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

Steve Bug clips from Sunday School for Degenerates party, 29 March 2009, WMC 2009

Sunday School for Degenerates Party, 28-29 March 2009 WMC

This party was held @ an awesome venue in Miami, the Ice Palace with a killer line-up. In case you guys are wondering... YES... I'm wearing ear plugs (not even filters but PLUGS the WHOLE time I'm shooting this video and everything else). There was only 2 parties where the sound engineer seemed to understand about loud sound. When it's done right, you can stand up against the speakers and it doesn't hurt.

Steve Bug, Solomun, and Joris Voorn ripped her up here. Just ripped it!

I HAVE A NEW GOD... His name is Joris Voorn. And if he can't be the god for any reason... Steve Bug is the runner up.

Joris Voorn, Clip 1:



Joris Voorn, Clip 2:

Clips from the Flying Circus Party @ Nikki Beach 25 March 2009, WMC 2009

Three Miss Joolz clips: set time: 3 - 4 PM







The Fabulous Heidi of Phonica Records!



Davide Squillace



and AudioFly in the midst of a 2 hour set

Teaser pics from the Funky Couture Boat Party, 24 March 2009, WMC 2009

An accomplice:



Here's Yass:



Why people always insist in getting me in pictures... I'll never know. I usually get worn down and consent @ some point... By the way... I think I recognize this guy from elsewhere... I don't know exactly. I think he's someone I've met in SF but I could be wrong.

Yass, Two Clips from Funky Couture Boat Party, 24 March 2009, WMC 2009

Jay West @ Funky Couture Boat Party, 24 March 2009 WMC

I think it was the disco ball underwear....

For Liz Taylor, she says white diamonds bring her luck... If you believe the advert anywho. For me I think it's disco ball underwear! No. REALLY!

last time i was here in Paris I had different equipment difficulties... This time it was once again serato not liking one of the tables (again... and misbehaving in an entirely different way). But fortunately this time I had practiced DJing with one table and had the manual with me... *just in case*. One of the serato disks had gotten scratched during transit. Luckily I had 2... not 1 backup... A patron scratched another serato disk.

Three years ago it started out with technical difficulties also and also ended wonderfully. I think it's the disco ball underwear that got me through!

It went down something like this...

I had been playing a lot of synth-heavy 80s... some contemporary, some disco, several Bryan Ferry tracks for the home field advantage...

As I ordered a coca-light sans glace, I was talking to my friend/barkeep and I said to him, I have been playing down tempo because I think they would prefer it... He said in a very French way... "Perhaps... It really depends on the crowd"

I said to myself... than dangit I want to play freaking dance music. And that's just what I did! And I took off like a rocket ship... I am not sure what happened! And almost everyone I care about in Paris was there to share my joy with me. I couldn't ask for anything more from life.

I think I quite possibly had the best night of my life. To date. Ever.

Thank you Paris friends for making me so happy! I will surely not wait 3 years to come back! I really had the time of my life hanging out with you guys! Very healing to my soul.

Myspace Carnage

Heya, I'm converting my myspace profile to a band profile... Finally. I tried their script a long time ago and it f*cked up a lot so I stopped and now I'm trying again. If you see things that are screwed up... please e-mail me. Thanks for your patience!

This Friday night, 20 Marz @ the Lizard Lounge in Paris!!!

This Friday night @ the Lizard Lounge I will be playing a very special 4 hour set. There will be old school hip hop. There will be rare groove, there will be disko. YES. I said DISKO. But the last 2.5 hours will be boot-knocking, floor-rocking, dance yo' @zz off beats

I'll very likely be there an hour early as I was told to come early if I like. I have enough musik to play until the next millineum so why not?

What: DJ Zenith (Funkentanzen, Zenomena) @ the Lizard Lounge

Where: 18 rue dibourg-Tibourg (4eme - le Marais)
Paris, FR

When: 9 PM - 2 AM

Be there or be ????? (back to you on that later)

Ick poo, mushy

Since I'm really sh*tty @ mushy stuff in person and I know most of my friends come by my blog @ some point every so often... I'll do what every emotionally dysfunctional person does... Say it electronically. I mean why say in person what you can blast to a ba-zillion of your closest friends on the internet? I mean really????!!!

So if you are one of my Paris buddies... I'm really enjoying your company. New friends of my old friends, you guys rock, too! I can't tell you how much spending time with you guys has done to heal my wounded spirit.

And SF peeps... boy do I love YOU guys. SF amigos... you guys rock. I've been getting texts and e-mails from you guys... Your post cards are on the way. A little something goofy from me to you. And DC peeps. Ditto. I'm on my way to you guys soon. You know who you are.

BIG MAD LOVE. Peace out.

Tonight!!! 20 Marz @ the Lizard Lounge in Paris!!!

This Friday night @ the Lizard Lounge I will be playing a very special 4 5 hour set. There will be old school hip hop. There will be rare groove, there will be disko. YES. I said DISKO. But the last 2.5 hours will be boot-knocking, floor-rocking, dance yo' @zz off beats.

Talking heads will make time with The Traamps. Eminem will get busy with Lauryn Hill. And then we will dance. We will dance for hours. Uprooting trees & shrubs & flowers. Like vikings. With horns on our heads! But I digress....

What: DJ Zenith (Funkentanzen, Zenomena) @ the Lizard Lounge

Where: 18 rue dibourg-Tibourg (4eme - le Marais)
Paris, FR

When: 9 PM - 2 AM

Be there or be ????? (back to you on that later)