new(ish) mix is up: window seat

So... I guess that plan about writing a single post a day each with pics from my Japan trip this past January didn't work out exactly as planned... I really should take a break from Facebook so I can concentrate on blogging and organizing the photos in my Flickr photostream. Anywho, below is a mix I recorded in March filled with the tracks I had on repeat while I was in Japan... This was posted ages ago on Facebook, but I just realized that I never officially posted it in any of my blogs (this was posted in my Blogspot, in case anyone reading this via Facebook is wondering what I'm talking about)! I made the mix mostly for nostalgic purposes, but I'm confident that it can be enjoyed on its own, without any particular memories attached. Perhaps you can create your own memories with my mix loaded into your mp3 player!

(to anyone reading this on Facebook, click over to the original Blogspot post to stream the mix on the Mixcloud player) You can download the set (split into individual tracks) here at Mediafire: http://bit.ly/2010_03_WindowSeat Well, I hope that you guys enjoy the mix! I'll try to post more Japan pics either tomorrow or sometime next week!

new mix: hello, future! [] my first SF gig!

First off, happy new year! Happy new decade, as well!

For my first post of the decade, I decided to show off my first mix this decade! It's actually the first mix I've done in quite a while that's over 70 minutes! The track list is displayed in the Mixcloud player when the music begins. Bonus points to people who know the significance of the first track! It shouldn't be too hard for most people. Haha.

2010 01 - Hello, Future! by Minceyfresh on Mixcloud

(to anyone reading this on Facebook, click over to the original Blogspot post to stream the mix on the Mixcloud player)

You can download the set (split into individual tracks) here at Mediafire:
http://bit.ly/2010_01_HelloFuture
Enjoy!

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Something else that I'm excited to talk about is my first San Francisco gig! My buddies Mari and Rey (a.k.a. DJs Apsara and Mecca at Asparagus Heaven) have organized the first RED event in San Francisco. This event has been running for quite some time down in LA (I even had the chance to go to one back in 2003 to see the breaks act Cirrus do a live PA set), so it's pretty cool to see it making its way up to the Bay Area.





Headlining will be Dutch trance DJ, Thomas Bronzwaer.
Alongside him upstairs in the trance/psy room will be:
John Beaver
Ryan Russell
Apsara
Shawn Yapa
DJ Saphyre

Downstairs in the electro/hardstyle/breaks room will be:
Justin Illusion
Joshua G.
Jolan Ray
Nasher
MinceyFresh (Woohoo!)
Darwin S.
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You can buy presale tickets at Asparagus Heaven for $15, and admission at the door will be $25. I'm super nervous about my set, but I think I'll do okay. Well, I hope to see you guys there!!

new year's resolutions

It's been a few years since I've seriously made a New Year's Resolution. This time around (especially with tomorrow being the start of a new decade), I decided that I should make a few. The following is not listed in any particular order:

Curb the laziness.
There is so much more I could've done this year if I didn't procrastinate so much. My excuse to put something off was always because I was too busy. Busy doing what? It's the end of the year, and I don't know if I ever finished doing whatever the hell it was I was busy with. Pulp flyers? I obviously can't use that excuse anymore. No more excuses! If I have something to do, I need to DO IT! I'm sure that the following resolutions will then fall into place naturally.

Reduce the clutter.
Clutter in my bedroom. Clutter in my mind. Clutter in my email inboxes. Clutter on my social network profiles. Clutter in my hard drive. Clutter in my iPod. Clutter everywhere! If you were to browse my flickr photos, you'll be hard pressed to find a recent photo taken of my bedroom. Why? The place is an embarassing mess! People get really surprised to hear how disorganized I am at home considering how I carry myself in public, but there's a reason that even some of my best friends have never seen what my room looks like. Just now, I bent down to pick up a receipt from the Ecko Unltd shop for a track jacket I bought in July. Yep. No idea why it was never thrown away. Twenty-Ten will be the year that I make my room, life, and mind resemble a Swiss graphic designer's dream come true.

