torie | sun ☀ [groovy house/deep/minimal/disco etc.]

It's been a hot minute since I've put a F|S mix out! But as the weather gets warmer, pandemic restrictions are lifting, & there's finally a sense of optimism and genuine stoke about the future in the air, I've been finding myself loving the groovy tunes of house/disco/throwbacks & the like. 

This mix is a collection of tracks intended to create joy – listen while you're hanging out with friends, enjoying the sunshine, starting your day, or just want to get a good dance in. Here's to summer, to returning to dancefloors, and to that moment of pure bliss when you're lost in the sound. Enjoy!

Photo by Liz Hagearty

Forms | States 07 - Torie [Summer Grooves]

I had the absolute pleasure of opening up the floor for KiNK's live set – one of my long-time favorite artists, and a true magician in his craft – and Galen of Sunset Soundsystem. Dive into 2 hours of minimal, classic, groovy house tunes and onwards... 

It was an early August night at Public Works SF, my first time performing on the main stage at PW & playing on the V10 mixer. I wanted my sound & energy to grow with the crowd, to bring excitement to the dancefloor as people filled in... to prepare for what was an incredible night of music from the artists to follow. 

This gig was a last-minute add-on for me as I filled in for a friend & I couldn't have been more honored to step into her shoes for this moment. It was also the same week that the music community lost two house music legends - K-HAND and Paul Johnson - so I felt it was only fitting to pay my respects with a few of their tracks as well. 

Press play & enjoy ze grooves ✨

photo + edit: Sam Drank

Torie - Live at KiNK [opening set]

On direct support duties for the house music legend Harry Romero, I had a ton of fun playing an hour of groovy minimal and house tunes at Monarch SF... my favorite rave basement. Always a pleasure being here & sharing some tunes to get people moving.  

Photo by Haley Busch

Torie - Live at Harry Romero

Quite literally, we're on a boat - a Desert Hearts boat party cruising around the San Francisco Bay, to be exact 🚢 

Torie and Jessica took to the rooftop deck to finish out the month of June with an hour of grooves – house, disco, breakbeats, techno, and a little bit of everything in between.  Thanks to DJ Dials & the Desert Hearts crew for having us out. This was a blast n' a half 🔊


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Torie b2b Jessica - Live at Desert Hearts Boat Party, SF

We cruised to the trash fence for a Tuesday morning sunrise cruise on the @dusty-rhino-1 - a blissful adventure to watch the sun peak over the mountains in the Black Rock desert (and play music to the Burning Man marathon runners, lol)with a gathering of some of my favorite people.

Playing sunrise on an art car is always one of the most unique experiences I think you can create on playa – this was an absolutely surreal morning & I am so grateful. 

Hope you enjoy this set as much as I did playing it (and reliving it over and over in my head). 

*re-recorded @ home bc I suck at recording my sets on playa :)

Torie - Tues. Sunrise on Dusty Rhino @ Trash Fence | Burning Man 2022

I'm ecstatic to present the first of my new mix series, Forms | States. With Forms | States, I hope to take you on a refreshing journey through sound, combining newfound tracks and old favorites to describe the essence of a feeling & the creation of a state of mind. 

Music takes the form – the state – in which you interpret it. It has played such a significant part in my life, and I hope that I can provide you with one piece of that impact. 

Forms | States 01 tethers the line between light and dark, upbeat and mellow. It drives forward with a strong bassline and balances out with those ever-loved high-hats. This is my exploration into a darker side of tech house. 

This ride is for you. Enjoy.

Forms | States 01 - Torie

Today is my birthday, and it feels fitting now more than ever to share the second episode of my Forms | States, my mix series, with you.

Forms | States 02 brings together new beats, old favs, and songs that represent where my past year of life has taken me. It's nostalgic and introspective, while simultaneously captivating with tastes of tribal percussion and entrancing vocals that spoke to me. Find the baseline of groove, a peaceful state of mind, and all of the feels.

Let this music take whatever form you'd like it to. Go on a journey with your headphones, play it in your car on a long drive. Close your eyes and move with it. Sing along as loudly as you can. Let it be your peace, your focus, your space for thinking and exploring.

I hope it brings you as much joy listening as much as it brought me playing. Here's to another year of making magical music...

Forms | States 02 - Torie

Excitement, energy, elation – so many feelings this week with spring at our doorstep, the return of the sunshine in San Francisco, and my step back into reality after attending an incredible Envision in Costa Rica. 

Welcome to the next part of my mix series: Forms | States 03.

Forms | States 03 is meant to put a pep in your step, inspire a dedication in your day, and give a move to your groove. It brings together an upbeat fusion of tribal, tech house, and vocal elements as well as an ever-driving bassline. It speaks to much of my inspiration found in the jungle at Envision, to my thrill of moving into warmer days, and to my excitement about what's to come. 

