| Recap: Haven - 7.7.09 |
[Jul. 15th, 2009|01:15 pm] |
HAVEN; July 7, 2009
So this time at Haven I spun with Dirge & Damian Plague.
It was lots of fun, basically another up & down ride, but for the most part I'm growing as a DJ and I enjoyed the night overall. The time I'm putting into practicing at home by spinning for GZ while she works on her gardening or desk-work is really paying off with some really interesting mixes and new ideas. Some of them work better than others, of course, but I'm hearing more and making new connections to what I'm spinning. With nearly 3 weeks before my next gig, I'm sure to have ample time for more practice.
It was also nice to see some Boston friends who made it out.
Meanwhile, an old injury is making dancing more and more problematic as time goes on. I would've danced a lot more than I did but I didn't want to aggravate it. GZ and I are looking into options for treatment, which look good from one standpoint and risky from another. We're going to go dancing Wednesday @ Vigil and Saturday @ Sin-o-matic... I hope I'll be able to enjoy it without any or much pain.
Dirge and I had a funny conversation because of a requested song. It basically boils down to a strange "ownership of play" phenomenon where by Dirge didn't play the song because he thinks of it as mine to play, while I think of it as Damian's to play, except when x meet y during a waning moon but not for 4 hours after a cow gives birth and so on and on...
Dirge played it in the end.
I hear all the discussion of one DJ or another saying they feel ripped off by this or that DJ because the second plays a song the first has hunted and found.
I've come to this realization though:
Unless you are being serviced direct from an artist, most all of us find new music because someone else put it out there for us to find. There is no "original find." So, while I certainly hope not to upset or offend any other DJ, I think I'm done with this silliness of assumed ownership of play. If I have it and can work it in, then I will play it and hopefully it will be enjoyed as intended. After all, the people who dance to these songs certainly don't care who plays them. Right? :)
I return to Haven on August 4, when I'll join Mothra and Damian Plague for the Gothic Beach Party! Don't worry.. I don't plan on a bikini! heh heh
Here are my sets from Haven:
( 9p set: )
( 11:15p set: ) |
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| Recap: Haven - Drag Ball 6.30.09 / Resurrection 7.2.09 |
[Jul. 3rd, 2009|03:07 pm] |
HAVEN; June 30, 2009
Well this was my second Drag Ball at Haven and it was an utter blast! I spun with Mothra and Znuh which is always fun (though Mothra is going to break me on the dance floor if he doesn't stop dropping Prodigy - Poison in his sets! hee hee )
GZ joined me and we both cross-dressed for the night... I'll have some pictures on myspace soon I'm sure. I think I had my bra on too tight cause I was getting a back ache that went away as soon as I took it off. And my tits were too hard and were an affront to gay and straight men alike. HA
With his recent death, I prepared a short tribute to Micheal Jackson, which I was very excited about and it got an awesome reaction! I keep hearing all the jokes berating Jackson for the later part of his life but I still can't help but appreciate what he did generally for music and how his music inspired others. It may not be goth, but even goths dance to Thriller! Can't really say I'll miss who he was in his final years, but I did want to celebrate the music of the man since I grew up listening to him. I'm glad everyone was receptive to the midnight tribute. :)
I get back to Haven this Tuesday, July 7 to spin with Damian Plague & Dirge! No theme, but we're giving away tickets to VNV Nation playing in Boston!
Here are my sets from Haven's Drag Ball:
( 9-10p set: )
( 11:50p set: )
Resurrection; July 2, 2009
Resurrection was a lot of fun! I would describe the environment as "intimate" since there is little room and a lot of friendly people. I spun with Rabid Angel who is such a nice guy. I took a mostly rock-industrial approach to my sets given that he drops a lot of underground music I'm unfamiliar with. I'm a top-40 type dj in that way I suppose.
On the technical side of things, the music system there has the unfortunate flaw of starting Cd tracks with a half-second delay when you hit play... which forced me to abandon any beat-matching and focus on cross-fades and segues. So, as it is when working with new equipment, I definitely learned something but didn't beat myself nearly as much as I normally might for any sloppy transitions or for muting the channels twice. Hahaha... sigh.
