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Pacific Marine Credit Union’s End of Year Party at Cape Rey Carlsbad

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Pacific Marine Credit Union celebrated at the Cape Rey resort in Carlsbad. Uplighting in the room added to the design of the Mardis Gras theme.

Pacific Marine Credit Union celebrated at the Cape Rey resort in Carlsbad. Uplighting in the room added to the design of the Mardis Gras theme.

Back again with the employees of Pacific Marine Credit Union for their annual holiday party. This years theme was Mardis Gras. This give me a the chance to spin some New Orleans Jazz as well as local San Diego band, Euphoria Brass Band.

After a cocktail and dinner hour of jazz, it was time to turn things up on the dance floor with a mix of new and old school jams. The slow motion video booth was set up as well, and the PMCU employees never dissapoint.
 

And here’s a look at the setlist for the night.

Cocktail Hour

  • Euphoria Brass Band - Big Chief
  • Euphoria Brass Band - EBB & Flow
  • Bobby Darin - Beyond The Sea
  • Euphoria Brass Band - Big Chief
  • Louis Prima - Jump Jive and Wail
  • Euphoria Brass Band - Palm Court Strut
  • Euphoria Brass Band - EBB & Flow
  • Euphoria Brass Band - Sazerac
  • Euphoria Brass Band - Mardi Gras in New Orleans
  • Michael Buble - Sway
  • Euphoria Brass Band - Palm Court Strut
  • Euphoria Brass Band - Bone Temps
  • Euphoria Brass Band - Palm Court Strut
  • Euphoria Brass Band - Absinthe Minded
  • Jive Bunny and the Mixmasters - Glenn Miller Medley
  • Louis Prima - Jump Jive and Wail
  • Euphoria Brass Band - Mardi Gras in New Orleans
  • Louis Prima - Jump Jive an Wail
  • Euphoria Brass Band - Palm Court Strut
  • Euphoria Brass Band - Beignets & Bourbon
  • Robert Palmer - Every Kinda People (Joey Negro Multicultural Multitrack Mix)
  • Chainsmokers, Ashanti - Only U vs Roses (J. Espinosa Jumpoff Edit)
  • S.W.V. - Right Here (Human Nature Duet) [Select Mix Remix]
  • En Vogue - Hold On (Select Mix Remix)
  • Carl Carlton - She's a Bad Mamma Jamma
  • The Emotions - Best Of My Love
  • Lionel Richie - All Night Long (Select Mix Quick Trax)
  • Maroon 5 ft SZA - What Lovers Do (A-Trak Remix)  (Radio Edit)
  • Stevie Wonder - Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours
  • Prince - I Wanna Be Your Lover
  • Bruno Mars - Treasure (Radio Edit)
  • Mariah Carey - Emotions (Select Mix Remix)
  • The Spinners - I'll Be Around (70s Classics)  
  • Jason Derulo - Kiss The Sky
  • Snakehips & MO - Don't Leave (Throttle Remix Full Radio Edit)
  • Mr. Belt & Wezol ft Aevion - One More Day  
  • James Brown - Soul Power
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Open Dancing

  • Al Green - Let's Stay Together
  • Bruno Mars - That's What I Like
  • Cupid - Cupid Shuffle
  • Usher - Yeah
  • J Balvin & Willy William - Mi Gente
  • Destiny's Child - Jumpin' Jumpin' (Jean Tonique Remix)
  • Nicki Minaj ft Drake - Truffle Butter (Jester Remix)  
  • Montell Jordan - This Is How We Do It
  • Bruno Mars - 24k Magic (Rock It Scientists Hype Edit) (Dynamiq Cutdown)
  • Stevie Wonder - My Cherie Amour (Starting From Scratch)
  • Calvin Harris ft Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry & Big Sean - Feels (Fabian EWF Mix)
  • House of Pain - Old School Jump Off
  • Flo Rida - Low
  • Salt N Pepa - Push It (Mayeda Remix)
  • Technotronic - Pump Up The Jam (Luca Lush Remix)  
  • Marky Mark & The Funky Bunch - Good Vibrations (Select Mix Remix)
  • Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody
  • Bell Biv Devoe - Poison
  • LL Cool J - Around The Way Girl (Untouchables Remix)
  • Griffith, Marcia - Electric Boogie
  • Elvis Crespo - Suavemente
  • Nicky Jam - Hasta El Amanecer
  • Pitbull f./Osmani Garcia & Lil Jon - Taxi
  • Chaka Demus & Pliers - Murder She Wrote
  • Kanye West - Good Life
  • 50 Cent - In Da Club
  • Notorious B.I.G. - Hypnotize
  • Dr. Dre - Next Episode
  • Next - Too Close
  • Nelly - Ride Wit Me
  • Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee f./Justin Bieber - Despacito (Remix)
  • Rihanna, Drake - Work (Select Mix Remix)
  • DJ Khaled f./Rihanna & Bryson Tiller - Wild Thoughts
  • Miley Cyrus f. Jay-Z - We Can't Stop (DJ Scooter Twerk Remix)
  • Miley Cyrus - Party In The U.S.A.
  • Journey - Don't Stop Believin' (Live)
  • Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On
  • Backstreet Boys - I Want it That Way
  • Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop The Feeling!
  • Mark Ronson, Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk (Select Mix Remix)
  • Daddy Yankee - Gasolina

