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Unfriendly Fires

Unfriendly Fire In The Sky

Friendly Fires

Vegas

Groamville At The Viper Room

The Whiskey Saints playing Joxer Daly’s

Ettienne De Crecy

Congarock & Steve Aoki

De La Soul

R.I.P. The SHAW

The Whiskey Saints playing The House of Blues Hollywood

Random Warehouse Party, DJ using Ableton and APC40

Random Warehouse Party, Street Fighter Projection

The day finally came for the much anticipated Shawapalooza party. There were about 300 or more people expected. We were set. It was going to be the party to end all Shaw parties.

There were a good 100 people there by around 4PM and the police had come a few times, when the landlord showed up and told everyone they had to leave. It was quite the bummer. The Whiskey Saints & the super hyped debut performance of the Buck Juan Criz, had not even happened yet. I must say that the police would definitely have come if that had happened.

Everyone left for a bit then about 70 or so people ended up coming back. It was a great time and everyone got re-tarded. Everyone came inside when it got dark and SParrow & Mr. Goodling (Joel’s Dad). Played some songs and everyone sang. Drunken campfire singing, sans the fire.

Then it was time for The Buck Juan Criz show, inside. Everyone was super stoked & no one knew what to expect. Joel started things off. He rapped and introed all of us. People went nuts. Then we started the show. The first track is destined to make people get Buck wild, hence our name. We actually did the show out of order, but it didn’t matter. I must say I think people were impressed. I hope to keep the Criz workin on new shiz. We’re doin big things!

Time jumped on the decks for a few hours then we took turns spinning for a while. People got crazier & crazier as the night went on. It seemed like people just kept showing up. Our spinning turned into more of a spectator event than a dance party as it got later, but it was still fun. Over all the party, though it did not go as planned, was quite a time. I wonder where the homies are gonna move to now?

On March 20th I went with my friend Angela to the A-TRAK set at the Avalon in Hollywood. Much thanks to her friend Brad ( @BradHoss on Twitter). It was by far the best DJ set I’ve ever heard. He is unbelievable. He uses Serato, but he treats it as if it were a traditional setup. He does the actual moves, and goes through all of the motions, rather than just relying on the automatic functions, buttons & presets. He didn’t start til midnight, as he was at Nobu. (I was following him on Twitter @atrak ). So he was going long and they were telling everyone that they had to leave the second floor. I was not having it, long story, short, I was escorted out of the building. Still I had a good night.

The very next night, Tim, Bransby & I went to Vanguard to see Calvin Harris & Paul Oakenfold. Started off kinda early drinkin at The Shaw. Knowing that Calvin Harris had been sick recently & canceling shows, (Again… @calvinharris ) I was worried that he would not be at the show. I was actually more excited to see him, than Oakenfold. Of course when we went to get out tickets, there was a sign saying Calvin was sick and would not be performing. But a friend of Bransby’s let us through the VIP line with bands so we could go up stairs. All of the DJ’s prior were good, but Oakenfold was pretty sick. You could tell he was just up there frestyling & having a good time. He just played music that he liked and apparently everyone else did too. That’s what I enjoy most is just spinning stuff as it comes planned sets always sound sick, but spontaneity is what I crave.

We did however make it out to the studio and cut a good mix out before it was time for bed. Check it out…

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03.28.2009 MIX Part 2

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03.28.2009 MIX Part 1

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03.18.2009 MIX

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I had never seen Pendulum live before, but was told by Tim that it was going to be spectacular. A group called the Glitch Mob opened up the show. They were pretty sick. I would hope to have a digital group like that one day, because performing that way looks soo fun.

I won’t go into what we were doing at the show, as that’s not important. Pendulum however did not disappoint. They were set up as a live rock band, which I did not expect. Their sound was full and pounding, the lights were mezmorizing, and the crowd was lovin’ it.

After a quick search for someone I am afraid I’ll never see again, we left downtown and headed right to the studio at the Shaw. Some of Angela’s friends came back with us to chill and hear us spin. Personally I feel as though we get better with every session we have. I am not quite sure what time it was when we finally quit, but it was late or early, or whatever. Overall, it was a great night, needless to say i did absolutely nothing on Sunday. ATRAK on Friday & Calvin Harris with Paul Oakenfold on Saturday. This weekend should be equally as wonderful.