After Sanctuary Memorial Weekend, Luke and I can’t wait to play together again. Although, it is one of my Global Groove tour events, we are leaning toward doing a tag team repeat due to the hot reception we got at Sanctuary. We’ll keep you posted.
NYC PRIDE KICKED OFF BY THE USUAL. I FLEW INTO LA GUARDIA AND HEADED STRAIGHT TO ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS IN THE WORLD, ROBERTO NOVO. I MET ROBERTO AT THE WHITE PARTY AT VIZCAYA IN THE EARLY NINETIES WHEN HE ASKED ME IF HE COULD DANCE BEHIND THE DJ BOOTH ON A LANDING THAT SAT UP AGAINST THE MANSION. HE WAS MY PRIVATE DANCER FOR THE NIGHT, AND HE SAID TO ME “SAME TIME NEXT YEAR?”. I SAID “ABSOLUTELY”, BUT WE SOON BECAME FAST FRIENDS AND SAW EACH OTHER WHENEVER I PLAYED AT THE PALLADIUM IN NYC.
ROBERTO AND GABRIELLE AND I HAD A QUICK DINNER IN HIS SALON, AND IT WAS OFF TO SPLASH TO DJ WITH ALEXANDER. WE SPENT THE FIRST TWO AND A HALF HOURS TAG TEAMING, PLAYING ONE RECORD EACH AND SWITCHING OFF. THE HARMONY IN THE BOOTH AND ON THE FLOOR WAS PRESENT, AND THERE WAS A LINE AROUND THE BLOCK TO GET IN. IT WAS A GREAT NIGHT! ROBERTO AND I WENT TO BREAKFAST IN THE VILLAGE AND THEN WENT TO HIS PLACE TO REST UP FOR THE PARADE.
AFTER EXACTLY 87 MINUTES OF SLEEP, I WENT TO MEET UP WITH PAUL AND MARK AND JOEY, THE FRIENDS I INVITED TO RIDE THE GOOGLE PARADE FLOAT (A VERY COOL, SHRINKWRAPPED DOUBLEDECKER BUS). WE TOOK A TAXI UP TO THE 50′S AND ARRIVED AT THE STAGING/WAITING AREA FOR THE EXTRA LARGE FLOATS. I CHECKED IN MY GOOGLE BOSS, EXTRA LARGE STRAPPING JOHN FLIPPEN, FORMERLY OF ATLANTA. WE GOT ON OUR AMERICAN APPAREL, SPECIALLY DESIGNED, GOOGLE PRIDE T-SHIRTS, BUT NOT WITHOUT FIRST STYLISHLY CUTTING THE SLEEVES OFF. WE WERE TO BE UP ON TOP OF THE BUS THE WHOLE TIME, SO WE SLATHERED ON THE SUNSCREEN. THEN WE WAITED, WATCHING THE PARADE TO PASS, UNTIL WE JOINED UP WITH “GAYGLERS” (GOOGLE MARCHERS). THE PARTY WAS ON, AND WE ROCKED ALL THE WAY DOWN FIFTH AVENUE. NOT EVEN THE RAIN AND THUNDER AND LIGHTNING COULD HOLD US BACK. EVEN THOUGH THE SOUNDSYSTEM WENT OFF ONCE, I PUT ON A SPECIAL PREMIXED SET WHILE IT HAD TO BE COMPLETELY COVERED WITH A TARP. THE FEELING WAS IMMENSE, ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF THE FACT THAT THE PARADE AUDIENCE ENDURED THE BAD WEATHER. WE EASED ON DOWN, PAST THE FLATIRON BUILDING AND OTHER FAMILIAR PLACES. EVERYONE KICKED IN TO 6TH GEAR WHEN WE TURNED ON TO CHRISTOPHER STREET! ALONG CHRISTOPHER, THE CROWD TRIPLED IN NUMBERS AND THE ROAD NARROWED. ALL OF SUDDEN, IT WAS AN INTIMATE PARTY OF THOUSANDS OF “FAMILY” MEMBERS. PEOPLE WERE ON THE STREETS AND ON PRACTICALLY EVERY BALCONY AND STOREFRONT ALONG THE REST OF THE ROUTE. JUST IN TIME FOR MORE RAIN, WE FINISHED THE PARADE, GATHERED OUR THINGS, AND HUGGED EACH OTHER GOODBYE. THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT WE ALL SHARED SOMETHING SPECIAL ON THAT GOOGLE BUS, AND I SINCERELY AM GRATEFUL FOR THE EXPERIENCE!
My friend and colleague, DJ Alexander, and I will be showcased as a dj team for John Blair’s NYC Splash Pride party this Saturday. We will have some of the greatest hits and hottest new tracks to play, along with a smidge of that Pride spirit thrown in. Come on by and celebrate Pride with us!
PLUS:
If you are going to the NYC Pride Parade, check us out at the Google float. The float will be a huge doubledecker bus….just like the one Google put together for last year’s EuroPride (check out the picture below). Believe it or not, this is my first ever NYC Pride Parade performance! I am so glad that my friends Joey Murphy, Ryan Colbeth, Paul Freistuhler, and Gervais Frechette are going to accompany me. I am also grateful that former Atlantian John Flippen from the Google “Gayglers” (he now lives in NYC and works as general counsel for YouTube) thought of me and contacted me for the job!
Hydrate was so much fun last week!
Miss Cyon Flare, http://www.cyonflare.net , graced me and the crowd with her presence, and what a presence she is! I can’t thank her enough for hooting and hollering and helping to energize the crowd for a fun night. I waved for her to come over to the booth, and I said how much I liked her new record, “Everybody Everybody” (Jose Spinnin’s mix), which is now available on Beatport.
https://www.beatport.com/en-US/html/content/release/detail/114742/everybody_everybody
I told Cyon Flare I wanted to play her song to show props, but I didn’t want her to think that I presumed she would perform. But, feeling the energy and momentum of the room, she was soon performing Demarco’s mix of “Break You”, and her song immediately after.
