What's on your mind today?

[Altair]

My first DJ set is tomorrow night, and the anticipation is starting to kill me

 

[Bobby Summa]

My first DJ set is tomorrow night, and the anticipation is starting to kill me

Where you playing dude? Or is it radio based? Either way, it’s a big thing.

I’ve done a few short live performance gigs with synths etc and tracks I put together. Always very small audiences ( about 20-30 people) but o.m.g. …. The nerves were off the scale for the first few. I’ve done about 6 or 7 in total but yeah, always very nervous still.

 

[Altair]

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Where you playing dude? Or is it radio based? Either way, it’s a big thing.

I’ve done a few short live performance gigs with synths etc and tracks I put together. Always very small audiences ( about 20-30 people) but o.m.g. …. The nerves were off the scale for the first few. I’ve done about 6 or 7 in total but yeah, always very nervous still.

A club in town as a headliner slot, see my previous post for details. From what I understand it’ll be a packed dancefloor. I’m a bit anxious, but not lacking confidence. I know I’ll do well.

 

[Jetflag]

A club in town as a headliner slot, see my previous post for details. From what I understand it’ll be a packed dancefloor. I’m a bit anxious, but not lacking confidence. I know I’ll do well.

kick some ass over there m8. good luck

 

[facade1984]

My first DJ set is tomorrow night, and the anticipation is starting to kill me

You got this chief. First couple of transitions you won't wanna come off trust me

 

[Bobby Summa]

Hey guys. I never revealed the results from my mental health assessment 6 weeks ago. Been unsure whether to say it on social media / forums.
- I’ve had a new diagnosis. I’m told my previous diagnosis (mild schizophrenia) from over Twenty yrs ago was ‘wrong’. - I’m actually - Autistic with ADHD. (AuDHD).
This assessment was one of the most liberating moments of my life. Such a shame twenty yrs I’ve wandered around thinking im mildly schizophrenic. But at 48. For some reason im not bitter.
- I just want to face what’s infront of me and live the happiest life I can. And finally I believe one day I can really be happy because ‘now’ so much has started to make sense.

So many friends etc had suggested I was ADHD or Autistic but I was not at that point ready to face it. At the end of yet another mental battle, it was the right time. All other roads had led to a dead end in self exploration and trying to understand myself.
Now at-least I have a chance of doing that.

 

[Jetflag]

Hey guys. I never revealed the results from my mental health assessment 6 weeks ago. Been unsure whether to say it on social media / forums.
- I’ve had a new diagnosis. I’m told my previous diagnosis (mild schizophrenia) from over Twenty yrs ago was ‘wrong’. - I’m actually - Autistic with ADHD. (AuDHD).
This assessment was one of the most liberating moments of my life. Such a shame twenty yrs I’ve wandered around thinking im mildly schizophrenic. But at 48. For some reason im not bitter.
- I just want to face what’s infront of me and live the happiest life I can. And finally I believe one day I can really be happy because ‘now’ so much has started to make sense.

So many friends etc had suggested I was ADHD or Autistic but I was not at that point ready to face it. At the end of yet another mental battle, it was the right time. All other roads had led to a dead end in self exploration and trying to understand myself.
Now at-least I have a chance of doing that.

remember: regardless of whatever term they slap on it: Don't let the label label you.

 

[Julian Del Agranda]

Trance is a little bit for nerds and socially awkward people anyway... Or isn't there a truth in there. Haha. We are all a little bit crazy

 

[Bobby Summa]

remember: regardless of whatever term they slap on it: Don't let the label label you.

I don’t mind it man (now) Gives me validation when nothing else made sense. . Others might think it means something it doesn’t and therefore the label might be slightly detrimental. But Il try not to let silly people get to me.

Another factor is lol. I could never spell schizophrenia on forms. Autism or ADHD is so much more simple. Lol

 

[SleepyBuddah]

remember: regardless of whatever term they slap on it: Don't let the label label you.

Nowadays there isn't really a label anymore since people are much more open about it.

Hey guys. I never revealed the results from my mental health assessment 6 weeks ago. Been unsure whether to say it on social media / forums.
- I’ve had a new diagnosis. I’m told my previous diagnosis (mild schizophrenia) from over Twenty yrs ago was ‘wrong’. - I’m actually - Autistic with ADHD. (AuDHD).
This assessment was one of the most liberating moments of my life. Such a shame twenty yrs I’ve wandered around thinking im mildly schizophrenic. But at 48. For some reason im not bitter.
- I just want to face what’s infront of me and live the happiest life I can. And finally I believe one day I can really be happy because ‘now’ so much has started to make sense.

