Back (Extended Mix) ~ Colorize (Enhanced) 
8.	Hessian - I See You (Extended Mix) ~ Armada Electronic Elements
9.	Spencer Brown, Qrion - 20ms (Extended Mix) ~ Divine
10.	Sound Quelle - Pianorez (Extended Mix) ~ Rewoven
11.	Jiminy Hop - A Tour (ALURIA Remix) ~ Shambhala Music
12.	Genix, feat. flowanastasia - Lights, Sound, Camera, Action (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeats
13.	Magnus - JOI (Extended Mix) ~ Armada Electronic Elements
14.	LTN, Ghostbeat - Exploring The Mind (Original Mix) ~ Monstercat Silk
15.	Into The Ether, Rebel Of Sleep - Melting Horizons (Extended Mix) ~ Immersed

“Prog Sessions, March 2024 Edition” a progressive house demo mix, recorded live March 2nd, 2024

On Friday, April 12th I was incredibly honored and excited to be able to warm up the decks, along with my good DJ buddy, Serjey Andre Kul, for the one-and-only, beloved Irish Trance DJ/Producer and early pioneer in this music, Mr. PURE Trance himself, Richard Mowatt, or more commonly known as.. SOLARSTONE, at Ora Seattle. This was my third time getting to open for Richard, and as expected, it was a night of beautiful, euphoric, vibey Trance and Progressive that I was so happy to be a part of. On these rare occasions when I get to open numerous times for the same famous, globe-trotting DJ/Producers like Solarstone, it adds a special element of fun to it because they always remember me like we’re old friends haha, which just makes it all the more special of an experience. Also, Richard has such a loyal following and it was awesome to see all these fans show up for the chance to shake his hand, get autographs, or just old friends who’ve seen him play for decades, there to say hello to a dear friend. It was really cool. One funny little note about this mix, this DJ booth was a newer downstairs edition to the club that I hadn’t played on yet, and it had slightly older CDJ’s and I was having issues getting my SD memory stick to load, so in the commotion I accidentally started with my very last track first. I meant to kick this set off with Nils Hoffmann, “Closer”, but the DJ before me somehow set it to my last track and I didn’t notice until after I already transitioned it in. So, it was one of those serendipitous things where I had a bonus track at the very end that I didn’t think I’d get to, which was Yotto, AVIRA, ALSO ASTIR, “Forget”, accidentally get played first, and it was GREAT and the crowd loved it!! I am really thankful it happened haha. Anyway, I loved playing this set, and I hope you enjoy. ~ Mark a.k.a. Gotek

DJ Gotek presents: Opening set for SOLARSTONE, Ora, Seattle, Fri, Apr 12th, 2024
* Duration: 01:05:53
* BPM: 123 start / 125 end
* Quality: Recorded as WAV - mastered and converted to 320 Kbps, 48,000 Hz MP3 for download
* Tracklisting:

1.	Yotto, AVIRA, ALSO ASTIR - Forget (Extended Mix) ~ Odd One Out
2.	Nils Hoffmann - Closer (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunadeep
3.	Enamour, Paraleven - Rune (Original Mix) ~ Rose Avenue
4.	David Broaders - Arka (Extended Mix) ~ Enhanced Progressive
5.	LavKastor - E3 (Terry Da Libra Remix) ~ Monstercat Silk
6.	Nitrous Oxide, Seb Hennig - Constellation (Extended Mix) FSOE Argento
7.	Terry Da Libra - Eventide (Extended Mix) ~ Nothing But
8.	Protoculture - Starfield (Extended Mix) ~ Marula Music
9.	SUN3, Davee (ES) - With You (Extended Mix) ~ Scorchin’ Progressive
10.	Robby East, feat. Kuala - Love In Slow Motion (Extended Mix) ~ Colorize (Enhanced)
11.	Breeder - Tyrantanic (Freedo Mosho & Maze 28 Remix) ~ Hooj Choons
12.	JODA (UK) - Spark (Jono Grant & Harry Diamond Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeats
13.	BT, Shingo Nakamura - Lifeforce (Extended Mix) ~ Monstercat

