Ashley and Chad’s Dance Party - Historic Cottage San Clemente Wedding

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Chad and Ashley get married at the Historic Cottage at San Clemente State Beach.

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San Diego DJ Justin Kanoya with the bride and groom, Ashley and Chad, after their wedding at the Historic Cottage

Chad and Ashley celebrated their wedding day, June 11, 2016 at the Historic Cottage located at San Clemente State Beach. It was my first time there, in fact my first time DJing an event in San Clemente. And now that I’ve gigged between Los Angeles and San Diego, it’s safe I’ve been just about everywhere along the SoCal Coast.

This was a great venue that was perched high up with an amazing view of the Pacific Ocean. It was also conveniently located for the couple's family and friends, a middle point between those that lived in the LA/Orange County and San Diego areas.

But truth be told, Chad insisted on the location because it was as far South from Orange County as the caterer would go … a little-known hamburger joint called In ‘n Out. Yep, it was Double-Doubles, Animal Style all around for their guests. I guess that’s what a Chad and Ashely wedding is all about.

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In 'n Out catered the wedding with their famous burgers and fries. 

The night progressed into a fabulous dance party. Here’s a look at the setlist.

First Dance
Garth Brooks - To Make You Feel My Love

Dinner

• Jason Mraz - Did You Get My Message
• Anuhea - Higher Than The Clouds
• Martin Page - In The House of Stone and Light
• Craig David - Officially Yours
• Eric Hutchinson - Back To Where I Was
• Human League - Human (VM Edit)
• Marvin Gaye - How Sweet It Is
• Kygo f./Maty Noyes - Stay
• Chainsmokers, Ashanti - Only U vs Roses (J. Espinosa Jumpoff Edit)
• Omarion ft Chris Brown & Jhene Aiko - Post To Be (Dennis Blaze Remix)
• Justin Bieber - Sorry (Mr Collipark Remix)  
• Mariah Carey - Dreamlover
• Ray Charles - Ain't That Love
• Stevie Wonder - Uptight (Everything's Alright)
• Mayer Hawthorne - The Walk
• Tori Kelly - Should've Been Us (Lost Kings Remix)  (Radio Edit)
• Mike Posner - I Took A Pill In Ibiza (SeeB Remix) (Select Mix Remix)
• Gwen Stefani - Make Me Like You (Promo Only Quick Edit)
• Taylor Swift - New Romantics (Select Mix Remix)
• OMC - How Bizarre (Select Mix Remix)
• Paula Abdul - Forever Your Girl
• Sam Feldt & Kimberly Anne - Show Me Love (EDX Remix)  
• Corona ft AObeats - Rhythm Of the Night (Hotel Garuda Remix)  
• Pharrell ft Jay-Z - Frontin (Disclosure Mix)
• DJ Cassidy f./Chromeo - Future Is Mine (Promo Only Intro Edit)

Mother/Son Dance
Perfect Fan - Backstreet Boys

Open Dancing - First Set

• Frank Sinatra - The Way You Look Tonight
• Al Green - Let's Stay Together
• Mark Morrison - Return Of the Mack (Intro Clean)
• Emotions - Best Of My Love
• Cheryl Lynn - Got To Be Real
• Carl Carlton - She's A Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked) [Hot Classics Remix]
• Bell Biv Devoe - Poison
• Boyz II Men - Motownphilly
• Prince - 1999  
• DNCE - Cake By The Ocean (Select Mix Remix)
• Mariah Carey - Emotions (Select Mix Remix)
• Usher - Yeah
• Montel Jordan - This Is How We Do It
• Eastside Boyz - Get Low
• Dr. Dre ft Snoop Dogg & Nate Dogg - The Next Episode (Dani Deahl & Jason Edward Remix) 
• Drake f./Wizkid & Kyla - One Dance (Promo Only Quick Edit)
• House of Pain - Old School Jump Off
• Michael Jackson - Wanna Be Startin' Something
• The Chainsmokers ft Rozes - Roses (The Him Remix)  
• Justin Bieber - Love Yourself (Renair  Uptempo ReDrum Edit)  
• LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem
• Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow
• Quad City D.J.'s - C'mon 'N' Ride It

Cake Cutting
The Four Tops - I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)

Bouquet Toss
Beyoncé - Run The World (Girls)

