2017 San Diego Santa Run 5k - Pacific Beach DJ

The San Diego Santa Run welcomed 3,000 costumed Santa Claus wearing runners. 

One of San Diego’s great community running events is the San Diego Santa Run, which takes place in Pacific Beach every December. This year’s race was December 9, 2018 and was again managed by by the San Diego Running Company, it features 3,000 costumed Santa Claus runners making their way up and down Garnet Avenue.

For me it was a heap of fun providing the soundtrack for the morning, which included a mix of uptempo holiday tunes and of course hyped up versions of popular tracks to get all of the runners pumped up to run/walk their 5k race.

A special congratulations goes out to my speed nephew, Joshua Abrenica, for his second place overall finish!

Here’s a look at the setlist:

• Jumpin Jimmy And the Mistletoes - Sleigh Ride
• Jumpin Jimmy And the Mistletoes - Jingle Bells
• Jumpin Jimmy And the Mistletoes - Feliz Navidad
• Jumpin Jimmy And the Mistletoes - Linus And Lucy
• Jumpin Jimmy And the Mistletoes - Blue Christmas
• Jumpin Jimmy And the Mistletoes - Jingle Bell Rock
• Jumpin Jimmy And the Mistletoes - Winter Wonderland
• Jumpin Jimmy And the Mistletoes - Little Drummer Boy
• Jumpin Jimmy And the Mistletoes - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
• Jumpin Jimmy And the Mistletoes - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
• The Caribbean Jazz Project - Sleigh Ride
• Arturo Sandoval, Ed Calle & Jim Gasior - Jingle Bells
• Dan Warner & Ed Calle - White Christmas
• Jumpin Jimmy And the Mistletoes - The Most Wonderful Day Of The Year
• Jumpin Jimmy And the Mistletoes - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
• Sia - Santa's Coming For Us
• Jumpin Jimmy And the Mistletoes - Sleigh Ride
• Harry Connick, Jr. - Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
• Justin Bieber - Mistletoe
• Bobby Helms - Jingle Bell Rock (Buck Rodgers Remix)  
• Brenda Lee - Rocking Around The Christmas Tree (Buck Rodgers Remix)  
• Run-DMC - Christmas In Hollis
• N.E.R.D f./Rihanna - Lemon (PO Clean Edit)
• Mariah Carey - Here Come's Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)
• Maroon 5 ft SZA - What Lovers Do (A-Trak Remix)  
• Televisor - We Wish You A Merry Christmas
• The Kingsmen - Louie Louie (Select Mix Remix)
• Junior Senior - Move Your Feet (Erick Decks & Jay Frog 2016 Remix)  
• Salt N Pepa - Push It (Mayeda Remix)
• NSYNC - Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays
• The Ronettes - Sleigh Ride
• Jackson 5 - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
• Chuck Berry - Run, Rudolph Run
• Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still (Coldabank Remix)  
• Backstreet Boys - Everybody (Backstreet's Back) (Lazy Bear & Zerky Remix)
• Spin Doctors - Two Princes
• Calvin Harris ft Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry & Big Sean - Feels (Fabian EWF Mix)
• DNCE - Cake By The Ocean (Riddler Remix)  
• Ivan Jack - The Dock Of The Bay  
• Snakehips & MO - Don't Leave (Throttle Remix Full Radio Edit - Clean)
• Klingande - Pumped Up  
• HAIM & BloodPop - Little Of Your Love (Remix)
• Sia ft Sean Paul - Cheap Thrills (Xemi Canovas & David Pateo Mambo Remix)
• Sam Hunt - House Party (Bpm Supreme ReDrum)  
• Cheat Codes f./Demi Lovato - No Promises
• Charlie Puth - Attention (PeteDown NuDisco Remix)  
• Mr. Belt & Wezol ft Aevion - One More Day  
• 2 In A Room - Wiggle It (Select Mix Remix)
• Marky Mark & The Funky Bunch - Good Vibrations (Select Mix Remix)
• PUMPA - Mi Gente (Soca Remix) (Quick Hit Clean)
• Justin Timberlake ft Clipse - Like I Love You (NVOY Remix)  
• Snap - I've Got The Power (Cazztek Remix)  
• Kygo ft Justin Jesso - Stargazing (Kahikko Remix)  
• Ed Sheeran - Shape Of You (Disco Killerz Remix)  
• X Ambassadors - Unsteady (Boehm Remix)  
• Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop The Feeling (Loud Luxury Remix)  
• Felix Jaehn ft Jasmine Thompson - Ain't Nobody (Loves Me Better) (The Rooftop Boys Remix)
• Afrojack f./Mike Taylor - SummerThing!
• Jess Glynne - Ain't Got Far To Go
• Pitbull f./Osmani Garcia & Lil Jon - Taxi
• Chaka Demus & Pliers - Murder She Wrote
• Sublime - Santeria
• James Brown - Soul Power  
• Shawn Mendes - There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back
• HAIM - Want You Back
• Chainsmokers ft ROZES - Roses (Adam Foster Remix)  
• LP - Lost On You
• Pitbull, John Ryan - Fireball (Select Mix Remix)
• No Doubt - Hella Good (Cazztek Remix)  
• Icona Pop f./Charli XCX - I Love It (Promo Only Intro Edit)
• Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc (Joe Maz & Adam Foster Remix)  
• Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force - Planet Rock (Vanilla Ace Remix)  
• Lost Frequencies - What Is Love 2016  
• Technotronic - Pump Up The Jam (Luca Lush Remix)  
• Bob Marley vs Vicetone vs Tom & Jame & Holl & Rush - Is This Love (R-You Edit)
• Kesha  - Die Young (PeteDown Acapella Out)
• Maroon 5 ft SZA - What Lovers Do (twoDB Remix)  
• Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
• Bruno Mars - 24K Magic
• Prince - 1999
• Katy Perry f./Nicki Minaj - Swish Swish
• Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World
• Calvin Harris f./Frank Ocean & Migos - Slide
• Flo Rida & 99 Percent - Cake
• Andy Grammer - Fresh Eyes (DJ Mike D Remix)
• Calvin Harris - My Way
• George Ezra - Budapest
• Empire Of The Sun - Walking On A Dream
• Taylor Swift - New Romantics
• Kungs & Cookin' On 3 Burners - This Girl