Let the music take whatever form you'd like to hear. Maybe it's the midweek pick-me-up you need. Enjoy.

Forms | States 03 - Torie

Playing the Fisher block party at The Great Northern was arguably one of the funnest sets I've played yet. To the amazing friends who came to support, the lively crowd that kept the dancefloor grooving, and to everyone who gave their energy and support throughout – THANK YOU. This was SO MUCH FUN. Enjoy an hour of bass-heavy, booty bumpin', fun-lovin' bass and tech house for your listening pleasure.

Unfortunately my recorder clipped the recording (whoops!) so I've rerecorded this magical day for you. Cheers!

Torie Live at Fisher Block Party

It's been awhile – I'm excited to bring you my next Forms | States. 

F|S04 is about transitions. Different genres, moments, feelings – it's an ebb and flow of movements. As we head into the long weekend, it's an eclectic adventure: from deeper grooves & smooth steps into powerful energies & heavier basslines. 

I hope F|S04 takes the form you need right now. It's a tech house-heavy, driving, and powerfully packed beat I couldn't get enough of. It speaks to my soul & makes me want to dance. I'm thrilled to share it with you.

Listen while you're working, blast it over your car speakers on your long drive to wherever you're headed this weekend, or tune in for a solid dancefloor groove. Let it speak to you & move with you.

As always, enjoy the ride.

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Much thanks to @kool-karlo for the master!

Forms | States 04 - Torie

It’s Friday afternoon, the sun is shining and we’re dancing and swimming in the beautiful river at Northern Nights Music Festival in the Redwoods of Northern California. The weekend’s just getting started, and I had the absolute pleasure of playing to an incredibly excited crowd who were ready to dance their way into the night. 

This is, hands down, my absolute favorite set I’ve played yet. It’s got stellar remixes of old-school gems, a few of my most treasured tracks and some jackin’ tech house with guaranteed good grooves & make-you-move beats.

Thank you SO much to the @nnmfestival team for having me out. I’m so blissed out at how amazing this experience was.

I hope you enjoy listening to this as much as I did playing it. Cheers!

*My recorder didn’t properly capture my set the first time around, so this is a re-recording for your listening pleasure.

Torie – Live at Northern Nights 2019

Here's a snippet of my Facebook live stream this morning – an easy 40 minutes of some of my favorite tunes to get into the day's groove. Use it for your morning cup of coffee, your yoga flow, your kickstart into the workday... use it to feel a little more sane amidst the pandemic chaos.

You can watch the livestream video here: https://www.facebook.com/torie.rich1/videos/10222665542096572/ 

I'll be streaming more on Facebook and Twitch throughout the week – 
facebook.com/yotorieee & twitch.tv/yotorieee

Torie - Morning Movements I [Quarantunes Live Stream Set]

Playing at DISTRIKT has been a goal of mine since I started as a DJ, as I’ve spent many dusty afternoons enjoying tunes in the dust here. Having the chance to spin from noon-1pm on Thursday was an incredible way to kick off the day – it gave me a unique opportunity to get people out of bed, moving and grooving, and ready to dance for hours to come. This set was so much fun to curate, craft and share with a growing dancefloor, and playing on the legendary DISTRIKT soundsystem was an absolute treat.

 

"Listen in and take the ride! I hope it brings you the same feelings of excitement and energy I aimed to bring to the floor that day, priming the rest of the afternoon as we moved towards the weekend vibes of the playa. Much thanks and love to the DISTRIKT team for bringing me out, and for the continued support. I hope to be back on these decks soon! Enjoy )’("
~ Torie
@yotorieee

Torie - DISTRIKT Sound - Burning Man 2019

Back again with more mellow morning beats for this edition of Quarantunes – a dive into some favorite, smooth tunes that started my day. It's not as clean as I'd love the mixing to be, but nobody's perfect – and Ioved this soundtrack too much to not share.

Move on your mat, move at your desk, move while you're making breakfast, move as you spend this time at home... move together, and we'll get through this together. 

Watch the first 30 minutes on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/torie.rich1/videos/10222745387532658/ 

I'll be streaming more on Facebook and Twitch over the quarantine as well – 
facebook.com/yotorieee & twitch.tv/yotorieee

Torie – Morning Movements II [Quarantunes Live Stream Set]

@icarusartcar held our first Space Brunch live broadcast yesterday on the interwebs, and I was stoked to play a lively set to get the afternoon going. It's a mix of older favorites – I've been doing a lot of crate digging while stuck at home – and some new vibes. It's a little messy (I had literally just rolled out of bed, whoops), but this was so much fun -- put a little pep into your step and dive in!

