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Episode Synopsis
With a heavy heart for my friends affected by fires in Los Angeles this week, I release my set from just a week ago when we started the year with hope and optimism at Subtract and Moon Kitty's super fun shindig to open 2025.
First of all, big thanks to Treavor and Anton for having me. It was so, so fun to play this party. I knew close to half of the people there, had many great conversations and much fun dancing after. Moontribe DJs are no joke! So much talent :). Sarkis was great too! I was happy with my set and am excited to share it.
I lived in various parts of LA for 36 of the 38 years between 1980 and 2018. It is not the world's most beautiful city by any means, but I always tell my friends not from there how special and thriving the underground music scene has always been in LA. It's a city where you have to know someone to have a good time I think - one of the least digestible cities as a tourist.
But all it takes, or ever took, is to experience one good LA underground event and a whole world opens up to you. If you are bored in LA, it's no fault of the music scene.
For me this one event was 1995's Big Wig Thumper at what was then called the Orange Showgrounds. Though technically my 3rd rave, the other two were in 1991 when I was just about to graduate high school, and appreciated it but wasn't really ready for it. Let's just say I hadn't found my dancing shoes yet. But in 95, I was ready and I never looked back. I've thrown a hundred parties and DJed hundreds in LA since.
This is a hard mix description to write because my favorite US city is in flames. Many of my friends have lost their homes, and several venues I've hosted Tropical at have been destroyed. It feels inappropriate to promote events there with the fires raging, and I've struggled to even post this mix.
But... it is music. And music can only help.
I am here to help in other ways too! I'm not in LA, but super connected so reach out if you need help. Also have space in my home in Oregon for friends who want to get away to clean air for a bit.
Hoping for safety for my friends, squashing of fires asap, and then hopefully a hard look at how prepared we are for fires like this, and how we can improve on that
First of all, big thanks to Treavor and Anton for having me. It was so, so fun to play this party. I knew close to half of the people there, had many great conversations and much fun dancing after. Moontribe DJs are no joke! So much talent :). Sarkis was great too! I was happy with my set and am excited to share it.
I lived in various parts of LA for 36 of the 38 years between 1980 and 2018. It is not the world's most beautiful city by any means, but I always tell my friends not from there how special and thriving the underground music scene has always been in LA. It's a city where you have to know someone to have a good time I think - one of the least digestible cities as a tourist.
But all it takes, or ever took, is to experience one good LA underground event and a whole world opens up to you. If you are bored in LA, it's no fault of the music scene.
For me this one event was 1995's Big Wig Thumper at what was then called the Orange Showgrounds. Though technically my 3rd rave, the other two were in 1991 when I was just about to graduate high school, and appreciated it but wasn't really ready for it. Let's just say I hadn't found my dancing shoes yet. But in 95, I was ready and I never looked back. I've thrown a hundred parties and DJed hundreds in LA since.
This is a hard mix description to write because my favorite US city is in flames. Many of my friends have lost their homes, and several venues I've hosted Tropical at have been destroyed. It feels inappropriate to promote events there with the fires raging, and I've struggled to even post this mix.
But... it is music. And music can only help.
I am here to help in other ways too! I'm not in LA, but super connected so reach out if you need help. Also have space in my home in Oregon for friends who want to get away to clean air for a bit.
Hoping for safety for my friends, squashing of fires asap, and then hopefully a hard look at how prepared we are for fires like this, and how we can improve on that
In God we trust