Open Dancing - Second Set

• Beyonce - Crazy In Love
• Tupac - California Love (Original Version)
• Meghan Trainor f./John Legend - Like I'm Gonna Lose You
• Bob Marley - Three Little Birds
• Rihanna ft Drake - Work (Lost Kings Remix)  
• Fat Joe & Remy Ma f./French Montana - All The Way Up
• The Game - How We Do
• Jagged Edge - Where The Party At
• V.I.C. - Wobble
• Calvin Harris f./Rihanna - This Is What You Came For
• Calvin Harris f. Ayah Marar - Thinking About You (Promo Only Intro Edit)
• Zedd, Selena Gomez - I Want You To Know (Select Mix Remix)
• Sam Hunt - House Party
• Zac Brown Band - Homegrown
• Darius Rucker - Wagon Wheel
• Journey - Don't Stop Believin' (Live)
• Tom Jones - It's Not Unusual
• Natalie Cole - This Will Be an Everlasting Love
• Charlie Puth - One Call Away (Single Edit)
• Rudimental f./Ed Sheeran - Lay It All On Me
• Andy Grammer - Honey, I'm Good (Select Mix Remix)
• Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
• Jason Mraz - I'm Yours (Live)

Last Dance
Black Eyed Peas - The Time (The Dirty Bit)

Vendor Team
DJ/Master of Ceremonies: Justin Kanoya, DJ Kanoya Productions
Venue: San Clemente Historic Cottage
Caterer: In N Out
Photographer: Michael Regala Photography 

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Fitbit Captivate Summit 2016: Day 2 - Fort Mason Center San Francisco

I was in San Francisco to provide music throughout the 2016 Fitbit Captivate Summit, that took place at the Fort Mason Center in San Francisco. Read about day one in an earlier blog post.

Day two consisted of more music sets during the day but also mixed in with providing live DJ services during two different workouts. In the morning, I was back on stage with celebrity trainer Harley Pasternak. I DJ’d a workout he led during the Fitbit Alta product launch in New York City earlier this year.

Closing out the day was another high intensity work out that was attended by a handful of the conference goers. Heather McKenzie, a San Francisco based trainer, led that workout.

Here’s a look at the setlists throughout the day.

Harley Pasternak Workout

• Rihanna ft Drake - Work (Lost Kings Remix)
• Fat Joe & Remy Ma f./French Montana - All The Way Up
• The Game - How We Do
• Too Short - Blow The Whistle
• Chainsmokers, Ashanti - Only U vs Roses (J. Espinosa Jumpoff Edit)
• Del Tha Funkee Homosapien - Mista Dobalina
• Lil Jon - Get Low
• Desiigner - Panda
• Chris Brown - Run It
• Dr. Dre ft Snoop Dog & Nate Dogg - The Next Episode (Dani Deahl & Jason Edward Remix)
• Nicki Minaj ft Drake - Truffle Butter (Jester Remix)
• Missy Elliott - Work It (Mayeda Remix)
• Beyonce ft Jay-Z - Crazy In Love (Mayeda Remix)

Morning Session

• Borgeous & Shaun Frank f./Delaney Jane - This Could Be Love
• Elle King - America's Sweetheart
• Lucas Nord - Don't Need Your Love (Select Mix Remix)
• Kranium f./Ty Dolla $ign - Nobody Has To Know (Major Lazer & KickRaux Remix - Clean)
• Taz Vegas - Brother For The People (Soul Train Mix)
• Olly Murs - Dance With Me Tonight
• Kanye West - Flashing Lights
• Usher - More
• Dev - In The Dark
• OneRepublic - Good life
• Bastille - Pompeii
• The Neighbourhood - Sweater Weather
• Zara Larsson & MNEK - Never Forget You
• Morning Break
• Jackson 5 - ABC / I Want You Back
• Mark Morrison - Return Of The Mack (Select Mix Remix)
• Taylor Swift vs Lauryn Hill - Blank Space (DJ Skillz Throwback Blend)
• Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop (That Thing)
• Steve Winwood - Higher Love
• Justin Timberlake ft Jay-Z vs Biggie & Next - Suit & Tie (Too Juicy Blend) (Intro Clean)
• Fifth Harmony, Kid Ink - Worth It (Select Mix Remix)

Lunch Break

• Eric Hutchinson - Back To Where I Was
• Awa & Anuhea - Perfect Day (feat. Anuhea)
• Bob Marley - Could You Be Loved
• Mayer Hawthorne - The Walk
• Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World
• Jason Mraz - No Stopping Us
• Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
• Jack Johnson - Never Know
• Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud (G Duppy Reggae Remix)
• Dave Matthews Band - So Much to Say
• Pentatonix - Can't Sleep Love
• Adele - Right as Rain
• John Mayer - Half Of My Heart

Conference attendees sweat to the teachings of Heather McKenzie.