Torie – Live at ICARUS Space Brunch [Quarantunes Live Stream Set]

Spent a rainy Sunday at home pretending we were on the beach grooving to some tunes. Here's an hour and a half of upbeat tech house & some soulful beats to get you through a gloomy week!

You can also watch the full livestream here: https://www.facebook.com/torie.rich1/videos/10222878819788381/

Torie – Live at Polar Pal's Beach Brunch [Quarantunes Live Stream Set]

A morning of mellow Monday grooves. Thanks to the friends at Sinewave Syndicate for hosting me today - I played through the morning, through a lot of feels, and absolutely loved it. What a way to kick off the week. Here's ~two hours of deep and vibey tunes to get your week going.

You can also watch most of the stream w. video here: https://bit.ly/2VniEFP

Torie Live at Wake and Bake [Quarantunes Live Stream Set]

Spent a Friday night in quarantine playing groovy, upbeat house tunes for an hour with the @techavenuerecords crew out of San Diego. For a sunny afternoon, for a bit of an energy kick to keep your workday flowing, for an evening when you just feel like moving – this mix does a little of all of that for me. Enjoy!

photo + edit by Liz Hagearty

Torie – Live at Tech Avenue [Quarantunes Live Stream Set]

To be honest: quarantine has been a challenge. I've found myself going back and forth about whether I'm feeling "musical" on any particular day, struggling to find new things that inspire me, and using the many emotions this pandemic has brought up to explore new sounds and tell my story in different ways. 

But it's been positive in an unexpected way, too. I've rediscovered my love for deeper, minimal sounds and the simplicity and power that exists within them. 

This edition of my Forms | States mix comes from an afternoon I spent taking a batch of new tunes and playing them for the first time, finding a groove on the fly that spoke to me in the moment. Dive in and see how it speaks to you, too. 

xo, 
t 

📸: Liz Hagearty

Forms | States 06 - Torie [Quarantine Edition]

I closed out @inquiry-records' weekly Friday night stream with an hour+ of jackin' tech house, groovy beats, and major throwbacks ft. Ashanti, Backstreet Boys, Ciara, The Neighborhood, and more. It was an incredible way to finish out something of a crazy week, and this was SO much fun to play – it put such a smile on my face, and I hope these beats can do the same for you. 

Get ready to dance & tune in! 

Photo edit by Liz Hagearty

Torie – Live at Inquiry | Throwbacks, Jams & Grooves [Quarantunes Live Stream Set]

• dj ⋆ event curator ⋆ magic maker ⋆ groovez 🔮
• house - techno - minimal - breaks - dnb
• san diego | san francisco | bouncin' around

• things n' stuff with @icarus_art_car @inquiry-records @dusty-rhino-1 @yourewelcome-sf @dancewithhaha

• bookings: richardson.torie@gmail.com
• livestreams: twitch.tv/yotorieee

~ tldr: i'm eclectic. breaks, techno, deep house, drum and bass, minimal, you name it. fast & dark, soft and slow. it all comes down to whatever makes us move. just pick the time & place, the vibe will come ~ 

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With a global upbringing, roots in San Francisco, & a current base in San Diego, Torie’s sound is eclectic to say the least. She interweaves elements of house, minimal, dark & driving techno, breaks, soulful vocals, soft melodies – & every now and then, some drum & bass – all to tell a story through sound. She believes in the power of groove, and plays with one goal in mind: to bring newfound life to the dancefloor.

As a core lead of Inquiry Collective, artist with Burning Man art cars ICARUS and Dusty Rhino, a resident DJ of You’re Welcome, and a co-founder of Dance With Haha, she draws inspiration from the dusty plains of the playa, the curious explorations of the Mojave desert, the underground dancefloors of SF, & the interstellar endeavors of ICARUS & its motley crew.

She has performed with KiNK, Superflu, Justin Martin, Overmono, Maya Jane Coles, Anja Schneider, Tale of Us, Patrice Baumel, Marbs, Mikey Lion, Porky and Evan Casey of Desert Hearts, Rinzen, Dance Spirit, Eskuche, Marques Wyatt, Tycho, KMLN, Sabo, Justin Jay, Hoj, Kevin Knapp, Shiba San, Joeski and more. You may have seen her with renowned crews like Space Cowboys, Distrikt, and Desert Hearts, or on the festival circuit – including Outside Lands, EDC Las Vegas, Northern Nights Music Festival, Desert Hearts Festival, The Untz Festival, Umbrella Weekend, and Outside in Equinox. 

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torie | sun ☀ [groovy house/deep/minimal/disco etc.]

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