Opening set for SOLARSTONE, Ora, Seattle, Fri, Apr 12th, 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, well it’s been a while since I posted any Uplifting Trance demo mixes.. Well, guess what, I’M BACK!!! (Haha) Truth be known, regardless of how long I go in between Uplifting Trance sets, I still do listen to it, my first love in this type of music, before Progressive House or anything else, Uplifting Trance of the 138-140 BPM caliber was what originally hooked me into this world and scene and encouraged me to buy my first set of DJ gear and force myself to learn how to play, on vinyl back then.. Anyway, I still listen to it all the time, and am always researching and buying new tracks to add to my collection. You’ll notice with this one that there is a HELLUVA-LOTTA Vocal Trance on this one compared to my usual selections, but oh man, there are SO many amazing vocal tracks coming out these days, so I couldn’t resist. You may also possibly notice that I am attempting to programatize these demos, just like with my “Prog Sessions” progressive house demo mixes, I am starting a new series for Hi-NRG Uplifting “138”-type tracks, and I am calling it “Trance Mission”, which, I know, is extremely predictable.. However, my veeerry first residency was for a show in Portland called “Trance Mission”, and that title is not really used anymore, but it brings back great memories for me. So, screw it, there’s probably 10,000 other mixes called Trance Mission, but this is the DJ Gotek version haha, and I’ll make it a series. Couple shout-outs on this demo set: first of all I loaded it up with some super-charged tracks from some of my favorite go-to Uplifting artists, Billy Gillies, Craig Connally, Temple One, etc. so a few extra doses of major spine tingles. The lyrics to the Lost Witness track, “Carry Me Home” really reminded me of having to put my 17-year-old, blind Pug, Stella, to sleep a few years ago, and I was literally crying when I played that track and singing along. Such a beautiful, and deeply heart-breaking song (to me). And lastly, I finished the mix with a classic from 2011 that I have been meaning to play for such a long time, Lifted Emotion, “In My Dreams”, fit so perfectly into this vocals-centric mix as a beautuful way to end it. Anyway, had a lot of fun with this one, and I hope you like it. This (to me) is the true spirit of Uplifting Trance, to me, and if you’re feeling down and you listen to this, you will be uplifted. I promise. Cheers!! ~ Mark, a.k.a. Gotek

DJ Gotek presents: “Trance Mission, June 2024 Edition” an Uplifting Trance demo mix, recorded live June 16th, 2024
* Duration: 01:12:22
* BPM: 132 start / 140 end
* Quality: Recorded as WAV - mastered and converted to 320 Kbps, 48,000 Hz MP3 for download
* Tracklisting:

1.	Temple One - Uncharted (Extended Mix) ~ Vivid Motion
2.	Digital Drift, feat. Aneym - Here I Am (Extended Mix) ~ SNRS
3.	Simon Gregory - Fool Me Once (Extended Mix) ~ Mondo Records
4.	Billy Gillies - Closed Eyes (Extended Mix) ~ FSOE
5.	Lost Witness, feat. Laura-Ly - Carry Me Home (Craig Connelly Extended Mix) ~ RazNitzenMusic
6.	Aly & Fila, Luke Bond, feat. Audrey Gallagher - Million Voices (Billy Gillies Remix) ~ FSOE
7.	Arggic - Can't Ignore It (Extended Mix) ~ Monster Tunes
8.	Akira Kayosa, Hugh Tolland - Surya (Temple One Remix) ~ Alter Ego Digital
9.	Craig Connelly, feat. Cari - Breathe Again (Extended Mix) ~ Black Hole Recordings
10.	Ultimate - Fire Breathing (Extended Mix) ~ Infrasonic Pure
11.	Daxson, Nation Of One - Now Or Never (Craig Connelly Extended Remix) ~ Black Hole Recordings
12.	Billy Gillies - Lovesick (Extended Mix) ~ FSOE
13.	James Cottle - Trinity (Extended Mix) ~ Pure Trance NEON
14.	Lifted Emotion, feat. Anastasiia Purple - In My Dreams (Original Mix) ~ CTS Records

