2015 Chew The Scene - Corky McMillan Events Center

Chew the Scene is the the official kick off event for the 2015 San Diego Asian Film Festival.

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San Diego DJ Justin Kanoya spins tunes at Chew the Scene, the kick off event for the 2015 San Diego Asian Film Festival.

The 2015 San Diego Asian Film Festival season has kicked off and is in full swing. The event that launches this month long celebration is Chew The Scene, which took place on October 1, 2015 at the Corky McMillin Events Center in Liberty Station.

At Chew the Scene, festival organizers presented previews of this year’s films and also put together a silent auction of prizes donated from local businesses. But the real feature of the event is the food. More than 20 San Diego based restaurants were on hand to provide bites of their fare.

It’s the perfect blend of food and film.

Here’s the setlist from my soundtrack for the evening.

• Angelo Ferreri - Revolution  
• Cosmo Klein ft YNOT - When Doves Cry  
• LOVRA - Love Sensation (Leave Remix)
• Lillywood & Robin Schulz - Prayer In C (Robin Schulz Radio Edit)
• Cazzette ft Terri B - Blind Heart
• Ariana Grande - One Last Time (Gazzo Remix)  
• Pharrell ft Jay-Z - Frontin (DJ Miles Isla Bootleg)
• Tinashe ft Iggy Azalea - All Hands On Deck (Buck Rodgers Remix)  
• The Bucketheads - The Bomb (Select Mix Remix)
• The Gap Band - Party Train (Hot Classics Remix)
• Michael Jackson - Working Day and Night (Hot Classics Mix)
• Peaches & Herb - Shake Your Groove Thing
• Demi Lovato - Cool For The Summer (Cahill Remix)
• Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc (Joe Maz & Adam Foster Remix)  
• Zedd, Selena Gomez - I Want You To Know (Select Mix Remix)
• Bastille - Pompeii (Promo Only Audien Intro Edit)
• Florence & The Machine - Ship To Wreck
• Elle King - Ex's & Oh's
• Ella Henderson - Ghost (Oliver Nelson Remix) 
• Heavy D & The Boyz - We Got Our Own Thang (Select Mix Remix)
• De La Soul - Me Myself & I
• Coolio - 1-2-3-4 (Sumpin' New) (Select Mix Remix)
• Mariah Carey - Emotions (Select Mix Remix)
• Duran Duran - Union Of The Snake (Edge Remix)
• The Whispers - Rock Steady (Hot Classics Remix)
• Chris Brown - Fine China (Instrumental)
• Timeflies f./Natalie La Rose - Worse Things Than Love 
• TLC - Creep (Remix)
• Taylor Swift vs Lauryn Hill - Blank Space (DJ Skillz Throwback Blend)
• Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop (That Thing)
• Tori Kelly - Nobody Love (Select Mix Remix)
• Years & Years - King
• Jess Glynne - Hold My Hand
• Afrojack f./Mike Taylor - SummerThing! (Promo Only Clean Edit)
• De La Soul - Ring Ring Ring (Sax Mix) 
• Kid N Play - Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody (Select Mix Remix)
• Matthew Wilder - Break My Stride (Select Mix Remix)
• Stevie Wonder - I Wish (16b Intro Clean) (DJ Joey C Extended Edit)
• Real McCoy - Come & Get Your Love
• Luther Vandross - Never Too Much
• Johnny Gill - Rub You The Right Way
• Charlie Puth, Meghan Trainor - Marvin Gaye (Select Mix Remix)
• The Weeknd - Can't Feel My Face (Select Mix Remix)
• Iggy Azalea f./Jennifer Hudson - Trouble (Promo Only Intro Edit)
• Positive K - I Got A Man
• R. City f./Adam Levine - Locked Away
   

Larry’s 50th Birthday Dance Party

The DJ and the birthday boy. Happy 50th Larry!

When I was booked to be the DJ for this 50th birthday party, I knew it was going to be a great night of old school jams. The 45-55 age range is one of my favorites to DJ for. Consider that this is a group of people that grew up in the 70s, went to college in the 80s and spent early adulthood in the 90s … all great music decades.

Larry had a great time celebrating with family and friends.

