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Justin O

Another rhythm and I just can't fight it...

About Me

I’m a 30 year old desert dweller, making my way through life as best I know how. I change my mind all the time, and like it when I'm not hating it. I'm a full time computer software support analyst (aka corporate slave), although it’s only to pay the bills, milk some insurance & allow me to pursue the life I am wanting to live the other 67 hours of non-sleeping free time I get every week. For the past 12 years I’ve been a DJ (club/rave), and the past 9 years or so, I’ve also been a Music Producer. The turntables were in storage for a couple years (and have since been “replaced” by CD decks), but I missed being behind them and staying up late - so I decided to give it another go, and have been doing just that.
I'm going through an unresolved musical crisis, but I'm pretty sure I will be from now on (at least as long as I’m trying to play or write music). I'm fickle, and enjoy being snarky. I don't care what they think, but do care what you think. I have somewhat high standards for everything and hate to lose w/o also winning something at the same time. I seem to gravitate towards things that are interesting, intense and unique, be it people, music, vibes, situations, places, environments, etc etc. I work my ass off when I’m working, and I play twice as hard on my own terms. I love to sleep & relax when I'm not out and about, being the social Gemini I’m known to be. I take my friendships VERY seriously and treat my friends as I would want to be treated in return, but am a son of a bitch if I'm crossed. Think twice before you push me away, brush me off or ignore me.... You’ll most likely regret it, and I most likely won’t be back anytime soon. I'm picky within every facet of my life, yet somehow at the same time, I'm also easy going most of the time.
There is so much more to know "about me" then you could ever learn from text on a web page.
Ohh yeah, I'm a triple Gemini (that’s right: Sun, Moon & Rising - yikes), so consider yourself warned. ;) ..

My Interests

[Art in all of it’s forms]
[Music] [Film] [Images]
[Photography] [Words]
[Graffiti] [Design] [Fashion]
[Graphic Novels / Comics]
[Drama] [Performance]
[Finding new music]
[Electronic Music Production]
[Spending time with friends]
[Exploring new things/places]
[Meeting new people]
[Snowboarding in the winter]
[Counter-Fringe Cultures]
[Traveling] [Star Gazing]
[Being my Gemini Self]
[Technology] [Reading]
[The Pursuit of Knowledge]
[Things Paranormal]
[Driving fast on the Freeway]
[The Pacific Ocean]
[Detroit] [NY] [The UK] [LA]
[Atlanta] [Chicago] [Denver]
[Carribean & Indian Food]
[Cooking] [Sushi]
[Trader Joe's] [Good Coffee]

…and so much more

I'd like to meet:

Unique, artistic & intriguing individuals! People with drive / spirit, and whose goals are something other than corporate ascension, monetary accumulation, or living their lives for someone other than themselves. From that group of people, only those that have an uninhibited spirit and exude attitude, without so much as a thought of trying... will probably break through.

WHO I'D LIKE TO NOT MEET: Friend collectors, your band that I didn't find or request first, and people that are clingy, needy, insecure, dependent or obsessive.
Anyone described by one or more of those "criteria", need not apply for any available positions.

Music:

[ELECTRONIC]
I'm into just about ALL of it! Drum & Bass, Dubstep, House, Progressive House, Glitch-Hop & Midtempo, Breaks, Downtempo and a lot more. Here’s a smaller list of artists/DJ’s I have been either playing out, or listening to, over the past few months.

[16 Bit Lolitas]
[Atlantic Connection]
[Bachelors Of Science]
[Bassnectar]
[Benga]
[Boreta]
[Burial]
[Caspa]
[Christian Malloni]
[Dubfire]
[Deeizm]
[DMZ]
[Emjae]
[Eskmo]
[Evol Intent]
[The Glitch Mob]
[J.A.M.O.N.]
[Jantsen]
[Jay West]
[Joe Nice]
[Joshua (IZ)]
[Kode9]
[Kromestar/Iron Soul]
[L-Wiz]
[Lee Burridge]
[Layo and Bushwacka]
[Lifted Music]
[Makoto]
[Milanese]
[Mistabishi]
[Noisia]
[Oliver Huntemann]
[Ozgur Can]
[Pig and Dan]
[Portishead]
[Rusko]
[Sander Kleinenberg]
[Sasha]
[Shpongle]
[Spor]
[Skream]
[Steve Lawler]
[Teebee & Calyx]
[Tes La Rok]
[Thievery Corp]
[Underworld]
[Unkle-James Lavelle]
[Vibesquad]

