Saturna

so lately i have been playing a lot of gigs. even more this week, with gigs tonight and the following two. i never thought that ten years into deejaying i could be so inspired by music. what is mind blowing is that i am getting so far out of my self-imposed restrictions with it. currently, just for my own personal tastes and the gigs where i do what I do, i am buying house, bruk beat, and techno. then, outside of that, i have waiting list of more downtempo funk and soul that i would love to play somewhere in addition to the many grooves of that sort that i have collected over the years.

most interestingly, or most out-of-character, i have been recently exploring the world of pop music at my new gig at EP's. i took this gig specifically to challenge myself. for most of my deejay experience, i have been pretty hardcore about playing what moves me, and not really giving much concern to what moves a crowd. this has served me pretty well within circles that appreciate what i do - they groove anyway. but i am interested in learning how to move a group of more mainstream folks and still feel good about it for myself. play music i dig and they dig and also have my own style and groove. that way lots of folks are happy.

i will say it is difficult to have requests for music i do not personally like, and even, in some cases, loathe. but i have managed to keep those to the minimum and feel pretty good about things. i am also getting a great response from staff and the crowd. i substituted for SteveAnne this past saturday and was really nervous about it. i normally play on thursdays and it is not so busy. saturday, on the other hand, is slammed and very used to certain things - so i was a bit nervous. but the night ended up great. the first set i played all manner of pop, new and old, and some funk in there, too. then for the second set, a i played a bunch of house bootlegs, and they stayed on the floor til closing. very exciting to have pulled that off.

so i am growing a learning a ton right now, and it feels super wonderful. and this week, i get to play two house gigs as well, so yay!

this about covers it:

Music is Ruling my World - Kutiman feat. Karolina

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