Name: Zumone live @ Light We Are by Zum One
Duration: 1 h 3 min 24 s
Description: This is a live set from a small part in July 2023...

This music keeps giving back to me more, and more. It has me feeling very inspired recently, and focusing on recording uplifting mixes, that fuse genres together while keeping it overwhelmingly funky.

I present to you Inspiration Sessions Vol #1

Big up's to Kaylee for the awesome artwork!

Inspiration Sessions Vol #1

Celebrating Marcus' birthday with the crew! 2 a.m.

Live @ Unicorn Ball | 10.07.22

Here's to new beginnings!  This mix - titled 'Strength" is part 1 of a 12-part monthly themed studio mix series that I've committed to releasing this year. 

I mixed this set in October 2022, when I began feeling my strength again, in my amazing DJ Lounge in Eugene, Oregon.
The picture was taken on January 1st, 2023 at Bucerias beach near Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

2022 was a huge challenge for me.  The best things about it were my DJ career thriving post-pandemic, my daughter of course, and other than those, just getting through it.

The hardest things were that it was the first year devoid of hope for my marriage yet still living in the same apartment together the entire year, and that it was the year my mother passed - and those things were HEAVY.  

Hence the need for strength.  Dating for the first time after 15 years was a shitshow, and by summer what I already knew started to sink in hard - focusing on my daughter was a way better idea.  When my mom became very ill, it drove this point home further.

Just as I was starting to feel some strength, my mom lost the last bit she had left.  At first I relapsed badly into bad habits. She passed suddenly while I was preparing to come out to Connecticut, and I felt tremendous guilt when I didn't make it out to be with her at the end.

Although I took my mom's passing really hard, it was the catalyst for change I needed. 

I went from mid-September through the end of the year alcohol-free. I've had a few drinks in January but don't think I'll ever have a drinking habit like I did before.  I gave up herb early November and haven't looked back.  

I gave up these 'vices' without judgement but in the name of health, clarity, and productivity.  I wanted to stop getting in the way of myself and achieve my true potential.  I wanted to feel my strength again.

2023 will be a crazy year for me.  It's the 25th year of my party, Tropical, and the last one.  No one wants me to end it, and so this also takes strength.  I've given a lot through this event - in many ways too much.  

Of course I'm going a little nuts with it to the finale but I'm also showing restraint.  I want to respect the party and give it the finish it deserves, but I have much else to do and know all too well it gets it the way of really being able to focus on other things.

My DJ career is a constant hustle, and is back to being my main source of income.  That's not actually my vision but you also have to respect what's working. My venue booking business is growing slowly, largely because I'm limited by the other things. but I know it's my most sustainable future.

This is the last year I will work this hard.  It's the end of a decade I knew I would work really hard, and I want to respect the deadline I set to take a chill pill and be focused on other things including self-care, and my daughter. I'm still going to work real hard after 2023, but more efficiently and with more help.  And without the burden and risk of organizing events.

I started a bit early last Fall with increased self-care, sleep, and focus on Cerise - but with the onset of 2023 I'm also feeling the crunch of so many projects and goals.  Still I feel more balance than I used to. And that is also strength.

Well I can go on forever but I'm going to cut myself off.  I haven't said a word about the music on this mix this time, but that's ok, it speaks for itself.

I hope you enjoy the mix, and find strength in yourself this year and beyond!

Track list coming soon <3

Ben Annand 2023 Studio Mix 1 - January - Strength

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Look Around feat. Mani Draper (Raw Funk Mix)

BTK - Cheeques 3

I had a short but sweet time at Bug Out Campout 4: Garden of Dreams on day 8 and 9 of my Spring Break roadtrip with my daughter, Cerise.

This set went down at midnight on a pretty frigid desert night, did my best to warm people up with some break and then some techno.  Ok, fine, there's. little house in there too :). Something for everyone, hope you enjoy!

Overall one of my faster sets, starting at 130bpm and creeping up to 132 by the end. 

Many thanks to hosts Neil Bombshelta Black, Jason Deyarmin and Julia Daemia Styczynski for putting together a lovely event ♡

Definite highlight having Cerise bopping around to my breaks - she really has quite the dance moves!  She got cold tho and came and chilled for the rest of my set in back of the DJ booth while I moved more into techno.

Speaking of DJ booth, it was on point and I could hear great!  Sound system was proper for 1000, and decor and visuals were great too.  A lot of care was our into this little party, which of course is close to my heart ♡

Bug Out was intimate and fun!  I wish I had more time there but the time I was there I got to connect with some friends and some new people, all good vibes 🙂

 I hope to be back next year and stay longer- but it also  worked perfectly in this Spring Break adventure this time tbh.

BugOut Breaks And Techno (LIVE In The Mojave Desert 4 - 2-23)

International Woman's Day 2023

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A wonderful weekend in late July with a group of friends celebrating a dear friend's birthday (https://soundcloud.com/ladyk108) underneath a driftwood shelter in the most beautiful bay on the north side of Vancouver Island. The people were warm and friendly, the location was epic, and the music was spot on. Here's a set I played into the wee hours of the morning. Enjoy!

Tracklist:

Promises (N-You-Up Extended Dub Mix) - Boogie Vice, Deep Aztec, N-You-Up
Mink & Shoes (feat. Navid Izadi) - Psychemagik
In And Out (Stolts Remix) - Chemical Disco, Samantha Nova, Victor Oliver & Vicentini
A Dreamer - Zetbee
History Repeating (Original Mix) - Ezel & Rona Ray
Lose My Mind (Extended Mix) - Jamie Jones
About You - Zetbee
I Don't Know Why (Sandy Rivera Classic Mix) - Kings of Tomorrow
Promises (Extended Mix) - Jago Alejandro Pascua
Strong Again - TimAdeep
Emaphupho (LaTique's Rare Touch) - Deejay Cup, Mandisa Mamba
Vx23 - LaTique, Pierre Johnson
Only Dust Remains (Salski Remix) - Addex, Salski
Stardiver (Original Mix) - K Loveski, Teleport-X
The Song of Dolores (Original Mix) - Shai T
Sol (King of Greenland Remix) - Pryda
Bob Fossil (Original Mix) - Gab Rhome, Mark Alow
HIM (Original Mix) - TimAdeep
RISE (Darius Remix) - Darius, Benny Sings
Timeless - BusyExplore, DJExpo SA & D-Tip
Lo Mfana (OddXperience & CJ Keys Remix) - Exte C, Hypaphonik, Bii Kie
Cry On Me (Original mix) - Deep Sort 95
Emaphupho (LaTique's Rare Touch) - Deejay Cup, Mandisa Mamba, LaTique
House is a Feelin' (Ecstatic N2 Mix) - Merlzar
Skyscraper (Timadeep & DJ Laschem Remix) - DJ Laschem, Earl W Green, TimADeep
Location (T.Markakis Remix) - Crew Deep
The Flood (Original Mix) - Josè Astrales
A Day Of The Night (Original Mix) - Ludwig Armstrong

Vancouver Island, Canada 07/23

This is a live set from a small part in July 2023... 

Zumone live @ Light We Are

zumone likes to play. Whether working with children as a teacher, making big kids dance as a dj, experimenting with sound design and audio production, melding and morphing light sculptures or bringing people together to celebrate through festivals, special events or art shows; play is the goal! Learning and building collectively designed projects allows art creation, social interaction, and play to be the catalyst of enriching experiences and hopefully, positive change.

Zumone live @ Light We Are

Zum One

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