[NON-ELECTRONIC]
I'm all over the spectrum on this one. In no order I like Punk, Hardcore, Indie, Screamo, Rockabilly, Alternative, Classic Rock, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Dub & Reggae, Soul & Rare Groove, and even some Classical.
Far From definitive, here's some music I like.

[Aesop Rock]
[AFI]
[Atmosphere]
[Bad Religion]
[Beastie Boys]
[Beatles]
[Bjork]
[Blind Melon]
[Bloc Party]
[Bob Marley]
[Brian Jonestown Massacre]
[The Cars]
[Charlatans UK]
[Charlie Parker]
[The Clash]
[Coldplay]
[Common]
[Cool Kids]
[The Cure]
[Cut Chemist]
[The Dandy Warhols]
[De La Soul]
[Depeche Mode]
[Descendants]
[Dinosaur Jr]
[DJ Shadow]
[The Doors]
[Dr. Dre]
[Editors]
[Ella Fitzgerald]
[Eric B. and Rakim]
[Everything But The Girl]
[From Autumn To Ashes]
[Fugazi]
[Gangstarr]
[Hieroglyphics]
[Interpol]
[Jamiroquai]
[Jane’s Addiction]
[Jesus and Mary Chain]
[John Coltrane]
[Johnny Cash]
[Joy Division]
[Kasabian]
[Led Zeppelin]
[Living Legends]
[Massive Attack]
[Miles Davis]
[Modest Mouse]
[Mum]
[New Order]
[Nirvana]
[NOFX]
[N.W.A.]
[Operation Ivy]
[Outkast]
[Patsy Cline]
[Pearl Jam]
[Pennywise]
[Pharcyde]
[Pink Floyd]
[The Pixies]
[Placebo]
[Radiohead]
[RJD2]
[Ride]
[Run DMC]
[The Shins]
[Sigur Ros]
[Smashing Pumpkins]
[The Smiths]
[Social Distortion]
[Sonic Youth]
[Spiritualized]
[Stevie Wonder]
[Stone Roses]
[The Strokes]
[Sublime]
[Thelonious Monk]
[Thrice]
[A Tribe Called Quest]
[The Violent Femmes]
[Weezer]
[White Stripes]

Movies:

I love the types that make you think about, or question, things bigger than your own ego. Intelligent Sci-Fi, Drama, Horror, Period Films, Comedy, Classics - it really doesn't matter, as long as it’s good! Ohh yeah, and Zombie movies... I love Zombie movies!
[12 Monkeys]
[21 Grams]
[24 Hour Party People]
[25th Hour]
[28 Days/Weeks Later]
[A Scanner Darkly]
[All The Real Girls]
[Almost Famous]
[American Beauty]
[American Gangster]
[Assassination of Richard Nixon]
[Babel]
[Batman Begins]
[Beetlejuice]
[The Big Lebowski]
[Birth]
[Blow]
[Boondock Saints]
[Brick]
[Broken Saints]
[Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind]
[The Darjeeling Limited]
[Deja Vu]
[The Departed]
[Donnie Darko]
[Evil Dead Trilogy]
[Fargo]
[Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas]
[Fifth Element] [Fight Club]
[The Fountain]
[Ghost In The Shell]
[Goodfellas]
[Goonies]
[Grindhouse]
[Gross Point Blank]
[High Fidelity]
[Human Traffic]
[The Illusionist]
[Indiana Jones Trilogy]
[Into The Wild]
[Jackie Brown]
[Kill Bill 1-2]
[The Life Aquatic]
[Lock, Stock]
[LOTR Trilogy]
[The Machinist]
[Matrix Trilogy]
[Memento]
[Naked Lunch]
[Ninja Scroll]
[No Country For Old Men]
[Office Space]
[Pi]
[The Prestige]
[Primer]
[Requiem For A Dream]
[Renaissance]
[Rounders]
[The Royal Tennenbaums]
[Run Lola Run]
[Science Of Sleep]
[Sin City]
[SLC Punk]
[Snatch]
[Southland Tales]
[Star Wars]
[Swingers]
[Taxi Driver]
[There Will Be Blood]
[Tideland]
[Trainspotting]
[V For Vendetta]
[Vanilla Skye]

Television:

Let’s see… I don’t have cable, and still have an antenna. My brain-rot box displays movies, PBS, TV on DVD. Although I do like this kind of stuff...