Here’s the setlist:

• Chaka Khan - Ain't Nobody (Hot Classics Remix)
• Gwen Guthrie - Ain't Nothing Goin' On But The Rent (Hot Classics Remix)
• Brick - Dazz (Hot Classics Remix)
• Bee Gees - Night Fever
• Morris Day - Fishnet (Hot Classics Remix)
• Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer
• Sly Fox - Let's Go All The Way (Edge Remix)
• Wang Chung - Dance Hall Days (Edge Remix)
• Mary Jane Girls - All Night Long
• Rick James - Mary Jane (8b Intro Clean) (19Sixty Quick Hitter)
• Shanice - I Love Your Smile (8b Intro Clean) (DJ Joey C Short Edit)
• Paula Abdul - Straight Up (Select Mix Remix)
• Milli Vanilli - Girl You Know It's True (Select Mix Remix)
• Soul II Soul - Back To Life (Ultimix)
• Mariah Carey, Da Bratt, Missy Elliott - Heartbreaker
• Earth Wind & Fire - Shining Star (Hot Classics Remix)
• Stevie Wonder - I Wish (8b Intro Clean) (DJ Joey C Edit)
• Nenah Cherry - Buffalo Stance (Hot Classics Mix)
• Kid N Play - Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody (Select Mix Remix)
• Carl Carlton - She's a Bad Mamma Jamma
• Johnny Gill - Rub You the Right Way (Select Mix Remix)
• Johnny Kemp - Just Got Paid (Select Mix Remix)
• Mariah Carey - Emotions (Select Mix Remix)
• Janet Jackson - The Principle Pleasure (Clean) (Radio Edit)
• Hall & Oates - Out Of Touch (Extended)
• Coolio - 1-2-3-4 (Sumpin' New) [Select Mix Remix]
• O'Jays - For the Love of Money
• Babyface - It's No Crime (Hot Classics Remix)
• Boyz II Men - Motownphilly
• Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
• Taylor Dayne - Tell It To My Heart (Freestyle Classics) (Short Edit)
• The Commodores - Lady (Hot Classics Remix)
• Whitney Houston - So Emotional (Edge Remix)
• Commodores - Brickhouse
• Cupid - Cupid Shuffle
• Kool & the Gang - Celebration
• Jackson 5 - I Want You Back
• Natalie La Rose f./Jeremih - Somebody
• Nelly - Hot In Here
• Temptations - My Girl
• Silento - Watch Me
• Sister Sledge - We Are Family
• Michael Jackson - Off The Wall (Hot Classics Remix)
• Donna Summer - Bad Girls
• Maroon 5 - Sugar (Select Mix Remix)
• OMI - Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Radio Edit)
• Usher f./Nicki Minaj - She Came To Give It To You (Promo Only Clean Edit)
• Earth, Wind & Fire - September
• The Gap Band - Party Train (Hot Classics Remix)
• Chaka Khan - I Feel For You (Hot Classics Remix)
• Afrika Bambaata & The Soulsonic Force - Planet Rock (Select Mix Remix)
• MC Hammer - U Can't Touch This
• Marcia Griffiths - Electric Boogie
• Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive
• Stevie Wonder - Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours (70s Classics)
• Wild Cherry - Play That Funky Music (Hot Classics Remix)
• Boston - More Than A Feeling (Intro Clean)
• Luther Vandross - Never Too Much (Radio Edit)
• The Spinners - I'll Be Around (70s Classics)
• Billy Ocean - Caribbean Queen (Clean) (Short Edit)
• Patrice Rushen - Forget Me Nots (Clean) (Short Edit)
• The Whispers - Rock Steady (Radio Edit)
• DeBarge - Rhythm Of The Night (Select Mix Remix)
• Michael Jackson - Thriller

Lululemon Athletica Fashion Valley First Anniversary Party

Happy one year anniversary to the crew at Lululemon Fashion Valley.

The Lululemon Athletica store located in Fashion Valley Mall celebrated its one year anniversary by closing down the store a little early on a Friday night, inviting some friends and having a big ‘ol dance party.

An acroyoga performance is one way to entertain and impress guests at a party.

I provided DJ and uplighting services for my Lulu friends. Part of the program also included an acroyoga performance and a silent disco … a first time experience for me.

This unique dance floor experience provides dancers with headphones that were tuned directly into my music. While the purpose is to feed up to three music sources, allowing users to choose between them, on this night it was just me. Given that, I choose a few songs that were known “karaoke” favorites. With everyone’s headphones on, and my main speakers off, I spun hits from Journey, Vanilla Ice, Spice Girls etc. and had the interesting experience of listening to nearly 100 people sing at the top of their lungs with no audible music. Good stuff!

Here’s the setlist from the silent and non-silent parts of the evening.

