UNRELEASED 2-Hour SET from The First Quarankiki! 5k7013

Happy International Podcast Day! Thank you so much for your over the years, and for listening with open ears and an open mind. A musical connection is, in my belief, the most powerful, because it transcends words and thoughts. Music is a feeling. It's a vibe. It can unite 100 people in a room speaking 100 different languages. But it can also unite us back to ourselves when we feel lost. For me, it's one of the great loves of my life and it's a privilege to share it with you. To celebrate Podcast Day, I'm releasing a set that most of you have only heard the first hour. When we went into lockdown last year, Hydrate Nightclub in Chicago started a weekly Zoom dance party called Quarankiki. I had never livestreamed a set before, and was honestly feeling like the world was crashing down upon me. Over the course of a few days, a virus obliterated not just my job, but my entire field of work across the globe. Not exactly the best headspace to be in when preparing set that is supposed to heal and uplift. But then I ed - things can only get better. That was the message. The message I needed to tell myself, and the message I knew I needed to share. 16 months later, this is still one of my favorite sets. The second previously unreleased hour features the deep cuts of my set, like a private dub mix of "This Is Me" from Leanh & I, and mashups of "Miss Americana" and "You're Beautiful" I've only played this time. Thank you to Mark, Grayden & the whole Hydrate team who got us zooming and booming safely each week. As special and fun as it was, though, I hope we never have to it again! See you in person soon! ;