I often relax and explore my mood through music. Beginning in late 2019 I began to DJ exclusively & pseudononymously under the moniker DJR3. I use that identity now as a pseudonym only when I DJ and when I play music fitting these these non-exclusive genre tags:

• Hardstyle, Hardcore
• Nightcore, Nightstyle, Happy Hardcore
• Neorave
• Drum and Bass
• French House

I've performed more in Virtual Reality than I have in real-life, though often my sets are hybrids of VR + IRL. I explore unconventional, real-time settings, like throwing interactive, VR raves in Garry's Mod, a video game released in 2006. Actually I coded a gamemode for Garry's Mod called STREAM STAGE expressely for this, if only because I was curious if it could be done. It can be done and I have done it many times.

Here are all videos of the sets I have played which I have archived:

February 3, 2024 — re;set

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re;set was a URL event; it was the first time I rendered tryhard visuals alongside a set which took forever to actually plan and do, considering this was only a ~30 minute spot, but I'm proud of how they turned out despite how many times I cursed at Adobe Premiere.

The IPFS version has my ~1.5 minute intro and text chat from the event attached.

1. ISOxo & Ninajirachi - SHYPOP
2. Tekken 8 - Victor Chevalier Theme
3. Masayoshi Iimori - Rave Revolt
4. maniken05 - 🎲 nü high
5. DAISUKE ASAKURA - stealth
6. MEKA - BASS ENFORCER
7. Always Mirin - Only Girl
8. DE SIRE - TRIP MACHINE PhoeniX
9. DJ GUDOG - RITMADINHA DANÇANTE
10. Baauer - Let Me Love You (Gutta & Gvrylite Remix)
11. PSYQUI - Still in my heart
12. gasoiid - 💧
13. GOLIN - SUKI SUGI REPLAY ♡ (DJ PUPPYLUV NXC EDIT)
14. JORF REMIX - Let Me Be With You
15. jun - KIMONO PRINCESS
16. 이정현 - Wa (와)
17. leroy - it's up to YOU now!!
18. DJ Sliink - Football Anthem
19. BACK DOOR EXIT - IVE got a cr*sh on you

October 6, 2023 — Millennium Strike Prologue: 2023

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Millennium Strike hosted two days packed full of DJs in Chicago this weekend in October, 2023. I was given the chance to play one alongside Bushmaster, with whom I've been playing sets for years.

And wow, this is the first IRL set in front of more than 5 people! I had a great time playing and putting together the visuals. I also wore a crop top I re-hemmed myself from an Old Navy pull-over despite how cold it was outside because the venue was so hot after hours of dancing.

1. ･. sample bandit — beat masta ･.
2. DJ eSPORTS — NOT A RAVE TOOL 19
3. PIANOID — RAVEKICK
4. BeForU — Love♥Shine (Trent Sinclaire Bootleg)
5. ˖⁺‧₊ maniken05 ⁺♥˖ f333333l ₊‧⁺˖
6. YONEDA — Bitch
7. METAROOM — OUT OF CONTROL
8. MEKA — BASS ENFORCER
9. Malke — Fuck That Beat Up
10. dwams — ++ADV FLASH STEP (hypertrance demo)
11. Walter One — Face To Face
12. Deka — ZEUS x Next to me (Deka Remix)
13. Always Mirin — Only Girl (Hardstyle Gym Remix)
14. Skeler — Arcadia (Heimanu Remix)
15. S3RL — Over The Rainbow (feat Sara)

August 29, 2023 — ASHPOCALYPSE

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VRChat AR/VR DJ set. I am performing in real-time in VRChat and also wrote the Unity plugin for the view you see on the video. My clothes are from Kingly Mask in Harajuku, Tōkyō, which I acquired during this trip to Tōkyō in 2023.

1. Tevvez — Virtual Self — Ghost Voices (Hardstyle Remix)
2. Arianna — Strange B3ast (x mionn)
3. BWBO —「 P H Y S A 」— dontstop
4. NXC131 — DOG BLOOD — TURN OFF THE LIGHTS (djX NXC RAVE TRIP)
5. ☆puppy☆ — lick it
6. Britney Spears — Toxic (Nightcore)
7. Yurkyu — Let's Get Physical
8. Klubbheads — Bambooze
9. Mqx — Next 2 Me
10. Mqx — Next to Me
11. OMY — Origin
12. Skeler — Arcadia (Heimanu Remix)
13. Yurkyu — BULLEETTPROOOF
14. PLURGATTI BOY 420 — SKRILLEX — RUMBLE (FEAT ISOXO AND EXCISION)
15. RITMADINHA DANÇANTE · DJ GUDOG · (EXTREME BASS)
16. S3RL — Bass Slut (KINN Remix)

Apr 15, 2023 — HOWLAR.SPACE

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DJ set captured in real-time with an Intel Realsense depth camera. As with my set 2022 set for Millennium Strike (below) I also filmed this in the weird alcove under my stairs. This time I recorded the raw sensor data (downlod availability pending…)

