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The Good Place Comic Con 2018 Party - NBC Bash in San Diego

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It was a bit of a last minute booking, but what an experience this was. NBC was hosting a private event at San Diego Comic Con, taking place in its “The Good Place” themed booth that was built in the Gaslamp area of downtown San Diego.

It was a great dance party with a few Good Place cast members, as well as actors from other NBC shows.

Here’s a look at the setlist:

Soul ll Soul - Back To Reality (KLATCH Remix)

  • Blackstreet - No Diggity (Figgy Remix)

  • Don Bravo - My Love

  • Alessia Cara - Wild Things (MK Remix)

  • Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop The Feeling (Loud Luxury Remix)

  • Chachi & Paige - Land Down Under

  • Jess Glynne - Ain't Got Far To Go

  • Charming Horses feat. Grace Grundy - Higher Love

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

  • Dua Lipa - IDGAF (Panic City Remix)

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

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

  • Mann ft 50 Cent - Buzzin’ (Remix)

  • LL Cool J - Around The Way Girl (Untouchables Remix)

  • Calvin Harris ft Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry & Big Sean - Feels (Fabian EWF Mix)

  • Discotron - Disco Ballin’

  • Boogie Vice - Bel Air

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

  • Chromeo - Jealous (I Ain't With It) (Select Mix Remix)

  • Salt N Pepa - Push It (Mayeda Remix)

  • Migs ft Lil Uzi Vert vs PBH & Jack Shizzle vs Laidback Luke & Twoloud - Bad & Boujee

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

  • Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody

  • Toto - Africa

  • Mark Morrison - Return Of The Mack (Select Mix Remix)

  • Ace of Base - The Sign

  • Backstreet Boys - I Want it That Way

  • Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop (That Thing)

  • Robbie Nevil - C'est La Vie (Select Mix Remix)

  • Lionel Richie - All Night Long (Select Mix Remix)

  • Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World (Edge Remix)

  • Simple Minds - Don't You Forget About Me

  • Mariah Carey - Emotions

  • Bruno Mars - 24k Magic (J Rythm All Gold Hype Intro)

  • Usher - Yeah

  • Party Break - Montel Party Break

  • House of Pain - Old School Jump Off

  • Nicki Minaj f./Drake & Lil Wayne - Truffle Butter

  • Ice Cube - Check Yo Self

  • Beastie Boys - Hey Ladies (Select Mix Remix)

  • Lit - My Own Worst Enemy

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

  • Bee Gees vs Bruno Mars - Stayin Alive (Serafin Finesse Edit)

  • Bruno Mars, Cardi B - Finesse (Select Mix Quick Trax)

  • Mase - Feel So Good (Select Mix Remix)

  • Bell Biv DeVoe - Poison

  • Boyz II Men - Motownphilly

  • Beastie Boys - Brass Monkey (Select Mix Remix)

  • De La Soul - Me Myself & I

  • Marcia Griffiths - Electric Boogie

  • Cupid - Cupid Shuffle

  • Kanye West - Good Life

  • Drake - God's Plan

  • Cardi B f./Bad Bunny & J Balvin - I Like It

  • Pitbull f./Osmani Garcia & Lil Jon - Taxi

  • Chaka Demus & Pliers - Murder She Wrote

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

  • Notorious B.I.G. - Hypnotize

  • Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar On Me

  • Journey - Don't Stop Believin'

  • The Killers - Mr. Brightside

  • Rihanna - Bitch Better Have My Money (PeteDown Future House Mix)

  • Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen

  • Young MC - Bust A Move

  • Whitney Houston - How Will I Know

  • Flo Rida - Low

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

  • Camila Cabello ft Young Thug - Havana (Pat C's Better On Me Mashup)

  • Ariana Grande, Zedd - Break Free (Select Mix Remix)

  • NSYNC - Bye Bye Bye

  • Beyoncé - Run The World (Girls)

  • A-Ha - Take On Me (Kygo Remix)

  • Klingande - Jubel

Asian Business Association Organizes Second Taste of Asia - Four Points Sheraton

Tajima wins the award for best dish of the night at the 2018 Taste of Asia.

Tajima wins the award for best dish of the night at the 2018 Taste of Asia.

DJ Justin Kanoya spins at the 2018 Taste of Asia.

DJ Justin Kanoya spins at the 2018 Taste of Asia.

