Justin

December 16, 2015

fitness, setlist

Fitbit Local San Francisco Kick Off Event - Palace of Fine Arts Innovation Hangar

Justin

December 16, 2015

fitness, setlist

**Jeremy Falk and Caroline Jordan are the Fitbit Local ambassadors in San Francisco.**

A few weeks ago I joined the Fitbit crew in San Diego to kick off Fitbit Local in my area. And now the tables have turned as I had the chance to travel to their hometown and take part in kicking off the program in San Francisco on December 13, 2015.

Joining forces with Fitbit ambassadors, Caroline Jordan and Jeremy Falk, I played music for the 400-plus attendees at the Innovation Hangar located within the grounds of the famous Palace of Fine Arts.

The Fitbit Local program is a series of monthly meet ups to encourage Fitbit users to gather, mingle, exercise and sweat. It's currently underway in San Diego and now San Francisco. The program will continue to expand in 2016, hitting Los Angeles in February followed by 10 additional cities.

Caroline led the group through a 40-minute, boot-camp style workout, while Jeremy followed with a 40 minute yoga session, ending with a group meditation. Fitbit, along with other sponsors such as Suja Juice, Kind Bar and Fiji Water, put on a great event and will continue hosting meet-ups with Caroline and Jeremy throughout the beginning of 2016.

For a complete list of these free workouts, check out the Fitbit Local website.

For this event, I put together three sets of music. Take a look at the setlist as well as more pictures from the event below:

Arrivals

Anuhea - Mr. Mellow
Michael Jackson - Human Nature
Allen Stone - Your Eyes
Maroon 5 - Sugar (G Duppy Reggae Remix)
Lady GaGa - Alejandro
Anuhea - Here I Go Again
Ed Sheeran, Passenger - No Diggity/Thrift Shop (Kygo Remix)
Justin Timberlake - Summer Love (Marc Stout Remix) (Short Edit)
De La Soul - Ring Ring Ring (Intro Clean)
Mariah Carey - Dreamlover
Kygo ft Ella Henderson - Here For You (DAO Remix) (Extended)
Disclosure ft Lorde - Magnets (Intro Clean)
S.W.V. - Right Here (Human Nature Duet) (Select Mix Remix)
A Tribe Called Quest - Electric Relaxation
Justin Timberlake ft Jay-Z vs Biggie & Next - Suit & Tie (Too Juicy Blend)
Big Tymers - This Is How We Do
Zhane - Hey Mr. DJ (Select Mix Remix)
The Jacksons - Blame It On the Boogie
No Doubt - Hella Good
The Chainsmokers f./ROZES - Roses
Avicii - The Days
Ella Henderson - Ghost (Oliver Nelson Remix) (Radio Edit)
Tommy Trash ft Anna Lunoe - Me & U (Extended)
Daryl Hall & John Oates - I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) (Mennska Remix) (Short Edit)
Afrojack f./Mike Taylor - SummerThing! (Promo Only Clean Edit)
Ariana Grande f./Zedd - Break Free

Bootcamp Workout with Caroline Jordan

Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc (Joe Maz & Adam Foster Remix) (Extended)
Ciara ft Missy Elliott - 1,2 Step (Genisis Remix) (Short Edit)
Walk The Moon - Shut Up & Dance (DJ Midnight & Mr. Soup Remix) (Short Edit)
Omi - Hula Hoop (Young Lion Remix) (Extended)
Ariana Grande - One Last Time (Gazzo Remix) (Short Edit)
Adele - Hello (Ryan Skyy Remix) (Short Edit)
Justin Bieber - Sorry (Kue Remix) (Extended)
Major Lazer & DJ Snake ft MO - Lean On (FUTURE LINES Bootleg) (Short Edit)
Disclosure - Holding On (Armand Van Helden Remix) (Extended)
Duke Dumont - Need U 100% (KREAM Remix) (Short Edit)
SMTA & Aston Martinez - Never Too Much (Extended)
Major Lazer ft Ellie Goulding & Tarrus Riley - Powerful (Strobe Remix) (Extended)
Kygo - Firestone (PBH & Jack Shizzle Remix) (Extended)
Ed Sheeran - Photograph (Westphal & Whyman Remix) (Short Edit)
Alesso - Heroes (Basic Tape Remix) (Extended)
A Tribe Called Quest ft J. Cole - Can I Kick It (J. Cole Remix) (Instrumental)
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (Intro)

