Sophie and Josh’s Puerto Vallarta Party - Beach Wedding in Mexico

Sophie and Josh make their grand entrance at their beachside wedding in Puerto Vallarta.

What a wedding experience this was!

I’ve DJ’d numerous beach weddings, all beautiful and filled with energy and love. But this one might be the best.

Sophie and Josh orchestrated a destination wedding that brought them, their friends and family to the warm sands of Puerto Vallarta. The ceremony and dance party took place on December 1, 2018 on a private beach at the Hyatt Ziva Resort.

They kicked it off by dancing to the Ed Sheeran’s, Perfect, which emulated exactly what the entire weekend was.

At the end of the evening, Sophie wanted to dance to Lady Gaga’s,“You and I,” a song that I’ve always thought is a great way to end a wedding. But even better, fireworks were scheduled to go off during the final dance.

To make the moment extra special, I researched different versions of the song, trying to find a live version that would work better than the radio version. And I found a version that Lady Gaga performed on the Jimmy Kimmel Show.

At the climax of the song, the fireworks shot off and aside from Gaga being there on the beach with us, I don’t think the moment could have been better.

This dance party was one of my all time favorites, for a couple that means so much to me. Having the trust of a client so much that they will fly me to their wedding is the great endorsement I could ask for.

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Here’s a look at the rest of the setlist.

First Dance
Ed Sheeran & Beyonce - Perfect

Father/Daughter Dance
Joe Cocker - You Are So Beautiful

Open Dancing First Set

• Prince - Kiss

• Bruno Mars - 24K Magic (Promo Only Clean Edit)

• Usher - Yeah

• Party Break - Montel Party Break

• House of Pain - Old School Jump Off

• Aretha Franklin - Respect (Select Mix Remix)

• KC & The Sunshine Band - Boogie Shoes (Hot Classics Remix)

• Earth, Wind & Fire - September

• Lady GaGa - Just Dance

• Pink - Raise Your Glass

• Flo Rida - Low

• Guns N Roses - Sweet Child O Mine

• Avicii - Wake Me Up

Open Dancing Second Set

• Al Green - Let's Stay Together

• Jackson 5 - I Want You Back

• Beyonce - Crazy In Love

• Queen, Notorius B.I.G. - Fat Bottom Girls Hypnotize (Acapella In To Instrumental)

• Notorious B.I.G. - Hypnotize

• Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg, Tupac - Next Episode To California Love (DJ Ragoza Segue)

• Mariah Carey f./ODB - Fantasy (Intro Edit)

• Miley Cyrus f. Jay-Z - We Can't Stop (DJ Scooter Twerk Remix)

• Miley Cyrus - Party In The U.S.A.

• Britney Spears - Baby One More Quickie (Acapella In)

• Spice Girls - Wannabe

• Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody

• Pitbull, Ne-Yo - Time Of Our Lives (Select Mix Remix)

• Eric Prydz - Call On Me (Aylen & Dani Deahl Remix)

• Metallica - Enter Sandman

• Journey - Don't Stop Believin' (Live)

• Sister Sledge - We Are Family

• K.C. & the Sunshine Band - Get Down Tonight

• Katrina and the Waves - Walking on Sunshine

• Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop The Feeling!

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

• Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey - The Middle

• Third Eye Blind - Semi Charmed Life (Pat C's Mashup) (Clean) (Short Edit)

• Lit - My Own Worst Enemy

• Lady Gaga - The Edge Of Glory

• Rihanna ft Calvin Harris vs Tiesto & Dzeko - We Found Jackie Chan (BPM Supreme Bootleg)

• LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem

• KiD CuDi feat Steve Aoki - Pursuit Of Happiness (Steve Aoki Remix)

• Bingo Players - Cry (Just A Little) (A-Trak & DiscoTech Remix)

• Flo Rida - I Cry

• Salt N Pepa - Push It (Mayeda Remix) (Short Edit)

• David Guetta - Sexy Chick

• Kesha, Pitbull - Timber (Select Mix Remix)

• Don Omar ft Lucenzo - Danza Kuduro (BPM Supreme Break Intro)

Last Dance

Lady Gaga - You And I (Live From Jimmy Kimmel)

A stunning fireworks display caps off an amazing wedding day for Sophie and Josh.