For the second year in a row, the Asian Business Association of San Diego organized the Taste of Asia on May 15, 2018. This event brings various San Diego restaurants under one roof to delight the taste senses of the more than 200 attendees.

Attendees enjoyed delicious sips and bites from breweries and spirit purveyors to established and up-and-coming restaurants. Samples included everything from poke, ramen, Kalua pork tostada, pad thai, hot oil wontons, chocolate liquor, dumplings and ube cake.

I played music throughout the night. Here’s a look at the setlist:

  • 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
  • Maroon 5 - Wait (Chromeo Remix)  
  • Route 94 ft Jess Glynne - My Love (Instrumental)
  • Daft Punk - Get Lucky (Pretty Pink Edit)
  • Charlie Puth - Attention (PeteDown NuDisco Remix)  
  • Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still (Zhu Remix)  
  • Boogie Vice - Bel Air
  • Mr. Belt & Wezol ft Aevion - One More Day  
  • X Ambassadors - Unsteady (Boehm Remix)  
  • Duke Dumont f./Jax Jones - I Got U
  • Chromeo - Old 45's
  • Dua Lipa - IDGAF (Clean Radio Edit)
  • Kygo ft Justin Jesso - Stargazing (Kaskade Remix)
  • Foster The People - Sit Next To Me
  • Sam Feldt & Alex Schulz - Be My Lover  
  • George Michael - Careless Whisper (DJ Amor & DJ O'Neill Sax Remix)  
  • Felix Jaehn ft Jasmine Thompson - Ain't Nobody (Loves Me Better) (The Rooftop Boys Remix)  
  • Clean Bandit ft Sean Paul - Rockabye (Majestic Audio Remix)  
  • Chris Malinchak ft Mikky Ekko - Stranger
  • Adina Howard X Big Pun - Freak Like Me vs. Still Not A Playa (Acapella Out)
  • A Tribe Called Quest - Can I Kick It (Select Mix Remix)
  • Lauv - I Like Me Better (PeteDown Flavor Mix)  
  • Stevie Wonder - My Cherie Amour (Starting From Scratch)
  • Fetty Wap ft Monty - Way You Are (Instrumental)
  • Bee Gees vs Bruno Mars - Stayin Alive (Serafin Finesse Edit)  
  • Clean Bandit ft Jess Glynne - Rather Be (Mighty Mi & Slugworth Twerk Mix)
  • G-Eazy & Halsey - Him & I (BPM Supreme Future Bass Remix)
  • Camila Cabello ft Young Thug - Havana (BPM Supreme Moombah Remix)
  • Third Eye Blind - Semi Charmed Life (Pat C's Mashup)  
  • Nicki Minaj ft Drake - Truffle Butter (Jester Remix)  
  • Alanis Morisette X ODB - You Oughta Know X Got Your Money (DJ Ragoza Blend)
  • Maroon 5 ft SZA - What Lovers Do (A-Trak Remix)  
  • Alex Adair - Casual
  • Blackstreet - No Diggity (Figgy Remix)
  • Duke Dumont - Ocean Drive  
  • Backstreet Boys X Jonas Blue - I Want It That Way X Fast Car (DJ Ragoza Bootleg)
  • Jonas Blue f./Dakota - Fast Car (Promo Only Quick Edit)
  • Justin Timberlake ft Chris Stapleton - Say Something (twoDB Remix)  
  • Sam Smith - Too Good At Goodbyes (Dark Intensity Remix)  
  • Brandy & Monica - The Boy Is Mine (Nejtrino & Baur Remix)  
  • Ed Sheeran vs Oasis vs Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike vs Martin Garrix - Shape Of Wonderwall Grenno Mashup)  
  • Queen - Another One Bites The Dust (Michael Wayne & Teletanko Remix) (Clean Short Edit)
  • Ivan Jack - The Dock Of The Bay  
  • Chachi & Paige - Land Down Under  
  • Seinabo Sey - Younger (Kygo Remix)  
  • Clean Bandit f./Zara Larsson - Symphony
  • HAIM & BloodPop - Little Of Your Love (Remix)
  • Chris Malinchak - Magic
  • Snakehips & MO - Don't Leave (Throttle Remix Edit)
  • Halsey - Colors (Blonde Remix Edit)
  • Sia f./Sean Paul - Cheap Thrills (Le Youth Remix)
  • Selena Gomez - Bad Liar
  • Lost Frequencies f./Sandro Cavazza - Beautiful Life
  • Christina Aguilera - Telepathy (Rare Candy Edit)

Lisa and Lori's 60th Birthday Party at 2Planks Vineyards

Lisa and Lori celebrated their 60th birthday at 2Planks Vineyards in Vista, California. 