So many friends etc had suggested I was ADHD or Autistic but I was not at that point ready to face it. At the end of yet another mental battle, it was the right time. All other roads had led to a dead end in self exploration and trying to understand myself.
Now at-least I have a chance of doing that.

This must feel pretty liberating throwing it in here dude

 

[Altair]

I am AuDHD, but I was lucky enough to get diagnosed when I was six. I don't know what I would have done without the supports that I got in school. Honestly I'm quite privileged that way. So I hope that the diagnosis helps you better identify your real needs and strengths @Bobby Summa , however much later in life

As for the question of labels, I consider it a two-sided coin. On the one hand it lets me know that there are many others in the world like me, and makes it better to find and relate to them (and if necessary, find a voice against any discrimination we may suffer). On the other hand, I'm still my own person, and autism expresses itself differently in everyone - we all have our own strengths and weaknesses, or times where we can function better or worse (I pretty much shut down if I get too anxious). All categories are artificial, but they're based on common traits shared by many individuals.

For instance, one such trait is commonly called "special interests", where we are so passionate about a certain topic that we learn everything there is to know about it and will infodump about it to anyone at the drop of a hat (you have no idea how long it took for my parents to teach me not to do that about anything space-related when I was little). And you can have more than one - trance and electronic music has been one of my big ones since I was 14. I'm glad it's finally paid off too, because I'mma be on the decks playing progressive trance deep cuts I've privately enjoyed for years in only seven hours!!!!

We'll be recording all the sets, so please let me know if you want to hear mine later

 

[Bobby Summa]

I am AuDHD, but I was lucky enough to get diagnosed when I was six. I don't know what I would have done without the supports that I got in school. Honestly I'm quite privileged that way. So I hope that the diagnosis helps you better identify your real needs and strengths @Bobby Summa , however much later in life

As for the question of labels, I consider it a two-sided coin. On the one hand it lets me know that there are many others in the world like me, and makes it better to find and relate to them (and if necessary, find a voice against any discrimination we may suffer). On the other hand, I'm still my own person, and autism expresses itself differently in everyone - we all have our own strengths and weaknesses, or times where we can function better or worse (I pretty much shut down if I get too anxious). All categories are artificial, but they're based on common traits shared by many individuals.

For instance, one such trait is commonly called "special interests", where we are so passionate about a certain topic that we learn everything there is to know about it and will infodump about it to anyone at the drop of a hat (you have no idea how long it took for my parents to teach me not to do that about anything space-related when I was little). And you can have more than one - trance and electronic music has been one of my big ones since I was 14. I'm glad it's finally paid off too, because I'mma be on the decks playing progressive trance deep cuts I've privately enjoyed for years in only seven hours!!!!

We'll be recording all the sets, so please let me know if you want to hear mine later

Thank you for your words man. Appreciated.

info dumping, and so much passion about certain things, yep. I so resonate with talking in length about something at the mere mention of a mildly related subject. I’ve annoyed countless people with that all my life, lol. but you’ve just told me what it’s called and highlighted it as a proper trait…helps makes me realise my diagnosis is correct. Thanks for highlighting it as a trait dude.

 

[Bobby Summa]

How did it go @Altair . Sounds like a big gig? Wow.

 

[Altair]

How did it go @Altair . Sounds like a big gig? Wow.

Well that was one of the best nights of my life!

It's not a big club, but at the peak (which thankfully was during my set!) the floor had about like 30-40ish people on it. Everything flowed very well, and I had practiced some of the transitions well enough that some tracks just mixed themselves! I did have to use sync for every transition, but I'd already perfected my beat grids in advance. I can manually beatmatch, but I've learned that CDJs only show the BPM to one decimal point, vs. my controller at home which shows it to two. So the tracks keep phasing if I do it manually; I didn't want to worry about constantly pushing the jogs while transitioning.

