#ElementsNYC Festival (BangOn!NYC) Playlist - Liquid Stranger, Eduardo Castillo, Autograf, Minnesota, and more

The Elements Festival in NYC was a great party with amazing DJ and production talent. The festival was set in industrial Brooklyn among what felt like a construction site and rock quarry. It was a truly unique music and art experience - the scenery set it apart and the music took it to amazing levels of dance and energy. Check out this playlist of DJs who performed. 

My favorites were Liquid Stranger (bass, dubstep) and Eduardo Castillo (deep house). I missed Autograf (deep, tropical house) but I've heard he's really good live - wish I could seen him. 

Stoked Life DJ Set - new EROK feel good funky mix

I played a really fun and feel good funky set last week for the STOKED 10 year anniversary and collaboration event with MOMA curated artist James Victore, Zoo York brand and Tattly. There's a lot of funk and hip hop remixes in here, plus some summer glitch and a taste of tropical house. Enjoy!

Stoked Life by Downbeatscape on Mixcloud

Playlist: Summer Funk - modern funky sounds w/ glitch & EDM influence

Enjoy this curated playlist of funky sounds I've been jamming to all Summer long. I've really come to enjoy two artists in particular on this list - Island Riot and Slynk. The entire playlist is great - put on play and let it jam out!

ELEMENTS Music & Arts Festival - Brooklyn, NY, August 22 - featuring Liquid Stranger, Autograf, Minnesota, more

I'm so stoked to go to the ELEMENTS Music & Arts Festival in Brooklyn next weekend! It's got the lineup of DJs and producers who you rarely hear together on the same show or circuit. This is the underground festival for emerging artists. Here are some of my favorite tracks from DJs I can't wait to see, including Liquid Stranger, Autograf, Minnesota and more! Buy tix here!!!

In Honor of Jon Horvath, Fort Knox Five founder - 20 Minutes of F.U.N.K.

Jon Horvath, founder or Fort Knox Recordings and funk band/production/DJ group Fort Knox Five passed away today. I had the honor of meeting Jon before a few Fort Knox Five sets in DC and NYC. He brought insane energy to Fort Knox Five sets and recordings, and you couldn't miss his electric hair fro, which became a visual signature for the duo. I didn't know Jon personally, but I want to thank him - Fort Knox Five showed me how to incorporate funk into my mixes, and made me appreciate the past, present and future funk and the joy it brings. FUNK is joy, and Fort Knox Five and Jon embodied that joy.

Thank you Jon - you FUNKED THE WORLD HARD. I'll always share your jams, they'll always be part of my sets. You'll be missed. In honor of Jon - here's one of my favorite Fort Knox Five mixes:

D'Angelo - Brown Sugar (IAMBENJI RMX) by Benji Boko

Digging this Benji Boko hip hop remix - love these beats!

Downbeat Lounge Mix Tape - Vol 1 - A Collection of Downtempo Sounds

I've been listening to these tracks for the last month. They represent the downtempo chilled but energetic and fluid vibe I truly love. Enjoy!

Ghost Order - Hollows EP

Ghost Order is an artist based in Britain, currently remixing and designing beautiful downtempo melodies. I love tracks that have driving percussion that makes your head nod with very chill melodies and layers. I stumbled across an older Ghost Order album called Hollows (EP). The title track is my favorite, with light piano over percussion and reverberating bass. It's a great straight forward song - Hollows - that I can listen to over and over again.