Wed Night @ Tresor

last night i heard a DJ play a 2.5 hour set and not bobble. NOT EVEN ONCE. what was the difference? he was master of his game... and patiently mixed it on in. speaking of last night...

last night a DJ saved my life. ok. not quite. but i still had an awesome time! By the way, sorry i didn't photograph Playlove. i'll get her saturday @ her 3 AM set @ the villa instead i think. She did a lovely 3 hour set that showed a ton of depth and skillz as a DJ. I really enjoyed her. She's a pretty cool chic also.



Tresor with Dave DK on the decks (2.5 hour with no mistake man)





Osker Offermann (left in the middle of his set circa 7 AM and still no mistake yet man... 1.5 hours in)



And Tresor itself



And I know you guys are just dying to see what the bathrooms in an industrial warehouse club in Berlin looks like... aren't you?!!! Admit it.



I like to call this one "Bathroom Ham-a-licious"... Notice. someone totally misspelled ich dich in isch liebe disch. too funny. not sure if it's intentional

Berlin Update

wow. so i'm having a hard time choosing for tonight (it's 3:30 AM now) between Guido Schneider & Dan Ghenacia @ the Horst & then Shonky & Daniel FX @ the Tape Club. And I already promised to be @ the Villa circa 3 AM as some DJ/producers I met will be playing there and I love to go support cool talented friends. What to do?

i know what you guys want... you want me to quit my yammering & get to the pictures. right?!!!!

It's been beautiful & sunny here in Berlin which i'm told is rare..... i took these pics walking through Mitte.

I walked along the Spree River next to the Berliner Dom and shot these:





The Fersehnturm



And a few pics from the 360 degree panoramic up top



Below is Alexanderplatz



Next to the Fersehnturm (and across from the Radisson with the Aquadom in it is the Marien Kirche (Marien Church)





And right next to the Fersehnturm and in the same platz is the Rotes Rathaus (Red Town Hall):

in case you didn't get the very important message

MY PHONE IS SUSPENDED UNTIL 4 JUNE.

i repeat. my phone will be out of service until 4 june.

please e-mail me your phone number if you want to make sure i have it: djzenith AT djzenith.de as someone purposefully & willfully took my phone. i know this as they tried to use it. i saw in my att online that they had.

i'm repeating this in case some of you didn't read the previous post.

will somebody please try texting/calling my phone and e-mail me me about what happens. i don't know if suspended means... you can't do anything with my phone or that my texting/voice mail is gone too. please... one of you blog readers help a sister out

i'm kinda worried i'll get an important business call and they won't be able to leave a voice mail. thanks.

But wait... there's more !!!

bugger must have stole my phone cuz...

being the web ninja that I am, i went on my data usage plan for my mobile to look up to see what numbers may have been dialed or texted from my phone since i lost it. they sent three texts and i'm sure none of them worked. how do i know this?

for the life of me i haven't been able to figure out how to text local phones. i was able to text friends in san francisco, know how to dial out of the country just fine on a regular phone, but texting local is different. can't local text for some reason. can't call from mobile @ all because german telephone companies don't let unregistered SIM cards on their network or some such

so person who took/stole my phone tried texting three numbers and then dialing a few international numbers. i had a local german friend call the numbers for me. of course, the one local mobile number that *did* work & answer said he doesn't know anything about phone.

don't tell me he wasn't trying to text his own phone to find out my phone number. guy *really* doesn't speak english. this i believe. i talked to him myself.

but the reality was the times on the first call was 3:49 AM and then 4:45 AM on a text and then three texts @ 10:45 AM, 10:47, 10:52

the truth is if that person wanted me to have my phone back, it would be @ tresor in the lost & found.

so sadly i will have to shell out some $$$ for a new phone. prices are f*ing ridiculous. thank you US gov't for assisting in creating a couple telephone monopolies that f*ck their customers royal. ditto for the electric company situation also. thank you US govt. thanks to you there's only a few phone companies to go with and they all suck donkey terds.

moral of the story is... i suspended my phone service until 4 June. don't panic. i didn't get eaten by a lion @ a techno club or anything... phone is just suspended.

will somebody please try texting/calling my phone and e-mail me about what happens. i don't know if suspended means... you can't do anything with my phone or that my texting/voice mail is gone too. please... one of you blog readers help a sister out

i'm kinda worried i'll get an important business call and they won't be able to leave a voice mail. thanks.

