To celebrate the fourth of July, I played a magical playful high energy set to kick off the 4th of July festivities!  This set is full of yummy house tracks with strong female vocals and a few fun covers thrown in for good measure to get people groovin!

2021-07-03-LIVE-Matt Stepka 4th of July

A collection of classic house and uplifting melodic deep house cuts recorded live poolside at Crazy Diamond by Cielos.

Live Poolside at Crazy Diamond by Cielos

Existential Anthems - Live at Cielos

I had the honor of playing at midnight on NYE, seeing out the old year and welcoming the new.

NEW YEARS EVE 2022

Recorded live at Monarch San Francisco CA 12/09/21
at the Help from the Disco fundraiser

Live at Monarch - Help From The Disco Mix

Deep Playa vibes on this mix.  Techno, Progressive, Melodic House for the desert.

Deep Playa

We are finally clear of all the Unison Campout recordings! Just in time for the upcoming Halloween Hoedown and some fresh mixes from Cowboys and featuring fine folks from Airpusher and our headliner Left/Right! Get your tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/space-cowboys-haunted-hoedown-tickets-420008034337

This week on the RIPEcast, we are chilling things a bit with a beautiful sunrise mix from DJ and producer @VonFunkhauser. Enjoy! 

About VonFunkhauser:
Dj, Drummer, Producer, Engineer, former record store owner, Jay “VonFunkhauser” Cooper, spins tunes that often pay homage to the good ol’ days when disco and funk ruled the dance floor. Drawing inspiration from all styles and eras of dance music; funk, disco, soul, jazz, r&b, hip -hop, afro beat and all styles of house. Jay has been delivering music to the underground dance community for over 25 years. Bringing the analog and digital worlds together in perfect harmony: funky, uplifting, hypnotic, deep but dancable, whether in the club or in the lounge or on the playa, Jay's sets are meant to take you on a journey through time. Music that awakens the conscious, with an emphasis on seamless transitions, designed to keep you moving, onward and upward. Ear crafted mixes that push the boundaries of what dance music can be, not just synthesizers and drum machines,(though there’s plenty of that) but real people playing real instruments too. All locked together in a steady danceable groove.As a producer,  his releases on Kolour Recordings, Phat Farm Music and 10mm Omega have reached the top 20 on the Nu Disco charts, been featured in traxsource's  weekend weapons, and deep house essentials and been supported from Djs, Soul Minority, Oscar P, J&M Brothers, Rick Preston, Sleazy McQueen, John Howard and Alexander East. He also plays drums,  performs, produces and records with several other projects in the Charlotte NC area; Muchacho, Heart of a Ghost, Jason Herring and the Mystery Plan and a new project in the works, Midlife Niceness along with That Guy Smitty. 

More from VonFunkhauser:
Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/vonfunkhauser
Mixcloud: mixcloud.com/vonfunkhauser
Facebook: facebook.com/vonfunkhauser
Instagram: instagram.com/vonfunkhauser

VonFunkhauser RIPEcast Exclusive Sunrise Mix

My daytime set during a rare light rain shower at the Boulder Gardens Great Gathering

Jacky, Holmes John - Mumma
Nothing But Funk - So Good (Extended mix)
Da Sunlounge & Brown - Reminds Me (Da Sunlounge 2013 Dub)
Angel Heredia - The Incorrect
Fisher  - Yeah The Girls (Extended mix)
Matroda & San Pacho - La Pasion
Magonyi L - Bring It Back
Vito Trix - Time For This (Extended mix)
Joe Red, SP1DER - Alright
Far&High - All I Say feat Annett
CHESSER - Take Me (Extended mix)
DJ Kuba, Neitan, Skytech - Dancing (Wh0 Extended Festival remix)
Ian Ossia - Moves at Midnight
Diplo & SIDEPIECE - On My Mind (Purple Disco Machine Remix - Extended)

(I played again that night! https://soundcloud.com/overdubbed/boulder-gardens-2022-night)

Boulder Gardens 2022 - Day

@ekomomaifest @skywaikiki November 12, 2022

StephyV live @ E Komo Mai Fest - Sky Waikiki, Hawaii

Buy: https://www.beatport.com/release/rage-power/5200388

Taly Shum - Rage Power [Axiom Music]

Re.You & Paul Brenning - Black Roads

Stores & Download - https://ffm.to/74568ej

Solace in Sound

Into the Ether

WhiteNoize consists of DJ and Production duo Chris Harnett and David Carvalho (check out David's new project at https://davidcarvalho.komi.io/) .  The long time friends and veteran DJ's of San Francisco have created a popular following in west coast clubs with their unique sets fusing multiple genres of house music.  2010 saw WhiteNoize burst into the scene with 2 critically acclaimed EP's released on DJ Dan's Instereo Recordings and a remix on Fatboy Slim's Skint Records.  In just three years time, they have released 50+ tracks on over 15 record labels and have seen success on iTunes, Beatport, Trackitdown, Traxsource and more with several of their tracks ending up in the Top 100.  

One of 2012's biggest releases 'Insecure' on Instereo Recordings saw tremendous success hitting the #1 spot on Beatport House and #4 on the Overall Chart.  "Insecure" was named by Beatport as one of the Top Ten House Songs of 2012.  Their EP 'Fashionably Early' released in May 2012 on Guesthouse Music also saw tremendous success.  A collaboration with the talented Viceroy 'Only Takes' landed them at #1 on We Are Hunted, #4 on Hypem Popular and #4 on Soundcloud Hot while their own track 'Pimp On' hit #1 on the Traxsource House Chart.  

Well known for their versatile and energetic sets, WhiteNoize has performed all over the States.  They play regularly at places like Ruby Skye in San Francisco and have played at numerous festivals including Ultra Music Festival, Outsidelands, Beyond Wonderland, I Love This City, and 4 times at Coachella including the famed Sahara Tent in 2011.

So far their music has been supported by A-Trak, Benny Benassi, Carl Cox, Chuckie, DJ Dan, Mark Knight, Max Vangeli, Tommie Sunshine, TJR, Tocadisco, Treasure Fingers, Umek, Eddie Halliwell and Donald Glaude among many others.  With numerous releases on the horizon and an exciting lineup of shows coming up this summer there seems to be no stopping this duo...look for them to be in a city near you soon!

Check out their promo video here: 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysuZNxPBS-8&feature=youtu.be

www.whitenoize.com

Labels include:

Ultra
InStereo
Guesthouse Music
Skint
Slam
1605 Music Therapy

Bookings: whitenoizeworld@gmail.com