Projects
Greetings, Friends and Well-wishers,After suffering through a hellacious summer in LA, I've emerged from hibernation (yes, I hibernate in the summer, not in the winter; hot weather makes me unhappy, as does too much sunshine and no shade, which this city seems to be a fan of), with some nouveaux projects.
First is that the DJ sets should be accessible online in the coming weeks. A tech-savvy but socially lovely freund of mine is going to help me with all the logistics so that you can go clicky clicky and POOF, PRESTO, KAPOW, ein DJ set fur dein butt. Hoots.
Second is that I've finalized the sequence of tracks for the newest set. It is going to be short but (hopefully) sweet, with only ten songs. I view these sets as creative efforts/attempts more than anything, not as the final say on all things tech-house. This has been a helpful attitude for me, as I don't beat myself up too much if the final product isn't PERFECT. After all, what is? Aside from nature?
Third is that I have a new online radio show, which I've recorded the first installment for already. SASradio is its name, and it allows me to play a wider range of tunes that don't all contain a programmed drum beat, and it allows me to be able to yak about tidbits of information/news in between. Don't expect it to be a one-stop shop for much of anything; there are far too many blogs and other crap on the web that can do a much better job of that than I can. If you want to learn about cooking, or current events, or how to score the best ass, there are people who spend much more time on the web than I do who have exquisitely specific sites for informing you on such topics, and others! Anyhoo, SASradio should be up and running soon.
Finally, I'm embarking on a visual component to my live sets. Procuring one or two slide projectors is in order, as is a hefty supply of construction paper and user-friendly glue. More on this in the coming weeks.
Here's a completely unrelated flyer I made for a recent event at the community garden I have a plot in. The flyer was never posted around Silverlake, as it was never "approved" by everyone in the garden. I LOVE ORGANIZATIONAL POLITICS! YAY! SHIT BRICKS!!!
Anyhoo, enough ranting, but here it is.
I've picked up some groovy new tunes of late too, which will go on my next mix, not the current one in the works. I've been digging the new tracks by Cio D'Or, and the mixes by Jeff Bennett. Neither of these folks seems to have embraced wholeheartedly the minimal techno invasion sweeping the world. Which is refreshing.
xoxo,
Johnnycakes
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