Lisa and Lori celebrated their 60th birthday at 2Planks Vineyards in Vista, California. 

What’s better than celebrating someone’s birthday? How about celebrating two? And the celebrants are twins!

That was the case for this dual 60th birthday party for Lisa and Lori. Their party took place at 2Planks Vinyeards in Vista, Calif., and included close friends and family (including classmates from elementary school.

The nights playlist was a mix of great rock and roll from the 60s and 70s as well as a dance party with plenty of current favorites.

Here’s a look.

Dinner

  • Eric Clapton - Lay Down Sally
  • Bob Dylan - Like A Rolling Stone
  • Toto - Hold the Line
  • Bryan Adams - Cuts Like a Knife
  • Eric Clapton - Change the World
  • Phil Collins - You Can't Hurry Love
  • Stephen Stills - Love the One You're With
  • Doobie Brothers - China Grove
  • Led Zepplin - D'yer Maker
  • Allannah Myles - Black Velvet
  • Hall & Oates - She's Gone
  • Kenny Loggins - Your Mama Don't Dance
  • Jim Croce - Bad Bad Leroy Brown
  • Grand Funk Railroad - Some Kind of Wonderful
  • Fleetwood Mac - Dreams
  • Huey Lewis - Perfect World
  • Eagles - Take It Easy
  • Steve Winwood - Roll With It
  • Five For Fighting - 100 years
  • James Taylor - Your Smiling Face
  • Israel Kamakawiwo'ole - Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World
  • Beatles - In My Life
  • Green Day - Time of your life
  • Passenger - Let Her Go
  • Fray - How To Save A Life
  • Journey - Faithfully
  • Led Zepplin - Stairway To Heaven
  • Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
  • Bee Gees - How Deep Is Your Love
  • Toto - Africa
  • Rick James - Mary Jane 
  • Wham! - Everything She Wants (Short Edit)
  • Hall & Oates - Out Of Touch (Select Mix Remix)
  • Carl Carlton - She's a Bad Mamma Jamma
  • Yvonne Elliman - If I Can't Have You (Hot Classics Remix)
  • Christopher Cross - Ride Like The Wind (Joey Negro Disco Mix)
  • HAIM - Want You Back
  • Kings Of Leon - Use Somebody
  • Gavin DeGraw - Chariot
  • Bay Ledges - Safe
  • Charlie Puth - Some Type Of Love (Select Mix Remix)
  • Gladys Knight & the Pips - I Heard It Through The Grapevine
2Planks Vineyards is a great spot for an event of 50 guests or less.

2Planks Vineyards is a great spot for an event of 50 guests or less.

Dance Party

  • Jackson 5 - I Want You Back
  • Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop The Feeling!
  • Mark Ronson, Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk (Select Mix Remix)
  • Sister Sledge - We Are Family
  • The Kingsmen - Louie Louie (Select Mix Remix)
  • KC & The Sunshine Band - Boogie Shoes (Hot Classics Remix)
  • Michael Jackson - Don't Stop Till Get You Get Enough (Hot Classics Remix)
  • Tone Loc - Wild Thing
  • Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline
  • Van Halen - Jump
  • Foundations - Build Me Up Buttercup
  • Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl
  • Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama
  • Zac Brown Band - Chicken Fried
  • Cupid - Cupid Shuffle
  • Black Eyed Peas - Let's Get It Started
  • V.I.C. - Wobble
  • Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive
  • Beatles - Twist & Shout
  • Bruno Mars - 24K Magic
  • Blue Swede - Hooked on a Feeling
  • Earth, Wind & Fire - September
  • Marcia Griffiths - Electric Boogie
  • Al Green - Let's Stay Together
  • Lionel Richie - You Are
  • Journey - Don't Stop Believin’
  • One Direction - Story Of My Life

HitFix Comic Con Party - Hotel Solamar

San Diego DJ Justin Kanoya DJ's for Hitfix at the San Diego Comic Con 2016. 

San Diego Comic Con 2016 once again rolled through the streets of San Diego. With it were caped crusaders, zombies and other indescribable costumes. While much of the party is inside the San Diego Convention Center, there's probably just as much happening outside.

