fall randomness (2 new mixes | efc | mixing on the radio show)

I finished recording two mixsets in October... I was supposed to post the first one (called Autumn Audio) as soon as I finished it, but I got pretty caught up working on designing the flyers/posters for The Return of Darkness (the Halloween event on campus that ended up getting cancelled) and this semester's first ElectroFunk Combustion (posted below the mixes in this post). Anywho, download away and enjoy!

2008 10.09 - autumn audio by Minceyfresh on Mixcloud

2008 10/09 - autumn audio
Download in higher quality mp3 format here at Mediafire.

1. specimen a :: algorithm [funkatech]
2. deadmau5 feat. mc flipside :: hi friend [mau5trap recordings]
3. sam hell :: grunge [mofo recordings]
4. tba
5. buy now :: body crash (streetlife djs remix) [la'mode]
6. the rogue element :: panic attacks [exceptional]
7. journeyman vs. barrcode :: no exception [ho-ju]
8. stylus rex :: surge (ninelives the cat remix) [ground level breaks]
9. beat assassins :: direct hit [mofo recordings]
10. schmidt :: perfect [rocstar recordings]
11. shut up and dance :: come to turn it out (ctrl-z remix) [shut up and dance]
12. rennie pilgrem :: so real (andrea lai remix) [tcr]
13. stanton warriors :: hope time (the rogue element remix) [punks]
14. the crystal method :: now is the time (vote '08 remix) [promo]

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This next mix is one I recorded during one of my guest mixes on Technopedia, the radio show that Tyler hosts on CSU Monterey Bay's radio station (the Kelpcast) on Tuesday nights.

2008 10.28 - guest mix on Technopedia by Minceyfresh on Mixcloud

2008 10/28 - guest mix on Technopedia
Download in higher quality mp3 format here at Mediafire.

1. faithless :: mass destruction (paul jackson big weapon) [cheeky records]
2. free*land :: we want your soul (club mix) [marine parade]
3. sam hell :: gun club [sinister recordings]
4. cash candy :: lee disco (just banks remix) [etage noir special]
5. digital base :: don't get tired [ibreaks]
6. 30hz :: innocent (far too loud dub remix) [lot49]
7. lee coombs :: control (the rogue element remix) [lot49]
8. mr. sam vs. human resource :: dominator (maverick bacon remix) [appia music]
9. j2k :: millenium [kick it recordings]
10. noisia :: seven stitches - [division recordings]
11. vent :: gash (clean mix) [hardcore beats]
12. hedflux :: non stop [breakin even records]
13. plump djs :: rocket soul [finger lickin records]
14. underthis :: revolution [distinctive records]
15. wrexx :: timeline [en:vision recordings]

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This is the flyer for this semester's first ElectroFunk Combustion (next Friday, November 14! Mark your calendars!). I had a lot more fun playing with this one than I did with the Darkness poster. I can't count how many times I reworked and fine-tuned the thing, but I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out (especially considering it's only my second time designing a party flyer).



Here's the lineup (yeah, it's already listed on the poster, but these are links to their MySpace pages):

Viticus (Digital D&A Music)
Toxic Rainbow (Just For µ)
Omega (Monterave)
Jaxxin & Paolo present: The Techslingers (E=mc²)
Katie Blades
Raver Rob

Hope to see you guys there!

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Here are some pics from the past couple weeks on Tyler & Joe's radio shows. Katie bought a pair of Pioneer CDJ-400 turntables and the Behringer DDM4000 mixer and she and Tyler have been bringing it into the "studio" for everyone to mix on their shows. Man those things are sick... Whenever I do invest in some CD decks (if I decide to indulge), I'll try to get the 400s. For now, the Xponent + Macbook is good for me, but I really do need to get used to mixing on CD decks.