Invest in a scanner/printer.
It's been something I've needed for ages, and I think that I'll finally be getting one. I've seen a few that have the option to print directly onto CDRs, and that's definitely something I need when it comes to making demo mix CDs to hand out to folks. I'll also be able to get rid of a bunch of the clutter in my room once I get around to scanning it all (interesting magazine articles, club/rave flyers, CD liner notes, etc).

Improve my Japanese.
I spent a year (and thousands of dollars) abroad to improve my Japanese, and where'd it all go? My Japanese (both speaking and reading/writing) has gotten so bad these past couple years, and I really need to get it back up to the level it was when I was living there and communicating daily. This will be the year to do it, whether it means dusting off all my old text books, blogging in Japanese again, investing in Rosetta Stone, or just trying harder to make Japanese friends either locally or online who wouldn't mind being language/conversation buddies.

Create a track.
2007 was the year that I finally started DJing after years of saying I would. 2010 will be the year that I finally produce a track. Whether the end result is a crazy, ravey banger or horrid excuse of a song, it will be nothing if I never start. I have the means of doing it, so it's time to get to it!

Continue school.
2007 was also the year I stopped going to school. I had my reasons, but the reasons are now completely irrelevant. My current plans are to start again in the fall of this year. I need to learn more about design!

Work out regularly.
I started using One Hundred Push Ups fairly regularly in September and October, but just kinda stopped in November. January 1, 2010 will be the day that the working out continues! I'm 31 now. I can't just sit around and expect to stay in decent shape without trying!

Manage money/finances better.
Does that really need an explanation?

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I would normally say that *I wonder whether* I can accomplish all of my resolutions this year, but screw that. I WILL accomplish them all! Happy New Year, everyone! What resolutions do you guys have???

happy holidays! long time, no post!

It's been way too long since I've posted! I'm debathing whether I should just post one HUGE update like I did for October, or if I should just machine gun a bunch of little posts talking about various little/big things I've been up to in November and the first half of this month.

Either way, this is just a "Happy Holidays" post in case I don't end up posting again before the holidays are over. I'm hoping to post another "Cold Day" mix like I did last winter... We'll see if I can get around to that!

LSS Sessions - Volume 2 is up! [] 32 Degrees tonight!

Giuseppe Paolo and I finished compiling the second volume to LSS Sessions. Like the first volume, my set is filled with breaks & electro, while GP's set is hardstyle. They can both be download here at MediaFire:
http://bit.ly/2009_11_lss_sessions_vol_2
Enjoy!
(to anyone reading this on Facebook, click over to the original Blogspot post to preview the mixes on the Mixcloud players)

Lss Sessions - Vol. 02 - Part 1 - Minceyfresh by Life Support Systems on Mixcloud

Lss Sessions - Vol. 02 - Part 2 - Giuseppe Paolo by Life Support Systems on Mixcloud

Apparently, Soundcloud started increasing the limitations to their free accounts... I'm not quite ready to invest in a paid account yet, so I decided to post our sets to Mixcloud rather than Soundcloud this time around.

Come to think of it, I might start reposting all of my previous sets into a Mixcloud account, too... Xanga Audio is fine for individual songs, but definitely not the ideal choice for 40-80 minute DJ mixes.

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Aaaaand... Catch us spinning tonight in Santa Cruz at Nestar Entertainment's 32 Degrees!





The lineup is as follows:

Room 1:
12am-1am: Carlos Alfonzo vs Aleks
11pm-12am: Nes
10pm-11pm: Infusion vs Toxic Rainbow
9pm-10pm: Dane O. vs MinceyFresh
8pm-9pm: Giuseppe Paolo
7pm-8pm: DJP

Room 2:
12am-1am: Timonkey
11pm-12am: Rastatronics
10pm-11pm: Fire Lieber
9pm-10pm: Dub Pirates
8pm-9pm: Twitchdubz
7pm-8pm: Smasheltooth

Afterparty: (location to be announced @ the main event)
4:30am-6am++ : Leafy Green
3am-4:30am : Dj Seek
2am-3am : CM
1am-2am : Rob Monroy

Hope to see you guys there!