Heather McKenzie Workout

• OMI & Felix Jahen - Cheerleader (DjGogos Remix)
• Major Lazer & DJ Snake ft MO - Lean On (Fabian Arche bootleg)
• Coldplay - Adventure Of A Lifetime (Freejak Remix)
• Daya - Hide Away (DJ-X Remix)
• Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The Grapevine (Dustycloud Remix)
• Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force - Planet Rock (Boys Noize Remix)
• Joe Stone vs Montell Jordan - The Party vs This Is How We Do It
• Icona Pop - Emergency (Sam Feldt Remix)
• DJ Kool - Let Me Clear My Throat (Ronnie Lopez Snake Bootleg)
• Fifth Harmony ft Ty Dolla Sign - Work From Home (Ray Rhodes Remix)
• Afrojack f./Mike Taylor - SummerThing! (Promo Only Intro Edit)
• Chromeo - Jealous I Ain't With It (Lenno Remix)
• Alex Gaudino & Manufactured Superstars ft Zak Waters - Lights Go Out (Pretty Sister Remix)
• DNCE - Cake By The Ocean (Riddler Remix)
• Zedd ft Selena Gomez - I Want You To Know (Amenzo Remix)

Fitbit Captivate Summit 2016: Day 1 - Fort Mason Center San Francisco

San Diego DJ Justin Kanoya gets ready to DJ at the Fitbit Captivate Summit 2016. 

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Custom Serato vinyl added the right touch for this Fitbit event. 

From June 7-9, Fitbit put on a conference called the Fitbit Captivate Summit. The event took place at the Fort Mason Center in San Francisco. The purpose was to bring corporate wellness professionals (read, mostly those people in HR that manage corporate wellness programs) together and reinforce the importance of these programs in the workplace.

Guest speakers included various Fitbit staff, celebrity trainer Harley Pasternak and Cara McNulty, Senior Director And Head Of Population Health & Team Member Wellness for Target.

I was on hand for two days of the conference, playing short sets during the conference breaks and happy hours. I also DJ’d workouts led by Harley and Heather McKenzie.

Here’s a look at the first day of music sets:

Morning Arrivals

• Empire Of The Sun - Walking On A Dream
• Christopher Cross - Ride Like The Wind (Joey Negro Disco Mix)  
• Base On & Jean Bacarreza - Back 2 Basicz  
• Music P & Marque Aurel - The Feel Good Funk  
• Dillon Francis & Kygo ft James Hersey - Coming Over (Tiesto Remix)  
• Clean Bandit, Jess Glynne - Rather Be (Select Mix Remix)
• Prince f./Zooey Deschanel - FALLINLOVE2NITE (Promo Only Intro Edit)
• Duke Dumont f./Jax Jones - I Got U (Promo Only Intro Edit)
• Cazzette - Sleepless (Promo Only Intro Edit)
• Usher f./Nicki Minaj - She Came To Give It To You (Promo Only Intro Edit)
• Cosmo Klein ft YNOT - When Doves Cry  
• Kaskade ft Estelle - Day Trippin  
• DJ Cassidy f./Chromeo - Future Is Mine (Promo Only Intro Edit)

Break 1

• Zendaya, Chris Brown - Something New (Select Mix Remix)
• TLC - Creep (Select Mix Remix)
• Daya - Sit Still Look Pretty
• S.W.V. - Right Here (Human Nature Duet)
• Mary J. Blige - Real Love
• Mark Morrison - Return Of The Mack (Select Mix Remix)
• A Tribe Called Quest - Bonita Applebum (Remix)
• Disclosure ft Lorde - Magnets
• Tori Kelly, LL Cool J - California Lovers (Select Mix Remix)

Lunch Break

• Lorde - Team (Select Mix Remix)
• Mike Posner - I Took A Pill In Ibiza (SeeB Remix)  
• DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air (Le Boeuf Remix)  
• Drake ft Majid Jordan - Hold On We're Going Home (Panic City Remix)
• Seinabo Sey - Younger (Kygo Remix)  
• Patrice Rushen - Forget Me Nots  (Radio Edit
• Don Bravo - My Love  
• Halsey - Colors (Sam Feldt Remix)  
• Nelly Furtado - Say It Right (Foldcash Remix)  
• Ellie Goulding - Lights
• Sam Feldt & Kimberly Anne - Show Me Love (EDX Remix)  
• Kygo ft Conrad - Firestone (PeteDown Club Mix)  
• Gwen Stefani - Make Me Like You (Select Mix Remix)
• Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson - Say Say Say (2015 Remix)
• Evelyn Champagne King - Love Come Down (Hot Classics Remix)
• Mary Jane Girls - In My House
• Mariah Carey - Fantasy
• Coldplay - Adventure Of A Lifetime
• Avicii f./Zac Brown Band - Broken Arrows

