Great New Year's Eve with Friends and some new Martins...

NYE 2022 - travl'r

My tastes vary, as well as my mixing styles. Sometimes deep and thoughtful - other times dirty funky and a bit raw. Frequency can heal and create change. Music and deep community are the way.  Love.

Smooth but dirty, like sweaty tracksuit velour, and warm like a Miami evening breeze.  




Grat Bodkin
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grat@velourian.com

\\\\////\\\\////  ~SHOWS~  \\\\////\\\\////

4/15 — YES! Records Label Launch Part @ Pyramind Studios (SF)
12/31 — New Bohemia NYE — Featured NYE Set @ The Mint (SF)
8/25 - 8/31 — Burning Man @ Black Rock City (NV)
4/22 — w/ DJ Koze + Roman Flugel @ 1015 Folsum (SF)
9/24 — Fantasy Island w/ Sven Vath @ 1015 Folsum (SF)
1/1 — Fresh Start New Year's Day Block Party w/Claud Von Stroke @ The Midway (SF)
7/28 —  Airpusher's Rooftop Landing w/ David Hohme @ Hotel Via (SF)
7/6 — The Menagerie: 5-Stage Block Party w/ Diplo @ The Midway (SF)
6/15 — Steampunk Masquerade Block Party w/ DJ Dan, The Scumfrog & Crussen @ Public Works (SF)
2/24 — Airpusher Cloud City w/Psychmagic @ Hotel Via ROOFTOP (SF)
12/31 — UNITY NYE w/ DJ T. & John Tejada @ Club 6 (SF)
10/2 — Airpuhser @ Trash Ibiza (ES)
9/8 — Modular w/ Jan Blomqvist (LIVE) @ Gray Area Art + Technology (SF)
9/7 — The Afterburn w/Monolink (LIVE), Sabo, Goldcap, DJ Three @ 1015 Folsom (SF)
8/27 — Opulent Temple @ Burning Man (BRC)
5/24 — BRC x IBZ @ Paradise Lost, Ibiza (ES)
12/31 — New Bohemia NYE w/ Simon Shackelton @ The Mint (SF) 
10/27 — LoveBoat @ Pier70 w/ Moby (SF)
3/31 — De La Playa @ Halcyon w/ Weiss & Walker & Royce (SF)
6/17 — Monarch & Airpusher Presents: GIOM w/ Giom & DJ Mes @ Monarch (SF)

\\\\////\\\\//// ~BIO~ \\\\////\\\\////

Cptn Jay has been bringing joy to dance floors in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond for over 20 years with unforgettable DJ sets, stand-out original releases, and the production of truly unique event experiences. Starting his journey in the early 90s Oakland rave scene with a handful of German techno tapes, The Captain has grown from dance music super fan to DJ to event producer to Burring Man them camp organizer to independent dance music label owner.

At his core, Cptn Jay lives to incite love and joy with his music, connect with the crowd, and take the dancefloor on a musical journey. Occupying a unique space between soaring melodies, groovey European techno, and funky deep house, Jay's music is filled with rich analog synthesis, bubbling aprs, beautiful melodies, world rhythms, wonkey baselines and good vibes; tracks that are masterfully composed and selected with a certain refinement that has gotten him noticed as one of the West Coast's top underground talents. Obsessed with putting the "dance" back into “electronic dance music" Jay’s original music and DJ sets consistently move crowds to higher places on dance floors all over the world. From the deserts of Burning Man to the island of Ibiza, Cptn Jay has shared stages many of the world's top DJ talent including Sven Vath, Carl Cox, Diplo, Claud Von Stroke, Tycho, Walker & Royce, Giome, DJ Dan, Developer,  David Hohme, Soul Button, Miyagi, and many more.

Getting his name as the one of the co-founders and captains of influential Airpusher Collective, a beloved Burning Man mutant vehicle/airship/community/sound & events collective, Jay has been able to fully realize his two decades long quest of inspiring and connecting people through art, music, and dance with Airpusher. Over the past decade his parties have become known for their perfect blend of amazing music, infectious positivity, and creative flair across the spectrum from small undergrounds to big productions like the Steampunk Masquerade.

The COVID lockdown provided Jay the time and space to dive deeply into music production through modular synthesis, learning to literally create his own sound from the ground up. The results have been incredible, with his landmark first EP “Cptn Jay - Loves You (EP)” set to come out in May. Building on this new found passion for production and bringing more beautiful music into the world, 2023 is lining up to be a landmark year for the Captain as he’s also launching the independent dance music label “YES! Records”. The label’s mission is to uplift a multiracial selection of innovative artists who set the foundation for magical experiences among dance music lovers.

Global wanderer, observer and appreciator who loves great music, people, food and the spontaneous and active lifestyle.

In the belly 
the ache
for pleasure

in the heart
the ache
for love

in the soul
the ache
for depth

in the music
the ache
for dance

in the mind
the ache
for knowledge

in the sight
the ache
for new 

in the fingers
the ache
for touch