Dana and Olin’s Garden Party - San Diego Botanic Garden Wedding

Dana and Olin share a laugh just prior to their wedding ceremony at the San Diego Botanic Garden.

The San Diego Botanic Garden was the perfect setting for Dana and Olin’s August 2, 2019 wedding celebration. I continue to enjoy this setting for weddings, as it’s a great spot for a secluded celebration, but still have a party where guests can dance well into the evening.

Dana and Olin kicked the night off by dancing to Tom Odell’s, “Grow Old With Me,” and later chose a join parents dance to Adele’s, “To Make You Feel My Love.”

The rest of the night was full of current hits and 90s jams. The dancefloor closed out with with the Kygo/Whitney Houston collab, “Higher Love.” This was such an anthem during the summer of 2019, so it was the perfect way to cap a 2019 summer wedding.

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

First Dance
Tom Odell - Grow Old with Me

Dinner Music
George Ezra - Budapest
Ben E. King - Stand By Me
Elton John - Rocket Man
Justin Timberlake - Mirrors
Redbone - Come And Get Your Love (Select Mix Remix)
Bill Withers - Lovely Day (Full Phatt Remix)
Toto - Africa (Select Mix Remix)
Taylor Swift vs Lauryn Hill - Blank Space (DJ Skillz Throwback Blend)
Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop (That Thing)
Beyonce - Love On Top
Dan & Shay - Tequila (R3HAB Remix)
Marshmello ft CHVRCHES - Here With Me (BPM Supreme Jump Off Edit)
Anne-Marie - 2002 (Select Mix Quick Trax)
Beenie Man ft Janet Jackson - Feel It Boy (DJ PonFetti Edit)
Stevie Wonder - Superstition Pt. 2 (Select Mix Remix)
The Rolling Stones - Beast Of Burden (Select Mix Remix)
Lauv - I Like Me Better (PeteDown Flavor Mix)
TLC - No Scrubs (Diggz Acapella Out)
Common, Stevie Wonder - The Light (I'm Yours) feat. Bobby Caldwell
Christina Aguilera x Avicii ft Aloe Blacc - Genie In A Bottle x SOS (Simo Blend)

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Parents Dance
Adele - Make You Feel My Love

Open Dancing
Al Green - Let's Stay Together
Jackson 5 - I Want You Back
Beyonce - Crazy In Love
Drake - In My Feelings (Mr. Collipark Remix)
Usher f. Lil Jon & Ludacris - Yeah (Acapella Out)
House of Pain - Old School Jump Off
Bruno Mars - 24K Magic (Select Mix Quick Trax)
Zedd, Maren Morris - The Middle
Third Eye Blind - Semi Charmed Life (Pat C's Mashup)
Boston - More Than A Feeling
John Mellencamp - Jack & Diane
Miley Cyrus f. Jay-Z - We Can't Stop (DJ Scooter Twerk Remix)
Miley Cyrus - Party in The USA
Britney Spears - Baby One More Time (Acapella In)
Wilson Phillips - Hold On
James Taylor - How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You
Ed Sheeran ft Justin Bieber - I Don't Care (Marquee Remix)
Rudimental f./Jess Glynne & Macklemore - These Days
Lost Kings f./Sabrina Carpenter - First Love
Lizzo - Truth Hurts (Clean Single Edit)
Panic! At The Disco & WILDLYF - High Hopes (DJ Scene Bootleg)
Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line - Meant To Be (BPM Supreme Future Bass Remix)
Big Pun ft Joe - Still Not A Player (Scooter Moombah Remix) (Acapella Out)
Camila Cabello ft Young Thug - Havana (BPM Supreme Moombah Remix)
Jagged Edge - Where The Party At
Herve Pagez ft. Diplo & Charli XCX - Spicy (Acapella In)
Lizzo - Juice
Flo Rida - Low
Nsync vs Salt N Peppa - Tearin Up My Heart x Push It (Scooter Blend)
Icona Pop f./Charli XCX - I Love It
Calvin Harris - Feel So Close
Flo Rida - I Cry
Kesha, Pitbull - Timber (Select Mix Remix)
Blur, Avicii - Song 2 Levels (Culture Shock Mash-Up)
Halsey - Without Me (Mr. Collipark Remix)
The Black Eyed Peas - My Humps (Kid Conrad Get Up Bootleg)
Jolyon Petch & Komes - Ain't Too Proud To Beg
Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water (Ship Wrek Edit)
Pitbull ft TJR - Don't Stop The Party (BPM Supreme Acapella In)
Don Omar ft Lucenzo - Danza Kuduro (BPM Supreme Break Intro)
Earth, Wind & Fire - September (Fuseamania Short Re-Drum)
Natalie Cole - This Will Be an Everlasting Love
ABBA - Dancing Queen

Last Dance
Kygo & Whitney Houston - Higher Love

Dana and Olin walk down the aisle as husband and wife. Their wedding ceremony took place inside the Walled Garden at the San Diego Botanic Garden.