Fitbit Local San Diego Takes Over Alexan

Sheri Matthews Kimmel leads the June 2019 Fitbit Local Workout

For the June 2018 installment of Fitbit Local San Diego, ambassadors Mike Sherbakov and Sheri Matthews Kimmel brought the crew to downtown San Diego and the swanky Alexan residential complex. As an added bonus, this event took place on a Tuesday, so there was tacos after the workout and dance party.

I’m all for that! Here’s a look at the music.

Workout
Boogie Vice - Bel Air
Destiny's Child - Say My Name (Robin Riccio Remix)
Alessia Cara - Scars To Your Beautiful (Luca Schreiner Remix)
Holt Blackheath - Nuthin But A G (House Thang)
Duke Dumont f./Jax Jones - I Got U
Mr. Belt & Wezol ft Aevion - One More Day
Cheat Codes ft Demi Lovato - No Promises (Hook & Sling Remix)
Justin Timberlake ft Clipse - Like I Love You (NVOY Remix)
Earth, Wind & Fire - September (Alphalove Remix)
Rihanna vs Riggi & Piros vs Sidney Samson & Tujamo vs La Roux - S&M Bulletproof (BPM Supreme Edit)
Icona Pop & Charlie XCX vs Sick Individuals vs Twoloud, DJ Kuba, & Neitan - I Love It (BPM Supreme Edit)
Disco Incorporated - Fire Groove
Chromeo ft DRAM - Must've Been
Quad City D.J.'s - C'mon 'N' Ride It
Christopher Cross - Ride Like The Wind (Joey Negro Disco Mix)
ZEDD, Maren Morris & Grey - The Middle
Third Eye Blind - Semi Charmed Life (Pat C's Mashup)
Quad City D.J.'s - C'mon 'N' Ride It
Flo Rida - Low
James Brown - Soul Power

DJ Justin Kanoya at the Fitbit Local workout.

Post Workout Set
Kanye West - Good Life
Naughty By Nature - Jamboree
Dr Dre ft Snoop Dogg, Kurup & Nate Dogg - The Next Episode
Missy Elliott - Work It (Mayeda Remix)
Tiny Island - Le Valse Petit
X Ambassadors - Unsteady (Stash Konig Remix)
Kygo ft Sasha Sloan - This Town
Ingmarlo f./DJ Taz Rashid - Invoke Within (feat. DJ Taz Rashid)
Bill Withers - Lovely Day
MC Fioti, Future, J Balvin, Stefflon Don & Juan Magan - Bum Bum Tam Tam (Jax Jones Remix)
Color Me Bad - All 4 Love
Katy Perry - Birthday
Beatles - Happy Birthday
Bebe Rexha f./Florida Georgia Line - Meant To Be
HAIM - Want You Back
Toto - Africa
Angie Martinez ft Sacario & Lil Mo - If I Could Go
Shaggy ft Samantha Cole - Luv Me (Sex Machine)
N.E.R.D. ft Rihanna - Lemon (Mr. Collipark Remix)
Usher f. Lil Jon & Ludacris - Yeah (Acapella Out)
Montell Jordan - This Is How We Do It
Beyonce - Love On Top

Kayla and Gino’s Wedding Dance Party at the San Diego Rowing Club

Kayla and Gino with their wedding party at the San Diego Rowing Club.

The San Diego Rowing Club offers one of the nicest “hidden” event venues in San Diego. And that’s the location that Kayla and Gino celebrated their September 15, 2018 wedding with family and friends.

The location right on Mission Bay, allow for a beachside ceremony and then a great space to put on a great dance party. For their first dance, Kayla and Gino chose the classic, Coming Home, by Leon Bridges.

The rest of the night was filled with great dance tunes for a crowd that wouldn’t leave the floor.

Here’s a look at their setlist, as well as more pictures from Ashley Strong Photography.