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Afternoon Break

• Justin Bieber - Love Yourself (RENAIR Uptempo ReDrum Edit)
• DJ Kool - Let Me Clear My Throat (Ronnie Lopez Snake Bootleg)  
• Prince - I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man
• Naughty By Nature - Jamboree
• A Tribe Called Quest ft J. Cole - Can I Kick It (J. Cole Remix)
• Tori Kelly - Nobody Love (Select Mix Remix)
• Who Is Fancy, Ariana Grande, Meghan Trainor - Boys Like You (Select Mix Remix)
• 99 Souls ft Destiny's Child & Brandy - The Girl Is Mine (DiscoTech Midnight Remix)  
• Alessia Cara ft G-Eazy - Wild Things (Young Bombs Remix)  
• Luther Vandross - Never Too Much (Radio Edit)
• Kool & The Gang - Get Down On It (DJDX Extra Beat Edit)
• 2Pac - Changes (Select Mix Remix)
• Kid N Play - Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody (Select Mix Remix)

Networking Happy Hour

• Charlie Puth - One Call Away (Lash Radio Edit)
• Ed Sheeran - Photograph (Westphal & Whyman Remix)  
• The Weeknd - In The Night (Jayco Remix)  
• Ghost Town DJ's - My Boo (Francis Mercier vs Posse Remix)
• DNCE - Cake By The Ocean (Riddler Remix)  
• Maroon 5 - Sugar (Select Mix Remix)
• Rudimental f./Ed Sheeran - Lay It All On Me
• Ellie Goulding - On My Mind
• A-Ha - Take On Me (Kygo Remix)
• Adele - When We Were Young (DiscoTech 2AM Radio Edit)
• Jonas Blue f./Dakota - Fast Car (Promo Only Club Edit)
• Jess Glynne - Don't Be So Hard On Yourself
• Tove Lo - Talking Body
• Deborah Cox - Kinda Miss You
• Justin Bieber - What Do You Mean
• Disclosure ft Sam Smith - Latch (G Duppy Reggae Remix)

Fitbit Employee Workout With Haley Pasternak - Asilomar Conference Center

Fitness DJ Justin Kanoya, showcases his custom vinyl/turntable set-up that was used at the Fitbit Sales and Marketing

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Celebrity trainer Harley Pasternak leads a Fitbit employee workout.

Fitbit held it’s annual Sales and Marketing Summit at the Asilomar Conference Center in Pacific Grove California. The employee event was the opportunity for the sales and marketing staff to learn about the few Fitbit products and accessories releasing later this year.

I had a couple of responsibilities during the conference. One of them was to play music in the main meeting hall while attendees entered and exited the room. Also to play music and keep the vibe going at different times during the presentations.

I was also brought in to partner up with Harley Pasternak again as he led a workout at the end of the second day of the event. The workout was for the employees, who were outfitted with new, not yet released Fitbit devices. This allowed them to get hands on use of the fitness wearables.

Harley is a lot of fun to work with, as it was the second time around I was able to work with him. The first being in New York City for the launch of Fitbit Alta.

Here’s a look at the setlist for the summit workout.

Arrivals

• Kygo ft Ella Henderson - Here For You (DAO Remix)
• Seinabo Sey - Younger (Kygo Remix)
• Adele - When We Were Young (Promo Only DiscoTech 2AM Intro Edit)
• Timeflies f./Natalie La Rose - Worse Things Than Love
• Mariah Carey - Honey
• Big Pun - Still Not a Player (feat. Joe)
• Heavy D - Gyrlz, They Love Me (Select Mix Remix)