How To Replace The Crossfader on an MC4000 With an Innofader

San Diego DJ, Justin Kanoya, shares his tips on replacing the stock crossfader on a Denon MC4000 with a Mini Innofader Plus.

San Diego DJ, Justin Kanoya, shares his tips on replacing the stock crossfader on a Denon MC4000 with a Mini Innofader Plus.

While I love my Denon MC4000 controller, it has a major drawback; parts are not user replaceable. That means if you need something replaced there are two options … go through Denon’s repair process or do it yo’ self.

The former, while probably the safest bet, is also one that takes the most time. It also wasn’t the most reliable, as I tried to set up service tickets with Denon on two occasions to no avail. This might have been an unfortunate coincidence for me, but I’ve been hearing reports of others also not getting the best responses from Denon Support.

As a result, I went with the latter option. Since I use my MC4000 weekly and I did not want to rely on an alternate set-up option.

So what exactly did I D.I.Y.? A few months after using the controller, the crossfader was damaged. This was likely due to the glide shelf on the Odyssey case I was using. The stem of the crossfader was bent, wobbly and if not treated with kid gloves was destined to break off.

I had heard of others swapping the stock crossfader on other Denon controllers -- mostly the MC6000 -- with an Innofader. I have heard great reviews on Innofaders and decided to try my hand at an unauthorized, warranty voiding repair.

Scary? Yes! But in the end, the process was pretty simple. And I’m here to provide information on the steps it takes to swap out the MC4000 crossfader. For me it was a bit stressful because I was going in pretty blind.

The Mini Innofader Plus is the perfect crossfader install into a Denon MC4000.

But with this info, it does not need to be stressful for you. Scroll to the bottom for step-by-step video I put together. 

Here we go!

Tools needed

  • Phillips head screwdriver
  • Hex head screwdriver
  • Pliers
  • Soft cloth
  • Blocks (or anything to place on jog wheels to elevate the controller)


Innofader Model Needed
Mini Innofader Plus (thanks to Elliot for advising on the proper model)

Step-by-Step

Step One
Remove all knobs and faders. You will be removing the faceplate and this (in addition to removing screws) is the only way to do that.

I recommend a soft cloth, small towel, etc. and pliers for this. Wrap the cloth around the knob/fader, then with the pliers pull straight up. Don’t squeeze too hard, just enough to get a firm grip.

You can do this without tools, but some knobs are more difficult to remove than others. Also when you are doing this repeatedly several times (there are a lot of knobs) there’s a little fatigue with the fingers.

Step Two
Remove hex head screws that keep the faceplate in place. These will be found on the top and front of the controller.

Remove the nuts and washers holding the front panel knobs/jacks in place. These are the knobs/jacks for the mic controls, cue volume and headphone jacks.

Flip the controller over. This is where I would recommend placing the jog wheels on a block (such as a yoga block or a 2x4). This will keep all of the fader stems and knobs off your tables surface.

Once flipped over, unscrew all of the Phillips head screwdrivers that hold the bottom panel in place.

Do not remove any of the back panel screws as there is no need to disassemble that part.

Step Three
Remove the bottom panel. You will now be looking at the bottom side of the MC4000. Before flipping it back over to remove the faceplate, you will need to unseat three circuit boards.

  • Mic volume knobs
  • Cue volume knobs
  • Headphone jacks.

Removing these three circuit boards, held in place by small screws, is necessary to lift off the MC4000s faceplate and gain access to the crossfader. 

These boards are individually held in place with small Phillips head screws. Once those screws are removed, you can pull the boards out, freeing them from the front panel holes.

Once this is completed, place the bottom panel back on. I replaced a few of the screws to secure the bottom panel better when I flipped the controller back over to remove the faceplate.

