This year I had the distinct honor of being the first DJ of the year for the Sebastopol Ecstatic Dance in Northern California. Coincidentally, many years ago, I helped start the Sebastopol Ecstatic Dance with some of my dearest friends. I was the first DJ to play an Ecstatic Dance in Sebastopol. It was kind of a homecoming for me as I love the Ecstatic Dance format, but haven't been playing in this world for a while... since my 3 year tour with Wanderlust Festival which ended a while back.

Anyhow, I hope you enjoy this set I put together and dance through the journey I offered to the amazing room of dancers and friends. Thank you, Loi for keeping the flame alive. ;)

TRACK LISTING
1. Chakra 4 Expanding Your Life Force In Love And Harmony - Luanne Oake - Spiritual Alchemy                   
2. Faith’s Hymn - Beautiful Chorus                        
3. Brilliant Light - MC YOGI                                           
4. Forever  -  Labrinth                                            
5. Home  - Medasin                                          
6. Lulacruza - Simple Reflejo (ATYYA Remix)                                                                                                                      
7. OTW  - Khalid                                             
8. Versicolor - Papadosio                                              
9. Zero State  LLMM DOPE START 4                                                                                                                                 
10. I'm Free - Symbolico                                          
11. One Giant Consciousness - Nanosphere Remix - Desert Dwellers                                  
12. Mountains - Shylow Remix -  Moontricks                                     
13. fragile-huglifes-unthugged-mix-no-intro                                                                                                           
14. JJ - Still                                                                                                                                              
15. Rain - CloZee Remix - Wildlight                                             
16. Iko Iko - The Dixie Cups                              
17. Voodoo Canyon - Tinush                                      
18. Rainbow (Amine Edge Remix) - Dub Makers, Outstrip, Maria Chirkova    
19. Hold Me  - Lavern                                
20. Ascend - Dezko                                   
21. Milkshake 20 (Alex Wann Remix)                                                                                                                   
22. Pink Floyd – Another Brick In The Wall (Tim Enso & Nadi Moss Remix)                                                                                       
23. Cheyenne - Extended Mix -  Trilucid                                          
24. Sudakra - Araya (Ft. BozzhoggBeatz)                                                                                                             
25. XOXOdus  - Phil RetroSpector                              
26. Breathe Slow (Let It Go) - MC YOGI                                            
27. Lemon Lucy (Lemon Jelly ft. Elton John)  - DJ Earworm                                          
28. Endless Falls - super steph

Zack Darling Live: Ecstatic Dance Sebastopol

Zack Darling is a mashup, bass/dubstep, house, downtempo, yoga and reggae DJ from Northern California who is widely known for a diverse and eclectic style of dance music.

Zack is a 2-time winner oF the “Best DJ in the North Bay” award and has shared the stage with artist such as Mix Master Mike, Michael Franti, Slightly Stoopid, Metallica, Matisyahu, Rebelution, Phutureprimitive, Beats Antique, Delhi 2 Dublin, Kayla Scintilla and countless festival headliner artists and DJs. He’s played at venues such as The Fillmore (SF), Shoreline Amphitheater, Regency Ballroom as well as some of the biggest festivals, concerts and nightclubs around the US West Coast. Zack’s music has been featured at Wanderlust Festival, Enchanted Forest Festival, Symbiosis Gathering, Lightning in a Bottle, Envision Festival, Raindance Festival, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, BottleRock Napa Valley, Ecstatic Dance Oakland, Burning Man, Lucidity Festival, Emerald Cup, Northern Nights, Bliss Camp, HushFest, Foreverland and the legendary Skunk Train parties. 

His unique style of classic rock & mashup dance floor fusion has built him loyal audiences at festivals, clubs, concerts, living rooms and car stereos. Zack’s DJ career spans over 25 years and began as a 14 year old electro-reggae-punk DJ playing late night sessions on public and pirate radio stations in Northern California. He’s since dropped multi-genre-smackdown dance sets on night clubs and parties large and small in the US and internationally. His mixes are expressions of the alignment between mashups and bass-heavy dance floor beats. Zack’s style of Mashup-meets-Bass-music-fusion allow him to follow all of his passions, old and new, merging Breakbeats, House, Dubstep and Mid-Tempo Hip Hop, with Reggae, New Wave, Folk, Funk, Soul and especially classic Rock favorites – remixed, retooled, repurposed for the dance floor.

Zack continues to feed the flames of the music community through his event production and emcee efforts. For 13 years he was the lead producer of Harmony Festival’s Mystic Beat Lounge Techno-Tribal Dance, After Dark Producer for Harmony Festival, North Bay Burning Man Regional Contact (2005-2011), co-founder of the nightclub event Decadance and resident DJ at the legendary party Juke Joint. He has emceed for Wakarusa Festival, Reggae on the River, Northern Nights and many others. 

Zack’s fanbase is loyal and enthusiastic for his positive energy and uplifting tracks that frequently offer the audience the chance to sing their favorite lyrics as they dance the night away.