1. Habstrakt — Préambule
2. Habstrakt — Tonight
3. ISOxo — Beam
4. Deadcrow — Fallout (Poni Remix)
5. Toriena — CQC
6. S3RL — Dopamine
7. Martin Bravi — Habits (Stay High)
8. Sub Zero Project — Rave Culture 2022
9. Bioweapon — Bass Power
10. MUST DIE!, Waterspirit — IN MY HEAD
11. ???
12. Gunman — Raito
13. Yeah — Deapmash
14. Silencee — Controller
15. Crypovolk — Like a G6 (Hardstyle)
16. Buunshin — Sterven
17. Sudoverse — In the City
18. Connor Gallagher, Zyzz, Zedd — Clarity - Hardstyle
19. ISOxo — inhuman (fairy fountain VIP)
20. Lady Gaga, Zyzz — Just Dance - Hardstyle (SPED UP)
21. Sickmode, Rooler — TOO COLD
22. HARDSTYLE CVNT — LIGHTS
23. k?d — SOMEWHAT HUMAN
24. Oliver Tree & Robin Schulz — Miss You (Hardstyle Remix)
25. Lil Texas — Total Knock Out
26. S3RL — Bass Slut - X-FIR3 Remix
27. KLIO, DJ Satomi, Nightcore Nation — I'll Fly With You (L'amour Toujours) (Nightcore Party Mix)
28. S3RL — Doki Doki ドキドキ
29. Otira — Incorrect
30. Sickmode — GO STUPID
31. Maul — TOKYO LIFT
32. Yosuf, Lil Texas — DECA
33. Knock2 — REWiND

June 18, 2022 — MILLENNIUM STRIKE: E3 PRESS CONFERENCE — EP7

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DJ set captured in real-time with an Intel Realsense depth camera (above). Depth data was imported into Unity and used to render a pointcloud representing a human form with particle effects, also in real-time.

I filmed this set in a weird alcove under my stairs where I fit a subwoofer, box amp and a moderately large television, along with all the recording equipment.

1. heimanu — Arcadia
2. knock2 — PARANOiD
3. MUST DIE!, IMANU — LIFE SUCK
4. Charlie Sparks — Tatakai
5. Lil Texas, Danny L Harle & Dj Danny - Donk Rhythm
6. WATER SPIRIT — TAILWHIP (SMITH COMMA JOHN REMIXXX)
7. Heimanu — Atrea
8. Heimanu — Atrea ( Former Hero Remix)
9. GRAVEDGR — FICK DICH (WITH CARNAGE & DITHER)
10. Angel Cannon, Deadcrow — The Light
11. The Straikerz & So Juice — Can You Feel That (Gearbox Presents Twin Turbo)
12. JOYRIDE — HOT DRUM
13. Lil Texas & Water Spirit — Down Like This
14. Chee — Pressure
15. Zuli — Trigger Finger
16. Koreless — Joy Squad
17. Dutch Master — Get Up (Kutski Remix)
18. Dagga — Hype and Dope
19. A.G. Cook — Xxoplex
20. ZULI — Keen Demag
21. Ytho — Crisis

Mar 26, 2021 — EVA Online Presents: Synesthesia #009

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I did this set entirely in VR and never took my HMD off for any bit of it. The game may look like VRChat but it's actually Garry's Mod with VRMod, which gives this 15+ year-old game VR support. I wrote a gamemode called STREAMSTAGE to accomodate streaming audio to all users in the server so every in the club experiences the music together.

Unlike my previous Streamstage events, this time I taped a GoPro to my head and fed the video stream into my HMD. Doing so I was able to coordinate my hand movements to control the DJ controller on the piano stand in front of me. You can see the exact feed from the GoPro in the upper right hand corner of the video screen. The orange-y color is from an OBS filter I applied to it but that's exactly what I saw in the Quest. It was a little difficult to check my phone (for instance) but it all worked well in the end. This creates a fairly seamless AR / VR DJ experience, assuming you have enough USB ports to do all this bullshit.

The Mixxx feed (the DJ software I use) also was piped into the headset so I could select and cue tracks in real time. Any time you see me stare into the middle-distance or a little above my controller during the set I'm cueing the next track or checking audio levels. Instead of Quest audio (which can be nightmarish sometimes) I plugged a pair of headphones into the 3.5mm jack on the front of my computer and used those as my cues, while my room speakers (connected to a USB audio interface coming from the PC) played the game audio which was captured in the final render. This eliminated the latency problems I've experienced in previous sets, and let me move in-time with what everyone in the server (and everyone in the stream) saw!

I'm so glad we had a bunch of people log on to the GMod server! I honestly didn't expect so many friends in game, since this was part of a bigger event which mostly played out on Twitch.

1. SHSTR - Exodus
2. Moris Blak - Hereditary
3. Unholy - Ego Sum Deus
4. CABLE x F?THR - ANGEL TEETH
5. Garçons - Tartarus
6. Gesaffelstein - Zzafrika (Gesaffelstein Rmx)
7. GasteL - Rene
8. Pedestrian Tactics - Kernel Panic
9. JOYRYDE - IM GONE
10. Masayoshi Iimori - Flow
11. Expulze - Mind Control (Original Mix)
12. DJ Sharpnel - TOKI-MEKI GABBAREAL (tanigon)
13. Boy 8-Bit - Fogbank
14. Apashe;INSTASAMKA - Uebok (feat. Instasamka) (Russian Jump Up Mafia)
15. Trance Generator - Chaos (The Yofridiz Remix)
16. S3RL - Doof Doof Untz Untz (Weaver Remix)
17. Shaun Baker/Seaside Clubbers - DUP DUP (Danceboy German Remix)
18. East Clubbers - East Clubbers - Drop
19. MALIXE - All Is None
20. Nhato - Forbidden Souls
21. Shifter Feat. S3RL - Hardcore Is The Place
22. SHSTR - Destroy The Creator
23. Minamotoya - Alpenglow

Jan 8, 2021 — VRChat DJs United x EVA DIMENSIONAL COLLAPSE

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DIMENSIONAL COLLAPSE was a party in VRChat organized by DJ's United and featuring collaboration with EVA Online to celebrate the release of R O C K Y's Euphoria EP. This was by far the longest time I'd ever spent consecutively in VR, by the end of it we'd been talking and dancing and playing music for something like 7 hours. My trackers died twice and my headset and right controller were nearly dead at the end but it was an extremely fun night.