With the controller now facing up, lift the faceplate straight up and off. You now have access to the crossfader.

Step Four
The crossfader is held in place with a bracket and two screws. Just unscrew and when lifted out, there is some wiring that will need to be disconnected. A simple tug on the cable will “unplug” from the unit.

The Innofader, which is compatible with various DJ mixers and controllers, comes with a variety of cables. It also is packaged with various mounting brackets. However, I removed the one from the old crossfader and put it on the Innofader.

Select the appropriate cable that matches with what is needed to connect back to the MC4000, attach the mounting bracket and screw the entire assembly into place.

Follow along with the Innofader instructions to calibrate your new crossfader and once everything is ood to go, it’s time to put everything back together

First I put the faceplate back on and replaced the hex screws. I then flipped it back over, reseated thecircuit boards and then replaced the bottom screws, front panel knobs nuts and washers and lastly the knobs and faders.

If you can use a screwdriver, you can do this. The hardest part is keeping all of the screws organized, I recommend getting several small bowls and some scraps of paper to label and organize them that way.

When you’re done, you’ll have an awesome and most importantly, super durable crossfader. 

Questions on the process? Leave them in the comments, or email me directly: justin@djkanoya.com

The Mini Innofader Plus is “contactless.” It hovers above the surface of the mixer, allowing for smooth and fast cuts.

MC4000 crossfader step-by-step replacement video

I also referenced this MC6000 crossfader replacement video as a guide. As well as this one. 

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Kate and Brittany’s Winery Wedding Celebration

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Kate and Brittany were married on December 30, 2017 at Solterra Winery and Kitchen.

Kate and Brittany were married on December 30, 2017 at Solterra Winery and Kitchen.

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The 2017 event season closed out in fine fashion with Kate and Brittany’s wedding, a small gathering of their closest family and friend on December 30, 2017. It took place at Solterra Winery and Kitchen, located in Leucadia, California.

Kate and Brittany are friends of mine, and in fact, Kate and I were discussing how she might be the leader in San Diego for most DJ Kanoya events attended. Between fitness events and other weddings, she’s been at a large handful.

But this event was the most important and turned into a wonderful celebration of love. From high energy dances, to Wilson Phillips sing alongs, I had as much fun as their guests.

Here’s a look at the setlist.

Dinner

  • Chachi & Paige - Land Down Under
  • Mr. Belt & Wezol ft Aevion - One More Day  
  • Christopher Cross - Ride Like The Wind (Joey Negro Extended Disco Mix)
  • Chris Malinchak - If U Got It
  • Lika Morgan - Sweet Dreams
  • Chris Malinchak - Wonderful
  • Solange - Cranes In The Sky
  • LP - Lost On You
  • HAIM - Want You Back
  • Gavin DeGraw - Chariot
  • Prince - I Wanna Be Your Lover
  • Stevie Wonder - Knocks Me off My Feet (DJ Joey C Edit)
  • The Temptations - Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)
  • Mariah Carey - We Belong Together
  • Lauv - I Like Me Better
  • Rihanna - I Hate That I Love You
  • Chromeo - Old 45's
  • Maroon 5 ft SZA - What Lovers Do (Slushii Remix)  
  • Craig David ft Mos Def - 7 Days (DJ Premier Remix)
  • Groove Theory - Tell Me (Mayeda Remix)  
  • LL Cool J - Around The Way Girl (Untouchables Remix)
  • Chaka Khan - Ain't Nobody (Hot Classics Remix)
  • Robbie Nevil - C'est La Vie (Select Mix Remix)
  • Starley - Call On Me (Ryan Riback Remix)
  • Charming Horses feat. Grace Grundy - Higher Love
  • Palm Trees - Casanova
  • Stevie Wonder - Isn't She Lovely
  • Jess Glynne - Ain't Got Far To Go
  • Daya - Sit Still, Look Pretty
  • Sia f./Sean Paul - Cheap Thrills
  • Mike Perry f./hy Martin - The Ocean
  • The Supremes - You Can't Hurry Love