Cocktail and Arrivals

• Ariana Grande - One Last Time (Gazzo Remix) (Clean) (Short Edit)

• Pharrell ft Jay-Z - Frontin (DJ Miles Isla Bootleg) (Extended)

• Clean Bandit & Jessie Glynn - Real Love (Blaklyte & ALMOND Remix) (Clean) (Extended)

• Demi Lovato - Cool For The Summer (Cahill Remix) (Dirty) (Short Edit)

• DJ Sammy - Heaven (Funk3d 2014 Pop Remix) (Short Edit)

• No Mercy - Where Do You Go

• Klymaxx - Meeting In The Ladies Room (Select Mix Remix)

• Phil Collins - Easy Lover (Select Mix Remix)

• Chaka Khan - I Feel For You (Hot Classics Remix)

• Zedd ft Selena Gomez - I Want You To Know (Amenzo Remix) (Clean) (Extended)

Acro Yoga Performance

• Kygo f./Parson James - Stole The Show

• James Newton Howard f./Jennifer Lawrence - The Hanging Tree (Alternative Radio Mix)

• Disclosure ft Sam Smith - Latch (G Duppy Reggae Remix) (Clean)

• Usher - You Make Me Wanna (Intro Clean)

Silent Disco

• Journey - Don't Stop Believing

• Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby

• Bell Biv Devoe - Poison

• Usher - Yeah

• Party Break - Montel Party Break

• Backstreet Boys - I Want it That Way

• Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer

• Spice Girls - Wannabe

• Cupid - Cupid Shuffle

**For more about the silent disco portion of the evening and video of the singing/dancing, check out this post. 

Open Dancing

• Justin Timberlake - Senorita

• Major Lazer, DJ Snake, MO - Lean On (Select Mix Remix)

• Britney Spears & Iggy Azalea - Pretty Girls (Promo Only Intro Edit)

• Fergie - L.A. Love (La La) [Select Mix Remix]

• Wayne Wonder - No Letting Go

• The Weeknd - Can't Feel My Face (Select Mix Remix)

• Will Smith - Miami

• Kid N Play - Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody (Select Mix Remix)

• Ella Henderson - Ghost (Oliver Nelson Remix) (Extended)

• Jason Derulo - Want To Want Me

• Hailee Steinfeld - Love Myself

• Pitbull f./Chris Brown - Fun (Clean)

• Rihanna - B***h Better Have My Money

• Silento - Watch Me

• Natalie La Rose f./Jeremih - Somebody

• Years & Years - King

So great to see my wife and other November Project San Diego friends at this party.

Lululemon educator, Alexis, stealing my headphones. I got them back, eventually. 

Rocking out with Denon 3700s and keeping it clean with a black Scrim King table scrim.

Joshua and Jonathan’s Dance Party - Marine Corps Recruit Depot Wedding

Joshua and Jonathan’s wedding took place on September 1, 2015. Now look at a calendar. Yes, that is indeed a Tuesday. I’m pretty sure that this is the first time in my DJ career I’ve worked a Tuesday wedding. 

And no, it had nothing to do with a midweek discount, it was just a special date to Joshua. His grandparents, who he was close to, were married on that same date many years ago and he wanted something to have something to share with them. Pretty special.

Their wedding ceremony and reception took place at the Bayview Restaurant on the Marine Corps Recruit Depot. A great venue that is right on the shore of San Diego Bay and adjacent to Liberty Station.

They also had a unique idea, each escorting their mother-in-laws through their circular shaped aisle.

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Successful end to a Tuesday night wedding at MCRD in San Diego with these two grooms. Congratulations Joshua and Jonathan. 

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Joshua is also a friend of mine, a guy who I share weekly workouts and sweaty hugs with at November Project, a free fitness group that is in more than 20 cities across the United States and Canada.

This is the best I could do in finding a picture of Joshua and I. Not only are there no pictures of just the two of us, they are no normal pictures of us. 

J & J’s wedding party was great fun, especially since I had many other friends on the dance floor.

Here is their setlist and a few more photos at the end:
Mother/Son Dances

• Celine Dion - Because You Loved Me
• Minnie Rippington - Loving You

Parents Dance

• Luther Vandross - Here And Now

Open Dancing - First Set

• Al Green - Let's Stay Together
• Jackson 5 - I Want You Back
• K.C. & the Sunshine Band - Boogie Shoes
• Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
• Britney Spears - I'm a Slave For You
• Usher - Yeah (Wedding Crasherz Break) (Short Edit)
• Natalie La Rose, Jeremih - Somebody (Select Mix Remix)
• Britney Spears, Iggy Azalea - Pretty Girls (Select Mix Remix)
• Bell Biv Devoe - Poison
• Whitney Houston - How Will I Know (Select Mix Remix)

