By now you're all thinking...What the f**k??
To say it's been a long time is an understatement. I didn't look at my last entry yet, so I can't say JUST how long it's been. But I can say that so much has happened since whenever that last entry was... Some good. Some bad, but all of it interesting. At least for me.
Professionally, things couldn't be better. I've found myself surrounded by alot of amazing people that I trust and DJ-ing in a wonderful space!
I can say on here (and be as dorky as I want) that I opened for Chris Cox (formerly one half of Thunderpuss) last Thursday at Spirit (formerly Twilo lol). ::jumping up and down::!!!!!!!!
I had been working so hard to promote it, it didn't seem like it was actually happening. Like it was just this thing I kept talking about. When the day actually came, to say I was nervous/excited just isn't cutting it. I felt like that song 'How Did You Know?': "I'm in a spin. I'm giving in. I'm living in a daydream..."
My actual biggest fear was that after all these years of idol worship towards him that he wouldn't be a nice person. To say the least, all my fears were calmed as soon as I met him. WHAT a sweetheart!!! Oh my god! SO friendly! SOOO nice! I was beside myself!!
Yes, it was slightly nerve-wracking to be DJ-ing with one of your idols in the audience and then when Yiannis (from Outstanding Productions) and Ellis Miah (from Orange Factory) showed up...It was almost surreal.
I told Chris as soon as I met him what an honor it was to be opening for him and he couldn't have been sweeter telling me to stop and that it's surely no big deal. No big deal. Um, huh? LoL...He just doesn't know.
But his attitude only boosted me to do ten times better in the booth and I feel confident in saying that I turned it out that night. Definitely one of my best sets ever.
I think that the most unreal moment for me was when he came into the booth and was getting ready to go on and he said "Do you wanna play another song or do you want me to go on?". There I am, having Chris Cox asking me if *I* was ready to let him go on. It was the closest thing I've felt to having an out of body experience.
After he had been on, I was in the booth watching him do his thing and wow...He has such an incredible way for tearing through songs and turning them into so much more than what they are...definitely mind blowing.
So I was chatting with him early in his set and the icing on the cake was when he said to me "You know, I've had alot of opening DJ's and you're definitely one of the better ones. So many DJ's just stick to one style of music; funky, tribal, progressive, whatever it is and it's so boring. You had an awesome style because you kept changing it up from anthems to electro to funky and tribal and all those things. I really enjoyed listening to you."
::nervous laugh::
::catching breath::
And now I feel all stupid for only being able to summon up a simple "Thank you so much" before I felt like throwing up in the bathroom.
But for sure, I was on cloud nine.
Later on that night he was playing a song and I recognized the style that it had to be his but that I just didn't know it and wanted to find out what it was. So I went up there to ask him and I said "Wow. Chris, what is this? It's amazing!" and he goes "Seriously??" and I said "Yeah!!" And he says "I *JUST* finished this mix today, right before they came to get me to come here tonight. I was burning it when they showed up. It's Anna Vissi 'Call Me'" and I said "Well, it's really incredible!" (cause it was) and he said "That's great! I'm so glad you like it! You should go tell her!" And I said "Tell who?" and he said "Anna. She's over there in that booth sitting down..." ::stunned:: "Whoa! Ok..." lol and I went over there and introduced myself to her and told her she had a beautiful voice and she too was just so nice.
Apparently she's a huge recording star in her homeland, Greece and this is one of her new English translation songs. Chris said that it should be shipping in a few weeks--Keep your ears open for this one everyone! It's soooooooo good!!
Suffice to say the night was a success, we had close to 700 people there that night and it was just SUCH a good time.
Tonight I get to do it all again but this time we have circuit DJ Alyson Calagna coming in. I only hope that she too can be just as nice as Chris was...
Oh and one last thing on this, It's looking like I'll be getting a full night to spin at the club soon enough. People in the crowd were telling Seth (the person running the party) that they loved me, so it's only on the up and up from here!!!! Whoo Hoo!!
Aside from this weekly thing, I did a party for a new book, Madonna In Art at Avalon (formerly Limelight lol) two weeks ago. It rocked! I finally got to DJ in the Chapel room (one of my favorite spaces) and it was amazing! I went out and reinterpreted a bunch of Madonna tracks for the evening and combined her songs with quotes and things from her career, mainly from "Truth or Dare". It was alot of fun and on Dec 18th, I'm gonna be doing it all again, but this time for a fundraiser at the Queens LGBT House.
If there are any Madonna fans reading this--Go get this book. It's beautiful and some of the artwork is just incredible!
Aside from doing all this DJ-ing stuff, my private life isn't overly active. It's kinda tough because I live on a different time schedule than the rest of the world now. I do promoting all the time late at night and then I sleep during the day. It doesn't really leave alot of time for a boyfriend. Aside from the fact that now I either meet fake people who wanna talk to me just because I'm a DJ (and not even a famous one at that!) or people just think that I'm out getting whacked every night and hooking up with everyone. This life should be as glamorous as people think it is. It really isn't. At least not yet lol...
As I always say to everyone "All this stuff I do now is what's going to be on my 'Behind The Music' special." LoL
And to tie off one more loose end: Ryan and I are no longer speaking. We're not on bad terms, but I decided that it was best for us to part ways. It was just too strange and too painful sometimes. And honestly, I feel so much better not having him in my life. He's not a bad person it's just that this time around, I wasn't as strong as I thought I was or thought I could be. My warmest thoughts still go with him wherever he is...
But there's no time to wax poetic, I've gotta go take a shower and head to NYC to do some last minute stuff before tonight!