A clue as to who I'm voting for:

This is who I was this past Halloween:





(btw, the aluminum foil we're all wearing was for the "Free Boo-rito" promo that Chipotle had on Halloween, lol)

Who and what are YOU GUYS voting for???
Y'all are voting today (that is, if you didn't already send off your absentee ballots some time ago like I did), right? RIGHT???

not much to say, but so much to say at the same time

I've just been so caught up doing a bajillion other things that I have been too lazy/busy to really post about any of it.

Well, the LoveFest was fun, as always. I kept planning to post an entry with a bunch of photos from the event, but just never got around to it (usually because blog entries that have tons of photos take forever to put together). You can check out all of the photos I took that weekend here, otherwise, here are a few of the favorites that I snapped.













I'll try to eventually get the videos I took that weekend up onto Youtube and post them here, too.

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E=mc2 (I'm too lazy to figure out how to put the 'squared' in its proper format, lol) will be throwing a party at the Black Box Cabaret for Halloween called The Return of Darkness. The lineup will be:

Viticus (Digital D&A Music)
Jaxxin & Paolo present: The Techslingers (E=mc2)
Matt D.
Katie Blades
Meadux (formerly known as DJ S0ulFree)

Oh, and I designed the poster & flyer for the event!
(my first party flyer/poster! woot!)

This is the 11 x 17 inch poster:




And this is the front & back to the 5 x 7 inch flyer (which, unfortunately, was finished too late to print).





It's been forever since I've done anything design-related, so it took me forever to get this done. Hopefully everything will fall together a little more effortlessly the next time I work on designing a flyer (or anything else for that matter).

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Alright, time to get ready for work! I can't wait for the day when "work" will consist of DJing and graphic design, rather than verifying receipts at a hotel all night...

san francisco lovefest 2008: are YOU going???

Man, I really need to update this more often (or at least write something a little more prolific whenever I do update). Anyway, although I should be blogging about something important such as the Vice Presidential Debate, I just wanted to mention how excited I am to go to the San Francisco LoveFest again this year. For those who don't know, it's one of (if not THE) largest electronic dance music events in California (well, I guess Burning Man would probably be THE largest, now that I think about it). I've been going every year since it began in 2004 (when it came to the US as the Love Parade San Francisco), and I have left one of these events disappointed... Well, maybe disappointed at myself for not wearing more comfortable footwear, but definitely not disappointed with the music and energy the event delivers.



Who am I excited to see spin this year? Let's see...

(in no particular order)
Elite Force
Rennie Pilgrem
Armin van Buuren
Above & Beyond
DJ Mehdi
Aquasky
Kyau & Albert

My must-see list isn't as big as previous years, but if I think about it, for a majority of the time that I was rocking out in front of the various floats, I had no idea who the DJ was that was spinning (many of whom were local San Francisco DJs).

Well, here are some videos I took at previous Lovefests/LoveParades.

Carl Cox @ LPSF 2005




Ferry Corsten @ LPSF 2005




A random float @ SFLF 2006




Hybrid spinning at the SupperClub float @ SFLF 2006




Paavo & Tony of Above & Beyond @ the SFLF Afterparty 2006



See you all there!

my pix and my mix from Night Sweats

I don't have time to type very much at the moment, but here is a photo slideshow from Night Sweats, the horror-themed rave I spun (and danced my head off) at this past Friday.



And if you either missed my set (or would like to relive it), here it is in mp3 format!
http://www.mediafire.com/?n2emkedbtjm
Enjoy!

2008 09.19 - live @ night sweats, santa cruz, ca by Minceyfresh on Mixcloud

1. the aut0b0ts & screwface :: apocalypse
2. plump djs :: snake eyes
3. journeyman vs. barrcode :: no exception
4. future funk squad :: the mothership
5. ninelives the cat :: the invisible
6. far too loud :: play it loud (broken robot remix)
7. ferry corsten feat. guru :: junk (body snatcher vocal mix)
8. aquasky vs. masterblaster :: boom! (breakfastaz remix)
9. the crystal method :: high roller (myagi remix)
10. hybrid :: sleepwalking
11. vent :: encoded
12. the aut0b0ts & screwface :: final conflict

I'll update this post soon!