Posts Tagged ‘Progressive’

Jerry Ocol (DJ Anak) is a DJ, scout, and organizer for the Jyotih Network.  Born and raised in Vancouver, BC, he is both an electronic music DJ and an acoustic songwriter.  As a DJ, he has performed at outdoor festivals such as Pollination and Intention.

Although Jerry is an old-school DJ at heart and loves vinyl, he also works with CDJ’s.  He plays a wide range of musical genres including ethnic and acid jazz downtempo, house, techno, trance, and socially conscious rap and R&B.  As an acoustic musician, he plays guitar, piano and harmonica and has performed both with bands and as a solo artist all over the world, from clubs in Vancouver to train stations and festivals in Japan.

Jerry’s work for the Jyotih Network brings together his passion for social justice and music.  He is currently studying towards a Social Service Worker Certificate and hopes to further serve the Downtown Eastside as an Outreach Worker.

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I’ve been taking Djing seriously on and off for the past twelve or so years, but I have been dabbling since I was in my early teens. I was into hip-hop, dancehall and R&B mostly. I worked security and primarily the door at many events, festivals, clubs and raves all over the place but never really took part in the events. They were mostly representing trance, techno and house which were not, at the time, interesting to me. I was a hip-hop head through and through.

A trip to Australia and a divine moment of truth turned me onto progressive trance and I played that for 6-7 years as well as concentrating a lot on the chill stage – usually shooting for the bumpy dance floor down through mid tempos.

A few years ago on a half day road trip and weekend festival in Alberta hanging with Ooah of the Glitch Mob changed my musical path.

That festival was my last trance set and I took a full year off to re-up the music crate. I decided that midi was the way to go, but not feeling Ableton for DJing I was inspired by a friend and went with a DJ controller and I dig it. I don’t use any syncing or anything like that. Just loops, filters, effects and samples. I like my pitch control and platters.

I have been trying to mix tracks from different genres that create a unique and emotional setting without going too hard, too cheesy, too glitchy, too dubsteppy, too hip-hoppy, too predictable, disjointed, too well planned out or boring. I have my moments for sure and am still working at it and learning every step of the way. I have slayed, I have just held it down and I have completely missed the mark. People are still booking me and I am playing as much as I would want, so somebody’s feeling it…

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This mix was conceived with the intention of moving your body on the dance floor while remaining centered.

These progressive house and techno tracks on this demo were selected for their ability to move you physically and emotionally. Carefully selected tracks enable the listener and dancer to go on their own personal journeys with the DJs assistance. I hope I have attained this for you. These tracks are my personal favourites in which they flow together seamlessly but do not sound similar to each other.

Together, you and I can rock the dance floor with much gratitude. For more info, please contact me through this website. Jerry Ocol (Anak) is a resident DJ for the Jyotih Network.

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Music and dance for me is a full on functioning addiction.  From the early days sorting through records at Calgary’s infamous Feroshus records to late nights scouring the internet, I have been on an endless search for those precious little gems that just make you want to move. I have played dance floors all over Canada and the United states in venue’s ranging from clubs, community centers, deserts, islands and mountain forests.  I have played the role of social activist using music and dance as a platform for positive change within the communities that I have lived. I live my life to the fullest and try to inspire everyone around me to do the same.

In the last couple years I have been blessed to perform at virtually every major electronic event or music festival across western Canada and the western United States. As an original member of the Area709 collective I have helped bring international artists such as Sensient and Shadow Fx of Zenon Records, Beat Bizarre of Iboga Records and Vibrapshere of Tribal Vision Records to Canada.  I have worked with collectives organizing multiple day Intentional retreats, activism festivals and facilitated dance workshops.

Currently working with the Inner Dynamix collective I help produce a monthly world beat night in Calgary called Journeys. It incorporates an hour long meditation at the opening followed by a 3 hour lightly facilitated dance journey musically scored by myself to beats inspired by cultures from all over the world.

I am currently living back in my home town of Calgary after spending the last five years living on the coast of British Columbia.

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Native to the west coast of British Columbia Craig Wanless (aka. Exodus or Craig Alan) attended his first party at the impressionable age of 13 in Victoria, Vancouver Island. Years of seeing this new culture emerge pushed him towards a more important role within events. By the time he moved to Edmonton, Alberta in 1997 Craig was spinning breakbeat with techno and funky house at small underground warehouse parties. By 1998-99, he was part of a collective of local Edmonton DJ’s who took the Edmonton underground scene to a new level by helping to open and managing Edmonton’s largest’s after hours club: Evar-After. His performances are well known across the west coast.

Chris Misener is a resident Jyotih Network DJ.

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