I had the opportunity to DJ an event for Hitfix, and entertainment website. They hosted the party on the pool deck of the Hotel Solamar. It was a perfect evening with San Diego as a perfect backdrop, including Petco Park.

Here's a look at the setlist:

  • Joe Bermudez f./AJ Sarcione - Fool For You (Promo Only Criminal Vibes Quick Edit - Remix)
  • Roger Sanchez ft Stealth - Remember Me  
  • Butch - Dope 
  • Major Lazer ft Ellie Goulding & Tarrus Riley - Powerful (Strobe Remix)  
  • Gregori Klosman - Red Lights
  • Duke Dumont f./Jax Jones - I Got U
  • DJ Cassidy f./Chromeo - Future Is Mine
  • Don Bravo - My Love  
  • Daughter - Get Lucky (Daft Punk Cover) (Holtoug Deep House House Edit)
  • Chainsmokers ft ROZES - Roses (Adam Foster Remix)  
  • The Beatangers - Do The Funk
  • Giacca & Flores - Last Night A DJ Saved My Life  
  • Christopher Cross - Ride Like The Wind (Joey Negro Extended Disco Mix)
  • Latroit - Need You Tonight  
  • Sam Feldt & Kimberly Anne - Show Me Love (EDX Remix)  
  • Alessia Cara - Wild Things (MK Remix)  
  • Cosmo Klein ft YNOT - When Doves Cry  
  • Captain Hollywood Project - More and More
  • Real McCoy - Another Night
  • Corona ft AObeats - Rhythm Of the Night (Hotel Garuda Remix)  
  • Black Box - Strike It Up
  • Ce Ce Peniston - We Got A Love Thang (Select Mix Remix)
  • Robin S - Show Me Love
  • Drake ft Wizkid & Kyla - One Dance (DubRocca Remix)  
  • Dillon Francis & Kygo ft James Hersey - Coming Over (Tiesto Remix)  
  • Tori Kelly - Hollow (Promo Only WestFunk Intro Edit)
  • Adele vs Gotye - Rumour I Use To Know (DJ ItchyFinga MashUp)
  • Empire Of The Sun - Walking On A Dream (Marc Stout & Scott Svejda Island Remix)  
  • Ghost Town DJ's - My Boo (SERAFIN Remix)  
  • Calvin Harris f. Ayah Marar - Thinking About You
  • Afrojack, Mike Taylor - SummerThing (Select Mix Remix)
  • Justin Bieber - Sorry (Kue Remix)  
  • Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc (Joe Maz & Adam Foster Remix)  
  • Jess Glynne - Hold My Hand (The Scene Kings Remix)  
  • Ray Parker Jr vs Julian R & Splyce - Ghostbusters (VC Bootleg)  
  • Mike Tyson - Punch Out!! (DJ Kue 2014 Remix)
  • Famicon - Super Mario Bros. (Pipeline Remix)
  • A$AP Ferg f./Future - New Level
  • Rihanna ft Drake - Work (Lost Kings Remix)  
  • Fat Joe & Remy Ma f./French Montana - All The Way Up
  • The Game - How We Do
  • Chainsmokers, Ashanti - Only U vs Roses (J. Espinosa Jumpoff Edit)
  • DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air (Le Boeuf Remix)  
  • A Tribe Called Quest - Can I Kick It (Select Mix Remix)
  • Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing (DJDX The Fix Blend)
  • Omarion ft Chris Brown & Jhene Aiko - Post To Be (Dennis Blaze Remix)
  • Missy Elliott - Get Ur Freak On (Mayeda Remix)
  • Otis Redding - Sittin On The Dock Of The Bay (ReDrum)  
  • Selena Gomez ft ASAP Rocky - Good For You (Caked Up Remix)  
  • 99 Souls ft Destiny's Child & Brandy - The Girl Is Mine (DiscoTech Midnight Remix)  
  • De La Soul - Ring Ring Ring
  • Eric B & Rakim - Don't Sweat The Technique
  • TLC - Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg (Select Mix Remix)
  • Bell Biv DeVoe - BBD (I Thought It Was Me)
  • Kygo ft Ella Henderson - Here For You (DAO Remix)  
  • Seinabo Sey - Younger (Kygo Remix)  
  • Lana Del Rey - West Coast (ZHU Remix)
  • Halsey - Colors (Sam Feldt Remix)
  • Nelly Furtado - Say It Right (Foldcash Remix)