I don't think anyone really noticed the transitions as much as I did since I was getting very enthusiastic feedback throughout the night and after. Looking forward to the next time, whenever that might be. :)
Here are my sets from Resurrection:
( 10-11p set: )
( 12-1a set: ) |
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| July DJ Schedule |
[Jul. 1st, 2009|02:08 pm] |
Just spun Haven last night... but it's the top of the month so my playlist will have to wait while I pump out New England Scene Darkly and this monthly schedule post. Expect that playlist and my next by Friday. I'm booked twice in the first week of the month currently and there is potentially one more booking but I'm waiting on confirmation.
Once confirmed, I'll post it below.
Here's where I'll be this month:
Thursday, July 2
RESURRECTION @ The Breezeway Pub, (9p-1a)
14 Pearl St, Manchester, NH 03101
$5 - 18+
DJs Rabid Angel & Xero spin!
Tuesday, July 7
HAVEN @ Diva's, (9p-2a)
492 Pleasant St Northampton, MA
$7 - 18+ / $5 - 21+
DJs Damian Plague, Xero, & Dirge spin!
It's my debut at Resurrection & I really enjoy working with Dirge so I'm pretty excited about both events! Looking forward to seeing friends out to dance!
All are welcome to let me know here what you might like to hear there!
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My extended schedule is always listed on my Myspace page
(under the "Marquessa Story" banner, fourth block down on the right)
if you want to check it out and find out where I'll be after July.
I try to include as much detail as possible, but you can always ask me if you have questions. |
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| July '09 - New England Scene Darkly |
[Jun. 30th, 2009|01:43 pm] |
Here is the updated list of events in the goth, industrial, and fetish dance-club scene of New England for July.
New England Scene Darkly is a monthly look at our ever-changing scene with an active list of links so you can get more details on where you can go dancing in clubs or events that play music relative to our mutual interests.
New England Scene Darkly also has a calendar view to help you plan your schedules and it is constantly updated through the month.
The calendar is posted at www.SeeDarkly.com
( click here for details on how it works: )
Here's the News & known One-Shots...
Though not behind a cut this month because, oddly, there doesn't appear to be any...
I could be wrong and might have missed something, so please inform me directly if I have so I can make the additions/corrections.
I have heard some rumblings of the return of an event and something new on the horizon in NH but nothing is as yet confirmed.
So, as far as I have found, nothing has changed, there are no one-shots or new events, and everything appears to be status-quo.
Many existing events have special celebrations all placed within their ongoing schedules that I don't make specific mention of in this post, so check your favorites from the links below for their promotions.
As always, this is an inclusive effort and not meant to knowingly exclude anyone in the NE goth and fetish scene, so if I've missed some vital info about something specific or if something major has changed about an existing event (like broken or more appropriate links,) please be kind enough to let us know about it (but keep in mind that I will not make changes based on anonymous or unverifiable information.)
Events below are weekly unless otherwise noted.
The CUTS are separated by region.
Links are embedded in the event name and will open to another browser or tab.
( Click here for the Massachusetts Link List: )
( Click here for the Rhode Island Link List: )
( Click here for the NH, CT, ME, VT Link List: )
Note: Through the month this posting gets buried under a ton of other posts (in my journal or these communities,) so if you need to find it mid-month, you could bookmark
"New England Scene Darkly" in my journal where you will always go directly to the last update.
You could also bookmark the calendar page if you prefer.
You can send questions or comments direct to me at my journal or the contact info given there. Thanks. |
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| Recap: Haven's Non-Gothic Gothic Soiree - 6.9.09 |
[Jun. 26th, 2009|02:03 pm] |
HAVEN; June 9, 2009
Well it's a couple of weeks since the Non-Gothic Gothic Soiree at Haven and I've been a little too busy to post anything about it. It was all kinds of fun, including a "Check it Out, Reno" moment that GZ and I laughed our asses off about and a "Two-for-Tuesday" mix of Lonely Island tracks provided by Znuh & Mothra. I don't really really remember my sets being groundbreaking or disastrous... so I must have done ok.
Wait.. I do remember one of my tracks skipping right at the end, which wasn't intentional, but it seemed like a happy accident more than a train-wreck and barely went noticed... I think.
At the very least, I'm sure I had fun!
Oh and I was dressed as a non-goth Honda Service Technician. (Loves my Honda; 44+ mpg!)
Next week however, Tuesday, June 30, GZ and I will be cross-dressed for Haven's Drag Ball!
I spin along side Znuh & Mothra again!
Plus there will be drag performances from Bianca DuBois, & Maddelynn!!
Looking forward to seeing everyone there looking faaaabulous!!! Heh heh...