[ATHF]
[Afro Samurai]
[Arrested Development]
[Curb Your Enthusiasm]
[Family Guy]
[Futurama]
[Samurai Jack]
[Tim and Eric’s Awesome Show]
[Tom Goes To The Mayor]
[Simpsons]
[South Park]

Books:

I tend to read more non-fiction, but I am always reading more than one thing at a time. How about instead of books, I list some authors...

[Anne Rice]
[Brian Green]
[Carl Jung]
[Chuck Klosterman]
[Chuck Palahniuk]
[Clive Barker]
[Eric Schlosser]
[Howard Zinn]
[Hubert Selby]
[Isaac Asimov]
[James Howard Kunstler]
[Joseph Campbell]
[JRR Tolkien]
[Kurt Vonnegut]
[Mark Z. Danielewski]
[Michio Kaku]
[Nick Hornby]
[Noam Chomsky]
[Philip K. Dick]
[Ray Bradbury]
[Stephen King]
[Stephen Hawking]

Heroes:

Changes daily...

My Blog

Wednesday, August 20th - Body Language @ Blackbird Buvette

A new weekly based around, and upon, Deep, Funky & Soulful House Music. This is the first of a few of these nights, so come out, show your support for local music, and help us kick it off proper!...
Posted by Justin O on Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:03:00 PST

It’s my birthday...

... and I just want to sincerely thank all of you who took the time to comment, message me, call or text, to send well wishes my way!I am so lucky, and have the most amazing group of people around me ...
Posted by Justin O on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 05:02:00 PST

Looking Back - Part 0

Milestone birthdays are one of those types of events that cause one to examine the past "insert appropriate number" years of their life, and see where they are in comparison to either where they were,...
Posted by Justin O on Wed, 21 May 2008 11:23:00 PST

Party In The Park tomorrow!

Party In The Park tomorrow @ Roosevelt Park! Starts @ Noon and goes until 7:00ish.I'll be tagging w/ The Rev from 5-6, but the full line-up is as follows:Nero        &nbs...
Posted by Justin O on Sat, 17 May 2008 09:10:00 PST

My Dirty Thirty... more info to follow soon!

Ok peeps... so I'm going to have a BBQ / party for my Dirty Thirty next month! My birthday is on Thursday June 5th, but the party will on Saturday June 7th. It'll start during the day, and proceed int...
Posted by Justin O on Tue, 06 May 2008 10:28:00 PST

Mark Farina... tonight in ABQ

Mark Farina @ Club Seven tonight... the crew will be out (in the 21+ area), and you should be too. Get your dancing shoes out of the closet, wear something comfy (gotta love no dress code), pull out t...
Posted by Justin O on Fri, 02 May 2008 12:31:00 PST

Boo on Thursdays... or yesterday at least

What a crappy day! Computer died when I got home, bad HD... may have lost tons of music. We’ll see after work today and 24 hours in the freezer for that drive. Also, my cat is seemingly missing....
Posted by Justin O on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 08:20:00 PST

80% is good, but it’s not 100%....

    So, the one person I want to move back to this state more than anyone else, very well may be doing so. An 80% chance I’ve just been informed... I really hope this all material...
Posted by Justin O on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 04:44:00 PST

Happiness...

I’ve been finding a lot of it lately. Last year was supposed to be a good year, but it really wasn’t at all, in fact it was frustrating & difficult. 2008 however, is fulfilling and exc...
Posted by Justin O on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 07:43:00 PST

New Profile is up!

Booyakasha! Finally done... I'm sure there's still typos and whatnot, but yeah - done enough to put up. 
Posted by Justin O on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 11:21:00 PST