cool


wish i could go

little far though

Pat, PLEASE get AJ to record this time.

Ill go next time...you guys have one next week or next Friday after New Year's?

TOo bad I found out a little late to even plan on going to it tonite.

Well I went to Lifted. Great venue. I had just missed seeing Scott B there. He helped set up the sound there. Lifted was right off the 110 in Highland Park - a very gritty area of Los Angeles. The venue was in the fellowship hall where AJ pastors. The dj lineup was very good. The lighting was very dim and you could see the dj booth lit up by the decks and a few ambient lights. There were some random vids projected and the atmosphere was inviting. The entrance to the venue looked like it was in Hollywood...black carpet and roped off entry way - classy. I felt like I was stepping into teh Viper Room or a club on Sunset strip.

I missed DJ Bunny's set. When I got there a bedroom dj named Jason Macias was spinning some very brilliant deep house tracks. Great upcoming dj from L.A. They had Serrato set up and all the dj's were using it including AJ.

Next up was DJ Orlando. He was one of AJ's deck mates back in the 90's house scene. His sets were crisp and very deep.
Finally AJ got on there and rocked a very serious set. I left about 11:30 so I only caught about a half hour.

All of them were recorded and 404 should be getting them for your chewing and cudding.

They were filming there for a documentary on the house scene, house dj's and trying to bring house back up on the charts. There was a guy that worked with NSoul back in the day filming Mercy Streets who was the cinematographer. I did an interview on my experiences as a dj.

The dj's were all fellowshipping outside by a fire pit on the main street. We were flashing back to the 80's and 90's, talking about experiences djing in the clubs, music production and faith. In a way it was a mini-Groove Felloship. Some of the dj's were not believers but I think it had them thinking.

Sadly the turnout was very poor. I would say tops about 25-30, mostly dj's and friends or somehow connected with the church. It made me realize that the gap is still very very wide connecting believers to events like this. I believe the biggest keys are marketing and overcoming the stereotype that some people have that dancing can't be connected with faith.

Look forward to hearing the sets!



AJ is very adamant of raising up the house music scene in L.A. which like many markets is oversaturated with hip-hop. Even DJ Enrie, a prominent L.A. dj has a shirt that says "Hip-Hop is DEAD!".

 

I already got a recent AJ Mix form Bunny!