Here's my playlist from Haven's Non-Gothic Gothic Soiree:
( 9 pm set: )
( 12:20 pm set: ) |
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| On a personal note... |
[Jun. 25th, 2009|01:12 pm] |
GZ is amazing.
We recently celebrated our 5 year anniversary together and I really couldn't be happier.
She has been my best friend, my lover, my support, my reason for being.
She told my parents the other day that I was taking care or her and later told me she meant that. I'm happy to know she feels she is getting as much as I am out of our relationship.
Our celebration included 3 things (or elements of) we really enjoy together.
Halloween, Sushi, and Dancing!
She took a Wednesday off from work and we planned a day in Boston.
She has had a costume idea for us that we've really not had time to work out the details on so we went to Boston Costume and spent some time rummaging for parts. We found a couple of interesting things we could use but, because traffic forced us to get there later than we'd hoped, we didn't get to spend as much time looking as we would have liked. Still, it was worth it.
Next, we went to have dinner at Douzo for sushi. We've been to several sushi restaurants in our time together. Douzo is one of our two favorites, and because it's in Boston we don't get to go that often. We had a Dragon Roll, a Phoenix Roll, and a Spicy Scallop Roll. For desert, we had their Chocolate Lava Cake (which we agreed wasn't quite as good as the chocolate desert they had the last time we went, but we both still enjoyed it.) It was all quite delicious!
We nearly got served our neighboring table's food, which was kind of funny. Then a group of Latina women were seated on our other side and one was reading her menu with a tiny flashlight shaped like a pig that oinked every time she pressed the button. Weird atmospheric dissonance.
I grabbed us a handful of their tasty mints on the way out. :)
Finally, we went dancing at Vigil. Dirge has long been one of GZ's and my favorite DJs and his sets were right on target to keep us dancing for our celebration!
GZ and I met on a dance floor...
Well, I should say GZ invited me to dance while I was standing next to the dance floor and I said I didn't like the song and ran away... but we eventually got back together on the dance for something I would dance to. In any case, it's one of the things that we've shared since day one and is something I hope we never stop doing together.
If it weren't satisfying enough a day, later in the week I also made her a quiche and we went dancing again that Saturday wearing some of the new clothes she'd just bought for us!
In five years so much has changed in my life, most of it for the better thanks to GZ.
I can't wait to see what the next 5 years has in store for us!
I love you G! |
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| Recap: Goths On Wheels:Nekos - 6.9.09 |
[Jun. 7th, 2009|11:23 pm] |
Goths On Wheels; June 9, 2009
Dark Intentions presented the third installment of Goths On Wheels last night and it was a blast!
I didn't skate myself because I was never really proficient at it any of the times I had growing up, and I've since taken an injury that leaves me a little fearful of what might happen if I were to take the fall I would expect to. ;P
I do have a few fond memories of skating rinks from when I was growing up, so I let those guide some of my playlist (but, NO I was not responsible for the Bee Gees; that was Purple's genius at work!)
I had no cat-themed accessories to wear for the "Nekos" theme, so I went nemesis by wearing a mouse-nose, though I couldn't wear it very long before I felt like I was anesthetizing myself with it! Too bad, I was enjoying the idea of playing Cat & Mouse!
There were a few venue-specific technical issues we couldn't really do anything about, but those didn't affect too much in the end. It was a bit challenging because we weren't able to hear the rink or dance floor while spinning, and I'm very glad I brought my monitor-system with me.
Meanwhile, it was a JOY to spin with Purple finally! Her sets were great and she is just this pulse-pumping pixie plugged into positive energy! We had a spacious booth to work in so we could dance around like fools. It was Super! We tagged for the last half hour and were having a fun time playing off each other. I'm definitely looking forward to spinning with her again!
Next up, I head back to Haven in Northampton MA on Tuesday, June 9 for
The Non-Gothic Gothic Soiree
where I'll be spinning along side DJs Mothra and Znuh again!
It's a good night to send your goth-wear to the cleaners... I may go as a mechanic or a short-order cook! It IS a "Be What You AREN'T" night after all! 8P
As always, I welcome advance requests so let me know here what you might like to hear there.