I'd like to do VR events / crossovers like this more often. The nice thing about games like VRChat or Garry's Mod is that you can play them with a headset or just on keyboard, there were plenty of people that night doing either. Just having everyone in the same "virtual" room creates such a warm and close atmosphere despite being maybe thousands of miles away from many of the people there. There's feeling of closeness, especially in VR where you can see everyone's body language, that makes experiences like this very special to me.

1. Zeds Dead - Nostalgia
2. Tessela - Let Up
3. Kode 9 - Uh
4. Lone - Dragonrush
5. Geoxor - Moneko
6. Marina and the Diamonds - Lies (Zeds Dead Remix)
7. kittynxc - T3LL U
8. JOYRIDE - On Fire
9. Machinedrum and Holly - Berry Patch
10. Special Request - Fett
11. Sully - Swandive
12. DMVU - Bloccd
13. Silkie - Limits
14. Shandy Kubota - Spin Out (aran Remix)
15. ♥ GOJII ♥ - SPELLBOUND
16. S3RL & Filthy Frank - Dumbass Statuses
17. Manian - Hold Me Tonight (Nightcore Edit)
18. Wildstylez and Sound Run ft. Ruby Prophet - Untamable (Tweekacore Remix)
19. Hommarju - Reboot
20. LektriQue, Mightnight CVLT - Full Throttle
21. Proxy & Autodidakt - Action Jackson
22. Teddyloid - Jumping Mole (Nerdcore Switch)
23. Manga & Dta - Riddim
24. SHOCKONE - Follow Me
25. Skepsis - Goes Like (The Prototypes Remix)
26. Current Value - That Smile
27. Metrik - Hackers
28. GRRL - Rally
29. Netsky, Urbandawn - Power
30. S3RL - 9 Bars of Ecuador
31. Rawtek & Bellorum - Money Call
32. ALRT & Callum Higby - Feel My NRG
33. Radical Redemption & Nonsens - Beat Hotel
34. The Avalanches - Interstellar Love

Dec 11, 2020 — Streamstage Dec.11.2020.GMod.VR.DJ

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1. GRRL - Rally
2. Hommarju - Reboot
3. TORIENA - Break Me Down
4. USAO - BroGamer
5. Hommarju - Demon's Rave (Original Mix)
6. Massive New Krew - The Daylight
7. Anime - Cracks
8. Rockefeller Street (EightOEight Hardstyle Remix)
9. S3RL - Bass Slut (X-FIR3 Remix)
10. Shaun Baker/Seaside Clubbers - DUP DUP (Danceboy German Remix)
11. Sagi-Rei - L'Amour toujours
12. Danny L Harle, Lil Texas - Dreaming
13. Rav3r - Thick As Thieves - Jack To The Sound (T78 Extended Remix)
14. Scot Project - B (Baby) (Scot Project Remix)
15. A.Mochi - Squeal 43 (Original Mix)
16. JOYRYDE - BROOKLYN
17. DOG BLOOD - TURN OFF THE LIGHTS (djX NXC RAVE TRIP)
18. NAOKI - BRILLIANT 2U (K.O.G G3 MIX)
19. S3RL - Neon Genesis (Pulse Remix)
20. Anime - Be A God (Tih) (Endymion Remix)
21. DJ Mad Dog - 1996
22. Barong Family - Psycho Boys Club & Sihk - Spicy Curry
23. LIL TEXAS - TERROR TO YOUR EAR
24. TORIENA - Flashback
25. Otira - Believe In Yourself
26. LeKtriQue, Midnight CVLT - Full Throttle (Original Mix)
27. RoughSketch & uno feat. さきぴょ - Nyan-Nyan-Nyan!
28. REDALiCE - SKYLiGHTS
29. aran & t+pazolite - Chobit Flavor
30. USAO - Radiant (Massive New Krew REMIX)
31. S3RL Feat. Sara - Over The Rainbow

Oct 24, 2020 — STREAMSTAGE Virtual-Reality Audiovisual Experience

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1. [Music Bed] MURA MASA - Low (feat Jay Prince)
2. Yuki Kajiura - Magical Girl Birthday
3. DJ Hidden - Times Like These VIP
4. Rav3r - Thick As Thieves - Jack To The Sound (T78 Extended Remix)
5. Scot Project - B (Baby) (Scot Project Remix)
6. Mak & Pasteman - Runout (Original Mix)
7. Nineteen Sines - Chemical (T78 Remix)
8. Patrik Berg - Hope (Original Mix)
9. A*S*Y*S, T78 - Ac/Id (Original Mix)
10. i_o - Another Level
11. Virtual Self - Ghost Voices (Raito Remix)
12. Unknown Artist - Untitled (Kalli's Freezing Cold Confused Yoghurt Mix)
13. ASYS - The Acid (Original Version)
14. UMEK - Beat at 4 AM (Original Mix)
15. i_o - Rave 444
16. Batongo - Batongo - Aguirre (Fango Remix)
17. I Hate Models - Walpurgis Night (feat. Zanias)
18. Hydelic - Walls
19. In-Panic Vs Bubble - Imitation Of Life
20. Neurotic Pulse - Undermind All
21. Klanglos - Acid Trip
22. Cosmic Boys - Timeless (Original Mix)
23. Kai Tracid, Ramon Tapia - 303 State (Extended Version)
24. Alignment - Time (Original Mix)
25. Ursula Rucker, 2pole - Alone Feat. Ursula Rucker (Original Mix)
26. A.Mochi - Squeal 43 (Original Mix)
27. A*S*Y*S, Kai Tracid, Tom Wax - Freedom of Expression (Dark Acid Mix)
28. Renegade System - Predator (Extended Mix)
29. Da Tekno Warriors - Yo
30. DJ Hidden - The Nightmare Connector (Original Mix)
31. DJ Mad Dog - 1996
32. Camisra - Let Me Show You (Da Techno Bohemian Mix)
33. TORIENA - Flashback
34. Otira - Believe In Yourself
35. DOG BLOOD - TURN OFF THE LIGHTS (djX NXC RAVE TRIP)
36. Good Enuff - Otira - Night Is Short
37. TORIENA - PURE FIRE
38. NAOKI - BRILLIANT 2U (K.O.G G3 MIX)
39. S3RL - Bass Slut
40. Anime - Cracks
41. tiger YAMATO - R3
42. 190' - PARANOiA Rebirth
43. Yuki Kajiura - Domus Meus [Arrangement No.1]
44. Atlon Inc. - Room Nr. 1
45. Juyen Sebulba & Lil Texas - Rush Hour
46. WATER SPIRIT - TAILWHIP (SMITH COMMA JOHN REMIXXX)
47. Son Lux - Flickers
48. Halogenix & IMANU - Technoid
49. Geoxor - Virtual
50. bitbird - Aiobahn - Fragments (ft. KOCHO)
51. Yuki Kajiura - Where Is It
52. MONDO GROSSO - ラビリンス (Album Mix)