First Dance
Leon Bridges - Coming Home

Dinner
Colbie Caillat - I Do
Lauv - I Like Me Better
Gym Class Heroes - Stereo Hearts
Bill Withers - Lovely Day (Full Phatt Remix)
Stevie Wonder - Knocks Me off My Feet
Maroon 5 ft SZA - What Lovers Do (Slushii Remix)
Taylor Swift vs Lauryn Hill - Blank Space (DJ Skillz Throwback Blend)
Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop (That Thing)
Beyonce - Naughty Girl
Bruno Mars - That's What I Like
Duke Dumont f./Jax Jones - I Got U
Vance Joy - Fire And The Flood
Cage The Elephant - Cigarette Daydreams
George Ezra - Budapest
Marshmello ft Khalid - Silence (Illenium Remix)
Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still (Gryffin Remix)
RedFoo - Brand New Day (Instrumental)
Maroon 5 - Sugar
Childish Gambino - Redbone
Maroon 5 f./Cardi B - Girls Like You
Natalie La Rose f./Jeremih - Somebody
James Brown - Soul Power

Father/Daughter Dance
Tim McGraw - My Little Girl

Mother/Son Dance
Van Morrison - Days Like This

Open Dancing
Al Green - Let's Stay Together
Jackson 5 - I Want You Back
Walk The Moon - Shut Up And Dance
Salt N Pepa - Push It (Mayeda Remix)
Flo Rida - Low
Cardi B f./Bad Bunny & J Balvin - I Like It
Marvin Gaye - How Sweet It Is
Jess Glynne - Ain't Got Far To Go
Beyonce - Crazy In Love
Drake - In My Feelings (Mr. Collipark Remix)
Miley Cyrus f. Jay-Z - We Can't Stop (DJ Scooter Twerk Remix)
Miley Cyrus - Party In The U.S.A.
Usher - Yeah
Party Break - Montel Party Break
House of Pain - Old School Jump Off
Earth, Wind & Fire - September
Michael Jackson - Don't Stop Till Get You Get Enough (Hot Classics Remix)
Rick Springfield - Jessie's Girl
Otis Day & the Knights - Shout
Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl
Buster Poindexter - Hot Hot Hot
Quad City D.J.'s - C'mon 'N' Ride It
Cupid - Cupid Shuffle
Mark Ronson f. Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk
Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby (Select Mix Remix)
Bel Biv Devoe - Poison
ZEDD, Maren Morris & Grey - The Middle
Third Eye Blind - Semi Charmed Life (Pat C's Mashup)
Bruno Mars - 24k Magic (Rock It Scientists Hype Edit) (Dynamiq Cutdown)
Ying Yang Twins Feat. Lil' Jon - Salt Shaker
Juvenile ft Lil Wayne & Manny Fresh - Back That Azz Up
Dr Dre ft Snoop Dogg, Kurup & Nate Dogg - The Next Episode
Queen, Notorius B.I.G. - Fat Bottom Girls Hypnotize
Too Short - Blow The Whistle (BPM Supreme Break Intro)
Eastside Boyz - Get Low
Kesha - Tik Tok
LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem

Last Dance
Journey - Don't Stop Believin’

Lululemon Fashion Valley Celebrates New Space with In Store Party

Lululemon Fashion Valley employees have a ceremonial ribbon cutting to celebrate their new space at the mall.

Celebrating a grand re-opening, in a fresh new space, Lululemon Fashion Valley put together a big party for their ambassadors and partners on the evening of August 31, 2018.

DJ Justin Kanoya spins at the grand re-opening party for Lululemon Fashion Valley.

Celebrating a grand re-opening, in a fresh new space, Lululemon Fashion Valley put together a big party for their ambassadors and partners. In addition to music, festivities included acro yoga performances and the unveiling of the ambassadors new wall photos. I’ve been DJing Lululemon parties in San Diego (and elsewhere) since 2015 and it’s always a pleasure to be a part of milestone moments like this.

Here’s a look at the setlist from the night.

