Monday

Monday is here. Start of another week. And what a weekend it was. As you may or may have not read before, last night I went to a show in LA. The headliner was Skrillex with support from Nadastrom, Dada Life, and Benga. Now, I've been to many shows in my lifetime. And I have even seen Skrillex twice before already. But last night was on a different level. The amount of energy, the amount of good vibes is unexplainable.
We arrived around 7pm and had a little pre game going on in the parking lot until a cop passed by and took that as a sign to walk in. When we arrived to the line to get in, it was pretty long. The faces of confusement of other people who were in the Nokia plaza was beautiful! They kept asking to themselves, and eventually people in line, "Why are you guys all in line? What's this for?" When people would answer, of course it didn't help them out at all since they had no idea who this Skrillex person or band or w.e was going through their mind was. It was quite beautiful seeing all those people in line. And even though I wasn't with it, many people were making the most out of waiting in that long line by high fiving everyone and making lots of noise. Since the beginning it was already starting to look like a good crowd. I was quite excited even thought I could swear my bladder was about to erupt! We finally got in, after about twenty security checks, they were serious about it. I ran up to the bathroom and felt so much better. I got to see about 10 min of Dada Life's set, as always amazing! The rest of the group, being tied up at a security checkpoint, joined us. Benga was up next. All the bass he drops is amazing! And he was dropping songs from everyone! Really good set! It was my first time seeing him so it was great! Halfway through his set, we decided to go to the beer garden and get some drinks. This is always one of the most neglected parts of the festivals when it comes to planning. There were no lines, just a clump of people trying to get to the front. Fortunately, there were no problems, while I was there. We got our drinks and Benga finished his set right after. It was barely 9.30 so we thought we had a good amount of time left. Then I saw Skrillex jump on stage and eveyrone was screaming. Two guys got on the turntables but then left and Skrillex was on. He was going on at 9.30! None of us expected but we ran out the beer garden and into the crowd. His set was magical! The revolving stage was so good, since everyone got a chance to see him very close without having to fight other people to get to the front. I had always wondered why this set up wasn't put into use, since u have a whole 360 degrees of people. This makes the DJ seem even bigger since everyone is surrounding him. He dropped a lot f music from different ep's. It was so great singing along with everyone there. A special little guest appearance by Sirah during Kyoto was a really sick touch added to the magic already being dropped by him. Truly amazing. I do not understand why so many people hate, talk shit, and call Skrillex names. He is truly amazing at what he does. He has such a great stage presence, constantly talking to the crowd and hyping them up.
It seems that what some people are saying is correct. Dj's /producers are the new rock stars. EDM is taking over everything right now, and even if some promoters and club owners may not like it, they sure do love the money that it generates and like everyone, want a piece of the action. It's great to see many new people into it, as long as they do not take it into a bad or negative direction. Today, the beyond wonderland tickets went on sale. And the site that was selling them is a legit, ticketing service with a good amount of years on it. They are use to having many people on their site but obviously this has been a different experience because the site crashed! All the tickets of the first batch have been gone. Keep in mind no line up has been announced yet. Crazy I know!
I'm excited for what the future has to offer. Better and bigger shows, new concepts and ideas, more money invested, it will be beautiful! I hope I can make my jump into the scene very soon. All the love and energy at live events is my ultimate high. Nothing in the world matters during those few hours. I'm excited for the huge event that I'm going to attend. As well as the events I shall be working. I hope one day we can all attend an event together. And share the love. Share the good energy. Share all the good vibes. Share the amazing music. Have a great start of your week. Peace and One Love.