Lost my mobile @ Tresor last night/this AM

Heya people. If you are calling my mobile... don't be surprised if I don't call ya' back.

As the subject of this post indicates... I lost my mobile.

I'm going to try to hook up a calling card later after I get some sleep and call it but in the mean time... Forget about getting in touch with me in any immediate fashion. You guys have my e-mail address so please feel free to use it

Today, 11 May 2009 on the Big Love Show!!! Live on the internet & 90.1 FM, KZSU Stanford

What: DJ Zenith (Zenomena, Funkentanzen)
Native Intelligence (Rock It Science, Sleevin')on the Big Love Show @ KZSU Stanford

When: 11 May 09, 1500 - 1800
1630 - 1800 (Set Time, Pacific Daylight Time)
1930 - 2100 (Eastern Time)
0130 - 0300 (Paris, Amsterdam, Remini, Berlin)

Where: 90.1 FM or on the internet @ KZSU Stanford!

How Weirde Festival, 2009

What a fabulous How Weirde Festival. I fell in love with San Francisco all over again yesterday. I got to see so many people that I love that I haven't seen in so long... Everybody looked fabulous in costume...

Here's a picture of yours truly hamming it up once again!!!




Here's a clip i put up to you tube... Sorry. I was dancing my fool head off. You should @ least enjoy the music...

11 May 2009 on KZSU Stanford

What: DJ Zenith (Zenomena, Funkentanzen)
Native Intelligence (Rock It Science, Sleevin')on the Big Love Show @ KZSU Stanford

When: 11 May 09, 1500 - 1800
1630 - 1800 (Set Time, Pacific Daylight Time)
1930 - 2100 (Eastern Time)
0130 - 0300 (Paris, Amsterdam, Remini, Berlin)

Where: 90.1 FM or on the internet @ KZSU Stanford!

2 hour set tonight on deepmixfm.com

Join me tonight on Deep Mix FM. Com as I get back on the decks with Leath-AL @ the EOM Sessions

What: DJ Zenith & Leath-AL on EOM Sessions

Where: DeepMixFM.com

When: 7 May 09, 6 PM - 10 PM
8 PM - 10 PM (set time)
11 PM - 1 AM (Eastern Time)
5 AM - 7 AM (Paris, Berlin)

DJs: Leath-AL
DJ Zenith (Zenomena, Funkentanzen)

This Thursday night (7 May 09) on DeepMixFM.com

You are cordially invited to join me as I get back on the decks with the menzzz-es of Leath-AL @ the EOM Sessions!!!

What: DJ Zenith & Leath-AL on EOM Sessions

Where: DeepMixFM.com

When: 7 May 09, 6 PM - 10 PM
8 PM - 10 PM (set time) (11 PM - 1 AM ET) (5 AM - 7 AM Paris, Berlin)

DJs: Leath-AL
     DJ Zenith (Zenomena, Funkentanzen)

Washington, DC

I am very happy to report that the DC dance music scene is going strong! Very Strong. In fact it's the best that it's been in a long time!

I took some pictures whilst out & about. Enjoy!

Muse
Muse has two sweet rooms, both upstairs and downstairs. I realize it doesn't look packed in these pictures... Silly me I waited until everyone left to remember to take pictures! The weekend I was there they had Andrea Ferlin, Garth, chris burns & dirty one @ a party called Electric Cabaret Thursday night and then Justin Martin of Dirty Bird Friday night.



Here's Chris Burns DJing Upstairs:


The Downstairs Bar


The Über Cool Upstairs Bar


Jimmy Valentine's
This venue is a rad 150 person venue in North East without so much as a sign! But those who are in the know... are really *in the know*

Juan Zapata of East Coast Boogiemen was on the decks when I visited this fabulous venue....



18th Street Lounge
Last but not least, there's 18th Street Lounge, Thievery Corporation's place which is a ridiculously cool space with three rooms and a balcony/lounge outside in the back.

are my travel plans farked???!!!!

see subject. SHIZNIT

Howdy Folks

So right now I'm busy stuffing the new 91 trax I have into my brain. Part of DJing for me is this memorization ritual.