Yoga Sculpt With Katie B ; Corepower Yoga, November 21, 2017

There’s nothing better than a quick yoga workout during Thanksgiving week, especially when it’s with Katie B. Here’s a look at the setlist for the November 2017 edition of Yoga Sculpt class at Corepower Yoga.

Chuck Johnson - Brahmi
Kygo ft Sasha Sloan - This Town
Iggy Azalea - Mo Bounce (Instrumental)
Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still (Zhu Remix)
Krewella - Team (Promo Only Dave Aude Clean Edit)
Softmal, Rey Vercosa & Avrupts - Sexsuality
Rihanna - Bitch Better Have My Money (PeteDown Future House Mix)
Charles J vs Avicii - Fresh Levels (Joly Petch & Dazz VIP Edit)
Kygo ft Justin Jesso - Stargazing (Kahikko Remix)
Snap - I've Got The Power (Cazztek Remix)
Marky Mark & The Funky Bunch - Good Vibrations (Select Mix Remix)
Bizarre Inc. - I'm Gonna Get You (Select Mix Remix)
Nirvana vs TJR - Smells Like We Wanna Party (Da Brozz Mashup)
PUMPA - Mi Gente (Soca Remix)
Maroon 5 ft SZA - What Lovers Do (twoDB Remix)
Cheat Codes ft Demi Lovato - No Promises (Hook & Sling Remix)
Justin Timberlake ft Clipse - Like I Love You (NVOY Remix)
Dillon Francis & Kygo ft James Hersey - Coming Over (Tiesto Remix)
Mart ft Casey - Heart Of Glass (Mart 2015 Edit)
Avicii ft Zac Brown Band - Broken Arrows
Luniz - I Got 5 On It
Biggie vs Young MA - Hypnotize vs Ooouuu (DJ EDiT Mashup)
Lauv - I Like Me Better
TLC - Diggin' On You (Kaytranada Edit)
Mura Masa f./Desiigner - All Around The World (Instrumental)
Dewey Dellay - Yoga Peace

Stephen and Jen’s Week-long Wedding Celebration Ends in San Diego

A lion dance was just one of the many events that provided entertainment at Stephen and Jen’s wedding. 

Stephen and Jen’s wedding party at Stephen’s family owned restaurant, Emerald Chinese Cuisine, was the cap on a week long celebration for the two of them. Their ceremony and (first) reception took place a week earlier in Northern California.

Wanting to celebrate with San Diego family and friend, the best solution was to throw a party in Southern California. In addition to dancing, there was a lion dance, a solo singing performance, photobooth and the slow motion video booth was set up and the result shows what a great time everyone had.

Here’s the highlights from the video booth. 

And here’s a look at the setlist.