Here's my playlist from Goths On Wheels III:
( 1st set: )
( 2nd set: )
( Tag-Team w/ Purple: ) |
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| June DJ Schedule |
[Jun. 1st, 2009|12:14 am] |
Yesterday was a beautiful day, so I set up my deck on our porch and did a marathon practice session for 5+ hours while GZ worked on her garden, providing her with her own personal DJ for the day. What fun, and far more so than practicing by myself! If anything, I'm feeling pretty ready for all my upcoming gigs though that isn't to say I won't continue practicing before them.
Here's where I'll be this month:
Saturday, June 6
GOTHS ON WHEELS @ Roller Kingdom, (9p-12a)
5 Highland Park Ave. Hudson, MA
$10 - 16+
DJs Purple & Xero spin!
Theme: Nekos (Cat-wear)
RSVP - Myspace or Going
Tuesday, June 9
HAVEN @ Diva's, (9p-2a)
492 Pleasant St Northampton, MA
$7 - 18+ / $5 - 21+ (+$2 w/o NON-GOTH Themed Attire)
DJs Znuh, Mothra, & Xero spin!
Tuesday, June 30
HAVEN @ Diva's, (9p-2a)
492 Pleasant St Northampton, MA
$7 - 18+ / $5 - 21+ (+$2 w/o DRAG BALL Themed Attire)
DJs Znuh, Mothra, & Xero spin!
I'm really looking forward to all these events and hope to see friends out to dance (or skate) at them!
All are welcome to let me know here what you might like to hear there!
Clickable Thumbnail Flyers Here
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My extended schedule is always listed on my Myspace page
(under the "Marquessa Story" banner, fourth block down on the right)
if you want to check it out and find out where I'll be after June.
I try to include as much detail as possible, but you can always ask me if you have questions. |
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| June '09 - New England Scene Darkly |
[May. 31st, 2009|10:21 pm] |
Here is the updated list of events in the goth, industrial, and fetish dance-club scene of New England for June.
New England Scene Darkly is a monthly look at our ever-changing scene with an active list of links so you can get more details on where you can go dancing in clubs or events that play music relative to our mutual interests.
New England Scene Darkly also has a calendar view to help you plan your schedules and it is constantly updated through the month.
The calendar is posted at www.SeeDarkly.com
( click here for details on how it works: )
Here's the News & known One-Shots...
( ...behind this cut: )
As always, this is an inclusive effort and not meant to knowingly exclude anyone in the NE goth and fetish scene, so if I've missed some vital info about something specific or if something major has changed about an existing event (like broken or more appropriate links,) please be kind enough to let us know about it (but keep in mind that I will not make changes based on anonymous or unverifiable information.)
Events below are weekly unless otherwise noted.
The CUTS are separated by region.
Links are embedded in the event name and will open to another browser or tab.
( Click here for the Massachusetts Link List: )
( Click here for the Rhode Island Link List: )
( Click here for the NH, CT, ME, VT Link List: )
Note: Through the month this posting gets buried under a ton of other posts (in my journal or these communities,) so if you need to find it mid-month, you could bookmark
"New England Scene Darkly" in my journal where you will always go directly to the last update.
You could also bookmark the calendar page if you prefer.
You can send questions or comments direct to me at my journal or the contact info given there. Thanks. |
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| On a personal note... |
[May. 25th, 2009|12:27 am] |
I don't drop a line here about my personal life often, but this weekend has been nice enough that I wanted to mention it.
GZ and I got to spend all of yesterday together, which was a lot of fun!
This was actually part-two of last Sunday's adventure, but we had too many things planned and some of the places we wanted to go to were closed. So we had sushi and went dancing then and caught up with some more of our plans yesterday.
We got back to the gym to work-out, so that was beneficial. Afterward we came home for a solid protein brunch (get your sick, sick minds out of the gutter) and watched an episode of the Daily Show.
Then we went to Yorker Shoes in Johnston to get GZ new shoes for work.
From there we spent FOUR HOURS at Bedlam just off Thayer St. in Providence where we tried on a ridiculous amount of clothes and bought a sizable fraction of what we sampled. I finally have a comfortable gothy man-skirt AND a waist-cincher (which was a great find because all this time I thought I was interested in a corset and I've not known the term for what I've really been after!) I also picked up a couple of shirts; long & short sleeve. GZ got about 3 times as much stuff as me and looks amazing in all of it!
Since we were in the Thayer neighborhood, we went for gyros at Athena's and ice cream at Ben & Jerry's (though we both agreed a half gallon of Edy's Double Fudge Brownie would've been better than what we got from B&J and with a quarter of the fat.)