• Jackson Breit - Signed Sealed Delivered

• Charming Horses feat. Grace Grundy - Higher Love (Original Mix)

• Maroon 5 ft SZA - What Lovers Do (Cabuizee & Nikki X Remix)

• Sam Feldt, Lush & Simon ft INNA - Fade Away

• ZEDD, Maren Morris & Grey - The Middle (Radio Edit)

• Third Eye Blind - Semi Charmed Life (Pat C's Mashup)

• Jade X Zedd - Don't Walk Away X Get Low (Ragoza Mash Up)

• Backstreet Boys X Jonas Blue - I Want It That Way X Fast Car (Ragoza Blend)

• Jonas Blue f./Dakota - Fast Car (Promo Only Quick Edit)

• Boogie Vice - Bel Air

• Dua Lipa - IDGAF (BPM Supreme Nu Disco Remix)

• Mr. Belt & Wezol ft Aevion - One More Day

• Aretha Franklin - Think

• Salt N Pepa - Push It (Mayeda Remix)

• Run DMC vs Jason Nevins - It's Like That '97 (Select Mix Remix)

• Snap - I've Got The Power (Cazztek Remix)

• Ed Sheeran - Shape Of You (Disco Killerz Remix) (Radio Edit)

• Justin Bieber - What Do You Mean (Select Mix Quick Trax)

• Michael Jackson - Wanna Be Startin' Something (Select Mix Quick Trax)

• Felix Jaehn ft Jasmine Thompson - Ain't Nobody (Loves Me Better) (The Rooftop Boys Remix) Mark Ronson, Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk (Select Mix Remix)

• Bell Biv DeVoe - Poison (Ragoza Party Break Intro)

• Britney Spears - Gimme More

• Mariah Carey - Emotions (Select Mix Remix)

• Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation (Select Mix Remix)

• Backstreet Boys - Everybody (Backstreet's Back) (Select Mix Remix)

• Usher - Yeah (Wedding Crasherz Break)

• Destiny's Child - Jumpin' Jumpin' (Jean Tonique Remix)

• Bruno Mars - 24k Magic (Rock It Scientists Hype Edit) (Dynamiq Cutdown)

• N.E.R.D. ft Rihanna - Lemon (Mr. Collipark Remix)

• Drake - In My Feelings (Mr. Collipark Remix)

• Miley Cyrus f. Jay-Z - We Can't Stop (DJ Scooter Twerk Remix)

• Miley Cyrus - Party In The U.S.A.

• Shaggy ft Samantha Cole - Luv Me (Sex Machine)

• Next - Too Close

• Wyclef Jean ft Khadejiah Bass, R. Kelly & Canibus - Gone Til November (The Makin Runs Remix)

• Pras Michael f./ Mya - Ghetto Superstar

• Beyonce - Crazy In Love

• Tupac - California Love

• Dr Dre ft Snoop Dogg, Kurup & Nate Dogg - The Next Episode (Intro Clean)

• Jagged Edge - Where The Party At

• Kanye West - Lift Yourself (Gold Digger Segue)

• Notorious B.I.G. - Hypnotize (Acapella Out)

• Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee & Justin Bieber vs Carlo Kou - Despacito (J Rythm Edit)

• Justin Timberlake - Senorita

• Ariana Grande - No Tears Left To Cry

• Maroon 5 ft Cardi B - Girls Like You (Charlie Lane Remix)

• Ed Sheeran vs Oasis vs Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike vs Martin Garrix - Shape Of Wonderwall Tremor (Grenno Mashup)

• Queen - Another One Bites The Dust (Michael Wayne & Teletanko Remix)

• Migos ft Lil Uzi Vert vs PBH & Jack Shizzle - Bad & Boujee (BPM Supreme Edit)

• Whitney Houston vs Chance The Rapper vs LOCZI - Dance With Somebody All Night (LOCZI Show Edit)

• Jess Glynne - Ain't Got Far To Go

• Duke Dumont f./Jax Jones - I Got U (Radio Edit)

Sunset Yoga Under The Sails - Free Yoga at the San Diego Convention Center

Sunset Yoga Under The Sails took place on August 29, 2018 at the San Diego Convention Center.