Vendor Team
DJ/Master of Ceremonies: Justin Kanoya, DJ Kanoya Productions
Catering: The Abbey Catering
Venue: San Diego Botanic Garden
Photography: Jamie English Photographer (all photos in this blog post are courtesy of Jamie English)

The Practice Sessions: 002 - San Diego DJ Justin Kanoya

A quick mix put together for a Sound Off audition that includes live blends, simple scratches and layering breakbeats and samples. Scroll down for the video.

Setlist:
Ariana Grande - 7 Rings (The Scene Kings Remix)
A-Trak, Jamie Lindell - We All Fall Down (Select Mix Quick Trax)
Destiny's Child - Say My Name (Jet Boot Jack Remix)
Cardi B - Money
Dr. Dre ft Eminem - Forgot About Dre
Jay Z ft. Kanye West - N***** In Paris
Alessia Cara - Trust My Lonely (Kenyi Remix)
Disclosure ft Eliza Doolittle - You & Me (Flume Remix)
Cardi B - Be Careful (DJ PonFetti Edit)
Benny Blanco, Halsey & Khalid - Eastside (Miles Away Remix)
Britney Spears - Baby One More Time
The Temptations - Crazy Next to You feat. Beyonce & Jay-Z (Amerigo Gazaway Edit)
KRS-One - Sound Of Da Police (Select Mix Remix)
The Police - Walking On The Moon (J-Art & Madan Edit)
Justin Bieber - Love Yourself (Alan V Redrum)
Ed Sheeran vs Joe Maz - Shape Of You (Dynamiq Edit)
Jackson 5 - I Want You Moombahback (FeestDJRuud & Naffz Bootleg)
Lizzo ft Missy Elliott - Tempo (BPM Supreme Acapella In)
Eve - Who's That Girl (Stavros Martina Moombahton Bootleg)
Ace Of Base X Joe Maz - The Sign (Ragoza Moombah Bootleg)

Gear used:
Reloop 8000 turntables
Pioneer DJM-S9 mixer
Virtual DJ
VDJ/Serato timecode vinyl
Chroma cables

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Recorded live May 10, 2019

Jamie and Catie’s Palm Springs Wedding - Lautner Compound

Catie and Jamie’s share their first dance to Chris Stapleton’s, “Millionaire.”

Catie and Jamie pronounced husband and wife at the Launter Compound in Palm Springs.

Ain’t no party like a Palm Springs party. Such was the case for Catie and Jamie who brought a host of family and friends to the swanky Lautner Compound for their April 6, 2019 wedding celebration.

While the beginning of the evening celebrated the love these two have for each other, the evening was all about fun and a great dance party. There were even unicorn and gorilla heads on the dance floor.

For their special dances, Catie and Jamie choose “Millionaire” by Christ Stapleton for their first dance. And then it was time to open the dance floor, Jamie and his mother got things started by dancing to Olly Murs’ “Dance With Me Tonight.” The upbeat tune was a fun one for mother and son, and a great way to get their guests onto the floor.

One other special moment we worked on was to be sure to salute Catie and Jamie’s love of SEC football and more specifically the Alabama Crimson Tide. Prior to the wedding, I worked on a mix of “Dixieland Delight” and “Sweet Home Alabama,” two popular songs that are always played at Alabama football games. This turned out to be one of the highlights of the night.

Check out the rest of the setlist and, of course … ROLL TIDE!

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First Dance
Chris Stapleton - Millionaire

Father/Daughter Dance
Louis Armstrong - What a Wonderful World (Live)

Mother/Son Dance
Olly Murs - Dance With Me Tonight

Open Dancing

• The Temptations - Ain't Too Proud to Beg

• Bruno Mars - 24K Magic

• The Jackson 5 - I Want You Back (DJ Smerk 24k Magic Blend)

• Usher - Yeah

• Party Break - Montel Party Break

• Gwen Stefani - Hollaback Girl

• Spice Girls - Wannabe (Acapella Out)

• Bell Biv DeVoe - Poison

• Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Acapella Out)

• Lady GaGa - Just Dance

• Kacey Musgraves - High Horse

• Tammi Terrell & Marvin Gaye - Ain"t No Mountain High Enough

• Natalie Cole - This Will Be an Everlasting Love

• Marvin Gaye - How Sweet It Is

• Al Green - Let's Stay Together

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

• Notorious B.I.G. - Hypnotize

• Rent - Seasons Of Love

• V.I.C. - Wobble

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

• Miley Cyrus - Party In The U.S.A.

• Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama (Select Mix Remix)

• Stevie Wonder - Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours

• Whitney Houston - How Will I Know

• Cardi B - Money

• J Balvin & Willy William f./Beyonce - Mi Gente (Single Remix)

• Casper - Cha Cha Slide

• Taylor Swift - Shake It Off

• Otis Day & the Knights - Shout

• Billy Joel - Piano Man

• Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer

• Pitbull f. Kesha - Timber

• Flo Rida - Low

• Run D.M.C. vs The Scene Kings vs Aylen - It's Tricky Wild Style (LOCZI Show Edit)

• Salt N Pepa - Push It (Mayeda Remix)

• Post Malone & Swae Lee - Sunflower (Jacked Remix)

• Earth Wind and Fire - September (Fuseamania Short Re-Drum)

• Michael Jackson - Don't Stop Till Get You Get Enough (Hot Classics Remix)

• Zac Brown Band - Chicken Fried

• Darius Rucker - Wagon Wheel

• Creedence Clearwater Revival - Proud Mary

• Journey - Don't Stop Believin’

Vendor Team
DJ/Master of Ceremonies: Justin Kanoya, DJ Kanoya Productions
Venue: Lautner Compound
Event Coordinator/Designer: After The Engagement
Photographer: Tony Wodarck Photography (all photos in this blog, courtesy of TWP)
Catering: Harvest Kitchen

Yoga Under The Sails - San Diego Convention Center

Yoga Under The Sails Took Place on February 12, 2019 at the San Diego Convention Center.

The one hour session was taught by a trio of instructors from Corepower Yoga.

Yoga Under The Sails returned for a second round at the San Diego Convention Center. This time I teamed up with Corepower Yoga, as they brought out a team of three instructors to guide attendees through the flow.

With the sunset happening much earlier in the evening than the last event (August 2018), the lights of the Sails Pavilion illuminated over the attendees to add a nice visual element to the hour long yoga class.

Here’s a look at the setlist

Arrivals
Eve - Who's That Girl (Stavros Martina Moombahton Bootleg)
Mya - Case Of The Ex - Moomba Bros Remix
Third Eye Blind - Semi-Charmed Life - Rick Wonder Remix
Zapp - Heartbreaker
Chromeo - Old 45's
Marshmello & Bastille - Happier
SZA & Calvin Harris - The Weekend (Funk Wav Remix)
Amy Winehouse - You Know I'm No Good
Gorillaz ft George Benson - Humility
Jason Mraz ft Meghan Trainor - More Than Friends
A Tribe Called Quest - Bonita Applebum
Bill Withers - Lovely Day (Full Phatt Remix)
DJ Snake f./Lauv - A Different Way
Charming Horses feat. Grace Grundy - Higher Love
Kris Kross Amsterdam & The Boy Next Door ft Conor Maynard - Whenever
Alex Adair - Casual
Duke Dumont - Ocean Drive
Alesso - Heroes (Basic Tape Remix)
Fatboy Slim - Praise You (Purple Disco Machine Remix)
Michael Jackson - Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough (Safety First! Remix)
Kool and The Gang - Celebration - Metro Remix
Florida - Low (Anthem Kingz Big Room Party Starter)
Shawn Mendes & Zedd - Lost In Japan (BPM Remix)
Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop (That Thing) - Craig Knight & James Jay Remix
Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes
Anne-Marie - 2002
Jason Mraz - Might As Well Dance
Duke Dumont f./Jax Jones - I Got U
Felix Cartal - Get What You Give
Mr. Belt & Wezol ft Aevion - One More Day
Amy Winehouse - Amy Winehouse (The Clarstone Remix)
Disco Incorporated - Fire Groove
Snakehips & MO - Don't Leave (Kue Remix)
Seinabo Sey - Younger

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Yoga Session with Corepower Yoga
Be Still The Earth - A Song For You
Petit Biscuit - Sunset Lover
Fugees - Killing Me Softly with His Song
Justin Caruso ft James Droll - Caving
Alessia Cara - Trust My Lonely (Kenyi Remix)
Benny Blanco, Halsey & Khalid - Eastside (Miles Away Remix)
Odesza ft WYNNE & Mansionair - Line Of Sight
Marshmello & Anne-Marie - Friends (BPM Supreme Jump Off Edit)
Coldplay - Magic
Aaliyah - Rock The Boat (In The Night Remix)
Taylor Swift - Delicate (Sawyr & Ryan Tedder Mix)
Ashanti - Rock Wit U (Le Boeuf Remix)
Pala - Moody Manchester
Klingande - Jubel
Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour
Lauv f./Julia Michaels - There's No Way
Prismo - Breathe
Marshmello ft Khalid - Silence (Illenium Remix)
Anna Kendrick & Justin Timberlake - True Colors
Florence & The Machine - Stand By Me
Disclosure ft Eliza Doolittle - You & Me (Flume Remix)
Josh Leininger - The Evening Breeze Lulled Us To Sleep

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.