Three Of Cups

When this card appears in your tarot spread, it's time to celebrate! Three of Cups signifies coming together and coming alive with your community and creative collaborators. This event, hosted at the very special St. Joseph’s Art Society in San Francisco, marked the end of a busy harvest season with friends from Sonoma County to the Bay. This mix was curated with help from Broc Cellars, Martha Stoumen, and Scribe. Due to the cathedral’s natural reverberation, it has more “hard cuts” with less overlap to prevent muddied acoustics. It’s a diverse mix, designed to cater to a wide group of people. And while it lends it self to background listening and people-watching, it thoroughly intends to get you on the dance floor. From genres like jazz to French to Latin, this is a great mix for those dinner-aspiring-to-be-dance parties. I had a blast preparing and presenting this music. I’ve played house parties and pop-up desert raves but never an event like this. It was truly an honor and a natural step up for me in my budding DJ career. The first hour or so is a trip around the world in the 80-100 BPM tempo range. It’s a little funky, a little eclectic—fun and refreshing. After “Universal Love” (1:22:27), one of my absolute personal favorites, the mix takes a deliberate turn for the dance floor and the BPM comes up to about 118 for the rest of the mix. With a little subliminal messaging from tracks like “You Ought to Be Dancin’ - Get Down Edits” (1:35:05) and “Marea (We’ve Lost Dancing)” (1:52:10), one couple at time would take the stage to shake a leg. Pretty soon we had a dance party! Some of my other favorite moments include the chance to play “Angel Wings (Tontario Remix)” (1:56:50), which filled this huge reverberating cathedral so beautifully, and “The Walk” (2:40:12), which felt like it captured the vibe of the event better than anything else I played. Big thanks to Jaylee Adams for presenting me with this opportunity and trusting me to the music. Thank you to Garrett McGrath for his help in setting up and dialing in the sound system. And, of course, to my girlfriend, Danee Chavez, for her continuous stream of musical inspiration and her ongoing support in me doing all the things I love. https://broccellars.com/ https://marthastoumen.com/ https://scribewinery.com/ https://saintjosephsartssociety.com/