It was my first time playing in the new booth at Hydrate, and probably the most fun I have ever had. For the tour, we had the Travelocity Polaroid camera out capturing some hot moments and hotties of the night. I can’t wait to come back in October!
MADONNA FEVER:
One of my favorite hot songs to play at Hydrate was a new mix of Madonna’s “4 Minutes” (G. Christo Workmabod mix), complete with a hot guitar hook that rocks out the song (a la Deep Dish “Hello”). I also loved playing Alexander’s new mix of “Music”, and Allan Natal’s new mix of “Give It 2 Me”. The new Eddie Amador mix and Jody Den Broeder mix of “Give It 2 Me” are also both cool too. Also, if you can get your hands on a copy, DVIR HALEVI’s mix of “She’s Not Me” is really hot! After first being turned to him with his private mix of Offer ft Maya “First Time”, I knew that Halevi is one to watch for in the future.
New Year’s Day 2000
Who is that sweet young dj LOL?
For more information, check out this great article!
http://www.sobegayinfo.com/amnesiateadance.asp
Tickets: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/36305
Philly Pride at Pure was packed
My friend’s Joey Murphy and Ryan drove in and came to the club early with me. I had an hour to kill before I had to start spinning, and we passed that time with some mystery pink cocktail and hamming it up with my boss Tre. Tre is a pistol and very successful running a handful of businesses! Tre and Joey hit it off, and he professes her to be one of his new BFF’s. We also got to listen to opening resident DJ Stephen Durkin. I really like his style and got a nice rundown on his Traktor laptop dj-ing. Impressive!
More tracks:
Taito Tikaro, Selva “Beat & Drums”
J. Louis “Feel”
Cyon “Trust Me”
Alex Cohen “Electrified”
Jorge Jaramillo “Till I Feel OK” (Brunno Renno mix)
Tribalishiou “I’ll Always Be There” (Ivy & Rose mix)
Dor Dekel “Boys Of Freedom”
Chus and Ceballos “Go On’ (Tommyboy remix)
Madonna “Get Together” (Roger Sanchez Fired Up mix)
Jonathan Peters “Mr. Man” (J.P. & Mac Quayle mix)
Yinon Yahel “More Beatzzz 2008″
The Pool Party was so much fun!
It was awesome to be able to connect with old and new friends. Alex Sotello, Mike McNamara, and his man Terry (DJ Lalley) are some of my favorite people to have in the booth. I have to say thank you for taking such great care of me and helping me to get off to the airport at the end of the party (Philly Pride)! It was also nice to see Miami buds Ray and Craig, who have a son named Liam.
Jeanie Tracey performed! I can’t believe I hadn’t seen her on stage before. She had such a great harmony with the crowd. Everyone was singing and jumping and had “Los Manos Arriba”! I to tell Jeanie that when I started dj-ing in Miami, I wore out and absolutely loved her record “Do You Believe In The Wonder (Farley and Heller mix). She lit right up and we had a great little conversation!
A couple of good pool party tracks I enjoyed playing (that I haven’t already mentioned on the site):
St. Connection “Jingo Chic” (Powered Milk dub)
Gustavo Scorpio “Full Load”
Silvano Da Silva “Da Beat Goes feat. Mazaya”
Ministry of Funk “Let There Be House” (Castelli Ipanema mix)
Ida Corr “Let Me Think About It” (Flavio Lima Tribal 2008 mix)
Kylie Minogue “The One” (Freemasons mix)
Kylie Minogue “All I See” (Pichiotti House mix)
Leona Lewis “Bleeding Love” Moto Blanco mix
Offer Nissim Ft. Maya “Why”
Amber “Sexual 2008″ (Alexander & Mark VDH mix)
Next year’s Disney: I will playing Magic Journey’s Afterhours Friday at Arabian Knights
Amnesia Tea Dance
10 Year Reunion!
Sunday, July 6th 3pm to 9pm
DJ David Knapp
DJ Lazaro Leon
Shows by:
Adora, Daisy Deadpetals, Shelley Novak
A special return to the venue Amnesia for a Tea Dance with DJ David Knapp, DJ Lazaro Leon, Daisy Deadpetals, Adora Shelley Novak.
Advance ticket are $15. Tickets at the door will be $20. There is also a limited number of $50 VIP tickets which include a sponsored open bar.
* A portion of the proceeds will benefit SAVE in celebration of the passage of the Miami-Dade Domestic Partner Registry. Proceeds will help defeat Amendment 2. Volunteer at www.savedade.org
Dance Diva Aleta sings “Shadows of Love”
http://www.myspace.com/clubaleta
Opium Garden
136 Collins Avenue
Miami Beach
305.534.5488
Tickets are available at
www.brownpapertickets.com/event/36305
or by phone at 800.838.3006
Thanks for those of you who came to Town. Great hanging out in the booth with Jason Blake, Jason Stanford, Kurt Elam & Todd Daves, Clint and more!
Played some great new tunes at Town:
1 Prok & Fitch “Outro Lugar” (Tocadisco’s Nunca Chove Floripa mix)
2 Cassius “Sound Of Violence” (Teo Moss & Fredelux remix)
3 Lissat & Voltaxx “House Music (All Night Long)” (Ropero mix)
4 Mark Pichiotti pr. Basstoy “Turn It Up” (Moran mix)
5 Sweet Mercy “Reach Out ft Rowetta” Darren Glenn Dub
Next Town Date: June 21st