“Trance Mission, June 2024 Edition” an Uplifting Trance demo mix, recorded live June 16th, 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

Hey guys!! Well on Saturday, September 14th, I had a very special honor of being on the opening roster for the one-and-only, MARKUS SCHULZ, which was definitely a Bucket List DJ/Producer to open for, for me.. I’ve been a fan of Markus since the early days of my trance obsession, the early 2000’s, and have purchased so many of his tracks over the years, and/or tracks from his label, Coldharbour Recordings, not to mention being an avid listener of his weekly podcast, Global DJ Broadcast. For this show, Markus had his own opener, Tim Clark, so I got the early spot, and unfortunately was only given a 45 minute time slot to allow for some extended sets for the headliners. Also, I was bummed that I didn’t get to meet Markus or get my token “Headliner selfie” haha, which sucked, but oh well, I was just happy to be there and get to play some music for a packed club, even for the early spot. For this set I wanted to keep it pretty progressive and slower BPM’s, but I really liked this blend of tracks, and also had to pull in a few of my faves from my recent “Prog Sessions” demo mix, because they were just too good to not bust out for a live club session. Anyway, I hope you enjoy the set as much as I enjoyed spinning it, as usual!! Cheers! -Mark, a.k.a. Gotek

DJ Gotek presents: Opening set for MARKUS SCHULZ, Ora, Seattle, Sat, Sept. 14th, 2024
* Duration: 00:48:59
* BPM: 123 start / 125 end
* Quality: Recorded as WAV - mastered and converted to 320 Kbps, 48,000 Hz MP3 for download
* Tracklisting:

1.	Emmit Fenn - Amman (Extended Version, Nils Hoffmann Remix) 
2.	Leo Lauretti, Bidwell, feat. Anita Tatlow - See Me Fly (Can You Feel It) – (Extended Mix)
3.	Kyau & Albert - Cascading Waterfalls (Extended Mix) 
4.	Dinka - Back for Good (Extended Mix) 
5.	Dosem - Desire (Extended Mix) 
6.	Genix, feat. Flowanastasia - Lights, Sound, Camera, Action (Yeadon Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeats 
7.	ANUQRAM - This Beat (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeats 
8.	Jody Wisternoff, feat. Sian Evans - The Bridge (Chicane Extended Rework)
9.	RYTERBAND - Echoes (Boxer Remix - Extended) ~ RYTERBAND Records 
10.	Jordin Post, feat. Dan Soleil - Deserve You (Dosem Extended Mix) 
11.	Digital Drift - Strobe (Original Mix)

Opening set for MARKUS SCHULZ, Ora, Seattle, Sat, Sept. 14th, 2024

On Saturday, October 5th, I was honored to open for KRISTINA SKY, an LA-based Progressive & Trance DJ/Producer, who’s been around for a couple decades and has been recognized as ranked # 13 on TrancePodium's Top 100 DJs, and # 39 on America's Best DJ, having played so many festivals and guest DJ appearances on so many global Trance DJ shows and podcasts throughout the years. I have met Kristina in the past, and it was so cool to see her again, and reconnect with such a nice and sincere person and DJ. This set was so much fun to play, I had just opened for Markus Schulz a few weeks before and was just still coming down from that high, so I was stoked to be offered this show so quickly afterwards, especially since I hadn’t played a show since April before that. This is one of those sets where every track just fell together and created such an incredible vibe, and really allowed me to connect with the audience at a very personal level. I hope that you enjoy this set as much as I enjoyed playing it. I dedicate this set to my amazing father, Jim McCarthy, an amazing man who’s meant the world to me. -Mark a.k.a. Gotek

