Busy Start To The Year! 2023 Recap

Hello everyone! I hope you've had a fantastic start to the new year. As for me, I've been incredibly busy with some amazing events that I'm extremely grateful for.

In my previous post, I shared some of the exciting events that wrapped up 2022, and in this post, I'm thrilled to tell you all about the incredible events I've been a part of in 2023 so far.

This year has been filled with a lot of traveling for me. In January alone, I had the privilege of going to Vegas three times! The first event was with Google for the opening party of the BIG CES conference. It was an incredible opportunity to be a part of a major tech event that happens annually in Vegas.

After that, I went to Vegas two more times, once for the Informatica Conference, and the other for the Acumatica conference. Both events were a blast, and I even had the chance to play at XS nightclub at the Wynn!

In February, I played at an amazing event in LA Quinta for White Case Law Firm. It was a great experience, and I had a lot of fun playing for the crowd.

Later in February, I had the honor of DJing two major events.

The first was the VIP tailgate party for a popular annual football event (if you know what I mean). It was an incredible experience, and the crowd was amazing. I am not supposed to post pics, but if you check my IG (@dj.kara) you will more details on this event! It was so fun!

Then, towards the end of February, I had the pleasure of playing at one of my favorite events to date - a Y2K party with Paris Hilton. Klarna and Paris Hilton teamed up to create an incredible Y2K pop-up event in WEHO, and I was thrilled to be a part of it.

All in all, 2023 has had an incredible start for me, and I'm excited for what's to come. I feel extremely grateful for all of these amazing opportunities, and I can't wait to see what the rest of the year has in store. Thank you all for your support!

2022 Recap -Favorite Moments

Happy New Year!! 

I hope you are having a great start to your year so far. 

I actually really cannot believe it is already 2023.  Last year absolutely flew by! It feels like it was just the new year last year, and I was buzzing with excitement for what 2022 would bring.  This time last year, I could have never even imagined what was in store.  Last year I was given opportunities I have only dreamed of.  I got to DJ with some pretty awesome clients, and got to DJ in some pretty awesome cities.  Below I have recapped a some of my favorite memories :)

Getting To DJ Zillow Unlock 2022 In Person 

I have been DJing with Zillow for the last 5 years, and it has been the best time. However over the pandemic we were not able to come together for the Unlock conference. We did a virtual event in Napa, which was very cool! But Getting to be back on stage to DJ in Vegas this year, and getting to see and work with their incredible team made me realize how I missed being in person at these events. I am really looking forward to more in 2023!!

DJing For Porsche Auto Show

This event was the coolest! I mean I got to play my favorite jams, in front of the coolest and newest Porsche cars. I love events where I can truly set a vibe, not necessarily playing all the super danceable jams, but more the jams that make you feel.  It was a lot of fun! And it was also amazing working with their team.  

For this event I actually brought in a sound tech to help provide sound.  Joe is a friend of mine, and also a DJ going by DJ MOJOE. While I do have speakers and can provide them when needed, whenever I feel I need support on sound I get help from Joe or his team.  

Joe actually created a video covering the event! Watch below! :)

Buy a Camera to Make More Mixing Videos 

If you haven’t noticed already, I am all about the mixes! I absolutely love creating DJ mixes and sharing them with the world. This past year I decided to buy a good camera and lense so that I could film myself live while I was mixing.  I felt it would be cool to share easy live mixes that I can create really anywhere.  

You can check out a more of them on my Youtube Channel

Cherry Bomb 

I have been working with a friend of mine on a monthly party called The Taste of Cherry Bomb.  Cherry Bomb is meant to be a new queer bar and cafe for women, non binary, and gender expansive peeps.  While that is coming together, which is obviously quite an undertaking, I have been working with my friend to spread the word with this amazing event called “A Taste of Cherry Bomb”  Normally it is at a bar or club in west hollywood, and it's typically packed every single time! I get to play all of my favorite jams and get to DJ for and work with tons of my close friends.

Travel

Another thing I got to do a lot of this year, that was def a highlight, was travel and DJ in different cities. I got the opportunity to Dj in cities like Atlanta, Washington DC, Seattle, Vegas, and Houston. It is always so much fun and exciting to see new cities while working.

I hope you have some great memories from 2022 as well!

Now lets have a knock-out 2023!!!!!!!!!!!

Best of 2022! - Live Mix

Happy New Year!!!!

I hope you all are having a wonderful start to your NEW YEAR!! I can’t believe how fast 2022 went by!

I am so thankful for 2022, I got the opportunity to DJ some amazing events in LA, (and even some events outside of LA), and work with many different amazing people.

As the year came to an end, I thought back to the music that came out. It was actually quite a good year for music if you think about it. We got albums from Beyonce, Drake, Taylor Swift, and Kendrick Lamar, while Bad Bunny basically completely took over. I mean that is a line up!! And as a DJ, that is everything we dream of! It was so much fun getting to be back in person with people, getting to finally DJ amazing new music again. I loved it!

It was actually so good that I felt inspired to create a mix!