Dinner and Cocktails

• Loose Change - Straight From The Heart (Joey Negro Straight To The Groove Mix)
• Michael Jackson - Off The Wall (Hot Classics Remix)
• Brothers Johnson - Stomp
• Madonna - Holiday
• Jeffrey Osborne - Stay With Me Tonight (Hot Classics Remix)
• Earth, Wind & Fire - Sing A Song (Hot Classics Remix)
• Stevie Wonder - Superstition
• Prince - I Wanna Be Your Lover
• Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World
• Kygo f./Maty Noyes - Stay
• Marvin Gaye - How Sweet It Is
• Solange - Cranes In The Sky
• LP - Lost On You
• Julia Michaels - Issues (Promo Only Clean Edit)
• HAIM - Want You Back
• Mindi Abair - The Joint
• The Chainsmokers & Coldplay - Something Like This
• Calvin Harris f./Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry & Big Sean - Feels
• The Weeknd ft Daft Punk - I Feel It Coming (Mr. Collipark Remix)  
• Mariah Carey - Make It Happen
• Jane Child - Don't Wanna Fall In Love (Select Mix Remix)
• Discotron - Disco Ballin'  
• Ed Sheeran - Photograph (Felix Jaehn Remix Edit)

Open Dancing

• Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop The Feeling!
• Mark Ronson, Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk (Select Mix Remix)
• Usher - Yeah
• Montell Jordan - This Is How We Do It
• House of Pain - Old School Jump Off
• Maroon 5 ft SZA - What Lovers Do (A-Trak Remix)  
• Pitbull, Chris Brown - Fun (Select Mix Remix)
• Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
• KC & The Sunshine Band - Boogie Shoes (Hot Classics Remix)
• Earth, Wind & Fire - September
• Flo Rida - Low
• Icona Pop f./Charli XCX - I Love It
• Rihanna - We Found Love
• Meghan Trainor - Lips Are Movin (Dj XCENTRiC Edit)  
• Outkast - Hey Ya
• Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On
• Steve Winwood - Higher Lover  
• Naughty By Nature - Hip Hop Hooray
• Wreckx-n-Effect - Rump Shaker
• Beastie Boys - Hey Ladies (Select Mix Remix)
• Destiny's Child - Jumpin' Jumpin' (Jean Tonique Remix)
• Psy - Gangnam Style
• Quad City D.J.'s - C'mon 'N' Ride It
• Sir Mix-a-Lot - Baby Got Back
• Ivan Jack - The Dock Of The Bay  
• Michael Jackson & Justin Timberlake - Love Never Felt So Good
• Chachi & Paige - Land Down Under  
• Chainsmokers ft ROZES - Roses (Adam Foster Remix)  
• Next - Too Close (Andrew Masta & The Disco Punk Nu Disco Dance Edit)

What Are The Kids Listening To These Days - 80s Music Edition

A common practice for consumer brand marketers it to put test subjects into a room and have them experience products. This gives those brands great insight into a consumer's behavior towards their product; their likes and dislikes.

As DJs music is one of the products we offer. While music charts, radio airplay and general conversations with people may yield some indication on what is popular, there’s nothing like a good old product test.

REACT is a channel on YouTube that shows videos to specific audiences while filming their reaction. There are elders reacting to modern slang, parents reacting to current music and kids reacting to 80s movies.

But the series of videos that attracted me were the ones centered around music. Specifically several videos of college and teenage kids reacting music from the 80s, 90s and 2000s. To say I was surprised to most of the reactions is an understatement. There were songs I assumed they would enjoy and they had no clue on. And of course there were other tracks that were very recognizable that I rarely play at my gigs and that I would seriously consider playing now

Feel free to check out these super insightful videos. But if you want the “Cliff’s Notes,” I spent time watching them all, and here’s what I found.

College Kids 80s - Part 1

College Kids 80s - Part 2

At the time of the posting, I estimated that these participants, college kids and the teens, were born between 1995-1998 and 2000-2003 respectively. I believe people really start to engage with popular music by age 10, so that means most of these songs were at least 20 years old by the time they may have heard them. And 30 years old at the time they were watching the videos!

The college kids were definitely influenced by pop culture and memes. Songs that appeared in movies such as “Time After Time” (Napoleon Dynamite) and “Don’t You Forget About Me” (The Breakfast Club) were instantly recognizable. And of course all knew “Never Gonna Give You Up”, of  RickRolling meme fame.

Not surprisingly Michael Jackson was familiar, but surprisingly - and sadly - few knew “When Doves Cry”. There was also confusion with artists and bands, some thinking Motley Crue was Scorpion or Alice Cooper; or Berlin being Cyndi Lauper.