DJ Gotek presents: Opening set for KRISTINA SKY, Ora, Seattle, Oct 5th, 2024
* Duration: 00:56:18
* BPM: 124 start / 126 end
* Quality: Recorded as WAV - mastered and converted to 320 Kbps, 48,000 Hz MP3 for download
* Tracklisting:

1.	Into The Ether - The Shambles (Extended Mix)
2.	Protoculture - Migrations (Extended Mix)
3.	David Broaders - Deliverance (DJ Version)
4.	Yeadon - Look Within (Extended Mix)
5.	Heard Right, Anriu - Together (Extended Mix)
6.	Above & Beyond, feat. Zoë Johnston - Crazy Love (ANUQRAM Extended Mix)
7.	ANUQRAM, Dulus - Vicensa (Extended Mix)
8.	Pete K, Peter Illias - Higher State (Extended Mix)
9.	TheRio - Tender (Extended Mix)
10.	Nitrous Oxide, Adam Sobiech - Magique (Extended Mix)
11.	Digital Drift - Alone (Extended Mix)
12.	Digital Drift - Nebula (Original Mix)
13.	Max Graham, Second Sine - Chance to Escape (Original Mix)

Opening set for KRISTINA SKY, Ora, Seattle, Oct 5th, 2024

Hey guys, Happy New Year!!! Hard to believe it’s already January 6th and year has begun and is waiting for no one, ready or not haha. So… I tried really, really hard to get this mix out before the end of 2024, and wanted to call it “Year End Mix”, but I had to re-record it several times in December before I got just the right take that I liked, and it ran my sound guy who levels my mixes for streaming out of time before he took some vacation at the end of the year. So, looks like we are kicking off the New Year with an Uplifting Trance set, vs. closing off last year. With that said, and as you probably know by now, Uplifting, Euphoric 138-140 BPM Trance will always be my first love in this music, that got me started off in my passion for Trance back in the late 90’s.. So I will always continue to have a warm place in my heart for this music, regardless of its crests and troughs in popularity. This mostly instrumental mix is absolutely dripping with euphoric highs, giant, breath-taking break downs and crescendos, and is featuring some of my favorite Uplifting Trance artists, such as Craig Connelly, Alex Wright, Nitrous Oxide, Lostly, Activa, John Askew, Paul Miller, and I kick it off with such a banger and, subsequently, the only vocal track on the mix, “Oceans”, by DJ T.H., SUCH a great track.. The artist highlight on this mix is definitely Alex Wright, and I played 4 of his tracks in this set, whereas I did the same thing for Craig Connelly in the last Trance Mission set. Just couldn’t get enough of Alex’s sound in this mix, such the perfect Uplifting Trance that talented guy creates. And BTW, the mix art was from a picture I took in Hawaii in December, my favorite place. Anyway, I hope you guys enjoy this journey through uplifting sounds as much as I did playing it!! Also, I should have the next iteration of "Prog Sessions" series done sometime soon, as well as a New Years B2B set I played at Ora with Eric Weber, a.k.a. WEB, so keep your eye out for those.. Cheers everyone!! -Mark, a.k.a. Gotek

DJ Gotek presents: “Trance Mission, January 2025 Edition” an Uplifting Trance demo mix, recorded live Saturday, Dec 28th, 2024
* Duration: 01:02:55
* BPM: 134 start / 142 end
* Quality: Recorded as WAV 
* Tracklisting:

1.	DJ T.H., Jam Da Bass, feat. Julie Thompson - Oceans (Extended Mix) ~ Black Hole Recordings
2.	Alex Wright - Cloudburst (Extended Mix) ~ Subculture
3.	Alex Wright - Galactica (Original Mix) ~ Levitated Music
4.	Craig Connelly - Nathan's Song (Extended Mix) ~ A State of Trance
5.	Hiroyuki ODA - Ceres (Original Mix) ~ Otographic Music
6.	Activa, John Askew, AA Meeting - Supercell (Extended Mix) ~ VII
7.	Lostly - Freedom Of Movement (Extended Mix) ~ Subculture
8.	Nitrous Oxide, Ruben De Ronde, Digital Drift - Sunrise  (Nitrous Oxide Remix) ~ SNRS
9.	Alex Wright - Cuesta (Extended Mix) ~ Fables
10.	Nikolauss - The Unsea (Original Mix) ~ Exist in Sound
11.	Alex Wright - Mnemba (Extended Mix) ~ Infrasonic Pure
12.	Andre Visior, Paul Miller - Sundown (Daniel Kandi Respray) ~ Always Alive Recordings
13.	Nitrous Oxide - Ignition (Original Mix) ~ Oxidised

“Trance Mission, January 2025 Edition” an Uplifting Trance demo mix, recorded live 12/28/24

Hey guys, hope everyone’s having a Happy New Year so far! So, as I mentioned on my Facebook page, I tried to get this next iteration of my “Prog Sessions” demo series finished in December. I think I recorded it at least four times, and each time I felt it wasn’t quite ready for uploading here and released into the wild, it could be better. So I kept whittling away at it, and now it’s practically an entirely different mix than what I started with, but I am very happy with it. It might even be my favorite of the series so far haha. So (for me at least) the wait was worth it. Anyway, we are all our own wort critics I suppose, but I love every track on this mix, and love the journey through sound aspect of this mix, with a little something for everyone, some twists a turns through mostly instrumental melodic Progressive sounds, some more Housey, some a little more moody and ambient Deep Progressive “Guy J” kind of vibes, and even a dash of Progressive Trance. The highlight of this set is one of the only truly vocal tracks in the mix, the LTN remix of “Wait Forever” by Estiva. I first heard a bootleg of this track on YouTube probably a year ago and was so in love with this track, but it never released. Finally, I JUST found a radio edit of it, and had to use some looping and hot cues to make it work in this mix, but I just can’t get enough of this gorgeous track. Anyway, I hope you like this set as much as I enjoyed spinning it! Not sure when I’ll get my next one out, but I’ll do my best to keep them coming ASAP haha. Cheers! -Mark, a.k.a. Gotek

DJ Gotek presents: “Prog Sessions, January 2025 Edition” a progressive house demo mix, recorded live Jan 11th, 2025
* Duration: 01:09:08
* BPM: 123 start / 125 end
* Quality: Recorded as WAV 
* Tracklisting:

1.	Amber Stomp - Nerja (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeats
2.	Second Mars - Skynet (Paul Arcane Remix) ~ Allsense Recordings
3.	Into The Ether - Those Who Wait (Extended Mix) ~ Hathōr
4.	Ultimate - Catalyst (Extended Mix) ~ FSOE Argento
5.	PROFF, Igor Garanin - Glacier (Extended Mix) ~ Colorize (Enhanced)
6.	Estiva, Cardinal, feat. Arielle Maren - Wait Forever (LTN Radio Edit) ~ Armada Music
7.	Simon Gregory - Ah Funk It (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeats
8.	Lost Arcade - Jupiter (Vora Extended Remix) ~ Deep State
9.	Maty Owl - Intuitions (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunadeep Explorations
10.	Yeadon - Look Within (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeats 
11.	Abaze, Paul Arcane - Vaporis (Original Mix) ~ Transensations Records
12.	Jad Alexander - Route (Original Mix) ~ Soundcloud Direct
13.	Mark Eteson, Bluebird Wood - Nostalgia (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunabeats
14.	Vintage & Morelli - As We Become (Extended Mix)  ~ As You Are
15.	Marsh, Volen Sentir - Ascension (Extended Mix) ~ Anjunadeep

“Prog Sessions, January 2025 Edition” a progressive house demo mix, recorded live Jan 11th, 2025

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. =)

New tracks tagged #Seattle Trance Family