We had some more fun when we got home too! Very satisfying day...
I didn't sleep well though, but we did ab exercises in the morning and then she went to work while I stayed home and practiced spinning.
Cool new music note: back in this journal entry I mentioned an episode of Fringe that featured a lot of great goth/industrial music and I posted this sample from the show hoping someone else might recognize it. No one did, however I did find out today that it was Nitzer Ebb w./ Martin Gore on backing vocals and it's a track that will be on their next release due out at an undisclosed time. They have had some label issues preventing the release of this even though it has been ready to go for some time. I have to imagine they are pretty close to release if they were able to get the song cleared for use on Fringe but that was nearly a month ago and they have been performing the track since 2006, so who really knows. I'm not a huge Nitzer Ebb fan or anything, but I do really like this track.
Anyway... off to bed with plans of working out, laundry, lawn-mowing, grocery shopping & a number of other house-spouse duties. Oh and I get to watch some of Sci-Fi Channel's Land of the Lost Memorial Day Marathon with GZ before she goes to work!
Yeah, I have a pretty cool life.
:)
(Look at that, an entire entry where I don't mention when or where I'm spinning next. It's like I'm a person!) |
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| Recap: Haven's Industrial Pajama Party - 5.12.09 |
[May. 13th, 2009|10:18 pm] |
HAVEN; May 12, 2009
The Industrial Pajama Party at Haven was a fantastic time and I'm sorry for all those suffering finals week that had to miss it! I'm pretty proud of my contribution over all, (though of course I continue my internal list of all the things I did that were less-than-optimal) and I felt a near symbiosis with the dance floor during my second set!
I was pretty excited to drop the new Shiny Toy Gun's cover of Major Tom! You may have heard it on the Lincoln MKZ commercial and it was reported originally that they would not be recording a full track of the song. They clearly changed their mind! The track was only available for FREE at Amazon.com earlier this week... so that I had the luck to find it when I did must mean I was clearly fated to have and play it last night! (Actually, I only found out it was no longer free as I was writing this post, because I was going to post a link to it for whomever might want it... ah well)
Znuh got me dancing some and he continues to be a tremendous source of inspiration and support; even in ways he's completely unaware of.
On the technical side of things, DJ Noir brought his own cd decks for us to use, and that had a few upsides and downsides... but overall didn't have any negative impact on my sets, so for that I'm grateful. I also left the lights alone until I was sure I had my focus somewhat secure.
I think it helped.
So I don't have anything to scheduled for the rest of the month...
but on Saturday, June 6, I'll be spinning at Roller Kingdom in Hudson MA for
Dark Intentions' Goths On Wheels from 9pm - Midnight!
I'm working (or rather "playing") with DJ Purple, whom I adore and will astound you!
And it's a "Neko" theme night so dress with kitty styles for a chance at prizes!
Click here for the FLYER
If you're logged on to Myspace, RSVP here
Here's my playlist from Haven's Pajama Party:
( 9 pm set: )
( 11:20 pm set: ) |
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| May DJ Schedule |
[May. 1st, 2009|01:30 am] |
I have ONE gig this month...
so I have lots of practice time in between.
I promise to make good use of it!
:)
Here's what I have on deck:
Tuesday, May 12
HAVEN @ Diva's, (9p-2a)
492 Pleasant St Northampton, MA
$7 - 18+ / $5 - 21+ (+$2 w/o Industrial Pajama Party Themed Attire)
DJs Znuh, Noir & Xero!
We'll be wearing pajamas!
June has a lot more in store, so I'll have a break... but will likely miss getting out to see some friends for a while unless I go to something local just to hang and dance. It could happen.
:)
Anyway, I look forward to seeing friends out at Haven!
All are welcome to let me know here what you might like to hear there!
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My extended schedule is always listed on my Myspace page
(under the "Marquessa Story" banner, fourth block down on the right)
if you want to check it out and find out where I'll be after May.
I try to include as much detail as possible, but you can always ask me if you have questions. |
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| May '09 - New England Scene Darkly |
[Apr. 30th, 2009|10:48 pm] |
Here is the updated list of events in the goth, industrial, and fetish dance-club scene of New England for May.
New England Scene Darkly is a monthly look at our ever-changing scene with an active list of links so you can get more details on where you can go dancing in clubs or events that play music relative to our mutual interests.
New England Scene Darkly also has a calendar view to help you plan your schedules and it is constantly updated through the month.