Yoga and Meditation Session with Jeremy Falk

Alex Morais - Love & Music (Original Mix)
Sunlounger - Balearic Breakfast (Chill Version)
Ed Sheeran - I See Fire (Kygo Remix)
Alpha / Blx - Try to Relax (Original Mix)
Taylor Swift - Wildest Dreams (Dj Mike D Remix) (Short Edit)
P.M. Dawn - I'd Die Without You (Intro Clean)
Sunlounger - Lumumba (Chill Mix)
Le Flex - La Ritournelle (Original Mix)
A Tribe Called Quest - Bonita Applebum (Pharrell Williams Remix)
Sunlounger - Another Day On The Terrace (Chill Mix)

San Diego based DJ, Justin Kanoya, at the Fitbit Local kick off.

Fibit Local kick off at the Palace of Fine Arts Innovation Hangar in San Francisco.

San Diego based DJ, Justin Kanoya, at the Fitbit Local kick off.

Fibit Local kick off at the Palace of Fine Arts Innovation Hangar in San Francisco.

All photos are courtesy of Fitbit Inc.

Justin

December 15, 2015

special event, setlist

Reidy Creek Elementary School Father/Daughter Dance

Justin

December 15, 2015

special event, setlist

Reidy Creek Elementary School in Escondido, California put on a father/daughter dance attended by close to 200 girls and their dads/uncles/grandfathers. These dances are a great experience for these grade school kids who love dancing and singing with their friends, yet still enjoy holding their dads close and tight.

It’s also fun for me, because my own grade school age daughter comes along and helps me by fielding the many, many requests that are always a part of these types of events. And yes, she still enjoys holding me tight too.

My daughter assisted me at the Reidy Creek Elementary School Father/Daughter dance.

Reidy Creek elementary school dance.

Marissa takes request at the Reidy Creek Elementary School Father/Daughter dance.

Here’s a look at the setlist, most of which were requests fielded by my daughter.

Pentatonix - Can't Sleep Love
Taylor Swift - Style
Ingrid Michaelson - Boys Chase Girls
Frank Sinatra - The Way You Look Tonight
Temptations - My Girl
Silento - Watch Me
Taylor Swift - Shake It Off
Cupid - Cupid Shuffle
OMI - Hula Hoop
Florida Georgia Line f./Luke Bryan - This Is How We Roll
Justin Bieber - What Do You Mean?
Quad City D.J.'s - C'mon 'N' Ride It
Bobby Helms - Jingle Bell Rock
Katy Perry - Roar
Taylor Swift f./Kendrick Lamar - Bad Blood (Promo Only Intro Edit)
DJ Snake, AlunaGeorge - You Know You Like It (Select Mix Remix)
Major Lazer, DJ Snake, MO - Lean On (Select Mix Remix)
Beyonce - Single Ladies
Fifth Harmony f./Kid Ink - Worth It
Echosmith - Bright
Michael Jackson & Justin Timberlake - Love Never Felt So Good
OMI - Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Radio Edit)
Shawn Mendes - Stitches
Casper - Cha Cha Slide
Otis Day & the Knights - Shout
Katy Perry - Firework
One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful
Ariana Grande f./Zedd - Break Free
Clean Bandit, Jess Glynne - Rather Be (Select Mix Remix)
Stevie Wonder - Isn't She Lovely
Grover Washington Jr. - Just the Two of Us
Selena Gomez - Who Says
The Chainsmokers f./ROZES - Roses
Silento - Watch Me
Elle King - Ex's & Oh's
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Downtown (Promo Only Clean Edit)
Michael Buble - Everything
Walk The Moon - Shut Up And Dance (Select Mix Remix)

Justin

December 11, 2015

For DJs, video, review

Review of Chroma Caps from DJ Tech Tools

Justin

December 11, 2015

For DJs, video, review

Chroma Caps Bring Style and Life to Your DJ Mixer

NOTE: For my complete video review of Chroma Caps, scroll to the bottom of this article.