Jun 28, 2020 — EVA Online Presents: Synesthesia #002

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1. [Lobby] Rei Harakami - Pone
2. S3RL & SynthWulf - Press Play Walk Away
3. gasoiid - s0-n2u
4. kittynxc - T3LL U
5. Boney M - Rasputin (DOPEDROP Bootleg)
6. Nightcore - All The Things She Said (DJ Gollum feat. Scarlet)
7. Anime - Cracks
8. 180 - PARANOiA (kskst mix)
9. Crystal Lake - Handzup Motherfuckers (Nightcore edit)
10. S3RL & Filthy Frank - Dumbass Statuses
11. t+pazolite & Getty - Twisted Drop Party
12. USAO - BroGamer
13. LIL TEXAS - Description of Evil
14. Braven - Texas Energy
15. DJ Sharpnel - MOTHERFUCKER!! (tanigon)
16. Usao - Up in Smoke
17. Water Spirit - ARIES
18. Juyen Sebulba & Stoltenhoff - Deathmatch
19. DJ Mad Dog - Fuck That Shit
20. Nightcore - Dreamers
21. S3RL Feat. Tamika - Better Off Alone

Jun 6, 2020 — [Week 2] Club Howler Virtual Rave & TTT

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1. [Lobby] AAron EVO — Beverly Chills
2. Perfume — Take off
3. Perfume — love the world
4. The Touch — Le Night Dominator (Zombie Disco Squad Remix)
5. Lady Gaga — Alice
6. COFFIN — COFFIN — Bullet
7. Injury Reserve — Jailbreak the Tesla (feat. Aminé)
8. Flava D — Acting Stank
9. Prospa — Back to the motherland (original mix)
10. 𝑮𝑹𝑹𝑳 — GRRL — The Bird
11. MacHinedrum & Holly — Berry Patch (IMANU Remix)
12. ALRT — ALRT & Callum Higby — Feel My NRG
13. Good Enuff — Otira — The Funky Beat
14. Blacklolita — FOREVER (^_^)
15. Ken Ishii — The World of PAC-MAN (Original Mix)
16. Azureon: Surge — HAEZER — You Feel Me ft. Born I Music
17. Gesaffelstein — Hate Or Glory
18. Daft Punk — Fall (Japanese Popstars Remix)
19. Water Spirit — ARIES
20. Barong Family — Juyen Sebulba & Stoltenhoff — Deathmatch
21. DJ Mad Dog — Fuck That Shit
22. Otira — Otira — Black Dog
23. Barong Family — Juyen Sebulba & Lil Texas — Rush Hour
24. Mitomoro & M-Project — F#=k That Beat Up
25. S3RL — Bass Slut
26. Anime — Cracks
27. DJ Sharpnel — 詩片
28. LIL TEXAS — Out My Head
29. 180 — PARANOiA (kskst mix)
30. Alice DeeJay — Better Off Alone 2008 (C o O k ! e Remix)
31. Himera — Voicenote

May 9, 2020 — End of Howler: One More Final: Thank You

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After three years of operation, the NCSU Imageboard, howler.space, shut down. Because we couldn't meet up in-person anymore, as the university was closed for the rest of the semester, we decided to throw a rave in Garry's Mod. To my knowledge this hasn't been done before and it required a handful of open-source tools that I wrote to help facilitate the music and atmosphere of the party. After the music was over we played Trouble in Terrorist Town on the same server until the website shut down.