The calendar is posted at www.SeeDarkly.com
( click here for details on how it works: )
Here's the News & known One-Shots...
( ...behind this cut: )
As always, this is an inclusive effort and not meant to knowingly exclude anyone in the NE goth and fetish scene, so if I've missed some vital info about something specific or if something major has changed about an existing event (like broken or more appropriate links,) please be kind enough to let us know about it (but keep in mind that I will not make changes based on anonymous or unverifiable information.)
Events below are weekly unless otherwise noted.
The CUTS are separated by region.
Links are embedded in the event name and will open to another browser or tab.
( Click here for the Massachusetts Link List: )
( Click here for the Rhode Island Link List: )
( Click here for the NH, CT, ME, VT Link List: )
Note: Through the month this posting gets buried under a ton of other posts (in my journal or these communities,) so if you need to find it mid-month, you could bookmark
"New England Scene Darkly" in my journal where you will always go directly to the last update.
You could also bookmark the calendar page if you prefer.
You can send questions or comments direct to me at my journal or the contact info given there. Thanks. |
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| Recap: Haven's Zombie Prom - 4.28.09 |
[Apr. 29th, 2009|08:24 pm] |
HAVEN; April 28, 2009
Zombie Prom marked one year of me spinning at Haven!
Oddly, I didn't really think much of that while it was happening until after. It's been a great year and I can't thank all involved for all the opportunity and support nearly enough! I'm looking forward to all the times to come, however long that may be!
As for last night:
The Good:
I had a great time over all; Znuh solidly rocked! End:The DJ was such a nice guy and really approachable! I danced some, though I would have danced to a lot of what was played generally.
I had encouraged GZ to wear one of her lacy goth dresses for prom and she looked amazing!
For my own sets, I had a ton of compliments from peers and patrons alike, ("You're on Fire!" "Great selections!" "Loved your set!") and the dance floor was enjoying my song choices... primarily zombie-themed (in some instances unintentionally, but it worked) and at least one obligatory nod toward the current swine flu scare (and then I hear a report on my drive home about fears that it may mutate into the Rage virus and create actual Zombies, haha!)
I also spent more time working the lights and getting some much needed experience with that.
The Bad:
Nearly all my transitions were ass as hell! I could not feel my way through 90% of my blends or beat-matches, missing measure line-ups, even when all my choices can blend and beat match well together (a fact I had to test by doing last night's entire set over again on my home decks.) I'm screaming at the decks during my second set, declaring things like, "Argh, I'm eating cock-burgers!"
(Penelope was laughing her ass off at that statement... which made it more fun than not, I suppose.)
P. did assure me that even after all the years she's been at it, she would have similar moments of being off-game. Happens to us all sometimes. Still, in hindsight, I'm going to owe this particular instance to two things:
1) Splitting my focus on trying to operate lights during my own set. Yes, I need to learn that, but not at that cost. I spent a lot of time lighting for End to get more used to it.
2) Didn't practice as I intended over the past two weeks. I paid for it with this technical lapse. I've got the time... there's no reason not to do it.
A year later and I'm still learning something... I imagine that will always be true.
Playlist to follow, but I wanted to share something else of interest first.
I've been watching Fringe all season and last night's episode amused me and inspired me for having a ton of great music. The show is set in Boston and the greater New England area, and this episode revolved around a spinal-fluid-sucking vampire who was stalking a fictional "underground-industrial" club called "The Cavern." At this club, they stamp your hand with a pentagram, they play Bauhaus, She Wants Revenge, Nine Inch Nails, Daniel Ash, Ladytron, and this track (sampled from the show in the hopes someone can help me identify it.)
It had all the look and feel of our scene's best goth/industrial nights, with one glaring discrepancy: The People! Preppy, business elite, top-40 club-goers!
I love that the show puts so much of their creepy story in our backyard, but I'm so disappointed J.J. Abrams couldn't represent this particular scene fully. I mean, what the hell? He nailed the dress code fine when he put Sydney Bristow in all those German clubs she went to on Alias! What's so different about Boston?! At least do some theme-dress... even pajamas!
:)
Speaking of pajamas (and a decent segue,) I head back to Haven on May 12 for the Industrial Pajama Party and spin with DJs Znuh & Noir! In our pajamas or whatever we wear to bed...