**Chroma Caps from DJ Tech Tools are a great way to dress up your mixer while also adding practical functionality to your DJ performance.**

A dimly lit DJ booth or dark corner of a ballroom is a scene quite familiar to DJs. Without proper lighting over a mixing board, those stock knobs and faders -- with their dark black and gray colors -- can be hard to see. Also, since they are mostly made of plastic, the tactile feels isn’t great, something that DJs underestimate. When you consider how much we grab these things, several times throughout a gig, comfort should be a concern.

If you want to view your mixer in better in low light situations, while also customizing it so it’s unique when compared to all the same mixers out there, look no further than Chroma Caps from DJ Tech Tools.

What are Chroma Caps?
Chroma Caps are replacements for the factory stock knobs and faders that are installed on DJ mixers. They are designed to be slightly larger to enhance grip, and in a multitude of colors with wider position markers to enhance visibility. They are also a great way to “pimp” out your mixer while adding some practical use to it as well.

Chroma Caps come in 12 different colors and multiple sizes:

Fader (channel and crossfader)
Super knob (typically the smaller knobs found in EQ or gain sections)
Fatty knob (slightly larger than the super knob, works well for filters
Encoder (same as the fatty knob, but without a marker position; works well on knobs that have an infinite turn such as browse or loop functions)

You may think swapping out perfectly good knobs and faders is waste of time and money. But overhauling your mixer this way can also improve your workflow and performance.

For example, the Rane 64, four-channel mixer that I “chroma capped” now has a better, more categorized layout. If you look at the stock layout, there are three types of knobs (three different colors) and the black faders. The gray knobs are primarily used for equalizer functions, but also for different volume controls.

I reorganized, using the Chroma Cap colors as a visual cue. Now, all of the volume functions on my mixer have a red knob or fader. Equalization or pan knobs are blue and filter knobs are gray, using the larger “fatty knob.”

My favorite modification I made to the mixer is using the Encoder as my new ‘browse’ knob while keeping the stock smaller ‘loop’ knob.

Those two knobs are spaced close together that often times I was grabbing/pressing the wrong one. I was looping when I meant to load; and loading when I meant to loop. Now I know which one I am touching based on feel.

By the way, if you’re looking to overhaul a Rane 64, there are 40 replaceable knobs and four faders. Unfortunately due to the construction of the crossfader, that is not replaceable. The breakdown on my mixer is as follows.

Faders: 4
Super knobs: 27
Fatty knobs: 5
Encoder knobs: 2

I did not replace the FlexFx browse knob, session in, session out or balance knobs.

Conclusion
I would highly recommend a swap of your knobs and faders. They are great way to improve performance and also stand out from the crowd -- not that that matters, but it’s kinda cool anyway.

A look at Chroma Caps by djtechtools.com and how I applied them on a Rane 64 mixer.

Justin

December 7, 2015

fitness, setlist

Do Mo Yoga - Mission Brewery San Diego

Justin

December 7, 2015

fitness, setlist

This isn't your typical yoga space. Mission Brewery in downtown San Diego was the venue for a Movember Foundation fundraiser featuring a yoga flow led by Lauren Padula, with live music spun by DJ Justin Kanoya.

**Lauren Padula leads a yoga session to benefit the Movember Foundation.**

A couple of months ago, my friend and San Diego fitness community leader, Lauren Padula, contacted me about an event she was putting together to benefit the Movember Foundation. The event, Do Mo Yoga, took place on November 7, 2015. The plan was to invite both men and women into Mission Brewery in San Diego for a morning of yoga, followed by a post yoga flow party. Sounded like a pretty good time and I'm always up for to DJ a yoga party.

Mission Brewery proved to a great venue for this event. It was well attended, raised significant funds for Movember and for me was fun seeing many of my November Project San Diego friends (another fitness group that Lauren leads every week).