I should have a proper recording on my SC soon, but here's the tracklist:

• Lustral - Solace (Matt Cerf Remix)
• Orkidea & JS16 - Hale Bopp
• Solarstone & Orkidea - Slowmotion (French Renaissance Mix)
• Miikka Leinonen - Constellation
• PQM - You Are Sleeping (Luke Chable Vocal Pass)
• Orange - Epic People
• Baltic Sound - Glimmer
• Steve Brian - Vueltas (Thomas Datt Remix)
• Robert Elster - Trails
• BT feat. JES - The Light in Things
• Dominic Plaza - Sounds Rushing (David West Remix)
• Airwave feat. Coka - Coka's Song
• Cape Town - Challenger
• Art of Trance - Chung Kuo (Orkidea Remix)

The guy before me was doing melodic progressive house, and the guy after me transitioned into an FSOE uplifting set. And a lot of my colleagues, some friends and even my own brother came out to support me, though almost none of them normally listen to trance! One guy was in disbelief when I told him it was my first time, and another said it was the best set he'd ever heard in my city. I feel so so blessed and still sleep deprived, and I may end up having caught a cold from this, but I made my dream of about 15 years come true - being the DJ, and sharing my favourite music with an audience that loved it in turn. So I'm happy

 

[miafricker]

Winter feels like it’s dragging on, but I’m not quite ready for summer either. The transition between the two seasons can be tough, but it’s the perfect time to focus on getting back into shape. I’m going to try this banana trick for weight loss I came across here https://betterme.world/articles/banana-trick-for-weight-loss/ and hope it helps me get in better shape over the next few months. I’ve been a bit off track with my fitness routine lately, but now that the weather is starting to warm up a little, I feel more motivated to stick to it. By the time summer comes, I’m hoping to feel my best and see some great results! Fingers crossed

 

[SleepyBuddah]

Adulthood.... When you have to set aside your plans for the weekend because your washing machine decides to die (off course during a cycle) and you have to get a new one.

 

[Bobby Summa]

Well that was one of the best nights of my life!

It's not a big club, but at the peak (which thankfully was during my set!) the floor had about like 30-40ish people on it. Everything flowed very well, and I had practiced some of the transitions well enough that some tracks just mixed themselves! I did have to use sync for every transition, but I'd already perfected my beat grids in advance. I can manually beatmatch, but I've learned that CDJs only show the BPM to one decimal point, vs. my controller at home which shows it to two. So the tracks keep phasing if I do it manually; I didn't want to worry about constantly pushing the jogs while transitioning.

I should have a proper recording on my SC soon, but here's the tracklist:

• Lustral - Solace (Matt Cerf Remix)
• Orkidea & JS16 - Hale Bopp
• Solarstone & Orkidea - Slowmotion (French Renaissance Mix)
• Miikka Leinonen - Constellation
• PQM - You Are Sleeping (Luke Chable Vocal Pass)
• Orange - Epic People
• Baltic Sound - Glimmer
• Steve Brian - Vueltas (Thomas Datt Remix)
• Robert Elster - Trails
• BT feat. JES - The Light in Things
• Dominic Plaza - Sounds Rushing (David West Remix)
• Airwave feat. Coka - Coka's Song
• Cape Town - Challenger
• Art of Trance - Chung Kuo (Orkidea Remix)

The guy before me was doing melodic progressive house, and the guy after me transitioned into an FSOE uplifting set. And a lot of my colleagues, some friends and even my own brother came out to support me, though almost none of them normally listen to trance! One guy was in disbelief when I told him it was my first time, and another said it was the best set he'd ever heard in my city. I feel so so blessed and still sleep deprived, and I may end up having caught a cold from this, but I made my dream of about 15 years come true - being the DJ, and sharing my favourite music with an audience that loved it in turn. So I'm happy

That’s so good to hear man. Good for you!
Sounds like you nailed it. I like the fact the dj before you did progressive house, you did progressive trance and that the next dj a faster, straighter set. I can imagine the flow of energy between the music styles of the dj’s setting the vibes for the event.

I’m very glad you enjoyed it dude. Look forward to hearing it. Gonna do another?

 

[Altair]

That’s so good to hear man. Good for you!
Sounds like you nailed it. I like the fact the dj before you did progressive house, you did progressive trance and that the next dj a faster, straighter set. I can imagine the flow of energy between the music styles of the dj’s setting the vibes for the event.

Thanks so much! And that's pretty much exactly what happened, except that the closing DJ had an interruption right after he faded out my last track and he had to restart. I think he may have pressed the wrong button? I dunno, but it didn't kill the vibe thankfully

Gonna do another?

 

[Altair]

Full set recording is up!

https://soundcloud.com/altairsjh%2Fdeep-sea-rated-ultra-lounge-25

 

[Bobby Summa]

Full set recording is up!

https://soundcloud.com/altairsjh%2Fdeep-sea-rated-ultra-lounge-25

Listening now and loving it. I can really imagine how the Lustral track was a great opener. Such a good vibe!