Open Dancing

  • Frank Sinatra - The Way You Look Tonight
  • Al Green - Let's Stay Together
  • Marvin Gaye - Got To Give It Up
  • Earth, Wind & Fire - Sing A Song (Hot Classics Remix)
  • Marvin Gaye - How Sweet It Is
  • She & Him - I Was Made For You
  • The Supremes - Come See About Me
  • Stevie Ray Vaughn - Pride and Joy
  • Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Woman
  • Van Morrison - Moondance
  • Bob Seger - Old Time Rock & Roll
  • Joan Osborne - Heat Wave
  • K.C. & the Sunshine Band - Boogie Shoes
  • Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
  • Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop The Feeling (Select Mix Remix)
  • Mark Ronson, Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk (Select Mix Remix)
  • Boyz II Men - Motownphilly
  • Bell Biv Devoe - Poison
  • Mariah Carey - Emotions (Select Mix Remix)
  • Paula Abdul - Forever Your Girl
  • Paula Abdul - Opposites Attract
  • Wilson Phillips - Hold On
  • Usher - Yeah
  • Party Break - Montel Party Break
  • Nicki Minaj ft Drake - Truffle Butter (Jester Remix)  
  • Bruno Mars - 24k Magic (J Rythm All Gold Hype Intro)
  • Maroon 5 ft SZA - What Lovers Do (A-Trak Remix)  
  • Juvenile - Back That Azz Up (Fraze Remix)  
  • Destiny's Child - Jumpin' Jumpin' (Jean Tonique Remix)
  • Kanye West - Good Life
  • Luniz - I Got 5 On It
  • Notorious B.I.G. - Big Poppa
  • 50 Cent - In Da Club
  • Nelly - Ride Wit Me
  • Ice Cube - Check Yo Self
  • Next - Too Close
  • Backstreet Boys - I Want it That Way
  • Rihanna - We Found Love
  • Salt N Pepa - Push It (Mayeda Remix)
  • Kesha  - Die Young (PeteDown Acapella Out)
  • Flo Rida - I Cry
  • Icona Pop - I Love It (Select Mix Remix)
  • Softmal, Rey Vercosa & Avrupts - Sexsuality  
  • Whitney Houston - How Will I Know (Select Mix Remix)
  • New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle
  • Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On
  • 4 Non Blondes - What's Up
  • Oasis - Wonderwall
  • Sublime - Santeria (Select Mix Remix)
  • Dr. Dre - Nuthin' But A G Thang
  • Dr Dre ft Snoop Dogg, Kurup & Nate Dogg - The Next Episode
  • Paperboy - Ditty
  • Ace of Base - The Sign
  • Journey - Don't Stop Believin' (Live)
  • Maroon 5 - Sunday Morning
  • Walk The Moon - Shut Up And Dance


Last Dance
Ray Lamontagne - You Are The Best Thing

Vendor Team
DJ/Master of Ceremonies/Uplighting: Justin Kanoya, DJ Kanoya Productions
Venue and Catering: Solterra Winery and Kitchen
Photographer: Hale Production Studios

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Tangerine’s 40th Brazilian Birthday Bash

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A dance party happened and then a full on samba performance/jam broke out. 

A dance party happened and then a full on samba performance/jam broke out. 

Milestone birthday parties are nothing new, but this particular 40th birthday bash had a few things that I’ve never experienced at party and most certainly not at the same time.

The party included culinary delights made onsite. 

The party included culinary delights made onsite. 

Tangerine’s 40th birthday party took place on December 29, 2017, and included catering from a culinary arts student, a Brazilian drum troupe and of course dancing.
The food, prepared onsite, featured some of the more exquisite bites I’ve ever seen at party. The band did a short performance, which also included an accompanying performance from a dance group.

The drummers contributed beats with mine and kept the energy going throughout the nights.

Here’s the setlist.

