djosiris darkstone in second life

djosiris darkstone in second life, originally uploaded by rafeejewell.

What comes around goes around... avatars leave and avis come back, and this avi is back again!

DJOsiris Darkstone is back on the grid spinning his magic. I first met Osi at Organica many moons ago. He was always a bit different than the other dj's.

He settled in with old friends at House Divaz, hanging with djxHalloween Boa and the rest of the Divaz gang. I would go listen to him regularly where he would take out the old vinyl, as a purist, and give his all to his sets.



Tonight I catch him at Hydrogen, an industrial club on the Molokai sim. Osi was spinning an eclectric, post-industrial set. He loves his craft and it shows. He is usually AFK and all his friends know that he's probably organizing his huge catalogue of music when he doesn't answer.

I am happy so see an old friend back and even happier to hear him again! Woot!

DJ ISItheDREAMAKER Teskat

DJ ISItheDREAMAKER, originally uploaded by rafeejewell.

There are only a few DJ's on the Second Life grid that can make me drop everything to go hear them. And they know who they are...

DJ IsitheDreamaker Teskat is the King of Hardstyle trance. The first time I heard him was at Teknival pounding the tunes so hard that the beats were vibrating into my chest. I was astounded at his set. And I never forgot that moment.

I had been introduced to hardstyle trance by an old friend, Bio, a German who used to frequent Dance Island regularly. The two of us would dance during the European hours following the likes of Kryonami, the hardstyle master at that time.

Now, I have best of both worlds. DJ IsitheDreamaker also pounds the decks at Dance Island and his own club, Domina Disco. Isi is supreme!

martino bamaisin aka dj Tino

martino bamaisin aka dj Tino, originally uploaded by rafeejewell.

Early Wednesday I got a shout from a club that I hadn't been to before. Very pretty and high in the sky at about 750 meters.

Lightlounge is pink, pale blue, gray with a steely texture. Very minimalist like the music that DJ Martino Bamaisin was playing. His friends call him Tino and he plays at many clubs in Second Life.

He is also part of the United Beats group for the Vania sim.

dj particle aka emi halcali

dj particle aka emi halcali, originally uploaded by rafeejewell.

Tuesday night at Organica on the Happy Clam Island sim is a psy assault of three very powerful djs.

Starting with Emi Halcali aka DJ Particle who spins whatever she wants while adhering to the psy parameters. She mixes a bit of the mash to keep things very interesting. I love coming to her sets... she always surprises me.

Next on the agenda is another favorite DJ Barbs Kurka who I just wrote about over at Dorian Grey club. Yes, she spins here too. She's a great follow-up after the eclectic mash of DJ Particle.

Ending the evenings on Tuesday is the well-known psy DJ Qee Nishi. She is definitely one of the best psy dj's on the SL grid. The Organica Tuesday night is a blast. Go check it out.

barbs kurka

barbs kurka, originally uploaded by rafeejewell.

Many of the avis that I meet in Second Life wear several hats. Some are sim owners or builders or dj's or artists. It is rare that I ever meet an avi that just does one thing on the grid.

Barbs Kurka is one of those avis. She is a DJ for the well-known club Dorian Grey, but she is also the builder of this club, too.

Sweet, quiet and low-key, Barbs is not like most dj's. She let's her music do the talking for her. And that quiet demeanor hides a fierce music repertoire of psy and trance. She can get a party started when she spins.

opera, mariachi on mother's day at opera joven

opera joven : the a list : mother's day, originally uploaded by rafeejewell.

This weekend Opera Joven sim opened to a successful crowd of enthusiastic avis. Lago de Chapala & Isla de los Alacranes is a beautiful addition to both the culture of Mexico and the grid itself.



The sim, Opera Joven is a non-profit organization for the Jalisco community in Mexico for promotions of the Jalisco and Mexican cultures.

Mariachi music was playing during the Mother's Day celebration on Sunday afternoon. Dressed in Charro outfits, Brent Renard and his fellow performers gave a beautiful show of vocals. Soaring voices and acoustic guitars enhanced the Spanish words and romantic music.

Big thanks to Brent Renard for this new sim offering and the joys of opera. The "opera" is live in Second Life. And the crowds that showed up today prove that this music is well-received here in our virtual world.

bunnyken in second life

bunnyken in second life, originally uploaded by rafeejewell.

surreal...


extreme absurdity

bunnyken

le cimetiere

le fun fun fun

*smiles* at jinx and nebulosus...

skyblue swansong fans & friends

skyblue swansong fans & friends, originally uploaded by rafeejewell.

One of the members of The A List! is a virtual unknown musician in SL. He is an extraordinary pianist of classical, jazz, contemporary and original compositions.

We (Xavier and Raftwet) both discovered him one evening while clubbing on the grid. He was playing at The Glenn Gould Performance Space and he is here again tonight.

The thing that strikes me is that he is playing in an unfinished build. The people who support him are real music lovers. He is bare bones, playing in his living room in the USA, and he cares nothing about his avis' look or where he plays.  A true artist...

Skyblue Swansong deserves a listen and the people who attended tonight seemed to think so too!

second life party : macks rezz day

second life party : macks rezz day, originally uploaded by rafeejewell.

Woot! Monday, May 4, 2009 is Mackenzie's rezz day! She is officially (2) two years old in Second Life...

Ahhh, time flies by so fast in this place, this beautiful virtual world... I met Mackenzie a long time ago. I can't remember the actual conversation or who was spinning (probably djxHalloween Boa or dj Audrey Falta or dj Ice Tracer) at TJIce that night, but I met her there.

The gang was varied and full of spice. There were so many of us hanging out at that club and Mack was always there, too. She was friendly, outgoing... the perfect club hostess!

I followed her to several clubs after TJIce closed including the ones I still go to and help to promote. She was always the friendliest, the one who always made you feel welcome, the one who you remembered...

And now, we are buddies, good friends and she is a member of The A List! Celebrity group. We can talk about anything and everything... the grid, the peeps, the clubs, the djs, the men (lol!), the music, our clothes, and even ourselves. We talk about it all...

She's a great second life photographer, too! Make an appointment for her special couple photos or for an upcoming wedding.

I congratulate Mackenzie on 2 years of success on this grid! You go grrrl!

artist yvonne bourgoin at house divaz

artist yvonne bourgoin at house divaz, originally uploaded by rafeejewell.

One of my very favorite clubs is House Divaz, the International House of Music. It's been a favorite haunt for a long, long time.

Hostess and artist, Yvonne Bourgoin sent a shout out for a new dj Mariska Miles. House Divaz always has some of the best dj's on the grid. Mariska does not disappoint with her minimal house tech tunes.

I stayed dancing on the steps near artist RichardJames, another old friend of House Divaz. The only one missing was djxHalloween Boa himself!