Here's my playlist from Haven's Zombie Prom:
( 9 pm set: )
( 11 pm set: ) |
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| Recap: Jaded - 4.11.09 |
[Apr. 12th, 2009|03:35 pm] |
JADED; April 11, 2009
The debut of JADED in Lowell was a success! I have to say, Sarula did such an impressive job of organizing for the event. I'm ever-so grateful she let me be a part of the opening night, and I'm looking forward to doing it again soon!
Highlights from the night:
* Working with Dirge was SUPER! It was a bit of a karmic catharsis for me as well for personal reasons but I have had a long time admiration of him, so I'm really glad we got this opportunity to work together. Even more so to have him be VERY enthusiastic about working with me again in the future. It's really such a great feeling to know the people you admire are as excited to work with you too! He also seemed to enjoy my sets as much as I enjoyed his! Which was quite a lot!
* Addambomb showed up out of the blue during my second set, surprising the hell out of me! He told me how much he was enjoying my music selection and that I was doing a great job! (Again, praise from a friend whom I look up to, I certainly feel as if I'm going in the right direction!)
* Sarula and her Table Men did a brief fetish performance to Smashing Pumpkins - Zero, wearing this cute skimpy outfit that included what appeared to be diamond-encrusted panties and nipple tassels. Seeing her sparkling crotch, Dirge and I started laughing because it reminded us of this bit from the Mighty Boosh! "Look at them shine!" hahahahaha Awesome!
* Also it was nice to get to spin for a few Boston-area friends who I rarely get to spin for (or see all that often lately,) and seeing them packed on the dance floor was especially satisfying!
* On the technical side, I found myself challenged through the night somewhat because of the arrangement of the sound system, and somewhat due to working with Dirge's rig... but that only because I was unfamiliar with it. I'm grateful he took the time before opening to run me through the basics. During my sets, however, I was having such a hard time hearing to be sure I mixed beats well because we lacked a monitor. I neglected to bring the one I brought to that venue last week because I had the impression that the floor sound was overpowering it anyway, but I guess it really made a difference after all. I'll be sure to have it or something comparable next time.
So, I now have about 2 weeks off.
Then on Tuesday, April 28, I'll spin @ HAVEN for their annual Zombie Prom!
I'll be teamed up with Znuh & End: The DJ
Theme attire: Zombie going to Prom! (duuuh, hee hee)
Here's my playlist from Jaded last night: (I expect Dirge will likely post his as well.)
( 10 pm set: )
( 11:45 pm set: ) |
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| Recap: Haven 4.7.09 |
[Apr. 8th, 2009|11:35 pm] |
HAVEN; April 7, 2009
HAVEN was set up to be all "Furious" and "Fast" last night...
Wow! The response was just.... wow!
Znuh & Damian Plague both gave me such generous praise... Miss P as well! And of course, I can't neglect to mention the dance-floor support I get from my Lady GZ from start to finish, even to songs she claims she doesn't like! (hee hee)
It was all crazy high energy and so incredibly non-stop! FANTASTIC!
Oh, and worthy of note: back in this blog entry, I mentioned a certain disappointment that a UK show called The Mighty Boosh seemed to be relatively unknown by exactly this group of people I would expect to be in the know...
Anyway. last night I dropped the Old Greg track I'd been saving, and it got great response! However, it seems that, other than Znuh and myself, still no one knew what it was!?
Sigh.
So again, I present you with,
The Mighty Boosh in:
The Legend of Old Greg (27:24)
(The song is about 19 minutes into the video, but the entire episode is worth a viewing!)
Enjoy!
Meanwhile, this Saturday, April 11, I join DJ Dirge for the debut of JADED @ Gemstones in Lowell MA!
It's $12 and 21+, and you can get $2 off if you can somehow get to me before that night as I still have a few coupons for my guests! Please let me know if you'd like one of them.
Here's my playlist from Haven last night:
( 9 pm set: )
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| Recap: Dark Intentions - 4.4.09 |
[Apr. 6th, 2009|01:50 pm] |
Dark Intentions; April 4, 2009
DARK INTENTIONS turned out to be an intimate but fun gathering, and a great learning experience. It was the first time I'd taken my own decks anywhere, which required a bit of extra prep to make sure I had what I needed to connect to the sound system at Gemstones. I made a KEY mistake in buying the wrong type of patch-cord, so I was lucky they had a number of spares available.
Big thanks to Deftly D who helped us figure out why we were having a particular sound problem early on and how we could fix it. I certainly know more about setting up than I did before this night.