Bushmaster

Neo-funk, breakbeat, hardstyle

1. KTG — Romantic Love (Remix)
2. DOT96 — MAKE IT FUNKY NOW (BMS Edit)
3. Gambafreaks — Down Down Down (Class A Remix)
4. Spy — Midnight Blue
5. Disclosure — Expressing What Matters
6. Higgo — Champion Sound VIP
7. Mousse T. / Hot 'N' Juicy — Horny — Mousse T.'s Extended Mix
8. Madison Avenue — Don't Call Me Baby
9. Kohta Takahashi — Urban Fragments
10. Hiroshi Okubo — Movin' In Circles
11. Hideki Naganuma — FEEL the POWER in YOUR SOUL
12. DJ Dicks "The Doctor" Darkness — The Psyscho Ball
13. Masafumi Takada — DANGANRONPA FUTURE MIX
14. Klaus Veen — Ordinary Days V2
15. Sealab — Suit Up
16. kittynxc — T3LL U
17. DJ Arne L. II — R.I.P.
18. Machine Girl — Sister Juke
19. Maladroit — Amen Motherfucker
20. Machine Girl — Cloud99 (As Above Mix)
21. Hidenori Shoji & Haruyoshi Tomita — World 8: Clock Tower Factory
22. Trym Torson — Transition (Original Mix)
23. Machine Girl — Lilith
24. Kohta Takahashi — Move Me
25. Sewerslvt — Blacklight (feat. Skvllz)
26. Machine Girl — Krystle (URL Cyber Palace Mix)
27. Seweslvt — Mr. Kill Myself
28. goreshit — MATZcore
29. IOSYS — メイドやめますか？人間やめますか？
30. WATER SPIRIT — TAILWHIP
31. N & S — DEAD END
32. Tomosuke / U1-ASAMi — It's a Small World (Ducking Hardcore Mix)
33. YONEDA — Bitch
34. High Contrast — Racing Green (Capsika Bootleg Remix)
35. Minmi — Shiki no Uta

DJR3

Bemani, rave, gabber

1. [Lobby Music] Rei Harakami — Pone
2. Masayoshi Iimori — Alcohol feat. Relect
3. Hate (IDEA+RHYTHM) — BLOWHORN
4. aran — GRiDGALAXY
5. Lolica Tonica — Make me Feel
6. Hideki Naganuma — AIN'T NOTHIN' LIKE A FUNKY BEAT
7. M-Project & Signal — Come Feel The XTC
8. Carpainter — Bitch Body + Radarman (madmaid Remix)
9. LeKtriQue — Shots Fired
10. The Bloody Beetroots — Heavy
11. MASAYOSHI IIMORI — Hella Deep
12. gasoiid — s0-n2u
13. Carpainter — Salvo Fire
14. Locked in the bathroom (Deus Ex)
15. Max Graef — Rush
16. Virtual Self — Ghost Voices (djX edit)
17. Rockefeller Street (EightOEight Hardstyle Remix)
18. DJ Weirdo & DJ Sim — Pump That Stupid Bass (Happy Rave Mix)
19. TaQ — Holic
20. Joujouka — Rock Is Sponge
21. Klubbheads — Kickin' Hard 2001 (Central Seven Remix)
22. TaQ — DXY!
23. ALRT — TAKE ME AWAY
24. Water Spirit — ARIES
25. Boney M — Rasputin (DOPEDROP Bootleg)
26. Dj Psycangle — Smile, Fuck Up (Wan Bushi Remix)
27. NXC131 — DOG BLOOD — TURN OFF THE LIGHTS (djX NXC RAVE TRIP)
28. NAOKI — BRILLIANT 2U (K.O.G G3 MIX)
29. 源屋 — Jump!
30. 180 — PARANOiA (kskst mix)
31. N & S — Dead End
32. Y&Co. — BAD BOY BASS!! (dj Remo-con MIX)
33. Carpainter — Supernova
34. Masayoshi Iimori — Punching Down
35. aran & t+pazolite — Chobit Flavor
36. 源屋 feat. motoko — Stasis (3R2 Remix)
37. Hydelic — cycle of silence
38. The Acolyte — Treble, Bass, and Attitude
39. Aya London — Fly Me to the Moon -Beat- [TV Size]

Jan 25, 2020 — NEUROTiC

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4FTERLIFE_ONLINE was an internet neo-rave community that spawned from inspiration of internet rave life, underground 2000s rave cultures, Y2K, cyberpunk, infornography, identity & existentialism. NEUROTiC was my first performance with 4F_O; the event was livestreamed on 4F_O's twitch channel and featured performances by six different DJs and over 20 different virtual stages!

1. Yuzo Koshiro - Entry Maxi4 (Terminal mode)
2. DJ Noriken - Exhaust Hype
3. Shinichi Osawa - Rendezvou
4. THOMAS BANGALTER & DJ FALCON - CALL ON ME (Muttonheads fine touch remix)
5. Mr. Oizo feat. Errorsmith - Erreur Jean
6. 牛尾憲輔 - Drop In Pressure
7. DJ Weirdo & DJ Sim - Pump That Stupid Bass (Happy Rave Mix)
8. Carpainter - Mission Accepted (Otira Remix)
9. Shinichi Osawa - Technodluv
10. Dance Dance Revolution - The Acolyte - Treble, Bass, and Attitude
11. C-Show - ERROR CODE
12. The Speed Freak - DJ-Fuck
13. Masayoshi Iimori - Rave Revolt
14. Rockefeller Street (EightOEight Hardstyle Remix)
15. Yuzo Koshiro - Highway Obsession
16. Hydelic - butterfly effect

Jan 1, 2020 — DECENNIUM 202X: New Year's Eve Event

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My setup involved three computers, five instances of ffmpeg, one webcamera, one webserver, and 40GiB of RAM! It's really amazing that all these things came together to create one continuous experiece; it's this feeling that's kept me motivated in my experimentation with audio/visual experiences overall.

It was a super fun night! We started a little later than expected but once we got started the party went off without a hitch... it was my boyfriend's (DJ_ABF's) first time DJ'ing and I'm glad he had fun too. The entirety of the show was streamed on my Twitch channel as well. This show was super special to me because it was (1) my last show of 2019 and (2) the first show of my last year of college; I hope everyone at the party and everyone watching the recording (past, present, future) has as much fun as I did! The audicence was generally invited from a unviersity imageboard I run but far more people came out than I expected; especially since this was Winter break I didn't expect so many people to show up in real-life! Because this event was a blending of Internet neo-rave culture and my IRL friends I was surprised when we had an exceptional audience both online and in-person.