**The Do Mo Yoga brought out my facial hair faced yogi's ... of all genders.**

Here's the setlist:

Arrivals

Mat Zo ft Rachel Collier - Only For You (Extended)
Vanilla Ace - Follow Me We Can Go (Clean) (Extended)
No Way Back ft Mike Beatz - Doin It Well (Clean) (Extended)
Beyonce - Love on top
Janet Jackson - No Sleeep (Strobe Insomnia Bootleg) (Clean) (Short Edit)
Disclosure - Holding On (Armand Van Helden Remix) (Clean) (Extended)
Ciara ft Missy Elliott - 1,2 Step (Genisis Remix) (Clean) (Short Edit)
Dr. Dre ft Nate Dogg - The Next Episode (Tuner & Ill Remix) (Extended)
Angelo Ferreri - Friendly Gang (Clean) (Extended)
Cosmo Klein ft YNOT - When Doves Cry (Clean) (Extended)
DJ Dan & Diva Danielle - I Got A Man (Clean) (Extended)
Lika Morgan - Hit Me (Clean) (Extended)
Ed Sheeran - Photograph (Westphal & Whyman Remix) (Clean) (Extended)
S.W.V. - Right Here (Human Nature Radio Mix)
Naughty By Nature - Feel Me Flow (Intro Clean)

Yoga Flow with Lauren Padula

Sunlounger - Spiritual Hideout (Chill Version)
Sunlounger - Aguas Blancas (Chill Mix)
Notorious B.I.G. - Biggie Tribute Medley
A Tribe Called Quest - Bonita Applebum
Sunlounger - Heart Of The Sun (Chill Version)
Jack Johnson - Breakdown
Taylor Swift - Wildest Dreams (Dj Mike D Remix) (Clean) (Extended)
Adele - Hello (Dustin Que Remix) (Clean) (Extended)
Sunlounger - One More Day (Chill Version)
Charlie Puth & Kehlani - Hotline Bling (DATHAN Flip) (Clean) (Radio Edit)
Kyla La Grange - Cut Your Teeth (Kygo Radio Edit)
Sunlounger - Another Day On The Terrace (Chill Mix)

Post Yoga Happy Hour

Kygo f./Parson James - Stole The Show
Mariah Carey - Heartbreaker
De La Soul - Ring Ring Ring (Intro Clean)
The Weeknd - Can't Feel My Face (Select Mix Remix)
Charlie Puth, Meghan Trainor - Marvin Gaye (Select Mix Remix)
Tori Kelly - Should've Been Us (Lost Kings Remix) (Clean) (Radio Edit)
Kid N Play - Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody (Select Mix Remix)
Hailee Steinfeld - Love Myself
Avicii ft Zac Brown Band - Broken Arrows (Intro Clean)
Demi Lovato - Cool For The Summer (Suraci Radio Mix)
DJ Cassidy - Calling All Hearts (Radio Edit)
Alesso - Heroes (Basic Tape Remix) (Clean) (Extended)
Nicki Minaj f./Drake & Lil Wayne - Truffle Butter (Clean)
Eazy E - Eazy Er Said Than Dunn (Intro Clean)

Photos courtesy of Alex O'Nelio and John O'Nelio.

Justin

November 20, 2015

special event, setlist

Old Town Academy Father/Daughter Dance - San Diego

Justin

November 20, 2015

special event, setlist

Old Town Academy, a kindergarten-8th grade school in San Diego was putting together a father/daughter dance and called on my services to lead in the music and entertainment. With an elementary aged daughter, as well as serving as the DJ at a few of her school events, this was a party meant for me to be at. In fact, with that daughter of mine being nine years old, she was the perfect assistant.

Elementary school dances can be tough, as kids are not shy about requesting songs … a lot of songs. And they want them played right away. Tending to those requests while operating DJ equipment is quite a task, even for the most skillful multi-tasker. I was so happy to bring my daughter along, and she had a great time talking with the girls, taking their requests and communicating everything to me. We were the perfect team.

The dance was 50s themed, and many of the dads and daughters were dressed to fit that theme. I started playing music from the era, while slowing moving into 2015 pop stuff all those girls were waiting to hear, which of course started with an early playing of Watch Me (Nae Nae).