Please meet our newest Viva Recordings Resident, Emily Song! Emily has a long history behind the decks in Seattle and we're thrilled to have her as part of the Viva family.

Emily's debut Viva set is from November, warming up the dancefloor for Glass Slipper. Couldn't ask for a better introduction!

Emily Song Live DJ Set @ THIS! For Viva Recordings - Nov 18th 2023

Erika discovered Seattle’s underground electronic music scene in 2008, and quickly became a regular patron of the dance floor. Once she had become a part of the community, Erika understood the importance of giving back, and could often be found volunteering at the local club events and festivals. Originally influenced by the more bass-driven sounds of Drum n’ Bass and Hardcore, Erika’s taste in music as a dancer expanded to techno and the many sub-genres of house. After over a decade of making the dance floors of Seattle’s clubs, lofts, rooftops and abandoned warehouses her home, Erika decided to dive further into electronic music and began DJing as Copeland in 2021. Because of her many years of dancing and feeling the music, Copeland has an intuitiveness to her DJing style that cannot be taught. As her confidence behind the deck has grown, so has her energy and movement, which feeds the crowd and sets the vibe. Rarely sticking to one genre in her sets, you’ll hear everything from Classic Chicago/Detroit House, Funk & Disco, to Minimal, Deep & Psychedelic House, Afro House and Organic House; paired with sensual and soulful undertones. Copeland has had the opportunity to DJ and produce several summer festivals such as Sun Worship, Afterglow, Cascadia, Panacea, Audible Bicycle Day, and APOG, plus local events for her burning man camp, The Dusty Booty Ranch, the infamous Train Car House Party, Flammable, Uniting Souls, and Hunt & Gather. Copeland has DJ'd at Monkey Loft, Lo-Fi, Madame Lou's, Substation, Nectar, High Dive, The Woods, The Seattle Art Museum, Timbre Room, The Hiyu boat, Cherry, Chop Suey, and more! Copeland is also a resident of the 25-year old House label, Viva Recordings, where she is learning about the business side of throwing events; bringing her full circle back to where she started, focused on the well-being of the Seattle Dance Community that has become her chosen family.

Quality House Music From Seattle, WA USA

Founded in early 1998, the goal was to consistently put out records that would be loved and played by many in the house music community. Viva Recordings found success with its first debut from Johnny Fiasco and the with Rick Preston's Altruism EP, which gained notoriety when "Spring Fling" was featured on Mark Farina's San Francisco Sessions Vol.1. From these early releases the road was paved for Viva Recordings' success. Over the last few years we have been working on personal projects but now have decided to bring the label back and take the Viva name back. If you feel your music fits in the scope of our label please send demos to our A&R/Label Manager Chad Neiro at his email.

Music, dance, & art lover, event producer, and owner of Crystal Lounge in Seattle's downtown area.

She works tirelessly to make all her events more interactive, fun, inclusive, and safe. She loves to dance, loves to smile, and loves to help make events a memorable experience.

As a compassionate community advocate, she helps build networks for the community to work together better, and create enjoyable, supportive spaces.

Michelle is the creator and host of the Crystallography Gem + Mineral Market, Seattle Clothing Exchange, Seattle Gem & Mineral Show, Seattle Unique Boutique, LIFE:FORMS Festival, co-hosted Soft Option for 6 years at Monkey Loft, assists in marketing/social media for Camp Conception burning man events, and owns a crystal and mineral shop in Seattle's Georgetown neighborhood called Crystallography Gems.

She is an admin/creator of multiple community-building groups on Facebook. Most prominently: Seattle Church of House Music, Crystallography Gem + Mineral Market, Seattle Unique Boutique, Seattle Mineral Market Group, Seattle Clothing Exchange, and Promoters Helping Promoters.