The night was divided into ZONES, which resemble the Zone Races from WipEout HD:

ZONE VENOM (DJ_ABF) (Pop, Big Room, House, Indie)

DJ_ABF opened the night with an accessible amount of pop and indie hits from the past decade (2010's); unfortunately there is no recording of his set but his tracklist is published below:

1. Childish Gambino - Retro [ROUGH]
2. Lil Wayne;Swizz Beatz - Uproar
3. Joyner Lucas - I Love (Explicit)
4. New Legends - kFle9pGCtU0
5. Jungle - Heavy, California
6. Two Feet - I Feel Like I'm Drowning
7. Tame Impala - The Less I Know the Better
8. Oceans - 7h3Pd5SbCRI
9. slenderbodies - king
10. James Arthur - You Deserve Better
11. Ed Sheeran feat. Paulo Londra & Dave - Nothing On You
12. The Chainsmokers, Amy Shark - The Reaper
13. LSD - Genius
14. Saint Laurent - WT WJDPfurc
15. Alec Benjamin - Mind Is A Prison
16. Harry Styles - Watermelon sugar

ZONE PHANTOM (BUSHMASTER) (Big beat, House, Nu-funk, Acid House)

BUSHMASTER played next, generating ZONE PHANTOM in the process; his set consisted of DDR-inspired nu-funk and fighting-game OST hits; it was a well-mixed and well-balanced set; I especially enjoy BUSHMASTER's taste for early-2000's esthetic; that much is evident in the visuals (slow-scrolling text and harsh contrasts) for his set as well as in his music; below is his (unordered) set list:

1. Concept of Love Intro by Stuff3
2. Michael Gray - The Weekend (Original 12 Inch Mix)
3. Daft Punk - Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
4. Dirty Vegas - Days Go By
5. The Superman Lovers - Starlight
6. Debbie Malone - Rescue Me (Original Version)
7. Eric Prydz - Call On Me (Radio Edit)
8. Space Cube - Session
9. Justice - D.A.N.C.E.
10. Skylar Spence - Can't You See
11. 奥河英樹 - Makoto Stage ~ Spunky
12. 奥河英樹 - Elena Stage ~ Beats in My Head (Tribal Dance)
13. Hideki Naganuma - AIN'T NOTHIN' LIKE A FUNKY BEAT
14. TeddyLoid - Fly Away (Taku & TeddyLoid For the Club Edit)
15. Capcom Vs. SNK 2 - This is True Love Makin' (London)
16. Justice - DVNO
17. Hideki Naganuma - Let Mom Sleep
18. Hideki Naganuma - Teknopathetic
19. Nookie - Give A Little Love ('94 Lick)
20. Duck Sauce - Barbara Streisand (Original Mix)
21. FatBoy Slim - Wonderful night (album mix)
22. The immortals - Techno syndrome 7
23. Daft Punk - Da Funk
24. Mr. Oizo - Gay Dentists
25. Daft Punk - Indo Silver Club
26. Ark - punkadelik (mr oizo rmx)
27. Alan Braxe & Fred Falke - Intro (Original Club Mix)
28. Buffalo Bunch - T.I.T.T.S. - Take It To The Streets
29. The Chemical Brothers - Block Rockin' Beats
30. Play Paul - Holy Ghostz
31. Joga - Dam Dariram
32. Le Knight Club - Nymphae Song
33. Dance Dance Revolution - OKUYATOS - Kind Lady (Funk Disco Extended Mix)
34. Detroit Swindle - The Break Up (Original Mix)
35. Afro Medusa - Pasilda (Knee Deep Club Mix)
36. Soul Providers - Rise (Bini And Martini Mix)
37. Dizzee Rascal - Bassline Junkie
38. Daft Punk - Something About Us
39. Madeon - No Fear No More
40. Stardust - Music Sounds Better With You (12' club mix)

ZONE ZEN (DJR3) (French House, Synthpop, Future)

I went on next after a short intermission; I split my set in half according to taste; this first half was focused on upbeat pop and future-sounding music! My chief inspiration for this half of the set was WipEout HD; everything I picked out here sounded like it could've been a piece of the original soundtrack for that game; it is an extremely inspirational game for me and I think that much is evident in my visuals and my music. Below is my full set list for ZONE ZEN:

1. Cola Splash - Curry Drinker
2. Yuzo Koshiro - Overdrive Neurotransmitters
3. Lolica Tonica - Make me Feel
4. THOMAS BANGALTER & DJ FALCON - CALL ON ME (Muttonheads fine touch remix)
5. Yelle - Moteur action
6. The Touch - Le Night Dominator (Radio Edit)
7. Nightcore - Rasputin (Remix)
8. M_Ferri - Arturia (Boris Brejcha Remix)
9. Justice - Waters of Nazareth
10. Yelle - Que Veux-Tu (Madeon Remix)
11. Perfume - Spring of Life (Album-mix)
12. Kyary Pamyu Pamyu - チェリーボンボン extended
13. Surkin - Love Shot (Djedjotronic & Noob Remix)
14. Joujouka - Rock Is Sponge
15. Captain Jack - Dream A Dream
16. Adam Freeland - Fear
17. Ekowraith - Waiting For Tonight (Club Mix)
18. Dopamine - Flat Out
19. Locked in the bathroom (Deus Ex)
20. Proxy - Decoy
21. Surkin - Lose Yourself feat. Ann Saunderson (Brodinski Remix)
22. Yuzo Koshiro - Acid Runner
23. Hydelic - butterfly effect
24. onoken - shylph
25. Alice DeeJay - Better Off Alone 2008 (C o O k ! e Remix)
26. Yuzo Koshiro - Entry (Maxi2 Version)
27. Virtual Self - Particle Arts