GZ & I were excited to dance to DJ Gabriell, whom we've not seen in quite a while, and we always enjoy! I had a couple of decent sets, sticking mostly to requests and using them as my guide.
Also, quite amusingly, I got accosted by some friendly gay fellow who was begging me to protect him "from the boobies!" There's more to that story, and it's a riot (though perhaps only in a "you had to be there" way.)
Tomorrow, Tuesday, April 7, I'm back at HAVEN in Northampton, MA to spin with Znuh & Damian Plague! Everyone who comes will get $2 off coupons for next week's Funker Vogt show at Haven!
Then this Saturday, April 11, it's the DEBUT of JADED at Gemstones in Lowell, MA!
I'll spin for the first time with another personal favorite, DJ Dirge!
Both he and I also have discount coupons for $2 off the cover to JADED, so if you plan to come out, make sure you get one from one of us.
Here's my playlist from Dark Intentions:
( Preset: )
( 1st set: )
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| Recap: Haven (Down With Tempo) - 3.31.09 |
[Apr. 1st, 2009|02:38 pm] |
HAVEN; March 31, 2009
Last night, HAVEN was laid back, but very enjoyable! I spun along side Azrael and Dev Null. We were all spinning "Down with Tempo"-style goth, darkwave, synth-pop & such.
Dev Null, whom I'd never worked with or heard spin before, really impressed me. He spins from a laptop, but unlike others I've seen use digital technology thus far, he was very actively engaged in selecting songs and manually mixing his sets. Kind of a shame he had to take off at midnight.
I dropped my second set at midnight, bringing in April Fool's Day with a mash-up I'd been excited to play since I picked it up last year, and, while you could sense the confusion at first, the floor filled as soon as they recognized the Rage-KITNO riff!
There was need to amp things up about this time anyway, so I had the challenge of keeping the tempo low, but aggressively driving the energy up, and I think I rose to said challenge nicely. I got some very encouraging praise during that set from Znuh and Mothra, (by proxy with a 'thumbs-up' and a smile,) as both had come out for the night, off the clock so to speak. Not to get too pleased with myself, I have to admit, from a technical stand point, dropping MSI was a bit of a train wreck, but it kept the floor happy even if my placement of it lacked a certain finesse.
So next up I head to Lowell this Saturday, April 4, for DARK INTENTIONS @ Gemstones spinning with DJ Gabriell!
And then I'm back at HAVEN on Tuesday, April 7, to spin with Znuh & Damian Plague!
Busy month ahead! Looking forward to it!
Here's my playlist from Haven last night:
( 9 pm set: )
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| April DJ Schedule |
[Mar. 31st, 2009|01:45 am] |
I really must be doing something right, because I have SO much to do in the first two weeks of April, that it all starts TODAY, the last day of March!
I'm going to consolidate the details to make this brief, but if you've any specific questions or requests, please let me know. :)
Tuesday, March 31
HAVEN @ Diva's, (9p-2a)
492 Pleasant St Northampton, MA
$7 - 18+ / $5 - 21+
DJs Azrael, Dev Null, & Xero spinning "Down with Tempo"-style goth, darkwave, synth-pop & more!
Saturday, April 4
DARK INTENTIONS @ Gemstones, (9p-1:30a)
105 Market St Lowell, MA
$5 - 21+
DJs Gabriell & Xero spin!
Tuesday, April 7
HAVEN @ Diva's, (9p-2a)
492 Pleasant St Northampton, MA
$7 - 18+ / $5 - 21+
DJs Znuh, Damian Plague, & Xero spin!
Saturday, April 11
JADED @ Gemstones, (10p-1:30a)
105 Market St Lowell, MA
$12 - 21+ ($2 discount with coupon you can only get from one of the DJs!)
DJs Dirge & Xero spin!
Tuesday, April 28
HAVEN @ Diva's, (9p-2a)
492 Pleasant St Northampton, MA
$7 - 18+ / $5 - 21+ (+$2 w/o ZOMBIE PROM Themed Attire)
DJs End:The DJ, Znuh & Xero spin!
As always, I can't wait to see friends out to dance at these events!
All are welcome to let me know here what you might like to hear there!
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My extended schedule is always listed on my Myspace page
(under the "Marquessa Story" banner, fourth block down on the right)
if you want to check it out and find out where I'll be after April.
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