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Hi friends & supporters! As you may or may not know :), I no longer deejay. However, you can still support my entrepreneurial spirit and creative endeavors by following/liking me on a newly discovered passion: making greeting cards that speak to our perspective and culture.

nothing, but love to ya'll for always sticking it through with me

Sokha

Sharing this picture from Mario Pilapil & Gloria Lui's wedding. It was lit. A perfect mix of honoring cultures, family, friendship & love.

I got in "trouble" at one of my gigs for playing a particular song last year before the elections. I guess I'll just have to play it louder this time in 2017.

F*ck Donald Trump! https://vimeo.com/179064424

“I have decided to stick to love...Hate is too great a burden to bear.”
― Martin Luther King Jr., A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches

Massive LOVE to Truong Win via http://truongnphotography.com/ for the Bastyr University referral.

Throwback Thursday...umm Friday to us, man!

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Here's the full wedding feature on Paul & Christina for Junebug Weddings: http://junebugweddings.com/wedding-blog/find-the-height-of-woodland-elegance-in-this-robinswood-house-wedding/

Seriously, these two were a super sweet couple!!

Also...major props to my sister, Vira for being the wedding day coordinator and making everything look extra magical.

Vira's site: http://www.viraforevents.com

Find the Height of Woodland Elegance in this Robinswood House Wedding | Junebug Weddings This perfectly woodland wedding at Seattle's Robinswood House is full of whimsical details like images of forest animals and Pacific Northwest spirit!

Yesterday, I met with my first couple of the year. They actually found me on Junebug Weddings. Browse over to 6:19 to catch a glimpse of me for literally, two seconds as I accomplish one my life goals of being "featured" as that cool DJ in a video.

https://vimeo.com/147906830

“The D.J. looked at me and said, ‘What the hell, Darby, no 1200s?’”

When I was 17, I bought my first pair of turntables. A set of Numarks that came in a boxset. Eventually, I saved up enough money to buy Technics because I also wanted to take myself seriously as a DJ!

http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/01/business/panasonic-technics-hiphop-turntable.html?_r=0

A Turntable Reborn Turns Its Back on Its Hip-Hop Legacy Panasonic has reintroduced its Technics SL-1200, long prized by D.J.s, but is marketing it to a different crowd: audiophiles who won’t blink at its $2,800 price tag.

Never have I felt so out of shape during a gig.

I don't even lift bro, but I DJ.

Food for thought. http://www.economist.com/blogs/prospero/2016/08/tables-are-turning?fsrc=scn/tw/te/bl/ed/thetablesareturningnowthatanyonecanbeadjistheartformdead

Now that anyone can be a DJ, is the art form dead? The era of the talented DJ is not over. It is just that they are getting harder to spot