  • Bruno Mars f./PARTYNEXTDOOR - That's What I Like (Remix - Clean)
  • UB40 - Red Red Wine (Select Mix Quick Trax)
  • Odesza ft WYNNE & Mansionair - Line Of Sight  
  • Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto - Corcovado (TOKiMONSTA Remix)
  • Dinah Washington - I've Got You Under My Skin (DJ Carnage and Victor Niglio Remix)
  • Chachi & Paige - Land Down Under  
  • Rihanna - Needed Me (TEE Remix)  
  • Soul ll Soul - Back To Reality (KLATCH Remix)
  • Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop The Feeling (Loud Luxury Remix)  
  • Nora En Pure - Tears In Your Eyes  
  • Halsey - Colors (Blonde Remix)
  • Alessia Cara - Wild Things (MK Remix)  
  • Marcio Morales - Get Up (DJ Daro Remix)
  • Sam Feldt & Kimberly Anne - Show Me Love (EDX Remix)  
  • Ellie Goulding - Burn (Gryffin Remix)
  • Crystal Bowersox - Come Together
  • Paul Dateh - Good Life
  • Mutya Buenya - Real Girl
  • Allen Stone - Quit Callin
  • S.W.V. - Right Here (Human Nature Radio Mix)
  • Brandy - Sittin Up In My Room (Select Mix Remix)
  • Mark Morrison - Return Of The Mack (Select Mix Remix)
  • Salt-n-Pepa - Shoop
  • Maroon 5, Kendrick Lamar - Don't Wanna Know (Select Mix Remix)
  • Mike Posner - I Took A Pill In Ibiza (SeeB Remix)  
  • Naughty By Nature - Everything's Gonna Be Alright
  • Nelly - Ride Wit Me
  • Mariah Carey - Honey
  • Cheat Codes ft Demi Lovato - No Promises  
  • Chainsmokers ft ROZES - Roses (Adam Foster Remix)  
  • Elvis Crespo - Tu Sonrisa
  • Romeo Santos - Imitadora
  • Prince Royce f./Shakira - Deja Vu
  • Santana - Oye Como Va
  • Marvin Gaye - Got To Give It Up
  • Phil Collins - Sussudio (Select Mix Remix)
  • Heatwave - Boogie Nights-Groove Line
  • Michael Jackson - Wanna Be Startin' Something (Hot Classics Remix)
  • Prince - Erotic City
  • The Chainsmokers ft Rozes - Roses (The Him Remix)  
  • Montell Jordan - This Is How We Do It (Jeff Nang Future House Remix)
  • Klingande - Pumped Up  
  • Snakehips & MO - Don't Leave (Throttle Remix Full Radio Edit - Clean)
  • Softmal, Rey Vercosa & Avrupts - Sexsuality  
  • No Way Back ft Mike Beatz - Doin It Well  
  • Kaskade ft Estelle - Day Trippin  
  • Duke Dumont f./Jax Jones - I Got U (Promo Only Intro Edit)
  • Mark Ronson, Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk (Select Mix Remix)
  • Maroon 5, SZA - What Lovers Do (Select Mix Remix)
  • Mariah Carey - Emotions (Select Mix Remix)
  • Boyz II Men - Motownphilly
  • Marcia Griffiths - Electric Boogie
  • Usher - Yeah
  • Montell Jordan - This Is How We Do It
  • LL Cool J - Around The Way Girl (Untouchables Remix) (Quick Hit Clean)
  • J Balvin & Willy William - Mi Gente (Promo Only Intro Edit)
  • Calvin Harris ft Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry & Big Sean - Feels (Fabian EWF Mix)
  • Destiny's Child - Jumpin' Jumpin' (Jean Tonique Remix)
  • Wreckx-n-Effect - Rump Shaker
  • Bruno Mars - 24k Magic (Rock It Scientists Hype Edit) (Dynamiq Cutdown)
  • House of Pain - Old School Jump Off
  • Nicki Minaj ft Drake - Truffle Butter (Jester Remix)  
  • Flo Rida - Low
  • Michael Jackson - P.Y.T (remix)
  • Salt N Pepa - Push It (Mayeda Remix)
  • Technotronic - Pump Up The Jam
  • Nicky Jam - Hasta El Amanecer
  • Pitbull f./Osmani Garcia & Lil Jon - Taxi
  • Chaka Demus & Pliers - Murder She Wrote
  • Elvis Crespo - Suavemente
  • Wisin & Yandel - Como Antes
  • Maxamillion - Sexual Healing
  • Jagged Edge - Where The Party At
  • Romeo Santos f./Drake - Odio
  • Prince Royce - Soy El Mismo
  • Rihanna - We Found Love
  • Alice Deejay - Better Off Alone (ZAXX Remix)
  • Machine Gun Kelly & Camila Cabello - Bad Things (DJ Mike D Mix)  
  • La Roux - Bulletproof (Declain & V.Y.C. Remix)  
  • Rihanna - Bitch Better Have My Money (PeteDown Future House Mix)
  • Bingo Players - Cry (Just A Little) (A-Trak & DiscoTech Remix)  
  • Flo Rida - I Cry
  • Tupac - California Love
  • Biggie vs Young MA - Hypnotize vs Ooouuu (DJ EDiT Mashup)  
  • Notorious B.I.G. - Hypnotize
  • Angie Martinez ft Sacario & Lil Mo - If I Could Go
  • Celia Cruz - La Vida Es Un Carnaval
  • Antony Nova - Get Lucky (Salsa)
  • Daddy Yankee - Shaky Shaky
  • Bruno Mars - Treasure
  • Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On
  • Next - Too Close
  • N.E.R.D f./Rihanna - Lemon
  • Beyonce - Naughty girl
  • Outkast - Hey Ya