Nicholas “Pumpkin” Alvarado is your new favorite music producer/DJ. His spot-on song selections, special remixes and original productions have made for unforgettable live sets that seamlessly span every genre and eschew the latest trends in favor of timeless melodies that will leave a ginormous smile plastered across your face.

Whether starting the party or closing it down, Pumpkin’s inspired mixes are always lovingly sequenced and aim to set the perfect mood. He’s played alongside fellow acclaimed house music mainstays like Lee Burridge, Justin Martin, Nick Warren and KCRW’s Jeremy Sole as well as progressive electronic music pioneers like Bluetech, Blockhead, EOTO and The Glitch Mob. Pumpkin has become an in-demand, fan-favorite at major music festivals like Coachella, Lightning in a Bottle and Sea of Dreams, where he closed the event after his musical hero, Trentemoller. Pumpkin’s acclaimed debut EP, “Love Letters,” featured collaborations with singer Katie Mowgli of the breakout band, The Mowglis and lyricist, EVeryman along with his sought after remixes from the likes of Florence + The Machine and Lila Rose.

He’s been part of the esteemed Pocket Underground family since 2006, when after playing in rock bands all his life, he found a new passion in the hypnotic rhythms of deep house music. Pumpkin honed his now signature sound by daring to incorporate the singer-songwriter, punk rock ethos and childhood nostalgia of his past, with the futuristic sounds of the present.

In everything he touches, Pumpkin’s colorful personality shines through and he loves nothing more than to have fun with his audience as his remixes for the likes Peter Gabriel, David Bowie and The Muppets will attest to. But whether you catch Pumpkin playing at a massive festival, packed club, underground warehouse party or a special sunrise set, you’ll never have more fun on a danceloor. Simply put, this is music to fall in love to.

Chocolate O’Brian is a music production duo from the Bay Area, with studios in Oakland and in Los Angeles.

Stephen Bradley and Dave Tweedie met as bandmates in 1997, launching a long and prolific partnership as producers and songwriters. You have heard their work everywhere from San Francisco folk rock festivals to Australian pop charts to American TV shows and dance clubs. Stephen Bradley is a world-class singer, trumpet and keys player who started on drums; Dave Tweedie is a top-flight drummer, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist who happened to get his start on trumpet back in grade school.

Chocolate O’Brian productions have produced and co-written hundreds of tracks for TV and commercial placements and bands from the San Francisco Bay Area to Paris, France. Take a listen to some of the tracks on this page for an idea of what Chocolate O’Brian can do.


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