Cake Cutting

• John Legend - All Of Me

Open Dancing - Second Set

• Macklemore & Ryan Lewis f./Mary Lambert - Same Love (Radio Edit)
• Bob Marley - Could You Be Loved
• Fat Joe - Get It Poppin'
• Rihanna - S&M
• Icona Pop f./Charli XCX - I Love It (Promo Only Intro Edit)
• Britney Spears - Till The World Ends
• Taylor Swift - Shake It Off (Select Mix Remix)
• Tupac - California Love (Original Version)
• Notorious B.I.G. - Hypnotize
• Dr. Dre - Next Episode
• Naughty By Nature - Hip Hop Hooray
• Backstreet Boys - I Want it That Way
• Maroon 5 - Sugar
• Marky Mark & The Funky Bunch - Good Vibrations (Select Mix Remix)
• 2 In A Room - Wiggle It (Select Mix Remix)
• Technotronic - Pump Up The Jam

Last Dance

• Walk The Moon - Shut Up And Dance (Select Mix Remix)

Vendor Team

DJ/Master of Ceremonies: Justin Kanoya, DJ Kanoya Productions

Venue: Marine Corps Recruit Depot

Other weddings hosted by DJ Kanoya Productions

Lululemon Engineered Sensations Product Launch

I tried to get Taylor (on left) and Brett to switch jobs for the day, but they are much better at selling pants than I am.

On September 1, Lululemon Athletica launched an onslaught of new women’s pants and in effect rebranded their bottoms … and that refers to pants, not butts. :)

With a goal of getting its customers into clothes based on how they want to feel, instead of how they want to look, the pants have been placed into the following categories: tight, hugged, held-in, naked and relaxed. There’s in depth information on their website and also in the video posted below.

For my part, however, I was asked to usher in this new pants era with a live DJ session at the Lululemon La Jolla store, which is always a good time!

As a DJ it's always important to match the mood of the crowd. This is even more vital in a retail setting where business -- and busy-ness -- can fluctuate. For the most part it's good to keep the vibe and tempo "up" but it's also important to not distract customers from shopping and employees from doing their job. 

Here is the setlist:
Brandy - Sittin Up In My Room (Select Mix Remix)
Shanice - I Love Your Smile
Chris Brown - Yo (Excuse Me Miss) (Main Version)
Rihanna - I Hate That I Love You
DJ Cassidy f. Robin Thicke & Jessie J - Calling All Hearts
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (Kandy Space Remix) (Extended)
Duke Dumont f./Jax Jones - I Got U (Radio Edit)
Carly Rae Jepsen - All That (The Knocks Bootleg) (Clean) (Extended)
Taylor Swift - Style
S.W.V. - Right Here (Human Nature Radio Mix)
Mutya Buenya - Real Girl
Iggy Azalea f./Jennifer Hudson - Trouble (No Siren - Clean)
Ella Henderson - Ghost (Oliver Nelson Remix) (Extended)
Zedd f./Jon Bellion - Beautiful Now
Jess Glynne - Hold My Hand
Tony! Toni! Tone! - Feels Good
Markie Mark & The Funky Bunch - Good Vibrations (Select Mix Remix)
Madonna - Holiday
Whitney Houston - So Emotional (Edge Remix)
Taylor Dayne - Tell It To My Heart (Freestyle Classics) (Extended)
Maroon 5 - Sugar (Promo Only Intro Edit)
Natalie La Rose ft Jeremih - Somebody (KASCHE Remix) (Clean) (Extended)
DJ Cassidy f./Chromeo - Future Is Mine (Promo Only Intro Edit)
Alesso - Heroes (Basic Tape Remix) (Clean) (Extended)
Sam Smith - I'm Not The Only One (Nathan Scott Remix) (Extended)
Charlie XCX - Boom Clap (Mighty Mi G-House Mix) (Extended)
Ariana Grande - One Last Time (Promo Only Intro Edit)
Chaka Khan - I Feel For You (Hot Classics Remix)
The Commodores - Lady (Hot Classics Remix)
Stevie Wonder - Do I Do
Stephanie Mills - Never Knew Love Like This Before
The Jacksons - Blame It On The Boogie
The Emotions - Best Of My Love
Mariah Carey - Emotions (Select Mix Remix)
Michael Jackson & Justin Timberlake - Love Never Felt So Good (Promo Only Intro Edit)
Usher f./Nicki Minaj - She Came To Give It To You (Promo Only Intro Edit)
Chromeo - Jealous (I Ain't With It) (Riddler Radio Remix)
Years & Years - King
Sam Feldt f./Kimberly Anne - Show Me Love (The Rooftop Boys Radio Edit)
The Weeknd - Can't Feel My Face
Tinashe f./Iggy Azalea - All Hands On Deck (Promo Only Clean Edit - Remix)
Skrillex & Diplo f./Justin Bieber - Where Are U Now
Tove Lo - Talking Body (Clean)
Fifth Harmony f./Kid Ink - Worth It