ZONE SUPERZEN (DJR3) (Neo-rave, Dark Techno)

Next I transition into ZONE SUPERZEN; this zone is meant to be the harsher, neo-rave side of ZONE ZEN; the upbeat kick-and-snares of the former set are replaced with harsh synths and Roland 303 bass lines; I accompany the change of tone with a visual alteration, swapping out the bright color palette of the former ZONE with dark blacks and harsh reds which mirror the music I planned for ZONE SUPERZEN; below is the set list for that ZONE:

1. Serial Experiments Lain - Cables and powerlines and electricity poles compilation
2. Gesaffelstein - Trans
3. 牛尾憲輔 - E
4. Unknown Artist - Untitled (Kalli's Freezing Cold Confused Yoghurt Mix)
5. Sasha - Goteki 45
6. [ETC] MAGIA - Mindfuck Remix
7. TaQ - stoic (EXTREME version)
8. NOMA - Brain Power
9. DJ Noriken - Summerlights(IIDX Edition)
10. Rockefeller Street (EightOEight Hardstyle Remix)
11. Treow, NaturaLe & Aruko - selFa
12. 180 - PARANOiA (kskst mix)
13. Simon C - Fuck You
14. Creasemaster & Slamdog - Bump The Bass
15. Kenta Nagata - Half Pipe
16. Wan Bushi - Eurodance Vibes Part 5
17. Ω - MAX 300
18. The legend Of Max - 27 The legend Of Max
19. kamome sano - take it higher
20. 牛尾憲輔 - Descent To Grey
21. Aya London - Fly Me to the Moon -Beat- [TV Size]

Nov 23, 2019 — Subsystem 20XX

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This may be the most fun I've ever had putting together a show; we had decided that BUSHMASTER would open and DJR3 would go on right after; this was the second time I organized / played a set with an opener, the first being Howlerween. I advertised the party on my website and ~20 people showed overall; I was super-excited to see everyone!

The entire SUBSYSTEM20XX experience (i.e. both DJ sets) was livestreamed to Twitch.tv on my channel there. Despite being my first time livestreaming an event I think I ran it well; I used two IP cameras to feed an OBS setup running on a server in my closet; that feed was then encoded and sent to the Twitch servers to be broadcast in real-time. I hope to do more streams like this soon.

BUSHMASTER (8PM)

BUSHMASTER opened the night with a fun run of breakbeat, acid house, and neo-funk. Here's his setlist (not ordered):

1. Fatboy Slim - Right Here, Right Now
2. Fatboy Slim - The Rockafeller Skank
3. The Chemical Brothers - Setting Sun
4. The Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up
5. Bald Terror - Drummachine
6. Fatboy Slim - Acid 8000
7. The Prodigy - Voodoo People
8. Yugo Kanno - il vento d'oro
9. Commix - Be True
10. Fatboy Slim Vs Bassbin Twins - Aaaaw Shut Up
11. FatBoy Slim - Big Beat Souffle
12. Fatboy Slim - Everybody Needs A 303
13. The Prodigy - Timebomb Zone
14. Dawl - Let's Go
15. Fatboy Slim - Love Island
16. L.E.D.LIGHT-G - HELL SCAPER (Long version)
17. Fatboy Slim - Ya Mama
18. Mr.Oizo - Flat Beat
19. Chosen Few - Name Of The DJ
20. Nookie - Give A Little Love ('94 Lick)
21. j^p^n - amend. []
22. Agent Sumo - Aint Got Time To
23. Backdraft - Headcharge (original mix)
24. Chosen Few - Name Of The DJ
25. Various Artists - Underworld - Born Slippy

DJR3 (8:45PM)

I went on around 8:45PM, playing a DJ set consisting of deep house, trance, and neo-rave; here's my setlist (in order):

1. 奥河英樹 - Now, Fight a New Rival!
2. Gesaffelstein - Trans
3. Deapmash - Halcyon (VIP mix)
4. MPIA3 - Acid Badger
5. The Black Dog - Heavy Industry (Shifted Remix)
6. TaQ - Digital MinD (AT Libra mix)
7. The Black Dog - Black Chamber Order (Blawan Remix)
8. tiger YAMATO - R3
9. TaQ - DXY!
10. Counsel pop - jd sports
11. Kai Tracid - Skywalker
12. Dwig - Rise
13. Daft Punk - Rollin' & Scratchin'
14. Daft Punk - Oh Yeah
15. Sasha - FEISAR
16. zodiak commune - ZC 006 Mig - Passing Io A - Passing Io
17. 180 - PARANOiA (kskst mix)
18. G Jones - Drift (Acid Mix)
19. System Shock - Bizzy Time
20. NAOKI underground - INSERTiON
21. Parallax - b Transcendental
22. The Source Experience - Intruder
23. The Speed Freak - 06 - Kung-Fu(ck You ! - I'll Use My Sword)
24. 竹本晃 - track44
25. ABLK - Acid Starter Pack
26. Virtual Self - EON BREAK
27. d-complex - ECSTASY
28. The Infinity Project - Hyperspaced (Doof Remix)
29. USAO - Outbreak
30. 竹本晃 - サイベリアテクスチュア5a
31. onoken - shylph
32. Masashi Hamauzu - FINAL FANTASY XIII - The Promise ~ The Sunleth Waterscape
33. Aya London - Fly Me to the Moon -Beat- [TV Size]
34. MOGUAI - ACIIID (Kryder X Benny Benassi Remix)
35. Ryu - Be quiet
36. zodiak commune - ZC 001 Acid Basztard-Kompressor EP A2 - Atomzeit-'98
37. Wan Bushi - 02 Samurai Dance
38. OutPhase - sync
39. onoken - felys
40. Creasemaster & Slamdog - Bump The Bass
41. The Prophet - Big Boys Don't Cry (Rave Mix)
42. Virtual Self - Ghost Voices (djX edit)
43. Dj Psycangle - Smile, Fuck Up (Wan Bushi Remix)

Aug 17, 2019 — Howler Presents...