Here are some other stats, which tracks how many knew the song and/or artist:

Billie Jean, Michael Jackson
Song 10/10, Artist 10/10

Don’t You Forget About Me, Simple Minds
Song 10/10, Artist 0/10

Time after Time, Cyndi Lauper
Song 10/10 , Artist 2/10

Girls, Girls, Girls, Motley Crue
Song 8/10, Artist 0/10

Tainted Love, Soft Cell
Song 9/10, Artist 0/10

When Doves Cry, Prince
Song 6/10, Artist 4/10

Never Gonna Give You Up, Rick Astley
Song 10/10, Artist 8/10

We’re Not Gonna Take It, Twisted Sister
Song 9/10, Artist 1/10

Take My Breath Away, Berlin
Song 8/10, Artist 0/10

Hungry Like the Wolf, Duran Duran
Song 7/10, Artist 0/10

Super Freak,Rick James
Song 8/10, Artist 1/10

I Love Rock ‘N Roll, Joan Jett
Song 10/10, 3/10 Artist

Uptown Girl, Billy Joel
Song 6/10, Artist 3/10

Fight For Your Right, Beastie Boys
Song 7/10, Artist 2/10

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2017 San Diego Asian Film Festival Gala After Party - Mission Valley Marriott

Tia Carerre, with DJ Justin Kanoya, dancing it up at the 2017 San Diego Asian Film Festival Gala After Party.

This event is always one of my favorites to DJ. Over the years I’ve had the opportunity to DJ this after party which takes place after the annual San Diego Asian Film Festival Gala. There’s always a few celebs on the dance floor, and this year THE Tia Carerre was throwing done some dance moves all night.

I also got to witness the debut dance performance from the Ajumma EXP … what is that you ask? Just watch the video.

The SDAFF gala after party is always a great dance party. Check out the setlist below.

• Disclosure - Holding On (Armand Van Helden Remix)  
• Bob Marley vs Vicetone vs Tom & Jame & Holl & Rush - Is This Love (R-You Edit)
• Craig David - Fill Me In (David De Luca Future House Bootleg)
• Enki Nyxx - Lonely Heart  
• Christopher Cross - Ride Like The Wind (Joey Negro Disco Mix)  
• Klingande - Pumped Up  
• Cosmo Klein ft YNOT - When Doves Cry  
• Ce Ce Peniston - Finally (Select Mix Remix)
• MC Hammer - Let's Get It Started (Select Mix Remix)
• Tony Toni Tone - Feels Good
• Mark Ronson, Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk (Select Mix Remix)
• Boyz II Men - Motownphilly
• Bell Biv Devoe - Poison
• Maroon 5 ft SZA - What Lovers Do (A-Trak Remix)  
• Melissa Adao - Supersonic edit
• Usher - Yeah
• Party Break - Montel Party Break
• Destiny's Child - Jumpin’ Jumpin’ (Jean Tonique Remix)
• Notorious B.I.G. - Mo Money Mo Problems
• Kid N Play - Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody (Select Mix Remix)
• Bruno Mars - 24k Magic (Rock It Scientists Hype Edit) (Dynamiq Cutdown)
• New Kids on the Block - The Right Stuff (remix)
• MC Hammer - Turn This Mutha Out (Select Mix Remix)
• Blackstreet - No Diggity (Bondax Edit)  
• Nicki Minaj ft Drake - Truffle Butter (Jester Remix)  
• Calvin Harris ft Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry & Big Sean - Feels (Fabian EWF Mix) (Hype Edit)
• Chaka Khan - I Feel For You
• Michael Jackson - P.Y.T (remix)
• Earth, Wind & Fire - September
• Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam - Lost In Emotion (Freestyle Classics)
• Whitney Houston - How Will I Know
• Paula Abdul - Forever Your Girl
• House of Pain - Jump Around
• LL Cool J - Around The Way Girl (Untouchables Remix)
• Naughty By Nature - Hip Hop Hooray
• DJ Dan & WhiteNoize - Hey Ho  
• Stevie B - Spring Love (Freestyle Classics)
• Stevie B - If You Still Love Me
• Newcleus - Jam On It (Select Mix Remix)
• Next - Too Close (Andrew Masta & The Disco Punk Nu Disco Dance Edit)
• Naughty By Nature - Jamboree
• Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing (Kygo Radio Edit)
• J Balvin & Willy William - Mi Gente
• Mariah Carey - Fantasy
• Ice Cube - Check Yo Self
• Blackstreet - No Diggity (Mayeda Twerk Remix)
• Tupac - California Love
• Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
• Journey - Don't Stop Believin’ (Live)