Fare thee well everyone! I hope to be writing in here more often again!
Till Then,
John Michael
Professionally, things couldn't be better. I've found myself surrounded by alot of amazing people that I trust and DJ-ing in a wonderful space!
I can say on here (and be as dorky as I want) that I opened for Chris Cox (formerly one half of Thunderpuss) last Thursday at Spirit (formerly Twilo lol). ::jumping up and down::!!!!!!!!
I had been working so hard to promote it, it didn't seem like it was actually happening. Like it was just this thing I kept talking about. When the day actually came, to say I was nervous/excited just isn't cutting it. I felt like that song 'How Did You Know?': "I'm in a spin. I'm giving in. I'm living in a daydream..."
My actual biggest fear was that after all these years of idol worship towards him that he wouldn't be a nice person. To say the least, all my fears were calmed as soon as I met him. WHAT a sweetheart!!! Oh my god! SO friendly! SOOO nice! I was beside myself!!
Yes, it was slightly nerve-wracking to be DJ-ing with one of your idols in the audience and then when Yiannis (from Outstanding Productions) and Ellis Miah (from Orange Factory) showed up...It was almost surreal.
I told Chris as soon as I met him what an honor it was to be opening for him and he couldn't have been sweeter telling me to stop and that it's surely no big deal. No big deal. Um, huh? LoL...He just doesn't know.
But his attitude only boosted me to do ten times better in the booth and I feel confident in saying that I turned it out that night. Definitely one of my best sets ever.
I think that the most unreal moment for me was when he came into the booth and was getting ready to go on and he said "Do you wanna play another song or do you want me to go on?". There I am, having Chris Cox asking me if *I* was ready to let him go on. It was the closest thing I've felt to having an out of body experience.
After he had been on, I was in the booth watching him do his thing and wow...He has such an incredible way for tearing through songs and turning them into so much more than what they are...definitely mind blowing.
So I was chatting with him early in his set and the icing on the cake was when he said to me "You know, I've had alot of opening DJ's and you're definitely one of the better ones. So many DJ's just stick to one style of music; funky, tribal, progressive, whatever it is and it's so boring. You had an awesome style because you kept changing it up from anthems to electro to funky and tribal and all those things. I really enjoyed listening to you."
::nervous laugh::
::catching breath::
And now I feel all stupid for only being able to summon up a simple "Thank you so much" before I felt like throwing up in the bathroom.
But for sure, I was on cloud nine.
Later on that night he was playing a song and I recognized the style that it had to be his but that I just didn't know it and wanted to find out what it was. So I went up there to ask him and I said "Wow. Chris, what is this? It's amazing!" and he goes "Seriously??" and I said "Yeah!!" And he says "I *JUST* finished this mix today, right before they came to get me to come here tonight. I was burning it when they showed up. It's Anna Vissi 'Call Me'" and I said "Well, it's really incredible!" (cause it was) and he said "That's great! I'm so glad you like it! You should go tell her!" And I said "Tell who?" and he said "Anna. She's over there in that booth sitting down..." ::stunned:: "Whoa! Ok..." lol and I went over there and introduced myself to her and told her she had a beautiful voice and she too was just so nice.
Apparently she's a huge recording star in her homeland, Greece and this is one of her new English translation songs. Chris said that it should be shipping in a few weeks--Keep your ears open for this one everyone! It's soooooooo good!!
Suffice to say the night was a success, we had close to 700 people there that night and it was just SUCH a good time.
Tonight I get to do it all again but this time we have circuit DJ Alyson Calagna coming in. I only hope that she too can be just as nice as Chris was...
Oh and one last thing on this, It's looking like I'll be getting a full night to spin at the club soon enough. People in the crowd were telling Seth (the person running the party) that they loved me, so it's only on the up and up from here!!!! Whoo Hoo!!
Aside from this weekly thing, I did a party for a new book, Madonna In Art at Avalon (formerly Limelight lol) two weeks ago. It rocked! I finally got to DJ in the Chapel room (one of my favorite spaces) and it was amazing! I went out and reinterpreted a bunch of Madonna tracks for the evening and combined her songs with quotes and things from her career, mainly from "Truth or Dare". It was alot of fun and on Dec 18th, I'm gonna be doing it all again, but this time for a fundraiser at the Queens LGBT House.
If there are any Madonna fans reading this--Go get this book. It's beautiful and some of the artwork is just incredible!
Aside from doing all this DJ-ing stuff, my private life isn't overly active. It's kinda tough because I live on a different time schedule than the rest of the world now. I do promoting all the time late at night and then I sleep during the day. It doesn't really leave alot of time for a boyfriend. Aside from the fact that now I either meet fake people who wanna talk to me just because I'm a DJ (and not even a famous one at that!) or people just think that I'm out getting whacked every night and hooking up with everyone. This life should be as glamorous as people think it is. It really isn't. At least not yet lol...
As I always say to everyone "All this stuff I do now is what's going to be on my 'Behind The Music' special." LoL
And to tie off one more loose end: Ryan and I are no longer speaking. We're not on bad terms, but I decided that it was best for us to part ways. It was just too strange and too painful sometimes. And honestly, I feel so much better not having him in my life. He's not a bad person it's just that this time around, I wasn't as strong as I thought I was or thought I could be. My warmest thoughts still go with him wherever he is...
But there's no time to wax poetic, I've gotta go take a shower and head to NYC to do some last minute stuff before tonight!
Fare thee well everyone! I hope to be writing in here more often again!
Till Then,
John Michael