Obviously, it's impossible to memorize anything. But you have to understand what a track's about and how you feel when you play it. DJing is about creating a mood the crowd will enjoy. One where they want to dance and smile and laugh.

Dancing takes you to another place. My new tracks are ridiculously sick. If you could see me right now, you'd see I'm smiling widely

I'm getting ready to go out. It seems like so much of my energy is spent motivating to go out. I'd prefer to be by myself for a bit right now playing music... But since I'm travelling it's time to get the best out of every place. Saturday nights are for dance music.

When the travelling's done I'll be ready to get things going. I'm looking to throw a party in June so stay tuned

D-D-D-D-A-A-A-A-M-M-M-M-M-N-N-N-N-N`

Seriously. I mean it. This clip from Gui Boratto in San Francisco is really, really, really bitchin'. Gui really ripped it up. Truthfully, I don't like most live performers but he was most excellent. I was exhausted and I'd start to leave and he'd yank me back in

trouble

we're dog-sitting this little bundle of trouble who refuses to detach himself from my lap. which is a little tricksy... white dog hair, black velvet courduroy... not so much

i have taught him sit and lay down so far. he's getting fat from all the treats....

This should be sufficiently interesting

So tomorrow or actually in wayyyy less than 12 hours I will see someone I haven't seen in umpty-ump years. I am serious. A long freaking time

I think 18 years it's been since I"ve seen this person. I also gave significant thought to contacting my college sweetheart, too. But after second thought.... NOPE. Not such a good idea. I'm sure he has the same hair cut he's had his entire life. and who knows why i even give a rat's azz about something so silly anywhosit?

But he's a rich interesting somebody you've all heard of. Why can't I just be a smart little girl and go ahead and take the plunge for money? Why? Why can't I just get with the program?

Working for it is way much harder.

Sigh

Yeah, didn't want to see the ex. No need to go that far back. Although it would almost be worth it to see the utter look of shock & awe. I mean, i couldn't look anymore different than high school

tomorrow will be good. first meeting with a friend from 18 years ago!

wish me luck

Where am I??

Apparently I'm not allowed to add my own colors to my posts anymore. HURUMPH. FFFFFT

Yesterday I was working on this project house. By the way, none of the pictures in this post are clickable. They're all 400 pixel size only. Sorry, no time for clickable pictures today



Today, I'm @ one of my two favourite coffee shops in the french quarter.









It's actually a little bit chilly right now. And i'm bundled up a bit. It's early yet.



I fell over in a heap the last few nights. Not from the work on the house... That was easy.

I just needed some rest I think. Being around a lot of people kinda wears me out. Although I must say, i really enjoyed the americorps and project site staff. they were really great

i think i feel this way because of all the all-night dance parties i've been to recently. more than i did all of last year all in 1 month it seems.

my friends get here thursday. happy b-day R!!!! it's french quarter festival. i hope i live through it. what can i say? wish me luck!

David Harness @ the Sunset Season Opener

See for yo' self:

WMC 2009: Mobilee Showcase Party, 29 March 2009, Studio K, Miami, FL

Let me shout it from the roof tops! Mobilee Records of Germany in da' heezy! Mad props.

All these DJ/producers are as deadly on the decks as they are in the studios! This was my favourite party of all of WMC. The sound was the best. The people the best. Case in point... I was so tired my eyes were purple-red and i could barely stand up. my feet was sliced from several different pairs of sandals. i was pooped from 3 weeks solid of shift sleeping and all-night dancing compared with a heavy running/walking regimen.

started trying to leave @ 4 AM. actually left round about 6:15 AM. It was that good. See for yo' self! By the way... It sounds a little loud... That's a product of the fact that I'm literally vibrating right in front of the speaker and my camera's fairly sensitive. The sound was great!

















THIS CLIP ROCKS IT!!!!!!!!!!!



This one's pretty awesome too!

Why we do relief work

As I get ready to go back to New Orleans I thought I'd post this clip of a Hurricane Katrina Survivor telling his story. It's easy to wonder why these people haven't been able to rebuild until you take a look @ Eddie. Most people that the relief organization I work with had flood insurance until the federal gov't removed the mandatory flood rider.

This sky-rocketed the price of flood insurance to the point where a lot of people couldn't afford it. Most of these people thought that if the federal government thought it was no longer mandatory, they were safe. They thought wrong.

This is a 7 minute video... FYI