San Diego DJ, Justin Kanoya and yoga instructor, Lauren Padula.

On August 29, 2018, nearly 1,000 San Diegans made it out to the San Diego convention center to stretch their bodies at Sunset Yoga Under The Sails. The session, led by Lauren Padula, was a first for the convention center. The free event provided a unique experience in a space typically reserved for trade shows, music performances and other mixed uses.

Scroll to the bottom of this post for a highlight video put together by the Convention Center. Finally, here’s a look at the music I played throughout the evening.

Arrivals

Solange - Cranes In The Sky
LP - Lost On You
HAIM - Want You Back
Kings Of Leon - Use Somebody
Gavin DeGraw - Chariot
HAIM & BloodPop - Little Of Your Love (Remix)
Chris Malinchak - Magic
Snakehips & MO - Don't Leave
Halsey - Colors (Blonde Remix Radio Edit)
Sia f./Sean Paul - Cheap Thrills (Le Youth Remix)
Lost Frequencies f./Sandro Cavazza - Beautiful Life
Christina Aguilera - Telepathy (Rare Candy Radio Edit)
Hotel Garuda - Smoke Signals
Bay Ledges - Safe
The Notorious B.I.G. vs Suzanne Vega - Juicy Diner (Dr Fresch Nu Disco Mash Up)
Queen, Notorius B.I.G. - Fat Bottom Girls Hypnotize (Acapella In To Instrumental)
Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop
Toto - Africa
Kygo ft Justin Jesso - Stargazing (Kaskade Remix)
Sam Feldt, Lush & Simon ft INNA - Fade Away
ZEDD, Maren Morris & Grey - The Middle
Third Eye Blind - Semi Charmed Life (Pat C's Mashup)
Jade X Zedd - Don't Walk Away X Get Low (Ragoza Mash Up)
Backstreet Boys X Jonas Blue - I Want It That Way X Fast Car (Ragoza Blend)
Jonas Blue f./Dakota - Fast Car (Promo Only Quick Edit)
Boogie Vice - Bel Air
Dua Lipa - IDGAF (BPM Supreme Nu Disco Remix)
Mr. Belt & Wezol ft Aevion - One More Day
Route 94 ft Jess Glynne - My Love (Instrumental)
Sam Feldt & Alex Schulz - Be My Lover
Sam Feldt & Kimberly Anne - Show Me Love (EDX Remix)
Duke Dumont f./Jax Jones - I Got U

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Yoga Flow with Lauren Padula

Tiny Island - Le Valse Petit
Jason Mraz - Rise
Jason Mraz - Love Someone
Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still (Lido Remix)
RedFoo - Brand New Day (Instrumental)
Gorillaz ft George Benson - Humility
Odesza ft WYNNE & Mansionair - Line Of Sight
A Tribe Called Quest ft J. Cole - Can I Kick It (J. Cole Remix)
Wyclef Jean ft Khadejiah Bass, R. Kelly & Canibus - Gone Til November
TLC - No Scrubs (gLAdiator & Brazzabelle Remix)
LCD Soundsystem - Dance Yrself Clean
Wreckx N Effect - Rump Shaker (Acapella In/Out)
KREra Mae - Drowning (Instrumental)
ROZES & Nicky Romero - Where Would We Be
Luniz - I Got 5 On It (Acapella Out)
Destinys Child ft Wyclef Jean - No, No, No, Pt. 2
Petit Biscuit - Sunset Lover
Robert Palmer - Every Kinda People (Joey Negro Multicultural Multitrack Mix)
Blackstreet - No Diggity (Mayeda Twerk Remix)
Alpha / Blx - Try to Relax
DJ Drez - Floating Sweetness
Michelle Qureshi - Shivasana

The San Diego Convention Center's Sails Pavilion transformed into a tranquil, yoga studio for one night during a free, community event. In collaboration with the Downtown San Diego Partnership, nearly 1,000 yogis of all fitness levels shared mats across the exhibit space floor during the first ever "Sunset Yoga Under the Sails."