Workout with Harley Pasternak

• Kanye West - Through The Wire
• Rihanna ft Drake - Work (Lost Kings Remix)
• Fat Joe & Remy Ma f./French Montana - All The Way Up
• The Game - How We Do
• E-0 f./Nef The Pharaoh & D.R.A.M. - Slappin
• Too Short - Blow The Whistle
• Chainsmokers, Ashanti - Only U vs Roses (J. Espinosa Jumpoff Edit)
• Del Tha Funkee Homosapien - Mista Dobalina
• Kygo ft Parson James - Stole The Show (TWRK & Doobious Remix)
• Chris Brown - Run It
• Lil Jon - Get Low
• Dr. Dre ft Snoop Dogg & Nate Dogg - The Next Episode (Dani Deahl & Jason Edward Remix)
• Heavy D & the Boyz - You Can't See What I Can See
• Desiigner - Panda
• Drake f./Wizkid & Kyla - One Dance

Post workout

• 99 Souls ft Destiny's Child & Brandy - The Girl Is Mine (DiscoTech Midnight Remix)
• Fifth Harmony f./Ty Dolla $ign - Work From Home (Rap Version)
• A-Ha - Take On Me (Kygo Remix)
• Justin Bieber - Sorry (Kue Remix)

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Mary and Peter's Dance Party - Darlington House Wedding

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Peter and Mary's ceremony was held in the Darlington House garden patio.

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Peter and Mary were married at the beautiful Darlington House in La Jolla on May 29. A gathering of 60 guests celebrated this great couple. I mostly worked with Peter during the short planning process and he was a great.

The two of them are starting a family soon and I wish them the best of luck. Here’s a look at their setlist.

Cocktail Hour

• Yuna ft Usher - Crush

• Janet Jackson - Let's Wait Awhile (Radio Edit)

• Spyro Gyra - 2020

• Waynan Tisdale - Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now

• Kenny G - Alone

• Ja Rule - Always On Time

• Mindi Abair - As Good As It Gets

• Ottmar Liebert - Barcelona Nights

• Snoop Dogg - Beautiful

• Notorious B.I.G. - Biggie Tribute Medley

• A Tribe Called Quest - Bonita Applebum

• Mystikal - Bouncin' Back

• A Tribe Called Quest - Check the Rhime

First Dance
Adele - Make You Feel My Love


Dinner Music

• Soul Ballet - Cream

• Notorious B.I.G. - Crush On You

• Mystikal - Danger (Been So Long)

• Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop (That Thing)

• A Tribe Called Quest - Electric Relaxation

• Jack Johnson - Breakdown

• Jason Mraz - Live High

• Ingrid Michaelson - Boys Chase Girls

• Echosmith - Bright

• Ed Sheeran - Photograph (Felix Jaehn Remix Edit)

• Coldplay - Adventure Of A Lifetime

• Tori Kelly - Should've Been Us (Lost Kings Remix)

• Mariah Carey - Emotions (Select Mix Remix)

• Michael Jackson, Justin Timberlake - Love Never Felt So Good

• Prince - I Wanna Be Your Lover

• Chainsmokers, Ashanti - Only U vs Roses (J. Espinosa Jumpoff Edit)

• Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud

• Katy Perry - Birthday

• Marvin Gaye - How Sweet It Is

• The Temptations - Ain't Too Proud to Beg

• Adele - When We Were Young (DiscoTech 2AM Radio Edit)

• Ellie Goulding - On My Mind

Dancing

• Frank Sinatra - The Way You Look Tonight

• Al Green - Let's Stay Together

• Jackson 5 - I Want You Back

• Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop The Feeling!

• Mark Ronson, Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk (Select Mix Remix)

• The Spinners - I'll Be Around (70s Classics)

• Earth, Wind & Fire - September

• Emotions - Best Of My Love

• Maroon 5 - Sugar

• Ella Henderson - Ghost (Oliver Nelson Remix) (Radio Edit)

• Boyz II Men - Motownphilly

• Bell Biv Devoe - Poison

• Usher - Yeah

• House of Pain - Old School Jump Off

• Michael Jackson - Billie Jean

• The Chainsmokers ft Rozes - Roses (The Him Remix)

• Rihanna - We Found Love

• Major Lazer & DJ Snake ft MO - Lean On (FUTURE LINES Bootleg)

• Justin Bieber - What Do You Mean? (Select Mix Remix)

• Meghan Trainor f./John Legend - Like I'm Gonna Lose You

• Charlie Puth - One Call Away (Single Edit)

• Natalie Cole - This Will Be an Everlasting Love

Last Dance
Jason Mraz - I'm Yours

Vendor Team
DJ/Master of Ceremonies: Justin Kanoya, DJ Kanoya Productions
Venue: Darlington House
Photographer: Fixated Concepts

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