This mix is just recapping some of my favorite tracks from 2022. They are all remixes, so this mix will be a bit different than expected. My goal was to create something you could vibe to while being reminded of some of the best tracks from 2022.

I hope you enjoy! And I hope 2023 brings you health and happiness.

-Kara

Late Spring/Summer Recap (Space X, Microsoft, Amazon)

I can’t believe it is already mid-august. How is this summer going by so fast!? Well, I guess time flies when you are booked, busy, and having fun!

From the start of April, I have felt like my DJ schedule has been quite back to back. I think many DJs would agree with me, but the amount of events that are hapenning in this post - pandemic world have been unprecedented. We are all quite back to back, and booked up with gigs, because people can’t and won’t stoop planning parties! I would be lying if I was to say that is not really exciting to see. At times during the lockdown, I would wonder if people would want or need a DJ any longer. Like would people just get used to a world inside, and never want to go out and listen to cool music anymore? … I really would wonder that, but thankfully ……that did not come true! It seems like actually the opposite has happened!

Time has flown by because I have been able to be a part of some amazing events this summer. And I would love to share a few of them with you in this post.

MICROSOFT

This past spring in late April, I got the opportunity to work with Microsoft and their studios based in Seattle Washington. I was a part of their Advertising Elevate Event that was broadcasted virtually through their network. I played alongside 2 hosts, on a set with cameras capturing us at different angles. Kind of like an actual broadcast you would see on T.V. It was definitely super cool! I played music in-between segments and spoke into the mic to let veiwers know what would be happening next. Check out the photos below:

It was a great time working on this one. I worked with an amazing team at Premier Events Corp, as well as the Microsofts events team. I hope to be able to work with them more! Photo of amazing team below!

SPACE X

Another awesome event I got the opportunity to DJ recently was the Space X Juneteenth Brunch. This event was held at the Space X office in Hawthorne, yes the building you might see near the LAX airport with a literal rocket out front of it. That is where I was, and guess where I DJed this event? Right in front of that rocket!

Check out the video!!!

Because this was a Juneteenth event, I focused the music on Black Artists. I played a lot of good throwbacks, like Usher, TLC, and Snoop Dog, it was a great vibe. I met many of the employees, who were so cool to get to know, and was even given a tour of the space. It was a fun event where the employees enjoyed the music and vibes out front of the building during their lunch break. It was an awesome event to be a part of!

AMAZON

Another event that would love to recap from this Summer, was the event I did with Amazon. I was given the opportunity to DJ a 3 day event with Amazon in Vegas! Each day I Djed in the morning as the conference goer’s filled the hall before the highly anticipated Keynote speaker. I pumped them up, and got them excited for what was to come that day. These types of events are always the coolest to me, cause I get to play in front of so many people. Its like I am DJing a huge club in Ibiza (which I hope to actually get to do one day), but the audience is a bit …… different …and the club is inside. But when its comes to the music, and energy I try to bring across, its Ibiza all the way! lol.

For this event, I had 3 separate sets prepared for each morning. I was given a slightly different musical direction for each day, so I had each set pre-planned. I wanted to make sure everything sounds perfect so I spent each night while I was there, planning and practicing my set. It was fun, and love it when I get the opportunity to prepare a set for events, rather than reading the crowd (which I love to do as well, but its amazing to switch it up)… Below I have some video from the event

They had me DJing in the coolest location. They called it the intergalactic DJ hub. It actually kinda felt like that being in there with all the camera’s on me from each angle. Then the veiws for the camera would be pojected onto this huge screen for everyone to see!

For this one I worked with the amazing events team at Amazon, and the wonderful and creative events company ZedInk. And I have to say, this event was definitely a highlight of the summer for me!

Well actually all of these events were a highlight for me. I feel so lucky to be able to DJ events like this and be able to work with all of the difference incredible teams that put on these events.

Looking back, even though time flew by way faster than it ever has, and I can’t believe summer is already almost over, Its cool look back and know that I have been working hard, and been able to be a part of some amazing projects.

I hope you enjoyed this recap. Because you made it this far, I have a vibey playlist to share with you! This playlist is what I was inspired my Space X set. Enjoy!

DJing and Rocking Looks for ASOS and Nordstrom

From mid-February to mid March, I DJed a pop up event for Nordstrom and ASOS

I was booked for 6 dates during at the Grove in Los Angeles, and each date I wore a different ASOS look. Check out looks below :)

Listen to live mix from event below

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Listen to live mix from event below 〰️

More looks below

This event in LA was so much for to be a part of!! Wearing these amazing clothes and playing amazing music was entire vibe.

Thank you Nordstrom and ASOS for having me!

WATCH - Live Set Recording for 15Five Empower Virtual Event!

Hi there!

I am here to share a Full Live Virtual Set I did for the 15five Company for their “Empower” last month!

If you are looking for groovy house, throwbacks, and tasteful remixes then this mix is for you! I really wanted to share this mix because to me, it could be played really anywhere for really anyone. To me, its easy - listening, simple and solid. I was directed to play a bit more house, nu disco, and tracks I love. So that what I did! I think its pretty cool. I hope you enjoy!

Thanks for listening! If you would like to check out more mixes check out my YOUTUBE