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This was the first set I ever played and the first really big party we threw; serious home-grown house party vibes contained in this grainy video. Unfortunately, the VOD cuts when things start to get really weird and really deep and really gabber... maybe that's for the best!

I recorded it all on my Google Nexus 6 propped against a wall.

1. Naoki Maeda - Title (Can You Feel The Rhythm?)
2. Push - Strange World (2000 Remake)
3. Hydelic - butterfly effect (instrumental mix)
4. The Crystal Method - Acetone
5. Hydelic - awakening
6. Porter Robinson - my nostalgia is a curse
7. LAMONT - Titanic
8. Otira - Take Me
9. Proxy - Cypher
10. Orbital - Impact (The Earth Is Burning)
11. Unknown Artist - Untitled (Kalli's Freezing Cold Confused Yoghurt Mix)
12. Fatboy Slim - Acid 8000
13. counsel pop - jd sports
14. Stakker - Humanoid (Plump DJs 2001 Retouch)
15. The Future Sound of London - We Have Explosive (Herd Killing)
16. 138 - Deconstruct (Joefarr Remix)
17. Sync [Extreme Version] - 18 Sync [Extreme Version]
18. Porter Robinson - SHEPHERDESS
19. Plump DJs - Gobbstopper
20. JS16 - STOMP TO MY BEAT
21. bald terror - drummachine (original mix)
22. kors k - Rave Cannon
23. DJ TECHNORCH - PARANOiA TCN ～Dirty Mix～
24. かめりあ - kick the dance floor!!
25. DJ Noriken - Exhaust Hype(Boost Up)
26. ノマ - Brain Power
27. Pushin' On - 656237072
28. L.E.D. - INVISIBLE STRIX
29. Dj Psycangle - Smile, Fuck Up (Wan Bushi Remix)
30. Unexist - Die Screaming Motherfucker
31. WATER SPIRIT - TAILWHIP (SMITH COMMA JOHN REMIXXX)
32. Wan Bushi - Combo Whore
33. 2MB - PARANOiA KCET (Clean Mix)
34. Masayoshi Iimori - Rave Revolt
35. DJ Noriken - Summerlights(IIDX Edition)
36. Square Enix - Wretched Weaponry:Quiet
37. Kai Tracid - Skywalker
38. Virtual Self - Particle Arts
39. Virtual Self - ANGEL VOICES
40. Virtual Self - Ghost Voices (Raito Remix)
41. Virtual Self - Ghost Voices (Raito Old School Remix)
42. MPIA3 - Acid Badger
43. tiger YAMATO - R3
44. Pharoahe Monch - Simon Says (Mt Eden Remix)
45. Shiro Sagisu - Decisive Battle
46. Dj Sharpnel - That Japanese Track(Noiserave Remix
47. N & S - Dead End
48. Chosen Few - The Name Of The Dj(Noiserave Remix)
49. Masayoshi Iimori - Euphoria
50. ALRT - TAKE ME AWAY
51. TaQ - DXY!
52. KONAMI - MUSIC SELECT
53. STM 200 - PARANOiA ETERNAL
54. Square Enix - Broken Heart
55. Eprom, G Jones - Daemon Veil (Original Mix)
56. Eprom and Bong-Ra - Center of the Sun (Bong-Ra Remix)
57. Toys Are Real - Flymutha
58. Sasha - FEISAR
59. Yuzo Koshiro - Acid Runner
60. Underworld - Kittens
61. Plump DJs - Big Groovy Funker
62. Keiichi Sugiyama - Buggie Running Beeps 01
63. Yuzo Koshiro - Wanna Try One Last Time
64. Ekowraith - Waiting For Tonight (Club Mix)
65. SHIKI - air
66. Son Lux - Flickers
67. Disclosure - What's In Your Head
68. Kenta Nagata - Lost
69. Kenta Nagata - White Out
70. ENDING 1 (MUSIC LIST)
71. Kenta Nagata - Half Pipe
72. Kenta Nagata - db
73. Harrison BDP - Confusion Of Sound
74. Stoic [Extreme Version] - 20 Stoic [Extreme Version]
75. Kai Tracid - 180° Bassdrum
76. Ryu - Be quiet
77. E-ROTIC - CAT'S EYE (Ventura Mix)
78. Ω - MAX 300
79. The legend Of Max - 27 The legend Of Max
80. Wan Bushi - 02 Samurai Dance
81. KONAMI - MODE SELECT
82. Gabber Piet - Real Hardcore
83. DJ TECHNORCH - Gothic System (2005 Re-Edit)
84. 竹本晃 - プロトタイプF
85. Porter Robinson - Goodbye To A World
86. Masashi Hamauzu - FINAL FANTASY XIII - The Promise ~ The Sunleth Waterscape
87. SHIKI - Mercury Lamp
88. Virtual Self - EON BREAK
89. NAOKI - STAFF ROLL
90. Dance Dance Revolution - OKUYATOS - Kind Lady (Funk Disco Extended Mix)
91. Hydelic - butterfly effect (instrumental mix)